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#University of Chicago (UChicago) (2024-2025)
boreal terrace
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pallid timber
Help 😭😭
boreal terrace
But the non merit based admissions are diabolical
forest zodiac
private school???
boreal terrace
Yup
boreal terrace
Uchicago is crazy 😭😭
forest zodiac
but that’s honestly not that bad
boreal terrace
ed for cornell our avg drops to 1444
Still quite low wow
forest zodiac
damn everyone is ED
boreal terrace
Yea lol
forest zodiac
uchicago avg sat is 1505
boreal terrace
Ours is 1413 💀💀
sly mulch
That’s crazy
forest zodiac
we’ve had 6 kids rd in 6 years but 11 ED
1413 is insane
lowkey no way you don’t get in right???
boreal terrace
Nooo way at all cause I’m not rich
Unless Chicago GENUINELY likes my school
And not the money
boreal terrace
What’s a wl form
forest zodiac
withdrawal form
boreal terrace
Oh has it disappeared for you
Oops sorry let’s not discuss that
Still there for me tho so technically I can still choose to let Uchicago go completely
Oh also I applied for financial aid so like I’m completely not the same as the other applicants from my school 😭
I’m so not getting in but that’s fine
forest zodiac
Oh has it disappeared for you
no
forest zodiac
I’m so not getting in but that’s fine
they’re need blind
sly mulch
Only domestic
forest zodiac
yeah
that school is domestic rightc
no way there’s like a gazillion intls accepted to uchicago
I am only applying ed to need aware schools cuz im a full pay intl
that’s why I didn’t ED Brown
wooden nexus
if ur full pay uchicago will be begging for u
forest zodiac
I got rejected by penn as a full pay intl so I feel screwed
forest zodiac
i sure hope so
but hope is a poisonous thing
so far I’ve been rejected everywhere I hoped to get in but got accepted when I had no expectations
sly mulch
I got rejected by penn as a full pay intl so I feel screwed
I thought you were from nj
sly mulch
Oh yeah twin
sly mulch
chose not to do ED2
It’s okay less competition for me
forest zodiac
and now im playing the RD shotgun game
based
wooden nexus
My uchicago timeline prob be like: EA deferred RD waitlisted Rejected on august 21st 💀
forest zodiac
my shotgun is loaded but I’ll put it down if i get into chicago cuz I have to withdraw apps
one pellet has to hit right????
sly mulch
I had fee waivers 😛
forest zodiac
Erm honestly if my parents are paying 90k for college I don’t think 1 k on apps would hurt to withdraw
wooden nexus
oh lucky
lmao im so cooked
my parents dont even wanna pay for the application and css profile
forest zodiac
financial aid will pull thru
if you’re LI you get cheaper coa at top schools than ur state school
boreal terrace
no way there’s like a gazillion intls accepted to uchicago
I attend the American school in London lol
I don’t think the Americans at my school count as international
TLDR an American school is an international school and exists in most countries outside the USA
Primarily for expats and US embassy kids
But there’s a lotttt of rich Americans in london apparently and my school is mostly that
fervent saffron
@uchicagoadmissions you heard this man, give me the spot
boreal terrace
@uchicagoadmissions you heard this man, give me the spot
The “spot” is non existent as I won’t be getting one in the first place 😭 there’s no spot to give here
stark robin
@uchicagoadmissions you heard this man, give me the spot
Admissions mistake 😭
fervent saffron
Admissions mistake 😭
we’ll see about that tomorrow 🙏
nova ridge
been trying to forget i applied here ED2 so im less dissapointed
boreal terrace
been trying to forget i applied here ED2 so im less dissapointed
OH MY GOD hi
Remeber me from December 13
nova ridge
yess
boreal terrace
From the Georgetown thread
nova ridge
did we both end up here
boreal terrace
Honestly same
nova ridge
i shouldve applied to NYU ed2
boreal terrace
But atleast I’ll get to see georgetowns final
boreal terrace
i shouldve applied to NYU ed2
I Lokey think I would’ve been a lock in to NYU if I did ED
but oh well
nova ridge
Where'd you send the Georgetown LOCI? I might do it if its not too late and Chicago rejects me
boreal terrace
Where'd you send the Georgetown LOCI? I might do it if its not too late and Chic...
I just uploaded it
In my portal
nova ridge
oh righttt
boreal terrace
There’s a space to upload stuff
I also wrote the same LOCI for Uchicago and GU lol
Just changed the college name
I just don’t feel the same anticipation and excitement as in December but that’s good because I’ll be nonchalant about a rejection tmr
echo kettle
5pm est tmrw?
nova ridge
probably?
dapper sandal
I Lokey think I would’ve been a lock in to NYU if I did ED
lowkey would’ve ed2’d to nyu
but nyu feels like the typa school where i need to compare to my other options first
forest zodiac
what did i miss
sly mulch
Nothing much
forest zodiac
I Lokey think I would’ve been a lock in to NYU if I did ED
nyu non stern ED is stupid easy
like anyone with a fat wallet and a pulse gets in
boreal terrace
Exactly lmao
boreal terrace
did you get in to your other EAs if you had any
Yup American! Were you the one who got into fordham the same time as me that day in December
nova ridge
nyu non stern ED is stupid easy
ffs I’m regretting not going NYU ED2 sm now ngl
sly mulch
I also wrote the same LOCI for Uchicago and GU lol
What did you write about
Also you were ea to uchicago?
forest zodiac
ffs I’m regretting not going NYU ED2 sm now ngl
meh, it’s not as prestigious tho
If I wasn’t majoring in finance/biz I wouldn’t have considered it
like I’ve already been accepted uva which is ranked higher
boreal terrace
Also you were ea to uchicago?
Yup
boreal terrace
What did you write about
I had a journalism trip to Philly from my school where I won some awards so I just wrote about those
And the readings that I did
forest zodiac
I wrote about skibidi toilet
boreal terrace
Cause my UA said to make it very academic and intellectual and not anything that’s too extra curriculary
forest zodiac
that is too extracurriculary
fervent saffron
what time of day are we hearing back
forest zodiac
5 est
upper ermine
boreal terrace
when is the time
Tomorrow around 5pm EST
cyan haven
https://tenor.com/view/hey-what%27s-up-hello-cat-cat-exploding-exploding-brick-g...
my essay was the bomb right? lol
upper ermine
my essay was the bomb right? lol
most definitely
cyan haven
most definitely
preach my g 🙏
formal sonnet
gg
forest zodiac
RD is so good anyway
formal sonnet
i wish i applied to more reaches bruh
cyan haven
i have it to
forest zodiac
I applied everywhere I wanted but I wish I was smarter about EDs
cyan haven
it goes away tmrw p sure
forest zodiac
cornell or brown for ED1 and JHU for ed2 😔
formal sonnet
guys i wish i EDed to the cornell hotel school 😹 😹 😹 😹 😹 😹 😹 😹
dapper sandal
I applied everywhere I wanted but I wish I was smarter about EDs
same lmao
my dumbass ea'd to stanford
like why 😭
boreal terrace
What does this mean
dapper sandal
wasted my ed to get like a 0.01% boost to my application
boreal terrace
What does that mean guys
cyan haven
nada
formal sonnet
What does this mean
ppl say that if u still have a withdrawal form on your portal you didnt get into chicago
boreal terrace
Oop
formal sonnet
guys if i squint my eyes hard enough it looks like my withdrawal form dissapeared
boreal terrace
Lmao
dapper sandal
ppl say that if u still have a withdrawal form on your portal you didnt get into...
it prolly doesn't matter im ngl
everybody says different things abt it
boreal terrace
Well then looks like I did not get in
dapper sandal
it prob just means that ur decision is finalized
sly mulch
If you have or don’t have it doesn’t mean you got in
formal sonnet
i left this server for 2 secs not to crash out and the moment i joined back im already crashingout
boreal terrace
Ok let’s stop talking about this then guys
sly mulch
!astrology
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boreal terrace
London
boreal terrace
I had a snow day today
Oo that’s lucky
boreal terrace
Same lmao
dapper sandal
im abt to go on break
formal sonnet
god is taking a piss on the earth rn
boreal terrace
I can’t remember the last time the sun shined on my face
sly mulch
Oo that’s lucky
We were supposed to get like 5-8 inches
dapper sandal
just one more day until break
boreal terrace
Hang in there
dapper sandal
my teacher even cancelled a test 🥺
boreal terrace
We were supposed to get like 5-8 inches
I love snow
So tomorrow after what time shall we all congregate here
Like an hour before 5pm est?
Maybe 3?
sly mulch
Like an hour before 5pm est?
Maybe 30 minutes before an hour is too much panic time
boreal terrace
lol
sly mulch
Put on a movie or something and ignore
boreal terrace
For Georgetown we were panicking for like four hours before it came out in December
formal sonnet
UChicago is coming out when I’m in a meeting
Ima be in the bathroom stalls kicking my feet
sly mulch
UChicago is coming out when I’m in a meeting
Wasn’t it a date
formal sonnet
Date is later in the night
I was contemplating just opening it during the date
A lil Russian roulette
fervent saffron
hi chat
formal sonnet
But idk if I can wait that long
sly mulch
Anyone gonna record the reaction
fervent saffron
it is very unlikely i get in but i'm so happy with those essays
i hope they were enough to make the admissions officer advocate the best for me
forest zodiac
Nah
knotty fjord
oh ok
forest zodiac
they removed it on first feb
knotty fjord
lol i wonder why that is
forest zodiac
cuz no more new material
formal sonnet
Wait
forest zodiac
they keep it till they don’t take any new material
knotty fjord
oh ok
formal sonnet
Oh ok
fervent saffron
same
formal sonnet
It says my fasfa isn’t submitted too
knotty fjord
ominous duke
forest zodiac
possibly
knotty fjord
is it filled with aid stuff?
forest zodiac
I did not
knotty fjord
same
forest zodiac
oh wait so checklist prolly stays for ppl who applied for aid
I haven’t seen it before cuz idk many people getting aid
knotty fjord
yea prob
boreal terrace
knotty fjord
my counselor finally submitted mid year stuff
forest zodiac
that’s not the checklist
knotty fjord
hmm yea its all aid stuff
boreal terrace
I have no idea
knotty fjord
kind of a bad portal ngl
forest zodiac
they took forever to even release the portal checklist
boreal terrace
Nah Georgetown is by far the worst portal
forest zodiac
and they took it away in less than a month lmao
boreal terrace
It’s so dated
forest zodiac
Nah Georgetown is by far the worst portal
I didn’t apply because they wanted me to pay to even make a portal
lilac nacelle
I didn’t apply because they wanted me to pay to even make a portal
😭💀
boreal terrace
lol yea
boreal terrace
Yup
lilac nacelle
that’s .?
boreal terrace
You pay to start your application
lilac nacelle
that’s straight up discrimination 😭
boreal terrace
I think it’s like 75
lilac nacelle
even with waiver ?
knotty fjord
lmaoo
boreal terrace
No not with waiver I don’t think so
lilac nacelle
p2w ass school
sly mulch
What up Charly
lilac nacelle
What up Charly
HI
a bit actually
check #1268244147962118265
i had my interview and my interviewer was wack 😭
lilac nacelle
worst interview ive had
mine got political 💀😭🙏
knotty fjord
omg 😭
sly mulch
check <#1268244147962118265>
What time would those messages be
knotty fjord
bro mine joined on her phone and she was in the room with her friends
and like all she asked me was if i had quesitons abt princeton
boreal terrace
Lmao
lilac nacelle
What time would those messages be
last night around 6:45 to 7
knotty fjord
like blud....
forest zodiac
my interviewer made me wait for 30 mins
then came right after the zoom meeting expired
forest zodiac
decent guy tho
he only emailed after I sat there for 30 mins
I was kinda crashing out cuz I had a state competition to prep for the next day
we roll tho
boreal terrace
So is it not in person
knotty fjord
mine didnt give me the option for in person
boreal terrace
Oh I see
sly mulch
last night around 6:45 to 7
Windrow Wilson and dining halls 😭
Did he really expect a meaningful interaction with those talking points
boreal terrace
Does anyone know why football doesn’t seem big in Chicago and Illinois in general
I really wanted a good football team to support
forest zodiac
issok there’s two baseball teams and a goated basketball team
bulls will be good in another decade or so
white sox suck
cubs are still good
chicago fire had shaqiri
fervent saffron
Nah Georgetown is by far the worst portal
binghamton is ass
lilac nacelle
Did he really expect a meaningful interaction with those talking points
idek
cyan haven
Well then looks like I did not get in
im pretty sure its gone for no one rn
knotty fjord
easy to use
its easy to use cus theres nothing there 😭
honest basin
ppl say that if u still have a withdrawal form on your portal you didnt get into...
i always see ppl say this but ive never seen someone say they dont have it for ed2
fervent saffron
i dont trust this portal based decision prediction
boreal terrace
I’m sooooo happy one of my best friends got into NYUUUU
bro I’m crying like I got in myself lmao
dapper sandal
Somebody told me if you sacrifice one human to the uchicago portal you will get accepted
forest zodiac
How exactly do I do that? (asking for a friend)
formal sonnet
Do lambs count?? They did that back in the day
Can we all gather together an sacrifice a lamb? I feel like all of us sacrificing individually would be too unethical
dapper sandal
if i get in i will sacrifice a lamb
formal sonnet
Doesn’t it come out 5pm est???
cyan haven
it’s 8 pm est now…
did they post that somewhere
forest zodiac
the time in est?
cyan haven
yea
cyan haven
oh i gotchu
forest zodiac
decision are prolly 5 pm ish
cyan haven
yea
honest basin
good luck to the ed2's tmr
civic holly
you got into anywhere eq?
Strange how good schools dont do non restrictive ea
only binding
flat kernel
Strange how good schools dont do non restrictive ea
its not strange, its money
civic holly
they claim
"non profit"
guess one day when i grow up i want to be a admission officer at one of the ivy
and see the process
echo kettle
Reject
civic holly
yeah
echo kettle
Yeah
echo kettle
Molecular e
lilac nacelle
this happened w ed1
it doesn't mean anything
im manifesting for yall 🙏 hopefully uchi can be your home (unlike mine.)
forest zodiac
im manifesting for yall 🙏 hopefully uchi can be your home (unlike mine.)
are you rd?
lilac nacelle
are you rd?
ed1 reject
fervent saffron
i'm not opening my portal until tomorrow
forest zodiac
there’s nothing there 😭
prime willow
got into nyu stern ed2 after getting rejected uchicago ed1 🙏 screw u uchicago
boreal terrace
Congratulations!!!
Guys today is the day we find out whether UChicago will be our Valentine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
🥶
We love you UChicago, its ruining our life
nova ridge
I’m soooooo cooked guys my essays were ASS
boreal terrace
No same
We’re so brave tho over the past two months first we thought we were gonna end up at GU
and now we’re daydreaming about Uchicago
That’s brutal to latch onto not one but two whole schools like that
And tmr I won’t know where I’ll be spending the next four years once again
nova ridge
nah ngl i don’t even like uchciago like that I won’t be too sad if I get rejected (this is insane cope)
boreal terrace
Yea tbh I’ll be over it in like two days
I’m still not over SFS
And by next week I’ll know not getting in was the best thing cause I shot my shot and that’s what matters
And now there’s no what ifs and regrets
fervent saffron
im cooked even though my essays were fire
fervent saffron
blissful ignorance
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sly mulch
It just means ur decision is finalized
forest zodiac
they removed it for everyone
cyan haven
got into nyu stern ed2 after getting rejected uchicago ed1 🙏 screw u uchicago
thats tough good shit
lapis karma
What time is it coming out
cyan haven
around 5 est
boreal terrace
It’s gone for everyone it doesn’t mean anything
Now we just wait for 5pm est
4cst
forest zodiac
gl bro
boreal terrace
Thanks gl guyss
forest zodiac
I’m spending the whole time playing video games
finite furnace
it’s times like this that make you realize portal m*th is actually useful
boreal terrace
Reaper spice level will make up for the rejection
forest zodiac
Craving Dave’s hot chicken lmao
they have it in the uk?
forest zodiac
it’s times like this that make you realize portal m*th is actually useful
really isn’t
why tf would i wanna know my rejection now
that has never worked for anything
echo kettle
It did for umd
forest zodiac
inspect element is shit that 5th graders do for fun
wait that’s hilarious
how is their css that bad
nova ridge
It worked fr
UMD was brazy
Found out like 2 hours ahead but that’s like never working again
8 hours left
wooden nexus
How’s my ed2 ppl feeling
boreal terrace
they have it in the uk?
Yes the first in London opened in December lol
If you go onto the college confidential forum
There’s a whole bunch of inspect stuff that the EA peeps did
I’m too lazy to be doing allat
sly mulch
There’s a whole bunch of inspect stuff that the EA peeps did
It doesn’t work
civic holly
How’s my ed2 ppl feeling
Sick rn
sly mulch
It’s some bs where they found the hex codes of colors of the acceptance letter but it’s preloaded on every portal
civic holly
My tummy hurts in anticipation
boreal terrace
Atleast it’s Valentine’s Day
forest zodiac
did y’all submit video portfolio
nova ridge
Mine was awful I took the “minimal editing” literally
I just sat at my desk and yapped
formal sonnet
How’s my ed2 ppl feeling
i want this OVER
formal sonnet
did y’all submit video portfolio
was never able to 💔
same
atp it doesnt even matter coz mine was there yesterday
it just means descions are finalized
forest zodiac
I lowkey just hope they take me for demonstrated interest
sly mulch
I lowkey just hope they take me for demonstrated interest
I thought demonstrated interest wasn’t even considered
formal sonnet
i thought demonstrated interest only mattered if you bought their 10k summer classes
or did any of their goofy ahhh pay to play programs
also like doesnt it not even matter since we all applied ED2? Like we legally have to go here (unless fin aid is shit), but even then they have really good fin aid so its hard to back out of this one
i lowkey just hoped they like how unconventional i wrote my essays
mortal sierra
Mine was awful I took the “minimal editing” literally
Don't worry, same here. I think it's a good opportunity to share your voice. I was worried about it as well, but it turned out alright.
nova ridge
i really hope the quirky essay doesn’t carry more value than the why us essay
nova ridge
Don't worry, same here. I think it's a good opportunity to share your voice. I w...
Oh that’s good to know
mortal sierra
Yup, as for the portal, it was the same for us as well in December. The withdrawal form was removed for everyone, including myself.
Best of luck guys!
boreal terrace
My essay is written in such a non writerly voice kind of way oh my god 😭😭
What was I thinking
I’ve got the content but there’s no quirkiness to it
formal sonnet
im sure its great
boreal terrace
What topic did you guys write yours on or what prompt
formal sonnet
theres genuinely nothing we can do now
boreal terrace
Yup lol
formal sonnet
what can you divide by 0
and a court manuscript defending my case why i should go for why us
formal sonnet
What topic did you guys write yours on or what prompt
hbu
boreal terrace
Oo that’s cool
formal sonnet
and a court manuscript defending my case why i should go for why us
looking at it, its so dumb i wish i rewrote it
boreal terrace
I wrote mine on the where have all the flowers gone prompt and connected it to LBJ’s 1964 Daisy campaign ad and the shifting world order today 🫠
boreal terrace
and a court manuscript defending my case why i should go for why us
No that’s actually such a cool idea
mortal sierra
All your guys' essays sound great, wish I was as creative lol
forest zodiac
I picked the most basic ass approach
literally what any kid who has learned about scarcity would write
formal sonnet
what was it?
i genuinley think im starting to get delulu and im probably just gonna shut my computer off
forest zodiac
olive garden breadstick scarcity
formal sonnet
wait thats not basic
i genuinley think ppl on A2C are already like better than majority of the applicant pool
boreal terrace
That’s true we care more
forest zodiac
I mean I have no life
boreal terrace
Just the fact that we’re here and stressing
I’m about to go out tho it’ll be close to release time when I come back 😬
forest zodiac
I woke up and realized that even if I get in today I’ll still be unhappy because I’m friendless and I don’t have a roster
boreal terrace
Anyhow I won’t think about this for the next few hours
boreal terrace
I woke up and realized that even if I get in today I’ll still be unhappy because...
If we both get in I’ll be ur friend
forest zodiac
I’m about to go out tho it’ll be close to release time when I come back 😬
I’ve logged 3 hours on video games already
forest zodiac
If we both get in I’ll be ur friend
betttt
forest zodiac
tho I wouldn’t like to be associated with this discord account since I say some pretty wild shit
formal sonnet
lets all make a gc if it happens
okay ima log out and stop being delulu
see yall at
descion time
sly mulch
All your guys' essays sound great, wish I was as creative lol
Hey man ur the one that got in essays must have been good
fervent saffron
oh wait yall were talking about essays
im jumping in
mine was about The Game
the one that you lose by thinking about it
mortal sierra
Hey man ur the one that got in essays must have been good
Mine was pretty conventional stylistically, but I think it tied nicely with my overall application.
sly mulch
Were you ed?
mortal sierra
My extended essay prompt was about an unofficial member of a group. I tried to tie my essay to the importance of community.
Yup.
fervent saffron
i really let my writing voice out in my essay. hopefully it makes me more appealing as an english major
mortal sierra
Yup, I think it really came down to that.
mortal sierra
Showing your authentic voice, in whatever medium.
fervent saffron
my gpa is fucked from mental illness but hopefully uchicago can see past that with my essays
sly mulch
I think my academics might have been a weaker factor but my class rank went up 5 and I’m top ten now
fervent saffron
also i have an 800 r&w sat
sly mulch
Also ea is just a defferal shit storm
sly mulch
also i have an 800 r&w sat
That’s insane
fervent saffron
it’s a super reach but i wanted to at least try
sly mulch
Yeah it can’t hurt
fervent saffron
bc those essays were fun
the only pleasure i have gotten in the whole application process was those essays
mortal sierra
I thought the same, but I remember going into it thinking that I'd have no regrets either way, because it was my top choice.
fervent saffron
it’s so much less stressful knowing that i’m accepted already to a college i really like
forest zodiac
I have a 1550 and good gpa but uchicago cares the least about gpa and acads imo
fervent saffron
20% or 30 for essay
i dont think we know how
civic holly
Common dataset?
fervent saffron
I have a 1550 and good gpa but uchicago cares the least about gpa and acads imo
wait they care less about gpa?
thats goated for me
forest zodiac
yup
fervent saffron
i also added in the additional info my stuff about dedicating time to taking care of my alzheimer’s grandmother which is a large part of my mid gpa
i didnt want to mention mental health because i know there is a lot of stigma still
sly mulch
My gpa is good my sat is bad but I still submitted it cause no harm plus my school average is so shitty
fervent saffron
thankfully my school doesnt do class rank
and nobody else from here as far as i know applied uchicago
forest zodiac
how shitty is shitty and how bad is badv
fervent saffron
so they have nobody to compare me against
forest zodiac
I think anything 1400+ is a pro
fervent saffron
i had 1530 super
civic holly
I think anything 1400+ is a pro
Nope
sly mulch
I think anything 1400+ is a pro
Not for uchicago at all
sly mulch
25th percentile is 1510
sly mulch
1500+ is for ivies
My friend got into Harvard with a 1460
mortal sierra
I'd say submitting is a good choice, you'll be evaluated in context.
civic holly
My friend got into Harvard with a 1460
And did you get in?
fervent saffron
i submitted anyways bc my r&w was 800 and im an eng major
civic holly
That is evaluated in terms of his context
forest zodiac
my school avg is 1300
fervent saffron
My friend got into Harvard with a 1460
that doesnt mean it couldnt have hurt them
sly mulch
my school avg is 1300
Mine is 900
fervent saffron
im thankful that there are a lot of dumbasses in my school
civic holly
Mine is 900
Good for you
civic holly
im thankful that there are a lot of dumbasses in my school
That does not help with rigor
fervent saffron
i was one of only 2 national merit semifinalists at my school so i think it shows something
forest zodiac
kid
sly mulch
We’re all just having a chill convo
mortal sierra
I was admitted alongside someone from my school as well. After discussing our apps, our approach was pretty different, but it worked out well for both of us.
forest zodiac
is your school comp?
mortal sierra
All that to say, they're looking for diverse voices.
fervent saffron
most of the people in my school are low achieving rich kids
who are going to places like high point
mortal sierra
is your school comp?
I'd say so, yeah, lots of grinders.
fervent saffron
or trade school
sly mulch
What’s high point
wooden nexus
It’s like
forest zodiac
my school only gets 1 ed 1 and 2 admit per year
wooden nexus
A school for rich kids
forest zodiac
idk any other top kids ed2ing tho
wooden nexus
Who want to do nothing in college
forest zodiac
everyone’s holding out for ivies
wooden nexus
Ivies got us 🔥
fervent saffron
What’s high point
very fancy school for rich kids with a cult like leader that focuses on being fancy and lavish instead of good academics
sly mulch
very fancy school for rich kids with a cult like leader that focuses on being fa...
Sounds weird
fervent saffron
they sent me a whole ass book as advertising
forest zodiac
I lowkey expect rejections from every ivy except cornell
fervent saffron
their founder’s book
forest zodiac
but I’d be disappointed if I didn’t get into cornell
sly mulch
I only applied to two selective universities so
wooden nexus
I lowkey expect rejections from every ivy except cornell
Nah every ivy is gonna say yes 🥱
fervent saffron
the president spent millions of dollars trying to cover up that his son killed someone in a hazing incident
forest zodiac
the president spent millions of dollars trying to cover up that his son killed s...
wtf
mortal sierra
Admissions are so difficult nowadays; the 2000s seemed so much better in that regard 😭
fervent saffron
I only applied to two selective universities so
only 3 for me including cornell ed rejection
fervent saffron
God i hope I don’t go to a frat heavy uni
uchicago doesnt have that problem i dont think
forest zodiac
I applied to exclusively t20s except uva, unc and rutgers
forest zodiac
so about 15 t20s
fervent saffron
acceptances so far?
forest zodiac
I just like gambling lowkey
wooden nexus
uchicago doesnt have that problem i dont think
I think my tour guide at uchicago said only like 10% are in fratds
wooden nexus
I applied to exclusively t20s except uva, unc and rutgers
Same
fervent saffron
even rutgers isnt a safety in state anymore
wooden nexus
We shotgunning 🔥
forest zodiac
acceptances so far?
uva probably if I had to decide rn, rejected unc
sly mulch
only 3 for me including cornell ed rejection
I have umich and this and then fsu maybe but thats a stretch
forest zodiac
I’m not going to rutgers cuz I’d rather chase prestige
fervent saffron
mine were cornell, this, and umich rd
sly mulch
Admissions are so difficult nowadays; the 2000s seemed so much better in that re...
Literally
fervent saffron
rutgers is my state school and i would be happy going if i didnt have a better option but i want to get further from home
mortal sierra
Yo, that's nice! UMich was in my top 3, haha.
wooden nexus
rutgers is my state school and i would be happy going if i didnt have a better o...
Me with Purdue
Pls i just need to get out of state
sly mulch
Yo, that's nice! UMich was in my top 3, haha.
Yeah I’ll be not so sad if I don’t get into uchicago cause atleast I have umich
fervent saffron
rutgers is only an hour away, i dont want to go to college an hour drive away unless it’s princeton
wooden nexus
Real
fervent saffron
or columbia
mortal sierra
Yeah I’ll be not so sad if I don’t get into uchicago cause atleast I have umich
Their academic interest essay took a WHILE (LSA).
wooden nexus
The 550 word one?
fervent saffron
i kinda cooked on the umich essay
wooden nexus
I just copied my Cornell one
sly mulch
Their academic interest essay took a WHILE (LSA).
I lowkey did my umich essays in under an hour
I already knew what I wanted to do and what to search for so
fervent saffron
cornell a&s essay was brutal
mortal sierra
Built different man 😭
wooden nexus
Unpopular opinion but that 650 word one was easier to write
fervent saffron
only to get rejected
sly mulch
Built different man 😭
That’s all you bro
sly mulch
Unpopular opinion but that 650 word one was easier to write
I like essays with more words
wooden nexus
Same
fervent saffron
Unpopular opinion but that 650 word one was easier to write
even my mom ran out of ideas for me to talk about and she WENT to cornell
fervent saffron
ed legacy reject 😁
wooden nexus
Or like they added more essays
wooden nexus
ed legacy reject 😁
Bro got nerfed 💀
wooden nexus
Rejected ed legacy is so devastating
forest zodiac
I just copied my Cornell one
i loved cornell essays
wooden nexus
I would be so pissed
forest zodiac
I applied ILR tho
fervent saffron
new york state is banning legacy soon i think
forest zodiac
I wrote my best essays for cornell and uchicago
fervent saffron
fuck legacy unless it helps me
wooden nexus
I liked my jhu essays
forest zodiac
plural???
mortal sierra
I have no legacy so im cooked
Same here though.
forest zodiac
I thought it was just community essay
forest zodiac
I used the same essay for vanderbilt, jhu, etc
wooden nexus
I reused my brown for Stanford
fervent saffron
my mom went to cornell and my dad went to unh but unh doesnt do legacy and i wouldnt need one anyway
forest zodiac
Why couldn’t my parents be collegemaxxers
my parents were collegemaxxers in another nation
wooden nexus
Oh same
mortal sierra
WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN LEGACY 💯 (if kids lol)
fervent saffron
true…
wooden nexus
Actually my mom is an art major so
fervent saffron
future nepo babies
wooden nexus
Idk why she was grinding so hard
forest zodiac
all my parents’ friends kids go to t20 cuz the alma matar is so cracked
Ion wanna be an outlier
wooden nexus
We’re gonna set records dw
forest zodiac
I already did
wooden nexus
First ivy acceptances in school history
fervent saffron
my mom transferred to cornell from uiuc because she hated it there 💀
wooden nexus
🔥
sly mulch
I’m first gen so I hope that helps
fervent saffron
nobody from my school has gone to uchicago in at least 15 years
forest zodiac
nj is mad comp tho
dire lantern
I made my own prompt about writing a creative narrative and I wrote about the moon being made out of cheese…
💀💀💀💀
sly mulch
I made my own prompt about writing a creative narrative and I wrote about the mo...
I fw cheese so heavy
dire lantern
And mice going to war over it
forest zodiac
wait isn’t the moon cheese an old prompt?
mortal sierra
I made my own prompt about writing a creative narrative and I wrote about the mo...
What type of cheese 🤔
dire lantern
Cause i selected the original prompt button
mortal sierra
You're already thinking like a UChicago student 💯 🫡 , should be fine.
dire lantern
aahhhh
dire lantern
I did a uchicago summer program. One of the free ones i hope it boosts my chances
Fly in
mortal sierra
5 more hours ish
Yeah, it came out at about that time for us.
mortal sierra
I remember I couldn't sleep the night before, 😭 .
sly mulch
I remember I couldn't sleep the night before, 😭 .
That’s how I was last night
mortal sierra
Full circle though, I can't sleep tonight. Gotta get a project done 😭 procrastinating heavy rn.
forest zodiac
he still told me to apply
sly mulch
Full circle though, I can't sleep tonight. Gotta get a project done 😭 procrast...
For what class
mortal sierra
History 😭
dire lantern
How long did you guys make your why us essay?
mortal sierra
Trying my best to push through the remainder of senior year, haha.
forest zodiac
How long did you guys make your why us essay?
both my essays were caffeine fuelled rants after 12 am
so normally wrote between 12-2:30 am
sly mulch
Trying my best to push through the remainder of senior year, haha.
You got it easy
dire lantern
I wrote mine around 2 pages long
forest zodiac
Yeah I had 1000 words for both
mortal sierra
How long did you guys make your why us essay?
My why us was 550-ish, actually.
dire lantern
And it was in the compressed format like single space or whatever when it’s super squished
I made my uncommon essay only a page
sly mulch
What did yall do common app narrative about
forest zodiac
I went way over the recommended word limit for better or for worsw
mortal sierra
Focused on a few courses and opportunities I wanted to pursue on campus and connected them with prior experiences.
forest zodiac
@mortal sierra how long were your essays
mortal sierra
Should be fine, there's no limit they impose.
sly mulch
As long as everything is meaningful
mortal sierra
My extended essay was about 700.
dire lantern
What did yall do common app narrative about
I wrote the influence punk rock music had on how I advocated for my school by expanding voter registration and changing city hall decisions for our students
If that makes sense
forest zodiac
and why uchicago?
dire lantern
And connected it to the jewelry i wore
forest zodiac
Damn I just realized I don’t think I linked it back to myself at all
sly mulch
My why uchicago is heavily linked to what I want to pursue and the activities I do for it
dire lantern
What prompt was that
Idk just the regular common app narrative prompt
Looking back that essay was all over the place
And I didn’t really have anyone review it
…
mortal sierra
I wrote the influence punk rock music had on how I advocated for my school by ex...
Sounds good! That's so cool.
dire lantern
I hate a uchicago alum also write my letter of rec. but we’ve been close for the past 3 years and he’s like my father figure
forest zodiac
wait same
dire lantern
My speech n debate coach
forest zodiac
not the father figure part
dire lantern
LOL
forest zodiac
but I had 4 recs sent in
mortal sierra
Woahh 🫡 yall are locked innn
dire lantern
Bro I only had 3 sent 😭😭
forest zodiac
1 professor for research, 1 alumni and 2 teachers
dire lantern
I only took humanity ap’s. I’m majoring in political science and didn’t take any stem ap’s
I fear this will lower my chances
forest zodiac
I’m majoring in economics but didn’t take ap psych or ap govt or ap hug
took way too many stem aps
fervent saffron
i took no stem aps besides ab calc this year
sly mulch
Predictions?
nova ridge
This was by far my worst application of my 23 applications. I’m so cooked the rejection letter will actually ask me to send over another application fee to cover the costs of the damage I inflicted onto the admissions officers eyes
Surely my common app essay carries
mortal sierra
No wayyyy, UChicago gives you a lot of creative agency and space to reveal your character. You should be fine!
nova ridge
No wayyyy, UChicago gives you a lot of creative agency and space to reveal your ...
that’s the problem 💀
I just didn’t do allat
sly mulch
No wayyyy, UChicago gives you a lot of creative agency and space to reveal your ...
What do you want to study
mortal sierra
I thought the same at the time, and felt mine could be more "quirky," but I think by simply speaking authentically it worked out for me.
nova ridge
mine was authentic as far as my voice, the problem is it didn’t have that quirky memorable feature
mortal sierra
What do you want to study
I think Polysci or Art.
sly mulch
That’s amazing
mortal sierra
mine was authentic as far as my voice, the problem is it didn’t have that quirky...
I don't think that's a pre-requisite at all! You should be good (character +)
nova ridge
Like if I was an AO, and id read my essay, it’d forget it seconds later because it’s just not memorable
Well it’s fine idk
sly mulch
Like if I was an AO, and id read my essay, it’d forget it seconds later because ...
Do you have a hook
mortal sierra
That’s amazing
Yeah, two pretty different fields, but I like how the school gives you space to explore your interests lol.
sly mulch
Anything insanely unique about you
nova ridge
Do you have a hook
Absolutely not 💀
sly mulch
Yeah, two pretty different fields, but I like how the school gives you space to ...
I love studying just to study and not for money
mortal sierra
I love studying just to study and not for money
Same here, wanted to get that education fr.
nova ridge
I think what’s gotten me lucky with Northeastern and UMD is that the essays were like a tiny part of the application
fervent saffron
5 hours left.
do we know?
nova ridge
And that the common app was like one of the only things they saw and mine is pretty good
fervent saffron
the time
dire lantern
5pm
dire lantern
No?
forest zodiac
we guess
fervent saffron
i hope uchicago cares a LOT about essay
dire lantern
Oh
sly mulch
i hope uchicago cares a LOT about essay
I hope they just need a well rounded class and I get picked for the uniqueness of my goals
mortal sierra
We didn't get our email, but someone here let us know.
dire lantern
Ever since I submitted my application I couldn’t stop listening to my kind of town by Frank Sinatra
fervent saffron
i hope they like my niche of being a really good writer despite my struggles
fervent saffron
i played into being a massive nerd
sly mulch
ping me when it comes out
It came out like 4:45 est on the dot ea/ed so
dapper sandal
didn’t they say it’s just when the dean of admissions clicks the button after lunch
💀
nova ridge
4:45 est is sooo farrrr
dire lantern
💀💀💀
sly mulch
4:45 est is sooo farrrr
That’s like one nap and one movie away
forest zodiac
didn’t they say it’s just when the dean of admissions clicks the button after lu...
who eats lunch at 3 pm
fervent saffron
didn’t they say it’s just when the dean of admissions clicks the button after lu...
imagine
nova ridge
who eats lunch at 3 pm
I do
dire lantern
Mfw I’m competing at a national competition 564 miles away from my house in a completely different region from where I live and I have no one to support me during my decision letter 🧍🧍🧍
dapper sandal
who eats lunch at 3 pm
uchicago freaky like that
fervent saffron
this is a reach and even if i get rejected im happy i applied here
sly mulch
this is a reach and even if i get rejected im happy i applied here
I agree
It’s worth a shot
nova ridge
Does Chicago waitlist?
dapper sandal
idk if i get rejected lowkey they mistake for not having me on they notable alumni list
sly mulch
Yeah
fervent saffron
i wasnt gonna do another reach but im glad i did
dire lantern
I’m wearing the shirt uchicago gave me for my summer program rn for good luck
fervent saffron
they do waitlist
i have a superstition that wearing merch of a college you havent been accepted to is bad energy so i refuse to
nova ridge
Ngl id be just as happy waitlisted as accepted, maybe more so
dire lantern
i have a superstition that wearing merch of a college you havent been accepted t...
My friend said the same thing
nova ridge
I wanna know my Rd decisions
dapper sandal
i have a superstition that wearing merch of a college you havent been accepted t...
idk if they give it to u for free
then it’s aura
buying it is negative aura
fervent saffron
nah but if i wear college merch people will assume i want to go there and ask about it
nova ridge
I refuse to own any college merch
fervent saffron
and if you get rejected, that’s awkward
dire lantern
Yeah they sent it to me to wear at the airport for the fly in day for the summer program
fervent saffron
i didnt tell anyone at school i applied here
dire lantern
It’s just a basic shirt that says uchicago
sly mulch
i didnt tell anyone at school i applied here
All my friends know 😭
fervent saffron
if i get in it will be a total shock
forest zodiac
I’m not going to tell anyone ik my decision except my best friend and family
dire lantern
and at the end of the day it’s just a t shirt so we’ll see how my decision rolls out🤷
fervent saffron
although i cant beat my friend who got into princeton
forest zodiac
other friends are flakey so i don’t wanna tell em
sly mulch
I’m not going to tell anyone ik my decision except my best friend and family
I’m just gonna tell everyone I didn’t get in no matter what
To troll a little
sly mulch
It’s weird cause I go to two schools
fervent saffron
i need to get in so im not a failure to my ivy graduate mother /j
forest zodiac
my school’s too competitive
nova ridge
Mfw nobody in my school has ever gotten into uchicago 😍
Same ong
sly mulch
Me tooo
dire lantern
The majority of kids in my school go to community college
forest zodiac
too many donors/legacy/faculty children
nova ridge
Except I live in europe
dire lantern
Or state schools
fervent saffron
Mfw nobody in my school has ever gotten into uchicago 😍
same
but i dont think a lot of people here have applied to uchicago
sly mulch
The majority of kids in my school go to community college
Yeah it’s nice tho to be at the top
dapper sandal
out of like the 2 that applied
if we extrapolate the data this means i’m gonna get accepted fr 🥺
dire lantern
Hi ?
twilit mirage
😭😭
fervent saffron
if we extrapolate the data this means i’m gonna get accepted fr 🥺
i’m the only one who applied from my school so then i must get accepted
fervent saffron
i’m looking too far ahead bc im already thinking about law school admissions
dire lantern
💀
fervent saffron
i took a practice lsat for fun and got a 169
so i got a good starting point for 3 years from now
sly mulch
i took a practice lsat for fun and got a 169
“For fun”
dire lantern
I didn’t submit my sat score it was really bad
sly mulch
I didn’t submit my sat score it was really bad
I only submitted cause it’s no harm and In comparison to my environment it’s good
pallid gull
Ever since I submitted my application I couldn’t stop listening to my kind of to...
lol that was the background music to my video
sly mulch
lol that was the background music to my video
What up bro
forest zodiac
i took a practice lsat for fun and got a 169
that’s pretty solid
nova ridge
the background music to my video ended up being the first mp3 file I saw on my desktop
forest zodiac
what if someone submitted an lsat for undergrad
nova ridge
I think it was some ost from Better Call Saul
dire lantern
“For fun”
Omg speaking of which I ended my why us essay as “and that’s why I believe I can write my own history as I study it at the place where ‘fun goes to die’!” or some corny shit 💀😭😭
mortal sierra
Yo, they will send you a hat and scarf in a box later, haha. No need to buy 🙏
dapper sandal
i’m the only one who applied from my school so then i must get accepted
underrepresented or smth
pallid gull
What up bro
Here to wish everyone luck
sly mulch
Yo, they will send you a hat and scarf in a box later, haha. No need to buy 🙏
Hoping we can all be matching soon
dapper sandal
underrepresented or smth
idk at least one other also ed2’d but prob more
so i have competition
mortal sierra
Hoping we can all be matching soon
You guys all sound really strong, for sure for sure.
dapper sandal
uchicago lowkey wants ppl from my school tho
sly mulch
Man idk what uchicago wants but I hope it’s me
fervent saffron
underrepresented or smth
i mean i am trans
thats a minority
but i dont think they count that
dapper sandal
i mean i am trans
wtf same 😭
dire lantern
I’m a first gen queer Latina
dapper sandal
i didn’t mention it on uchicago tho
dire lantern
😍
fervent saffron
i didn’t mention it on uchicago tho
i applied with my deadname because men are underrepresented in my major
mortal sierra
Diverse lottttt
sly mulch
What major
mortal sierra
Cool 🫡
dapper sandal
i applied with my deadname because men are underrepresented in my major
i applied with they/them if they care
women in stem type shi
dire lantern
Chat if I get in should I join a uchicago sorority 😈
sly mulch
Someone was saying last round to change ur preferred name to Ben Dover on the application portal so if you get rejected atleast you’ll have something to laugh about
😭
dire lantern
I watched monsters university a couple days ago to prepare me for my soon to be rejection and accept the fact that even if I don’t get in, it’ll be okay and at least I tried
sly mulch
I’m lowk so calm compared to how I was during ea
Probably cause I have a safety now but
dapper sandal
idk i’m just gonna cope and say they gonna regret not having me on they alumni list