University of Chicago (UChicago) (2025-2026)

[open saffron]

waitlisted...

[molten reef]

did everyone get waitlisted jeez

[sick edge]

a lot of wls and a shit ton more rejects

[open saffron]

oh is there a lot

oh shoot

[molten reef]

im actually confused cuz i had bad stats and im seeing people getting rejected so idek atp

[sick edge]

admissions decisions seem almost like rng atp

[dry shale]

i think rng is just the strength of ur essays and recs

and institutional priorities

[calm robin]

i got waitlisted. do i send them

loci

[lusty trail]

Did you get in?

[molten reef]

nope waitlisted but i had like a 1020 sat with 3.7 gpa soo idek

[molten reef]

yes i think?

[round mulch]

what

no offensive but that is definitely on the lower side of uchicago

still congrats, i hope you get in off the waitlist 😛

[round mulch]

(i got waitlist as well)

[molten reef]

no like i actually expected a rejection i was so ready too

[molten reef]

thank u thank u

[restive oriole]

Why did like everyone get waitlisted and I got rejected 🥲

[molten reef]

i think my essays really carried but idek

[round mulch]

dw Matt WL is basically same thing as reject + i think you'll have several great options at the end of all this

it esentially rng at some level

[restive oriole]

What does rng mean

[round mulch]

basically random

[latent zealot]

random number generator aka random

[restive oriole]

I hope so, admissions just feels so random to me lol

[restive oriole]

Ohhh

Yes

Everything feel so random

[round mulch]

likewise matt

[restive oriole]

Are u going to Georgia tech?

[round mulch]

i might, i might go to uw

depends on how other RDs go

[restive oriole]

Congrats

Are u studying stem

[round mulch]

probably, i want to do math maybe idfk

[latent zealot]

math twin 🙏

[restive oriole]

I’m thinking of doing physics but I may be incompetent lol

Either that or history/politics

We’ll see

[round mulch]

mmm

[restive oriole]

Are you going into engineering per chance?

[round mulch]

tuff

[round mulch]

potentially at GT or Udub ill switch into compe or ee

[restive oriole]

Woukd you consider aerospace or no

I feel like all my engineering friends are not doing aerospace? Is it dying?

[round mulch]

i dont think anything is dying

generally there are less jobs in aerospace compared to other brances

and i think to some extent other engineering disciplines can get aerospace jobs

[restive oriole]

Ah this makes sense

If I were going into engineering I’d do aerospace

Looks really cool

[round mulch]

there are no issues with that, its a cool major

[restive oriole]

Or whatever field deals with like trains and planes

Transit

[round mulch]

niceee

[barren veldt]

ok I got waitlisted

not bad

[lofty apex]

That’s a lot of waitlists

[queen knot]

maybe i got put in the wrong pile

[lofty apex]

Btw are all the waitlist letters the same ?

[queen knot]

i think so

that’s what i got

[round mulch]

yes

😭

WL Come U, WL UC hicago, WL you eye you see

[abstract valve]

ahh ok fairs

[rapid plinth]

waitlisted 💔 fuck my life

[lusty trail]

Where's meta

[copper python]

let me in pls pls pls 🙏🙏

[uneven ether]

Who r u

[copper python]

also congrats to everyone who got in!! and my apologies to anyone who didn't

[copper python]

i'm a premeddie

trust

[uneven ether]

The board must review your application @teal void @fringe ibex @meager arch

[copper python]

oh my

i eagerly await their decision

[uneven ether]

Same

LMFAO

why are all these premes in uchi

[copper python]

we're insane 😔

[halcyon kayak]

Damn waiting list 🥲🥲

[latent zealot]

everyone and their momma got waitlisted

[fringe ibex]

im barely a premed dont count me with them

[halcyon kayak]

Courtesy reject basically

[latent zealot]

wait no don't tell me this it hurts my ego 💔💔

[misty snow]

update i checked

#rejected

[halcyon kayak]

Twin we getting into MUCH BETTER schools no worries

[lusty trail]

💀 isnt uchicago like a t10

[fast axle]

t6

[umbral orbit]

uchicago is t20

potentially t10

acceptance rate wise yea prob t10 hardest when u factor in RD

though i think their method of securing ppl with their EA is a bit odd

id put them at t15 respectfully

[lusty trail]

I guess it personal opinion but even before the ED method, they were consistently top 3-7 for multiple decades. Also the school with the third most amount of Nobel prize laurents

[round mulch]

can ppl vote here 😄

[copper osprey]

lol why are u so keen on ppl voting

[simple mural]

i got rejected

[round mulch]

sorry it pinged you. I'm simply curious, and even if a couple extra people vote, it can potentially help future years idk

i get it if someone genuinly doesn't want to vote, but some people might be willing to but forget

[molten reef]

BRO JUST END ME

CMU AND UCHICAGO WAITLIST

[umbral orbit]

yea a noble prize that 1 person wins is not refelctive of the entire college

it looks good for name branding wise tho

but its like saying my friend scored a 100 on a test so our hs must be good when it wont benefit u much

[molten reef]

How hard is it to get off the uchicago waitlist

[placid vale]

Literally me bro

CMU CS and UChicago Poli Sci

[molten reef]

Gl bro

[placid vale]

Waiting for salvation by Ivy Day

[lusty trail]

yes it does? If your school has multiple nobel prize professors, the quality of education is significantly better and you are surrounded in a great achadmic environment. Not saying its garuanteed but there is strong correlation between nobel prize and the prestige and "rank" of a school.

[lusty trail]

now imagine you had 50+ friends who also scored 100 on an exam. If every one of your friends are so smart, why didn't they choose another hs? If its a one time occurence then sure, your hs isn't necessarily good but if it happens so many times across decades then its not wrong to assume your hs is good and has the capabilities to produce such talent. Also, in your analogy, your friend is the nobel prize winners who scored an 100. You're telling me you would rather not be taught by a leading figure in their field than someone who scored a 91?

[round mulch]

Same

[vast geyser]

Ehh quite low but higher than RD acc rate

[kind junco]

CMU reject and UChicago waitlist 😭

CMU pmo I poured my heart and soul into that app compared

I applied to UChicago with the extended deadline so I’m not even upset

I’m pretty surprised I got waitlisted

But cmu literally is one of the only schools with my major as undergrad 🥀

[somber axle]

What major

[latent zealot]

twin 🙏

[kind junco]

Comp bio

Most schools don’t have it as an explicit major

[molten reef]

Bro praying

I’m so done with applications

[open saffron]

do ppl get off the waitlist

or is it basically ~0

[upper bobcat]

No way you put rd in your nickname 🤣

[vast geyser]

good luck man

im prolly gna commit here

[molten reef]

Yea uchicago is amazing

[vast geyser]

mad expensive tho

[toxic heart]

uchicago gave my friend a scholarship, he didnt apply ed, ed2, only applied rd and got in 🥀 he aint going

[viral pike]

I didn't send a letter of continued interest so im not surprised I got rejected lowkey

[sick edge]

I sent one and still got rejected

uchicago just doesn’t like taking ppl thru ea and rd

[viral pike]

I got the feeling that they were ED heavy based on the EA acceptance vs. deferral rate

Most schools accept more EA I think, even other really selective ones

[north hawk]

EA is suicide at Chicago, you're basically telling them they are not your first choice twice

[north hawk]

100 on a test being compared to winning a nobel prize. 💀

[lusty trail]

Fr. The amount of coping bro is doing just to not give credit. Acting like it ain't one of the most prestigious awards any human being could accomplish

[merry jungle]

I think it’s not that bad an analogy but it kind of goes against their original point. Selective high schools after all pride themselves on high average test scores. Tons of people getting 100s WOULD be a good indicator of a high schools quality

[lusty trail]

Yea. I pointed out that if you had hundreds of ppl scoring 100s, there is definitely correlation between the high school quality. Even if it is just the students, there is a reason they are choosing to attend this high school if that makes sense e

[round mulch]

tell him to put my name forward 😭

get me off this damn WL

i would gladly take his spot

(actually idk but it would be nice to have the spot)

[feral geyser]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DV3fUTOlbaX/

uchicagoadmissions

Happy Pi Day everyone!

Likes

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[open viper]

damn 8 rd thats kinda impressive

[tough cape]

💀

wtf

[vast geyser]

I got in EA... 😭😭

[lofty apex]

okay so besides this form, do I have to submit a letter of continued interest ?

[halcyon kayak]

You are not required to but it’ll certainly help

[lofty apex]

I got time so I'll do anything that can help.

Do I email the AO of my region ?

[urban furnace]

when i saw ts i was so done especially since i was crashing out over my looming and dooming final grades

[halcyon kayak]

Usually theres a spot to submit it in the portal. I advise you to not send it right away tho, maybe in like a few weeks

If not check the admissions website

I also got waitlisted so I gotta write one too

[latent zealot]

there is a place to select loci for a submission on the portal

[lofty apex]

Why not submitting it asap ?

[halcyon kayak]

You gotta include meaningful updates about urself

Like grades or new awards

Or something interesting going on with your life

Take some time to compile things before you start writing

[lofty apex]

Oh yeah I know about that.

But what are the steps ?

I mean what do I need to do first ?

The LOCI ?

Answering the form on the image ?

Sending an email to the admissions officer ?

[halcyon kayak]

First answer the form, its just that and done

Ur on the list now

And then go to the portal, there is a section where you can submit documents

Write the loci on a doc, save as pdf and upload

[lusty trail]

which residential hall should i hope for?

woodlawn looks the best ngl

[teal void]

No the walk is too far

hope for north or max p

[lusty trail]

I heard i house is bad right?

[teal void]

Yes

[lusty trail]

What about the red building (forgot name)

[teal void]

Max p ? Its orange

[lusty trail]

Oh yeah it was max. What makes max and north good?

I find max to look like a prison for some reason 💀

[teal void]

North is super modern and clean & a block from quad
Max p buildings r legit on same block as library and very home-y bc no communal bathroom and suite style living

[lusty trail]

I see. Are most of the halls communal bathrooms

[teal void]

No, only Max P buildings

(Max p west/central/east)

https://viewer.panoskin.com/?tour=62a8be0dd7ec2c79c38693ee

Check this virtual tour guide out

[lusty trail]

Ok

[plain marten]

iirc only max p has in-suite bathrooms (aside from apartments in north/woodlawn/south)

[merry jungle]

Is there any way to control which hall you get as a freshman

[teal void]

No

Pray?

[molten reef]

I have a question, I didn't submit the optional video during rd, could i still submit it with my loci

[urban furnace]

I think Woodlawn gives Soviet era prison from the little I know about it

Max P probably has the energy of Finnish prison

[lusty trail]

really? i like the modern arcetecthrue of woodlawn and north

but yea woodlawn too far from the center imo

[fluid spruce]

The Woodlawn dorms r tiny and the walls r genuinely concrete

And yeah long ass walks

[lusty trail]

What about the others

[fluid spruce]

No idea about The others I just stayed in Woodlawn for a program

The bathrooms r nice tho

[lusty trail]

was it communal bathrooms are suite style

[teal void]

Communal

Woodlawn is all communal unless you have apartment as 2nd yr +

[fluid spruce]

Communal but they are very clean

[lusty trail]

are you woodlawn rn?

[lusty trail]

congrats btw, see you in the fall !

[teal void]

No but lived there my first year

[fluid spruce]

Oh no I got waitlisted 🤣🤣

[lusty trail]

Oh mb 🥲 I hope you get off the waitlist!

[fluid spruce]

lolol i hope so too but if i dont its rlly aight ive been disillusioned from the school anyway

[urban furnace]

North is modern architecture. Woodlawn is Soviet architecture.

This is cute

[halcyon kayak]

Rip my younger sisters aren’t getting into uchic 🥲

[fringe ibex]

literally nothing in wl works

the heating and air con are super jacked up, the walls dont connect to the structural pillars, someone put a cup through the wall of our bathroom, etc

[lusty trail]

Wdym disillusioned?

[fluid spruce]

like im not as into the school as i was before

[lusty trail]

Oh I see

[lusty trail]

What did you start disliking about it? Maybe i could keep an eye out on

[copper python]

that's so nice

[fluid spruce]

whoops i forgot to reply highkey, but really i just realized i would hate being in a quarter based school & the school culture i wouldnt probably be a big fan of i feel like

i have a friend thats going there rn and he seems very isolated and lonely so i feel rlly bad and obv i wouldnt want that to happen to me

also chicago winters and im from socal so

[grave ice]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DVcT2quk6-f

Ts foul

[oak mantle]

boo fuhh ts

[oak mantle]

always good to start forgetting about colleges once the decisions are out, but people can be lonely and get isolated at any college

IK people who feel isolated at yale, stanford, big party schools, etc...

[lusty trail]

is there any prejuidice towards ED admits? ive heard from some friends at other goods schools and their classmates kind of look down upon ED admits for some reason

is that normal at top schools or that just an ancedotal experience

[merry jungle]

Aren’t like 80% of uchi students ed admits

[lusty trail]

you right

[fringe ibex]

nobody gives a fuck lmao

[stuck minnow]

yeah whenever i see people who ed to uchicago i actually beat them up on sight

[lusty trail]

Damn im scared

[teal void]

Same

[meager arch]

Not too hard, i did and others ik did too, make sure to send a LOCI saying you’ll attend if accepted

[halcyon kayak]

Will it matter if I do that and proceed to not commit

[meager arch]

less but a decent few, probably 60%?

[meager arch]

potentially for people coming after you, but for you i doubt it

[meager arch]

no but most likely you’ll be in woodlawn or south

[halcyon kayak]

Well, nothing in terms of it harming my academics at another college right..?

[plain marten]

also depends on region, etc. too (for context I’m pretty sure like 80% of uchicago admits from China are ED)

[quiet apex]

yep maybe even more than that

[quiet apex]

if i manage to ed in next year i'd be happy to let u beat me up lmao

[vast geyser]

whats my chances of people getting off the waitlist this year? does anyone have a clue

my bsf got wiatlisted and i wanted to dorm with him

😭

[lusty trail]

Wait why💀

[tired river]

bro what 😭

[round mulch]

In general it’s not good to dorm with friend

[trail totem]

wouldnt advise either

prob best to meet new ppl

a lot of ppl ik were chill with the ppl they dormed but not rlly tight

ended up getting new roomates the next year just cu thats how it worked out

[vast geyser]

I roomed with him for Atleast over a 100 days across hs for mun deca and other ECs

We lowkey knew we would want to dorm with each other if we get into same

[trail totem]

r u dating 🤨

[vast geyser]

all these sleepovers, and met the parents but still no moves 😭

[copper python]

fated lovers

[lusty trail]

Doesn't uchicago not known for love life💀

[grave ice]

What is he doing

[urban furnace]

Not with that grammar

[lusty trail]

Mb💀

[copper python]

love is there if you look for it

trust

[twilit sparrow]

hey

whats the chances of getting of uchicago waitlist?

[vast geyser]

yo when did u find out that u like got in after getting WL

do u remember the month

and when did u send your LOCI, like was in a week after seeing the WL, or like a month later

[meager arch]

#1050634716593799269 message

4/18/2023

I think I sent the LOCI about a week before getting off the waitlist, and did RD so probably a bit less than a month (i’d recommend doing earlier)

[meager arch]

pretty decent, uchicago takes a lot off the waitlist - my understanding is that they’re looking to hear that you will commit if accepted in your letter of continued interest

[meager arch]

the crazy stat is that half of married uchicago grads met their partner here

[teal void]

i sent loci immediately and got phone call to get in just under a month later

[teal void]

YEAH MEN ARE EVIL

[meager arch]

fr

[oak mantle]

my sister who I can't fathom anyone dating had her first 2 bfs at uchi so...

[lusty trail]

Thats niceeeee

Are you also attending in the fall

[oak mantle]

They did NOT let me in

[molten reef]

anyone transfers?

[fringe ibex]

https://tenor.com/view/squirrel-fat-speech-bubble-talk-idiot-gif-2882302236769021651

[lusty trail]

thats alright. I hope you do well with your remaining apps

[teal void]

I hope a squirrel attacks you

[fringe ibex]

the animals love me im like a disney princess

[lusty trail]

Is the squirrel a reference to something

[teal void]

No i mean an actual squirrel

I hope it attacks him

[copper python]

current uchicagoans- i just got a set of led lights, are those allowed in dorms?

[urban furnace]

i dont think so

[copper python]

😭

[copper python]

how mad would they be if i did it anyway

[urban furnace]

Nobody’s really checking

Just don’t look suspicious

It’s the job of the RAs and RHs to be sus of you having LED strips

[lusty trail]

Does each dorm has its own game room

[meager arch]

technically not allowed but i knew plenty of people with them and had them myself and no one cared

if you’re not in a single ask your roommate before putting them up though they can be annoying

[urban furnace]

Probably I think cuz north has a rec room on the second floor

[lusty trail]

Wowewwwww

[fringe ibex]

like most things on that list, don't be weird about it and no one cares

[teal void]

yes do it

[teal void]

if you mean billiards/pingpong then yes.. if you mean video games then no

[lusty trail]

Ok

[plain marten]

nobody will care so long as you don't order them online directly to your dorm and you give no reason for residential staff to check on your room

[copper python]

ok thank you guys i will be putting up my led lights as soon as i get there

[urban furnace]

Omg they do boba in hutch now this is not helping my cravings

[plain marten]

is it good

i need to try it sometime lol

[urban furnace]

Tastes like normal boba

[plain marten]

oh

might spend most of my maroon dollars on it then

[urban furnace]

They also have other things

[plain marten]

hm

its where the milkshakes are right

[urban furnace]

yeah

i guess they decided to make more use of that space

[lusty trail]

Yesss this is exactly what I need

[teal void]

Is it decent

[teal void]

HI GUYS If you are an admitted student going to admitted student days and happen to be Asian and interested in STEM, stop by Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers at the RSO fair on April 9th at Hutchinson Commons!!!! ill be running the table there and will probably be giving out free swag and/or snacks 😼😼😼

[fringe ibex]

important to note that she is neither asian or a scientist

dont let her deceive you

[lusty trail]

To all the a2c uchicago ppl, have yall ever linked up in person or do yall remain anonymous

[fringe ibex]

cait noah and I are friends/interact regularly irl

[urban furnace]

I met advocate of truth but I’m also friends with some of the people from the class of 2029 discord (which was far better than the instagram group was) and some of them were on A2c before I was

[teal void]

I unfortunately see will almost every day irl

noah’s twin asf too

[plain marten]

the class of 2029 discord died as soon as the school year started lmao

although it was much better than that insta group

[urban furnace]

Yeah I moved my friends over to insta 💀

[plain marten]

same for me

[waxen tinsel]

Ngl

Was kind of hoping I would get into an Ivy

Cause I don’t wanna wait a full year before going to UChicago

[lusty trail]

Did u get the transfer option?

[waxen tinsel]

Yeah

[lusty trail]

It would be weird to join sophomore yr in my opinion

Do you have another option

[waxen tinsel]

Idrc

[lusty trail]

Its best to start with thr freshman and build your way up

[waxen tinsel]

It’s not a big deal

I can deal with the social aspect

And the end goal is a PhD in pure mathematics which UChicago would help with

Since they feed into a lot of really good graduate programs

[oak mantle]

i mean... is it that weird?

There are a lot of people who transfer junior year

sophomore year, by comparison, is a lot smoother of a transition than that

[lusty trail]

i guess its not too bad but it is def something to consider. Joining in your second or third yr will be harder to make friends since many groups are already estbalished and less likely to be inclusive to others. For community involvement, its standard to make friends and build connections freshman yr and then move on. Ig its not that big of an issue but is something to think about

[oak mantle]

Sure but UChi has pretty good transfer support rn

Like it’ll be different

But lots of ppl make new friends soph/junior year

[runic raptor]

Is there an accepted students gc?

[copper python]

yes

will dm

[waxen tinsel]

Do you know what the stance is on provisional transfer acceptances being in the GC

Since I’d still be class 30’

I’d just start sophomore year

I want to start making some friends beforehand so I’m not going into Uchicago as a transfer without like

Any contacts

😭

[plain marten]

i'm prob not the right person to answer since i'm a first-year but transfer students tend to get along fine because there's quite a few people transferring in

your orientation week is mostly gonna be with first years but outside of that you can still find a lot of people to be friends with

[plain marten]

yeah i think uchicago mathematics is probably really good for grad school

[copper python]

idrk nor do i care lol, i can add you if you want

[waxen tinsel]

Yeah sure lol

[copper python]

worst case i will absorb all transfers into my friend group

[rough charm]

can you add me too? ty!

[urban furnace]

Who is going to admitted students day? Gonna be interesting to see y’all around in two weeks

[lusty trail]

how many ppl usually go?

does half the admitted students

[urban furnace]

Idk but it looked like a lot went last year

[lusty trail]

is it fine if i only go on friday and then stay from 9- 3 before leaving? Do i have to stay both days or can i still get majority of the expeirence in 7 hrs?

i gotta fly back to LA b4 school starts

[urban furnace]

I think most things happened on Thursday

[lusty trail]

mb i meant thursday

[urban furnace]

You can come and leave whenever tho

[lusty trail]

like the first day of activities

[urban furnace]

Yeah you can get a lot in, tours, speeches, model classes, free lunch…

[lusty trail]

i see i see

[fringe ibex]

play cards against humanity in a dorm lounge with strange people....

like @teal void

if you're here on thursday check if han house has a study break and get someone to let you in

[urban furnace]

Spend your life savings at the bookstore

[fringe ibex]

or just sneak in

[lusty trail]

ill buy that turkey fs

[urban furnace]

Turkey 💀 😭

[lusty trail]

wdym? the plushie turkey?

[urban furnace]

It’s Phil the Phoenix 😭

[lusty trail]

yea i knew that

[lusty trail]

gotta test your school spirit 😉

[urban furnace]

Or was this a smooth cover up 🤨🔎

[fringe ibex]

i was saying these are things people do during admitted students day but go off

[teal void]

Oh

I misread

[fringe ibex]

you need to lock in big dog

[teal void]

God has his will or whatev

Im gonna delete rhat

[fringe ibex]

BOTTOMLESS

[teal void]

And then more at ad

[fringe ibex]

oh was today st darty

lmfao

[teal void]

Ya

i was not planning on going

[copper python]

me and my buddies will be there

[copper python]

ofc ofc

[lofty apex]

Anyone got infos about UChicago's waitlist (RD specifically) ?

This year feels weird they've waitlisted a ton of applicants

[meager arch]

pls ask ur roomate if its ok first (ive seen some obnoxious ones)

[meager arch]

i regularly see 3 people from here (most days), then in addition theres a few others ik from here that i see less often

[meager arch]

theres plenty of 2nd year transfers here, i know (closely) like 5 and it's quite common

[meager arch]

its not that big of a deal tbh

[meager arch]

whats the details you got for it, i wont be involved in it officially (not living on campus) but do want to show off my clubs to admitted students

[copper python]

tysm for the warning lol

[meager arch]

yes, i was a waitlist admit and know other waitlist admits - feel free to ask me any questions about it

[teal void]

You can prob go around and promote here even without table

[lusty trail]

guys what happened to meta

i dont see him anymore

[oak mantle]

meta left the server

[lusty trail]

Why??? 🙁

[oak mantle]

idk

[urban furnace]

I don’t much either

[urban furnace]

Do you think I could promote my new non-rso club anywhere?

[fringe ibex]

you could probably post up inside or just outside if you don't have a table

hand out flyers type shit

[copper python]

what's your club

[urban furnace]

uchicago historical society (shockingly there was no actual history rso on campus so im trying to start one rn).

join us next year!!! we need the members for our direction!! and to eventually get rso status!

[copper python]

oh interesting

i know a '30 history major so i will tell her to join

[waxen tinsel]

Holy shit I found the perfect roommate

[copper python]

current uchicagoans - what are the odds that i am able to talk to a professor during the admitted students open house that will let me do some kind of research over the summer?

[merry jungle]

How’d u get in touch?

[fringe ibex]

basically zero

prospies day is for running around and getting a feel for campus and maybe a mock class or something

also realistically you’re not going to get picked up without any networking or knowledge base

[copper python]

😭

alas

thank you

[plain marten]

don't worry you'll have plenty of time once you come here

[runic raptor]

For the current students in here, is what people say about the social scene over exaggerated?

[lusty trail]

For the current students, how's the food

[runic raptor]

Askin the real questions here

[copper python]

i just need something to do over the summer 😭

[lusty trail]

Very important

[urban furnace]

delicious scrumptious magnificent

[plain marten]

just study ahead ig idk

or have fun

you could always do an internship too if you feel like it

[lusty trail]

How do u even find it

[oak mantle]

my sister was not really a party person in HS

and she wasn't thaat much of a partier at UChi

but it was possible, although obviously not the same as like a big state school

she didn't have a hard time making friends / dating / joining clubs, etc...

[runic raptor]

This is generally what I’ve heard from actual students who went there

But im scared it’ll be like those schools where u really gotta know somebody who knows somebody in order to get into parties

[copper python]

thank you

[plain marten]

talk to people in your local community maybe, i was trying to intern as a TA at my high school since uchicago starts so late lol

[urban furnace]

I wish my high school could have TAs I would’ve definitely done it for the history classes

Although i feel like that would just mean I’d grade DBQs every day lol

[urban furnace]

I ask myself this every day now

[plain marten]

yeah we could TA classes we had a thing for that

[oak mantle]

i don't TA, b/c my school would never let me touch another student's assignment

for good reason

but I do basically serve as like an instruction asssitant; basically an on-demand question answerer when there's work being done in-class

[plain marten]

yeah its basically the same for us

[plain marten]

i wasn't involved with TAing at my school though since I never had the time to do it

although i'm sort of doing the same thing here now

[lusty trail]

💀 💀 💀

[quiet apex]

any of yall went to uchicago's summer school before applying? do u think the admissions team would value the summer school grades or nah

[teal void]

I didnt

[lusty trail]

pretty sure if u do the summe rprogram, you can ed0

[cinder knoll]

how is the prospect day generally? fun? awkward?

[fringe ibex]

prospies was fun

i did the coffee shop tour, climbed into an abandoned industrial room in the ceiling of cobb (?), and got roped into a study break with cait

good stuff all around

[lusty trail]

whats a study break? is this like acadhemic leave where you take a break from your studies

a sabbatical?

[fringe ibex]

oh your house gets some fun food for errybody once a week

my RHs open up their apartment and everyone comes and hangs out and watches whatever big sport is on and eats

its awesome

[quiet apex]

yeah ik about that, was asking about whether the grades would matter a lot

[urban furnace]

And join your house council so you get to help spend your house’s money 👍

[meager arch]

yes

[meager arch]

i like it a lot

[meager arch]

work on projects or just have fun

[copper python]

that'll probably be what i do lol, thank you

[lusty trail]

how community orienteded is the community?

like if im a chemistry major, do i typicaly only see other chemistry majors or do i still see a lot of math, poli sci, econ, etc

like is your community sort of limited by your major or do you see everyone

[urban furnace]

I see everyone

[lusty trail]

Thats good to hear

[urban furnace]

For example, my house’s study break today was charcuterie and mocktails + movie 👍

[plain marten]

you could be self-selecting depending on the activities and classes you have, but otherwise there's a lot of people you can see

like honors calculus you'll see a lot more math majors

[teal void]

TOO COMMUNITY ORIENTED

Cuz why tf does everyone know everyone

[lusty trail]

Wait is this an exaggeration or u being fr

How does someone remmebr 7000 ppl

[teal void]

Exaggeration kinda serious kinda i think as you grow older all your friend groups overlap for better or for worse

Likeur always a couple degrees away from everyone else

[fringe ibex]

your friend groups overlap because they all bang each and/or manipulate each other cait

[fringe ibex]

you meet a ton of people in your clubs/core/random electives

and after a certain point everyone kinda knows someone

oh and premed is super incestuous once the initial weeder classes are over

[lusty trail]

In your opinion, is this a good or bad thing

[teal void]

Jokes aside its good

[teal void]

True

[teal void]

Untrue

[lusty trail]

I see

[lusty trail]

What about greek life?

Ive heard that its not too big on campus

[teal void]

Yea its definitely not as wild as other schools

[teal void]

We’ve got the asian frat, gay frat, stereotypical frat, football frat, then a couple random frats

[fringe ibex]

what is the gay frat lmfao

dke?

[steep turtle]

what r uchicago careers in program?

[copper python]

erm

what does this mean

[fringe ibex]

take a guess

[copper python]

😭

[urban furnace]

Do yall have a discord for the Class of 2030

[oak mantle]

they be fuckin

[lusty trail]

For the upcoming new students orientation, could I leave on Thursday at 3?

Are they strict with the events or can you come and go whenever

[lusty trail]

Also, how many people usually attend the new students day

[urban furnace]

quite a lot

[urban furnace]

its whatever

[copper python]

there's an insta gc

and my friends have a little discord server

[urban furnace]

Dang did your year just not make a class server

[lusty trail]

I feel like it'll die out once school starts😅

[urban furnace]

i meant for use over the summer so there's something other than the big instagram gc

2029's server died once school starts but it was active for the summer and some of my friends i first met on there

i also just want another place to advertise my club lol

[fringe ibex]

hey for any of you kiddos doing prospies weekend

if you're interested in conlanging, languages, linguistics, or feel creative

come visit conlangs tomorrow night! we're running an intro to conlanging workshop at 6:30 (?) but ill get back to yall on that

i think its in rosenwald but it may also be in harper

[teal void]

6:30-7:30 tomorrow is RSO fair in Reynold’s! Come get free merch and food and all and discover cool clubs

[teal void]

Wtf is a conlang

Go to RSO fair instead

[fringe ibex]

yeah i think the meeting got pushed so we dont overlap with the fair

[lusty trail]

Why is the weather so bipolar in chicago

70 to 35 in one day💀

[cold rain]

not even bad bro

40 to 90 in lousiiana within 5 hours

[cold rain]

awesome

im in Louis Armstrong intl airport rn

[oak mantle]

There’s a fucking conlang club at UChi?

God fucking damnit

Guess I’ll transfer

[fringe ibex]

start one where you are!

ours has only been around a couple years

not counting the version that existed in 2011 that none of us knew about until we met the guy who ran it by accident

[meager arch]

lmaooo

dke best frat highkey

pull up to RSO fair and come to the SASE table (society of asian scientists & engineers)

[rough charm]

yall is tomorrow too late to pull up to admitted students day 💀 i booked a flight and it arrives at ohare at like 9...

[meager arch]

i think there’s events tomorrow still!

[rough charm]

ok perf 🙏

dyk how long the sample classes are?? i really want to go to the bio one but i would literally arrive at like 10 at least..

[meager arch]

I unfortunately do not know

[copper python]

~50 minutes

only issue you'll run into coming late is that there'll be nowhere to sit

[urban furnace]

Hanging out with prospies was interesting

[lusty trail]

😭

In a good way or a bad way?

[urban furnace]

Good way

My brother and his new friend I met bumped into the ao who vouched for both of them while touring campus

What are the chances 😭

[lusty trail]

Crazy

[urban furnace]

I wish I could meet the ao who vouched for me

So I can ask them what they were sniffing

[lusty trail]

💀

[lusty trail]

Do you think they remmebrr every person they admit

[urban furnace]

Their ao somehow knew who those two were when bumping into them on campus so

[lusty trail]

My ao didnt remember me😔

[lusty trail]

But the food was good last night

Was that an exception or the average

[urban furnace]

i think pretty normal

[steep turtle]

?????????

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-talking-tom-news-talking-tom-talking-ben-speed-news-gif-263339044247922196

[lusty trail]

🔥 🔥 ig we eating good in college

Hs food was NOT it

[steep turtle]

ohhh

[fringe ibex]

no i mean that everybody bangs each other

[copper python]

😭

[runic raptor]

is there a strong hookup culture there

[teal void]

Unfortunately yes

We do have lots of churches nearby tho

Not compred to

[meager arch]

definitely not compared to other schools

[teal void]

Other schools

[meager arch]

lmaoo

[meager arch]

not everyone, just some select groups which uh we’ll say keep it in the friend group

[teal void]

couldn’t be me tho stay safe yall

✝️God Bless

[fringe ibex]

LMFAO

[fringe ibex]

out here breaking boundaries

[steep turtle]

weird asl is ts what they do in premed 😭

[waxen tinsel]

Ok lowkey does anyone know if the GPA part for each academic term is just for

Freshman year of college

Or also senior year of HS

I’ve been assuming both but like

The more I think about it

A lot of HSs don’t even have semester grades on the final transcript

[meager arch]

not really a premed thing there’s just some friend groups that do that

[lusty trail]

I thought there was no social life and students grinding in the library 24/7💀

I thought fun dies here

False advertising🥀 💔 😭

[oak mantle]

lwk northwestern is more depressing than uchi

[lusty trail]

How comr?

[copper python]

because they wish they were us

[rough charm]

guys does anyone plan on getting an electric scooter for college 😭

i really want one but do a lot of ppl use them at uchicago??

[teal void]

No

[copper python]

i have one and i hope to use it

[oak mantle]

Because they walk through brutalist architecture daily

[cold rain]

does chicago class of 30 not have a discord yet 💔

[copper python]

there's an insta gc lol

[novel pewter]

Yo is there like a specific day when uchicago has a lot of waitlist movement or is it js speculation

Like ik I can’t change anything atp but I can’t help but think abt it LMAO

[dense haven]

thought it was today

[plain marten]

if you walk around campus enough you'll find a lot of brualist architecture too lol

although we do have a lot more gothic buildings so ig that's nicer

[novel pewter]

When do they usually reach out

[novel pewter]

Time wise

[rough charm]

i met someone who got taken off waitlist ~2 wks ago

but its prob rolling ?

[dense haven]

probably rolling starting today up until june-julyish

[copper python]

if it makes the waitlist warriors feel better i met a lot of people at the admitted students open house who were rd and not committed :,)

[oak mantle]

Yeah but the ratio is better

[novel pewter]

at what date do they ask for final yr transcripts

my final year grades some ass ngl

[round wolf]

I would think it will really be May 1 since that is when everyone has to really make that final choice.

[lusty trail]

Which buildings?

[plain marten]

some that come to mind for me is pick hall, the building next to Crerar (molecular biology maybe? not sure), the reg,

[dense haven]

anyone seen any wl movements these past 2 days?

[waxen tinsel]

Yep

I was a part of them

[dense haven]

are u in Bay Area?

[waxen tinsel]

I got accepted this morning after having originally been a Guarenteed transfer offer

[waxen tinsel]

Not even close

NJ

Lmao

[dense haven]

thats crazy

congrats!!

did u get a call or email?

[waxen tinsel]

Email -> call

[urban furnace]

WOOHOO

and honestly deserved

especially with an essay as good as yours

[steep turtle]

i wanna see

[copper python]

@uneven ether @teal void @meager arch sorry for the ping but i'm wondering - am i allowed to start getting volunteer hours for premed purposes this summer, before i matriculate?

[uneven ether]

i dont study in america so i wouldnt know but i started shadowing

[lament yacht]

Yes. You are.

For the purposes of medical school applications, college “starts” in the summer before freshman year

[copper python]

ok great thanks guys

[teal void]

Pls try to have fun before uni starts tho🥀

[fringe ibex]

yeah you'll have plenty of time to do med shit

enjoy yourself

it'll be the last time for a while

[copper python]

grindset is the mindset 😔

i'm going to volunteer for many many hours at a food pantry so i think it'll be a good time

[urban furnace]

grind is great but dont wear yourself out

let's try to be in med before ending up on meds

[lament yacht]

🤔

[urban furnace]

Why did I willingly choose a double for my dorm next year 😭

I might even end up with a first year lmao

Hopefully whoever I end up with is cool so that I don’t regret not picking a single

[copper python]

😭

rip

[plain marten]

wait why would you do that

couldn’t you just get a single

I mean you could try and get a friend in during general election

[urban furnace]

i definitely wasn't thinking right when i did that

[plain marten]

is there any singles left

I’d email HRL if there is lol

and beg them

say you made a mistake

[urban furnace]

say i meant to pick the single literally next door 😭

[plain marten]

yeah do that

[urban furnace]

there's no more in my house 😢

[plain marten]

oh noo

[teal void]

I still dk how housing selection works 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[plain marten]

honestly idk either

[urban furnace]

My house had a pop up matcha stand today 😃

[plain marten]

yo what your house is so good

[copper python]

wait which building are you in

[urban furnace]

north

[plain marten]

ik some of the houses in north is crazy with their house culture and activities but my house just isn't it...

[copper python]

interesting

[novel pewter]

Has anyone heard of any waitlist movement

[round mulch]

there has been around 4/15 but no other movement i have heard of

[novel pewter]

thanks!

[novel pewter]

btw im going to GT next year too lmao (if i dont get off uchi waitlist)

thats a crazy coinciudence]

[runic raptor]

Heyy does anyone have info on how housing selection works for freshmen

[round mulch]

awesome 🙂 let me know if you want to join the GT '30 server

[novel pewter]

yoo that would be great

[copper python]

it opens may 11

i believe you can request a roommate

i believe your building and house are both random

i believe there is a questionnaire you fill out for a random roommate so you can be matched well

[runic raptor]

Is it completely random or is it ranked

[copper python]

i believe it is completely random

idk for sure tho

[runic raptor]

Okay ty!

I feel like im behind on finding a roommate and stuff

Almost everyone I talked to at admit students day was already committed

[urban furnace]

a lot of people do random roommates i did and it went fine

[urban furnace]

100% random

[fringe ibex]

my random roomie was fine except for when he broke up with his girl and reeked of vodka for like a week

or lowkey when I walked in to get a change of clothes and he was ten seconds away from going to town on somebody

and they started asking me about my day while I was going through my drawer

but on the whole it’s better than my friend who got a roommate that smelled so bad he was sleeping in unlocked buildings across campus

[urban furnace]

there is now a uchicago class of 2030 discord server message me if you'd like an invite
or actually u can just find it on the discord community student hub for uchicago

[urban furnace]

I wish I could take a stats course for a September term

Actually wait there’s this: STAT 22000 Statistical Methods and Applications
Anybody know anything about that course?

[plain marten]

all ik about the course is that ap stats gives you credit for this course

idt it counts for stats major or any related majors but you should check

[urban furnace]

Ok I don’t have it as a requirement for anything I just want to take a stats course and poli sci recommends a stats course

And my high school didn’t offer any stats class so I know nothing

[blissful cove]

Is that true that you guys have essay silly prompts?

[urban furnace]

Yes

[blissful cove]

Lol, which one did you get?

[urban furnace]

Pluto, the demoted planet. Ophiuchus, the thirteenth Zodiac. Andy Murray, the fourth to tennis's Big Three. Every grouping has something that doesn’t quite fit in. Tell us about a group and its unofficial member, why (or why not) should it be excluded?

[blissful cove]

WTF

What shit are they taking

I want some

[obsidian thorn]

im considering transfering to uchicago so i wouldnt do my first year there. How important is your first year for social groups, research, and overall classes? any advice would be great

[plain marten]

ok then stat 222 is probably okay? there's an easier 220 as well but that might be a bit too easy

[plain marten]

not a transfer student but I think that you are able to relatively quickly find your friend groups via RSOs and since you'll also be here during orientation week you won't miss out on any connections you'll form there

for me most of my friends have spun off from RSOs and classes which you'll have plenty of

[urban furnace]

220 is the only stats for september term tho and id take anything honestly

[plain marten]

wait nvm i meant 220

just take that its fine

i misremebered 222 is something completely else

[round mulch]

stats is pretty tuff

[runic raptor]

When are housing applications due

And also if it’s completely random then is there and reason to submit it sooner rather than later

[gloomy cloak]

are they open??

i dont see anything in the housing portal

[runic raptor]

I think they open May 11

[urban furnace]

What should I do if my Ventra card isn’t working? It works for the bus but not the train? It says insufficient funds whenever I try it at the train and I’m always rushing so I end up paying the 2.50 from Apple Pay

I registered my Ventra card to the Ventra app finally and I see this???

How did it go negative???

Should I add money or email the school?

[oak mantle]

if your account was suspended, it might be good to check your email and see when/for what the suspension was for

you might be able to appeal it, then

[urban furnace]

No such email exists

[oak mantle]

that's really weird, is there any info at all on the app about the suspension?

[urban furnace]

Nothing at all

[oak mantle]

cta is so competent 😍

might have to give them a call

[urban furnace]

It’s supposed to always be at zero cuz it’s UChicago given so it should be unlimited

Like free

[oak mantle]

if this is a consistent issue it seems like the suspension is the problem

[urban furnace]

I’m gonna email UChicago whoever is in charge of upass

But like why does it work on cta buses

And not cta trains?

[urban furnace]

Well scratch that it just stopped working for the bus too bruh

[fringe ibex]

If you tap it twice at a station by accident it freaks out

chuck the 7.50 in there and it’ll work again or call em and see what they can do

but the account suspension is because it’s in the negative it’s not a different thing

also if you use it during a break it costs actual money that’s another possibility

[plain marten]

did you tap someone else in

using your card

i.e. tap twice

the second time you tap it'll take away 2.5 usd

[urban furnace]

This is probably it I just refilled it back up and hopefully it works

[rancid badger]

bro what the fuck 😂

what could this POSSIBLY tell uchicago

ykw im not even mad

at least one essay prompt where i dont have to introspect every last speck of my body

[copper python]

it tells them if you have whimsy

[novel pewter]

any waitlist updates

[dense haven]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-tuff-son-im-crine-gif-7690159340150630748

[round mulch]

Nah very slow now I think

[novel pewter]

😔

[slate blaze]

Chat i just got off the wl

[dense haven]

CONGRATS!!!!! 🎉

that’s crazy

u beat all odds it was like <1% chance

[round mulch]

Holy shit congrats

[urban furnace]

woohooo!!!

congrats!

[copper python]

let's goooooo congrats

[novel pewter]

Congrats!!!!

[slate blaze]

Ty everyone!!!

I just submitted my deposit

Im sooo hype

[final lantern]

good things for next years acceptance rate!!!

[final lantern]

AYYYYYY CGS

the campus really is beautiful

[meager arch]

some pretty campus photos :)

[round mulch]

❤️

[slate blaze]

Best campus of all time lowkey

[slate blaze]

💰💸💵

[final lantern]

will this help transfer rates too 👀

[round mulch]

Yes gng either acceptance or guaranteed transfer I’m a OK with

[final lantern]

r you planning to transfer here?

i ed 1’d here and got rej so idk if id transfer in or not

[round mulch]

No… just want guaranteed option

I’m waitlisted rn

[final lantern]

oohh good luck

ik uchicago did give some ppl guarantee transfers on ed1 at least

isnt gtech better than chicago for your field tho?

well if you stick to cs

[round mulch]

I’m in ECE, but always wanted to be a stats major

[final lantern]

oh is chicago good for either?

i mostly know them as a finance/econ school tbh

[round mulch]

Yes top 3 stats/marh

[final lantern]

ayyy good luck then

ik movement is happening rn

[sacred scroll]

Dear all waitlisted people at UChicago,

This is the week.

All waitlist decisions (both acceptances and rejections) should be coming out this week, so prepare yourselves emotionally.

Whether you’ve sent LOCIs, updates, counselor outreach, or have been portal-analyzing every pixel for the past month, the waiting is almost over.

Wishing everyone the best of luck. May the admissions gods be merciful.

Signed,
A fellow waitlister

[round mulch]

Thanks Andy

[sacred scroll]

lol did you find my name in my profile

[final lantern]

ANDY NOOOOO don't betray udub cmon

[sacred scroll]

dw i won't odds are slim im getting off the waitlist anyways

if i get off the other uw waitlist then that could happen unfortunately

[final lantern]

what's the other uw waitlist?

oh uw madison

noo you cant betray seattle for madison whattt