UChicago (2022-2023)

[frigid galleon]

@vernal junco what does 🦮 mean to you.

[vernal junco]

although it seems like on average the early acceptance rate is a few percent higher

[onyx sedge]

What?

[magic oar]

Relying on that

[vernal junco]

👺

[frigid galleon]

don't japanese goblin me

i want an answer

[vernal junco]

👹

[broken mason]

these dudes

[frigid galleon]

don't japanese ogre me either i want an answer

[royal ocean]

In terms of retention apparently a smiling curve is good

[broken mason]

I mean it seems like uchicagos acceptance rate gets lower each year

[onyx sedge]

The ED acceptance rate may have been up to 15% back in 2019, but I doubt it has stayed high. I would expect it to be between 7-12% now

[vernal junco]

🏯

[magic oar]

I really want to get into one of my top colleges man

[broken mason]

by now its probably like 4% for our year

[onyx sedge]

That's every school

[frigid galleon]

so is this what 🦮 means to you

[vernal junco]

that seems likely

[magic oar]

If I apply to like 10 of these schools I gotta get to 1 of them

[broken mason]

but a lot more dramatic than a lot of others

[vernal junco]

🤖

[broken mason]

:bogt

fuck

I did not mean to say bogt

[frigid galleon]

[vernal junco]

sounds like one of those european pronunciations lmao

[magic oar]

Did y’all RD any ivies

[frigid galleon]

bogt

[vernal junco]

like you would pronounce it boit

[broken mason]

butte

[frigid galleon]

cornL once i get to doing my rd

[broken mason]

🔥 👃

[frigid galleon]

and dartmouth

[vernal junco]

is that a trapinch

[onyx sedge]

Yes, uChicago started a huge marketing campaign to increase their public image, to drive down their acceptance rate, and to increase their rankings a few years ago

[frigid galleon]

no it's a protogen

[broken mason]

well it's worked

[vernal junco]

PROTOZOA????

[broken mason]

they climbed to #3 a couple yeras ago

[onyx sedge]

Yea

[frigid galleon]

https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Primagen

[warped river]

now they’re a nice #6

[broken mason]

theyve been #6 for a long time now

[vernal junco]

🤖

[broken mason]

always the bridesmaide never the bride

[frigid galleon]

they may be #6 on us news but they're #1 in my heart

[warped river]

so true

[royal ocean]

Bruh

[onyx sedge]

They used to be like HMC, a self-selected applicant pool who only applied if they knew it's the experience they wanted, now they've turned into an org much more similar to Harvard and the ivies

[royal ocean]

Where fun goes to die

[onyx sedge]

Used to be

[magic oar]

Excited for Brown app

[frigid galleon]

changing my name to fun ✌️

[magic oar]

the 2 essays I’ve written have been 2 of my best

[vernal junco]

bro you're confusing uchicago with PETA, we already discussed this in dms

[frigid galleon]

i think uchicago deep down is still who they were before it's just they present differently so they can climb the rankings

[broken mason]

My uchicago essays I went batshit crazy and wrote like 7 different versions between the two of the supps

[magic oar]

Wow

[frigid galleon]

you better not take me to PETA when i dorm with you

[broken mason]

My shits are gas I can't cap

[vernal junco]

I'm going to start PETA club

[magic oar]

My fun supplemental is 10/10 but my why us is like a 7

Hopefully that doesn’t bite me in the ass

[vernal junco]

I went full environmental on my essays, criticizing plastic

[magic oar]

My Why Brown is amazing so like

[vernal junco]

but relating it to the historical figure

[onyx sedge]

No, I've seen some alums talk about it and they've said that uChicago definitely started to lighten up on the "where fun goes to die" namesake. They have definitely done a lot to change their school to be more commercially appealing (aka making the school not as difficult, more fun, and less academically painful)

[frigid galleon]

awwww :(

tbf more fun is good

i don't want to want to jump off a bridge

[magic oar]

If rigor is one of the top considerations I think I’m gonna be good but

[onyx sedge]

I personally am in it for the pain

[vernal junco]

bro I just want to sit in mansueto and study, that's all

[frigid galleon]

see i'm not a masochist

[onyx sedge]

I am an educational masochist

[frigid galleon]

although you may be into that shit i prefer not wanting to die

[onyx sedge]

I want to feel the pain of learning

[azure tundra]

mood

[onyx sedge]

Lmfao

[frigid galleon]

okay this just sounds like a kink at this point

[vernal junco]

bro I gotta make a VR mansueto just so I can study in it if I don't get in

[onyx sedge]

I'm joking

[broken mason]

I think all competitive applicants have academic rigor. I don't think just having academic rigor will get you through the door tho

[frigid galleon]

sure

[onyx sedge]

mostly*

[vernal junco]

ECs are ultimately where it's at

and recs back up ECs

[frigid galleon]

knew it

[broken mason]

indeed

[magic oar]

I think that my stats will give me a head start and hopefully the people with good ECs can’t catch up to me before the finish line

[frigid galleon]

@vocal eagle is the realest one here i'm ngl

[broken mason]

EC's are mostly verified through recs is what I've been reading

[frigid galleon]

MY RECOMMENDERS DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT MY ECs

FUCK MAN

[broken mason]

You have pretty similar stats to me and I'm pretty sure we're just on the starting line lol

[magic oar]

aren’t u recruited

come on man

[onyx sedge]

Did you not send them your resume?

[broken mason]

well setting that aside

[vernal junco]

I hope my ECs help push me across the line

[frigid galleon]

no the closest thing i have to a resume is my github profile

[magic oar]

We’re both def getting in Ramen

[broken mason]

💯

[magic oar]

Im 100% ready to see u on campus

[broken mason]

i'll see you on campus

yeah

lol

[magic oar]

lmao

[onyx sedge]

Really?

[gentle maple]

Guys we have a whole week

[frigid galleon]

the one teeacher at the school who knew a lot about my ECs also happened to fucking quit

[gentle maple]

😡

[frigid galleon]

so i literally don't have any recommenders who know the depth of my ECs

[onyx sedge]

Mine did that too! I asked them anyways and they still did it

[frigid galleon]

i could dm him

i have him added on discord

[magic oar]

I’m hyping myself up to forget about the astronomically low chances

[vernal junco]

I built a mouse hypoxia chamber over the summer to impress my teachers so hopefully his rec came out well

[frigid galleon]

but i think it'd be awkward to ask at this point

[vernal junco]

he seemed impressed

[frigid galleon]

as i haven't talked to him in months

[broken mason]

679 or money so big

[magic oar]

679

[onyx sedge]

I literally emailed him out of the blue and asked

[broken mason]

the age old question that has been in ramens brain for like a month

[frigid galleon]

on darty ik my peer rec will pull through in terms of verifying ECs because my best friend is writing it

[magic oar]

I’m like yeah she’s fine

Wonder when she’ll be mine

[frigid galleon]

and he knows all about my extracurriculars

[magic oar]

She walk past I press rewind

[broken mason]

facts 💯

[frigid galleon]

in some places a bit too much

[broken mason]

they say yeat you keep on evolving, how you so steady with it

[warped river]

same lmfaooo

[broken mason]

💯

[warped river]

STOP W THE YEAT

[magic oar]

I didn’t build too heavy of a relationship w my teachers but one of them had me for 4 years so

[warped river]

i’ll actually listen to that song if i get in

[broken mason]

MONEY SO BIG

[magic oar]

And another one had 3 classes w me (one of them being test prep before I got a 36 so hopefully that’ll do smth)

[vernal junco]

bro I just hope I find the cure to some disease before decision so they let me in 💀

[warped river]

same 😭 i just asked my principal bc i worked w her a bit for student gov

[azure tundra]

is chicago the latest school for decisions

[frigid galleon]

there was a kahoot in apush today and so many people were joining with kanye-related names it was crazy

[magic oar]

I COUNT MONEY

[broken mason]

what if the money is actually gargantuan and yeat is just underestimating the scale of the money

[azure tundra]

everyone i know had their school come out this week

[onyx sedge]

I was super nice though, started off with a "hi, this is how I'm doing..." Then went into "You were such an influential teacher to me because x, y, and z ....." And then finally asked at the end "for these reasons, I wanted to ask you if you would be willing to write a recommendation letter for my colleges. I think you have a lot to add to my application that wouldn't otherwise be seen by the schools I'm applying to..."

[broken mason]

I SWERVE IN A HUMVEE

[warped river]

yeah 😭

[magic oar]

Well it’s “so big”

[warped river]

i didn’t even speak to my recommenders for a LOR

[frigid galleon]

someone joined with the name "ye is right"

and another with "He Made Gradua-"

[warped river]

i just emailed them 😭

[magic oar]

I’d keep the lyrics going but I didn’t understand a word he said after that

I DONT LIKE VECTOR

[broken mason]

I just went crazy I did it yuh 🤣

[onyx sedge]

Broski that's like such a no no

[frigid galleon]

yeah no i wouldn't dare

i talked to my recommenders in person

except for my peer rec at darty

[magic oar]

Wait really

[azure tundra]

i love how we can all just stress together lmao

[magic oar]

My recommenders were rlly nice abt my emails

[ocean mortar]

yeah i dont see what's wrong w/ emailing them

[warped river]

shh it’s ok they know i’m like not able to do that 😭 but i talked to them ab other stuff just not the LOT

[onyx sedge]

Well, it's not horrible, but you should always ask in-person when possible

[vernal junco]

we should've done teamwork to all get into uchicago

[ocean mortar]

i know mine well

[magic oar]

one of ‘em straight up said “I would be honored”

[ocean mortar]

i asked one in person

[warped river]

i mean tbf one of my recommenders nominated me for a huge award that i got soooo

[magic oar]

One of mine did too

[warped river]

slay twins!!

[frigid galleon]

anyone else constantly accidentally log into college board instead of their common app

[warped river]

i hope we both get in

YEAH

[magic oar]

One of them nominated me for an academic event (which I won)

[broken mason]

one of reccomenders wrote me a lor for a summer program and I got in so it musta been decent

[warped river]

it’s embarrassing

[onyx sedge]

Same lmao

[azure tundra]

nah college board gives me ptsd

[magic oar]

And the other nominated me for a school wide award

[onyx sedge]

I had 3 recommenders

[frigid galleon]

the names are so similar 😭😭

[warped river]

omg award triplets

[vernal junco]

imagine the AOs are looking on here to gauge who we are and who to admit

[onyx sedge]

That would be funny

[frigid galleon]

i'm too quirky for them

[warped river]

fr i even say them switched sometimes

[onyx sedge]

Glad I'm not a furry

[warped river]

that would be funny

[broken mason]

Carly is definitely the AO

she knew the decision date

[magic oar]

I hope I don’t come across as too egotistical

[frigid galleon]

😭😭

[vernal junco]

same

[magic oar]

Cause actually my ego is through the floor

[azure tundra]

i think they’re done making decisions at this point

[frigid galleon]

i probably come across as downright unhinged in this chat

[warped river]

NAH FR 😭 sucks for all u guys who were arguing w them

[azure tundra]

just finalizing logistics

[magic oar]

No they’re actually cramming in all the apps rn

[vernal junco]

NOOOOOOOO

[warped river]

bro my quirky essay was literally unhinged

[azure tundra]

no way

[vernal junco]

at least they don't know who I am in terms of apps

[warped river]

same

[azure tundra]

it would be unfair to cram ppls applications idt they would do that

[magic oar]

Fucking w u

[azure tundra]

o aii

[broken mason]

I gotta go and write a book report thats due in 4 hours

good luck all 💯

[vernal junco]

I think my weird essay was on point

[azure tundra]

u too!

[warped river]

i love being so obsessed about something so irrelevant. like i don’t even care ab uchicago but i’m in this thread every hour

[onyx sedge]

Unlikely, based on some of the stats I've seen from other schools, I bet they're swamped. I think they're working on mostly just the deferrals/who to defer.

[warped river]

good luck ramen!!

[magic oar]

Why did my teacher put a 10 page paper on the same day as Princeton RD

[vernal junco]

I got a 4 page paper due in 4 hours that I still need to do yet I'm on here

[azure tundra]

that would make sense tbh

[magic oar]

Wait no

Brown RD

[azure tundra]

but my counselor said deferring in ED is pretty rare

it’s more common in ea

[warped river]

yeah but EA

[azure tundra]

right

[warped river]

yeah

[vernal junco]

let's just hope in all the stress that they don't defer anyone accidentally

[warped river]

LMAO that’ll be funny

[azure tundra]

fr

[vernal junco]

and let's hope we were the first applicants they reviewed rather than the last

[warped river]

it’s probably going to be me

i hope you guys all get in

[azure tundra]

dude i messed up something in the application portal and i had to email them 💀

[warped river]

realistically that would be a crazy miracle

[vernal junco]

it would suck ass to be the last apps

[frigid galleon]

okay listen

[azure tundra]

i hope they don’t think i’m irresponsible or smthn 😭

[frigid galleon]

last time an a2c poll was ran

4 years ago

[vernal junco]

because all of those are instant rejects basically

[frigid galleon]

the admit rate for ED A2Cers was 40%

i'm hoping we keep that rate up 🙏

[warped river]

yeah praying 🙏

[vernal junco]

could be flawed tho

by trolling

[warped river]

fr

[azure tundra]

^

[frigid galleon]

tbf a2c is self-selecting so i wouldn't doubt it

[vernal junco]

also that means only 2 in 5 gets in

[magic oar]

I think realistically if we’re even weird enough to be on A2C we have a good shot

[gritty idol]

does being in a2c increase chance or do admits come to a2c to brag

[vernal junco]

there's 5 people here, and 3 of us are getting rejected

[frigid galleon]

a2c is self-selecting

[vernal junco]

maybe more

[magic oar]

1 2 3 not it

[frigid galleon]

people who come in here care more about college

[azure tundra]

not it

LOL

[vernal junco]

NOT IT

[frigid galleon]

and generally have better stats

[vernal junco]

damnit

[gritty idol]

the aos have alt accounts here

[magic oar]

See you on campus luh bro

[frigid galleon]

yeah i'm actually an AO

i'm happy to announce all of you have been accepted

[gritty idol]

para is a war criminal in the chicago admissions office rn

[gentle maple]

You guys are crazy

[vernal junco]

dang

[frigid galleon]

it's not a war crime if it isn't in the context of a war

[vernal junco]

I guess we'll get rejected all

[magic oar]

Nah I’m showing upstanding character rn

[gritty idol]

war against you and youre somehow winning

[frigid galleon]

i'm showing quirkiness and commitment to uchicago

[vernal junco]

damn I should've written my college essay about service animals

[azure tundra]

my uncommon essay was so nerdy

[frigid galleon]

yeah i was pretty disappointed you didn't write it about service animals but it's whatever

[warped river]

lmao ngl we probably will be

[magic oar]

Would any of u be willing to give feedback on my why Brown essay

[warped river]

maybe not ed kids but ea for sure

[magic oar]

Nah we holding out

All EA ppl gotta rise up

[gritty idol]

lol weve heard of the common app but what about the uncommon app, thats what uchicago rly wants

[gentle maple]

5000 more messages and we’ll beat Cornell

[azure tundra]

i’ve heard ed doesn’t get that much better acceptance rates than ea

[vernal junco]

you guys need to all withdraw just to lower yield, I won't but you guys should

[warped river]

my uncommon essay triumphs my bland ass common app

[vernal junco]

trust me it's a good idea

[azure tundra]

it’s like 7% vs 10%

[onyx sedge]

In terms of numbers of applications: UVA ED +25% , Williams ED +25%, JMU +30%, UGA +25%

[warped river]

i second

[onyx sedge]

That took me so long to find

[frigid galleon]

feel free to write about whatever but do note that dartmouth is like really good and i actually want to get in so do not mention femboy furries
actual message i sent to my friend doing the peer rec

[azure tundra]

i meant just for uchicago

didn’t clarify mb

[frigid galleon]

uc hicago cares a lot about yield

i'm pretty sure they heavily favor ED

[magic oar]

True

[azure tundra]

yea def

[warped river]

they do. i think uchicago is one of those that cares most ab ed

[onyx sedge]

This is very true. They try to protect their yield rate by accepting people that really want to go

[warped river]

compared to others

[vernal junco]

if we persuade hundreds of people to withdraw we might have a higher chance

[azure tundra]

they don’t look at demonstrates interest right

demonstrated*

[onyx sedge]

Do not

[magic oar]

Idk it says “considered”

[vernal junco]

ye it does say considered

[onyx sedge]

Really

[vernal junco]

ye

[onyx sedge]

Last time I checked it said not

[alpine sun]

Its considered

[vocal eagle]

LETS GO!!!

[onyx sedge]

Must've updated it

[vernal junco]

bottom one

[magic oar]

And I toured/looked at info sessions

[vocal eagle]

this makes me very happy to hear

[vernal junco]

W

[vernal junco]

idk if this just means ED tho or if it means info sessions and other stuff as well

[frigid galleon]

you seem so supportive

[onyx sedge]

If they consider interest, then I'm fucking set. I went to like 5+ webinars, 4 information sessions, a tour, emailed their counselors, and ED'd

Let's go

[vocal eagle]

im extremely supportive i love all of you

[alpine sun]

Ed is technically demonstrated interest

They prob mean that

[gritty idol]

i have four of these

[vocal eagle]

my bf just got into SAIC can we get some Ws in the chat!

[daring steeple]

uchi

[frigid galleon]

religious affiliation/commitment
considered
????????????????????????????

[vernal junco]

W

[onyx sedge]

Oh ...

[vernal junco]

I wonder if I'll get in for that...

[daring steeple]

why am i in this thread

uchicago sent me a shirt

[vernal junco]

stay

[onyx sedge]

Cause it's the best thread?

[alpine sun]

And joining the msa

Lol

[vernal junco]

you're trapped

[daring steeple]

[vocal eagle]

that means u got in

[frigid galleon]

did you know uchi is a 1st person pronoun in japanese most commonly used by women

[vocal eagle]

congrats

[lilac bridge]

is this uchi

[vernal junco]

LET'S GO

[onyx sedge]

Yea

[daring steeple]

i did know that, thank you for telling me something not new.

[vernal junco]

you get an acceptance letter as well

[vernal junco]

ye

[frigid galleon]

i'm sorry sani_tizer 💔

[lilac bridge]

hoping my recs pull thru

[daring steeple]

its okay, i still like you

[vocal eagle]

i cant wait till we all get in i want to get coffee with you guys

so bad

[frigid galleon]

aww thanks sani_tizer

[alpine sun]

Guys my chicago portal loads in 5.3s instead of 4.2s now, does this mean i got in?!?!?!?

[onyx sedge]

Me too

[lilac bridge]

i got one rlly good one i think from my apush teacher, hoping my other one is good

[vernal junco]

it'd be wild if we all got in, that would be the biggest W

[vocal eagle]

SURPRISE 100% acceptance rate for class of 2027

only 2k applications total

[vernal junco]

best christmas gift

[azure tundra]

oh damn gpa only considered??

[onyx sedge]

Yea

[vernal junco]

ye W

[autumn hull]

manifesting

[alpine sun]

Thank god

[daring steeple]

e

youreeee welcome

[cerulean forge]

how many people do you think applied ED?

[onyx sedge]

Y'all, given the rest of the country's ED applicants numbers, I'm not holding out much hope

[daring steeple]

visit me if u get in!

[onyx sedge]

27493902

[vocal eagle]

a shit ton im sure

wrong one to reply to

my bad

https://tenor.com/view/cat-hang-swing-pfsf1968-gif-17244884

[onyx sedge]

In terms of numbers of applications: UVA ED +25% , Williams ED +25%, JMU +30%, UGA +25%

[alpine sun]

More than 5

[onyx sedge]

Oop

[vernal junco]

guys, don't you know that A2C ensures that you're part of a family of like-minded individuals, thus you're legacy anywhere?

[onyx sedge]

I'm think 6

[frigid galleon]

i will

[frigid galleon]

[autumn hull]

i feel like sooo many applied ED this year to uchi which worries me but 😁 im trying to stay optimistic no matter what

[onyx sedge]

Me too!

[vernal junco]

it's worrying esp since it's usnews #6 so it's going to be competitive

[frigid galleon]

what's the most prestigious university that admits by major

[onyx sedge]

Scared though

[autumn hull]

real

[daring steeple]

[cerulean forge]

me too

[frigid galleon]

to be fair people applying bc of rankings alone aren't gonna have a convincing argument for letting them in

[azure tundra]

what majors r yall applying as?

[vernal junco]

that is true

[frigid galleon]

cs

they don't

[vocal eagle]

environmental and urban studies

[azure tundra]

sheesh

[onyx sedge]

Molecular Engineering

[vernal junco]

bio major, doing premed

[autumn hull]

english :3

[frigid galleon]

base

[onyx sedge]

What a wide range

[azure tundra]

ooh i heard there was a new department for that

[onyx sedge]

That's cool

[azure tundra]

or building

[onyx sedge]

Yes, they built a new research facility awhile ago

It's exciting

[azure tundra]

mhm

[cerulean forge]

omg same

[azure tundra]

im tryna go to grad school at chicago too ngl

[onyx sedge]

Let's go!!

[warped river]

econ 💀

[azure tundra]

i started my why us essay not knowing i was talking about a grad program

thankfully someone pointed it out to me...

[warped river]

OMG NOO

[onyx sedge]

What do you like about PME at uChicago? Why'd you apply for it?

[vernal junco]

I honestly talked about both grad and undergrad

just to show I'm interested in going there not just for undergrad but that I'm committed to going further

[azure tundra]

i was considering this but i feel like i had too much to say about undergrad

[onyx sedge]

YALL

[autumn hull]

did any of u guys submit the video portfolio thingy

[vernal junco]

idk if it'll work out

[autumn hull]

i honestly forgot

[onyx sedge]

We broke 10000 posts

[vocal eagle]

i did!

[azure tundra]

mhm

[frigid galleon]

i did not

[onyx sedge]

Let's go

[vernal junco]

ye, I tried greenscreening myself into mansueto

[vocal eagle]

my video was fiyaaaa

[warped river]

i just wrote ab a lowk political international affairs issue and talked ab all the ways uchicago would help me attack that situation. looking back at it now, that was a risk

[frigid galleon]

cornell thread taking Ls today

[azure tundra]

THATS SO COOL

[gritty idol]

should i apply to uchicago, the prompts scared me away for early round lol

[frigid galleon]

we'll overtake them in no time

[warped river]

no 😭 i had no working camera

[vernal junco]

I spent hours making this lmao

[azure tundra]

LMAO

[odd heath]

If you like them, I think you should go for it. If you're applying for financial aid, it's free to apply.

[warped river]

the prompts are so fun dw

[azure tundra]

dude thats actually so creative ngl

props!

[odd heath]

So outside of writing the essay and paying for the CSS, you don't lose anything.

[vernal junco]

tried making the entire thing in blender

[vernal junco]

thanks!

[onyx sedge]

Yes, apply. It's gonna be a blast next fall when all meetup on campus

[autumn hull]

this is soooo sick

[frigid galleon]

that's wrong

you don't need to do the css

they have a free finaid worksheet

[azure tundra]

i just included a bunch of embarrassing clips

[autumn hull]

ye

[frigid galleon]

takes like 5 mins and doesn't cost shit

[odd heath]

Oh dang, I did not know about this.

[frigid galleon]

so in reality you can pay nothing at all to apply

[odd heath]

Well, looks like I wasted money back in high school.

[azure tundra]

cuz that was like the theme of my whole application (in a way)

[odd heath]

Thank you for correcting me, Para!

[vernal junco]

I'm just like "I don't want to do a generic video, I'll do someth that relates to uchicago and do someth cool that also relates to my hobbies."

[odd heath]

That's really awesome, and I am glad UChicago offers that.

[frigid galleon]

npnp i'm actually pretty happy uchicago doesn't require the css

[teal mauve]

Chicagoans I have a proposition

[frigid galleon]

i'm gonna be pissed if i get rejected though i don't wanna fill out the css 💀

[daring steeple]

hello

[odd heath]

Agreed, I hope more schools follow their lead. It is awesome UChicago does that.

[frigid galleon]

haii :3

[vernal junco]

can you admit us into uchicago pls

[teal mauve]

We need a delegate or some shit

Idk what to call it

[onyx sedge]

Yea, I actually want to get in. Practically pointless to apply ED without it imo

[azure tundra]

for what

[daring steeple]

representative

[teal mauve]

But basically someone who gets funny role

[frigid galleon]

i'll volunteer to delegate to whatever

[daring steeple]

for this channel

[autumn hull]

for why

[daring steeple]

I just re-read my essays. I hope the AOs understood what I was getting at

[teal mauve]

And you spill tea to us about this thread

[daring steeple]

hmm not enough enthusiasm

[vernal junco]

liaison?

[azure tundra]

are we too active 💀

[frigid galleon]

🥺

[teal mauve]

If you’d like

[daring steeple]

requires extensive communication with mod team

[frigid galleon]

i can do that

[onyx sedge]

I'll do it

[warped river]

lmfaoo

[teal mauve]

You’re the Guinea pigs but we may try a few others for a day or two too

[frigid galleon]

also i think i broke ground with the first uchicago thread ever

[gritty idol]

para

[autumn hull]

okay ow i truly genuinely did not have enough time to film anything

[gritty idol]

para should get it

100%

[warped river]

glad cornell didn’t get that opp first

[vernal junco]

we need an election

[warped river]

para should

[gritty idol]

para

[warped river]

so u can monitor them

[ocean mortar]

para

[gritty idol]

para for prez

[autumn hull]

voting para

[teal mauve]

Yes you may have an election and we get final approval

[frigid galleon]

all in favor of me as diplomat star this message

[daring steeple]

nominations?

[warped river]

furry4prez

para

[delicate bone]

sani_tizer asks: para for pres?

[onyx sedge]

I'll do it

[daring steeple]

oh bruh

[gritty idol]

literally unanimous

[onyx sedge]

Trex?

[frigid galleon]

carly i think the results are pretty clear

[magic oar]

Why do decisions come in so late

[vernal junco]

I'd be willing to try it out, although starting tomm not today

[warped river]

bc uchicago is quirky

[frigid galleon]

so that ea applicants who got in somewhere else have time to withdraw their uchicago application

that's my guess

[vernal junco]

damn internet keeps cutting out

[onyx sedge]

So they can process all the applications

[teal mauve]

What color do we make the tributes

[frigid galleon]

blue please

[lilac bridge]

like why is everything higher

[onyx sedge]

Dark blue

[vernal junco]

do the opposite lmao

[onyx sedge]

Competition

[warped river]

shotgunners tbh

[autumn hull]

fr

[frigid galleon]

literally only one person was not in favor

[vernal junco]

100%, those fuckers applying everywhere

[warped river]

fr

[vernal junco]

2, but ye

[warped river]

i’ve heard ppl doing uc app, common app, AND coalition app

[azure tundra]

i feel like there are more qualified people at my school who applied to uchic ed

in terms of gpa

[frigid galleon]

the other vote was the bot.

[azure tundra]

but my essays r elite 😎

confidence is crazy

[vernal junco]

well total amount of votes was 3 so that's 2 for non-bots lol

[warped river]

no one in my school applied to uchicago 😎

[azure tundra]

damn theyre missing out

[autumn hull]

i am the only person who applied to uchi at my school but also i fear for the tryhards at the private schools near me

[frigid galleon]

anyway i think the results of this election are clear

[magic oar]

Me lol

[frigid galleon]

and if carly does not make me delegate the election is rigged

[magic oar]

I’m shotgunning cause I like all of these schools

[vernal junco]

2 other people did from mine

[frigid galleon]

idk anyone at my school who applied to uchicago

[lilac bridge]

meanwhile 46 people applied last year

[vernal junco]

this 100%, I know a kid who did quantum engineering and shit at the lab I work at, and if there's people like that in this state, I'm worried that there's gonna be a lot more from this state that are more qualified

[frigid galleon]

i'm gonna be real here

i'll miss y'all after the application cycle

[lilac bridge]

i'm pretty sure more people applied this year

[warped river]

ngl if anyone from CA does ED to uchicago that’s lowk crazy. unless they’re like rly in need of good financial aid tbh

[warped river]

lmao fr

[vernal junco]

it'll suck ass if we don't get in

[lilac bridge]

one of my friends is actually at uchi rn

[autumn hull]

😭 best of luck

[vernal junco]

thanks, you too

[frigid galleon]

we should keep in touch even if uc hicago rejects us

[warped river]

bay area kids are making me stressed rn tbh

[autumn hull]

fs

[frigid galleon]

keep this thread as a memento

[vernal junco]

archive probably

[lilac bridge]

good luck to all the EDers in this chat

[magic oar]

I can’t wait to finish my brown app

[lilac bridge]

rooting for you all

[magic oar]

Im so proud of my essays

[daring steeple]

@onyx sedge how willing are you to report everything that goes on?

[autumn hull]

i hate bay area kids w a passion when it comes to applying to colleges oh my god 😭

[frigid galleon]

wtf sani_tizer

[magic oar]

Im terrified of my WashU essays tho

[frigid galleon]

the mods just completely ignoring my nearly unanimous election 💀

[daring steeple]

we will have multiple

[onyx sedge]

Pretty willing. I keep up with the thread pretty constantly, so I can report most everything that goes on

[magic oar]

I hate the idea of scholarship essays

[gritty idol]

stop he count!!

[magic oar]

about actual people

[warped river]

LITERALLY like how on earth did u manage to do sm for colleges

[frigid galleon]

i think we must hold a poll right now

[vernal junco]

it's so annoying since they have everything

[magic oar]

Wym

[daring steeple]

sounds good, thank you!

[frigid galleon]

oh ok

[autumn hull]

if para aint pres we riot ‼️

[frigid galleon]

‼️

[magic oar]

Bay Area kids terrify me

[daring steeple]

creating a role as we speak

[vernal junco]

I'd be willing to as well, although starting tomm not today

[frigid galleon]

yay

[daring steeple]

noted!

[magic oar]

I just hate how many opportunities ppl have in other places

[autumn hull]

i know lmao

[frigid galleon]

i will report absolutely everything i prommy wommy 🥺

joke detector failed

[magic oar]

like how did YOU get to do research and get an internship

[vernal junco]

we can list this as an EC

[daring steeple]

🎉

[azure tundra]

dude all my friends make it seem so easy

[alpine sun]

Do you guys think a 1540 will make up for below average gpa

[lilac bridge]

wait what is sani making a role for rn

[magic oar]

Prolly

[vernal junco]

honestly some people get it through family members

[onyx sedge]

It depends on how your GPA was junior/sophomore year, I think. If it improved, then ya

[gritty idol]

can we have a junior mod and like para can be the queen (not much power but ceremonial leader)

[magic oar]

dude I don’t know how some people even have a 4.48 GPA

[daring steeple]

thread representatives!

[autumn hull]

real asf like How do they do these things i feel so inadequate when i look at other's stats

[vernal junco]

some cold email tho

[magic oar]

Cause I think it was legit impossible for me

[gritty idol]

@daring steeple

[vernal junco]

I think cold emailing is the most common strategy, you just start emailing any professor everywhere

[magic oar]

I’m a sports team captain and I did a lot outside of school but not like THAT

[frigid galleon]

fr

i should be like the furry secretary of a2c

[gritty idol]

real

[lilac bridge]

my friend is so nice like i love her 😭 she helped me a lot with my essays too

[autumn hull]

me w robotics & art LOL

[alpine sun]

4.3 and 3.9 weighed jr and soph year

[gritty idol]

get bao in here

@radiant hawk

[frigid galleon]

@onyx sedge congrats on delegate

YOOO

[onyx sedge]

Lol

[frigid galleon]

i'm a us news t20 member now let's go

[autumn hull]

DUO DELEGATES ‼️

[lilac bridge]

can i be a columbia rep

[frigid galleon]

the uchicago thread in a nutshell

[onyx sedge]

We a team

[teal mauve]

i was debating between us new t20 member and guardian of the rankings

[frigid galleon]

bark

[daring steeple]

when do decisions come out?

[alpine sun]

This fits better

[vernal junco]

W

[onyx sedge]

I personally think Guardians of the Rankings is more cool, but either works

[magic oar]

I wish I could get automatic decisions

[vernal junco]

!columbia

[delicate bone]

Colombia University Decision Date

The decision date is <t:1671148800> in your local time
22 hours, 20 minutes and 7 seconds until the decision date

[teal mauve]

we could do that

[daring steeple]

LOL

yes

[vernal junco]

COLOMBIA??

[autumn hull]

guardian of the rankings sounds so cool

[daring steeple]

oh

[lilac bridge]

guardian of the rankings omg

[frigid galleon]

!uchicago

💔

[daring steeple]

the thread will be dead after tmrw

so we prob wont need a columbia one

[delicate bone]

parabirb asks: is A2C a democracy

[lilac bridge]

true

[onyx sedge]

Lol

[vernal junco]

it's a meritocracy

[delicate bone]

parabirb asks: is a2c a meritocracy

[daring steeple]

yes it is

carly extensively reviewed my 1560 for mod

[onyx sedge]

Lol

[delicate bone]

ApocalypseGamer1 asks: Is A2C a dictatorship run by carly?

Need at least 1 question with 2 choices.

parabirb asks: if you had a tail how often would you wag it on a scale of 1-10

1⃣: 1
2⃣: 2
3⃣: 3
4⃣: 4
5⃣: 5
6⃣: 6
7⃣: 7
8⃣: 8
9⃣: 9
🔟: 10

[magic oar]

How long until I get a decision back from U of Alabama

[lilac bridge]

PARA

[magic oar]

Has to be like a week huh

[frigid galleon]

sorry

i'm collecting data

[lilac bridge]

dont apologise, im laughing

but in the interest of collecting data, is there an option for "depends on the animal"

[frigid galleon]

assume it's whatever animal whose tail you would like the most

[magic oar]

I just wanna get at least 1 decision back

[delicate bone]

ApocalypseGamer1 asks: Is para a furry?

1⃣: Yes
2⃣: Yes
3⃣: Yes
4⃣: Extremely
5⃣: Problematic
6⃣: We need a leash

[alpine sun]

Do i sacrifice half my winter break to applications

Or do i wait till ed comes out

[onyx sedge]

Not worth it

[frigid galleon]

bark

[frigid galleon]

wait till ED

[autumn hull]

🧌

[alpine sun]

This will either backfire horribly or be a great move

[frigid galleon]

i'm doing the same thing dw

[onyx sedge]

Me too

[alpine sun]

Thoughts on WUSTL?

Potential ed2

[frigid galleon]

not applying

[magic oar]

I wanna get in there so bad

[ocean mortar]

same

[vernal junco]

I'm just doing ED2 case

[onyx sedge]

🎶 We're all in this together 🎶

[alpine sun]

I heard average income was 400k for parents

😭

[magic oar]

oh wow

[frigid galleon]

why do you guys want me on a leash so much 🤨

[ocean mortar]

that's what put me off of WashU

the rich kids

[vernal junco]

time to make some friends 🎶

[alpine sun]

Ok but hear me out

Rich friends

[royal ocean]

Ayo?

[alpine sun]

= free money

[ocean mortar]

my thought process too

[frigid galleon]

ex-fucking-actly

[ocean mortar]

their reddit is so depressing tho lol

[alpine sun]

Thats every uni

[ocean mortar]

everyone's complaining about how miserable they are

[alpine sun]

Turns out redditors are depressed losers

[ocean mortar]

^^^

[alpine sun]

(Me included)

[ocean mortar]

the city of St. Louis is just so mid

i've been there

[vernal junco]

honestly chicago seems fine to live in

I used to live there for a while right next to UIC

[ocean mortar]

car dependent, public transport is bad, few things to do

[magic oar]

I’m def gonna RD WUSTL

[vernal junco]

I wonder if I should've gone to UIC and stayed in the same house I used to live in 🤔

[magic oar]

I’m a huge fan of the place

[onyx sedge]

It's SO mid

Sorry, not sorry

[ocean mortar]

the area around WashU is so cool but it recently lost the movie theater sooo

[magic oar]

I love the area there

They have such a good record store

[ocean mortar]

my family is there so like

but i dont NEED to be around family

[lilac bridge]

im abt to start writing apps tmr to distract myself

[magic oar]

Might be my top school outside of Princeton

I wanna get rid of the washu scholarship apps

[ocean mortar]

i looooove chicago !!

[gritty idol]

ive just been sleeping during the day and doomscrolling at night

works pretty well

[ocean mortar]

chicago has an endless amount of things to do

[gritty idol]

1. leave

jkjk

[magic oar]

The washu scholarship apps suck

[ocean mortar]

fr

[frigid galleon]

(source: r/insaneparents)

[ocean mortar]

they all blend together in my head

[daring steeple]

chicago's amazing

[frigid galleon]

boioioioioing

[hot crag]

i thought this was u

LOL

[autumn hull]

wait how many of u have visited chicago or even been to campus?

personally i am too poor to travel

[daring steeple]

me

[vernal junco]

campus is insane

[magic oar]

Ikr

[alpine sun]

I heard the dorms was fantastic

[ocean mortar]

typically i can't travel that far but i've been to chicago before

[daring steeple]

free summer program in July

[vernal junco]

I wish I had taken more pictures of uchicago since this is the only one I have

[magic oar]

Doesn’t help that all of em talk abt the “four program pillars”

[ocean mortar]

never toured uchi but i love the city

[daring steeple]

Top 15 life experience ngl 😭

[frigid galleon]

no my phone is a redmi 9a

let me get a screenshot rq

[magic oar]

Uchicago is amazing

[onyx sedge]

@frigid galleon check DMs

[magic oar]

I love the campus so much

[frigid galleon]

i saw

[autumn hull]

the greenery omg

[daring steeple]

I'll send some of my pics

[vernal junco]

ye I went midsummer

the buildings from the outside were insane tho

[hot crag]

o

[vernal junco]

that's when I really decided to go to uchicago

[frigid galleon]

$90 phone

[onyx sedge]

I went late June

[alpine sun]

Honestly cheap phones aee getting rlly good

But carrier deals are so worth when buying new phones

[autumn hull]

love the wallpaper

[ocean mortar]

if i get in i'll try to tour it

[frigid galleon]

thanks i commissioned it

[alpine sun]

I just trade in and switch carriers every 2 years for a free phone

[vernal junco]

wait what date? I went around late june

I went like the 21st

[onyx sedge]

Damn, really close to that date

[autumn hull]

love commissioning artists it is my favorite activity

[onyx sedge]

I don't remember, but I think I was there like the 20th

[frigid galleon]

same same

[vernal junco]

damn, I was in chicago by then but didn't visit that date

[daring steeple]

this was all the scholarship programs combined, can't find myself lol

[vernal junco]

did you ever go to that one big face spewing water?

[daring steeple]

then some pics I took

[autumn hull]

ooo

[vernal junco]

I used to go there as a kid and shit was nostalgic

[daring steeple]

Nah unfortunately not

[vernal junco]

ah damn

[daring steeple]

I wish I took some pics while I went on my night walks lol

[vernal junco]

I want to go so bad

[onyx sedge]

Looks like I was there the 23rd

[vernal junco]

ah, just barely missed by 2 days

[frigid galleon]

i have a lot of these btw if you ever need one

[onyx sedge]

Yea, that's crazy though

[frigid galleon]

can someone infiltrate the columbia thread and post this

[ocean mortar]

i love uchicago's font

[autumn hull]

same

[vernal junco]

ye the font is good

[autumn hull]

looove elegant looking fonts like that

[lilac bridge]

that uchicago name postcard they sent

[alpine sun]

Uchicago has a diverse set of alumni

[lilac bridge]

i hope i kept it

[vernal junco]

I have the fucking uchicago bible in my bag

[lilac bridge]

if i get in im digging it out & sticking itnon my door

[autumn hull]

same

[frigid galleon]

do you guys think there are furries at uc hicago

[autumn hull]

absolutely

if anywhere i feel like you'd find a substantial population there

[frigid galleon]

it's weird

[autumn hull]

you will find ur people para 🙏

[frigid galleon]

i looked up the furry populations at every uni i was applying to

[ocean mortar]

oh i still have mine

[frigid galleon]

uchicago is the only one i couldn't locate any at

like

zero info about furries at uchicago

[autumn hull]

wait theres stats for that

[alpine sun]

A lot of wealthy people are furries

Idk why

[frigid galleon]

no i do research

[ocean mortar]

my mom keeps every single college letter i get
except webster because it scared her

[frigid galleon]

let me fetch my furry college list

[ocean mortar]

it said UNLOCK YOUR GORLOCK

[alpine sun]

New college blacklist just dropped

[autumn hull]

that would scare me too

[frigid galleon]

CS list

every T10 CS school with furries:

• MIT (a handful)
• UIUC (an entire group)
• Georgia Tech (a large group)
• CMU (not sure how many, but they do exist)
• Stanford (not sure how many, but they do exist)
• UC Berkeley (a handful, there are furries at every UC)
• Cornell (a handful)
• University of Washington (a handful, doesn't seem to be that connected)
• UT Austin (an entire group with an official club)

every T10 CS school where i could not locate furries:

• Princeton (search inconclusive)

other prestigious schools i think should be T10 CS with furries:

• Caltech (not sure how many, but they do exist)

[ocean mortar]

you would def be able to find furries in chicago regardless

[frigid galleon]

i can't ifnd the t20 list but i have it lying around somewhere

[autumn hull]

bless i applied to UIUC 🙏

[onyx sedge]

True

[onyx sedge]

Me too!

[autumn hull]

🤝

[frigid galleon]

okay so it turns out uchicago was in an addendum to the t10 cs list

schools i really like where i could not locate furries:

• UChicago (search inconclusive)

[autumn hull]

ah

[onyx sedge]

Lets goo

[vernal junco]

might as well withdraw now

[onyx sedge]

Para, idk about your chances anymore

[frigid galleon]

no that was actually one of the reasons i applied

[vernal junco]

bro you making a furry club???

[onyx sedge]

Because there weren't furries?

[frigid galleon]

no 💀 unless..?

[daring steeple]

while at uchicago i saw nothing but sassy front desk ladies and rude campus security 😭 let alone furries

[vernal junco]

istg he is

[frigid galleon]

yep

[autumn hull]

i'll join

💯

[onyx sedge]

I thought you liked furries though

[frigid galleon]

it really depends

the community can be ass at times

[onyx sedge]

Valid

[vernal junco]

who else has read "The Life of the Mind?"

[autumn hull]

frfr

[onyx sedge]

As with all communities, unfortunately

[frigid galleon]

the utd furry community seems really chill though

[onyx sedge]

Good to know

[vernal junco]

I think we need to pray at Sunday and recite this shit

[onyx sedge]

I'll consider that in my app

[onyx sedge]

HONESTLY

[frigid galleon]

dude

[onyx sedge]

Brilliant idea

[frigid galleon]

i cannot wait 7 days

uchicago just tell me if i'm in or not 💀

[autumn hull]

literally

[onyx sedge]

That's how I feel too

[autumn hull]

i just want to rip it off like a bandaid

[onyx sedge]

Exactly

Tell me I'm denied already

[frigid galleon]

honestly i think some colleges should just keep you updated on whether you're a likely admit or not regardless of whether you're stellar

so like after the first reading your portal gets an update

that would be so scary

but at the same time it'd be cool

[autumn hull]

LOL

[onyx sedge]

That's such a bad idea lmao

[frigid galleon]

i think it's a funny idea

[onyx sedge]

I love it

[alpine sun]

Someone edit this

[vernal junco]

imagine they do the opposite and tell obvious rejections that they're going to get in, just for that extra emotional damage

[frigid galleon]

LMAO

[autumn hull]

😭

thats cruel

[frigid galleon]

then they send all the likely admits unlikely letters

[onyx sedge]

All the likelies (unlikelies) withdraw

[frigid galleon]

counterpoint

uchi just forces them to a sign a contract that prevents them from withdrawing

[onyx sedge]

That's an amazing idea

[alpine sun]

NAHHH LMAO

[onyx sedge]

Also, a lot more like a cult

We are approaching cult territory soon

[alpine sun]

THEY LITERALLY SAY “red book” IN THE BEGINNING TOO

[broken mason]

what the hell is going on

[vernal junco]

uchicago cult lmao

CULT CULT CULT CULT

[onyx sedge]

LMFAO

I'm in!

[broken mason]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-bart-simpson-grampa-simpson-old-man-hi-bye-gif-8390063

[frigid galleon]

uchicagoism with chinese characteristics apparently

[alpine sun]

The peoples republic of chicago

[broken mason]

bruh

[vernal junco]

the uchicago manifesto

[frigid galleon]

see they're trying to turn uchicago maoist now

[broken mason]

my friend got into vanderbilt so im happy for them 🔥

[alpine sun]

Jk aos dont kill me

[broken mason]

also jealous that they arleady got their decisions back

[frigid galleon]

the three represents

[broken mason]

man im just here to talk about college admissions @ uchicago not any of this cult shit 😭

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitten-scare-scared-cat-scared-gif-24306961

[frigid galleon]

yeah honestly

[frigid galleon]

bark

[vernal junco]

JOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN USJOIN US

[broken mason]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-monkey-banana-eating-sad-gif-6230069

[autumn hull]

one of us one of us

[onyx sedge]

Omg, the cat looks so sad

[frigid galleon]

i can make orange rhyme with banana

bornana

[onyx sedge]

That's so sad

[broken mason]

me after you mfs turn into a cult

[frigid galleon]

hey i'm not part of a cult

[broken mason]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-doggo-cute-adorable-spin-gif-17414654

[broken mason]

mf you are the leader

[frigid galleon]

how

why does uchicago sell dog collars

[vernal junco]

we need to have a uchicago ritual

[vernal junco]

YO?

[frigid galleon]

https://uchicago.spirit.bncollege.com/uchicago-maroons-university-of-chicago-large-dog-collar/t-45146598+p-674488820638548+z-9-664205508

[vernal junco]

it was meant to be

[onyx sedge]

I'm in a marching band, so since I can't be in two cults, idk if I can join y'all

[vernal junco]

it was fucking destined to happen lmao

[vocal eagle]

im finally here to clock in at my shift at college-megathreads > UChicago EDs +EA

whats up fellas

[vernal junco]

we're buying a uchicago collar for para

[frigid galleon]

i'm p sure this is official merch too

[alpine sun]

So we formed a cult

[broken mason]

Hi finally here to clock in my shift at college-megathreads > UChicago EDs +EA

[onyx sedge]

Not much, you? Just starting a cult

[broken mason]

i'm dad

[vocal eagle]

if you get in i s2g il throw in some money for you to get the collar

how did yall change color....

i want in

[frigid galleon]

okay i can confirm that this is an official uchicago dog collar

[onyx sedge]

We are Guardians of the Rankings

Basically just mini-mods

[frigid galleon]

lmaoo

[broken mason]

And with that i' am out of here what the heck they have turned into a cult and im not about to be the next member

you got it tho biscuit 💯

[frigid galleon]

except with no moderation power

[vocal eagle]

i want to be red im pissed

[frigid galleon]

we're basically just snitches that are being bribed with a role

[onyx sedge]

That's so true

[delicate bone]

parabirb asks: biscuit for guardian of the rankings?

[vocal eagle]

PLEASE!!!!

bark bark bark

AROOOO

please

[onyx sedge]

Lol

[vocal eagle]

ill fit right in

[frigid galleon]

are you awooing now

[onyx sedge]

Idk if you're proving your maturity much

[broken mason]

☠️

[vocal eagle]

im trying to fit in

[frigid galleon]

to be fair i got the role and i've said woof like 25 times

[vocal eagle]

hey im older than all of yall let me in

[onyx sedge]

Yea, everyone voted for you

[frigid galleon]

i'm 16 😎

[vocal eagle]

im 20 bruh

[frigid galleon]

exactly

[frigid galleon]

damn you're old

[vocal eagle]

dont be a dick </3

[onyx sedge]

Don't gotta be mean

[broken mason]

me watching as my previously sane compatriots lose the remaining bit of sanity that they have retained through 4 years of high school to a late decision from uchicago

[frigid galleon]

okay sorry if that came across as harsh but

[vocal eagle]

thats that broke bitch cant go to college at 18 vibe

[frigid galleon]

oh i see i see

[vocal eagle]

tbf i am older

[vernal junco]

guys we gotta expand the cult

[frigid galleon]

sorry to hear biscuit

[vocal eagle]

its all good 😎

[frigid galleon]

it's ok biscuit you're still 16 in my heart

[vocal eagle]

more time to get good ECs am i right

[broken mason]

Lemme tell you older is better for most boys aged 17-18

[vocal eagle]

lmfaooo

[gritty idol]

https://tenor.com/view/gay-cowboy-meme-hop-on-gif-25892152

[frigid galleon]

i prefer older guys tbh (like 2 years older)

[broken mason]

I do like older women (i am not hitting on you this is purely just facts)

[vocal eagle]

bro im gonna be 21 during "freshman" year

party hours fr

[frigid galleon]

i'm gonna be 16 during freshman year

[broken mason]

☠️

[frigid galleon]

no parties for me 💀

[vernal junco]

ancient moment

[hot crag]

bofa

[frigid galleon]

no romance either bc the 18 year olds are gonna give me a fat reject

[vernal junco]

I'm just gonna be 18 during freshman as well

[frigid galleon]

bofa deez kidneys will be put on the black market soon

[brazen comet]

How do we manifest Uchicago