UChicago (2022-2023)

[dusk holly]

parents dont wanna pay?

[exotic yarrow]

They don’t want to pay anything

They can’t

Anything not covered in grants I’m taking out in loans

[dusk holly]

did u already get ur columbia offer

[versed salmon]

Wassup homies

Lesgo deferred

Do we have percentages @onyx sedge

[onyx sedge]

No percentages

I got rejected

[versed salmon]

OOF

ggs

Isok tho all will be swell

[odd heath]

I personally think that if you would regret having to commit to UChicago in February without seeing your other decisions, then I don't think you should ED2.

But if you wouldn't regret it at all, would be very happy to attend, and it'd be an affordable option, I say go for it!

[tight nimbus]

mmm yeah honestly i doubt i would regret it

so i think i might do ed2

but i’ll have to double check finiancial aid calculator and talk with my parents

[odd heath]

For sure, that is valid and sounds like a good plan.

[versed salmon]

@lilac bridge how u doin???

Defer?

[lilac bridge]

defer 😭

road to upenn??

[versed salmon]

Road to penn

[odd heath]

Good luck with Penn, Natalie!

[versed salmon]

Do we have percentages???

[lilac bridge]

i would regret it but my parents are making me ed2 bc they think i have a better chance of getting in than i will for my top 3 schools

[lilac bridge]

thanks ant !! ❤️

[odd heath]

I'm sorry to hear your parents are forcing you.

They shouldn't be doing that, did you tell your counselor about this if you don't mind me asking?

They may be able to help you through that.

Or if they're forcing you to ED2 to a school you don't like, you can ask them to reject you in your essays.

[lilac bridge]

honestly i think my counselor might agree with them

it's not that i don't like uchicago, i'd be happy to go over some schools on my list — just that it's ranked #4 on my list and i really wouldn't choose it over my top 3

[odd heath]

Oh, got you!

Sorry for misunderstanding you, I thought you were ED2ing somewhere else.

[lilac bridge]

we did the math using last year's numbers and it's like a 2-4% acceptance rate at those schools in rd (penn, barnard, dartmouth) & we guessed a 10% rate for ed2 uchicago, so it just made sense mathematically for me to ed2 uchi

[odd heath]

That's a tough situation, I'm sorry to hear that.

[lilac bridge]

ahh yeah i won't ed2 anywhere other than uchi, but it just kinda sucks

if i get in, i'll never know what would've been

[odd heath]

Totally valid, it's okay for you to not be happy about this.

[lilac bridge]

no 😭 i think its a lot tho

[odd heath]

They shouldn't be forcing you to ED2 somewhere that isn't your top.

[versed salmon]

ARGH WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS

I wasn't really considering Uchi but you know

Deferral = reapplication

[odd heath]

And also, I think it's worth mentioning it to your counselor since maybe they will side with you!

And if they do, I think that would be super valuable.

[lilac bridge]

that's what i worry about — i wasn't 100% sure about uchicago in the first place, since it's so rigorous, and i'd really like to get out of my state & away from my parents, but it's better than my safeties. i just don't love it enough to ed2 there, but my parents' argued that i'd have better odds of at least going to a t20 rather than going to no t20s if i get rejected from all 4 in the rd round

[lilac bridge]

its so annoying

[odd heath]

Not gonna lie, I feel like at the difficulty of the schools you're considering, the odds are negligible at that point, so I think it's better to go for what you love!

That's a very valid fear to have though and definitely a confusing struggle.

[versed salmon]

As are all college applications

[lilac bridge]

yeah, but if i do get into uchicago ed2, i'll take my friend (who's a current student) up on her offer of a tour & go to an admit day. hopefully i end up falling in love with the school :/

[lilac bridge]

my parents are adamant i apply to cornell when i couldnt give a damn abt it, so now i have to write 650 words 😭

[odd heath]

I wish you the best and hope you don't have to be forced to ED2!

[winged ice]

wait could you elaborate a bit more? which school did you end up picking

[odd heath]

Yeah, I'm totally okay with that! You should be fine though because I'm not from the school you'll be going to. I'm a Northwestern student.

[tame grove]

yes but, you gotta actually enjoy the place if you're gonna ed ;-;

[winged ice]

yeah, i was just curious about your situation

[tame grove]

i just dont want u stuck in a spot that u wont feel best in

[winged ice]

why do you think you made the wrong choice with northwestern?

[odd heath]

I can copy/paste what I have sent other people if that is fine with you?

[lilac bridge]

that's what i'm worried about but also i don't want to have to go to uiuc (not for cs, it's my state safety) in case fordham gives me no aid and everywhere else rejects me, so i guess it's just best probability at this point

[winged ice]

yeah sure

[lilac bridge]

not the decision i would've made but i can't fight it, and i don't think my counselor will do anything

[tame grove]

girl, its ur future uni ;-;

[odd heath]

I wanted to give you a heads up that a lot of what I wrote here about NU can be potentially triggering, and I wanted you to know since I didn't want to show you anything intense without letting you know first. I put spoiler marks around everything.

Here it is:

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 1)

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 2)

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 3)

[tame grove]

like, to a point u actually enjoying stuff > probability

[odd heath]

U of I is an absolutely incredible school, and I think that it's worth it to talk to your parents about how much you like your other top 3 choices a lot.

[lilac bridge]

i did 😭 they were adamant abt the fact that if i were going to get into any of them, i would've gotten into uchicago or columbia already, so i'm definitely not getting in through RD

[odd heath]

I definitely don't like their logic because it's so wrong, and I'm sorry they're using that on you!

I definitely think you should talk to your counselor though.

[lilac bridge]

it's just really discouraging, because my mother flat out said "no amount of refining your essays is going to get you into barnard, dartmouth or upenn, you should just focus on your other target schools"

[winged ice]

oh dang, yeah that's some intense stuff. i never knew northwestern was like this

[odd heath]

Your feelings are valid, those are very discouraging words, and I also hope you know what she is saying isn't true. A lot of admissions is out of our control, and we never know how it could turn out!

[odd heath]

I hope you have an amazing time at MIT, congratulations again!

[winged ice]

thank you :)

[odd heath]

No problem!

[lilac bridge]

i'm trying not to let the rejections & deferrals get to me, but it does make me feel like i'm not going to get into any of my reach schools

[odd heath]

I'm sorry to hear this, it's tough to receive a lot of results like that.

[lilac bridge]

ty ant, you're an amazing person & thank you for letting me talk all this out ❤️

[odd heath]

Thank you for the kind words, and no problem. It is the least I could do!

[tame grove]

i truly believe u will fam, and most definately deserve it. ive seen your support and just mindset throughout waitich for uchicago today and i believe it will be their loss if u dont get into ur dream school

[lilac bridge]

thank you might ❤️❤️ how did uchicago go today for you?

[tame grove]

i got deferred too, and am lowkey deciding between ed2 and rd. its essentially my second choice, my 1st doesnt come out till after id have to bind

so its just rly seeing if its worth it

[lilac bridge]

good luck with whatever you choose to do!! my recommendation: if it's you 2nd choice, you could ED2 & then withdraw if your first choice ends up accepting you

[tame grove]

i could probably do that right ;-;

i think thats my smartest bet to getting accepted here or there

[lilac bridge]

probably, since we have to bind so soon

[odd heath]

I second what Natalie suggested!

[tame grove]

cause like, if i get into my top choice and i get a good aid offer id want to withdraw from this,,

idk its kinda difficult since im not getting any parent support on the school as well

[odd heath]

For sure, and I think what Natalie suggested is a good idea if you know 100% for sure your first choice is coming out in January.

[tame grove]

oh it is

well not specifically but end of jan

[odd heath]

Got you, then I don't think it's a bad idea!

[tame grove]

maybe i should email my counselor tomorrow

issue is its currently like school break and like

the ed deadline is like right when i get back to school

if not in break

[odd heath]

I think that's a good idea!

Good luck!

If you're unable to get a signature, I definitely think you should let UChicago know as well and they can likely accommodate given your circumstance.

[tame grove]

i think i first just need to let my counselor know about it, and then once i get her opinion contact my ao

[lilac bridge]

i think we've got till jan 13 or smth? not sure

[tame grove]

see cause the

heres where i dont know

the website for overall applying saids jan 3, the form to sign an ed saids jan 4, but theres also this blurb on part of their website

Changing Your Decision Plan
If you would like to switch from our non-binding EA or RD decision plans to a binding Early Decision option, please email [email protected] to let us know of your change in plans and download, complete, and submit an Early Decision agreement form by uploading it to the "Forms" section of your UChicago Account.

Please note that our deadline for decision plan change from Early Action to Early Decision I is December 1. Our deadline for deferred Early Action candidates or students who previously selected Regular Decision as their decision to change to Early Decision II is January 15.

[lilac bridge]

here's the thing @tame grove

oh lmfao u found it

yeah we have till jan 15 so i'll write my LOCI after RD is done and submit

[tame grove]

i mean for now i just selected rd on the response form cause idk

but idk i have this night to think about it and if anything email my counselor about it tomorrow

part of me is tempted to just leave uchicago all behind lmao

[lilac bridge]

same

ah fuck i have to email my counselor too

[tame grove]

id email mine right now but its 2214 lmao

[lilac bridge]

i'm gonna give myself today & tmr to figure out my feelings abt this forced ED2 😭 and probably give my why uchi essay a reread

[tame grove]

;-;

we can't even write that much for loci right

"a thoughtful one or two paragraphs"

[lilac bridge]

yeah

.... gotta figure out how to write that too

[tame grove]

oh i have no idea

"hi so u hated me when i was unsure but when i say i am will u maybe like me??"

[lilac bridge]

LMAOOOO

"hi so uhm you weren't my first choice and i wasn't your first choice but maybe now that you're my first choice i'll be your first choice????"

[tame grove]

NO BUT REAL

BUT THE FIRST CHOICE IS LIKE IN THE TONE OF LIKE

"FIRST CHOICE"

like very much dying for it mhmmm

[lilac bridge]

what if i just write that atp

[tame grove]

aoiejfoaiejgoiweg real

im mainlly concerned and dont know what imma write to my counselor

[versed salmon]

LOL well for me Cornell > uchi so yeah 😭

[torpid sequoia]

oh my gosh on an unrelated note I didn't know Northwestern was this bad

[torpid sequoia]

it's so funny because im in the same boat too 😭 my parents are forcing me to ED2 to chicago rn bc I don't seem to have much of a chance with other T20s but I think you should really consider the decision and think about what you'll be happy with!

if you end up EDing2 though just know that you could still always change your mind and email / select on the portal to change back to regular decision for a certain amount of time

[odd heath]

A lot of my classmates have had great experiences at my school, so I definitely think it's possible I've had bad luck or something! But unfortunately, yeah, my experiences here haven't been great to be honest.

[gentle maple]

Are you at northwestern now?

[daring steeple]

RIP to the greatest pfp that ever existed

[delicate bone]

Vijit Dua asks: For deferred applicants, are you doing ED2 or sticking with RD?

[slate flume]

Thumbsup ED2, Thumbsdown RD

I don’t think anyone made one, did they?

[tame grove]

there was one ill find it

@slate flume

[slate flume]

my bad

sorry

[tame grove]

all good

that one just has ig more responses

[odd heath]

I am!

[gentle maple]

Oooh cool cool

[gentle maple]

What year are you in

The JOY YEEE THERE IS SOOO GOOD

[odd heath]

I’m a junior!

[odd heath]

Also agree so much! It’s absolutely awesome. I didn’t go for the first time until early this month, and I wish I had gone earlier. It’s awesome!

[teal mauve]

@trim karma keep using this one for ED2 instead of making a new one thanks!

[trim karma]

ohh okay thank you, didn’t see this

[mental rivet]

Ayy, EDII

[trim karma]

considering EDII

I don’t think i’ll be able to get into any top school otherwise

[lilac bridge]

ayy ed2 gang

[gentle maple]

Yes yes yes joy yeee amazing

[gentle maple]

I’ll visit you when I go to visit my northwestern people in my class when I get there lol

[broken mason]

I really hope ED2 pans out for you

It would be dope as hell to have you as a classmate

[daring steeple]

No like fr, I have to see you

[broken mason]

A2C Illinois meetup 😭

[daring steeple]

We can do it on neutral ground: loyola university

[broken mason]

Loyola is soon to be your worst enemy

[daring steeple]

This cold front makes me feel really unprepared for Illinois weather

[broken mason]

Whenever you tell anyone you’re going to UChicago

They automatically assume it’s “the basketball school”

It’s Already happened to me twice

[lilac bridge]

thank you ramen 🙏 hopefully we see each other

[lilac bridge]

giving me motivation to get thru my loci

[daring steeple]

I’ve heard you should wait a little to write a Loci

[lilac bridge]

yeah i'm drafting it after im done with my RD essays

gotta fall in love with uchi again after falling in love with 283783 other schools

[daring steeple]

Unrelated but smoothies made with soda 10/10

[lilac bridge]

clarke

why are you making smoothies with soda

[trim karma]

uchicago would give me so much aid. i’m just wondering whether it’s worth it or not to edii

[daring steeple]

All I’ve had is smoothies for the last week because of my wisdom teeth. I just wanted to try something different so I dumped Fanta into it 😩

[trim karma]

is there a huge difference in acceptance rates between edii and rd?

[daring steeple]

Yes

[lilac bridge]

they don't publish acceptance rates but yeah

there always is

they also defer a fuck ton of EA to get them to go ED2 to up yield (they got me on this 😭)

[lilac bridge]

so what was the smoothie before you dumped fanta in it

[daring steeple]

Mango, peach, kiwi, and pineapple

[lilac bridge]

ngl that with fanta seems pretty good

[gentle maple]

Helllll yeah

[gentle maple]

BTW WE HIT 30K MESSAGES

I THINK ITS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THIS THREAD

[amber vault]

We need to reach 100k first

[mental rivet]

I feel the same way

Here's my thing

I'm applying to 8 schools whose decision date is March 30th

If I could avoid that being the most stressful day of my life, that'd be ideal

So i'm just going to go against my family and apply EDII

[trim karma]

i am being a little bit silly

but i wouldn’t mind going to uchicago

[gentle maple]

apply to uchicago baby! i want to meet all yall :DDD

[slate cloud]

man i miss the days when cornell ed was on top 😔

congrats tho! to all of you <3

[gentle maple]

Hehe L

[slate cloud]

cornL 😔

[daring steeple]

tbh i still have yet to have that convo with my parents about edII

lowkey scared of it actually 💀

[mental rivet]

That makes two of us

[daring steeple]

Need some prayer beads

Ig one thing I have is that they think it costs 80k

I could easily change that train of thought but then I'd have to run the NPC

[onyx sedge]

Crossed the 30K mark damn 🤯

[mental rivet]

Would anyone be willing to read my essay? I did the prompt about Martians and I just want to make sure I answered the prompt well and didn't make any grammatical mistakes.

[plucky pagoda]

sure

im not applying to uchicago

[daring steeple]

I’ll read

[broken mason]

Dead chat

[mental rivet]

I was doing like four apps a week and then I got to UChicago's app and it's been three weeks and I haven't finished it 🗿

[broken mason]

You’re working on college apps as a JR??

Are you planning on applying to like 60 schools or something?

[slate flume]

"non traditional" - it is possible that they are graduating early.

possible

[mental rivet]

I'm graduating a year early

Man everyone notices that immediately

[celest path]

does uchi admit based on major

[odd heath]

They do not!

[celest path]

oo

thank u

[odd heath]

No problem, best of luck!

[gentle maple]

They supposedly dont

[astral ibex]

Got deferred

[brazen comet]

If i got deferred uchicago

do i have a chance for EDII or no

[gentle maple]

Yes, you can ED2 there

[brazen comet]

is the chance high or low

[gentle maple]

Did you get deferred in ED1 or EA

[brazen comet]

ea

[gentle maple]

Yeah I think you have a decent shot

If it’s your #1 school

[brazen comet]

yes

[slate flume]

Guys, by when should you submit the UChicago LOCI if you got deferred?

[trim karma]

I would think probably before Jan 1

[onyx sedge]

Soon, but I don't think there is a date you must submit it by

[slate flume]

I see

[versed salmon]

Y'all

When are the deferred reapps due

Oh bruh

[sullen mirage]

for the creative writing essay am i supposed to link it back to uchicago or my major?

or is it actually just

write whatever you want to write

[slate flume]

the later

[onyx sedge]

No, just focus on being as creative and free-thinking as possible.

Demonstrating a strong capability of doing that should be enough.

[exotic yarrow]

I think tying it back to your major could help but it should not be forced and it shouldn’t be tacked on

It has to be integrated into the narrative

[lavish shuttle]

hi! I have a question for the portal - do we just upload all the financial aid docs through the dropbox? for those who applied in the earlier application rounds, is there a checklist that appears later on that shows the status on Financial Aid docs, score-reports, and the items listed in the dropxbox? Thanks!

[onyx sedge]

Financial Aid status should be available after the application is uploaded. If not, it will definitely be available after the application deadline. You can upload all the documents through the portal uplink. Select the type of document it is and upload it.

[onyx sedge]

Yea, you definitely could just delete it from the portal and upload a new one.

[teal mauve]

Hi chicagoans

[gentle maple]

I got the official letter in the mail today!!

[teal mauve]

Congrats!

[gentle maple]

Dubs

[simple torrent]

bro

is it a wise decision

to

ED 2 to UCHIC

as an intl with pretty good ECs/Awards/Stats

but needs HUGE AID

[onyx sedge]

Unsure about how aid affects this, but I do know that their ED II acceptance rate is relatively high.

[gentle maple]

Yes

Their aid is actually amazing

They literally are need blind

[onyx sedge]

For international students, it's more complicated though.

[gentle maple]

But I’m sure he/she is amazing

[onyx sedge]

They probably are, but usually aid for international students makes it really tough for international students. Lots of schools don't even offer aid to international students (or very little).

At least, that's as far as I am aware. I am no expert but from what I've heard that's what the case usually is.

[mental rivet]

What is "relatively high"?

[onyx sedge]

It's unknown, but we can assume it is similar to their ED I accept rate of between 10-20%

[mental rivet]

I hate how that is considered a relatively high acceptance rate 😆

[onyx sedge]

Compared to their 1% RD acceptance rate lmfao

[mental rivet]

I saw some statistic that Cornell's acceptance rate was 11% and was like "omg that's so high!"

[mental rivet]

Really?!

[onyx sedge]

I believe so, again it's not known

They are notorious for their extremely low RD acceptance rate

[mental rivet]

Geez

Here I was "I"m not going to apply ED" 🗿

Might as well not apply then, lol

[onyx sedge]

No, people definitely do get in, but you have to write really good essays/make a great video

They want some amount of DE and the right qualifications

[mental rivet]

A video?

[lilac bridge]

uchicago has an optional video supplement

[slate flume]

to elaborate, suppose (hypothetically) I stood a decent chance of getting into cornel rn.

If I applied with aid, I wouldn’t even crack UIUC.

or any university on my list for that matter

Luckily im financially fine enough to not need to apply with aid but the system sucks for those who do

[onyx sedge]

Yeah, it's honestly fucked up that international applicants are expected to be able to pay their way with no aid

[slate flume]

the only need blind schools are the ones its almost impossible to get into 😭

[onyx sedge]

Lmfao 😭

Too true

The system needs reform

[solar pike]

just submitted my app for ed II 😭

[daring steeple]

Here are the stats we were given in the class of ‘27 meeting if it helps anyone:

EA/EDI: 15k applied 7% accepted
Projected total and total acceptance: 40k applicants; 4%

So I think if it’s one of your top schools, definitely make the EDII application. Because there only really about 550 spots left.

[daring steeple]

Decisions come out mid February so I would do no later an 1/12

[slate flume]

*march (RD not EDII)

going to submit by 5th jan though, all good

[steep lantern]

I didn’t tie mine to the school or my major, just wrapped it up by saying I was excited to think outside the box in my future, smth like that

[lilac bridge]

going to bang my head against the wall what the fuck!

[daring steeple]

Nat you got this

[lilac bridge]

clarke watch ed2 be 5% 😭😭😭

[daring steeple]

Fr. Jim really went crazy with EA/ED1 this year

65% of the class admitted already smh

[lilac bridge]

like 😭😭 ED2 & RD gonna be wild

[daring steeple]

Those 25k people will be fighting for their LIFE

[lilac bridge]

ed2 is going to be full of ivy rejects too

abt to be a bloodbath

[brazen comet]

how does this make sense

uchciago took 2000 last year but only 1500 this year?

[mental rivet]

makes me not wanna apply

stupid essays, stupid low chances, stupid high chances of getting shot

[lilac bridge]

i mean to be honest, every t20 school has stupid low chances and stupid essays

it's just a lottery at this point

[mental rivet]

facts

idk why i even started wanting to apply to this school

who knows 🗿

i’m losing it 😂

[daring steeple]

i'm planning for the EDII talk on saturday and if my parents say no, i'm giving up

idek why i attended that damn summer program atp

[mental rivet]

I was planning on doing it without my mom’s permission

[lilac bridge]

i think u need an ED agreement from a parent unfortunately

[mental rivet]

oh 🗿

oops

[astral ibex]

What is the deferal rate of Uchicago?

[onyx sedge]

Unknown

[lime tangle]

this essay is about to be the reason why I don’t submit lollll

[simple torrent]

ED 2 it is

UChicago is a top choice + good utilisation of ED 2

[daring steeple]

This was me 2 months ago exactly 💀

[versed salmon]

When uchi is as selective as the ivy league 💀

[onyx sedge]

uChicago is #6 in the country lmfao higher than 5 of the ivies

[gentle maple]

Out of the 7 ivies, it’s ranked higher than 4 of them 💀

[versed salmon]

Diff rep tho

[onyx sedge]

There are 8 ivies, and it's higher than 5 💀

[gentle maple]

Oop- even more

[versed salmon]

Hm

Well

The fact that I was deferred from Uchi but rejected from columbia gives me hope

speaking of which i should fix that

[onyx sedge]

That predicted 4% acceptance rate this year hurts

[versed salmon]

It is what it is

Oh shi

I have to email uchi

[daring steeple]

Why?

[daring steeple]

Why?

[versed salmon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/zy4vsv/my_counselor_genuinely_fucked_up/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[onyx sedge]

Cause I got rejected

[lime tangle]

lmaooo definitely not applying to uchicago lollll

let’s see if i have time tho

[daring steeple]

Yeah, def email. Your advisor is wilding

[gloomy crater]

did they give the breakdown specifically for ea?

[lilac bridge]

same

[gentle maple]

nope

they just said 7% for combined early rounds

also i think its closer to 700-800 spots left

[slate flume]

their essays will kill you if you do

[daring steeple]

Hopefully. I want @lilac bridge to get in

Guys I got my AO Christmas letter, pretty sure my uchicago essay about boys sealed the deal

[lilac bridge]

clarke i love you 😭

[versed salmon]

Already done and they said it was aight

[versed salmon]

Road to penn

Realistically tho Cornell/Yale are more interesting for me

wish Penn was in the COTI smh

[mental rivet]

Man I'm in a predicament

I don't know if I like UChicago enough to EDII (it'd suck to withdraw all my other applications), but it's the best chance I have to get into a really good school.

[daring steeple]

don't withdraw until you're in

[mental rivet]

Oh yeah I know I just mean I'd hate the "Oh, well what if I got into Cornell" thought

[lilac bridge]

me but with barnard & dartmouth

with the way my penn supps are turning out im def getting rejected

[lilac bridge]

road to barnard or dartmouth for me

[versed salmon]

I thought u were road to penn

[versed salmon]

LOL

[lilac bridge]

yeah but these supps are not it 😭

[trim karma]

that’s not really true. RD rate will probably be around ~5% for ED

low versus low doesn’t give any priority unless you know you’re a fit for their school

[mental rivet]

Someone said 1%

[trim karma]

mb I meant EAII, not RD

RD will probably be 1%

[mental rivet]

yikes.

[trim karma]

not applying :(

finalized my list though

[mental rivet]

No way I'm spending like $80 for a 1% acceptance rate

[trim karma]

yup, same

[mental rivet]

Yeah I changed my mind, I ain't applying to UChicago

All that time on the creative essay for nothing 🗿

Oh well

[daring steeple]

if you're applying for financial aid, it's free lol

might as well, don't let your work go to waste if you don't have to 😭

[mental rivet]

Oh?

CONFLICTING

[lilac bridge]

you might as well give it a shot

you already wrote the essay & there's no fee if you're applying for aid, so you really have nothing to lose

[daring steeple]

^^

[gentle maple]

Dubs!

[daring steeple]

would you like to attend a street brawl for your position in the class of 2027?

[foggy summit]

you just described my exact same issue

[mental rivet]

That means I can apply to another school 👀

[lilac bridge]

true but you'd have to write that supp

[mental rivet]

Sorry, I mean UChicago and another school.

[lilac bridge]

oo sorry i misunderstood, but yeah!

[mental rivet]

Cool cool

Thankfully the other essay is like Cornell

[daring steeple]

mmm.

[sullen mirage]

when is the 2 min video thing due?

jan 3 or when the portal is given

[celest path]

jan 9

or smth

i believe

[daring steeple]

As soon as possible

[mental rivet]

What are y'all doing for the video

[solar pike]

no idea

[gentle maple]

You essentially get a week after you submit your application

[versed salmon]

We can submit a vid even after defer?

[sullen mirage]

no clue i’m applying ed2

[solar pike]

not physics but astrophysics for me

[smoky bay]

Me

[celest path]

any do the martian prompt ED1 or EA

😭

[mental rivet]

I wrote it for RD

[celest path]

im working on it but idk how to structure

did u do paragraphs ?

or is urs erratically split up

im considering formatting it like a monologue but the structure of other uchic essay examples ive seen is much more uniform

[mental rivet]

You can see mine

It's written well, but it lacks personality

I wrote it as a story

[celest path]

i have no idea what im doing 💀 itd be much appreciated lmao

[mental rivet]

It's an interesting take... it'll be good once I add some personality here and there

Okay I'll dm it

[celest path]

idk if i need to tie in any why major and why college

it slightly applies to my major

[mental rivet]

Be warned, the general way it's written is not the greatest

[celest path]

i just need a general structural sense np

[mental rivet]

Could someone show me their Why UChicago essay?

I’m just trying to get some ideas.

[celest path]

i can show u mine

[mental rivet]

Sure!

[brazen comet]

does anyone actually get in from EA(deferred) to ED2?

[onyx sedge]

Yea, we don't have any stats though

[lilac bridge]

i mean yeah of course people do, but we don't have stats

[brazen comet]

Did i just waste an ED2?

Are EA deferrals automatically rejected in ED?

Ok here's my question

If Uchicago has an 85% yield, that means we can assume that at least 70% of people got into ED1 or ED2

that's around 1430 people getting in EDI and EDII

[gentle maple]

No

[brazen comet]

Can we assume EDI and EDII pools are similar in size

and about 5k each?

[gentle maple]

No assume lol

[trim karma]

uchi accepted 65% of their class ED/EA

[brazen comet]

which is 1400 students?

[trim karma]

so i’m thinking EDII is going to be tuff

yeah

[brazen comet]

shit they accepted 1400 students in ED and EA?

[gentle maple]

There’s no way saying 70% of their class from EDs

[gentle maple]

Even less

[brazen comet]

We know that Uchicago has a 85% matriculation rate

[trim karma]

and think about it: if they deferred the majority of ppl ED/EA

[gentle maple]

It’s 7% of 15,000 applicants for early

[trim karma]

they’re probably going to have at least 20k+ applicants rd

[gentle maple]

Which is 1050

[trim karma]

with 35% of their class to fill

[onyx sedge]

They claim that about 1/4 of their class comes from each pool, so I would assume that EDI is slightly larger than EDII and on par with EA but greater than RD

[brazen comet]

Cap

the numbers don't add up

[lilac bridge]

how many left for ED2 & RD

[onyx sedge]

"About"

[brazen comet]

that means that 700/1000 people who get in RD/EA matriculate

[gentle maple]

A total of 1750 undergrad people per class

[brazen comet]

That's the number of people who go, no the number of people who get in

over 2000 get accepted

[gentle maple]

Yes then you have to calc the acceptances with the yield rate number lmao

[lilac bridge]

so basically another 1000 from ED2 & RD

[brazen comet]

yeah

which i'd assume 700 is from EDII

[lilac bridge]

nah no way

only 300 from RD???? doesn't seem realistic

[gentle maple]

It’s about 2100 acceptances per class

[onyx sedge]

Probably closer to 550-650 from EDII

[brazen comet]

Here's my guess

700 EDI
700 EDII
350 EA
350 RD

Half of the people who get in EA and RD go, 1750 matriculate

[gentle maple]

Yield rate of 85% brings class size to 1750

[gentle maple]

You have no basis on this “guess” tho

[onyx sedge]

Trueeee

[brazen comet]

meaning 1400 EDI/2, and then 350/700 EA/RD end up going

[gentle maple]

“Least desirable” what is that even based on bro

[brazen comet]

Statistics

[lilac bridge]

"least desirable" ?????????

[gentle maple]

85% yield rate says OTHERWISE LMAOAOA

[brazen comet]

No that's uchicago playing games

[brazen comet]

Not for us

but people in general

[gentle maple]

YOURE LITERALLY CONTRADICTING YOURSELF

[gentle maple]

They can’t lie with statistics dude

That is just plain statistics

[brazen comet]

What i'm saying is that if you take 70% of your class from ED you'll have a higher yield rate

The people who get in RD/EA for Uchicago are also the type of people who also get into HYPSM Columbia Upenn etc

[gentle maple]

If you take more from ED of course you’ll be bound to have a high yield rate. I fully agree, but we don’t have any info on ED vs EA so you can’t make claims on the “predicted number of those pools”

[gentle maple]

Not necessarily true

[lilac bridge]

where are you getting this from

[brazen comet]

The people who get into one T10 are also more likely to get into another T10, otherwise most ivy's RD wouldn't have low matriculation rates...

*for RD

low meaning 50-60%

[gentle maple]

@brazen comet you realize Harvard has an 84% yield rate right?

[brazen comet]

again, that's harvard

upenn's RD yield is 60%

[lilac bridge]

you still can't guess at EA pool due to us having literally zero info on EA

[brazen comet]

Harvard has a 84% yield with no binding admissions options

think about that

[trim karma]

harvard is also considerably one of the best known colleges in the world

[gentle maple]

So Chicago yield rate is less ridiculous then?

[brazen comet]

no

[gentle maple]

Yale has a 71% yield

Cornell 65%

[brazen comet]

That's with ED

half the people who go are binded

[gentle maple]

Stanford yield rate is 80

[brazen comet]

the RD yield is then half of that so like 35%

[trim karma]

caltech’s yield rate is 50%

[gentle maple]

High yield rate with ED is less ridiculous dude-

[brazen comet]

Yeah

since they can take more ED

[lilac bridge]

idk why you think uchi's yield rate is ridiculous

[gentle maple]

So Uchicago a number is NOT ridiculous lol

They literally have two rounds of binding

[brazen comet]

I never said that

[brazen comet]

I just said it makes sense if they take 70% of their class from ED rounds

[trim karma]

how the fuck does byu have such a high yield rate

[lilac bridge]

how do you know they take 70% from ED, just out of curiosity

i don't do the stats game a lot but from what i've seen from the schools i've looked at, they tend to take 50% from ED

[brazen comet]

I don't know for sure, but its around there for sure

[brazen comet]

Yeah

most ivy's are like that

but they have one round

[lilac bridge]

that's a contradiction

[trim karma]

i heard they took 65% from ea and ed combined

which makes sense

[lilac bridge]

@gentle maple is this true

[brazen comet]

wait does that mean uchicago are downsizing

[gentle maple]

LOL used for sure to agree and disagree

[brazen comet]

are they only admitting 1700 this year

[gentle maple]

They took around 1000 from BOTH EARLY ROUNDS

ACCEPTANCES^

[brazen comet]

There's no way there's only 550 spots left

[gentle maple]

This is about 50% of the acceptances they offer

[trim karma]

good to know tbh

[brazen comet]

Oh, 50% of acceptance, 65% of the class filled

[gentle maple]

That’s just acceptances not confirmed people bruh

[brazen comet]

so are there around 1000 slots left?

[gentle maple]

About 1000 acceptances left yes

[lilac bridge]

jesus

[brazen comet]

and probably more from EDII than RD

[lilac bridge]

so can we guess at abt 600 acceptances in ED2

[gentle maple]

They’re averaging a bit above 2000 acceptances a year rn

[brazen comet]

how many people will EDII?

[trim karma]

byu LOL

[gentle maple]

They have no binding applications lol

[trim karma]

does byu have 2 eds

[brazen comet]

neither does harvard yale stanford

[lilac bridge]

we have no idea lmfao

[brazen comet]

the probably have a lot of sports commits

[gentle maple]

Many apply MIT EA and get in ED elsewhere

Mit doesn’t have REA or SCEA

[brazen comet]

That's just a RIP

[lilac bridge]

you have to remember that ED2 might be filled with ivy ED rejects and EA deferrals

[gentle maple]

Those other ivies do

[brazen comet]

I am both an ivy reject and an EA deferral

[lilac bridge]

well same

[brazen comet]

are you doing EDII?

[gentle maple]

Rip to you all

[lilac bridge]

likely it will be very competitive

[trim karma]

I am an EA deferral but I’m not sure if I want to ED2 uchi yet

[gentle maple]

But come to chicago!! It’s great

[trim karma]

i prefer evanstown 🌝

[lilac bridge]

im TRYING, uchi lemme in!!!

[gentle maple]

The area is so mid around there

Like suburb mid

[trim karma]

perfect 🤩

[gentle maple]

Also the amount of frats there is ceazyyy

Around 52% of there class is involved with a frat or sorority l

[trim karma]

dude i’m so scared i’m going to get rejected from bigger schools because “we don’t know how she’ll fare in the city, she’s lived in rural nowhere most of her life”

my harvard interviewer asked me that question and my answer wasn’t the best

[gentle maple]

What-

[trim karma]

and i’ve heard that’s something they note

if they don’t think u can handle being in a city they’ll L you

[gentle maple]

Just show you’ll be able to handle pressure

[brazen comet]

you had harvard interview yet?

[trim karma]

Yeah i did rea

deferred

[gentle maple]

Is it mandatory interview or based on availability

[trim karma]

availability

my interviewer was from a different region than i too

[gentle maple]

Okay those don’t matter that much unless you have a major red flag

[lilac bridge]

oooo

yeah alumni dont matter that much

[trim karma]

rlly had me convinced i was high priority until they yeeted me to rd

[brazen comet]

are you doing EDII?

[trim karma]

I’m considering

[mental rivet]

i'm seriously burnt out and questioning if applying to uchicago is worth it

i don't have much to say for the why us and my uncommon essay is mid

so there's no chance i'd get in RD, right?

[onyx sedge]

If those essays are both ass, probably not then

[mental rivet]

Yeah... I'm very average and they're very average essays

And I just don't have the energy

My "Why UChicago?" would be a rehashing of another school's "Why us?" essay.

And god knows I don't want to make that video.

[onyx sedge]

I'm not going to say don't try because if you really want to go somewhere, you always should, but if you're just going to burn yourself out and you could be working on other applications that may be already better (and could become great), then maybe you should shift your energy to those instead.

[mental rivet]

UChicago is my last application

I've already applied to 9 reaches

[onyx sedge]

oh, you could also just relax. Read a book, watch some videos, sleep, etc

[mental rivet]

I got math textbooks for Christmas that I haven't gotten to read and I'm dying to read them 😆

[onyx sedge]

I think you may want to consider taking a break then 😯

[mental rivet]

Yeah, I'm not going to be the 1% for UChicago, I quit 😆

It was a nice exercise in creative writing...

[onyx sedge]

Literally me with my organic chemistry textbook

[onyx sedge]

Truth

[mental rivet]

I've been staring at Spivak's Calculus for the last week while I've done apps all day

It's on my dresser

[onyx sedge]

Dang

Mine is on my chair

[mental rivet]

Maybe I could write a UChicago essay about that, lmao

[onyx sedge]

Ready to be devoured

[mental rivet]

Yes, factual

And I have linear algebra books

I just wanna do math

[onyx sedge]

You should help me get started with some good textbooks

[mental rivet]

Oh yeah?

[onyx sedge]

I am currently (breezing through) Calculus BC and am in need of some supplemental readings in some more... (actually) challenging math.

[mental rivet]

Hmm okay, let's see

The thing about Calc BC is... it's not actually that hard

[onyx sedge]

ITS SO EASY

[mental rivet]

So, I wrote about this in my Cornell essay

[trim karma]

look into multi

[mental rivet]

If math was a language

[trim karma]

it’s just 3d calc 1

[mental rivet]

Calculus would be the last piece of basic grammar in the language.

[onyx sedge]

I was going to say, that felt like the natural next step

[mental rivet]

Yeah but multi is, in my opinion, easier than Calc 2

[onyx sedge]

I like how you put that

[onyx sedge]

I'm going to cry

When does it get hard?

[trim karma]

multi is easier

you’re right

well

[mental rivet]

Well hold on

[trim karma]

easier to understand

multi is hard

[mental rivet]

Theoretical calculus (analysis) is very difficult

[trim karma]

discrete can be hard af too

[onyx sedge]

In what sense?

[trim karma]

the operations you’re doing

[mental rivet]

I mentioned Calculus by Michael Spivak... that book has at least a year of curriculum in it, and it's only Calc 1 and 2

[trim karma]

especially if you have to do derivations or seek them out of info ur given

[onyx sedge]

So, like mathematically intense, but conceptually generally simple?

[trim karma]

yes

well actually reverse

[onyx sedge]

I thought you said it was "easier to understand"

[trim karma]

conceptualizing parabolic hyperboloids in ur mind is hard as fuck

orwahteve they’re called

hyperbolic paraboloids in 3d

[onyx sedge]

Yea, but is that the trend or the exception?

[trim karma]

trend, the math on paper is easy

conceptualizing the 3d part is hard

[onyx sedge]

Sounds like I would like it then

[onyx sedge]

@mental rivet Do you agree with these below points?

[mental rivet]

One second...

My initial reaction is no, but hold on, I'm trying to prove a point, but it requires typing some LaTex 😆

[trim karma]

wait til you have to use mathematica

[mental rivet]

Okay I'm back

So, let me show you what I wrote for Cornell, it fits nicely here

[insert text I don't want copied]

So, basically

Calculus is where mathematics transitions from computational to theoretical

You have very basic calculus courses that are computations (e.g. Calc BC), but you also have very rigorous treatments of calculus (like Spivak's Calculus)

Here's a problem from Spivak's Calculus:

Any ideas on that?

Yeah... me neither

That's where calculus gets theoretical

And actually, rigorous treatments of calculus are usually called "Analysis"

So usually you take basic calculus, then analysis

Given that you're in BC, you can start looking into more theoretical calculus, but as @trim karma mentioned, discrete math is a thing, and you need it too do that level of math

I know I'm rambling...

Tldr; check out proof-based calculus

@daring steeple Thank you, thank you

[celest path]

what r yall talking about

[mental rivet]

That's a good way to phrase it, yeah. There's a lot of computations, but not a lot of conceptualization. @trim karma is right, 3D space is a pain to familiarize yourself with.

[mental rivet]

It's just a Pringle, duhh 🗿

I think I scared T-Rex into extinction

[trim karma]

a mind pringle

[mental rivet]

Dangit... I'm so conflicted about UChicago

I'll just do it haphazardly tomorrow

Extemporaneous writing is where I shine

[celest path]

i switched my prompt

to #6 and picked one from a different year

[mental rivet]

"Describe your table."

[celest path]

LOL

[onyx sedge]

I was peeing, lol

[trim karma]

“made of wood”

boom

[onyx sedge]

That all makes a lot of sense

I'll check out multivariable

[mental rivet]

"Full of gauges from when I raged at a chess game and took my knife and stabbed it"

[mental rivet]

Let me see if I can find a useful PDF for you, if you're curious

[onyx sedge]

Making my "Why?" essay look like child's play in comparison

[mental rivet]

Oh nonsense, those were the only two good paragraphs in the whole thing

[onyx sedge]

I would love to see one if you have the time to find one, otherwise just let it be. I have a gala tonight that I have to prep for soon

[trim karma]

dw my why major essay is silly too

[onyx sedge]

relatable

[mental rivet]

@onyx sedge https://www.doraci.com.br/downloads/matematica/Apostol_Calculus_vol-1.pdf

When you have time, look through some of the topics that you're familiar with

The additional depth might interest you

[onyx sedge]

Sweet

Thank you so much Baguette boy

Do you bake?

[mental rivet]

No, Baguette Boy is currently on Keto 😥

[trim karma]

hey guys, what inspires you me?

asking for a friend yale

[onyx sedge]

Ahh, understandable.

Good luck with that. I hope it's treating you well

[mental rivet]

It's... interesting

[onyx sedge]

hahahaha

[mental rivet]

Cardio is awful

[onyx sedge]

Truth, I stick mainly to strength training because of that

I do a little bit of cardio as warmup and cooldown

[mental rivet]

Oh nice

I used to be so fit

I'd wake up on Saturday morning and go on a 15 mile run for fun

[onyx sedge]

I like HIIT workouts to help distract from the fact that it is cardio

[mental rivet]

Now I have to entice myself with donuts to run a mile

[onyx sedge]

That's how it be sometimes

[mental rivet]

Oh I hate those

[onyx sedge]

When that kind of stuff happens, I try to take it really light and build it back up slowly, but with a fuck ton of positive associations and mental trickery to help wire my brain to actually enjoy it

Psychology is such an underrated field for students. It allows you to learn how to coerce your brain in weird ways to get it to do what you want better.

[mental rivet]

Definitely, I discovered it recently and it's really nice

And it ties to history really well

Some of it's scary

[onyx sedge]

Totally

It explains so much so well

[mental rivet]

I'm currently reading this: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555

[onyx sedge]

It's such a different perspective to view the world through

You should read The Coddling of the American Mind or The Righteous Mind, both by Jonathan Haidt, if you're into Psych at all

[mental rivet]

Oh okay, noted

[onyx sedge]

OMG

That book is on my reading list

hahahaha

[mental rivet]

I know he's controversial, but Jordan Peterson has some interesting lectures on psychology. Like outside of what's controversial, his biblical lectures and talks on Nazism are fascinating.

[onyx sedge]

The Righteous Mind talks about system 1 and system 2 a lot

[mental rivet]

Oh yeah, Daniel Kahneman invented that

[onyx sedge]

I am aware, but they provide some interesting views into relevant topics of our life

[mental rivet]

Well... discovered

[mental rivet]

Yeah definitely

What I kinda found crazy is that

He has an academic reason for every principle in most of history

[onyx sedge]

Damn

I didn't know that

[mental rivet]

Some of the stuff you wouldn't expect too

[onyx sedge]

Like?

[mental rivet]

Like how Hitler got really popular

How everyone bought into that

And how these average men are now guards at concentration camps

Psychology definitely makes you question how sure you are that you know yourself

[onyx sedge]

Truth. The more I learn about the psychology, the less I feel like I know about myself. Although, now I've gotten to a point where I feel like I vaguely understand most of what my brain is doing at most times, which has allowed me to feel some semblance of understanding.

[mental rivet]

Yeah for sure

Like you fall all the way down to understanding nothing and then the trip back up is slow

[onyx sedge]

So slow. It's taken so many videos, articles, and papers for me to feel like I have even just a fractional understanding of my brain. Even then, most of my knowledge is in conscious processing, not the vast other systems of our brain

[mental rivet]

Yeah definitely

Then you get to a decent point

And you start reading philosophy

And you crash again

[onyx sedge]

And then you learn something that you were completely unaware of and then it all falls apart

[mental rivet]

And then Nietzsche buries you even further down

[onyx sedge]

I'm gonna go work on my additional information section revisions, but it was nice talking to you

Thanks for the resources and conversation

[mental rivet]

You as well

Good luck in Calc BC

[onyx sedge]

Why would I?

lol

[mental rivet]

Why would you what?

[daring steeple]

yes ofc

[mental rivet]

I'm glad you liked it, hopefully Cornell does too

And you know what, you saying that it was good has made me decide to just put something down for UChicago

[mental rivet]

Got 308 words already 😤

450

When I finish this can someone read it?

[mental rivet]

I finished, wooo

720 words in 40 minutes

[broken mason]

awesome!

[mental rivet]

that was zoom

[onyx sedge]

I can read

[daring steeple]

Is getting deferred by uchicago is a bad thing?

[daring steeple]

Sure!! Share it wid me

[quick owl]

fuckin

30k messages

[gentle maple]

Pretty sure you can still access everything

[daring steeple]

If you originally submitted it, they still have it

[gentle maple]

They download everything usually after a week since the submission

You receive an email saying your application materials are complete after they download it

[gentle maple]

Guys they watch watch watch the video

DO IT

[celest path]

yeah

they highly recommend it

[trim karma]

aww

[celest path]

tbh brown watches it too

its not like they dont watch it if u submit

but uchi specifclly recommends

and they havent in past years

im drafting my script rn

[gentle maple]

Noice! Go YALL!

[lilac bridge]

OKAY I GUESS IM DOING IT

idk what to talk abt tho

[gentle maple]

Something fun! Just be yourself lol

[lilac bridge]

can i talk abt travelling 😭

[celest path]

Anyhing, yeah
The admissiosn rep i met said to use it to fill holes in ur app, like more why us, show more interdiscpline, more why major, introduce urself and ur friends and hobbies

She said some of the memorable ones included people showing and talking abt their favorite place to be or study

[lilac bridge]

ooo okay

[mental rivet]

What exactly do I talk about

It's introductory?

[gentle maple]

GUYS MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE PROMPTS ON TOP OF SUPP PDF PAGE AS THATS WHAT THEY ASK FOR

[sullen mirage]

someone who edited my creative essay told me that in general the essay is very much geared towards humanities majors and that stem major applicants usually aren’t the best at creative writing. but he also said stem majors are competing against each other so it’s kinda level? any thoughts 😭

[mental rivet]

This is fair

I happen to be a prospective STEM major who likes writing, so that was nice, but this is definitely true

The STEM majors who are good at writing (I don't claim to be one) will definitely shine through though

[sullen mirage]

i’m a stem that sucks at writing rip me

[gentle maple]

Not necessarily true, they look for passion and creativity through the essays

[celest path]

I did the past prompt of changing the letter of a majors name

As a stem major lol

Personally im decent at creative writing it just takes a hot second for me to switch my brain gears

[mental rivet]

Took me two weeks to write my mediocre-at-best story

I like writing, but not creative writing

[celest path]

I wrote about Themistry, the practice of themes in literature, but used a lot of chemistry terms its hilarious

U can definitely tie ur stem side in, but yea ig its more humanities skewed

[daring steeple]

not applying to uchi but can i read this

sounds awesome

[celest path]

lmao yeh

its kind of a rant more so than a cohesive essay

[daring steeple]

lmao all good

[mental rivet]

I swear that's what they look for 🗿

[barren burrow]

When submitting the uchicago essays, is there any specific format to follow?

Like what font, size, double spaced, include prompt, etc

[gentle maple]

Just include prompt

Don’t make double spaced

[barren burrow]

ok ty!

[gentle maple]

Size should be 11-12

[barren burrow]

times new roman?

[gentle maple]

Yea

Personally I used size 11 single spaced

[barren burrow]

how long was ur essay?

[lilac bridge]

i just used whatever the google docs default was but i had the prompt at the top

[celest path]

i did size 12 EB Garamond 1.15 spaced

[sullen mirage]

i used calibri size 11

easier for me to read

[gentle maple]

500 and 570 why and unique respectively

[celest path]

mine were both 700-800

between that range

[gentle maple]

👍

[gentle maple]

No you

[teal mauve]

I’m aware we’re trying to decide which one to keep

[broken mason]

You need something?

[sullen mirage]

if i already did the test self report and ed agreement on commonapp do i need to do it on the portal too?

or are these just general forms

i have no idea what schoolhouse is

its just on my portal anyways

[gentle maple]

ask your questions here bro

and we can answer

[solar pike]

so i was looking at the common data set for uchicago and it says gpa is only considered while something like rigor or extracurriculars is very important

its like the only school that doesnt have gpa as very important

how accurate is this

cause like how is gpa weighted the same as state residency 💀

[celest path]

Video supp exactly/under 2 min? Or can it be slightly over

[daring steeple]

Bro, why is your AO’s handwriting so good.

[teal mauve]

UChicago

[onyx sedge]

It can be over 2 minutes. I know some people got in with ones over 2:30 - 3:00

[celest path]

kk tyy

[onyx sedge]

Ofc

[gentle maple]

Dubs

[daring steeple]

Does uchicago require an loci

I forgot

[gentle maple]

If deferred yes

I mean maybe not necessary, but you should if you actually want your application to be thoughtfully considered again

[daring steeple]

Amazing thx

I will be doing that also because I have a new award to put on

[lilac bridge]

looks like the writing grind doesn't stop even after RD apps

[gentle maple]

Sadly 🥲

[clear sluice]

yoo

deferred gang here

y'all sent in LOCIs?

[ocean mortar]

fuck no

least of my concern

.5% deferred EA acceptance rate in RD headass school

[clear sluice]

😭

[clear sluice]

idt there's a last date

but preferably send it in by this week

[clear sluice]

@rancid dew

[celest path]

is it bad if my video profile is largely "why major" and describing my inspiration

2 minutes is like nothing

[gentle maple]

Do you want to watch my video

[celest path]

idk i know i want to cover why major in my vid

its just i didnt expect this to be so short

[gentle maple]

Just don’t

[celest path]

dont what

[celest path]

wdym

[gentle maple]

Don’t cover why major-

[celest path]

why not 💀

i have a rlly good memorable hook

and its mostly about my inspiration

[gentle maple]

Wonderful

@celest path also respond to my freaking mod mail please

[celest path]

and why major isnt covered anywhere else in my application

...

[gentle maple]

In your essay!

What the heck

[celest path]

its not

lol

i was gonna in my creative one

but i switched prompt

[gentle maple]

Your why chicago

You should’ve def explained it there bruh

Ong

[celest path]

nah

[gentle maple]

@celest path wdym deposit receipt

[celest path]

a receipt email

of ur deposit.

[gentle maple]

Where do I find that

[celest path]

when u pay the deposit, u get an email

or the portal will show deposit received.

[celest path]

ok but sherry vernon said video is for holes in my application 😭

[gentle maple]

Ohhh

Who tf

Is sherry

@celest path check my mod mail again lol

[celest path]

my regional admissions advisor

from uchicago

[gentle maple]

Do you want to watch my video

[celest path]

Sure

[round trail]

is this offer open to others

😁

[gentle maple]

Dm lol

I’m going to post it on YT tonight

For those who are like making it within the next week

[lilac bridge]

thomas ur a lifesaver

rlly tryna get that A2C meetup

[gentle maple]

Hell YEAHH

[torpid sequoia]

can you dm the vid to me too

[gentle maple]

I’m going to have to text it to anyone who wants it

It won’t send through discord or insta

[clear sluice]

just add it to google drive and share to whoever wants to see lol

[torpid sequoia]

can i dm you my contact info?

[gentle maple]

Yea yea

Wait guys guys

I’m posting it on YT this afternoon

I need to make a thumbnail first

[dusk holly]

did u make a high quality video

thats doxx

[dusk holly]

mods will 1984 if u post ur face

or smt with ur face

[gentle maple]

LMAO

I’ll dm it whoever wants it

Jsut dm me later tonight

[forest jay]

extension!!

[signal ginkgo]

hmm i took uchicago off my list but with this extension maybe I add it back?

[signal ginkgo]

lol same time

[mental rivet]

BRO

ALL THESE SCHOOLS AND THEIR EXTENSIONS

[forest jay]

Ikr lmfaoooooo these snakes they shouldve just extended from the beginning

[mental rivet]

If I don't get into a school because I submitted on time and kinda rushed while some bozo was late and got an extension I swear...

[lilac bridge]

WHAT THE FUCK

WHY IS EVERY SCHOOL EXTENDING THE FUCKING DEADLINE

[mental rivet]

amen

[lilac bridge]

atp what eveb are deadlines like

im still gonna submit penn tonight but if an extension comes in...

[mental rivet]

stg

[lime tangle]

wait are they not getting enough apps or what

bro i hate that they made that email bc now a lot of ppl might submit now 😭

(me)

[trim karma]

HUH

lol

0.25% acceptance rate RD 😞

[lime tangle]

fr

[gentle maple]

Not there was a bug with common app

[lime tangle]

oh☠️

[trim karma]

maybe i’ll apply 😳

😼 they didn’t give me a fee waiver though…

[foggy summit]

whered u get this numbewr

[trim karma]

it was a joke

[foggy summit]

mmm