iirc they gave us an extra few days for the video in ED
#University of Chicago (UChicago) (2023-2024)
mossy frigate
fading socket
iirc they gave us an extra few days for the video in ED
ah cool
proper fulcrum
nah bro anything that is optional is to weed out the kids who dont care about the school
it can only help you so idk why anyone who is serious about applying would not do it
unless what you submit is so bad that it stains the rest of ur app
mossy frigate
idk i talked to my friends brother who got in for bio and had mid stats but decent essays and he said he didnt submit a video
ik thats just one person tho
he said he didnt think it would help much unless youre very quirky or confident
proper fulcrum
i dont think its required, but it typically will only help u
thats how all "optional" stuff works
lean kestrel
nah bro anything that is optional is to weed out the kids who dont care about th...
i didn’t even submit one and i got in 💀
literally did the bare minimum
grand fern
i didnt
grand fern
it can only help you so idk why anyone who is serious about applying would not d...
i feel like if u apply ed it matters less since ur obviously serious about applying
but ur right lol
little schooner
Do you have something better then?
rich sapphire
no information is better than false information😵💫😵💫😵💫
tacit scarab
Did you account for member growth of the subreddit across years
And Reddit’s general platform growth/shrinkage and poorer discovery of the Reddit megathreads this year due to the changes in how the platform shows users stickied threads
upper elm
😭 wtf
tacit scarab
Because your assumptions assume the exact same proportion of applicants accessed a2c each year
upper elm
ap stats
tacit scarab
Also it’s unlikely the threads have the same number of views even if proportions are the same
Reddit did a major L on stickied posts and auto collapses them now
I remember when I was mod on r/a2c once that change happened my posts got significantly less engagement
little schooner
Did you account for member growth of the subreddit across years
There's still schools that have had less comments now than last year. At the same time, there's also Schools like Duke that received double the comments than last year, which shows that the increase in applications was kind of expected
tacit scarab
There's still schools that have had less comments now than last year. At the sam...
Not necessarily
It doesn’t show that necessarily
Sure, there are fewer comments
But you don’t know the number of users accessing them nor their demographics
You also don’t know how many are applicants to begin with
Nor are you accounting for duplicate comments due to conversations
There were threads that got 100+ comments a few years back but id count and they were only 3-4 people talking
little schooner
There were threads that got 100+ comments a few years back but id count and they...
That's a good point, but that only shows how interested and therefore how competitive a school might be. For example right now USC has 4k comments on discord while MIT has 11k, but we obviously know that MIT has less applicants than USC but MIT applicants are more interested in the school.
tacit scarab
That's a good point, but that only shows how interested and therefore how compet...
Within A2C’s demographics that could be a reasonable statement
Not for the general applicant public
I’d also mention USC was one of our top 10 threads last year as were NEU and UMass
Which don’t entirely line up with either demographic
If you did have an interest in measuring this stuff, the best measures would probably be polls like we’re currently doing of results in the discord threads and/or manually counting unique people who explicitly state a college result in each thread or have a hs senior flair
little schooner
Within A2C’s demographics that could be a reasonable statement
Well the schools that are the most discussed in a2c are fs the most competitive each cycle. There's a reason why Harvard has 35k comments in discord.
tacit scarab
Well the schools that are the most discussed in a2c are fs the most competitive ...
A good portion but there are outliers
A few ivies are dead
Not as much this year
But last year brown and Dartmouth were flops
tacit scarab
ap stats
It would be interesting to measure this
I think the fastest way is just count how many joins are in a thread tho now that I really think abt it
upper elm
isn't dartmouth going to be low asf anyway compared to other ivies
tacit scarab
Bc that also accounts for interest but not applying
tacit scarab
isn't dartmouth going to be low asf anyway compared to other ivies
Why so
upper elm
i mean
lost swallow
uchi thread how we feeling
upper elm
i might be trippin but considering its acceptance rate is comparable to other ivies but its student population is just lower doesn't that indicate either there are less applicants or a whole lot more ppl just turning dartmouth down
upper elm
i feel like not many ppl will just be randomly trolling dartmouth
tacit scarab
i might be trippin but considering its acceptance rate is comparable to other iv...
Fair
distant blade
uchi thread how we feeling
bad
upper elm
this is entirely like random guesswork but i feel like that'd just mean dartmouth is getting a smaller pool of applicants
tacit scarab
There’s a lot of math that would have to go into it if you wanted to figure out most interest in relation to a2c in relation to how large the school is
Like caltech
upper elm
certain schools like
cannot be applied to ngl
like i cant apply to caltech
i physically cannot answer one of their prompts
tacit scarab
We do census but I forgot to ask abt schools applied to lmfao
lean kestrel
i physically cannot answer one of their prompts
is it the innovator one
upper elm
can run it after rd app submissions tbh
tacit scarab
Ngl I doubt I would’ve compiled it if I did
lean kestrel
because i bullshitted that one
upper elm
is it the innovator one
yeah i'm a video game addict
i just play from 9-5
the wrong 9-5
🙂
lean kestrel
REAL
upper elm
i do nothing with my life
little schooner
Bc that also accounts for interest but not applying
I think it accounts for competitiveness, meaning that it can still be used to predict how difficult getting in somewhere might be. In discord, the colleges that went insane this year all have crazy amounts of comments (Cornell, UPenn, Duke), definitely more than last year.
lean kestrel
look
tacit scarab
I think it accounts for competitiveness, meaning that it can still be used to pr...
Fair
lean kestrel
me too lowkey
upper elm
😭🤝😭
tacit scarab
You know what data we do have that would be interesting to compile tho if I weren’t lazy
Correlation in which megathreads someone has joined
Like which megathreads most commonly go together
little schooner
Like caltech
We know Caltech is competitive because it's a college the size of a hs with hundreds of interested people.
little schooner
Like which megathreads most commonly go together
That would be interesting fs
little schooner
If I get in on Monday ima do some graphs over the break.
upper elm
dartmouth
not equivalent years
but like 67.4k vs 28.8k is telling
there's just a broader audience
little schooner
Which schools are they
little schooner
Cornell and dartmouth?
upper elm
yes
little schooner
Yeah I was asking about the first one
tacit scarab
If I get in on Monday ima do some graphs over the break.
If you want I have 120+ anon data responses of what threads people are in, what their height is, and what their mbti personality is
lean kestrel
right 😭 last years
little schooner
idk but uchicago prob does
Uchicago has 15k EA + EDI and 38,800 overall. That's a confirmed number
lean kestrel
questbridge
upper elm
qb = quarterback fr
lean kestrel
LOL
little schooner
If you want I have 120+ anon data responses of what threads people are in, what ...
lapis veldt
If you want I have 120+ anon data responses of what threads people are in, what ...
this sounds INCREDIBLE
upper elm
me omw to find out brown thread students r very tall and attractive..............
tacit scarab
r those results being posted btw
ATM im just giving out mbti/height by school upon request but if darus is willing to compile stuff like commonly joined mutual threads and whatever else they can think of I’ll post it
lapis veldt
the only reasons im confident uchicago's ED admission rate is so high is bc their yield is so high and they refuse to publish like ANY admissions info
upper elm
i see
mystic hinge
the only reasons im confident uchicago's ED admission rate is so high is bc thei...
that a good thing right for those that did ED
upper elm
yes
lapis veldt
absolutely
little schooner
the only reasons im confident uchicago's ED admission rate is so high is bc thei...
That's what im saying
mystic hinge
ok ik of 3 ppl that did ED to UChicago from my school
upper elm
🙂
mystic hinge
(UChicago is 5’7.3 on average)
wym
distant blade
height
tacit scarab
wym
I did a survey asking people which #1050620654485000213 they’re in, their height, and their mbti
mystic hinge
oh alr
tacit scarab
And #1135693051797450784 is on average 5’7.3
lean kestrel
I did a survey asking people which <#1050620654485000213> they’re in, their heig...
woahhh
what is the average mbti?
little schooner
And <#1135693051797450784> is on average 5’7.3
When I toured UCSD the average for males was easily 6'0.
lapis veldt
Are you from the bay area or NorCal
norcal yes
little schooner
norcal yes
Did you pm your chanceme?
lost swallow
When I toured UCSD the average for males was easily 6'0.
glad i’m not applying 🙏
shadow drum
Bros short
random lintel
(UChicago is 5’7.3 on average)
when i get rejected my cope will be that the guys at uchicago arent hot
toxic saddle
And <#1135693051797450784> is on average 5’7.3
What’s the male/female avg?
shadow drum
i’m AVERAGE HEIGHT
How tall
shadow drum
Lil bro is quite little
little schooner
It's over
shadow drum
Time to heightmaxx
lost swallow
Lil bro is quite little
it’s average
lost swallow
Time to heightmaxx
is that a thing
shadow drum
I need to reach my peak
lost swallow
like actually
shadow drum
Well not anymore
lost swallow
am i too old
lost swallow
shadow drum
I got good genetics plus slept a lot when I was younger
Until 16 ish
I used to sleep like 9 hr
Every day
rich sapphire
please bring this thread’s height avg up thx
lost swallow
my average for a while has been like 6 hrs
little schooner
Sleeping = heightmaxxing
A22 and looksmax behave the same way. If you don't have a 1550 SAT it's over, if you're not 6'3 it's over
lost swallow
A22 and looksmax behave the same way. If you don't have a 1550 SAT it's over, if...
kvd knows a lot about 1550 sat
shadow drum
A22 and looksmax behave the same way. If you don't have a 1550 SAT it's over, if...
1550 + 6'1 it's not over 
toxic saddle
Bonesmash (leg edition)
lost swallow
ew do people actually smash their bones
upper elm
what
shadow drum
That's a horrible idea
upper elm
im hardstuck 5'11" and wouldnt do that to hit 6
little schooner
Bonesmash (leg edition)
A2C and looksmax.org are the same thing fr
upper elm
💀
shadow drum
Recovery process is extensive
lost swallow
That's a horrible idea
this comeback gonna be crazy uchi acceptance + i’m gonna sleep 18 hours a day and grow to 6’0
i believe
upper elm
A2C and looksmax.org are the same thing fr
this is the real redpill 
lost swallow
i believe bros
little schooner
They break ur shins
Leg lenghetning yeah
upper elm
this comeback gonna be crazy uchi acceptance + i’m gonna sleep 18 hours a day an...
TRUE
little schooner
this comeback gonna be crazy uchi acceptance + i’m gonna sleep 18 hours a day an...
That's what ima do
shadow drum
this comeback gonna be crazy uchi acceptance + i’m gonna sleep 18 hours a day an...
I'm gonna get wharton and then get my money up
little schooner
Ima be 6'8 by the time I step into UChicago
lost swallow
the post acceptance glow up is gonna be real
toxic saddle
We should all take Tren after being accepted
shadow drum
Gonna start cookin right now
toxic saddle
Most jacked uchi class
little schooner
6'8 280 lbs lean + a degree in Math + CS at UChicago or it's over.
mystic hinge
We should all take Tren after being accepted
im doing it before
TRT, Tren, and Test
little schooner
TRT, Tren, and Test
What's your height
wraith hedge
What’s the command
lost swallow
did a time for uchi get release
mystic hinge
What's your height
5'10
toxic saddle
TRT, Tren, and Test
Bruh trt is test
wraith hedge
we don't have a time it ain't working
L
tacit scarab
What’s the male/female avg?
We didn’t ask for gender
wraith hedge
When is it supposed to come
mystic hinge
Bruh trt is test
oh yes
little schooner
5'10
You probably don't need tren then. That's for 6'6 guys who can barely make any gains naturally
frigid flare
When is it supposed to come
december 18 late afternoon
little schooner
december 18 late afternoon
The end is near
frigid flare
will they ever tell us a time
last year it was at 4 cst and everyone seemed to know it was at 4
little schooner
Does ea come out then too
Same time
frigid flare
Does ea come out then too
indeed
wraith hedge
W
random lintel
last year it was at 4 cst and everyone seemed to know it was at 4
oh interesting
5est is good ill be home by then
toxic saddle
You probably don't need tren then. That's for 6'6 guys who can barely make any g...
Even those people can take a lot less intense roids
little schooner
Even those people can take a lot less intense roids
Yeah fr
frigid flare
5est is good ill be home by then
i won't 😠
little schooner
We're all getting in no need to worry
frigid flare
rip are you gonna wait or just open it
i'm not really sure
i'll be getting home somewhere around 4:30-5
actually yeah i want to be home for it so i don't have to drive right after
random lintel
oh smart
my friend opened her ed decision at school with us and it was so sad when she got rejected and we had mun right after 😭
mystic hinge
does it release at 7pm or 5pm
distant blade
5 est I think
lapis veldt
this comeback gonna be crazy uchi acceptance + i’m gonna sleep 18 hours a day an...
YEAHHH
upper elm
uchicago acceptance + i'm gona sleep 18 hours a day and grow to challenger elo league of legends.
alpine obsidian
pov i applied ea w no video and i probably won’t apply ed2 even if i get deferred :] —> instant reject?
ok but like if i don’t wanna make a video because i have no video skills….surely surely that won’t hurt right? 
eh at least i had fun writing their essays
fading socket
And <#1135693051797450784> is on average 5’7.3
YES
I AM TALLER THAN AVERAGE UCHI
mossy frigate
im def bringing down the average my parents are both like 5'2 i had no chance
fading socket
damn thats crazy
thorn cloud
And <#1135693051797450784> is on average 5’7.3
i’m boutta raise their average
i’m 6’4
radiant vine
eh at least i had fun writing their essays
i didnt do a video either albeit it was mostly bc i didnt realize until too late; i do feel like i expressed myself well in my essays tho so hopefully that makes up for it
alpine obsidian
i didnt do a video either albeit it was mostly bc i didnt realize until too late...
yeah; i'm nervous in front of cameras and video editing is not in my skillset xd so i was like, any video i make probs is worse than the person my essays show so no video
radiant vine
yea video editing is not my forte
random lintel
my video was rly poorly edited but it got the message across I thought
radiant vine
i think that's all that matters they are rlly looking for an extension of who u are that isnt found anywhere else i think
i just wish results came out sooner
now i have to wait 2 days 😭
alpine obsidian
i think that's all that matters they are rlly looking for an extension of who u ...
yeah, same; i'd exhausted all my "quirk" and stuff for my essays, and i was just like....there's litearlly nothing interesting in my daily life...unless they wanna see me studying in the reg for like 9 hrs....?
radiant vine
lol real
lapis veldt
not confirmed
fading socket
Best of luck to the EA/EDers
Hopefully we’ll all be on campus together come next year
glossy spoke
was so worried that did a pre cry yesterday
heavy bane
Guys how we feelin
heavy bane
I literally bullshitted my uncommon essay one hour before the deadline, im getting rejected for sure
What did you guys write your essays about
Oh and i also shared this in the rejects channel but I'll put it here too:
There's this website that simulates the experience of getting rejected from a college of your choice so that you don't feel as depressed on decision day lol, check it out guys https://ivyhub.org/
fading socket
What did you guys write your essays about
weight loss journey (but I’m rewriting for UChicago)
radiant vine
I choose the song lyric one and choose a lyric from the song what else would I do from encanto that basically asks the question of what you would do if you knew u could be imperfect
I kinda answered that from many angles
Like through allegories, historically, etc
heavy bane
I did the portal one
radiant vine
If I haven’t submitted my parents tax forms to uchicago from the portal will that mean my application is incomplete? I did the css profile but that’s it. The farsa hasn’t even released yet so I don’t think it will be such a big deal but idk
lost swallow
What did you guys write your essays about
i did the portmanteau prompt and talked about tea
lost swallow
I kinda answered that from many angles
that’s really good tbh, i think mine wasn’t planned out that well tbh
alpine obsidian
i did the every major is messed up one
and had a rly fun-to-write essay abt tea and water
worldly flax
POV: I know I need to work on my other apps but I just can't cuz im too nervous/excited😭
fading socket
suggestion as an REA reject: let the emotions from any rejection motivate you for RD and ED…don’t give up! nevertheless I have faith in all y’all
crimson oasis
what's your guys philosophy to getting into an ea school
non-restrictive
like if you get in are you gonna keep applying
worldly flax
depends on the school obviously
worldly flax
at least for me there are no schools better than Chicago
heavy bane
If i get in ea, I'm not applying anywhere rd
crimson oasis
oh wow
I mean I have several pending applications rn and I'm definitely not withdrawing
I just don't know if I'll have it in me to keep going save for the one I'm working on rn
heavy bane
Howeverrrr im not gonna get in (gut feeling) so ive already started working on more supps ughgh
glossy spoke
our guts are often wrong
shadow drum
like if you get in are you gonna keep applying
Yes
shadow drum
Howeverrrr im not gonna get in (gut feeling) so ive already started working on m...
Cap ur getting in
glossy spoke
especially with stuff like this where you cant try and fail over and over
stay hopeful!
heavy bane
My uncommon essay was literally about the the portal between life and death being a bar and after submitting it i legit remembered that's the plot of death parade 💀
heavy bane
Cap ur getting in
Nope, doom is upon me
I'm so stressed
Uchicago sent me a poster last week lol
Also if i don't get in, can you guys tell me what a shit school uchicago is 😭
grand fern
What did you guys write your essays about
i made up a word for an old prompt
worldly flax
i just made my own prompt
gloomy ferry
omg slay
worldly flax
although i feel like the uncommon essay does nto matter that much
heavy bane
bro the uncommon essay matters most 💀
Real
glossy spoke
although i feel like the uncommon essay does nto matter that much
thats the opposite of what i heard
gaunt sinew
If i get in ea, I'm not applying anywhere rd
When’s the decision date?
worldly flax
i think they just want to hear an authentic voice
glossy spoke
i wrote the clerical error past prompt
ooo what was your idea
grand fern
how did u guys go about ur why uchicago essay
worldly flax
and as long as you enjoy yourself you'll be fine
glossy spoke
if you dont mind sharing
glossy spoke
When’s the decision date?
18th
gaunt sinew
Tomorrow…!?
worldly flax
tomorrow is 17th
glossy spoke
timezones?
gaunt sinew
Ye it’s 8am for me 17th
heavy bane
We need to shittalk uchicago after tmoro plis
gaunt sinew
Nah we all getting in 💪
heavy bane
Bro really though
I'm from a south asian household my parents are gonna shit all over me for not getting in, im gonna come cry here fr
: D
rich sapphire
I'm from a south asian household my parents are gonna shit all over me for not g...
so so so many other incredible schools out there…
heavy bane
I know right : ( it should be fine. We all should be fine
glossy spoke
It will be fine
there are so many things greater than this
even if it doesn't feel like it
crimson oasis
nuh uh this is like the most important thing we'll do in our life and we only have one shot or the consequences are irreparable
shadow drum
Fax
glossy spoke
some takes on this chat makes me feel rly anxious so i was trying to counter that but ok 
heavy bane
Decision's gonna come out at 3am in my local time
crimson oasis
how do you check
glossy spoke
u search 4 pm cst to my time on google
heavy bane
Ughhhhhhh STRESS
heavy bane
I will SO not be okay. My RD supps are not ready at all 😭
glossy spoke
I will SO not be okay. My RD supps are not ready at all 😭
well it might not feel okay immediately but in the end youll be okay
trust
grand fern
i havent started any other apps because as per usual i will be procrastinating
heavy bane
Ty, i love you guys
glossy spoke
im rly stressed abt this but I was super depressed for 2+ yrs and it took me forever to figure out that ill be okay and im not gonna let fucking , college apps take that away from me
heavy bane
Oh and i also shared this in the rejects channel but I'll put it here too:
Ther...
Use this guyssssss
Maybe it'll help soften the blow 😭
glossy spoke
GAHHH I NEED TO READ FOUR BOOKS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO MEET MY READING GOAL
glossy spoke
Maybe it'll help soften the blow 😭
I tried it it was so terrifying horror game fr
gloomy ferry
ooo what was your idea
creative w(r)hiting!
gloomy ferry
GAHHH I NEED TO READ FOUR BOOKS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO MEET MY READING GOAL
omg are you on Goodreads
gloomy ferry
how did u guys go about ur why uchicago essay
intro about me-> how it connects to them->academic interests->non academic interests->conclusion come back to the intro
heavy bane
My why uchicago essay was so sexy
glossy spoke
omg are you on Goodreads
No i have an ugly doc where i write all the books i read
alpine obsidian
my why essay was so uchicago-coded (in that it was kinda like one of the examples uchicago had in its quirky list) but also not rly
haha i’m inhaling hopium rn
(read that carefully)
glossy spoke
I talked abt a postcard they sent me as an ad
grand fern
intro about me-> how it connects to them->academic interests->non academic inter...
oh la la so structured
grand fern
my why essay was so uchicago-coded (in that it was kinda like one of the example...
my essay doesnt even make sense tbh 💀
glossy spoke
my why essay was so uchicago-coded (in that it was kinda like one of the example...
I did not read a single example essay uhhhhhh
verbal kayak
haha i’m inhaling hopium rn
real
alpine obsidian
my why essay was so uchicago-coded (in that it was kinda like one of the example...
Some of my favorite and most memorable essays I have read included a letter to UChicago from a secret admirer, an essay written from the prospective of the ivy on campus, and an essay that explored all of the implications of the question “Why?” and how UChicago was the best place to get those questions answered. - From the Uncommon Blog
random pagoda
(read that carefully)
How did you know I was gonna misread that lmfao
alpine obsidian
lmaooo i needed to make sure mods didn’t ban me lmao
(pls don’t ban me mods i swear im just a regular sleep-deprived hs senior trying not to cry)
but yeah
from what i can tell, uchicago is like the one school where u can write like the most random thing ever and still be considered a serious applicant
come monday…i’ll probs be biting my words but oh well
glossy spoke
Oh shit maybe my why essay wasnt #kwerky enough
alpine obsidian
i think i had the most fun writing my uchicago essays
random pagoda
Maybe someone else can relate to this but Im mentally banking on getting accepted so hard lmao otherwise I have to write sooooo many other essays over finals week and winter break
Brown defer and uchicago defer would be so tragic dude
The most stressful 2w ahead of me ever if monday goes poorly
grand fern
Maybe someone else can relate to this but Im mentally banking on getting accepte...
same im ready to tap out
alpine obsidian
senioritis is hitting like a truck
random pagoda
Its not senioritis tho its just college apps
Like early apps + uc apps took so much goddamn effort
I dont have the endurance for all the rd shit
random pagoda
Fair enough
alpine obsidian
and uh college app exhaustion
i feel like given what i know abt uchicago and yield protection, i can give a play by play of how my uchicago decisions are gonna go
alpine obsidian
like
grand fern
im just so worried about aid too
alpine obsidian
fairly competitive applicant (esp cuz i have like connections to uchicago through prof rec letter and classes), but did not submit video and applied ea —> not that interested? —> defer
if second round == ed2: accept
else: reject
random pagoda
I wouldnt be able to get myself to apply ed2 anywhere that's insane
Binding on top of 47835693047 RD apps is insane imo
alpine obsidian
yeah
so hopefully uchicago yield protection does not come through this time
for me
hehe
or anyone for that matter
yield protection is dumb in general
random pagoda
Yeah
Man I dont want the reason my life is utterly miserable for the next 14 days to be because of yield protection
Like I showed sooo muchh interests in my essays just plsssss
Plsss man
heavy bane
Guys we're gonna make it one day, even if we don't get in
fading socket
I will SO not be okay. My RD supps are not ready at all 😭
broski
i just started my ED2/RD ones
its gonna be ok
fading socket
i feel like given what i know abt uchicago and yield protection, i can give a pl...
how does uchicago work
idk im like average stats (~3.64uw and 3.88w) ED2 so idk how much of a chance i got but uchi is my best shot at a t20 for sure
heavy bane
Did anyone submit sat
alpine obsidian
how does uchicago work
idk, i was basing mine off of how uchicago has insane yield protection (88% yield rate)
alpine obsidian
Did anyone submit sat
i did
fading socket
idk, i was basing mine off of how uchicago has insane yield protection (88% yiel...
so how do you appear likely to go to uchicago?
and get around their yield protection
fading socket
just EDing itself is enough?
heavy bane
Omg that's awesome
glossy spoke
Did anyone submit sat
Yep
alpine obsidian
just EDing itself is enough?
idk..maybe? i’m not a uchicago ao xd; i was basing mine off of what i think my chances would be given that i am not yield protected (is that the term?)
glossy spoke
Did anyone submit sat
But based on CDS they dont care as much abt scores
verbal kayak
didn’t they say if u don’t submit they assume it’s rly low
fading socket
wanting to go to uchicago tho yeah xd
i mean id figure 💀
alpine obsidian
lolll
fading socket
didn’t they say if u don’t submit they assume it’s rly low
i got a 27 act i CANNOT submit
reef grove
why would yield protection even apply to ED apps
fin aid usually
grand fern
Did anyone submit sat
i did
fading socket
yeah if the fin aid isnt good enough id ask to be released if i were accepted
verbal kayak
shit
fading socket
im low income i dont have a choice
reef grove
that's the only reason people are allowed to back out from an ed
that said they also have better fit to consider
glossy spoke
fin aid usually
Oh okay
reef grove
just in general maybe not uchicago specifically
glossy spoke
Yes
midnight peak
RIP
rich sapphire
Isnt UChi like stupidly expensive
same as any other t20
midnight peak
Whats tuition
rich sapphire
it’s like 85k-90k per yr total
verbal kayak
jesus
midnight peak
If MIT didnt fuckin subsidize us it would be $150,000+ a year
random pagoda
LMAO
verbal kayak
what abt int students
bold cairn
it’s like 85k-90k per yr total
shiiiiiii
verbal kayak
shittt
rich sapphire
If MIT didnt fuckin subsidize us it would be $150,000+ a year
wtf i thought it was like 90k
bold cairn
broooooo whattttt
midnight peak
random pagoda
If MIT didnt fuckin subsidize us it would be $150,000+ a year
Oh I dont have perms to send gifs
Interesting
bold cairn
damnnnnnnnnnnn
glossy spoke
Why is that bad
midnight peak
It isnt
glossy spoke
Yea its great that theyre trying
fading socket
If MIT didnt fuckin subsidize us it would be $150,000+ a year
congrats on your success getting into MIT but damn
shit sounds insane
gloomy ferry
oh la la so structured
gonna be my downfall cuz they want quirky
glossy spoke
Ohhhh okay i misunderstood the tone of ur text
glossy spoke
In what way
grand fern
join Goodreads
send me ur goodreadss
glossy spoke
Theres no way
gloomy ferry
wdym
glossy spoke
I didnt even think of that
gloomy ferry
it ties in with the theme of my essay so
gloomy ferry
and rememberable
and prolly gonna get me rejected bcuz it's hard to read but oh well🤩
glossy spoke
Im kinda worried i bragged too much abt myself in my why uchi essay
gloomy ferry
because the essay itself is meh but i took liberty with the formatting
alpine obsidian
that’s acc so cool???? (question marks for wonder)
glossy spoke
Its creative!
alpine obsidian
also u just deleted it and i legit was like…did i hallucinate
gloomy ferry
HAHA nah
im v proud of the idea so im gatekeeping
like I've already submitted so it doesn't matter but still
alpine obsidian
mm true true
alpine obsidian
ohhhh nice nice
gloomy ferry
and then creatively whited my essay
so i went all out with it but also idk about readability
alpine obsidian
¯_(ツ)_/¯
verbal kayak
my essay feels so boring now lmao
grand fern
www.goodreads.com/theunwrittenstories101
followeddd
gloomy ferry
if it's creative have hope in yourself
glossy spoke
My fossil dean said my creative was one of the best shes ever read and im hoping the AO had the same taste as her
gloomy ferry
fossil Dean???
gloomy ferry
My fossil dean said my creative was one of the best shes ever read and im hoping...
do you wanna exchange essays lol
glossy spoke
fossil Dean???
Like shes old lol
grand fern
omg I love your reading tastes
i love urss
gloomy ferry
do you wanna exchange essays lol
(im curious)
glossy spoke
do you wanna exchange essays lol
hold on lemme stalk ur goodreads first
gloomy ferry
HAHA sure
glossy spoke
75 goal is crazy my goal is 20 LOL
bruh i rly want to read lessons in chemistry but the other cover looks so ugly i cant get myself to buy it
grand fern
im so sad because ive literally read like one book this year
gloomy ferry
so i figured i could do 75 this year
glossy spoke
how
gloomy ferry
then senioritis hit
grand fern
normally its atleast 15 😭
verbal kayak
real
gloomy ferry
<:cursedmoon:1009525437526986792> how
i read a lot in school last year but this year i had so much school work that i just couldn't
verbal kayak
at least the very few i did read were good
gloomy ferry
bruh i rly want to read lessons in chemistry but the other cover looks so ugly i...
lol i just borrowed from a friend
glossy spoke
whats your favorite book
gloomy ferry
lol don't do that to me
i have tons of favorites
currently I'm reading this book called all your demise and i LOVED the first part (all of us villains)
percy Jackson always a classic
uh i love six of crows
beach read
idk bro i have so many
glossy spoke
i wish i liked YA cus the scene is rly good rn but i can never get into it
verbal kayak
percy Jackson always a classic
i loved the series and all the spinoffs
gloomy ferry
RIGHT
gloomy ferry
i wish i liked YA cus the scene is rly good rn but i can never get into it
damn.
my uchicago essay started with my love for ya books
bro im so excited for the pjo series
my camp half blood tshirt arrived today
glossy spoke
i still respect 🫡
gloomy ferry
what's yalls
verbal kayak
i tried to cut my hair like percy’s as described in the books
glossy spoke
what's yalls
Brave new world and hyperion
gloomy ferry
i tried to cut my hair like percy’s as described in the books
lmao that's dedication
gloomy ferry
Brave new world and hyperion
i unfortunately haven't heard of either
what are they about?
verbal kayak
realized i had straight hair and couldn’t lol
glossy spoke
wait youve never heard of brave new world??
verbal kayak
i read brave new world for class
it’s like dystopian society controlled through happiness
verbal kayak
what's yalls
i like 1984 and no longer human
gloomy ferry
wait youve never heard of brave new world??
no😭
gloomy ferry
it’s like dystopian society controlled through happiness
OMG I LOVE THE SOUND OF THAT
is it a standalone?
gloomy ferry
i like 1984 and no longer human
bro i bought 1984 2 years ago and it's been glaring at me from my shelf ever since
gloomy ferry
man i vibe with people who read sm if uchicago culture is anything like this thread im so excited to go ugh
gloomy ferry
my teacher liked dystopian novels
i wish i had a teacher like that
glossy spoke
i had to read for class
orwell rly just lodged a long ass manifesto in the middle of his novel
gloomy ferry
my English teacher loves cooking and asked us all to subscribe to her cooking channel
verbal kayak
dude yeah and our teacher said that was his favorite part
and would read it all dramatically
lost charm
do we have an exact time for monday
glossy spoke
me personally bnw > 1984
lost charm
cst i assume?
gloomy ferry
lol it comes out 1 am my time
lost charm
imma be in mexico opening my decision lmfao
grand fern
im gonna be holding in tears at work
verbal kayak
me personally bnw > 1984
i kinda checked out in class so i didn’t read as focused
glossy spoke
lmfao valid
verbal kayak
maybe that’s why i prefer 1984
molten adder
imma be in mexico opening my decision lmfao
same but india
glossy spoke
ADDED TO READING LIST 🫡🫡🫡
disclaimer that i dont agree w everything huxley is saying some things are outdated !!!!
there are some 🤨 takes
wraith hedge
Wait is ea coming out Monday
glossy spoke
yes 18th
gloomy ferry
disclaimer that i dont agree w everything huxley is saying some things are outda...
will keep in mind!
gloomy ferry
<@702376590394392646>
yeah i know lol
little schooner
imma be in mexico opening my decision lmfao
are you from Mexico?
Or just visiting?
runic dock
i'm so ANXIOUS ITS COMING OUT TOMORROW WTFFF
fading socket
i'm so ANXIOUS ITS COMING OUT TOMORROW WTFFF
i believe in you
fading socket
thanks man i appreciate it
np
im sure that youll def get into a good school no matter what
gl tomorrow!
runic dock
aww
i'm going to watch movies tomorrow
all day
to keep myself occupied
cant get myself to study
runic dock
gl tomorrow!
thank youuu
fading socket
i'm going to watch movies tomorrow
thats what i did on my REA day lol very recommended
runic dock
done with finals so thats nice
runic dock
yupp I am
heavy bane
Guys I've accepted that i may not get in : D it hurts
gloomy ferry
about 30 hours
gloomy ferry
Guys I've accepted that i may not get in : D it hurts
lol im in denial
gloomy ferry
yeah!
gloomy ferry
decision when
dec 18 late afternoon
rugged field
damn that confidence
like im glad they did yield-protection for my cohort
cuz i was able to get in through ed2
lol
rugged field
but they shd stop cuz this 88% shit gets out of hand
gloomy ferry
and i really really really really really wanna get in
gloomy ferry
cuz i was able to get in through ed2
where did you early
gloomy ferry
no ed is crazy tho
parents won't let me :(
rugged field
couple of publics
rugged field
parents won't let me :(
yeah u told me
thin sluice
parents won't let me :(
girl why 😭
upper tendon
who else is gonna get their decision at 3:30 AM
i kinda just wanna wait till I get up for school but I know I wont be able to sleep
gloomy ferry
Lol same
gloomy ferry
who else is gonna get their decision at 3:30 AM
Me but i don't have school on Tuesday so im staying up
gloomy ferry
girl why 😭
They want me to be in Cali and will only let me go to uchicago if i get a good financial package
upper tendon
Me but i don't have school on Tuesday so im staying up
lucky
lost swallow
have they released a time?
upper tendon
they usually release decisions at 4 PM CT or so im told
rugged field
who else is gonna get their decision at 3:30 AM
thats me last yr
heavy bane
i kinda just wanna wait till I get up for school but I know I wont be able to sl...
Me @ 3am
upper tendon
desi people struggles fr
mystic hinge
Gl everyone
lapis veldt
Man, im pakistani wassuuup
AYYY 🇵🇰
lapis veldt
with my cat
can u send me... ur cat
restive gazelle
anyone have pictures of uchicago food
any would be fine, but preferably the worst looking ones
frigid flare
What did you guys write your essays about
why the us military should attach guns to giraffes (gunraffes)
it didn't really say much about me but i'm hoping it shows my sense of humor and satire a bit
delicate fog
yo i see lots of desis here wow
heavy bane
Ayyy
frigid flare
just remembered that since uchicago has no srar i was unable to send community college courses i attended
they gon think i had no course rigor
glossy spoke
Theres gotta have been some other way to show that
frigid flare
Theres gotta have been some other way to show that
i can mark the fact that i took courses for direct credit on commonapp, but no way to say how many credits or what classes or when
glossy spoke
Additional info section?
frigid flare
Additional info section?
that doesn't really seem like that place to report cc classes, that's more of like an extenuating circumstances type thing
frigid flare
what prompt yall do for chicago
portmanteau
glossy spoke
im doing the undo one
That’s the one I did!
worthy oracle
oh wait u prob dont wanna answer that
worthy oracle
That’s the one I did!
😁
i wanted to do the unwritten rule one but i could only think of rly generic things
frigid flare
oh wait u prob dont wanna answer that
i answered it not too long ago just scroll up
mossy frigate
i did odd numbers and talked abt how they are used in visual art and design
mossy frigate
some symmetry but mostly like how odd numbers are used to center essential elements of artwork like in the last supper
i dont have formal training so i kinda pulled it out of my ass
south vale
Are the decisions out??
lost swallow
some symmetry but mostly like how odd numbers are used to center essential eleme...
sounds really good
lost swallow
Are the decisions out??
tomorrow
worthy oracle
some symmetry but mostly like how odd numbers are used to center essential eleme...
oh thats fire
worthy oracle
im doin ed2 instead of ea cuz the deferral acceptance rate is like .5% in rd/ed2 💀
idk why its so low
lost swallow
im doin ed2 instead of ea cuz the deferral acceptance rate is like .5% in rd/ed2...
i did ea but i want to switch to ed2 smh
worthy oracle
i did ea but i want to switch to ed2 smh
u can prob still switch if decisions didnt come out
did u email
lost swallow
if i get deferred ea i’ll switch
worthy oracle
uchicago is so good for econ
mystic hinge
Yeah
frigid flare
what yall tryna major in
linguistics + anthropology
glossy spoke
what yall tryna major in
Chem
mystic hinge
Ive been praying everyday since Thursday that I get in
frigid flare
hoping less common major makes up for my shortcomings but also it's not a particularly rare major there's a crapton of ling majors at uchicago compared to other schools
mossy frigate
what yall tryna major in
stats or data science
worthy oracle
Ive been praying everyday since Thursday that I get in
i already got rejected from penn and deferred from mit 🥺
mystic hinge
Damn
mossy frigate
linguistics and anthro is a super unique combo tho
worthy oracle
stats or data science
my friend wanna do that 😁
worthy oracle
yea wharton
mossy frigate
where ru from? if u dont mind saying
ooh i did a summer program w a bunch of ppl from there and they were insane
worthy oracle
yea lol
frigid flare
linguistics and anthro is a super unique combo tho
i wouldn't say super unique, linguistic anthropology is pretty well established
both neu and nyu have joint majors in lingusitics and anthropology
grand fern
that doesn't really seem like that place to report cc classes, that's more of li...
does ur counselor report it
mossy frigate
oh i guess i hadnt really heard abt it before but idk much about that field so that makes sense
grand fern
im less and less confident by the minute
noble field
they gon think i had no course rigor
Pretty sure your counselor sends your cc transcript too
rain vector
is the time confirmed or is it still just "late afternoon"
thin sluice
They want me to be in Cali and will only let me go to uchicago if i get a good f...
aaah i see :(
shadow drum
@gloomy ferry @lost swallow ping me when decisions come out
glass bear
is the time confirmed or is it still just "late afternoon"
its prob 4pm like last year
shadow drum
I wanna know
glass bear
cst
lost swallow
<@702376590394392646> <@1144654778639585430> ping me when decisions come out
i think it’s predicted to be 5 pm?
noble field
i think it’s predicted to be 5 pm?
did u apply ea
shadow drum
i think it’s predicted to be 5 pm?
Ye when u get decision lmk i wanna be there
5 pm cst?
lost swallow
did u apply ea
yeah
frigid flare
Pretty sure your counselor sends your cc transcript too
i don't think so but i didn't ask
shadow drum
Gotchu
Everytime i wish i applied i remember how dogshit the essay prompts are
Then im happy i didnt waste my time
lost swallow
it was fun to write tbh
vast sand
bold raft
runic dock
wait was last time 4pm est or cst?
heavy bane
Guys how we feeling
noble field
i don't think so but i didn't ask
our counselor sends in school transcript and the local cc transcript if you've taken de courses
lost swallow
what'd u write for the quirky essay
i did a portmanteau of family and tea and just talked about tea has always been apart of my life, how it represents maturity to me and how it affected me and my moms relationship
i don’t think it’s that good to be fair
radiant vine
Guys how we feeling
im excited but nervious
thorn cloud
Guys how we feeling
not expecting much
if you don’t expect much you can’t be disappointed
lost swallow
if you don’t expect much you can’t be disappointed
you can
frigid flare
our counselor sends in school transcript and the local cc transcript if you've t...
ah i guess it makes sense to send for de
frigid flare
i don’t think it’s that good to be fair
hey at least it's like 20 times better than gunraffes
lost swallow
hey at least it's like 20 times better than gunraffes
what is gunraffes
oh is that gun and giraffe
lost swallow
i’m curious, how did you connect those two ideas @frigid flare
noble field
what is gunraffes
i chose the prompt name 2 things that undo each other
lost swallow
what did you do
noble field
and i talked about offense and defense in sports
lost swallow
and i talked about offense and defense in sports
bro mentioned lebron
noble field
mentioned lebron james blocking andre iguodala
thorn cloud
I talked about binary code
lost swallow
mentioned lebron james blocking andre iguodala
thorn cloud
but i think it’s too basic
lost swallow
how so
thorn cloud
I don’t think binary code is creative enough
noble field
idek whats binary code
thorn cloud
my prompt was two things that i do each other
lost swallow
idek whats binary code
01010001010101
noble field
my prompt was two things that i do each other
oh nice same
thorn cloud
binary code is 0 and 1 with 0 being off and 1 being on
noble field
i think thats good
thorn cloud
then i extrapolated it out to the entire world from there
lost swallow
doesn’t seem bad
noble field
ngl i thought offense and defense might be too broad
lost swallow
ngl i thought offense and defense might be too broad
so how did you hone in on lebron in particular
thorn cloud
yeah i just see people talking about things like soup and whatnot so idk if it’s unique enough
noble field
so how did you hone in on lebron in particular
cause when i introduced it
i showed it to u like a couple months ago
lost swallow
cause when i introduced it
if you get in you should show lebron your essay and have him pay your tuition
lost swallow
i showed it to u like a couple months ago
i remember
noble field
i wish
solid flame
uchicago came out at 4pm est last year?
noble field
cst
solid flame
oh ok cool
lost swallow
so 5pm east?
solid flame
when i get home from school then
im cst im just so used to everything being in est 💀
runic dock
what do you guys think is the
glass bear
what'd u write for the quirky essay
I did the uhh the olive garden one
noble field
I did the uhh the olive garden one
how did u answer that one lmao
glass bear
Olive Garden is kidnapping anyone who has the aptitude of a professional eater
So the population of professional eaters can never exceed the amount of sticks they can produce yearly
heavy bane
if you don’t expect much you can’t be disappointed
I'm pushing optimistic thoughts out of my mind rn
mossy frigate
like you cant even begin to think of smth
what can be divided as 0
heavy bane
So the population of professional eaters can never exceed the amount of sticks t...
Lmaooo that's actually so fun
runic dock
did anyone do find x?
glass bear
Lmaooo that's actually so fun
it took so long to figure out 😭
I think I started writing two weeks before November 1
lost swallow
So the population of professional eaters can never exceed the amount of sticks t...
bro what
hold on i might be stupid let me reread
heavy bane
I think I started writing two weeks before November 1
I wrote my essay an hour before the deadline 💀 definitely not getting in
runic dock
i read someone's essay on find x - it was smth about her grandfather used to make her treasure maps to play with and how finding the x and getting the treasure everytime brought her closer to him
glass bear
I wrote my essay an hour before the deadline 💀 definitely not getting in
nahhh you got it on lock
noble field
i wrote my essay starting in june cause they released the prompts early 💀
frigid flare
i’m curious, how did you connect those two ideas <@766034770042945566>
the united states should begin attaching guns to giraffes to strengthen the military
it doesn't tell them much about me but i'm hoping my sense of humor and satire comes through
heavy bane
i read someone's essay on find x - it was smth about her grandfather used to mak...
I read one where X was associated with the number 8 because that was the score of the X letter in scrabble. Then she wrote how she and her grandpa loved scrabble and she was 8 years of age when her grandpa died. Then she linked the letter X to memories and stuff, she got in
solid flame
my why uchicago was a little generic
i thought it was good then i read others
i love uchicago sm yet there was some stuff i didnt mention wheni shouldve
noble field
it doesn't tell them much about me but i'm hoping my sense of humor and satire c...
yeah i think the quirky prompt was supposed to be humor and funny
solid flame
i did not utilize my infinite word limit
noble field
and not something about u
heavy bane
nahhh you got it on lock
Trying to be pessimistic rn, don't make it hard
runic dock
I read one where X was associated with the number 8 because that was the score o...
yeah thats nice
frigid flare
and not something about u
i think it's mostly supposed to just show your unique voice
runic dock
im just listening to songs and staring into blank space now
upper elm
runic dock
i shall do this for the next 26 hours
heavy bane
I'm disassociating
glass bear
Trying to be pessimistic rn, don't make it hard
🙏you’re in boss trust
noble field
i think it's mostly supposed to just show your unique voice
iirc in the website it said they wanna see how you answer the question so it doesnt matter if u dont talk about urself
runic dock
i love you uchicago i love you so much
heavy bane
I'm gonna come here and shit talk uchicago the moment I get rejected
noble field
u will never catch me loving a school ever again
frigid flare
it’s supposed to show your vibes or something
my vibes are evidently ✨ironic imperialist✨
noble field
upenn broke my heart 😭
mossy frigate
I'm gonna come here and shit talk uchicago the moment I get rejected
same
glossy spoke
and not something about u
Nah i think it should still show a part of you however indirectly
noble field
well thats hard depending on the prompt u chose
glass bear
my vibes are evidently ✨ironic imperialist✨
ok but like imagine rebellions but every animal has a weapon
You can’t kill ALL of them
frigid flare
ok but like imagine rebellions but every animal has a weapon
see now if the gunraffes get out of control we bring in the gunrillas
glossy spoke
ok but like imagine rebellions but every animal has a weapon
Ants alone would kill us
heavy bane
I'm guessing atleast 10 people here will get in.
frigid flare
that mf does not have hands
tail
upper elm
i mean
idt that guy moves quickly enough
not sure
like i'd get at least 100 hits in before he hits me
particularly because the whale wouldn't notice me
heavy bane
that mf does not have hands
??
upper elm
💀
frigid flare
whats the largest animal you could beat in hand to hand combat 💀
bambi
runic dock
wait quickly guys ED1 or EA?
heavy bane
ea
runic dock
for uchicago atleast
noble field
what r the chances to get rejected from ea
frigid flare
very rare thing?
not very rare but about as common as being accepted probably
glossy spoke
Thinking abt how as soon as the physics final frq started everyone turned the page, saw the problem, and started laughing out of fear
solid flame
i mightve been better without my video 💀
heavy bane
Did u submit
solid flame
ya
my video kinda sucked
ppl i showed it to thought it was funny
but it was very messy
frigid flare
i did ed so i didn't even need the video to show interest and it probably affected my application negatively
heavy bane
They don't care about it being professional anyways. Gotta be genuine
solid flame
i barely even showed myself and my room was dirty
and for the sake of time i ran upstairs so much i kept like panting while talking 😭
heavy bane
Aw it's probably fine
heavy bane
I tried to make a video but my vlogging skills suck
noble field
💀
solid flame
i hope uchicago likes quirky but i might be too quirky i fear
frigid flare
yield protected for being too quirky
solid flame
right