#UChicago (2022-2023)

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safe wagon
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yeah they always do

woven narwhal
gentle slate
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i’m so happy

brazen comet
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You got waitlisted?

gentle slate
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yea

distant onyx
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james pls shut up

ocean mortar
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james is a nerd

daring steeple
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as someone from chicago nu >>>>>

safe wagon
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James can go away

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DID ANYONE IN THIS THREAD GET IN

ocean mortar
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NO

lilac bridge
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uchi is 80k a year anyways we all dodged a bullet

safe wagon
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we need someone here to get in we need a success story

near temple
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uchicago ddosed everyone in the uchicago channel

gentle maple
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Aw man

near temple
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and rejected anyone who wasted time on discord. such a scummy move by uchicago

rose falcon
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thats wild kek

safe wagon
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Time to update my spreadsheet and watch Netflix

gentle slate
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i’m honestly so happy

sharp pulsar
safe wagon
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U win some u lose some

distant onyx
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when will i win

glacial wave
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did anyone get in

safe wagon
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My essays were ass this was expected I’m not upset

trim karma
full pagoda
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this server might be biased towards WL though cause a lot of us are definitely top 15%

trim karma
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nobody

distant onyx
woven narwhal
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feel free to keep updating this 👍

spice garden
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sending love to all who didnt get a decision they wanted today <3

tame grove
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time to delete the uchicago from my nickname lmao

full pagoda
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the thing is tho if nobody got accepted there could potentially be spots on the waitlist accepted 😍

brazen comet
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14 people got waitlisted?

distant onyx
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good luck to everyone who got waitlisted

brazen comet
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WHAT WHY SO MANY

sterile magnet
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good luck to waitlists

tame grove
wheat rampart
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waitlisted🙁🙁

gentle maple
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Sorry to everyone, admissions brutal

rigid crane
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i completely forgot i applied here but got waitlisted 😵‍💫

tame grove
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chicago also has rly high yield

brazen comet
distant onyx
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love y'all i hope i also get accepted to somewhere around the us

mild rose
tame grove
modern sable
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Any intl student applying for aid who got waitlisted?

near temple
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if you got deffered, you were supposed to write a LOCI right?

gentle maple
soft rover
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I got in

loud whale
trim karma
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YOOOOOO

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CONGRATS

spice garden
tame grove
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AYO CONGRATSSSSS

sterile magnet
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W

distant onyx
tame grove
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show us the happy bubbles 😭

limber gazelle
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confusion??

full pagoda
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it wasn't wrong LMFAO

tame grove
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we aint mentioning portal astronomy

full pagoda
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@crimson turtle did you get in :p

safe wagon
silk flare
safe wagon
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CONGRATS U MUST BE CRACKED ASL

wheat rampart
crimson turtle
safe wagon
silk flare
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I hope so Lmao

merry portal
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Waitlisted UChicago

silk flare
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Gets me wondering, if i did the video maybe I would have gotten in

hard sentinel
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what does a waitlist v rejection look like

mighty hinge
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What’s the move on waitlist

quasi ermine
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Did anyone get in lol

sudden turtle
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anyone know what percentage they waitlist

mighty hinge
limber gazelle
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I'm going to chicago the day after tomorrow for a campus tour

mighty hinge
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Sliding right to the admissions office fr

glacial wave
limber gazelle
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Hopefully write a good LOCI, demonstarte some interest

glacial wave
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good loci and interest could def help

quasi ermine
sudden turtle
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smth on google said like 15% but idk where their source is

mental rivet
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waitlist

quasi ermine
wheat rampart
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was the lack of withdrawal thing a red herring or

ocean mortar
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no it was legit LMAO

daring steeple
hard sentinel
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lot a waitlists here

daring steeple
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IM PROUD

oak trench
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so no withdrawal = either acceptance or rejection?

teal gulch
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You’re probably going to get timed out lol

daring steeple
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AND YOU WERE RD

mental rivet
hard sentinel
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anybody flat out rejected

daring steeple
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u have good things to come

mighty hinge
oak trench
spice garden
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tbh waitlisting so many people seems a little scummy

heavy surge
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Guys did we all get waitlisted?

mighty hinge
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So that was probs bs

heavy surge
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Did we all just get waitlisted?

hexed loom
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did everyone get wailisted?

teal gulch
hard sentinel
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i guess so

ocean mortar
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i got rejected

mighty badge
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i’m scared to open it lolz

woven narwhal
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reminder of this for anyone who'd like!

hard flame
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Waitlisted 😥

hexed loom
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smae

heavy surge
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Same

full pagoda
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it seems like the vast majority of people were waitlisted

hard sentinel
mighty hinge
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Even after 4:30?

hard flame
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NOAH ITS THEO

hard sentinel
ocean mortar
full pagoda
gentle slate
woven narwhal
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UChicago decisions came out at 4pm CST (5pm EST, 2pm PST, 10pm GMT) on Friday, March 10th.

merry portal
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I was so surprised to get that email

sterile magnet
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2 pm pst

merry portal
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that decisions were out

woven narwhal
brazen comet
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@crimson turtle did u get in or were u capping

crimson turtle
loud whale
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y'all fell for it again lmao

hard flame
ashen violet
high skiff
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waitlisted

daring steeple
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Waitlisted, accepted my spot so quick

gentle slate
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same lol

hard sentinel
merry portal
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does the spots run out ?

spiral frigate
high skiff
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don’t think so

merry portal
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or you can accept it at any time

hard sentinel
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how the hell did so many people get waitlisted

mighty badge
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i got ejected

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they’re clowns

crystal marsh
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Did they come out at 5 EST or just now?

merry portal
hard sentinel
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5

round sable
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There's basically no point in uchig Rd with their 1% acceptance rate

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Either Ed or bust

rose falcon
woven narwhal
high skiff
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did no one get accepted

woven narwhal
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There's a Theo t at my school lol

heavy surge
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Fellow waitlisted peeps, should we switch to ED 3?

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Do you think they’ll accept us then?

high skiff
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nah bro wait for ivy day

daring steeple
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One of my friends just got in RD

tame grove
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i deadass just dont know why i got my hopes up 😭 should have gone ed

high skiff
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i’m international tho so i had no expectations to begin w

spiral frigate
hard sentinel
safe wagon
trim karma
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if i did uchicago ed id have applied but rd isn’t worth it because there’s 3 rounds prior to it lmao

still seal
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is it a red flag abt ur app to get rejected instead of waitlisted if so many get waitlisted 😭

trim karma
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you’re fighting for scraps

high skiff
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i’m not that bothered it’s chill

tame grove
lilac bridge
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fuck umich for doing that

heavy surge
lilac bridge
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& fuck uchi for not accepting you

tame grove
safe wagon
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it’s not indicative of future decisions if that’s what ur getting at. college admissions r so random and a lottery so don’t sweat it

mighty badge
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uchicago a bunch of bums

lilac bridge
safe wagon
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Why tf is there slow mode

tame grove
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90% of my class sending an app there

mental rivet
safe wagon
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TURN IT OFF THRN OFF SLOW MODE

tame grove
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so like, how many can they accept?

lilac bridge
safe wagon
marsh harbor
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bro why'd my entire friend group get waitlisted 💀

lilac bridge
jagged ocean
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Where are all my uchi babes

tame grove
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thanks natalie but i rly dont 😭

lilac bridge
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omg lucy i haven't seen you in forever

loud whale
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No one in my school has been accepted from 2010💀

lilac bridge
safe wagon
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Natalie is gonna go to UPenn

lilac bridge
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literally pray for me

jagged ocean
safe wagon
lilac bridge
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road to upenn please 🙏

jagged ocean
austere stag
torpid sequoia
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congrats to your friend!!

austere stag
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and i’m not capping i can show the letter he sent it to me

tight nimbus
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i didnt even get an email 😭 i’ll go check i guess

lilac bridge
lilac bridge
austere stag
lilac bridge
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asides from ur friend

torpid sequoia
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I’m at school so I’m too scared to open rn I’ll wait until I get home😪

safe wagon
safe wagon
daring steeple
loud whale
royal musk
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How much do they accept off the waitlist

safe wagon
high cairn
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uchicago waitlist c’of 2027

sterile magnet
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Most likely capping lol

quasi ermine
woven narwhal
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So far 26 waitlists, 15 rejections, no acceptances (for a2c responders)

high cairn
hard flame
austere stag
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it’s why they are worst UC campus by far dude

high cairn
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waitlist chances r low right

rose bloom
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Rejected YAYYY

high cairn
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if like 75% got waitlist 😭

rose bloom
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not upset ngl

high cairn
tight nimbus
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oh fun i got rejected

woven narwhal
tight nimbus
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moral of the story dont apply RD

austere stag
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literally

high cairn
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anybody here do questbridge rd?

wide bramble
gentle maple
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Yikers

sterile magnet
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no

sharp pulsar
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i think if u wrote a good loci and sent it early you have a good shot

cosmic solar
high thistle
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I got waitlisted. Is there any chance or?

pastel dawn
silk flare
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Ive heard its like 5-10% from WL in the past (?)

spice garden
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that seems really high tbh

high thistle
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Does anyone know how many applicants they accept off the waitlist?

tame grove
sharp pulsar
tame grove
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at this point im accepting going to my least favorite safety

celest path
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What percent did they waitlist

sterile magnet
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Discord server 63%

celest path
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No

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Like

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Actual people

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😭

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Of the whole pool

craggy night
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I don't think we have that data atm

mild rose
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they wont release

craggy night
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there should be, like, mandatory reporting for this kind of stuff

mild rose
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theyre obscure with their numbers

round trail
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wooo add me to that rejection pile

craggy night
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If a college wants non-profit tax status and such the govt. should make them report admission rates and such

sterile magnet
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they will never release that information because it's not beneficial to applicant numbers

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2021-2022 CDS it's left blank

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they want people to think RD is a fair game lol

craggy night
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grrrr

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Anyone else indicate they wanted consideration for c/o 2028 on the waitlist spot acceptance form?

real condor
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yeah

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does anyone know the actual waitlist %

scenic zodiac
sterile magnet
high cairn
celest path
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I said yes to both

craggy night
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same

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tho in the small text they said it doesn't affect your odds

celest path
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I mean

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Putting yes to both doesnt affect ur co27 odds

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But in general the co28 is more likely to happen than a co27

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Since they dont need to report co28 acceptances in their acceptance rate

gray geyser
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i was napping but i woke up and i am rejected 🕺💃🕺💃

spice garden
gray geyser
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tbh it brings me comfort to know i only didn’t withdraw my application because my philosophy is that if i wasted my time writing those essays, i wanna waste the AO’s time reading them again

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and by god did i waste five minutes of that man’s time god bless

maiden jolt
spice garden
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CONGRATS!!!!

torpid sequoia
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CONGRATSSS

round trail
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the first and only uchic rd w

torpid sequoia
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I got waitlisted

round trail
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congrats dude

tight nimbus
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CONGRATS!!!!

foggy lintel
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im still waiting on mi decision

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transfer moment

long thistle
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waitlisted! im so happy bc i thought i was going to be straight rejected

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congrats to everyone who was accepted im so happy for you

celest path
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Hinestly i was so confused reading the waitlisted msg

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Cuz i didnt wanna read from the start

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So i wouldnt have to see like

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We regret to inform i

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U

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So all i was seeing was like

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We had a record number of applicants

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And couldnt take u

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Then i read the start and there was no regret

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And then i wasrlly fucking confused

long thistle
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lmao

vast iris
vast iris
rose falcon
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and its a loci how much interest u got if u waiting that long

sharp pulsar
long thistle
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oh ig im getting tejected from there

rose falcon
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with the amount they deferred (rumored) bc of not being able to finish id imagine a late loci may fuck u over

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cuz its us + rd kids

vast iris
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many of umich deferrals are to protect their yield rate, and chances of protecting their yield rate goes high if you submit loci as late as possible

rose falcon
rose falcon
vast iris
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loci: letter of continued interest

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it says online everywhere that michigan defers bulk of california applicants to protect their yield rate, because they know californian's will likely pick UCs above umich

rose falcon
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right

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im just wondering how later=more interest

quiet kraken
vast iris
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here's the logic: if you submit loci in early february, you are not helping them with their yield rate protection. however when you submit loci in late march when many of UCs are already out, you are conveying to umich that you still want to come to umich, hence helping them with their yield rate

daring steeple
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I'm not even gonna mf lie to you all

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I didn't even know it was possible to be EA deferred and waitlisted☠

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Got me waiting the whole app cycle for a firm decision

trim karma
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u were just that good

daring steeple
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Should've accepted me atp, now I'm wondering why I took the time out my precious summer to attend their little summer scholarship program and get a 100 in their class

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Welp, might have my first firm reject tomorrow with caltech☠ it was a nice run

long thistle
wide shuttle
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i did not indeed get in

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how does waitlist work? do you write a loci? i have additional info to provide but idk if they want a loci or anything bc they did say if we had additional info to provide we should put it in our portal

daring steeple
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Idek what to do w that

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I've already written a LOCI

limber gazelle
wide shuttle
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ive yet to write a loci (i need to stop procrastinating umich...)

limber gazelle
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what does this mean?

wide shuttle
# limber gazelle

so if you want to withdraw from waitlist you wont be considered for co2028 gap year

limber gazelle
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Ok, so released just means that you quit from waitlist

wide shuttle
austere canyon
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Does anyone know around what percent of applicants got waitlisted and how many get off the waitlist

daring steeple
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Both are unknown

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Not even gonna try guesstimate because A2C is very competitive in general, might not apply to the rest of the pool

vast iris
slate flume
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Fuck UChicago I got my offer @ #1050953827186114581 anyways :D

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exactly

mighty badge
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how many got in percentage wise

rose falcon
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0.000001

solar pike
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real

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(the sad part is that this number might actually be real)

woven narwhal
# limber gazelle 11% is what i saw online

The waitlist is almost by definition variable year to year, but from speculation online the regular decision acceptance rate is ~6.5%, approximately 15% get waitlisted, and approximately ~4-10% of the waitlist get off the waitlist and are offered a spot.

limber gazelle
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I thought overall is 6.5% from online

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Which is outdated now, the 11% was from 19-20

woven narwhal
zenith kayak
loud whale
quasi ermine
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thanks

loud whale
spice garden
versed salmon
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Time to open

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Did anyone get in??

lilac bridge
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like 1 person 😭

versed salmon
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I haven't opened mine yet so we'll see

lilac bridge
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good luck dnx 🫡

daring steeple
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My friend got in
She don't even wanna go fr☠

versed salmon
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This year’s applicant pool was one of the strongest in the University’s history.

should've done better in HS smh lmao

lilac bridge
versed salmon
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at least i got notified that UBuffalo finaid is on its way!

daring steeple
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Fr, she don't even know what she did fr, that spot could've been me😭😭

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They accept at least 1 a year from our school

lilac bridge
lilac bridge
versed salmon
versed salmon
lilac bridge
versed salmon
lilac bridge
# versed salmon Colder than NYC?

uhhh it's like consistent 20s-40s farenheit for 5 months straight, at night you can go all the way down to single digits, and in dec/jan it'll be single digits & negative degrees w the wind chill

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chicago aint the windy city for no reason

versed salmon
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Omg i even forgot to say:
it's really annoying that the link in the email directly links to the decision cause i couldn't even get to pray before opening it smh

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Welp, time to leave this thread ig

lilac bridge
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bye dnx

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good luck on the rest of your decisions!!

safe wagon
daring steeple
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all ik is that she's ranked #1 and has a gpa of like 3.9UW/4.85W, she also went TO

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i'm #3 with 3.95UW/4.77W

daring steeple
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at this/that point

broken mason
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Did not see much good news here

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L Uchicago

spice garden
broken mason
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I expected about as much but 🤷‍♂️ was hoping for these guys

silk flare
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I mean RD is just a bloodbath

woeful marsh
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To all accepted with Q's, dms are open. Current Soph that is fairly well versed in everything related to the uni

vestal stratus
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I got waitlisted catthumbs

elfin stag
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Dammit

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Rejection hits hard

gentle maple
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if youre really passionate

clear sluice
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u got rejected with those oly medals right
same here brother ❤️

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they just yield protected us 😎 || /s ||

elfin stag
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Do they admit international student in RD round?

clear sluice
elfin stag
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Hmm

silk flare
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dont feel too bad, UChicago RD for intls is like giga rng shitfestival

restive pike
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also, they waitlisted intls who applied without aid

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for profit

clear sluice
vestal stratus
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Uchicago missing out frfr

tribal hull
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is there anything we can do to get accepted from the waitlist???

tender pasture
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does any1 know acceptance rate of getting in from wait list

royal musk
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I’m not sure ngl

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Hopefully decent since I got on the waitlist

mental rivet
open ledge
royal musk
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They probbaly take somewhere between 5 and 15% of waitlisted applicants just I’m not entirely sure what the numbers are since each year is diff

open ledge
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the number they take is still super low

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so i’m not like super confident but it’s like waitlist is like a soft no vs an absolute

royal musk
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yeah def

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Not even a soft no really you still have a chance

celest path
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Some schiols overenroll and take none off the waitlist

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Bu i dont think uhci is one of those

open ledge
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true but i thought the over enroll only really happened at bigger schools

royal musk
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Just show them u are still interested in going and update them w ur new awards and how things are going

celest path
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The way my counselor (former ao) put it was they waitlist hordes of ppl bc when someone withdraws or denies admission, they need to fill that exact hole

royal musk
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other than that it’s out of ur hands just accept ur waitlist spot and hopefully u get in 😭

celest path
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Like male in humanities

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Cuz they expected a male in humanities theyre going to scour the waitlist for so@eone who matches the profile theyre looking for

long thistle
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oh. asian in stem btw🤡

royal musk
celest path
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Yeah but i meant more so its out of ur hands cuz they know ur a solid candidate and they know ur projected major and ur demographics

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Theyll choose based on that

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Not how good u r

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College is a business

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😔

royal musk
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yep p sure UChicago doesn’t do ranked waitlists

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so atp it’s just by chance of others accepting/denying

celest path
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You can attempt to raise odds like im grateful my hs is quirky and lets us basically ed3 to a waitlist

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But it rlly is out of ur hands

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Raise odds as in send updates and loci

royal musk
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yep I’m sure the acceptance rate of students on the waitlist with LOCIs and updates sent is much higher than those without

celest path
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I need to send an update form but idk what id update with

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💀

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I havent done anything

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If i get rejected from all other schools i like more ill pribs take advantage of our ed3 system and use it on uchi

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🙏

royal musk
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u got it just send it over with an update of how ur classes are going what u have accomplished in clubs etc

long thistle
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how early do i send

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asap? actually i might send after a debate tourney next week

royal musk
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ye delay it a little if u have competitions coming up

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since u can potentially get award

celest path
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We dont do clubs

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💀

royal musk
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bro wha😭😭

celest path
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Ig i can comment on clssses

royal musk
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So u got no extra curriculars

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umm I’m not sure rhen tbh I’ll try to think a bit for ya

long thistle
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how does getting waitlisted work? what does the loci do?

sharp pulsar
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They just waitlisted me so they can give me the good news later‼️‼️

celest path
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I alrdy updated them on a recent course addition i did in feb

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And i included my internship plans for may

royal musk
royal musk
celest path
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Yeah for waitlist, loci is a lot about showing the school u rlly want to attend

sharp pulsar
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It’s annoying tho cause were expected to act like a school is #1 choice without knowing the finaid package

celest path
royal musk
celest path
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But my counselor also mentioned that aos know how to read the difference in subliminal msging they read hundredds of locis

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Theyll know if ur language intends to mean ull 100% admit if accepted

sharp pulsar
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It’s ok uchicago was just the warmup

celest path
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Or if its generalized i rlly like this school

sharp pulsar
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Colleges are just feeling a bit shy it’s fine 🥰🥰 I know mit got my back

celest path
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Thats why my school does ed3 to boost our odds

sharp pulsar
celest path
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Its like

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Not a thing most hses do

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I think

royal musk
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bro my school has only sent 2 people to ivys

long thistle
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idk if my school has sent any

royal musk
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One like 30 years ago and one like 4 years ago

celest path
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But we sign a legal document saying we’d attend if accepted

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And our counselor calls the admissions office

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Saying we signed smth

royal musk
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👍 ED is pretty strict

sharp pulsar
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Ed3 is so funny to me like how many rounds can it be LMFAOO

celest path
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I j call it that

sharp pulsar
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Ed4 😧

celest path
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Cuz its quite literally ed3

royal musk
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brb gonna go apply ed7

celest path
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But then again our counselors dont let us remain on waitlists after may

royal musk
celest path
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We’re told to withdraw so we can spend time making ourselves happier abt the acceptances we do have

sharp pulsar
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Your counselors sound so overbearing id wanna be left tf alone 💀

celest path
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Mines p chill

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The woman is overbearing af

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The things they do genuienely help and have solid reasoning

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So idm

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Like withdrawing ur safeties if u get accepted toa. Target

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Makes sense

spice garden
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where are people getting the 15% statistic about the waitlist?

royal musk
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Google

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dk if it’s accurate though since it’s not@directly from them

heavy surge
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15%?

slate flume
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(for some schools)

heavy surge
slate flume
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lol, imagine an ED3 for waitlist tho lol

heavy surge
slate flume
celest path
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Has a legal doc for us to sign

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To commit to a waitlisted school

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Guaranteed attendance

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And then they call the admissions of the uni and notify them

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And whatever

slate flume
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huh
interestingg
also pls remove slowmode

heavy surge
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Unless UChicago just waitlisted everyone, like WOTS claims

slate flume
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yeah but I mean if UChicago is higher than any school you got admitted to. And then your waitlist options are minimal - best to increase your chances than hope out of an Ivy waitlist. ykwim?

heavy surge
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I'm gonna grind this LOCI out sometime this week

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And this video portfolio too

full pagoda
#

i had a weaker app in terms of ecs compared to other people and yet i got wl'd so i hope it means my essay was good or smth

celest path
#

slow mode off apologiies

full pagoda
#

or maybe it's the luck of the draw

celest path
#

i also wouldnt miind deferred acceptance to any top school

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😭

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like girl id gladly take a gap year

celest path
#

and when we email that school with updates, we use definitive language saying we'd 100% go if accepted

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and then our counselors call the uni

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doesnt guarantee anything but it adds hope lmao

foggy lintel
#

oh damn

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that’s cool

slate flume
mental rivet
#

Is there anything we need to do for the waitlist?

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Like LOCI or video?

full pagoda
#

i think a loci is very recommended

daring steeple
#

I cant do another loci ☠☠

mental rivet
broken mason
#

These fellas are working on the damn fourth round of UChicago decisions

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Man why is the school like this

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They’ll keep you on your toes until they can’t anymore

mental rivet
#

Do I even write the LOCI? 😆

mental rivet
mental rivet
celest path
#

My counselor told me to send multiple locis

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💀

mental rivet
mental rivet
#

Okay so I wrote my LOCI, do I email it to my state's AO?

wheat rampart
#

if u didn’t do the video originally is it worth doing now?

celest path
#

I did my video alrdy

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The thing is

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The video is recommended

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And therefore “optiona”

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With the heavy quotes

mental rivet
#

Yeah but they do say it won't go against you

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Will it look worse to submit it now?

celest path
#

Well they have to say that

mental rivet
#

I really don't have anything to add, that's the issue

celest path
#

Not rlly itll show u care

mental rivet
#

All I would do is film myself solving a Rubik's cube

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And yapping a little

celest path
#

Have u seen the loads of other vids

mental rivet
lilac bridge
#

i mean from my pov, doing the video shows that you care abt the school enough to do an optional thing

celest path
#

^

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Its recommended

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Not optional

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Well

lilac bridge
#

and if you're looking to (hopefully) increase the chances of getting off the waitlist, it's a great thing to do

celest path
#

Inherently optional

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But recommended

celest path
#

My regions ao heavily emphasized the optional part

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Like

mental rivet
#

Looks like I'm filming tomorrow

celest path
#

How its recommended

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And they j made it rec this year

mental rivet
#

I guess I just solve a Rubik's cube and then talk

celest path
#

Or favorite places in ur home

mental rivet
celest path
#

Yea

mental rivet
celest path
#

Thatd work

mental rivet
#

Okay should be fine

celest path
#

Mine was a bit overkill but its cuz i spent a while on it and i had a concept i rlly wanted tied in

mental rivet
#

Imagine...

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What is it? 2 mins max?

celest path
#

2 min maximum but uchi has a flexible limit

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Its fine to go over a bit

mental rivet
#

Oh okay

#

I'll brainstorm some ideas tomorrow, thanks!

spice garden
#

if anyone wants make to take a look at their video id be happy to offer some feedback

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speaking, anecdotally of course, as someone who made a video

full pagoda
#

like how does it work

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are you just talking about yourself or whatnot

spice garden
#

bruh i made mine in one day

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dont think about structure

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like just do what feels intuitive to you; you know yourself best

full pagoda
#

no no i mean like

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what are you even supposed to talk ab

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in the video

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is it just whatever you like to do or something about yourself

spice garden
#

literally anything u want

full pagoda
#

ohhh

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amazing

spice garden
full pagoda
#

then i'll just do a video ab me cooking LOL

spice garden
#

that sounds dope

full pagoda
#

you can still submit the video if you were waitlisted right

spice garden
#

that i have no idea about

sterile magnet
#

not sure if it is worth it, lol

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dont need to put too much time

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their RD is much more difficult for a reason lol

spice garden
#

^^

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yeah if ur still waiting on more decisions i would worry about thsoe first

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and then decide if you wnat to make the video or not based on how ur other decisions turn out

full pagoda
#

meh, i only have 2 more so i'm not too worried

spice garden
#

oh ok

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then maybe email ur ao if u can still do the video? i genuinely have no idea

celest path
#

My video was like i had this concept and called doctors shaman then explained why i like medicine then explained two traits of shaman and how I’ve shown it in my ecs and general life even as a kid

spiral vale
#

for waitlisted ppl, where should we send the loci? to our regional ao’s email directly or upload it to our portal

teal gulch
#

Is it possible to get off the waitlist without submitting a LOCI?

full pagoda
#

they're more likely to offer a spot to people who actually are interested in going

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versus people who... do not

teal gulch
#

Alright, thanks. Could I wait a few weeks to send it as I will be getting the results back from a big competition then? Or, is this something that normally should be send soon after getting waitlisted?

limber gazelle
#

When should I send the loci, I’m in Chicago rn visiting campus, before this Friday, perhaps?

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Would it be good if I submit an additional lor along with the loci 👀

daring steeple
#

probably not

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the loci would be good enough

signal marten
#

that would be so cool

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They’d be like woah this person flew here to give this to us

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(I have no clue what I’m taking about)

spice garden
limber gazelle
full pagoda
signal marten
limber gazelle
#

😚

onyx sedge
#

Not sure if it will increase your chance of acceptance though

full pagoda
onyx sedge
#

OH-

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I'm concerned, but okay

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Good luck

woven narwhal
hexed loom
#

does anyone know the stats for rd admissions

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how many people were waitlisted?

tender pasture
#

99%

daring steeple
#

An unknown amount

woven narwhal
mental rivet
#

That's what I've heard, who knows if that's accurate though.

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If not, I do apologize.

woven narwhal
mental rivet
woven narwhal
mental rivet
#

🙂

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I just hope it's at least sorta low so I can feel accomplished for making it on the waitlist 😆

woven narwhal
mental rivet
#

Hey UChicago, if you need a white dude who's going into math but also likes the humanties, I'm your guy.

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I'll give all of the money I make to you as an alumni: $20k/year as a postdoc.

limber gazelle
#

UChicago 🗿

trim karma
#

woah

limber gazelle
#

They got big buildings, the campus is very big

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Admissions office ✝️

azure arrow
#

how many people got put on waitlist

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for uchi??

celest path
#

Unknown

celest path
#

Does uchi require updates by a certain date

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Or provide a day when wl will be closed

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Or provide a day theyll notify wl students by

austere stag
marble wind
limber gazelle
#

The campus is so big and has everything

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Apparently students here could get free city transportation 🗿🗿🗿

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💰

marble wind
#

im so excited to visit, ive never been to chicago

foggy lintel
#

if i get accepted i'll visit too

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looks awesome

broken mason
#

or some figure like that

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well we dont hae semesters

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but i doubt it would be that much per quarter...?

wide shuttle
#

if you get accepted

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you're probably doing more than visiting

foggy lintel
wide shuttle
#

(that is, unless you get into a higher option, for which gl!)

foggy lintel
#

yeah but i mean

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i like all of my reaches

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northwestern cornell rice chicago duke brown

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IF i get into more than 1

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i'll worry about this problem

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lmfao

wide shuttle
#

heh

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gotta believe tho!

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waiting is so brutal though

foggy lintel
#

low expectations means i won't get sad when i get rejected

foggy lintel
#

so this is the 2nd time

wide shuttle
#

yep

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i feel u man

foggy lintel
#

1st time taught me to keep expectations low

wide shuttle
#

but were both gonna power through

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!!!

foggy lintel
#

yessir

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worst case i go umich

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which is still amazing

wide shuttle
#

congrats on umich!

foggy lintel
#

tyty

wide shuttle
#

i got deferred and then i procrastinated hard, so i haven't written my loci yet (the deadline is this friday, but i definitely shouldve done it earlier and they may have read my app by now)

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so i doubt im getting into umich at this point

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on the bright side tho, me procrastinating means i have a few extra updates in my loci that might help but they dont really pertain to my major much 😔

azure arrow
#

rip okk

#

not special 😔

mental rivet
tender pasture
#

when shld we send loci

daring steeple
#

Miss her ngl😭😭

heavy surge
# mental rivet

Wait are we supposed to send it to someone? I thought were just supposed to upload it to the portal

mental rivet
heavy surge
vast iris
#

I don't see any LOCI in Chicago portal

high cairn
#

it’s in the upload tab

vast iris
#

Ok

teal gulch
#

I just realized I forgot to submit self-reported SAT scores to UChicago on my application. Will they still consider it if I submit them now(I was waitlisted)?

teal gulch
#

1580(800 math)

high cairn
#

yes send that shit rn

heavy surge
teal gulch
peak patio
#

u shd foshoo submit

teal gulch
#

Yeah, I did, thanks.

peak patio
#

glgl

heavy surge
#

Better to be safe than sorry

spice garden
blazing peak
#

Ngl I think it’s fitting that it’s UChicago that says once you grow plants somewhere you colonized it

peak patio
delicate boneBOT
#

twolf asks: which one?

1⃣: grinnell
2⃣: reed

full pagoda
#

do you think it's too late to send a LOVI

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LOCI*

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i put it off bc i was too busy

daring steeple
#

it's not

sterile magnet
#

why would it be too late

merry portal
#

huh

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shouldnt there be plenty of time for an LOCI

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but p sure you should submit asap cause the waitlist is probably always being updated

celest path
#

Nah

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Mycounselor (former ao) says its fine to wait

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And waiting if anything looks better

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Shows that you took the time to consider your other decisions;

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My hs’s counselors advise us to wait until mid April unless the uni has specific time constraints

hexed loom
#

maybe it’s better to wait

limber gazelle
#

I j visited campus so it would take me like a few days to write it and send lol

celest path
#

I desire to knowwaitlist stats

azure arrow
#

i’m waiting till my other decisions r out

austere stag
#

waitlist

#

will ot

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mean

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anything

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for uchicago

#

sorry guys no one gets in waitlist

azure arrow
#

isn’t it 15%

austere stag
#

idt so

limber gazelle
# austere stag idt so

I know people who got in waitlist i dont know exact % but its more common than a lot of other top 10 Unis

limber gazelle
#

cope

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I went to UChicago a few days ago and talked with regional AO, she said that waitlist decisions will be out some time in april before May 1

austere stag
#

yay

celest path
#

🙏 uchi waitlist

heavy surge
#

Sameeeee

austere stag
merry portal
#

Same

mental rivet
#

Before May 1? Huh.

heavy surge
#

Brothers on the UChi Waitlist, I wish all of us luck

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And I look forward to seeing you in Chicago next year

silk flare
#

Hello

#

I am on the waitlist too

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I should probably withdraw

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because I dont even want to go anymore

celest path
#

did yall check off both options

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for continued waitlist + deferred admission to '28

silk flare
#

I did

mental rivet
#

I did, maybe they'll send me to c/o '28 because I'm a junior lol

#

I'll just twiddle my thumbs for a year, that's fine

merry portal
#

Maybe I should’ve tho

mental rivet
silk flare
#

I would afk uselessly for a year

mental rivet
#

If I got good aid I could spend the rest of my college fund on two semesters of university in Paris with a homestay and that would be sooo cool

merry portal
#

Exactly I’d waste hella time and I kinda want to get into the workforce asap

celest path
#

id hate needing to stay living out of my home

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but id probably take a one year paramedics course

#

would be fun

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or a year long intensive internship

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or both

mental rivet
#

A year to recover from high school and ready yourself for college

#

You could get better study habits, learn to focus, find some passions, etc.

full pagoda
#

i'd rather just go to another college than gap year

hexed loom
#

i’m waitlisted at the moment, but if you get into the gap year option, can you go to a school somewhere else and transfer for the next 3 years to uchicago?

merry portal
full pagoda
#

it's not worth delaying your college education for a year just to go to a big name college

celest path
#

Like u could have one yr but youd need a special case in order to transfer credits

hexed loom
#

😔

rancid dew
celest path
#

It was offered to all waitlists j think

daring steeple
#

Honestly

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If they select me for that

#

I'm just gonna take that as an acceptance and move on☠

mental rivet
daring steeple
#

Fr though

#

They should've taken me RD !

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Or EA

#

It's been 2 rounds and I'm still waiting ☠

vestal stratus
#

fellow waitlisted people are you guys gonna submit a LOCI

pastel dawn
#

I think several people here are planning on it!!!!

vestal stratus
#

and what exaclty is that 2028 deferred thing

vestal stratus
vestal stratus
pastel dawn
#

I’d imagine it’d just adding you to the applicant pool like you said

vestal stratus
#

i see i see ty

merry portal
daring steeple
#

I'll have all my decisions back by then so I can evaluate

daring steeple
#

They basically say you can take a gap year and attend next year

#

Like you're admitted

celest path
celest path
#

They accept u into the class of 2028

vestal stratus
#

NO wayy

#

but then everone one the waitlist would opt for that

celest path
#

Its just another option

#

Like instead of notifying u u got accepted off the waitlist into ‘27

vestal stratus
#

oh alright yeah that makes a lot more sense

celest path
#

You get told youre now ‘28

#

Yeah

#

I opted for both

vestal stratus
#

same

#

im just honoured uchicago liked me enough to waitlist me tbj

celest path
#

Lmao valid

#

I hope i get either option tho id be satisfied

vestal stratus
#

i will always be weak to uchicagos praises

vestal stratus
celest path
#

Fr

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Also more time to build that bank balance

#

🤩

vestal stratus
#

mmm thats certianly true

marble wind
#

if only uchicago wasn’t in chicago.. then i’d like it even more 😭

#

so would my parents..

celest path
#

If only uchicago called itself ivy my mother would like it more

#

She shames uchicago for being easy to get into

#

.

#

Like

marble wind
#

bruh

celest path
#

Shes like “ik people with bad gpa that have gone there”

marble wind
#

thats a little silly

celest path
#

Girl so what

#

😭

#

Still t5

vestal stratus
celest path
#

Like ‘grats to them

#

But its still top tier

marble wind
#

im 100% convinced i used up all my college decision luck with uchicago

celest path
#

I have had no luck hinestly

#

So im praying it carries

marble wind
#

youll get some

celest path
#

Cuz like any school remaining

marble wind
#

i believe in you

celest path
#

Id be fine with

marble wind
#

the luck will come through

celest path
#

🙏

marble wind
#

along with ur abilities

celest path
#

I think case yielded me

#

But that feelsnlike coping

#

LOL

marble wind
#

my parents have told me if i get in to any other top schools i aint going to uchicago since they hate that city so much

celest path
#

Tbf its cold

#

And dangerous

marble wind
#

yeah thats what they hate about it

#

mostly the dangerous part since i like the cold

merry portal
#

Most top schools are cold

#

anyways

marble wind
#

yeah there’s like 4 or 5 in the top 20 that aren’t freezing

celest path
#

Stanny

#

Oh no stanny get s ocld

#

💀 geography moment

marble wind
#

yeah stanford, vanderford, caltechford, riceford come to mind as “not freezing”

mental rivet
celest path
#

Just until i meet with my counselor abt ed3 n stuff

#

And get all ym decisions back

pastel dawn
granite vine
#

Where do we submit the loci?

celest path
granite vine
#

should I still write a LOCI if I'm most likely not going to go to the school?

celest path
#

Lmao

wide shuttle
#

but like most ppl here, after i get all my decisions back and re-evaluating

#

will also make me able to say its my top choice and id 100% commit if i get in off waitlist

gentle maple
#

UCHI!!!

wide shuttle
#

since its pretty high on my list and i would only not choose it over brown princeton columbia

#

all of which are probably not gonna happen for me

#

also definitely gonna submit a loci bc i have a ton of new info to update on (extracurricular stuff and competition stuff)

celest path
austere stag
#

but guys for y’all that been WLd

#

be a bit realistic Uchi waitlists don’t normally have many spots

daring steeple
#

That's the same for like

#

Every waitlist in 2023

celest path
#

Lmfao

limber gazelle
#

For UChicago LOCI is it better to submit through portal or email regional AO

#

i think email regional AO is better idk

celest path
limber gazelle
#

^^

long thistle
#

How much of a priority should my LOCI be? I've been nonstop busy and will be for the next couple of days, should i do it asap?

merry portal
#

it should be a priority yes, but you have plenty of time

#

u should be fine doing it in about 2 weeks ish idk

long thistle
#

Gotcha, thanks for the response!

long sinew
#

Does anyone know if uchicago is really that bad/mediocre for CS like a lot of people say

#

I'm already committed but I'm interested in what other people think

daring steeple
#

Perhaps you'll find out !

long sinew
#

That too

#

But i mean

#

what other people or maybe current students think

limber gazelle
#

If we email our regional AO the loci do we j attach it as a pdf attachment and then send a short message along with it?

celest path
#

Advice varies on that front

pseudo bronze
#

i have a classmate who went to uchicago, this is a dm i got from him ab the school!

pallid gale
#

Is it fine to treat loci like all those creative writing prompts before? If I have a somewhat creative idea (ofc I understand that it still should contain some basic loci stuff like my achievements etc) should I use it?

peak patio
vast iris
#

no idea what the AO look for in LOCI. For wait list, from what i understand, they just look to maintain diversity that they had in their initial offers (e.g. if an asian female doesn't accept their EA/RD offer, they'll pull an asian female from waitlist, etc etc)

hard sentinel
#

is it still good to send a loci now?

celest path
#

Whoever applied premed please withdraw

#

/j

vast iris
vast iris
#

would anyone here pick UChicago CS above UIUC/GT/CMU/UCLA CS?

foggy lintel
#

but the other two possibly

vast iris
hard sentinel
#

if u want to do cs + econ or go for a masters degree in cs, i'd argue that uchicago becomes really appealing

foggy lintel
#

but chicago vs ucla or UIUC id have to think

#

probably pick it over uiuc

hard sentinel
foggy lintel
#

it's just my personal preference lol