University of Chicago (UChicago) (2023-2024)

[forest tinsel]

thats what my duke interviewer told me

[thin sluice]

and getting to call yourself a managing Director

[forest tinsel]

she is md at bain

[thin sluice]

shes right, if u grind

[rugged field]

the partners ik at pwc started being a partner at around like 40s or late 30s

[forest tinsel]

she but yes

[thin sluice]

sorry yes

[forest tinsel]

its a new world

[rugged field]

MD is the same level as a partner right

[forest tinsel]

people are getting f u rich in 30s

[thin sluice]

again

very realistic

[thin sluice]

its higher

[rugged field]

oh rlly?

[thin sluice]

it depends

[undone plover]

it depends on the firm

[thin sluice]

at BCG its the same as an Equity Partner

[rugged field]

ah alr

[undone plover]

different firms call the same role different things

[rugged field]

pwc partner is the highest

[thin sluice]

fair

yeah it depends

[forest tinsel]

its the same but md have a salary as opposed to partners

[rugged field]

oof

[thin sluice]

do they tho?

[rugged field]

ok no doesnt matter j get that $1m

[forest tinsel]

usually they have stake in the company

[thin sluice]

at MBB they are equity holders

[thin sluice]

LMAO

[forest tinsel]

yesss

[undone plover]

wdym opposed to partners

[thin sluice]

i havent read into big 4

[undone plover]

everyone has a salary

[thin sluice]

yes but a major chunk

[forest tinsel]

partners usually have a stake in the company mds dont

[thin sluice]

of their income comes from capital gains

[forest tinsel]

yeah

partners like taking a lot of benefits

[thin sluice]

carried interest an shit

[undone plover]

do you mean a bonus?

[thin sluice]

nope

carried interest

its complicated and weird

[undone plover]

on what?

[thin sluice]

but its taxes at a much lower rate

[undone plover]

mbb dont make investments

[thin sluice]

the firm 😭

itself

grows in valuation

[rugged field]

profit sharing right

[thin sluice]

yup pretty much

[rugged field]

i think thats also waht some firms call it

[undone plover]

ptsd what youre talking about is not that

[thin sluice]

i think carried interest is the official term

[undone plover]

blud is hard waffling

[thin sluice]

maybe

[forest tinsel]

yeah

its crazy

partners get too much

[thin sluice]

then again

the lifestyle is 💀

idk if i would want it in my 40s

being away for 5 days a week from family doesnt seem very fun

and healthy

[forest tinsel]

bottom line is partners have almost usually the same rank as md but they have equity stake in company and we all know how much money that needs wheras md needs to climb the ladder to get there and is uaully paid a salary

[rugged field]

its fineee

[thin sluice]

its fine if you dont have a fam

unless ofc

u can work regionally

thats a different story

[rugged field]

but if u have children u gotta be ethical and supply enough money for "needs"

[forest tinsel]

better the company performs = more profit = more equity and if u look at balance sheets its crazy profit sharing is crazy asf

[rugged field]

like absolutely 0 finaid

[undone plover]

these are just the sacrifices those people make

i didnt see my dad except for 5 minutes in the morning for a long time

[thin sluice]

uchicago legacy will carry 100% (i am not making it to college)

[rugged field]

like if u have the choice pls dont subject ur child to the difficulties of needing to get finaid

[forest tinsel]

damn if i was a kid and my dad was working away as partner and getting dat bag i would support him fr

"go get dat lambo daddddyyyyy"

[rugged field]

LOL

[thin sluice]

LMAO

[spiral estuary]

I wish mods gave us the ability to pin messages

[spiral estuary]

Would pin Fr

[thin sluice]

just star

[forest tinsel]

like fr bro earned it lemme help spend that money as well papi

[thin sluice]

lets see honestly

i REALLY hope i get in

[spiral estuary]

ME TOO

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaXY4IdZ40

[thin sluice]

friday it is

did yall listen to Vultures 1

[spiral estuary]

No but now I’m intrigued

[thin sluice]

they go hard ngl

do give it a listen

[fading socket]

I like planes

I want to go to college where I take plane to go to

Chicago accept me

[thin sluice]

oh

[fading socket]

it be like that

[thin sluice]

is it normal that i didnt get a single interview (i am from Saudi Arabia)

[fading socket]

Chicago doesn’t give out interviews in general right?

That’s the whole point of the video essay they let you do

[thin sluice]

not uchicago

in general

💀

i havent gotten a SINGLE one

i opted in tho whenever they asked me

[fading socket]

I mean how many alumni are chillin in Saudi Arabia and willing to interview

[thin sluice]

not many i would believe

[fading socket]

Yeah

And with timezone it would be awkward getting an interview together with a US alumni over zoom if that was an option

[thin sluice]

stanford straight up said you are not in an interview location

[fading socket]

yeah that would make sense

[spiral estuary]

If I get in you bet I’ll make it my whole personality for a whole week

Was just talking to some ppl about this

And I’m like “Yeah Imma be screaming about getting in for 7 whole days”

But my hopes aren’t high lmao

[fading socket]

are you serious?

cmon a whole week?

that's it?

id make that shit my whole personality the rest of the year

get myself a uchicago themed crown and motorized throne

on a loudspeaker shout it

fr

itd get annoying fast tho lmao

[spiral estuary]

Paint my room walls with a phoenix

[fading socket]

get a big ass phoenix tattoo on my chest

and rip off my gown when i grab my diploma

[final wave]

when did ur counselors submit their midyear report

it seems like everyone submitted it like last month

[spiral estuary]

The 7th of this month my dude

[peak goblet]

Mine's coming out tomorrow 💀

Is it even worth submitting for ED2?

[pulsar skiff]

idk if its super applicable but have you read wendell berry? Some of his stuff feels pretty philosophical. On another note, terry pratchet

[spiral estuary]

Thank you 🙏 🙏

[humble echo]

real asf

[native nova]

you guys got this!

remember a few days can feel like forever but the day will come

just take it easy and try to detach urself from the school

[spiral estuary]

Guys remember when I said that I have among my friends one got into Princeton, the other Cornell, and the third WashU…?

WELL ANOTHER GOT INTO DUKE AND ANOTHER GOT INTO NORTHEASTERN

THE PRESSURE ON ME IS INSANE

[lean kestrel]

that’s crazy

whole friend group are nerds

[spiral estuary]

GUYS IMMA BREAK

I know I said prestige doesn’t determine worth but it gets harder every day within the friend group of tryhards 💀

[peak goblet]

If it makes you feel better, someone at my school got into MIT

[gloomy ferry]

My friend group is chill we have a umich admit and Harvard defer

[spiral estuary]

I know right they are amazing and wonderful and I’m genuinely happy 🎉

But ONG I’m worried about myself

[peak goblet]

I've already accepted my fate

[spiral estuary]

Still really good tho!!!

But yeah tons more chill

[lean kestrel]

you got this

expect the worst hope for the best

[spiral estuary]

Guys if I’m the only one in the friend group who doesn’t get into an Ivy or a t20 can we say that…

I’m not like other girls? 👧 ✨

OMG /J LMAO

THANK YOU FOR THE WELL WISHES EVERYONE

[spiral estuary]

NOoooooo don’t think like that

[peak goblet]

Trying my best

[fierce stone]

low key same but for some reason im still nervous 😭

[peak goblet]

But statistically speaking someone here is getting in

[peak goblet]

Fr

[spiral estuary]

So true. Praying for us all

[fierce stone]

its like i fear the confirmation of what i already know

[peak goblet]

Yeah, I don't even feel like opening the decision letter lmao

[spiral estuary]

So real

But guys if you’re rejected and you never access the letter are you really rejected

If a tree falls in the forest where nobody is has it really fallen

Schrödinger’s cat

Don’t open the box

Just show up on campus in the fall regardless 🙂

[fierce stone]

wonderful idea

[native nova]

dont worry dude

[peak goblet]

If a crime isn't inforced, is it really a crime?

[native nova]

dont compare yourself to them you're amazing!

dw whatever happens is for the best, you'll end up where ur meant to be

[spiral estuary]

GAH I KNOW
I’m trying out optimistic nihilism as a life philosophy now lmao

[native nova]

hahaha

[peak goblet]

Trying my best to not think about it during the week (impossible)

[fading socket]

if it makes you feel even slightly better

i been there

i was the only ivy REA applicant from my school to NOT get into their ivy of choice

shit can be rough fr

but youll be ok

chicago or not

[spiral estuary]

AMEN

[fading socket]

i mean it would be cool to go to chicago but going to a highly prestigious school is only a small portion of the students going to college this year so its not the biggest deal to not

as long as you can adequately prepare yourself for a good career and education, that's all that you need

cool to go to chicago, but not the end of the world if not

[foggy nest]

agreed but also

if i get into chicago it's done and i dont have to worry for another month that i dont like (or cant afford) any of my current admits

i want that more than i want chicago

[fading socket]

yeah same

i want the assurance

and i want chicago

[final wave]

@plush tinsel do u know how many canadians were admitted last year

i found it on a google search a while back but i cant find it anymore

[spiral estuary]

Did any of ya'll apply to Wellesley along with UC Hicago

One of my friends applied

[plush tinsel]

i have no idea 😭

i know one person from my city!

[warm hearth]

i did!

[spiral estuary]

Ooooh did you do ED II or Regular? My friend is really excited bout Wellesley cause her sister went there

[warm hearth]

aw fun!! regular - i edII'd to uchi

but actually I was considering edII to wellesley!

[quiet kettle]

wellesley is such a nice school

[spiral estuary]

I wanna be surrounded by intellectual beautiful women why didn’t I apply 😭

Regret everyday

[quiet kettle]

forgot wellesley was an all girls school and got concerned for a second

[warm hearth]

intellectual beautiful women is very valid 😭

id love to end up there :')

the campus seems gorgeous too

[quiet kettle]

my mom went there she yaps nonstop about the campus

[warm hearth]

only reason I picked uchi over wellesley for edII is bc wellesley is a lil too isolated for me

[quiet kettle]

its like 20 minutes from harvard

30

[warm hearth]

I thought it was more like 40-60 mins :o

[warm hearth]

also thats so cool wow :D

[spiral estuary]

My friend’s sister who’s at Wellesley fell in love with a Harvard man. Dumped him ultimately cause he had “ugly ears.”

[warm hearth]

ahh I was thinking of the wellesley bus shuttle I think

I dobt have a car so :p

[quiet kettle]

my dads from IU so

[warm hearth]

HAHAH

[quiet kettle]

indiana university and hes shaped like a pumpkin

apparently wellesley girls beef with the MIT girls a lot

my mom calls them ugly sluts who wanna be like her and her friends 💀 its a bit unkind of her to say that literally had to constantly watch her words when we toured campus

[gloomy ferry]

me fr

[warm hearth]

whew your mom doesnt have a filter

love that ahaha

[quiet kettle]

i dont 😭 its like being a PR director

[warm hearth]

ah 😭

[fading socket]

Nah they don’t allow my kind

(I’m a guy)

[fierce stone]

4 days till judgement day

[thin sluice]

[glass bear]

the anticipation only gets worse the closer you get

[spiral estuary]

WILLL PLEASE

[fading socket]

https://tenor.com/view/thierry-henry-thierry-henry-out-of-breath-tired-gif-24902032

[cerulean citrus]

Have they requested any additional financial aid documents from any intl? They say they will email if they need more info but I haven't seen any post or cmt about them requesting any document from any intl.

[pliant falcon]

Did likelies come out

[spiral estuary]

What are likelies😭

[quiet dawn]

Likely letters are essentially “love letters” that universities send. They let you know that they're interested in you and may want to pursue a relationship.

tldr, likelies are early letters/calls sent from institutions letting you know if you keep up your behavior, you'll be into their school

it helps increase yield

@spiral estuary

[jaunty girder]

phil

[spiral estuary]

Rip 💀
Imagine getting a love letter from Uchi

[tropic yarrow]

has anybody got a likely letter yet?

[fierce stone]

Not me

[rugged field]

bro

rmb that one time

the eno fraud

[blazing hill]

funny how the tldr is longer/same as the initial message

[native nova]

they have likelies????

wtttt

[rugged field]

bruh

no one gets in rd

let alone get a likely for rd

[untold hill]

Anybody excited for ED II decisions?

[peak goblet]

So excited, I want to jump out of a window

[untold hill]

REAL

[spiral estuary]

So excited I might shave my head

[fierce stone]

IM SO EXCITRD !!!🤪🤪🤪

[native nova]

If you take stats use this as ur project 💀

Dual use 🥰

[pale kayak]

Still annoyed that they delayed judgement day a week

like just reject me already

[worthy oracle]

fr i wouldve recovered by now 💀

[fierce stone]

So true

[rich sapphire]

2 of the most active uchi ppl on this server di

i think rd is higher than ppl think

scare tactics😡

[rugged field]

it is

its not ad bad

but still

no one gets in

[gloomy ferry]

im getting in trust

[spiral estuary]

Trust

[fierce stone]

Unless I get in, I’m not getting in

[foggy nest]

You're gonna get in unless you don't though

[peak goblet]

Words of wisdom

[fierce stone]

bro you're so right how didnt i think of that

[tropic yarrow]

i myself didn't know if they did. saw a msg before this so i asked assuming they were given

[fading socket]

I wonder how many of us EDIIers here will get in

Like 6?

[spiral estuary]

Well it also depends on region

Right

Not just overall

Class of 27 had 38,000 applicants

Apps are up 30% this year

So I’m assuming this year we have 49,400 applicants

And then with a 5% acceptance we’d be accepting 2470 students

If 25% come from ED II that’ll be 617 students

And so, using regions and going off of last year we have

• 117 from Northwest (19%)
• 61 from Lower Middle (10%)
• 141 from MidWest (23%)
• 80 from the South (13%)
• 141 from Lower North (23%)
• 74 from Upper North (12%)

This is total

If only I had demographics from people in this actual chat depending on region we could prolly calculate how many will get accepted

But then we’d be doxxing each other on purpose lmao

[fading socket]

real

[spiral estuary]

SORRY FOR THE RANDOM STATS IT’S MY COPING MECHANISM

Ok let’s make some assumptions. Assuming that the Uchi region demographics are representative of the population and our sample size here in the group chat we could probably use that to calculate… gimme a sec

[foggy nest]

Crazy to think about that number

[fading socket]

i think ive got an ok chance cause of demographics + hooks but the essays/vid would make or break it

i genuinely dont know how theyve reacted to what i sent them

[foggy nest]

Like out of the many thousands of people who apply (even in ED2 alone) you can fit all the accepted ones in like, a school gym

[fading socket]

all ik is i gave them the best pieces of literature ive ever written

that may not mean much but ive never written better in my honest opinion

[fading socket]

how big ur school gym

cause damn

mine only has a fire regulation capacity of ~200

[spiral estuary]

Mine could’ve been better looking back… but at the time I had thought they were awesome

YOLO

[fading socket]

nah i get it

i made minor mistakes

[foggy nest]

Oh same I'm just ignoring that shit

Safety schmafety whatever

[fading socket]

so like how many people you can fit on the bleachers + the court

just using up every bit of square footage

[foggy nest]

Uhhh

[spiral estuary]

Trying to figure out how many people are in this chat and how many applied ED II

I’ll never be able to calculate

[foggy nest]

Honestly I can take a pic tomorrow

I can't really envision it in my head

[final wave]

pls estimate canada

[foggy nest]

I don't think we have numbers for each country outside US

[fading socket]

~278 people are in this chat

[foggy nest]

We jus have one overall intl number

[fading socket]

of those

id say like 50 did not apply/got in/are mods

so they dont count

[foggy nest]

U can see how many have college role

So couldn't have applied this cycle

[fading socket]

ill painstakingly count it

[foggy nest]

[spiral estuary]

Crap thanks for reminding

I forgot to include intl

[fading socket]

yeah

48

[spiral estuary]

Lemme recalculate y’all 💀

[fading socket]

i give the margin of error of my count as like 5

so of the initial 278 around 50 arent

based off initial looks and stuff

so thats down to 228 in this chat

give or take

of those some people mightve just not applied and are chillin

ill guess that to be like what maybe 10-15?

so down to 216 or so

[foggy nest]

You can count how many aren't seniors

That'll be more accurate

[fading socket]

some are early applicants

[pale kayak]

lol well I just know ima be one of them that gets rejected

[fading socket]

juniors graduating this year

so they can apply

[foggy nest]

Ah

[foggy nest]

Nah a2c sweep

Every A2c user gets in

[fading socket]

if your gpa isnt in the gutter and your ECs arent lacking youve got a chance

[spiral estuary]

I’m too tired to recalculate lmao

[fading socket]

just reasonably

[pale kayak]

yea I small chance

a*

[fading socket]

i got a question

[pale kayak]

Did yall submit the video profile?

[spiral estuary]

Well according to stats it’s not a 5% acceptance rate it’s a 95% confident rejection rate

[fading socket]

if i offered you $15 but the downside is theres a chance you dont wake up tomorrow, would you take the money?

[foggy nest]

Yeah

There's always a chance I don't wake up tomorrow

Free money

[fading socket]

well there goes my example

[pale kayak]

depends on the chances lol

[fading socket]

the chance is = to your chance of getting into chicago

[foggy nest]

Oh shit

Nah I'm good I don't wanna die

My chance is 100%

[fading socket]

w mindset

[pale kayak]

Hmm

I’d pass

not that I think I have a high chance

but I’m not in need of money lmao

[fading socket]

real

https://tenor.com/view/mourinho-jose-mourinho-inter-milan-pose-gif-27411749

on an unrelated note chicago sells watches

[foggy nest]

Actually I take that back

My chance is 99%

Because I said my ed1 was 100% and I got rejected

But I'm never wrong

So if I say 99% I can't be wrong

[fading socket]

people ask me if im wearing the rolex

[pale kayak]

Lol same

[fading socket]

NAH its the chicago watch

cause chicago is a matter of time

[pale kayak]

I thought my ed1 was like a solid 80%

[foggy nest]

Omg the fashion watch is oozing off this joint

[pale kayak]

and look where I am applying to 16 more schools

[foggy nest]

Can't wait to see the three dollar quartz movement

[fading socket]

where'd you ED1 to?

[pale kayak]

Emory

It was like my first application

[fading socket]

ah

[pale kayak]

so supplemental were shitty

[foggy nest]

I did HMC

I had that shit so easy but I bombed the supp

[pale kayak]

Harvey Mudd?

[foggy nest]

It was actually so so ass

[foggy nest]

Yeah

[pale kayak]

Yeah lol

[fading socket]

would you look at that its phoenix o' clock (my favorite uchicago watch)

[humble echo]

THIS IS SO CLASSY OMFG

HOW DO YOU FIND THIS SHIT

[foggy nest]

Yo thats hot

[fading socket]

theyre just sellin it on the website lmao

[foggy nest]

I know it's not a good watch but I'm buying that shit if I get in

[fading socket]

99 buck watch

i got the UCHICAGO MOTION

[foggy nest]

Im gonna bleed maroon bro I stg

[fading socket]

M O T I O N

[foggy nest]

Once I get in

[humble echo]

woah these are so amazing omg

rd delusion incoming

i'm def getting in 😍

[foggy nest]

RD happens

Unless u were deferred ea

[fading socket]

chicago o'clock sponsored by bulova

[foggy nest]

Then ur chances are actually like gone

[foggy nest]

Omg Bulova

I own one

[humble echo]

help this is making me intrigued in an entirely new genre of college merch
pulls up in a university watch

this is so cool omg

[foggy nest]

It's the tackiest POS on the planet but it was a gift so I love it

[spiral estuary]

If I don’t get in I’m going to get ice cream and jam out to hype music. If I do get in I’m going to get ice cream and jam out to hype music. There’s a 100% chance I will be getting ice cream and jamming out to hype music this Friday everyone.

[foggy nest]

Lemme find a pic

[humble echo]

good :D

(you are getting in)

[foggy nest]

My uncle gave this to me

[spiral estuary]

DON’T JINX IT
(thank you for the well wishes)

[foggy nest]

He found it on the ground in a parking lot

[humble echo]

omg one of my friends irl also ed2-ed i'm hoping she gets in

she's the best person ik

[fading socket]

honey bring out the wine glasses we have guests

[foggy nest]

Are they in a2c

[humble echo]

WHAT THE FUCK

[humble echo]

nope

[foggy nest]

She needs to join

[spiral estuary]

Why can’t my uncle find watches in the parking lot

[foggy nest]

A2c gets in

[humble echo]

💀

[foggy nest]

Hey you never know

[humble echo]

SORRY 😭

[fading socket]

dont forget the gold uchicago coasters for your chicago wine glass

[foggy nest]

Omg

[fading socket]

because yes they sell that

[humble echo]

oh wait these are amazing wtf

holy shit the ~class~

[spiral estuary]

My uncle sold an ancient Chinese family relic for bike parts

[foggy nest]

I should be asleep but I can't sleep I'm too hyped for the UChicago coasters

[humble echo]

stop making me fall in love with uchicago 😭

[foggy nest]

LOL

[humble echo]

STOP WHAT

[spiral estuary]

He also lost our familial records going back to the Tang Dynasty

Uncle… why are you like this

[humble echo]

😭

uncle caused your downfall 😭

[fading socket]

imma use the uchicago gold pen with gold pen holder to write my plea for admission

because they have a wide variety of uchicago merch

[foggy nest]

This is why generational wealth is so hard to keep

All it takes is one bad uncle

[fading socket]

https://tenor.com/view/emoji-emoji-disintegrating-emoji-disappearing-meme-21st-century-gif-24891417

your ancestors

[foggy nest]

When I get rich from UChicago job placement I'm making a trust fund for my kids

[spiral estuary]

Granted uncle took the money and brought me new earrings

[foggy nest]

...

[fading socket]

well

could be worse

[spiral estuary]

He’s slightly more forgiven

Slightly

[humble echo]

WAIT WTF SEND ME THE LINK TO THE SHOP I NEED TO SEE THIS FOR MYSELF

[humble echo]

add me as a benefactor thx bestie <3

[spiral estuary]

I want to find our family relic and buy it back

[foggy nest]

Ofc

I can't wait for someone in a2c to get rich and start a2c scholarship

(cough cough it's gonna be me)

[humble echo]

real asf

[foggy nest]

Maybe not I don't wanna sell my soul to Jane street

[humble echo]

what was it

[humble echo]

i may or may not have indirect connections to jane street but i'm too afraid to approach them 😭

[spiral estuary]

It was one of those like money thingies

Lemme send a pic

[foggy nest]

Omg

Do it

[humble echo]

i dont wanna sell out tho 😭

[foggy nest]

Maybe not now but after u get into chicago

[humble echo]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/861013396677591050.gif?size=60&quality=lossless

[humble echo]

yessss

[fading socket]

https://uchicago.spirit.bncollege.com/uchicago-maroons-gold-uchicago-maroons-desk-pen-set/t-45250965+p-3740864728651+z-9-678885599?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r8c2:po-26

[humble echo]

bruh i should've ed2-ed

[fading socket]

its a hundred dollars

[humble echo]

my parents wont let me

[fading socket]

cant u switch?

[humble echo]

ooo so pretty

[fading socket]

or too late

[humble echo]

i have no idea

but my parents wont let me anyways

but like

uchicago is literally for me

the aesthetic <3

[foggy nest]

It's too late to switch to ED2 anyways

[humble echo]

the freedom <3

[foggy nest]

They're finalizing decisions

[spiral estuary]

WAIT YOU’RE TELLING ME IF I COMMIT A SPECTACLE LAST MINUTE IT MIGHT CATCH THEIR ATTENTION

“Finalizing” doesn’t mean “rejected” just yet 💀

[humble echo]

invade the admissions office using flamingos

i'm sure they'd appreciate the gesture

[tacit scarab]

i cant get demographics but im in the trenches w this

exporting this chat

almost at 1.9 mil lines now

[fading socket]

https://tenor.com/view/play-sports-premier-league-chelsea-winning-hug-gif-23202231

me when i see my uchicago a/o on campus after being accepted

[tacit scarab]

oh my god the file finished

[gloomy ferry]

wait how do you get demographics from people in this chat

[fading socket]

yo hold up wtf

[gloomy ferry]

do you take ip addresses to see where they're from?

[fading socket]

HUH

https://tenor.com/view/house-md-house-fisheye-doorbell-nose-gif-11874838900502039307

[spiral estuary]

I saw the IP addresses and assumed that lmao

[fading socket]

i mean itll be accurate ig

[tacit scarab]

oh i cant

this is glitchy bc it has a lot of months

but its what ive shown before

for other threads

310 people have talked in here

so you could go through and like grab the roles of all of them

but only 68 have talked this month

212 talked in dec

who the fuck is using carljoy and romanian flag emojis

[tacit scarab]

there arent ips in this

[final wave]

i wrote my essays in like 2 days, if i get in i’ll be so surprised

[fading socket]

🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴

https://tenor.com/view/romania-gif-scream-if-you-love-brock-lesnar-loves-brock-lesnar-gif-8607013991961401757

https://tenor.com/view/romania-chad-giga-chad-gif-26201889

🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴

ROMANIA

[tacit scarab]

apparently this is you

[fading socket]

🌭

real

🤫 🧏‍♂️

[spiral estuary]

OH SHOOT YOU’RE RIGHT I SAW TBE STRING OF NUMBERS AND HALLUCINATED

[gloomy ferry]

lmao copium is real

[spiral estuary]

Do I lead in 💀💀💀 usage

[gloomy ferry]

who are the most yappers who text here

[tacit scarab]

i swore i used to be able to track that but it wont let me now

[humble echo]

i'm gonna become one soon enough 😎

[tacit scarab]

i can get your count but not leaederboard

[fading socket]

if it aint me it lyin

[spiral estuary]

Count?

[gloomy ferry]

damn Bellingham surpassed me it's ok I'll be back in rd

[tacit scarab]

you can also adjust the timespan

using that bar thing near the top

[fading socket]

https://tenor.com/view/jose-josé-mourinho-josémourinho-jose-mourinho-gif-20491846

IM TOO GOOD

IM EXTRAORDINARY

[spiral estuary]

So does that mean these guys are the most stressed

[gloomy ferry]

y'all are doing something sus

[gloomy ferry]

im on phone so i don't think I can rip

[fading socket]

if i dont get in i reckon smrithi overtakes me

if i get in im gonna speedrun for the #1 position

[tacit scarab]

if youre able to drag these edges

but idk

[gloomy ferry]

well the top one is a current uchicago student, the second is a guy who got deferred ea but he takes classes at uchicago so he and ok talk a lot about that, third is Bellingham who is v stressed about ed2, fourth is me who was very stressed about ea then got deferred and kinda died in here

[gloomy ferry]

mm yeah I'll become very active near the rd decision date

[gloomy ferry]

ykw I'll yap more here if not uchicago at least top of the uchi leaderboard

[fading socket]

ay im not like terribly stressed but i am excited

i been waiting for this decision for a bit

[gloomy ferry]

true

your excitement is contagious

i hope you get in

[fading socket]

thank you i wish the same for you as well

and congrats on cal btw

cal is awesome

[gloomy ferry]

thank you but rd 1% rate :")

[gloomy ferry]

thank you 🫶

[fading socket]

it not over till its over

[gloomy ferry]

valid

[fading socket]

on an unrelated note

what is it with the chicago flag being plastered all over the interior of O'Hare

every time i go the whole airport is just covered in chicago flags

the tsa area

the floor

the walls

the airport bus

the airport tram

[acoustic pendant]

baader-meinhof effect

[pulsar skiff]

omfg these suck I keep getting flyers promising 30k+ scholarships from wacky ass 95% acceptance rate 400 student christian fundamentalist colleges 💀

I think they put me on a list after I looked at george fox's student conduct policies

[quiet dawn]

Thing is with the 30k scholly it’s still a 50k COA 😂

[fading socket]

fuckin hate those

[pulsar skiff]

lol and they always try to hype it up as "30k scholarship!!!" when it's really 30 over all 4 years so really only 7k per year

[fading socket]

California Baptist University please stop contacting me like no thanks

on another unrelated note ive slept on john coltrane

[pulsar skiff]

john coltrane is a g

[fading socket]

the only reason i started listening to his music was cause of a mention of his giant steps album in an AP lit practice FRQ

but now that ive found it

its amazing

he a g

[pulsar skiff]

I got a cd of giant steps at my local used bookstore for like 3 bucks

[fading socket]

nice

[pulsar skiff]

have you ever listened to freddie hubbard? little sunflower is an amazing song 😍

[fading socket]

i havent but let me listen to him rn

[pulsar skiff]

Im a flute player so a little biased lol

originally heard it on the radio actually lol

[acoustic pendant]

the song's pretty lovely

i just heard it

[thin sluice]

current + future uchicago students

[fierce stone]

3 days remain

[fading socket]

It is

It’s an amazing song

[spiral estuary]

Thanks for keeping the countdown going every morning

[gloomy ferry]

not to be that person

but i did a countdown for 30 days for georgetown ea

and got deferred

[spiral estuary]

Smrithi they need to stop deferring you like crazy people

KEEP FAITH

TRUST

[gloomy ferry]

i mean im ngl

my why uchicago was ass

and they care a lot about yield

but too much effort into my creative essay

i didnt even know uchicago had a core when i applied 💀

i literally only applied bcuz i liked their essay prompts

and now its my dream school

lol

[spiral estuary]

YOUR FEELINGS WILL GO THROUGH

[gloomy ferry]

i hope 😭 i did a loci and a music portfolio and a research abstract

like be fr what more do you want from me

i actually love reading people's uchicago essays tho so if any of you wanna swap im always down

[spiral estuary]

I wanna swap but then I risk the chance of realizing my own essay is ass

[spiral estuary]

SAME THO

[gloomy ferry]

lmao

[spiral estuary]

People are so interesting

[gloomy ferry]

maybe we'll swap after friday

[gloomy ferry]

FR

[spiral estuary]

BET

[spiral estuary]

BETTTTT

[gloomy ferry]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3SsUNaugVr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
god i love this school

uchicagoadmissions

Need some last-second help with Valentine's tomorrow? We got you covered ❤️🥰 #uchicago #valentines

Likes

427

Instagram

[spiral estuary]

I knew I was meant for this school when I not only got the puns… I laughed like a frickin nerd

[gloomy ferry]

lmao me fr

[thin sluice]

did you do ED too 😭

[fading socket]

I feel like my why UChicago wasn’t as strong as it could’ve been

But if you expressed a true love then maybe it works out fine

[fading socket]

Yk what hell yeah

dm me if you want to

[thin sluice]

i wrote a love letter to my admission committee and asked uchicago on a valentines day date after getting deferred 😭

[gloomy ferry]

i wish :(

[gloomy ferry]

haven't i read yours lol

[gloomy ferry]

bro that's so cute

[thin sluice]

THANK YOU BUT I AM KINDA PISSED THEY DELAYED IT TO 16TH

hahahaha

would have been soo funny

reject or accept either way

[pulsar skiff]

id be down to swap essays lol

[fading socket]

Oh wait yeah 💀

[rugged field]

sometimes it's hard being the best

[gloomy ferry]

you're a junior?

[pulsar skiff]

yeah lol im graduating a year early 💀

[rugged field]

why

thats sad

[pulsar skiff]

I only got a couple of credits left for my high school grad requirements, so im doing running start to finish them up

[pulsar skiff]

I already blew through all the math classes my high school and my local community college offer ☠️

[rugged field]

🗿

highschool math 🗿

[pulsar skiff]

lol

[rugged field]

lmao sure ig

hs math is funny

easy & stupid

[celest wave]

https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/uncommon-blog/message-our-applicants-ed2-2 blog post is up

[rugged field]

🤣 🫵

uchicago moment

[pulsar skiff]

I can't l̸e̷a̵r̶n̴ a̸̧͂b̴͚̃o̷͔͋u̷̺̓ṭ̵́ homot̸͆̄o̴͗̎p̵̈͒y̸̑̈ g̴͆̆r̷̆oups of̶̒̾ sphe̶͌̄ŕ̶es in h̶̄̃s̸͑̇

[gloomy ferry]

cool dm

[pulsar skiff]

bruh it got rid of my spooky text

[rugged field]

LOL

[gloomy ferry]

Did you ed2?

[rugged field]

lmao probably

[pulsar skiff]

yes

[rugged field]

as expected

RD is ded

unless u consider waitlist admit then slightly(?) more possible

[thin sluice]

You are among the most brilliant, ambitious, and academically qualified students in the world.

what if i blushed a little

[fading socket]

the blog!

[fading socket]

I’ll be ze best if I get in

That is a promise

Anyway does being 3rd most active in this thread count as demonstrated interest???

[pulsar skiff]

this was the intended message

[thin sluice]

how does one get image perms tf

😭

[pulsar skiff]

I think its just time spent in server?

[thin sluice]

oh

i have been here since 2021

[pulsar skiff]

I really don't know, I swear someone else asked this as well

[thin sluice]

just lurking for the most part

[pulsar skiff]

oh actually nevermind lol

[thin sluice]

maybe its number of messages

or sum

[pulsar skiff]

yeah, probably messages

[thin sluice]

wait u have 171 messages

😭

[pulsar skiff]

its in the #❓-faq section

actually, how do you see how many messages someone sends?

[spiral estuary]

“Decision cannot be appealed”
BET

[thin sluice]

oh thanks

[tawny monolith]

I think I asked this before bht

[pulsar skiff]

NO

[tawny monolith]

does chicago ask for mid year reports for ed2?

[pulsar skiff]

no

[tawny monolith]

oh so we don’t need to send them

[pulsar skiff]

I think you can give it if you want but not required?

[tawny monolith]

ok alr

[pulsar skiff]

its 3 days untill anyways, so there wouldn't be enough time for them to process

someone called like a week ago and they said it was too close then

(not midyear but still)

[tawny monolith]

oh

ok

[thin sluice]

i cant process this man

its actually insane

[worthy oracle]

@rough sail

[thin sluice]

in 3 days ED2 UChicago will come out

what does a waitlist mean?

like for ED2

[pulsar skiff]

just like a regular waitlist lol

theres more info in the blogpost

[thin sluice]

yes but like, how likely are you to get in lmfao

not all waitlists are alike i feel like

[worthy oracle]

it would prob be the same as rd waitlist

there's no priority

they waitlist very few ppl anyways

[thin sluice]

aah

so its a goodish sign

[spiral estuary]

My dad says waitlist means you’re not trashy but you’re not a diamond either

💀

[thin sluice]

💀

its okay I have always felt inadequate

waitlist is honestly

just a situationship

[spiral estuary]

Me too friend

[thin sluice]

😔

[spiral estuary]

Naw cause I spent 1 hour debating my dad on the importance of humanities

This man will go down with STEM until the end of his life

[thin sluice]

LMFAO

asian dads

STEM is really cool tho

[gloomy ferry]

FR I HATE THAT STEM MENTALITY

[thin sluice]

i love social sciences, but i love looking at them with a quantitiative lens even more

[gloomy ferry]

Humanities>>>>>>

Aren't you a stats major tho?

[gloomy ferry]

omg so me

[thin sluice]

YES

its sooo fucking cool

[acoustic pendant]

when i saw 'yiyi is typing' i literally said to myself "ready for some elegant statistics?"

[spiral estuary]

YEAH
But only cause Stats is interdisciplinary and I can’t choose

[thin sluice]

does humanities include social sciences btw? here they consider history geography economics as "humanities" too but i dont think they are 😭

[spiral estuary]

I appreciate the faith in me

[thin sluice]

you are so me

i have no idea what i am into

[rugged field]

dont go to uchicago for applied statistics

[thin sluice]

I AM THINKING COGNITIVE SCIENCE THO, i really wanna check it out

[gloomy ferry]

kinda

[spiral estuary]

DW I’m going for the nerds

[rugged field]

the theoretical part of stats here is where it shines

[thin sluice]

i am going to uchicago for the nerdiness

[rugged field]

cool

[thin sluice]

HAHAHA

[gloomy ferry]

LOL fair

i wanna do

[thin sluice]

hmm interesting

[gloomy ferry]

journalism + creative writing + legal studies + English + sociology + political science + stats + data science + digital humanities + pure math

[thin sluice]

so like what is theoretical vs applied tho

like TSA and martingales?

[thin sluice]

i am more like math cs neuroscience economics psychology sociology statistics math public policy digital humanities

love math so much i wrote it twice

[spiral estuary]

Psychology creative writing statistics classics philosophy political science public policy visual arts
Lmao

People are so interesting

[thin sluice]

lmaooo so cool

[rugged field]

the stats major only has 1 applied class

which is also the easiest class there lmao

[thin sluice]

i checked out their curriculum

[pulsar skiff]

I'm interested in history + math1 + math2 + math3 +math4 +math5

[thin sluice]

really appealed to me so ig works, but i didnt see much application as u said

do u think its still possible to explore that kind of intersection tho?

[worthy oracle]

nerd

[thin sluice]

proudly

[worthy oracle]

oh nah 💀

[rugged field]

which one

[thin sluice]

^

[spiral estuary]

Great 👍
Easy just gives room for more personal exploration

[tawny monolith]

I remember uchicago in an online like presentation with their ao’s they talked about considering people of Lower-based incomes if they lacked in like SAT or grades

but idk if that’s true especially if they’re need blind

[spiral estuary]

AMEN

[pulsar skiff]

uchicago is like a giant nerds gummy cluster

[thin sluice]

haven

[worthy oracle]

dont say that 😭

ur freaking me out

[thin sluice]

???

bro what do you expect

its UChicago 💀

[worthy oracle]

i thought ppl there tuff

[thin sluice]

from what i remember, loser isnt synonymous with nerd

[spiral estuary]

Nerds and proud to be nerds

[tawny monolith]

😭

[worthy oracle]

i no no wana : (

[thin sluice]

i have had a very pleasant social life, despite being a raging nerd

[tawny monolith]

blud, what is this vocab

[rugged field]

dw too much

[spiral estuary]

But on a more serious note I wanna go to UChicago cause it’s hard to be surrounded by ppl who only pursue knowledge when school makes them like PLEASSEEE nobody at my high school wants to geek out about Ancient Chinese economics with meeeeeee 😭

[rugged field]

there r lots of non-nerds here

[worthy oracle]

pls no

[rugged field]

if u rly hate nerds then i recommend u dont take. subjects like math

[worthy oracle]

BUS ECN

ECN

[tawny monolith]

y’all I think uchicago got the best study abroad out of all study abroads

[worthy oracle]

ECON

BUSINESS

[thin sluice]

spill

[rugged field]

OK YEAH BIZECON IS LEGIT THE OPPOSITE

[worthy oracle]

YUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAA

[rugged field]

bizcon kids aint nerds

good 4 u

[thin sluice]

i would assume bizecon is just filled with spoilt legacies going into IB

[tawny monolith]

I’ll give an example like

[worthy oracle]

Hooray

[rugged field]

hmmmm

spoilt sure not legacy tho thats somewhat rare

[thin sluice]

you get the gist

also thats weird

[rugged field]

i think those kids r based tho

[thin sluice]

legacy not a huge thing at uchicago?

[rugged field]

i have fun times with those bizecon kids

[thin sluice]

bizecon kids are fun tho true

[rugged field]

yeye

[tawny monolith]

For their middle eastern civilization, specifically like Morocco, you can basically travel during the summer and get international travel grants to pursue your own personal research

which is pretty cool

[thin sluice]

what kinda research

[rugged field]

i mean tbf my goal is also the goal of bizcon kids

break into finance

[tawny monolith]

any depending on ur field, from what is available

[thin sluice]

IB?

[tawny monolith]

if you wanna pursue like molecular engineering you can do that

[rugged field]

maybe although im lowkey more interested in strategy consulting now

[thin sluice]

interesting

[thin sluice]

your subjects are so hard core technical tho

[tawny monolith]

they have a vast amount of options since every location is filled with unique and diverse groups of professors, teachers, and students

[thin sluice]

not much soft skill i would assume

[rugged field]

i dont see a problem with that

[thin sluice]

consulting is 95% soft skills tho

[rugged field]

👍

no

actually depends what u mean by soft skills

[thin sluice]

i mean the hard skillsa re just multiplication and addition and division

[tawny monolith]

https://study-abroad.uchicago.edu/sitg

[rugged field]

💀

nah

[tawny monolith]

Here’s more information

If any of y’all wanna see

[thin sluice]

no?

[rugged field]

no

[thin sluice]

what math are yall doing

💀

[rugged field]

bro consulting is not j math

i maen

hard skills in general aint j math

[thin sluice]

oh

wait powerpoint and shit

i consider that soft skills

[rugged field]

go

d

i mean if u consider problem-solving as a soft-skill then sure consulting is

[thin sluice]

aaah

fair

interesting

would u say a Joint MS in CAAM would be worth it

like what kinda doors would it open

[rugged field]

ye

[rugged field]

ye

it's tiring tho

u gotta do 4 classes each quarter

[thin sluice]

no like its a question

what kinda doors would it open

that a UG cant

[rugged field]

ok idk either LOL

[thin sluice]

😔

[thin sluice]

i am not familiar with how hard that is

[rugged field]

basically its j more work

[thin sluice]

we dont have a course system here in HS

[rugged field]

yeye j try it out later

but its comparatively more tiring

[thin sluice]

like how many hours per week

realistically

all in

[glass bear]

All of them

[thin sluice]

bro has seen some shit 😭

[pulsar skiff]

despite?? being a raging nerd in a nerdy environment is the easiest way to have a pleasant social life lol

[thin sluice]

i am in the antithesis of a nerdy environment rn 😭

its soo suffocating istg but i make it work

[pulsar skiff]

trust me, being around a bunch of nerds 24/7 is clinically proved to drastically improve your mental health

[thin sluice]

literally nobody gives 2 shits about their life, all they do is vape and spread drama

[thin sluice]

I WISH

i am not currently

[pulsar skiff]

I hate that, that was one of the main reasons why I'm trying to graduate a year early 😭

[thin sluice]

NOBODY here is a nerd

like the toppers are just sheep who dont have a life and just study whatever material there is

[pulsar skiff]

fax

[thin sluice]

so excited for college

[pulsar skiff]

college is literally the best (i did some classes over the summer)

[rugged field]

idk tbh

[fading socket]

AI art or am I tripping

[spiral estuary]

No Fr

That’s what I thought

Total AI

[foggy nest]

Yeah it's all ai art

[fading socket]

Damn

Knew it

[granite summit]

you could take public transport but the bus and green line situation takes rlly long

sorry that’s such a late response

but as a boston native community esp in the wellesley/ newton area sucks.

also i think ed2 may be higher since there’s no recruited athletes?

[warm hearth]

ohh thats interesting :O i was thinking of the wellesley-run shuttle (https://www.wellesley.edu/housingtransp/transportation/buses) but i hadnt considered public transit

[warm hearth]

how so? :o

[spiral estuary]

GUYS is this demonstrated insanity?
I've memorized the rejection letter after reading it a billion times for "mental preparation"

I could recite it in my SLEEP now

(I recited it to my best friend today during lunch. My voice was robotic and bland. She looked at me, halfway through biting her sandwich, eyes wide. She placed down her sandwich and put a hand on my shoulder. "Yiyi. Please."

"What?" I answered.

"Please get therapy.")

[final wave]

recite it

for me pls

im so getting rejected idek why im waiting

[spiral estuary]

"Blah blah blah unable to offer admission... blah blah blah strongest in the University's history... blah blah blah recognize this message may come as a disappointment to you... blah blah blah best wishes.... "

[spiral estuary]

DON'T THINK LIKE THAT

There's a chance and you're believing in that chance

And that in and of itself is admirable

[final wave]

the only hope i have is that my AO sent a smiley face in her email reply

[fading socket]

Scenes when you get in

[spiral estuary]

SEE! THAT'S A BABY LIKELY RIGHT THERE

[spiral estuary]

My AO after reading my ED II Stats Paper:

"That's neat!"

THANKS I KNOW IT IS

[fading socket]

My A/O congratulated me for my civics award win when I emailed her about it

My essays and my email discussed my dream of medicine + government policy

and examining it/delving into it further

[spiral estuary]

THAT'S SO COOL

[fading socket]

Yo thanks haha

[spiral estuary]

I talked about using statistical models within life sciences to analyze circadian rhythms of endangered plants so that we can better learn how to germinate them and enhance large-scale habitat restoration in the future!

IT'S REALLY ODDLY SPECIFIC

[fading socket]

In my why UChicago I kinda talked about a fellowship research program that talks about the societal/outreach context of healthcare

[fading socket]

https://tenor.com/view/neymar-futebol-whats-going-on-reaction-surprised-gif-13735898

[spiral estuary]

THAT'S COOL

[fading socket]

That sounds awesome fr

[spiral estuary]

I LOVE PEOPLE

(and learning about what they want to do)

[fading socket]

It’s interesting for sure

I made my PS about people’s quirks so I’m with you there

[spiral estuary]

In my Why Chicago I talked about how I've moved 6 times in my life and that makes me a seafarer and how intellectually I am a seafarer as well, sailing the seas of all disciplines and collecting pirate's booty (information and knowledge) and how I want UChicago to be my next port

Looking back it could've been better

BUT AT THIS POINT WHATEVER

[fading socket]

That sounds awesome

Seafarer as like a metaphor is pretty cool

ain’t heard of anyone doing that before

[spiral estuary]

I love metaphorical language

I'm so excited for Friday

Like I'm scared but more excited

Because I'm at a crossroads in my life anyway and no matter which path I take it's gonna be goated

I just need to know which path I'll be on 💀

[final wave]

oh shit

im so fucked

mine was about the hulk

[fading socket]

I wish I’d done more metaphors and stuff outside of my PS

I wrote it about travelling and stuff and seeing different things

It sounds bad unless you read it

[final wave]

thats so good

[spiral estuary]

Hey ya never know
Hulk is pretty cool

[fading socket]

you’ve applied to uchicago that is their bread and butter

in terms of quirkiness

[spiral estuary]

My friend… you’re fine
I wrote about anime

This is not a joke

[fading socket]

For a PS or the uncommon?

And that doesn’t sound horrible

[peak goblet]

Guys, what's the threshold for insanity?

[spiral estuary]

PS 🙂
It makes me sound like a weeb BUT I tied it into statistics lmao

[spiral estuary]

We’re borderline en

[peak goblet]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[spiral estuary]

I don’t think it is LMAO
Purdue liked it enough

[fading socket]

Damn Purdue is good!

congrats

[spiral estuary]

Thanks!

[spiral estuary]

We need to have a screaming ceremony

For stress relief

Just flood the voice chat

[peak goblet]

yes

[spiral estuary]

I’m both glad and disappointed Uchi ppl don’t do portal astrology