Class of 2023 Intel
This is a place where we can collect the "tidbits" and "sound bites" that are dropped at various accepted student reception and other venues where UChicago Officials tell us things about this next...
View ArticleU Chicago vs. Rice
D19 is accepted to Rice and UChicago, and they seem to have a lot in common (housing, focus on learning, etc). The financial aid packages make the cost about the same and they're both a plane flight...
View ArticleAdmitted Student Open House
A quick question re: Open House for Admitted Students in April -- were there any programming for parents in previous years? For those of you who've accompanied their kids on Admitted Students Day,...
View ArticleUChicago 2023 Waitlist Thread
I didn't see any one of these around, so I guess I'll just make one. If you want to give information about yourself, you can do so, or you can just use this as a general discussion thread.
View ArticleUChicago vs UPenn CAS vs Brown
I'm an admit at all 3 -- try and convince me UChicago is the right school for me. I'm interested in going to either data science/machine learning or management consulting at a top firm like McKinsey....
View ArticleNondorf's Impact on... UChicago Men's Tennis
Here's an interesting layout of data: https://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mten/archive Nondorf arrived in 2009, and since that point, UChicago Men's tennis has become a veritable powerhouse. Prior to...
View ArticleWaitlisted at UChicago
Hello, I was recently waitlisted at the University of Chicago for the class of 2023, and I heard that a ton of people are waitlisted each year, so does that mean that I have no chance of getting in? I...
View ArticleUChicago Econ with Spec in Data Sci
I'm very interested in data science as a career path and also know that UChicago's specialty is in economics. After doing a quick lookup on linkedin and UChicago's career page, it looks like tons of...
View ArticleUChicago Questions? Ask an admissions counselor!
Hello everyone, Welcome! If you're reading this, I'll assume you're interested in learning more about UChicago-- an excellent choice, if I do say so myself. I'm Grace*, a Senior Admissions Counselor...
View Articlechance me for uchicago physics~thanks!
-From the absolute no.1 high school in China (Renmin Univ High school) -GPA and ranking not provided, but averaging all the scores on the transcript would yield a 93/100 (quite good, but I scored two...
View ArticleUChicago Visit: Where to stay? What to do? Where to Eat?
My D will be attending the admitted students open house in April. While she will be staying in the dorm with her host, I will be at a hotel. I have booked two nights at the Sophy in HP, and two nights...
View ArticleUChicago - top consulting company placement
One dream job I would have coming out of UChicago would be a Management Consultant at McKinsey, Bain, or Boston. How does UChicago fare specifically at these companies -- concrete numbers are always...
View ArticleFeedback on dorms after two quarters
Parents of First Years: what do you kids think about their dorms? How did they deal with a bitterly cold winter? Do they find their walk to classrooms and dinning hall convenient? Your response will be...
View ArticleAdmit Rates, Standardized Test Averages, Cross Admit Results
After a full year of speculation, opinion and conjecture on this site a few facts have emerged recently. • The University of Chicago’s selectively rate has officially reached its the lowest level in...
View ArticleNew Dorms
Why has the University decided to go down the more large scale hotel-ish dorms route with South, North, and soon Woodlawn? When I look at other Universities' expansion of undergraduate housing they...
View ArticleO-Week & Move-in logistics when flying to UChicago
I'm starting to think about how move-in is going to work for my D and I in September. It looks like we will be flying. Do we send boxes beforehand? Do we shop after we get there? Should we fly in a few...
View ArticleAsking for more aid
Hey guys, I was accepted into the University of Chicago with a likely letter, and originally they only offered me a one-time stipend of 4,000 dollars in terms of merit aid. When official decisions came...
View ArticleWould an RSI alum at my school diminish my chances?
I'm applying ED to UChicago, and I just found out that there's an RSI alum at my school also applying to UChicago ED. Am I competing with him, and does that diminish my chances for UChicago ED?
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