University of Chicago (UChicago) (2024-2025)

[civic holly]

same

[coarse geyser]

grade inflation exists here trust

some shit mad ez for an A

kinda cringe when ppl say theres no free A/no easy major

[sage radish]

im getting my fade run rn keg

i have like a 2.9 lmfao

[coarse geyser]

[whole socket]

ik i already asked before and I dont mean to spam so im rly sorry but can a current uchi student pls read my supp 🥺

[wooden nexus]

Not med schools I’m assuming?

[sage radish]

come here and find out

[wooden nexus]

💀💀

Biggest way to fuck up life

my dad will say I told you so

[sage radish]

nah its an exceptional uni and no med school is gonna turn their nose up at a bit lower gpa from a place like chi

[wooden nexus]

Really?

[sage radish]

yeah

[wooden nexus]

My dad is always yaping about how a higher gpa from a state school is better than a mid gpa from Harvard

He’s such a hater of private colleges

[civic holly]

esp if you have higher standardized test scores

like ive heard law schools can excuse uchicago gpas with 75%ile+ LSAT

also some care more about the test more than the gpa, idk if its the same with med

[smoky ridge]

wait i wanna do t14 law too

where are u applying

[civic holly]

if i go to uchicago ill prob just do CLS and call it

$150,000 guaranteed if you get in plus ED boost is fire

elsewhere im going for HYS but more realistically columbia or chicago

depends on LSAT really, ive recently gotten into doing some shorter practice tests and ive been hitting lower 170s

[split abyss]

no portal astro!

[somber plover]

my video is so cute but I submitted it like 20 days late LMFAO

[fervent scarab]

💀

yeah dw abt it

the only times u have to worry abt the portal is when u have to upload smth or when u check decisions

otherwise js dont worry abt it

[stone quarry]

no portal astrology pls

there are probably some methods that have some truth to them but in general it's a lot of misinformation and it only stresses people out so it's not allowed here

just don't sweat it ur gonna drive yourself crazy 😭

[wooden nexus]

usually defer bc they want people to do ED2

unless ur application is so ass they reject it immediatly

its just what many people have observed based on previous admission results

im pretty sure 90% of the class is coming from ED or questbridge

they really like their 80% yeild rate

lowkey ED is too much for me

dont think i can commit to that

if i dont get in womp womp

oh i see

i didnt do ED anywhere so we'll just have to see where I end up

i lowkey wanted to do REA to harvard bc its my dream school but i dont think my application is good enough for the early round

[wooden nexus]

frfr

also uchicago's finaid is ASS

[civic holly]

really? its one of my cheapest options

[fervent saffron]

i can commit for you 😁

[wooden nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-shy-gif-27563579

[wooden nexus]

They’re going thru a financial crisis rn so rumor is that they became need aware for all students

[civic holly]

damn

might have to switch my ed2 then

[wooden nexus]

There’s not a lot of variety for ED2

It feels weird that it even exists tbh

[civic holly]

yeah i agree

idk if ill even use it

[sage radish]

this is not true bros just lying 💀

[wooden nexus]

Didn’t they just get a lawsuit for mishandling financial aid

[coarse geyser]

i didnt do it lmao

also idt they reject EA

[split abyss]

they did last year

[south viper]

yes but along with several other ivy/t20s

[little ridge]

Financial crisis ($10b endowment)

[blazing lava]

how long were y'all's essays

[lilac nacelle]

one was 700 and one was 800 words (long ik)

[blazing lava]

mine were 678 (why uchicago) and 522 (extended essay)

[split abyss]

999 on the dot

for the creative essay

other one was 768 iirc

[pallid gull]

My extended essay was 1152 😩

[fervent scarab]

Didn’t they have a recommended word count of 500-700

For that one

In general 500-700 words for the extended essay and 300-600 words for the “Why UChicago?” essay are good benchmarks, but these are rough guidelines and by no means requirements.

[pallid gull]

I had a former AO read it and they didn't mention anything about word count

[fervent scarab]

o

gtk

[civic holly]

900 to 1000 ish iirc

Idr tho

And why uchicago is like 500

[somber plover]

one was 900 the other was 400 💀

[little ridge]

I am terrified

[blazing lava]

me too

[wooden nexus]

can they release the decison date already 🫠

[lilac nacelle]

where is the decision date istg

[tardy terrace]

last year it released on the third monday of the month so it could be coming out december 16, but thats purely speculation

[echo panther]

2022 it was on a Wednesday

12/21

so it’s prolly just a random weekday

[fading charm]

prob 12th but all speculation

[fading charm]

what

thought columbia and 5 other ivies did 14th

and brown/dartmouth did 15th

[tardy terrace]

uchicago isn't an ivy so it doesn't follow that, last year it came out on the 18th and the year before that the 21

[fading charm]

oh

wait

this is uchicago

for some reason i thought it was columbia

LOL

ye uchicago ea came out on the 18th

i know that.

After my deferral and rejection. After my deferral and rejection. After my deferral and rejection. After my deferral and rejection. After my deferral and rejection. After my deferral and rejection.

good vibes

🙂

Nobody wants to get into the University of Chicago anyway!

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/900235439586295858.gif?size=128

Who would ever want to go!

[blazing lava]

who would even want to go to a college that historically announces their decisions only a week before am i right 🙄 (i will die if i don’t get in)

[pallid gull]

Plssssss December 12

[blazing lava]

i hope it’s not december 20th because i cannot open my decision on a road trip 😭

[fading charm]

they didn't even announce when it was coming out last year

they literally just dropped it onto our heads iirc

for early at least

at some randomass time like 5:43 pm or smth

[blazing lava]

i thought the admissions instagram said it?

[fading charm]

oh rly

idk i dont check the instagram LOL

scuffedass admissions team if true

imagine u post it on ig and u dont email ur applicants

tf

[blazing lava]

no ikr 😭

the admissions officers are not locked in it seems

[fading charm]

thanks for the reliable information stream university of chicago

[blazing lava]

i don’t understand why they can’t just announce it now tbh

i feel like it’s not that hard

[fading charm]

ye idk

schools r cringe af

[blazing lava]

somebody leak this shit

[wooden nexus]

How is it December 3rd and we still don’t have a date? 🤨

[split abyss]

they usually drop one week before

[wooden nexus]

That’s so foul

😭

We’re already stressed enough

[open coral]

Oh yeah they did

They always do

I have a throwaway Instagram account where I follow over 100 colleges and admissions offices so I can see decision date announcements

That’s how y’all get ur decision date updates so fast

[lilac nacelle]

😹🙏

so real

[lilac nacelle]

good lord 😭🙏

[smoky ridge]

where u go now goat

[fading charm]

city colleges of chicago malcolm x community college

[little ridge]

Why would you think this

[fading charm]

i tripped i thought this was columbia LOL

mb dawg

[little ridge]

Live muffin hamster reaction

[fading charm]

true

[gilded swan]

hi

i am currently freaking out over apps i can’t wait anymore just reject me already 🫠

[lilac nacelle]

!chicagop

[cursive girder]

!uchicago

[gilded swan]

!uchicago

[umbral wasp]

!uchicago

Btw, I saw someone post on the reddit that its coming out on the 12th, is this type of gossip usually have actually backing to this claim or am I getting baited?

[echo panther]

I found this one comment

Okay, guys some possible good news to release a little anxiety.

I did some digging from past years and found that ED1/EA almost always or always releases on the third Wednesday, Monday, or Friday of December.

So expect ED1/EA decisions to either drop on the 15th, the 18th, or the 20th this year.

[open coral]

i would edit this

bc the 15th is a sunday this year

like i see the vision just a bit confusing atm

[umbral wasp]

Yeah

I want to believe the person who says its definately coming out next week

But I know its cause my bias is blinding me

[little ridge]

Which reddit

[open coral]

Seems too early

IIRC Chicago posts their date 5-7 days ahead of time

You can scroll through their Instagram to check

I managed to guess theirs correctly once I just forgot how

Oh mystery solved

Someone emailed the office and got this

I ended up coming to this conclusion based on multiple years of previous ig posts

The reason the 2020 part is important is bc everyone was insistent the 21st was too late of a date

I was correct

Most the chat said 2020 should be ignored bc covid year but based on this year I’d say mid-late December vs actually mid December dates may become a new norm

I am also in the same exact situation rn where I have finals to do lol

[umbral wasp]

Alright, I'll take one for the team and call them today

[umbral wasp]

UChicago EA/ED Megathread 2024-2025

[open coral]

Yeah this is bullshit lmfao

“Friday the 13th would be too ominous”

Friday the 13th rn:

They also aren’t a Saturday school tmk

Monday, December 21, 2020
Friday, December 17, 2021
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Monday, December 18, 2023

So I’d guess a post this M/W or next Friday announcing +7 days ahead of time

I’d guess next Friday announcement for 20th release date of the three but that’s based on not great evidence of how their date historically lands compared to other major colleges + how a good number of privates have pushed back over forward this year

[lilac nacelle]

friday the 13th 🙂‍↕️

[open coral]

My conspiracy is Chicago purposely waits to see when other schools release before deciding lol

[lilac nacelle]

probably
they’re an ivy copycat😕😛🙏

[open coral]

If you check the decision calendar for the 4 years I have them they have never overlapped with an ivy

Columbia is Wednesday the 18th

The largest school overlap I think was northwestern

[lilac nacelle]

northerstennnenenrnne

imma call later and see so

[little ridge]

I'm hearing from a reputable source it will definitely come back either Thursday the 12th, Friday the 13th, Saturday the 14th, Sunday the 15th, Monday the 16th, Tuesday the 17th, Wednesday the 18th, Thursday the 19th, Friday the 20th, Saturday the 21st, Sunday the 22nd, Monday the 23rd, Tuesday the 24th, Wednesday the 25th, Thursday the 26th, Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th, Sunday the 29th, Monday the 30th, Tuesday the 31st, or Wednesday the 32nd

[open coral]

I trust your source

Man I wish there was a betting website for decision dates

Actually no I don’t I’d be broke

[little ridge]

The A2C OSINTers go crazy

[open coral]

I’m debating putting the 20th on the website as a speculated date lwk

But also maybe I should’ve started that essay I stayed up the entire night to do but didn’t do (it’s due today)

[lilac nacelle]

what was the decision date in 2019?

that was the last time december started on a sunday

[open coral]

Don’t have it

[lilac nacelle]

AI says it was dec 18

so same date this year?

[open coral]

It could be

But some schools haven’t done same this year as 2019

[lilac nacelle]

@open coral https://x.com/thisisuchicago/status/1204790950649892864?s=46

UChicago Admissions (@ThisIsUChicago) on X

We plan on releasing admissions decisions for Early Action and Early Decision I applicants on Wednesday, December 18th in the late afternoon. Students will receive an e-mail when decisions are released and will be able to view their decisions in their UChicago Accounts.

Twitter · Dec 11, 2019, 3:52 PM

maybe but that was precovid so

:/

[wooden nexus]

Oh uchicago u will pay for this

Trolling us with the decision date

[lilac nacelle]

JUST GIVE US A DATE ALR WTF…

[pallid gull]

Let us know what you learn

[south viper]

wait this would be so funny
have the kids bet on which date. anyone who wins gets to split 75% of total pool with other ppl who also placed bet on correct date. 25% goes back to you

not ethical at all but funny nonetheless

[umbral wasp]

I called them today

Such a naive belief that they would bestow the secrets to me

[wooden nexus]

What did they say 😭

[lilac nacelle]

fuck this BUM ass school why can’t you just RELEASE the date

[umbral wasp]

The extremely nice and understanding lady who answered basically said "I don't know anymore than you do"

She also noted that historically it has always been 15, 16, and 17

Or around then

[south viper]

half the time it’s just a student they pay essentially min wage to answer questions like that😭

[coarse geyser]

minimum wage lowkey too much

for some of these jobs that students take

like they rlly be snatching the $100 with 0 effort

[echo panther]

Idk why I’m even hoping atp

I literally applied EA

Not ed

So whatever

[lilac nacelle]

lit slavery

[wooden nexus]

right not even minimum wage

dont campus jobs pay 10k a year

💀

[wooden nexus]

same im so nervous

[silent crest]

hi charly

[mighty pewter]

Is this school just not going to release the EA/ED date chat

[wary hedge]

Apparently the date is released either today or on Thursday the 12th

[ornate violet]

Wdym?

[wary hedge]

Read this

I’m tripping tf out nvm

Ts 2 years old

[ornate violet]

Yeah its of 2022

You did Ed?

[wary hedge]

EA

ED penn

[ornate violet]

I see, international?

[wary hedge]

I might be cooked for EA tho, someone in my region got double legacy uchic

[wary hedge]

Nah

[ornate violet]

I am international and EDed UChicago. Requesting full ride💀

[wary hedge]

😂😂

what major u apply

[ornate violet]

CS... But UChicago doesn't admit as per major right

[wary hedge]

Yea they don’t

I was jus wondering

I mean harder majors make it so you gotta stand out even more

I did Econ which is even more cooked

[ornate violet]

Haha... I went sat optional as there were no sat test centres within a 300km range

[wary hedge]

Oh damn

Should be fine

[ornate violet]

What's ur gpa? UW

[wary hedge]

4.0/4.0

[ornate violet]

Yeah same...

[wary hedge]

and same w half of all the others 😂😂

[ornate violet]

This year ed applicants are low.. I mean not many are there in reddit

Most of them were qb matched..

[wary hedge]

Yea

Bunch of QB this year

[ornate violet]

Are you applying 4 aid?

[split abyss]

is uchicago need blind

[wary hedge]

Yea

Don’t think I’ll qualify for any tho

[ornate violet]

Nah

[ornate violet]

Ur name seems Indian... Ur an Indian American right?

[wary hedge]

Yea

[ornate violet]

General EFC?

[lilac nacelle]

im gonna end it.

[wary hedge]

Idek

[gilded swan]

hello all who is panicking about their decision 😝😝

i can’t take it anymore uc please just reject me

[tranquil crag]

NO DOOM.

we're not dooming 😇

[gilded swan]

OK

i will be positive!

[tranquil crag]

yessss

we love positivity 😄

[gilded swan]

what did u pick for ur uncommon prompt

[tranquil crag]

i did prompt 6 for my caps

wait

thi is the

god

[gilded swan]

ummm remind me what it was about

[tranquil crag]

hold pllease i didnt realize this was the megathread 😭

sorry uhhh i did the estimation problem

[gilded swan]

AH YES

did you do ur optional video?? i talked about my schools positivity retreat that i was a leader at

so i hope that makes me sound a little unique

and i got a recc from Dr. List so 🙏🙏

i’m trying to be hopeful

[tranquil crag]

i did my optional video yeah

[tranquil crag]

who?

[south viper]

econ prof

[gilded swan]

he’s an econ professor and awesome guy

[tranquil crag]

ahhh okay

[south viper]

did you guys ed here

[gilded swan]

tho i’m going for bio so idk how helpful it’ll be

[gilded swan]

yes

[south viper]

ooh gl gl

[tranquil crag]

I ea'd (no hope 😄 )

[gilded swan]

HAVE FAITH

[south viper]

u got this

[gilded swan]

i can’t stop dooming

[south viper]

you’ll be fine 😭😭

[gilded swan]

uc is my DREAM school man i can’t imagine myself anywhere else

[tranquil crag]

real

you in-state?

[gilded swan]

does anyone know how valid this is?

[tranquil crag]

i know it doesnt matter but

[gilded swan]

i’m in the chicagoland area so kinda? NW indiana

[tranquil crag]

ohhh gary?

[gilded swan]

nearby yea

[tranquil crag]

sick

[gilded swan]

hbu?

[south viper]

@coarse geyser hi

[tranquil crag]

not bottom of the state but close

[gilded swan]

very very chill

do u know if they have a peer connect app/portal? i got accepted into loyola/butler and they have something like that

if admitted i want to meet a lot of other incoming uc people too

[tranquil crag]

i haven't seen one tbh

[gilded swan]

ugh

[wary hedge]

this is wwrong mb. Its old news

[gilded swan]

damn

[south viper]

there's usually a discord server that people create for your year once decisions come out

but discord people aren't exactly a great way to make friends

[wary hedge]

did yall ed or EA

[south viper]

• instagram groupchats

[gilded swan]

ok sick thank u

i’m nervous about making friends in college lol

[gilded swan]

i did ED hbu

[south viper]

it's insanely easy to

don't stress about it

[wary hedge]

EA

what major

[gilded swan]

biology

[tranquil crag]

respect ngl
you could never catch me touching biology

[gilded swan]

i LOVE bio it’s so fun

[gilded swan]

i’m assuming ur going into something astrology?

[tranquil crag]

astrology 😭

[gilded swan]

haha

[wary hedge]

damn i did econ im cooked

[tranquil crag]

unfortunately no, i will not be studying the zodiac
going for astronomy tho

astrophysics specifically

[gilded swan]

dude i did an internship w the econ people you would be suprised how diverse they are. those kids came from ALL OVER so have hope

[south viper]

I have a friend doing a bio major + minor in astrophys lol

[tranquil crag]

huh

interesting

[gilded swan]

they truly admit people with ALL sorts of backgrounds so i tried to make my app as “me” as possible

[tranquil crag]

same tbh

i kinda wish i did more stuff w/ uchi beforehand (internships, research, etc.) but at least i have the kavli institute connection
any uni with one of those is good in my book ngl

[gilded swan]

oh hell yea

what is the kavli institute

tell me about it

[tranquil crag]

okay so basically

its like a consortium or profs in a certain field

and they all do research

[gilded swan]

dude that’s sick

did u mention that in ur why uc? essay it totally would’ve made u stand out

it’s not very common to know about this

[tranquil crag]

i did yeah

i got on one of the research teams of a prof associated with the one at stanford, and since there's one at uchi i was hoping to build a connection there

[gilded swan]

oh my god for sure

u have a niche UR GONNA GET IN

[tranquil crag]

real and true (not dooming at all dw)

[gilded swan]

have u been getting emails from the UC Office bcs i’ve gotten NADA

radio silence over there

[tranquil crag]

yeah ive gotten nothing other than the regular emails they send to everyone

did you get this one?

its nothing special but it just came through

[gilded swan]

now streaming?

lemme check

no i didn’t actually

[tranquil crag]

huh

either way i dont think it makes a difference tbh
its like those black excellence emails they send out all the time 😭

[gilded swan]

BLACK EXCELLENCE LMFAOOO

i am white as paper pls

[tranquil crag]

i thought they just sent them to black people (me) but apparently not

[gilded swan]

i get those constantly

[south viper]

they sent those to me and im an asian girl

[gilded swan]

but the last email i’ve gotten from them was my confirmation….

[tranquil crag]

incredible marketing on their part

yeah so

ive gotten a few since then 😭

[gilded swan]

🥲🥲

[tranquil crag]

im gonna be such a big part of the "Black UChicago community" watch

going to personally make sure those emails get delivered to more people

[lilac nacelle]

yeah i did

i’ve never r gotta a chicago email

i’ve NEVER gotten a chicago email wow

ohhh carbonville

[coarse geyser]

what

[lilac nacelle]

carbondale*

[tranquil crag]

carbonville

[lilac nacelle]

SORRY i read about carbondale in a book and i forgot the name

MALCOMM TODD

OMG

[lilac nacelle]

wait

how do we have a mutual

that’s so wild…?

[tranquil crag]

fellow malcolm todd enjoyer ‼️

[tranquil crag]

are you from around here too? im not in carbondale but im not far

[lilac nacelle]

no i’m from philly…

[tranquil crag]

ahhh

[lilac nacelle]

our mutual lives on long island.

…

[tranquil crag]

OH HIM

yeah its been awhile since i've talked to him
back when i was practicing for math comp we talked more

i only know him through disc tho

[south viper]

that's a weird way to say hi back

[lilac nacelle]

i love his songs but his new ones r lowk mid

[tranquil crag]

entirely understandable

do you listen to marq too? he has a very similar vibe to malcolm todd

[lilac nacelle]

marq’s high pitched ahh voice annoys the shit out of me

[tranquil crag]

REAL

[wooden nexus]

😭

UPenn and Chicago trying to be mysterious

[wary hedge]

And IM waiting FOR BOTH

[wooden nexus]

rip

which one do u want more

[coarse geyser]

it is

[south viper]

you should talk to the incoming students in this thread

[coarse geyser]

who

[wary hedge]

Penn I ED. But Chicago a close second I almost ed there

[sage radish]

all of them

spread your knowledge

[coarse geyser]

my knowledge too biased

caitlin should talk to them

[ornate violet]

Anybody getting views in their videos submitted? (In case submitted through YT) cuz I ain't 😢

[visual jewel]

so true and i am already dreaming it accepting me 😭

[echo panther]

I thought you had to upload them to the portal

[umbral wasp]

You can do it via link

Like my video for some reason was too big to send over email so I did it via drive and attached a link to it

[wooden nexus]

I did via portal

I lowkey might have put too much in my portfolio section tho 😭

[fleet gorge]

there’s someone on the megathread saying they got an email with unsubscribe from uchicago - admitted students, anyone else get this?

i’ve stopped receiving emails from them since i submitted my app 😭

[ornate violet]

I think he's misleading or got admitted through summer program, who knows, but why university would want to send an email that gives you the the the option to opt out from admitted students?

My last email from them was (Your application is now complete -13th November maybe)

[ornate violet]

Yeah like, 7 items I submitted there including the video Portfolio and a short introduction and additional Merit Certificates . I messed up my ECs in common app, but later submitted via the pdf in portfolio section. I'm scared, will it be considered or not... According to the conversation I had with the admission department, they will consider it... But still

[ornate violet]

It was not my optional Portfolio, I submitted one video on theory of relativity which I created in 2023. All other stuffs were uploaded through the portal itself

But nobody replied to my query, if submitted through YT, are u getting the views?

[fleet gorge]

true

[fleet gorge]

someone on reddit said they got 3 views, 2 on nov 12 and one around 2 weeks ago

[ornate violet]

I viewed my video four times through the embedded video I submitted, and got 4 views 😂💀

[wooden nexus]

Do u guys think the decisions have been made yet

I’m so nervous

😭

[wary hedge]

Yea prob

[pallid gull]

I wish decisions were coming this week but it’s probably not till the week after that

[wooden nexus]

I’m so jealous of everyone else

[gilded swan]

me too

is the 1 week rule still a thing?

[wooden nexus]

At this point they’re just doing whatever they want

💀

It will come when it comes

[cosmic compass]

Manifesting meeting y'all in California in the fall

Do you guys trust the person on the reddit thread who said decisions come out the 12th?

[wooden nexus]

Is there a link?

[tawny galleon]

i hate to break it to u but theres almost a 0% chance its coming on the 12th

honestly feel like its coming 16th or 18th

[cosmic compass]

Yeah that's what I said on the reddit

He has to be capping

[cosmic compass]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/RMg2e0XAa1

[wooden nexus]

Hmm

Must be cap

Also for some reason uchicago has been radio silent

I’m used to them bombarding me with mail and emails

[cosmic compass]

WAIT CHARLY

WHAT'S UPPP

MY DIVE AND A2A BROTHER

[cosmic compass]

Me neither bro. But I signed up for their bookstore when I visited so now I keep getting emails about discounts on their store merch

[mighty pewter]

wait guys how nice is UCHICAGO campus

for anybody who has been

[blazing lava]

i loved it when i toured

it’s super compact and looks like hogwarts

lots of green space from what i remember

[umbral wasp]

Worst part is I know your right but just blind hope is making me want to believe your wrong

And that this mystery person is right that its coming out on the 12th

[coarse geyser]

its nice

imo

[gilded swan]

it is seriously the most beautiful place ive ever been in my life

like fr

FOR REAL BRU

[wooden nexus]

It’s gorgeous

Gives old European college vibes

[obsidian latch]

What happens if. I go sat optional and then submit my sat scores.? Dothey consider it

How many you (ed/ea) have math as their major??

It's the second most popular after social sciences

And can you all see all of the buttons like withdraw/financial aid checklist/change decison

[obsidian latch]

Cool ..

Sure gimme a min...

https://imgur.com/a/KrqeaTX

Have you cleared usamo/aime/ any other Olympiad

@vital storm is they paper published in the link yours ..?

[ornate violet]

Everything is same buddy... Nothing changed for anyone! I think they forgot, they had to announce something 💀

[obsidian latch]

Same same I am researching rn under a prof .not at hypsm he publishes at some topology journals

No dude I am literally the dumbest person you know

It's a sustainable architecture project

And could u tell me if I go sat optional and send my score will they consider it?

Yes idiot me I want to make a career out of it

🥲 ok .

[ornate violet]

They won't consider it. No human can see your sat scores until a special request is made by directly contacting the school

[obsidian latch]

And I have requested aid not like full aid I can only pay uptil hundred thousand dollars wbu

Yeah I uploaded there aswell in my portfolio

[ornate violet]

I'm requesting full ride. That's what pulling me down tbh

[obsidian latch]

How do you request full ride? You have to upload 0 assets in proof of assets form?

Which country ur from...

Lemee guess india/china..

[ornate violet]

No... Imo they won't consider it, as he requested it not to be. No matter where u submit

[ornate violet]

India

[obsidian latch]

Nice same

[obsidian latch]

I mean they will surely look at it ...

What major?

And ed 1?

[ornate violet]

Yeah CS and ED1

[obsidian latch]

Kool dude I hope we both get in .can you tell about this

[gilded swan]

GOOD MORNING UCHICAGO APPLICANTS WHOS DOOMING

[ornate violet]

Yeah... Hope we get in 🤞

[obsidian latch]

It's gonna be good night for me but nothing much man just same old

[gilded swan]

yup yup same

i have been so panicky ugh

[obsidian latch]

I spent a day doing portal astrology

[gilded swan]

i was on chatgpt earlier asking it to make predictions about uchicago decision release dates

[obsidian latch]

I used chatgpt for my. Application /s

[gilded swan]

/s ?

[obsidian latch]

Sorry /j

It a reddit thing

[gilded swan]

oh oh okay i was just confused

reddit 🤓

[obsidian latch]

Don't judge me dude and that's how every Uchixago students look like

[gilded swan]

apparently friday the 13.. which i dont believe

[obsidian latch]

There is something big on Friday 13

[gilded swan]

oh?!

[ornate violet]

You are not required to show 0 asset. <60k are considered for full ride (ofc acceptance chances are way slim)

[obsidian latch]

I lost the image sorry will send when I find it it's silly nothing related to Uchixago

[gilded swan]

do you know how generous the college is for people who make ~100-200k a year? like someone from the suburbs?

[obsidian latch]

If my dad made >60k i would just be a politician

[ornate violet]

India dude...
But there are many who are willing to pay 400k from India

[ornate violet]

UChicago is known for accepting full pay students...

[obsidian latch]

Yea greedy people

I hope Uchixago aos are not here

[ornate violet]

Yeah... We are dead then

[wooden nexus]

I have a gut feeling that decision date is announced today but that’s my gut talking lol

[wooden nexus]

Just curious how prestigious is uchicago in India?

[ornate violet]

If u ask me, most of the people are not even aware of IVY leagues in India. So, I doubt on the fraction who knows UChicago

[obsidian latch]

No one knows about it tbh

[gilded swan]

i bet they’re lurking

[gilded swan]

i was just wondering bcs i’m rly hoping for some kind of aide even tho im not low-income? but im def not rich either

[obsidian latch]

Uchicago is not full of rich kids there is hope

[gilded swan]

🙏🙏🙏

[ornate violet]

Let's hope so... Accept me UChicago!!!

[ornate violet]

Btw, did anybody get any informations/requests/confirmation 'bout financial aid? I didn't!

[tender oyster]

I didnt

[wooden nexus]

Rip

For some reason my family in Korea knows abt uchicago but not northwestern? 😭

[little ridge]

That's because UChicago is the best school in the universe

I've even polled extraterrestrials

They agree on this

Unanimously

[orchid sandal]

I thought it's bc the whole samsung family goes there or smth

[little ridge]

Probably because UChicago is the best school in the universe

Self-explanatory really

[fiery phoenix]

Can UC Hicago just drop the date already OML

[blazing lava]

is “too slow” a valid reason for withdrawing an application bc istg 😭

[wooden nexus]

crazy

[wooden nexus]

oh yea thats true

they love full pay internationals lol

honestly international admissions is so pay to win

the more i think abt it

[little ridge]

Perhaps soon I will publish my intergalactic university rankings

Finally putting US News out of business

[wooden nexus]

U.S. news is quivering 🥶

isnt the college rankings the thing that saved them from bankrupcy LOL

[cosmic compass]

Does anyone wanna take one for the team and email the AOs asking when decisions will be released?

[little ridge]

I will email asking for Nondorf's social security number

[wooden nexus]

even harvard and princeton have announced their dates

[cosmic compass]

Throw in a beg for the decision date while you're at it

[wooden nexus]

this is a new low for uchicago

[little ridge]

I will acquire the decision date after I commit identity theft and pose as Nondorf to acquire information about admissions

[cosmic compass]

Admit all of us while you're at it

[little ridge]

Will do

[cosmic compass]

When?

[wooden nexus]

like rn

a hour ago

[cosmic compass]

Yoo

Idk why but I felt like UChicago was gonna release their decision date today

[wooden nexus]

me too bro

i have a feeling theyre trying to copy the ivies

[cosmic compass]

Hopefully they do and release on the 12th

That speculation from A2C that says on the 20th

[cosmic compass]

I'd fail all my midterms from the anxiety

[open coral]

That’s me lol

My secondary guess is the 18th

Which means either a Wednesday or Friday of this week announcement

[cosmic compass]

Wait you run that?

[open coral]

Which

[cosmic compass]

The website

[open coral]

Yes

[cosmic compass]

Ohhh cool!

[open coral]

I run everything A2C besides the subreddit

[cosmic compass]

Niiice

[wooden nexus]

an icon and a legend

[cosmic compass]

I thought it'd be 16th, 18th, or 20th because they release on third Monday, Wednesday, or Friday of December usually

[open coral]

The decision announcement yes

For the last 4+ years they’ve always announced exactly a week before

Oh wait

I misunderstood

You are correct

I am discussing the announcement when I say this week

[cosmic compass]

Last year wasn't it 6 days before for ED1?

[cosmic compass]

Ahh okay

[open coral]

Oh huh seems to be

That’s a first

[cosmic compass]

I use the ivyhub rejection simulator twice a day to prepare

I want them to put me out of my misery lol

[open coral]

ED 2 went back to 7d tho

[cosmic compass]

Yeah

[wooden nexus]

this is so unprofessional

kinda reminds of when SSP decisons dropped

[open coral]

Most schools announce p late

If at all

Go talk to the NEU kids lol

[cosmic compass]

I'm gonna make a fake email and beg them to release

[wooden nexus]

imagine if they track u

[cosmic compass]

Lol

[wooden nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-dies-gif-21956120

[cosmic compass]

I'm gonna say thousands of students are crying every day that they don't see their decisions

[wooden nexus]

istg im gonna drive up to chicago myself to get the decison

[split abyss]

yall are scaredy cats

last year someone did a whole statistical analysis on past decision dates and times and everything and emailed it to the AO asking if it was right

[wooden nexus]

fuck it we ball

[split abyss]

granted this was for ED2

[cosmic compass]

LOLLL

[cosmic compass]

Alr then run it with them

[pallid gull]

Did they get in?

[split abyss]

no lol

but they are at cornell rn

so in the end they won

[obsidian latch]

If you get rejected by uchicago in ed1 where will you apply for ed2 @all

[cosmic compass]

My community college

[obsidian latch]

😦

[cosmic compass]

They have this early commit thing

So I'd do that

[obsidian latch]

Ok kool then

[obsidian latch]

Same dude

[cosmic compass]

I'm about to rage quit and withdraw my UChicago app

[fiery phoenix]

like why is the option to change your decision round still available

i feel like they're gonna release the results on the 20th but idk

[cosmic compass]

PLEASE NOOO

[raw grail]

I hope they will release results earlier this anxiety is killing me

[umbral wasp]

Had a dream last nightt hat thye released when it was coming out

And it was coming out on the 12th

[cosmic compass]

LOLL

[obsidian latch]

I hope it does can't take it anymore

[wooden nexus]

I feel like it’s the 20th y’all😭

[cosmic compass]

NO PLEEAASE

I want the 12th so bad

[wooden nexus]

Maybe they’ll release the decision on the 12th 😅

[obsidian latch]

They should just send me an email saying I am rejected the wait is unbearable

[ornate violet]

If they don't send the email with the decision date soon, I'll keep uploading different documents in the portal (just uploaded one)

[obsidian latch]

is being a 2 time national-athelte a significant ec I am not a athlete recruit.

[obsidian latch]

How many of your friends are doing ed1 to Uchicago

[ornate violet]

0 lol... I'm the only one

Nobody is applying to USA from my school

[obsidian latch]

i know 2 dudes on reddit from india ed1 to uchicago

[ornate violet]

Yeah... I know one

u/Negative-Border1314 i had a talk with him few days ago... He's full pay btw

[obsidian latch]

is the other on you?

[ornate violet]

Which one?

[obsidian latch]

there were 2 dudes from india discussing on ea/ed thread uchicago

[ornate violet]

Surely it was me 😂

My user name is samee too... Both for reddit and discord

[gilded swan]

just sent out an email to my regional ao asking if the decision date will be announced sometime soon

so we will see what i get back

[obsidian latch]

thanks for the sacrifice

[gilded swan]

taking one for the team

[obsidian latch]

how much it snows there?

Uchicago

[blazing lava]

38 in/97 cm per year on average

[obsidian latch]

uh i barely get a 24 inches here

[wooden nexus]

It’s Chicago

Snows a lot

Lowkey might die

I’m not used to cold weather

[obsidian latch]

there is place near my house that sounds like chicago

chichoga

[obsidian latch]

you get to bleed out in snow not bad tbh

[wooden nexus]

It’s a hood deal for sure

[obsidian latch]

i can play some classical on spotify while ur bleeding with ur head on shoulders

my

i checked ur channel out ..I respect the grind

[tranquil crag]

yeah probably

gets cold asl

[ornate violet]

Just a general question (not for UChicago), alumni interviews are conducted over video call or simple call?

[wary hedge]

video call

[ornate violet]

Got it... Thanks

[gilded swan]

i got a response! decision date announcement will be released "sometime next week"

[pallid gull]

Decision date will be next week???

[gilded swan]

yes i think so

[umbral wasp]

https://tenor.com/view/superman-praise-worship-manof-steel-batmanvsuperman-gif-19215333

Aw man

But you're a real one

[pallid gull]

To clarify, the date is what will be released next week? Not the actual decisions?

[gilded swan]

the date will be released yes

but i would assume that decisions would follow shortly after

[umbral wasp]

Wait, next week?!

[gilded swan]

yes

[umbral wasp]

Cause historically they always do 7 day notice

[gilded swan]

so we have till sunday to relax and know it’s not coming

[wooden nexus]

Ty

[cosmic compass]

Thanks! But OHHH HECK NAHHHHH

I'm TWEAKING OUT

[wary hedge]

bro wwhat

so actua;l decesion in 2 weeks??

thats such bullshit

wait no

i was thinking of penn

7 ddays thing

[cosmic compass]

But Uchicago usually does 6 or 7 days after decision date is announced

I can't with this😭

[wary hedge]

hmm

[cosmic compass]

I'm making multiple email accounts and emailing asking

To PLEASE

Release

[sage radish]

yeah its a week after announcement

last year we got the date on a monday and had a full week after that

[open coral]

I’ve never seen a school release post Christmas ngl

The only date I could see them doing if announcement is next week is the 23rd

[sage radish]

or maybe theyre feeling special and theyll just release it on the spot lmfao

surprise!

[tranquil crag]

Actual nightmarish behavior 😊

[gilded swan]

evil tbh

but yes i would assume that it would be released on like the 20th?

[wooden nexus]

Uchicago admissions acc is doing anything but releasing the decision date

💀💀

[gilded swan]

bro i know

[unborn sleet]

does anyone here go to Chicago now? i may ED2 but the core is interesting ig

[gilded swan]

i highly doubt this

[wooden nexus]

I have a feeling like they’re gonna release it spot on

Bc they’re being late af

[gilded swan]

i feel like the 1 week thing isn’t going to be a thing

[wooden nexus]

“An update has been released to your UChicago portal”

Finna pop up one day

[gilded swan]

theyre prob gonna announce decision date on 15/16 and then decisions on 20/21

that’s my guess

[wooden nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-dies-gif-21956120

Bro I just saw my friend get into his ed school and now I’m super impatient

[umbral wasp]

[wooden nexus]

Everyone winning except us

[gilded swan]

UGHHHHHHH PLS

uchi pls im begging

what major are u all wanting

[wooden nexus]

Did biological sciences

[gilded swan]

oh are u at UofC rn?

[wooden nexus]

Nah

I put it as my top major

On my application

[gilded swan]

ohhhhh okay okay

mb

[wooden nexus]

I’m assuming u did too?

[gilded swan]

yup

[wooden nexus]

Firee

[gilded swan]

roommates 🤓

[wooden nexus]

Actually I’m going to Chicago on dec 22nd anyways so if they don’t release im pulling up to the admissions office in person to get my decision 😤

[gilded swan]

LOLLL that’s so real

[wooden nexus]

Gotta make good use of my time

[gilded swan]

i rly rly hope they’re out by then

22 is so late

[wooden nexus]

Rn it’s only UPenn and Chicago not release decisions

EVEN MIT GOT IT TODAY

😭

[gilded swan]

R U FR

[umbral wasp]

We never win

[unborn sleet]

they gotta hurry up i swear

[gilded swan]

what if chicago just

[wooden nexus]

I can understand why penn is being slow bc of the whole pr crisis rn but uchicago has no excuse

[unborn sleet]

& stanford

[gilded swan]

an update on your uchicago portal

[umbral wasp]

I would collapse

And cry on the floor

[gilded swan]

pr crisis??!

[wooden nexus]

The shooter

Uhc

[unborn sleet]

thats so funny lmao

[wooden nexus]

He went to penn

[gilded swan]

what i never heard of anything going on over there

ohhh yes luigi

[wooden nexus]

Yea

[umbral wasp]

I mean UPenn Admissions shouldn't care

[gilded swan]

like?

[wooden nexus]

Seems like Penn is in some hot water rn bc of their alumni actions

[sage radish]

i did actually apply to be roommates with another a2cer my year lmao

[gilded swan]

idk what penn has to do w the shooter other than he went there…

[umbral wasp]

Yeah same

[wooden nexus]

It doesn’t really matter but

[gilded swan]

it shouldn’t affect decisions imo

[wooden nexus]

In todays world

[umbral wasp]

I think the admissions office would keep on going on as usual

[wooden nexus]

Anything can mess things up

[gilded swan]

fr

[gilded swan]

this is so fire

did u guys see uchi study abroad apps are open

if i get in to uc i totally wanna do a study abroad my soph/junior year

[sage radish]

most people study abroad 3rd year iirc

[cosmic compass]

STOP SCARING US LIKE THAT

[sage radish]

since you're supposed to complete the core by the end of year 2

[umbral wasp]

I keep on seeing instragram stories from the admissions account and I get so excited

[wooden nexus]

They’re baiting us

[south viper]

im def not completing core until end of year 3

[vale niche]

guys

i want emails

[wooden nexus]

Sorry for baiting y’all

[vagrant shell]

does anyone whos currently at uchi know if hips is a popular major?

[south viper]

I only know one person currently HIPS; it’s pretty uncommon but good if you’re premed and more humanities leaning

stanford chair of psychiatry was one of the first hips majors here fun fact

[vagrant shell]

would u say applying for a hips major is an advantage? and having a profile that more or less aligns with it

[south viper]

I’m not sure how admissions works but if you can create a compelling case on why you’re applying as a hips major as opposed to like classics on a premed track or bio with a minor in some civ studies, then I’d say go for it

[gilded swan]

oh no way this is my first time hearing about hips! u mentioned it being good for premed

what do u study?

[south viper]

im a bio major lol

[gilded swan]

oh

…

embarrassing.

[south viper]

yeah.. worst major ik..

[gilded swan]

[sage radish]

if you wanna be cool I know of a linguistics premed here

[dusky sandal]

if I upload something to the portal now, will they still consider it

[vale niche]

depends

[cosmic compass]

What if I email them about financial aid questions?

[vale niche]

then they will probably respond

[cosmic compass]

Would they if we still don't know if we're in? Like if I have some specific questions for my situation

[umbral wasp]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1g2rk1w/comment/m1gviem/

The person is now saying their source says its December 20th

IDEK anymore

[cosmic compass]

I hate that guy

[gilded swan]

honestly i bet theyre just making an educated guess based off of what we know as well LOL

i doubt he has any sort of "source"

[obsidian latch]

my guess the give the dates latest by 13 and decisons latest by 21

they release after everyone else has so their yield rate does not go down

if there is any uchicago AO lurking here kindly disclose the dates...

[open coral]

That kid is lying out his ass

Tbf I also think it’ll be the 20th

But I think that kid may just be going off my Reddit comments

[ornate violet]

Why is the group so silent today?

[wooden nexus]

Can you explain how releasing the decision later affects yield rate

[wooden nexus]

We’ve given up hope

[obsidian latch]

So if you are ea'ing to uchicago and get accepted to your ed college then you are supposed to withdraw ur application from every other application.on the otherhand if uchicago sends it's decison by say 10 december and you are given offer since u are accepted to ur ed college u will turn down uchicago thus bringing down their yield rate

[wooden nexus]

Oh that makes sense

Their obsession wit yield rate has got to be unhealthy at this point 💀

[obsidian latch]

Yeah the ssen ed0 is for the same reason

[wooden nexus]

They’re yeildratemaxxing

🤣

[ornate violet]

d(yield)/d(parameter)=0

[open coral]

My Instagram isn’t loading for any possible new decision dates it’s so over

[upbeat pilot]

I did email my ao last night

And they said “We have not yet released the date of decisions. When this is available, our website will be updated with that information - likely later this week or early next.”

[obsidian latch]

https://youtu.be/WU_DhRkO7bo?si=kljRknWd7atPA-Jf

[wooden nexus]

“We don’t know anything” ahh response 😭

[obsidian latch]

Anyone planning something similar?

[ornate violet]

Maybe... Hope so we get the opportunity to react like that!

[gilded swan]

“later this week or early next”!!

when i asked they vaguely just said “sometime next week”

[umbral wasp]

It could actually be Christmas

Or like 23rd

[gilded swan]

that’s so evil it can’t be

[umbral wasp]

That would be devious

[gilded swan]

manifesting dec 20

[umbral wasp]

If everyone gets admitted then I'kk be fine with it

Like this is a final test for the faithful

[wooden nexus]

Day 11 of no notification from uchicago

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-sparechange-sparesomechange-begging-poor-gif-5092217015458430706

[fiery phoenix]

i love how dec 20 is considered early for uchi

i hope they reveal the date on friday and release decisions on the 20th

[gilded swan]

sickening tbh

[dusky sandal]

does anyone have an idea if a lot of people are ed1ing uchicago this year. I'm an international applicant and hasnt heard about many people applying

[fiery phoenix]

one of my international friend said there are around 10 people who did ed1 uchi in her school but it could just be that her school is really competitive

[vale niche]

ugh the main guy i'm competing w for ed at my school got someone to write his essays...

he just sits around and gambles

he takes college classes but his gpa is still lower than mine; he just does well in physics because his dad has a phd from mit

[obsidian latch]

Dw

[vale niche]

🐦‍🔥

[raw grail]

oh wow uchicago is the latest school on A2C calendar to release their ED decision by estimation 😂

it feels rly bad when ppl around me are already getting results and i am just aimlessly waiting

[fiery phoenix]

im gonna fly to chicago and sneak into their office if they dont release the date this week

[dusky sandal]

at this point have the aos made their decisions...? Does a later date imply they've gotten more applications or something

[ornate violet]

My decision change option is gone 😶

Application withdrawal form is still there!

[dusky sandal]

same here

[obsidian latch]

It means we are either rejected or accepted

[ornate violet]

Yeah!!! Maybe

[obsidian latch]

Thats good I dont wanna get deffered

[ornate violet]

Let's hope accepted 🤞

[obsidian latch]

⭐⭐

[dusky sandal]

wait isn't the portal myth that if your withdrawal form disappear you're either rejected or accepted though? the reddit post i saw didnt mention decision change option

[obsidian latch]

It's both ig

Not sure

[split abyss]

no portal astro ‼️

[dusky sandal]

lol this waiting is killing me

[mellow zenith]

No portal Astor

Astro*

[unborn sleet]

pretty sure they've made most decisions at this point

idk if it's logistical stuff or final decisions or looking at a specifc "maybe" pool or whatever but still

[dusky sandal]

I heard the admissions board who makes the decisions don't read your actual applications... anyone has an idea what materials these people who base their votes off?

[obsidian latch]

I saw video of Amherst decison making it on YT basically your ao represents you in front of commitee if the ao successfully convinces the commitee you are in

[obsidian latch]

https://youtu.be/Y-OLlJUXwKU?si=HbVCseVTMvZQMnw0

I belive something similar happens at uchicago aswell

If we look at cds the percentage of students by major is fairly consistent for eg 35% social science major 10% math ...does that imply they admit by major.

[fiery phoenix]

who knows

idrc atp can they just release the results

[obsidian latch]

Yeah .just tell the date

[fiery phoenix]

i have so many evals next week and i actually cant do this

[split abyss]

they do read the applications 😭

[obsidian latch]

Or online tarot card yes /no

[fiery phoenix]

maybe thats what they do when they run out of time

[obsidian latch]

Well then all of us have 50% chance of getting admitted

@dusky sandal bro is publishing book

[split abyss]

not saying this about uchicago but i've heard some unis that run out of time early defer a bunch of students to regular decision lol

[dusky sandal]

lol i was rambling due to anxiety

[dusky sandal]

if they're releasing results this late theres no way right...

[split abyss]

idt uchicago does that

but some large publics w hundred thousand applications

[dusky sandal]

do you need really solid research to get in uchicago. cuz i just have an independent research i did myself that isn't backed up by profs or anything and uploaded the abstract

[dusky sandal]

kinda worried aos would just dismiss it

[obsidian latch]

I don't dude I am in same boat .but not much is expected out of hs students at high school as we don't know that much

[dusky sandal]

im in china and here everyone pays to do research with profs... like literally everyone has at least one "harvard prof supervised paper"

[obsidian latch]

@dusky sandal oh well then can't say much

How many of ur friends are ed/ea to uchicago

What's ur major.. btw

[dusky sandal]

im the only in my highschool but we have a tiny class size. know one person in another highshcool and i think their schools has more applicants

[obsidian latch]

Thats cool

[fiery phoenix]

oh yeah ive heard ab that lmao. i think it's just all connections and relations in the end

[sly mulch]

Isn’t it gone for everyone?

[ornate violet]

Yeah it is!!! Just wanted everyone to check for it!

And that means decisions are coming soon

[vale niche]

Yes mine is gone too yay

[whole socket]

guys

is talking about uchicago's "off-beat charm" a mistake

i hope it doesnt come off as backhanded or insulting lol

int he why uchi essay

[gilded swan]

no i don’t think that sounds crazy

[whole socket]

i basically write own

wait lemme sne the paragraph

this curiosity has only deepened as I’ve explored my passion for addressing health disparities and empowering underserved communities. UChicago, with its offbeat charm and rigorously unique approach to learning, is exactly the place where I can combine my love for science, social change, and, yes, a dash of weirdness to make a real-world impact.

is this weir

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[vale niche]

That makes sense

Good luck w jhu too

[whole socket]

im not getting into jhu , my essays for uchicago are rly good so im kinda hoping for it, i dont htink ill get in here either htough

grasping for straws atp

[vale niche]

I’m sure you’re great

I’m not getting in

[whole socket]

ur jhu too?

like in the cotex tof my app i think my ecs are stellar, smae w recommendations

but my stats are subpar

plus test optional

we can hope i wont be too sad if i get rejected though, im just not that competitiev

[vale niche]

No way

I’m uchicago ed

Really good stats my ecs are ok

My essays are kinda ehh I wrote about Cold War roleplay in my why us

[whole socket]

oo

im not really writing abt one specific experience in my why us essay

just talking abt the opportunities there and sutff

i tried making it quirky and creative but idk

[sly mulch]

I’m hoping my essays carry too 😭

[vale niche]

Where u from?

[little ridge]

My essays are probably unique, but I don't know if they're good

[sly mulch]

What did you write about

Prompt

[little ridge]

I made my own prompt about infinity

[sly mulch]

Oh damn that sounds cool

What was the prompt

[little ridge]

"How can infinity end?"

It was basically just a Borges-inspired short story

[sly mulch]

Are you a good writer?

[little ridge]

I don't know

[sly mulch]

The concept sounds really cool

Hopefully it works out for you

[tawny galleon]

what prompts did all of u choose

i chose the group that doesnt belong prompt

[obsidian latch]

Same,I wrote about turkey (country)

Wbu

[obsidian latch]

I did the good old ,"be specific and connect with the resources available at the uni".