#University of Chicago (UChicago) (2023-2024)

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spiral estuary
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Purdue people were going at it so hard on Reddit and CC

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And they ended up being right 💀

peak goblet
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I've always been clueless about portal astrology

fading socket
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Because it’s 3 days until and nothing has changed

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Same old same old

spiral estuary
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LMAO

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That’s true

fading socket
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UChicago is impervious to it cause they don’t update it

spiral estuary
fading socket
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I hope I at least get waitlisted cause then it’s a luck based game

spiral estuary
fading socket
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I ranked

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unranked*

spiral estuary
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So how then

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That makes no sense

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How do they choose

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lol put our names in a random drawer

fading socket
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that’d be funny

shadow drum
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when this shit coming out ed2

fading socket
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Or put all our names on a wall and play pin the kid’s dreams

peak goblet
fading socket
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if you pin someone they get in

granite summit
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i think for my “why uchi” i talked about uchis pre med education and how all their approaches intersect with refugee issues

fading socket
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it’s so close

granite summit
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it was not very creative

gloomy ferry
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yiyi you're so getting in

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my why uchicago was so ass i just said i like doing a lot of stuff and i can do a lot of stuff at uchicago, listed some stuff, blah blah

granite summit
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no literally yiyi ur essay is so creative

gloomy ferry
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my uncommon essay was lowk fire tho

granite summit
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i feel like looking back at it a lot of my essays could be more creative/ quirky

gloomy ferry
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fr

spiral estuary
granite summit
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i kind of just answered the prompts with anecdotes 😭

spiral estuary
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(Thank you again)

shadow drum
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hoping all of yall get in

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and ciwan

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i aint forget about my og

fading socket
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Best to ciwan fr he the goat

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And to you guys as well

gloomy ferry
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ciwan was like if anyone's getting into uchicago it's you

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and then I didn't 🥳🥳🥳

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i feel you

gloomy ferry
spiral estuary
shadow drum
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mfs here are too nice

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thats why im here

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to hate

spiral estuary
gloomy ferry
shadow drum
fading socket
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for my why Uchi it was all over the place I’m not gonna lie

Talked about watching my mom as a nurse, study abroad in SK, community health fellowship + social context of healthcare, and ending off with making a game winning tackle during UChicago midnight soccer

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it could be good it could be shit

granite summit
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yall were quirky

gloomy ferry
granite summit
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mine was very straight to the point 😭

fading socket
shadow drum
granite summit
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wait lemme re read it i lowk forgot

gloomy ferry
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nmf

shadow drum
slow spearBOT
gloomy ferry
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I TRIED

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IT'S VERY VAGUE

shadow drum
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im not smarter than google mf

spiral estuary
gloomy ferry
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bruh i just wanna know what the process is

shadow drum
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basically jut take the psat

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and u get a score

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if its higher than the cutoff u get nmsf

gloomy ferry
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no essays for semi? only score?

shadow drum
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cutoff for intls sucks ass

granite summit
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no there’s an essay

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and you have to submit other scores too

shadow drum
granite summit
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the cut off is the highest for my state 😞

shadow drum
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but everyoen just copy pasted common app

shadow drum
gloomy ferry
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are essays after semi or you need essays to get semi

shadow drum
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after semi

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semi is based if u hit the cutoff

gloomy ferry
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ah

shadow drum
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intl cutoff is the highest

gloomy ferry
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how many essays

shadow drum
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1

granite summit
shadow drum
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i just pasted my caps

gloomy ferry
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oh

shadow drum
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u get nmsf in senior year

gloomy ferry
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is there a prompt

shadow drum
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fall

shadow drum
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they prob dont even read that shit

gloomy ferry
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essays ecs and do you have lors as well?

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💀💀💀💀

shadow drum
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nmsf to nmf they only cut 1k

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and the 1k are mfs who got lucky

granite summit
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wait can internationals get nmf

gloomy ferry
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💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

shadow drum
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the most important thing is to have a high SAT by then

gloomy ferry
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wdym lucky😭

shadow drum
granite summit
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if act

gloomy ferry
spiral estuary
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Guys they said ED II comes out late afternoon what does that mean time wise?

granite summit
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3-6 cst

gloomy ferry
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i was a dumbass who thought psat is for idiots who can't do the sat, and i just wrote the sat directly in 9th smile

gloomy ferry
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no

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but my city would

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it's ok i don't need it im asking for my brother

cerulean citrus
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Did anyone of you use a past year prompt for the extended essay?

gloomy ferry
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yeah

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i did the clerical error prompt

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typo

cerulean citrus
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I used a 2010 one...i guess

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Find x

gloomy ferry
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ayyyyy

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a friend used a 1990 something prompt and got in

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it does not matter dw

granite summit
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i did the odd numbers prompt

spiral estuary
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Guys I have piano class right after decisions come out Friday. Should I check and then go????

granite summit
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fit in with my neuroscience-y background

granite summit
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has anyone been to isef

cerulean citrus
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Mine wasn't personal per se. It's more semi-personal.

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I jux aimed for the 'they wanna knw how u think' thing

granite summit
granite summit
cerulean citrus
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Its the opposite for me
My why uchicago was def personal.

gloomy ferry
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mine was very personal

shadow drum
granite summit
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oh same!

gloomy ferry
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both my essays were personal

shadow drum
gloomy ferry
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guys btw hater kvd certified my essay as the best uchi essay he's read!! 🤭

shadow drum
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(ive only read 1 uchi essay)

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but yea it was amazing

granite summit
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idk what personal is exactly

shadow drum
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W essay

granite summit
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like i implemented elements of my life but i didn’t truama dump

granite summit
gloomy ferry
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bro I've read so many uchi essays

shadow drum
granite summit
spiral estuary
toxic saddle
gloomy ferry
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gloomy ferry
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they do????????

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bruh my biggest regret is not writing psat

shadow drum
granite summit
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well they give a lot of merit scholarships

granite summit
gloomy ferry
shadow drum
granite summit
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i didn’t ed

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i rea’d princeton

spiral estuary
shadow drum
gloomy ferry
toxic saddle
granite summit
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ohhhh

toxic saddle
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Yes

gloomy ferry
granite summit
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i feel like you can have multiple top choices

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i have like 4

gloomy ferry
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yeah that's valid

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I have 9

granite summit
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it all depends on aid for me

spiral estuary
gloomy ferry
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and have gotten in only 1 but it's too expensive

granite summit
gloomy ferry
spiral estuary
granite summit
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yeah i think pacific is 2 hours behind cst

toxic saddle
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Yes

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I forgot mountain time existed

gloomy ferry
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It actually came out a little earlier than 3:30 for us

gloomy ferry
shadow drum
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btw my top choice is penn

granite summit
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did you get in?

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or deffered?

gloomy ferry
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There are more timezones than et CT and pst????

toxic saddle
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Mountain time is for west coast that wanna be special

gloomy ferry
granite summit
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wait isn’t hater kvd they guy who got an mit likely

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i feel like i read that somewhere

gloomy ferry
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yes but he was trolling

granite summit
gloomy ferry
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he did rd

granite summit
gloomy ferry
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no don't encourage him

granite summit
gloomy ferry
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no

granite summit
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twin

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oh!

gloomy ferry
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he's only here because he's bored

granite summit
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ohhhh

gloomy ferry
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he lurks everywhere

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he didn't do ed or ed2

granite summit
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gotcha

gloomy ferry
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Anywhere

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lmao he didn't even apply to uchicago

granite summit
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where’d you get in?

gloomy ferry
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unquirky bitch fr

granite summit
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that’s too expensive

gloomy ferry
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usc

granite summit
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95 k!

spiral estuary
granite summit
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a year!

gloomy ferry
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exactly 😍😍😍

granite summit
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uchi is 90 so

spiral estuary
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Bro Purdue didn’t give me A CENT

granite summit
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not looking much better 😓

gloomy ferry
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i got in to uc Berkeley instate so that's a W but i don't like the area and berk feels very stem-y to me :(

toxic saddle
gloomy ferry
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GLADLY i wish i could ed2 uchicago

granite summit
spiral estuary
gloomy ferry
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my dad has a phobia of contracts so he didn't let me

gloomy ferry
toxic saddle
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Hippie vibes

gloomy ferry
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that's nice to know!!

granite summit
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help they had a shooting

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a few days ago

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on campus 😭

gloomy ferry
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i love berkeley and im v grateful but I'd rather take ucla

gloomy ferry
toxic saddle
gloomy ferry
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wouldn't be surprised if it was someone who didn't get in bro

final wave
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oh so late afternoon means 6pm?

toxic saddle
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How is that even possible

shadow drum
final wave
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or like 4

granite summit
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i think the perp was completely unrelated to berk

spiral estuary
shadow drum
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uchicago is where fun goes to die

gloomy ferry
granite summit
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granite summit
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0.2 miles from the O

shadow drum
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quirky this. quirky that. plz stfu

gloomy ferry
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who are you to talk your dream school is the most depressed in the country

peak goblet
cerulean citrus
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I did Harvard REA & got deferred. They deferred 83% this yr.😵‍💫

granite summit
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i hate that

toxic saddle
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The uchicago tour guide said it was the most caffeinated school in the country silly

granite summit
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princeton on the contrary rejected 80%!

gloomy ferry
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AY

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I LOVE CAFFEINE

toxic saddle
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Addiction that makes you productive !

spiral estuary
granite summit
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wdym

spiral estuary
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My dad went to good old Princeton

granite summit
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i see i see

spiral estuary
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Really wanted me to dapple

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*apply

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YEAH NO I DIDN’T

toxic saddle
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Dapple

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🗣

cerulean citrus
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If I miraculously get in UChicago EDII, it's probably bec my uncommon essay carried. Bracing for a rejection as an intl seeking aid🥲

peak goblet
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Dab + apple

gloomy ferry
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im ball state legacy smile

toxic saddle
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I prefer sphere state

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But solid

granite summit
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also if you don’t get in it’s not the end of the world

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you’re meant somewhere else

spiral estuary
gloomy ferry
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me coping with my deferral be like

spiral estuary
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Listen if your crush rejected you it’s not the end of the world

granite summit
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and at the end of the day you’re gonna thrive

spiral estuary
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There are tons of fish in the sea

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Same with colleges LMAO

gloomy ferry
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twice

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i rejected him

shadow drum
gloomy ferry
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because i hate him

shadow drum
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i hate legacies

gloomy ferry
granite summit
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oh that’s not-

spiral estuary
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LMAO

gloomy ferry
shadow drum
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i hate legacies

peak goblet
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Bro's on a mission

spiral estuary
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shadow drum
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give me ur legacy

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i want

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gimme gimme

spiral estuary
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PLEASE MY ONE AND ONLY LEGACY HAS BEEN WASTED

gloomy ferry
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which schools consider legacy the most

cerulean citrus
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I applied to 20 colleges...efc is non existent so lets see how it all works out. I chose Harvard REA cuz it's need blind but ofc they had to defer me.

gloomy ferry
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That's my friend as well

cerulean citrus
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I did send them LOCI tho but ofc if i get into uchi
Ill hav to withdraw

shadow drum
shadow drum
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u had to compete with legacies and athletes and domestic

spiral estuary
shadow drum
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wasting it

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gimme the opportunity

spiral estuary
shadow drum
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is uchi confirmed the 16th

spiral estuary
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But I just couldn’t envision myself there

spiral estuary
wooden mason
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legacy is so bs that stuff doesnt even work

granite summit
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i think it has a slight affect

wooden mason
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gloomy ferry
# shadow drum schnawg ur applying to harvard as an intl tf did u expect

bro my friend broke down yesterday because he's getting rejected from all us colleges because intl seeking full aid, and he isn't getting into good Indian colleges because oc and male
and im just chilling over here as a us citizen who literally gets instate + female and nri so my chances for IIT are goated s wellsmile

granite summit
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but what rlly matters is $$

cerulean citrus
gloomy ferry
cerulean citrus
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Plus m from an underdeveloped country. Most ppl apply to US community colleges.

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So was just taking my chance

granite summit
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dude don’t stress

plush tinsel
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guys does anyone know when ed2 comes out ?? time?

fading socket
wooden mason
shadow drum
gloomy ferry
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wooden mason
fading socket
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UCLA WOOOO

shadow drum
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fucla

plush tinsel
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wooden mason
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if i was doing med or bio ucla would prob be better

wooden mason
cerulean citrus
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It has been really terrible since 2021 in my country. There was a military coup here.

spiral estuary
wooden mason
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burma/myanmar?

cerulean citrus
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Yep

gloomy ferry
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girl you're getting in

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and if not you can join me in the agony of trying to find a better school than uchicago

wooden mason
fading socket
wooden mason
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if i get ucla or vandy id prob go tthere then

fading socket
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And if you can clinch those maybe you’ve got an RD shot

spiral estuary
fierce stone
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bro i hate that this is perpetually in the back of my mind

wooden mason
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or maybe even berkeley too

spiral estuary
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I think I’ve spent an unholy amount of time thinking bout Uchi

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Like a lovesick maiden pining over a far away celebrity

fading socket
fierce stone
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Is it

final wave
peak goblet
shadow drum
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bro talks in futbol gifs

fading socket
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My favorite communication tool

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It is what it is tho

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on an unrelated note whend they start selling ribeye steak at the dollar tree

final wave
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since like always

spiral estuary
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Guys due to my deteriorating sanity I am abstaining from using this chat until decisions. I love you all but I’ll see you on Saturday.

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I CAN’T KEEP COMPULSIVELY CHECKING THIS ANYMORE

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Peace

rough sail
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Hey guys

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I know we are all worried about the decision

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But if its meant to be it'll happen

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Do not lose faith!

gloomy ferry
fading socket
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idk how im gonna recover honestly

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princeton made me frustrated and fueled me to apply to chicago

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but getting rejected from chicago wont result in an outlet

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apps are done

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on an unrelated note here is my uchicago shopping list if i get in (its literally 2 items)

final wave
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if u get u get a free shirt tho

fading socket
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but i want a white shirt

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because

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its white

shadow drum
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Badum chik

pulsar skiff
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guys please help get this onto starboard ⭐

thin sluice
fierce stone
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2 days till judgement day

tawny monolith
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SAT optional was potentially not the move

hollow quest
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cant uchicago send an email or change their portal a bit so I can partake in some astrology

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the radio silence is killing me

cerulean citrus
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😅
Right...there's nth but silence

gloomy ferry
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💀💀💀

trim stag
thin sluice
native nova
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this is one of the only schools I applied to where my region has a high percentage man

trim stag
thin sluice
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is this for UG only?

fading socket
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2 days left

peak goblet
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UChicago is my valentine

tropic yarrow
thin sluice
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china india etc

tropic yarrow
thin sluice
fading socket
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Indeed

blazing hill
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t-minus 51 hours to showtime

fading socket
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The hour countdown is crazy

tropic yarrow
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should be out at the same time as EA/ED1 right?

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round about 5 PM EST?

final wave
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guys i like

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forgot to ask my valentine

native nova
native nova
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?

tropic yarrow
native nova
tropic yarrow
native nova
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But if you applied ed2 try and take these days to distance yourself from the school

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So that if it doesn’t go your way you don’t feel as bad

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Hope it goes well tho 😭

tropic yarrow
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so i'll take that advice :)

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honestly my excitement has defo gone down since last week cuz we were all trynna manifest a feb 9th release

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so in a way that's good?🤷‍♂️

thin sluice
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my finals are coming up in like 8 days so that keeps me distracted 😭 man i hope the breakup doesnt fuck my grades over

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since there is no retakes

tropic yarrow
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I do CIE A levels so I'm currently writing my AL boards rn

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honestly that's keeping me off too much worrying but ik it'll peak friday night

pale kayak
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2 days until rejection

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Let’s go

verbal kayak
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only 2 days

pulsar skiff
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or I guess 1 day, 9 hours and 36 minutes for 5pm cst

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*37 minutes

verbal kayak
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wait is it confirmed for 5pm cst

pulsar skiff
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no

verbal kayak
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💀

pulsar skiff
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apparently they do 5pm a lot tho

verbal kayak
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i’ll probably be asleep anyways

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it is what it is

pulsar skiff
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does anyone know what time of day decisions are released?

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I found an example acceptance letter that has 5pm on it, idk what timezone though

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I applied to the University of Chicago through the Early Decision I round on November 1, 2020, and got my decision back on the 21st of December! Now that my college app process is over, I'll be able to post regularly :) Feel free to leave any comments or questions!!

⚠️ Disclaimer:
please know that I am in no way trying to brag about my accepta...

▶ Play video
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according to this it might be 4:00pm cst

humble echo
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p sure its 4 pm cst i think thats when ea/ed1 results came out this year

pulsar skiff
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilOY7ALL8UA this also says 4pm cst as well

Hey guys - I applied to UChicago Early Decision as a Political Science and Economics double major, and here is my college decisions reaction video! Comment/Ask questions/anything and I shall reply ye ♡

I decided to film down my reaction because I myself was surfing through Youtube looking for another UChicago reaction vid from the past few yea...

▶ Play video
pulsar skiff
glass bear
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eaed1 came out at like 3:39 cst

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just to spice it up a little bit

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its always around then though

pulsar skiff
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yo

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so then 1 day 14 hours and 9 minutes!!!!

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38 hours 9 minutes untill decisions come out

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hey, I haven't gotten an email saying that they finished my decision, does that mean I'm an edge application?

humble echo
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why did my checklist disappear guys

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i'm not even ed

fading socket
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can’t wait for the erectile dysfunction 2 decision release

fierce stone
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genuinely made me laugh out loud and i hate it

foggy nest
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mine is still there

humble echo
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i see this

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it just goes straight to my fin aid one

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my actual one isnt even there

foggy nest
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Oh

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Mine has been like that for a while, i think

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Did you apply EA?

humble echo
humble echo
fading socket
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lmao

shadow drum
pulsar skiff
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guys they said they would send an email saying when they finalized the decision. I haven't gotten mine yet, does that mean my application is on the edge of accept/deny?

tawny monolith
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Bellingham are u intl?

gloomy ferry
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pulsar skiff
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I know princeton gave me an email beforehand saying that they finalized it, so idk it might be just semantics but whatever

tawny monolith
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I don’t have a W-2 but it says required so should I like

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leave it as is

final wave
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i want it so bad

foggy nest
fading socket
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im from los angeles metro area

foggy nest
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i dont think they're emailing anyone saying "your app is processed but we're not telling u the result yet"

pulsar skiff
fading socket
foggy nest
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and waitlist isnt necessarily bad

fading socket
foggy nest
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Waitlist AR is historically higher than RD (although it varies a tooon)

foggy nest
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and then u got waitlisted at RD

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that'd be wild

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Defer -> Defer -> Waitlist

fading socket
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Dont worry it cant

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just a hypothetical

devout ginkgo
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this thread is blowing up oml

fading socket
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ik

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!chicago

foggy nest
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wghat the rukci sis the comamdn

devout ginkgo
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i think the commands are broken

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i do know its coming out soon

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yall got this!!!! believe!!! manifest!!!!!

shadow drum
devout ginkgo
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(i applied rd otherwise i'd be panicking with yall)

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foggy nest
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final wave
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i shouldve tried more

shadow drum
final wave
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i actually lowkey had a shot

foggy nest
final wave
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if only i spent more time on this app

thin sluice
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ED1 was 4:45 CST iirc

final wave
foggy nest
fading socket
# shadow drum Like cracked

no.
i have some cool parts of my app like volunteering for NGOs and civic awards but ive got a gpa that falls under cracked by a long shot (3.94w, 3.63uw but i nearly maxxed out all APs and took all dual enrollment)

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and im T/O

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so just academics wise its not good

foggy nest
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spill the tea

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i need to see ur scattergram

final wave
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i really hope my AO likes me

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the only way i have a shot is if she like really roots for me

shadow drum
foggy nest
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guys it aint looking too good

shadow drum
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Its fine they not tix

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Theres only 1

foggy nest
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apparently im one of the only that hasnt been denied EA

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so that's good i guess

untold hill
thin sluice
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did you not apply EA?

foggy nest
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got deferred

thin sluice
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oh denied fair

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i am braindead

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guys look out for 4:45 CST

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thats when they did ED1

final wave
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if i get in ima kms

foggy nest
thin sluice
foggy nest
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i feel lik that's backwards

thin sluice
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i am gonna cry

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if i get in

foggy nest
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hey at least i know if i get denied i'll probably handle it pretty well

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since i did for my ED1

granite summit
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uchi is need blind right

foggy nest
granite summit
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i forgot to do the fin aid worksheet 💀

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wanna make sure i wont got rejected cuz i forgot 🕺

foggy nest
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if you forgot the punishment would just be screwy aid

tropic yarrow
granite summit
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I alr was getting literally nothing

granite summit
pulsar skiff
# fading socket if i dont see those flying letters so help me god what im gonna do (cry)

"You are one of the most amazing candidates in the world, your application was utterly splentastical, and we are honored that such a strong applicant applied to our school. It breaks our heart to have to say no to such an amazing, overqualified candidate, but please know this is because we had sooooo many applications. We had piles and piles of applications, more than we've ever had before! It was a guiness world record for applications!! This year's applicant pool was just so incredibly talented and amazing and wonderful and awesome that we couldn't accept everyone, even though you are a literal academic weapon. Please know that you will always be in our thoughts and minds, and we will memorize your application essays to read every night (that's how amazing you are!!!). I already hung it in a gold frame above my bed, and I pray to it every night. You are a shining star of an applicant, and it was so stressfullhaving to choose between so many strong applicants. Us at the admissions office have all developed suicidal depression just thinking about what a shame it is that we had to say no to you, because you are literally the best applicant we have ever had the pleasure of looking over (and we don't say this often!!). The faculty of Uchicago have all developed parasocial relationships over your essay, and we want you to know that we, as your best friends, wish you the best in life. We will be personally stalking your every location, and there will be uchicago alumni giving us personal updates on your every move, just because we are so invested in your life story. We will also be sending a heartfelt love letter to your personal adress every week, and the president of uchicago will take a private jet each month to personally greet you and give a personalized eulogy about how amazing you are as a candidate. If you take anything from this, please know that you are a once in a lifetime applicant"

granite summit
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like i don’t think admissions will know i forgot a form or smth

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but i submitted css so i think ill be ok

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fin aid is so confusing

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Dear [Student],

Let me start by saying, you're fantastic, really fantastic. I've heard tremendous things about you. Your application to the University of Chicago was top-notch, really top-notch. They told me, "Sir, this student, they're something else." And you know what? I believe them.

But here's the thing, folks. The University of Chicago, they have a lot of applicants. Bigly numbers. And they can only take so many. It's like a really, really big cake, but only so many slices to go around. So, even though you're absolutely tremendous, they couldn't fit you in this time.

But hey, don't let that get you down. You've got so much potential, believe me. There are plenty of other opportunities out there waiting for someone as fantastic as you. Keep striving for greatness, keep working hard, and I promise you, big things are coming your way.

So, chin up, keep that head held high, and remember, you're a winner. Winners don't let a little setback like this hold them back. They bounce back stronger than ever. And I have no doubt that's exactly what you're going to do.

Best of luck to you, [Student]. Keep making America proud.

Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump,
Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Chicago

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I would love this rejection letter

foggy nest
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It'd be an honor tbh

thin sluice
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Chief keef rec letter is goated tbh

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Id submit that

granite summit
granite summit
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getting to know the locals

foggy nest
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Omg u right

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Yo wait any of you guys remember when 6ix9ine showed up to o block at 2 am to record a video bragging

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thin sluice
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isnt o block weirdly close to uchicago

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no naviance

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but the school isnt specially cracked

thin sluice
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i was scared when i searched it up

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im like 27th out of 150

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nobody else is applying to uchicago nor have they

thin sluice
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tropic yarrow
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It's directly from chatgpt

thin sluice
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bro i come from a very low crime region how am I gonna adapt to the US

foggy nest
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But also I've been on the campus at night and it feels very safe

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Like way safer that I expected

tropic yarrow
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# shadow drum Jude begging for ham uchicago ‘28

id literally collapse at the thought but frankly im relying on my essays to carry and its anyones guess on the essays
the vid was good tho i filmed its ending at LAX where planes fly 50 feet above ur head

thin sluice
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thin sluice
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but i have lived in Saudi my entire life since i was an infant so my hometown still doesnt count

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cause you can not do those 3 and still get into something

foggy nest
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I mean it's a general street smarts thing really

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yeah exactly

thin sluice
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i go to school in a really unsafe part of LA and the general idea is to try not to do anything dumb

foggy nest
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If you're smaller (like me) wear baggy clothes, walk like you know where you're going, embrace the resting bitch face, and you'll be fine

thin sluice
tropic yarrow
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thin sluice
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couple months back this guy got stopped 20 ft from me by gang members

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they pulled out some guns and got his shoes and shirt

tropic yarrow
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threatened to shoot him if he aint pass it over

foggy nest
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bro wasnt even doin anything

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I'm sad I won't be able to wear any of my rep shit

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my friend wanted to go intervene and i was like "bro you tryna die???"

thin sluice
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I have some rep shoes that I bought for $20 from China and they are pretty much 1:1 to a $2k legit pair

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But they'd get robbed off me so fast

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thin sluice
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the helicopter pilot was on the megaphone shouting "stand against the wall"

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or whatever

thin sluice
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thats crazy

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indeed

thin sluice
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the most crime i have interacted with

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is creeps

foggy nest
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Dont say if u don't want

tropic yarrow
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just frowned upon

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thin sluice
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aah fair

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but i dont live there

foggy nest
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For a minor to possess, yeah they are illegal

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i just go to school there

foggy nest
tropic yarrow
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Oh intl

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foggy nest
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Duh

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they were wearin red nike techs

tropic yarrow
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i mean someone using a vape here would almost be a status symbol

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most people wouldn't have even seen one

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could not be bloods but if theyre wearin all red im just makin the guess

thin sluice
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tropic yarrow
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ah i see

foggy nest
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Probably were

thin sluice
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tropic yarrow
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anyway im just trying to finish up school w/ out getting into trouble

thin sluice
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Good call

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chicago would be cool tho cause i could get out of california

foggy nest
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Chicago is a super cute city I like it a lot
If only it weren't in the Midwest

tropic yarrow
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i dont really wanna remain here for much longer

thin sluice
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apparently some 7th grader was caught with vapes in our school???

thin sluice
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i wanna go to a school in a rather big city but not in california

thin sluice
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but dont say it like that people will deffo get offended ☠️

thin sluice
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anyway

foggy nest
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I'm from upstate NY so I'm used to being in the middle of nowhere anyways

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And Rochester isn't even a city to give a shit about so it's worse than Chicago here

tropic yarrow
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U can wear fire ass jackets

thin sluice
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I DESPO WANT TO

foggy nest
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And like baggy street wear pants

granite summit
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damn yall got horror stories

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i’m from boston and there isn’t much going on

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just don’t be stupid

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thin sluice
tropic yarrow
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jk ik ill get mugged if i wear one there

thin sluice
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idk i feel like my boston skills are pretty translatable to uchi

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esp since hyde park is tryna get more like

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safe in a sense

tropic yarrow
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and weather wise good luck guys 😭

thin sluice
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my parents keep pulling up stories of people getting killed and mugged

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☠️

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they like this where you wanna go?

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i was like yes :3

granite summit
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i mean crime happens anywhere

thin sluice
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and intended to go there over a school like UCLA if i were accepted there

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and they were like "youre gonna freeze!!!!"

tropic yarrow
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but

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that's what i told my parents

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so im not saying anything rn

thin sluice
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it’s a crime rate of 7.56/1000

thin sluice
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cause of the crime rate

tropic yarrow
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your chance of being a victim is 0.75%

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like i honestly feel like sm people choose to go there

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and the university definitely has safety precautions

thin sluice
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Chicago vs my city: 33.79 73.70

granite summit
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when i was there they really emphasized like the uber service

thin sluice
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i feel like on campus you should be fine

granite summit
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and travelling in groups

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i feel like you’ll also be ok in chicago??

thin sluice
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is there like a crime free escape to like downtown chic?

granite summit
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like you’re prolly gonna visit the touristy/ populated areas

thin sluice
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like a route thas safe

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# thin sluice mine were just like ☠️ chicago

it was a big conversation about if it was academically better and if i could handle being homesick
but i explained 2 things:

  1. chicago my beloved and id fall under the 60k income for free attendance threshold
  2. i travel a lot and have never been homesick + am clammering to leave the state
thin sluice
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what route is unsafe

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like are you referring to public transport

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thin sluice
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oh fair public transport right

thin sluice
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how safe is public transport

granite summit
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no do you mean public transport is unsafe?

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idk

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it’s chicago

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and south chicago too

thin sluice
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so i mean just be careful?

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thin sluice
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hmm

granite summit
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i know that uchicago also has like a bunch of like

thin sluice
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but is that the safedt option

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here in la we went on a field trip to usc and took a train and some crazy dude was harassing us

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but that's la

granite summit
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people that take you under their wing and show you how transportation works

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thin sluice
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NEED

granite summit
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like you’re house RAs and stuff help a lot

fading socket
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and also promotes walking and stuff

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so for your health is good

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and from what ik students do use it

thin sluice
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yes but if you get shot your health wont matter would it

granite summit
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wait are either of you from a city city

thin sluice
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granite summit
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los angeles

thin sluice
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as ive said

granite summit
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like the times a uchicago student was killed

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was bc of a spree killing

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i think it just depends on where you come from

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@thin sluice this may sound dismissive but as long as you keep to yourself, remain nonconfrontational, don't get involved in other peoples' business, and look normal/unthreatening, you'll live

granite summit
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if you’re not used to a shooting in the background every now and then

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then maybe be a little more vigilant and cautious

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where i’m from on the 4th of july we play “fireworks or gunshots”

tropic yarrow
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so i may be a little more “ok” with uchicago’s crime

tropic yarrow
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can't take away it's tech successes and high development in the silicon valley, but just an fyi

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tropic yarrow
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i usually tell people during my travels who ask about it that it aint all that but its cool at times with some detrimental things

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mississippi wasnt as horrible as i thought it was gonna be

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so ever since then ive taken a type of thinking similar to that

wooden mason
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but im from the suburbs of california

tropic yarrow
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always go to places with an open mind

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it always helps

granite summit
wooden mason
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and theres no crime

granite summit
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it’s ok it’s a universal game 😭

wooden mason
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😭

tropic yarrow
granite summit
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i suppose i’m somewhat lucky since my city’s main crime is theft

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homicide makes up only about 0.3% of crime

wooden mason
tropic yarrow
granite summit
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THATS WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE

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suburbia is crazy

wooden mason
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granite summit
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it’s like those utah houses that all look the same

wooden mason
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los angeles?

granite summit
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my guess is irvine

wooden mason
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explains the usc love

wooden mason
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yep

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not newport beach tho

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thin sluice
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i have never gotten into a physical fight either, i love to mind my business and stay away from that stuffbl

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but unprovoked stuff is my concern

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granite summit
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wait are you a dude

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that could also decrease the amount of unprovoked stuff you could face

thin sluice
granite summit
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well i don’t think you’ll be catcalled so

thin sluice
granite summit
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that’s one thing you don’t have to worry about

fading socket
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and i doubt youll be followed home either

granite summit
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yeah right

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who tf is doin all at

granite summit
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i hate following people home

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it’s sm easier to just mug

fading socket
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sadly was hit by a stray bullet, right?

granite summit
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yup

granite summit
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on the line that they recommend not to take

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it isn’t even safe in the day so

fading socket
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they got lines they recommend not to take?

tropic yarrow
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it’s catcalling…

wooden mason
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usc is similar at least you are reccomended to avoid certain parts

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vermont and mlk blvd

granite summit
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i think everyone could maybe agree catcalling affects one group more than the other?

wooden mason
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cant get caught lackin there

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i need to visit chicago so i can partake in oblock tourism

fading socket
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it can be rough for sure

tropic yarrow
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espeically on campus

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wooden mason
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i love their campus so much

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idk why it isnt talked about as much as ucla's

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sometimes i wonder if i should've applied but almost all the top students from my school are clammering for it

wooden mason
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i find ucla's campus kinda ugly tbh but people love it?

granite summit
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bro ucla got a lot of stairs 😵‍💫

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wooden mason
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so much walking at ucla

fading socket
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it is like 50/50 on the ugliness

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and the hill is steep when walking from classes to dorm

wooden mason
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yeah royce hall and kerkhoff? hall are pretty

fading socket
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some parts, like royce hall are beautiful (my instructor pulled the fire alarm on accident in it and got the building evac'd)

thin sluice
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i didnt apply to USC cause of aid 😔

fading socket
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and then there are dorms that are big block buildings lookin like theyre from the 60s

wooden mason
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oh my gosh.

wooden mason
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i got to live at uci for a month i thought it was ight

fading socket
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the cool thing about ucla is the foods rather good but apparently declined

wooden mason
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idtso

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ah ok

wooden mason
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there isn’t a dunkin on uchicagos campus.

thin sluice
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yeah exactly

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eaop gave us a week

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granite summit
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idk if i can go

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that must be horrible

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no dunkin

granite summit
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I KNOW.

thin sluice
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NO LIKE

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YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND

fading socket
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wait do you have the stereotypical boston accent

granite summit
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this is so much for me to take in

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i need to know

thin sluice
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the nearest dunkin is 1.3 miles.

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I HAVE TI TAKE THE TRAIN FOR MY CAWFEE

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DO YOU HAVE THE STEREOTYPICAL BOSTON ACCENT PLEASE INFORM ME

granite summit
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aw

granite summit
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the accent is more of a north shore/ north end thing

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but some words

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like room and bag

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i see

granite summit
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like room is “rum”

thin sluice
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what even is the boston accent

granite summit
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what do yall have baskin robins?

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well i’m boycotting starbucks so dunks has been

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my savior

thin sluice
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except they’re increasing prices

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like why.

tropic yarrow
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dunkin is owned by pepsico isnt it

tropic yarrow
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think of the simpsons

granite summit
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the simpson’s don’t have a boston accent

thin sluice
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sometimes people say that californians are recognizable for not pronouncing the "t" in stuff like "santa monica" but i think thats an american thing in general

granite summit
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this is actually detrimental to my being

final wave
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wait is uchicago food bad

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is there boba on campus

granite summit
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better to find out now

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we can plan our trips to get dunkin and boba smh

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tropic yarrow
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i always snatch a slice of pizza from a university dining hall

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if you fuck up a slice of pizza you suck

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whenever i visit

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and ive been to like 20 unis

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but berkeley is a close 2nd

granite summit
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did you know massachusetts has the most dunkin’s per sq mike

granite summit
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it’s like 4

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per sq mike

thin sluice
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thats crazy

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😭

fading socket
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what the fuck

granite summit
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wait uchi has sm cafes on campus right

fading socket
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4 in a square mile is insane

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thin sluice
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so like every where you turn

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there is a dunkin

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😭

thin sluice
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valley is SFO?

granite summit
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i bet uchi doesn’t have a dunkin on campus

thin sluice
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i havent eaten dunkin alot

granite summit
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cuz then their student run cafes wouldn’t be raising money

thin sluice
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just had the donuts a couple times

fading socket
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@granite summit are you a coffee drinker

granite summit
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yes but i get decaf

fading socket
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ah ok

thin sluice
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me personally i come from a coffee centric culture but i dont like drinking coffee

granite summit
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trust gotta get the 2 dollar medium iced coffee

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even in 20 degree weather

thin sluice
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$2 is not bad tho tf

granite summit
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and then walk with it outside shivering

granite summit
thin sluice
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wait

granite summit
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when we all get in to uchi

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we’re all going to dunkin and using the train

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and then i’m putting yall on

fading socket
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ive never had dunkin

granite summit
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blasphemy

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wait what does cpp stand for

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just hasnt happened