University of Chicago (UChicago) (2025-2026)

[lusty trail]

rice has the nicest applicant portal

[urban furnace]

Crumbl?

There’s no crumbl near campus

[wise garden]

Guys will i be at a disadvantage if i applied to uchix using scior instead of common app

[urban furnace]

Oh do u mean insomnia cookies

Yeah that’s where I live

Campus north

And if you live here it really doesn’t feel like a hospital

Well the houses decorate

It’s like that at every dorm

Omg there was a recent email that said they were changing that and piloting a new policy that didn’t require that

[round mulch]

uchicago is soooo tuff

[urban furnace]

Scratch that I read it again it says students who don’t live there don’t have to do that process anymore

But unaffiliated guests still do

[fluid spruce]

I lived in Woodlawn for a program and the walls genuinely looked like prison walls

[lusty trail]

i pray that you get in 🙏🏻

[round mulch]

i hope i hope

[urban furnace]

Yes that is my opinion as well

I’m sorry for my friends at Woodlawn

[round mulch]

is uchicago stats good

or do more people just do pure math

/ ds

[fallen wren]

uchicago is my #2 option lol and my first major decision of this rd cycle i hope things go well 🙏

[urban furnace]

My brother is also getting his decision for UChicago RD

Let’s see if he’s got that Phoenix blood in his veins

[lusty trail]

yessssss whats your #1?

[fallen wren]

mit!

coming out saturday

[lusty trail]

why didnt he ED? ED boost + legacy wouldve been good

[fallen wren]

this is prob like gonna be the most nerve wracking start to any decision season lol given #2 and #1 are back to back and early lol

[urban furnace]

He procrastinated

At least procrastination runs in the family 😭

[lusty trail]

you got this! 👊🏻 please dont feel discourgared if you do get 2 rejections to start. success is not a linear path, there is multiple ways to the end goal

[urban furnace]

How would you feel if you had rd decisions last year when UChicago and MIT came out on the same day

[lusty trail]

makes sense lol, I procrastinaed so hard on appliations and wrote my uchciago supps in 3 hrs the night of the exxtended deadline

[fallen wren]

oh yeah 4:45 and then 6:28 mustve been rough

[fluid spruce]

And the walk to campus is so bad 🫩

[fallen wren]

idk i feel like the wait and anticipation is gonna be rough

[urban furnace]

The best part of winter quarter was that my art history class was basically at the art museum so it was 2 minutes from my dorm

[lusty trail]

i cant wait for this sub zero weather from a louisianian 💀

[lament nimbus]

Today's the day

[cosmic violet]

good luck peopl

one of my classmate got in before so probably it is a rejection letter

[noble wagon]

ams?

[cosmic violet]

you from ams too?

[round mulch]

That phoenix Friday post got removed

[noble wagon]

no but i read about it on the news

[cosmic violet]

you from vietnam?

your pfp doesnt seem so lmao

[fallen wren]

classified under "portal astro" so yeah

[cosmic violet]

this year uchi just take like 4 or 5 kids in my country already
thats a lot compared to last year

they dont take those IMO kids anymore

[noble wagon]

yea

[cosmic violet]

isee

yes that guy who got admitted is my classmate

ngl you need some legacy/relation to get in uchi lmao

[noble wagon]

maybe yea

i didnt apply ED so probably no chance

[cosmic violet]

its not about ED

i think you need sthg very special to get in

[cosmic violet]

^

[noble wagon]

oh i just meant like if there are similarly insane profiles then it may boil down to demonstration of interest and applying ED to the school shows that

[cosmic violet]

well a guy who got rejected from uchi got in HYP

[cinder mountain]

chat what does "No portal astrology or constant yield protection" mean (from the phoenix friday thing)

[round mulch]

?

[cinder mountain]

the mod commented that on the post the person made abt phoenix friday appearing on uchi portal

[round mulch]

What do they say

Did

[cinder mountain]

the mod or the poster

[noble wagon]

portal astrology is just people thinking that some random things in their application portal are signs of acceptance

[cinder mountain]

ah ok

that makes sense now lol

[pearl radish]

I got the phoenix fridays thing but me and the poster were both from nyc so I have a feeling it cld be regional

anyways they removed it now

[fallen wren]

ooh yeah that makes sense

the phoenix fridays thing reminds me more of an admit student org type of thing to do

ik mit admits near nyc had a similar dinner invite

[pearl radish]

it was like an admitted students day in chicago tho\

like i clicked the lin

link

it let me sign up though i didnt

[fallen wren]

hmm

this is certainly interesting - not sure if there is historical precedent (something new this year?)

either way very good sign for you

[pearl radish]

i hope it is

a good sign that is

[fallen wren]

i just pray youre right about the regional thing 🙏

[soft yacht]

He. Is it out

When*

[fallen wren]

4:45pm est

[soft yacht]

TTY

[round mulch]

did you apply math

[fallen wren]

pure math yeah

[round mulch]

im fucked lmao

i lowk just applied math everywhere and im alright at math but i haven't even done calc 3 yet 💀

i mean stats*

[kind dome]

do anyone know when decisions come out?

[tired river]

3:45 PM CDT

[kind dome]

tnx any idea how you know that

did they post smw

[round mulch]

assume that time

thats usually when it drops

[kind dome]

ah okay tnx

[fallen wren]

i mean i think the typical uchi admit doesnt have calc 3 necessarily

i cant really talk tho bc im literally pure math maxxing with my courseload rn

[round mulch]

💀

math seems pretty interesting but i might switch out of it in college if i find out im stupid or something

[fallen wren]

ngl math is one of the most like talent locked majors at times i swear 😭

[tired river]

they assume that time typically

[river basin]

lowkey physics as well

but physics is like 80% math

[fallen wren]

yeah higher end theoretical physics has a crap ton of overlap with pure math

like i swear ill be holding my own weight up in analysis and then some genius in my class gets crap instantaneously lol

[river basin]

lmfao

i think in society there's too much emphasis on talent in some places and not enough emphasis on other places

like for math, people kinda overestimate calculus's difficulty yet underestimate proof-based

laymen's terms ig

[fallen wren]

yeah

im a very intuition-driven proof writer

rigor is NOT my strong suit

[river basin]

yeah proofs are like kinda cooked if u dont have the intuition for it

[fallen wren]

imo its tragic people dont really get to see the fun sides of proofs

[river basin]

cuz theres not really a way to study for it like you can with calc

like you can study it just wont be as direct as other subjects

[fallen wren]

like id imagine induction is fun and accessible with the right approach for most people

[river basin]

it's hella fun

also dopamine rush when u figure smth out

[fallen wren]

oh fr

that qed / box alwyas hits hard

[river basin]

a lot of people just cant sit down or logic isnt their strong suit

[river basin]

LOL fr

or when u figure out that one step

[fallen wren]

are you also a math applicant?

[river basin]

cs lol

[fallen wren]

oh lmao

[river basin]

but i do a lot of math

[fallen wren]

world’s most based incoming cs major right here?!?!

[river basin]

lmao

wait do u do usamo

[fallen wren]

im prepping a crap ton of analysis to potentially get into math 207 IF i first get into this college

nah im entirely self taught

[river basin]

nice nice

[river basin]

oh damn

im lowk rawdogging the math in college

[fallen wren]

not much compmath culture here unfortunately

[river basin]

if i struggle i struggle

[river basin]

same

[fallen wren]

lmao real

[river basin]

i just studied hella past tests and aops books

also self-taught proof writing

[fallen wren]

you gonna take the putnam?

[river basin]

(im aboutta get a 0 on usamo)

[river basin]

prob not

i dont plan on quant

[fallen wren]

i think putnam lowk leans more on pure math than compmath type if that makes sense

[river basin]

going into more big tech/startup

[fallen wren]

oh lmao im js doing it for the love of the game

[river basin]

yeah ikwym

comp math becomes more pure math the higher u go

[river basin]

LOL W

[echo zealot]

But the ice cream

[river basin]

i hope u get uchi

i lowkey applied just for fun

probs not gonna go even if i get in

[fallen wren]

amo problems seem fun but i never really had fun with amc type problems jnfortunately

[fallen wren]

thanks bro

[river basin]

the consulting/quant pipeline is too strong

[echo zealot]

No portal astrology

[river basin]

relatable

[fallen wren]

my #2 choice rn im praying hella

[river basin]

amc grind was boring

[fallen wren]

you got better lined up?

[river basin]

yeah

[thorny spade]

What time is uchicago out

[river basin]

we'll see after mit tmrw at least 💀

[round mulch]

i mean i feel like even if math is talent locked to some extent i can struggle hella and probably get through it.

i just really like stats

[river basin]

yeah for sure

[fallen wren]

lol mit is my #1 so this could be the worst or best start to a weekend ever

[river basin]

it's not like you cant do it

it's just harder

[round mulch]

bayesian stats is my jam fr

[river basin]

thats the exact same thing my friend said lma

[fallen wren]

4:45 est

[river basin]

bro stochastic processes has to be one of the most fascinating math concepts ive ever studied

it's actually insane

[tropic finch]

p(a/z) = p(z/a)*(p(a)/p(z))

[fallen wren]

no matter what i still got lac and ivy day lined up 🙏

[river basin]

and like bayesia inference

n

[fallen wren]

stats sounds fun i never explored too deep in it

[river basin]

probabilistic and randomness is so interesting

[fallen wren]

actually no ive done probabilistic method for combinatorics but thats it

[kind dome]

nothing better than some beautiful weakly non linear stability analysis

[river basin]

and like when u combine them it's even more interesting

cuz computation

it's actually usable

[fallen wren]

stats or calc

[river basin]

lmfao

[kind dome]

genuinely

its pain

but the beauty at the end

[river basin]

nah ikwym

it's dogshit at the beginning

satisfying if u get it right tho

[kind dome]

im phys kid yk

[river basin]

yeah that explains it

[kind dome]

all the complex fluid convections

[river basin]

LOL

it's funny how cs kid is interested in stochastic + bayesian and physics kid is into nonlinear analysis

[kind dome]

ayy what can i say

[kind dome]

legit if sm saw this randomly, it shouts quant

🤣 😭

[river basin]

😭fr

[kind dome]

i mean

not my pathway rn

but i wouldnt say no to that money

[tropic finch]

sell your soul to lockheed martin

or jane street

[kind dome]

ehh

idk man

lowkey lockheed would be fire

im into jets and shit

[tropic finch]

same

also tanks

[fallen wren]

speaking of which any of yall running amp?

[kind dome]

cant go im intl

[tropic finch]

same

[kind dome]

cause of the visa bs

but i did a job shadowing for jane street like last summer

was fun

and traumatic

at the same time

[tropic finch]

wait where are you from

[kind dome]

germany

[tropic finch]

cool

[kind dome]

but i did the shadowing in london

[molten reef]

i will die for my country pure math

[kind dome]

nha

bro

applied phys>>>>physics>>>>applied math>>>pure math

[molten reef]

physics is applied applied math, and applied physics is applied applied applied math

[kind dome]

bro

come on

i love math

but the application is better

put some real life domain constraints

[tropic finch]

Applied pure math is goated

[fallen wren]

w

[molten reef]

so is 4:45 EST/3:45 CST/1:45 PST confirmed?

[round mulch]

sportsball

no way

[lusty trail]

2 hrs

Yall got it

[copper osprey]

around that time yeah

[copper osprey]

ya ur just wrong

[copper osprey]

i’m basically a math major and i took calc 3 last sem ur fine

u just find out if u like pure math once u get to lin alg and analysis

[grave ice]

Not confirmed but based on patterns it’s likely

[fallen wren]

1hr left

[next shell]

Im cooked

[lusty trail]

Wdym? Like once you take linear and analysis you'll know if you would want to pursue pure math?

[copper osprey]

yes

[lusty trail]

As in you'll know if youre built for pure math and thr theory material?

[copper osprey]

i guess so

i mean its less about being built for it and more about if you like it

you can be built for pure math and hate it

and if thats the case you probably shouldnt pursue it

but if you love it you can always get better

[lusty trail]

Oh, I thought pure math was one of those field where you needed the talent otherwise you have no shot

[round mulch]

Partially true

[tropic finch]

if you like it, chances are you have enough talent

[round mulch]

From what I’ve heard

[copper osprey]

i mean some may say that but i don’t necessarily agree

there’s probably a certain point of like effort to outcome and if the effort is significantly higher than your outcome then maybe it’s time to switch fields

but having to put in a lot of effort isn’t necessarily a bad thing

if it’s something you love a lot of effort might not feel like that much

[lusty trail]

Since math is all about thinking and like how well your brain computes and stuff, wouldn't pure math be one of those either yoy understand or you dont field? Like you can study all you want but if your brain cant comprehend and apply the concepts, i feel like youre cooked, no?

[lusty trail]

True

[copper osprey]

i mean im also taking linear rn

i’ll get back to u guys in analysis lol

[round mulch]

Bro why am I even typing in here

Shit is a pipe dream

[copper osprey]

never give up

[tropic finch]

if you're not mentally challanged, you can probably learn it through sheer hard work. You don't need genius level intelligence to be a mathematician. Being a good mathematician is a different thing

[lusty trail]

I saw a tiktok about some guy at uchicago studying analysis and it genuinely looked impossible💀 .

[copper osprey]

lol

[round mulch]

I think generally math degree is good jus for problem solving and shit. Human intelligence

[copper osprey]

i mean linear looks impossible to me sometimes

but i gotta do it anyway

everything looks impossible until you learn how to do it

[lusty trail]

Believe 🔥 👊🏻

[lusty trail]

True, integrals looked like a foreign language until calc 2

[tropic finch]

yeah. well intelligence is not static either, you can probably improve it with math too (though you need to have the right kind of study habits)

[round mulch]

No that’s what I’m saying

You can improve intelligence with math

[tropic finch]

yup

[copper osprey]

i think a lot of it is also intuition

like u can build intuition

[lusty trail]

Like to be a good mathematician where you make breakthrough discoveries or solve proofs, you must have the talent

[copper osprey]

but some people might start with more

[tired river]

btw is the 3:45 PM time confirmed?

[round mulch]

I feel like after seeing problems for years maybe you can build this

[round mulch]

Nothing is confirmed, most likely time tho

[copper osprey]

i mean even just through spamming problems u kinda build intuition

[lusty trail]

Maybe im too pessimistic but, I feel like there's levels to this intelligence stuff where no matter how much yoy study or build intuition, you can never overcome a genius who's brain is built for it 💀

[round mulch]

Right but a very small number of math degree graduates discover something groundbreaking

[copper osprey]

sometimes intuition is also like “hm i think this is the right answer but im not sure how to explain it”

[tropic finch]

also like intelligence is a very slippery thing in my opinion and highly depends on stuff like the environment, time of the day, mood etc. but doing math(or other exercises) probably increases the baseline.

[round mulch]

Sure

I agre

Agree

Obviously there are other factors

[lusty trail]

I rmemebrr testing for the AMC and I got like a 70 while my friend got an 100 and then someone from Boston who was t10 AMC scorer scored a perfect. Like even the Boston guy isnt even th top of the pyramid. I dont see how years of studying could've made me get a perfect AMC score if that makes sense

[tropic finch]

well you should be optimistic

I mean don't be afraid of trying out new ideas or habits of thinking when studying

that's the only way into the unknown

[lusty trail]

Yea

[round mulch]

I rawdogged the amc once and got like a 70 too 😭💀

My brother is cracked tho but he studies a ton I think

[lusty trail]

Yea if I studied hard enough after 2 yrs I probably could've gotten like a 115

But if you cant visualize the problem, youre cooked

[round mulch]

I have to say tho

Yall are some solid people

[lusty trail]

Like if you learn a technique, you learn hoe to use it while a cracked genius understands and can expand upon it, combining eith other methods etc

[round mulch]

👍

[lusty trail]

???

[tropic finch]

I think the hard part is to improve the working memory to a level that you can judge different approaches quicker. I feel like the "imagination" part is trained much easily

[round mulch]

Interesting to hear what you have to say (my attempt at given a compliment)

Giving

[fallen wren]

mathematical maturity is the term for this

[tropic finch]

but of course it is not so simple, the two go hand in hand

[tropic finch]

hm is that so

[fallen wren]

like im taking a class with grad students rn and theyre sm better than me that they be seeing solve pathways instantly while im struggling just even getting that one pathway in

[lusty trail]

Im not a genius but ig im a quick learner. I also feel like in the real world, IQ doesnt matter as much for jobs. Work ethic and your street smarts matter a lot more

[fallen wren]

like skill diffs are crayz

[lusty trail]

^^^^^^^^

[copper osprey]

this just takes mathematical experience

[copper osprey]

which class ru taking

[fallen wren]

grad intro complex analysis

[copper osprey]

nice

[lusty trail]

If youre on a 2d plane, you can learn as much as you can and expand but you're forever at the 2nd dimension while others see things on the 3 dimensional level

[copper osprey]

thats not till next yr for me

[fallen wren]

undergrad at my local de is too computation based so i opted for the proof based intro

[tropic finch]

yeah of course this can be improved with practice and exposure to hard problems. But in general, when learning new things, or seeing novel problems, you should be able to quickly rule out which tools in your toolbox are not gonna produce anything useful, I think that requires you to have mental clarity at that point and just a better working memory (or be in the zone)

[copper osprey]

idk if ima take complex tho

[fallen wren]

yeah its literally all about your toolbox imo

[copper osprey]

i mean well also see how much more analysis i take after i see how much i like analysis 1

[fallen wren]

my toolbox isnt quite as developed so i tend to find longwinded solutions

my analysis prof got on me for this habit 💔

[cinder mountain]

35 mins till we get in 🔥

[fallen wren]

analysis 1 is lowkey pretty chill but second sem when you get into the integral and stuff (and maybe some topology) is more fun imo

[lusty trail]

Maybe im too pessimistic or yall are too optimistic 😢

[tropic finch]

I didn't even apply to uchicago lol im just here for the nice convo

[copper osprey]

yeah im fully alr in college

and i didnt apply to uchi

💀 ✌️

[fallen wren]

lmaooo

[urban furnace]

good luck guys

[haughty bobcat]

I’m here for a friend who applied

[urban furnace]

my brother's checking his decision today too

[lusty trail]

Like if youre trying to make it to the nba, you can practice your shooting and everything else but you are capped by your physicals attributes.

[tropic finch]

I was considering, but the deadline was very close and I didn't want to submit a half-assed video portfolio

[lusty trail]

GL guys 🔥 🫡

[fallen wren]

im def going crazy but my finaid worksheet is in a separate box ☠️

[lusty trail]

You should've submitted your application, i didn't submit a video

[echo zealot]

I didn’t submit a video either

[tropic finch]

yeah absolutely, being born with a mind that is always at the edge is ofc an advantage in math

[fallen wren]

ngl im cooked for brown bc i didnt submit a video but uchicago shouldnt have that much weight on the video right...

[tropic finch]

vro I am an intl that wants full money, ain't no way im getting it without it

[lusty trail]

Yea u should be good

[lusty trail]

Nvm 💀

[fallen wren]

alr

as long as i have an even playing field im content with whatever i get

[lusty trail]

Yea definitely. If your mind is stiff and not flexible you can def make it more flexible

[lusty trail]

Whats your top choice

[fallen wren]

mit

and uchi is my #2

[tropic finch]

das why adhd is sometimes considered high iq, controlled hyperactivity is goated

[echo zealot]

Anxiety

[tropic finch]

but that is not easy to accomplish

[lusty trail]

You told me last night, I forgot 💀

[fallen wren]

as soon as i see my decision im getting a nap in

[tropic finch]

what if u get in

[fallen wren]

2 hrs of sleep for what

[tropic finch]

how can u sleep with that excitement

[fallen wren]

worlds best nap bc spring break just started too 🗣️

[lusty trail]

Yea i feel there is a correlation between IQ and people eith cognitive disabilities

[unique stump]

How long is it in

[willow cloak]

sorry to interrupt but is the deleted post from reddit about phoenix fridays real?

[lusty trail]

🙏🏻

[lusty trail]

Prob not

[tropic finch]

there is. and there is a correlation between reaction times and IQ too.

[willow cloak]

hopefully not 🙏

[fallen wren]

if so it was prob regional bc the rd applicants who confirmed were both from nyc

[tropic finch]

but focusing on IQ is just stupid, you can have high talent and be a loser. the real IQ test is getting what you want out of life

[willow cloak]

lol idk why im stressing anyway im an intl applying for aid

auto reject

[tropic finch]

wait

have you done olympiads by any chance?

[willow cloak]

yeah

[tropic finch]

we have 1 common friend

Yoo me too

[willow cloak]

holy

[lusty trail]

True,, in the real world if youre not street smart your cooked

[tropic finch]

IOAA?

[willow cloak]

YEAH

YOOO

[tropic finch]

SAME

2025??

MUMBAI

[willow cloak]

YEAH

YEAHHH

[lusty trail]

YOOO

[willow cloak]

YO I MIGHT HAVE U ON INSTA

[tropic finch]

NAA FR?

Yo are you from team canada?

[willow cloak]

YEAH BRO WHAT HOW DID U KNOW

holy shit i js got doxxed by talking here

😂

[tropic finch]

Because the one common friend we have is a friend of mine from canada team

[tropic finch]

lol fr

[tropic finch]

we played table tennis

[willow cloak]

this is crazyy

[tropic finch]

were you in the game room?

[willow cloak]

nah i was js chilling most of the time

[tropic finch]

There was a game room

[round mulch]

😭

[tropic finch]

you must have been there

[willow cloak]

also congrats to him for making it rea princeton!!

[round mulch]

I’m too stupid for this

[echo zealot]

We will likely find out in about 24 minutes anyway

[willow cloak]

i didnt go sadly

i also didnt go to the rooftop for

drinks

[tropic finch]

Congratss!

[fallen wren]

true that

[willow cloak]

hows ur application season going man

[tropic finch]

Wait did you do the team competition?

[willow cloak]

yup

[tropic finch]

Who was in your team

there is a slight chance I was

[willow cloak]

there was a girl from australia

[tropic finch]

YES

Wait

no no

nvm lol

[willow cloak]

aww

crazy coincidence

[tropic finch]

yeah fr

Though you may remember me

[willow cloak]

^

[tropic finch]

idk kinda cooked, deffered from cornell ed, waiting for mit tomorrow

[willow cloak]

where r u from again?

[tropic finch]

Azerbaijan

[willow cloak]

same lmao rejected rea princeton waitlisted caltech

[tropic finch]

You probably had a teammate of mine in your team comp

[willow cloak]

wait i might remember u

[tropic finch]

I am the guy with longer hair

[willow cloak]

this is fire

[tropic finch]

LOL

[willow cloak]

LMAO

good luck to us in like 20 mins

[tropic finch]

I am not applying to uchicago tho

I was considering

[willow cloak]

ohhh i see

i was lowkey on the verge of not applying as well after seeing those essay prompts

[copper osprey]

a2c, the place for reunions

[tropic finch]

Yo this is the most unexpected thing ever

[willow cloak]

but ig u miss 100% of the shots u dont take

?

[tropic finch]

yupp

[willow cloak]

anyways gl with mit tmr

[tropic finch]

Wait the only canadian in my team was *** I think

[willow cloak]

BRO

THEN U WERE ON MY TEAM DAWG

IM HER

[tropic finch]

Thanks, gl to you too if ur applying too

[willow cloak]

[tropic finch]

NAAAAAA

NO WAYYY

[willow cloak]

NO WAY

[tropic finch]

THE AUSTRALIAN GUY CARRIED TOO RIGHT?

[willow cloak]

YEAH YEAH

[tropic finch]

HAHAHAHAHAH YEAH

THIS IS UNBELEIVABLE

NAAAH

[willow cloak]

HOLY SHIT IM REMEMBERING EVERYTHING NOW

[tropic finch]

AHGSDHAHDGAHAHAH

[willow cloak]

JUST GOT DOXXED FR NOW

[tropic finch]

SOO CRAZY

[willow cloak]

😂

[tropic finch]

IM SORRY

FOR DOXXING

LOL

[willow cloak]

LMAO ITS FINE

js go back and censor my name pls 😂

[tropic finch]

done 👍

[willow cloak]

perfect!!

[willow cloak]

the shock was so crazy that i forgot about decisions for a sec

[tropic finch]

holy shit man just imagine the events that must have occured in succession for this to happen

[tropic finch]

lol

[willow cloak]

LITERALLY

bro i lowkey didnt know uchicago decisions were coming out until like an hour ago

[tropic finch]

lol

and I was bored out of my mind

so I decided to yap in this channel

[willow cloak]

id send the picture if i could

[tropic finch]

what pic

[willow cloak]

but im thinking of that meme of sukuna dapping up someone

[tropic finch]

Ooo

[willow cloak]

thats what this feels like lmaoo

[tropic finch]

fr I can't stay still out of excitement

[willow cloak]

man this is so crazy

[tropic finch]

never in a million years I would have imagined this, and I am a daydreamer too

[willow cloak]

😂

i knew id probably see someone from IOAA during the application cycle but i didnt know itd be my teammate from the team comp

[tropic finch]

crazy

[hot ruin]

wait hoe much time left ?

[grave ice]

we think 15m but we dont know

[tropic finch]

we probably flooed the channel too LOL

[willow cloak]

LMAO fr

[grave ice]

yes other chatters come back

[willow cloak]

ill pipe down now mb

[grave ice]

so who here wants to go to university in chicago

[echo zealot]

i want go to evanston

[grave ice]

true!

[urban furnace]

10 minutes guys

[ebon valley]

the end is nigh

[hot ruin]

i thought it was 2 am i started recording and eveything man

[echo zealot]

next week will be filled with even more decisions

[lucid jackal]

yoo whats good guys

i wana get in

[ebon valley]

these next couple weeks are gonna be a massacre for me

[lament nimbus]

The vast majority of places is taken by ed

[stiff summit]

What r ur stats ?

[lament nimbus]

Soooo

Let's not expect much

[lucid jackal]

1430 3.2 gpa

do u think i got a sho

shot

[ebon valley]

UChicago deferral RD now, MIT deferral RD tmrw, UPenn the 26th, Cornell, and Stanford it is so over im about to go 0/5

[lament nimbus]

https://media.discordapp.net/stickers/1236748661724151919.gif?size=160&name=eating+you+alive

[lament nimbus]

So we forgot abt those 9 acceptances I see

[ebon valley]

basically all safeties lmao

[lucid jackal]

yo thats mesesd

ill show u

6 mins

[lean echo]

When are the decisions coming out

[stiff summit]

5 mins!

[naive mantle]

like 6-7 minutes..

[lament nimbus]

What was that number again

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220834377215508500/1274790814501044295/14c813e0b5fddc9f6ad8a2ca52092f58.gif

[haughty bobcat]

3 minutes

[lament nimbus]

I'm gonna record my reaction

[fallen wren]

got some friends over rn to agonize/celebrate with ✌️

[lucid jackal]

yessir

[naive mantle]

good luck soldiers 🫡

[round mulch]

Will this be a massacre

[lament nimbus]

I'm kinda pissed ngl cuz I wanted to record UCD decision, but they sold that I was accepted right away

[sonic spear]

gl yall

[lament nimbus]

I'm doing it alone🙏

[barren veldt]

🙏

[sonic spear]

With that 3% rd acceptance probably tbf

[latent zealot]

yo are we ig mutuals??

[barren veldt]

wallah i need this

[fallen wren]

both equally valid strats

[fallen wren]

asiansxge?

[sick edge]

time to get abs massacred by uchicago

[latent zealot]

YES LOL i check the channel and im like wait that name is super familiar

[ebon valley]

i hope at least one of the people who got deferred with me in EA get in that 0/30 was awful

[urban furnace]

2 minutes

[lament nimbus]

Kitty is near to support

[pearl radish]

1

[urban furnace]

scratch that ONE MINUTE

[copper osprey]

Good luck all <3

[sick edge]

1 minute

[lament nimbus]

Ok guys

The moment of truth

[copper osprey]

watch it not be out

[lament nimbus]

I'll be off to record

[pearl radish]

im scared

[lament nimbus]

Goodluck

[pearl radish]

good luck

[haughty bobcat]

Good luck everyone!!!

[fallen wren]

final 10s guys

glgl

[sick edge]

time to open

[normal lichen]

gl

[tropic finch]

must be stressful

[river basin]

IT;'S IUT

IT'S OUT

[echo zealot]

Did jt come out

[ebon valley]

here it is

[sonic spear]

https://tenor.com/view/sol-cheer-solana-cheer-gif-25196726

[river basin]

yes

it's out

[sonic spear]

gl

[round mulch]

Damn

[copper osprey]

proof?

[sick edge]

and I got rejected

[copper osprey]

is it out fr

[round mulch]

I’ll check maybe

[ebon valley]

rejected lmao

[river basin]

yeah

[fallen wren]

rejected lmao

[barren veldt]

fuck bro i cant take ts

[burnt vector]

Good luck everybody!!

[barren veldt]

im gonna open later 😭

[tropic finch]

massacare 😔

[copper osprey]

@ionic owl Uchicago RD is out! vote in poll above

Ok so i just fumbled

[round mulch]

Waitlist

[dusk dove]

bro pinged the wrong person

[round mulch]

wtf

[lean echo]

Rejected

[round mulch]

I’ll take it

[river basin]

lmfao

[copper osprey]

@everyone Uchicago RD is out! vote in poll above

[barren veldt]

that's pretty good

i think

[copper osprey]

Why is someone nicknamed everyone :p

[echo zealot]

okay i got rejected

[slim loom]

OH MY GOD

[uneven ether]

omg

[grave ice]

poll is pinned too

[copper trout]

the waitlist warrior strikes again

[tropic finch]

@willow cloak yo did u get in

[open viper]

Uc hicago

[normal lichen]

"strongest in the university history" what a joke with their ed0 LMAO

[eternal pollen]

Waitlisted 💀

[sonic spear]

https://tenor.com/view/lol-rofl-gif-16283156126577177062

[dusk dove]

nooo

[quaint pawn]

I got in for Kanye west studies

🙏

[willow cloak]

nope!

[slim loom]

I got in

[willow cloak]

i wasnt expecting to either lmao

[round mulch]

Fahhhh waitlist I’ll take it

[tropic finch]

Aww is okay,

[round mulch]

Holy shit congrats

[copper osprey]

Congrats!

[barren veldt]

how many ppl do they take in total for rd lmao

like 10

[lament nimbus]

Ok

Rejected

[feral light]

who da faq got in rd

[tired river]

bro I've gotten nothing but waitlists T^T

[uneven ether]

sent that LOCI i didnt

[quaint pawn]

congrats big dawg

[copper osprey]

not many lol

[slim loom]

Oh my god

[tired river]

waitlist for caltech

AND Uchciago

[copper osprey]

Yayy this is huge

[slim loom]

Thank you all I love you all

[meager arch]

If you end up waitlisted feel free to dm me for advice! (I was accepted off waitlist and know several others who were as well)

[barren veldt]

ima check with my friend later 😭

[sonic spear]

gang u got a Columbia likely 😭😭

[copper osprey]

Is it one of your top choices

[round mulch]

Dm incoming

[pearl radish]

I GOT IN

[sonic spear]

ur gonna do fine fr

[meager arch]

a bit less than half the admitted class

[uneven ether]

WHERE WERE U 2 YEARS AGO

[round mulch]

Holy shit congrats

[tired river]

yeah T^T I just find this process to freaking weird

oh well

[latent zealot]

waitlist 😔

[meager arch]

suffering

[lament nimbus]

Unfortunately Uchicago is not an option for me

[lucid jackal]

^^ yo

[lament nimbus]

Anyway, that was pretty predictable

[lucid jackal]

vote pls

[grave ice]

Will these are high schoolers…

[uneven ether]

land of the leprechauns im staying homee

[copper osprey]

A2c does not support underage drinking

[sonic spear]

hope the waitlists work out for you if you do opt in tho 🤞

[lucid jackal]

vote in the poll\

[barren veldt]

😭

[lucid jackal]

congrats!

[fringe ibex]

shoot good point

[open viper]

Zawg ts aint vv

[cold rain]

GUYS I GOT INTO UCHICAGO

[fringe ibex]

uhhhhh

[cold rain]

HOW

HOW

[copper osprey]

Omg congrats

[fringe ibex]

aw hell yeah

[urban furnace]

THIS IS MY BROTHER GUYS

[uneven ether]

will ur future classmates are coming

[uneven ether]

ATEEEEE

[meager arch]

congrats!!

[fringe ibex]

horrifying thought

[round mulch]

Holy shit congrats to the WLicky family

[urban furnace]

MY BROTHER GOT INTO UCHICAGO RD ALSO LIKE DOES THIS RUN IN OUR BLOOD

[open viper]

Lmfao cracked family

[copper osprey]

Omg

[uneven ether]

NEPOTISM

joking

[half turret]

popping in to say congrats !!

[open viper]

nepo fr

[copper osprey]

Cracked ass family

[uneven ether]

you desrrve it

[urban furnace]

LMAO IS THIS SIBLING LEGACY HOWWW

[round mulch]

If I got waitlisted should I send he form

[tough wagon]

cracked fam

[open viper]

I know you were threatening the admissions office

[wise garden]

fuck

L

[open viper]

Wlicky got a knife to the aos throat rn

[fringe ibex]

theres a lot of siblings at chi! you and your brother are joining a pretty tight group of folks

[copper osprey]

i mean at least this is better than the EA poll

[meager cobalt]

waitlisted

[meager arch]

yeah RD lowkey probably higher acceptance rate than EA

[copper osprey]

EA poll genuinely a massacre

[uneven ether]

@teal void ig they didnt see our fam resemblance

[wise garden]

The Admissions Committee has carefully reviewed your application to the University of Chicago. After much consideration, I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you a place in the Class of 2030. The applications we have received this year have been among the strongest in the University’s history; in light of this, we were unable to offer admission to every worthy applicant

[river basin]

how many were accepted

[copper osprey]

EA? 0

[wise garden]

::😭

[sonic spear]

😭😭

[copper osprey]

from a2c at least

[open viper]

How is every year the strongest in history tho

[river basin]

lmao

[fringe ibex]

i dont remember if she says we're family friends or related

[sick edge]

literally everyone gets deferred from ea

[river basin]

flynn effect but with college apps

[sick edge]

istg 90% of uchicago’s class comes from ed

[river basin]

yeah uchi is the yield king

ed0

[uneven ether]

me and cait are sisters bro

[open viper]

Wait ong?

[misty snow]

wait is it out

[meager arch]

wait actually

[dusk dove]

holy a2sibling

[grave ice]

Yes

[misty snow]

broooo

im scared

do i open it at school

[uneven ether]

no not actually 😭😭😭

[fringe ibex]

top tier toast gaslighting

[meager arch]

lmaooo

[copper osprey]

what time is it for you

[meager arch]

i saw a picture of cait’s brother yesterday

[uneven ether]

were like sisters

[next shell]

first rejection is official

[fringe ibex]

noah you saw a photo of her fam yseterday

yeah lmao

[uneven ether]

i follow cait on her main and priv

[misty snow]

1:52

[uneven ether]

WAIT

[copper osprey]

hmmmm

[uneven ether]

THAT WAS HER FAM??

[latent zealot]

what are the waitlist stats

[meager arch]

lmao yeah

[copper osprey]

when r u done with school

[feral geyser]

uc hicago

[lean echo]

This has got to be my worse run yet 😭
WL from Caltech
Rejected from CMU and Uchi FML bro
At least I got Purdue ig

[open viper]

uc hicago

[copper osprey]

i feel like opening decisions in class isnt the best idea

[meager arch]

no the story she posted was not her family but that did have me and will lol

[copper osprey]

but also if its all u can think about then maybe

[uneven ether]

U TWO WERE ON THERE??

[open viper]

Kid named utd

[meager arch]

yessir

[fringe ibex]

worlds most interracial family if we were all related lol

[uneven ether]

idk who took the photos but the photos were lowkey fire

[tribal swallow]

imma ball I’ll open my three ivy decisions in class

[sick edge]

Purdue is also the only non safety I have so far

[lean echo]

Yeah hopefully they don't reject my ass too bro

[meager arch]

it was me

[uneven ether]

wait i need to go back and see the photos

[fluid spruce]

Does uchi waitlist a lot of ppl

[open viper]

Utd isnt out yet?

[meager arch]

wait go to her story click the @ that says noah

[sick edge]

rejected 5 times so far 💀

[copper osprey]

ivy day is at like 7pm

[meager arch]

i posted mine

[lean echo]

Haha twinning

[tribal swallow]

yes on a Thursday I don’t get out until 5pm

[meager arch]

yes but also accepts a lot from the waitlist

[uneven ether]

wait which one is will

[mighty otter]

the day after?

[tribal swallow]

pst

[lean echo]

No I applied late
They're rolling so

[uneven ether]

noah ur a cutie patootie potato

[meager arch]

dm

[brazen haven]

rejected

:(

[copper osprey]

its like march 26th this year

[fringe ibex]

black hat

[sick edge]

I alr got in to utd with full tuition covered

[mighty otter]

i meant they open it the day after

[tribal swallow]

who likes Chicago

[open viper]

Bro didnt apply early the best college

[copper osprey]

omg i could never do that

[tribal swallow]

northwestern is so much better

[copper osprey]

i opened every single one of my decisions within like 5 minutes of it coming out

lol

[brazen haven]

yea i think i woulda gone umich over uchic anyways

tuff to see rejection though

[next shell]

i find it funny uchicago never emailed me

[echo zealot]

northwestern IS accepting us

[tribal swallow]

it’s so distracting letting it sit there

[open viper]

If you open your shi too early they dont email icl

[next shell]

like i had to know when the decision dates were and check myself

[subtle prism]

i fell asleep before all my decisions

to quell my anxiety lol

[next shell]

i became enemies with uchicago when i saw their tuition rates so this is fine lmao

[lament nimbus]

Actually that's not that bad

I thought it will be worse

[hot ruin]

didnt get in guys

[molten reef]

is it out?

[mighty otter]

real

[sick edge]

yeah

[lament nimbus]

That's ok, at least King Von's ghost won't get us

[hot ruin]

when will this wave of rejections be over bro i got a wave of acceptances and then this wave of rejections

[molten reef]

wow the poll is bad

[lament nimbus]

Don't look at Caltech RD and Princeton EA

[next shell]

i lowkey like getting at least one rejection because i hated when i got that usc one, like yes it was amazing but it hurt a bit too lol

[lament nimbus]

Compared to them, ts looks nice as ice

[meager arch]

just remember uchicago waitlists a lot of people, if you were waitlisted feel free to dm me for advice!

[brazen haven]

how do you see the poll

[wise garden]

i got rejected

😭

[lament nimbus]

Anyways

[wise garden]

not even wl

[lament nimbus]

Now I'm off

[wise garden]

its so fukcing over

[lament nimbus]

Goodluck yall

[next shell]

they said "um no you're not prestige enough"

[molten reef]

scroll

[next shell]

i do lowkey believe they do it based on prestige sometimes because why do they ask for your whole family's information

[limpid hollow]

type shit

🥲

[next shell]

like i

[echo zealot]

Wdym by prestige

[limpid hollow]

i didn’t write loci after ea defer but its effect is probably marginal at best

[next shell]

did you all not have to fill out that thing about where your parents went to college and the company they work for or some shit

wait i think i mean

legacy

😭

[echo zealot]

I forgot if they asked about where your parents worked

[next shell]

i also think my school is just too rural hillbilly for uchicago

[agile stone]

seriously 💔

[next shell]

never heard of a single person from my school getting in

[slim loom]

I’m stunned man

[subtle prism]

this has gotta be worse than caltech

[sick edge]

the only person I know got in from my school was an athlete

[next shell]

like its crazy how much of a disadvantage we are at in comparison to like a kid from chicago

[wise garden]

guys when hmc is coming out?

[copper osprey]

i think 8 or 9?

lemme check for u

9pm est

[sick edge]

in like 4 hrs I think

[restive oriole]

rejected

[next shell]

zero aps, minimal extracirricular opportunities, some dual credit but not a lot, small school type

[restive oriole]

I was expecrtign it

[sick edge]

me too man

[restive oriole]

uchicago takes no RD ive heard 😭

[wise garden]

i won't be awake 🫂

[copper osprey]

its in pins

[limpid hollow]

idk why im entitled enough to feel sad i didnt even get wl

🫩

[meager arch]

looks like it

[next shell]

why even mention rural students when you're just gonna reject them anyways 😭

[lusty trail]

i got in from a rural ass state. me and licky are both from a rural state

[runic raptor]

Holy shit I just checked and I got in with way more in grants than I expected

[teal void]

HELLO

[teal void]

Im dead @uneven ether that is not my fam

[next shell]

i suppose it is possible, i just find it insanely difficult for the place i live in

[subtle prism]

yayyy congrats !!

[teal void]

my uchi fam perhapx but not actual fam 😭😭😭

[uneven ether]

cait tell them were sisters

[meager arch]

lmaooo

[lusty trail]

u dont have to dox but what state r u from

[uneven ether]

also cait we making a gc for all us meddies

[next shell]

what am i supposed to do when i can't fluff my gpa with AP and honors classes because they dont exist

[next shell]

illinois

kinda on the line between southern and central

[teal void]

Im curating a spam post from yesterday. New years resolution is more spam posts and main stories and putting myself out there

I love the pic of u and will in the gay booth

[next shell]

basically the 2/3 of illinois that isn't chicago

[meager arch]

i will take more photos of you

[round mulch]

in northwestern we trust

[uneven ether]

pls do

she looks divine

[round mulch]

💀

[meager arch]

can i send hash the nice photo of u i got yesterday

[river basin]

yeah my friends brother goes to uchicago and he got wl

[teal void]

NONONO

[uneven ether]

cait fo sho the prettiest uchi

[teal void]

NO PHOYOS OF ME LEAVE MY SPAM

[uneven ether]

CAIT WHY

[lusty trail]

did u get in? i just got here

[meager arch]

LMAO

[round mulch]

waitlist

[teal void]

Im curating pot

[uneven ether]

IM ON UR SPAM

[round mulch]

😭

[teal void]

Post

[lusty trail]

thats good, hope for other schools

[fast axle]

ok i see u mama

[tribal swallow]

how hard is uchic rd

[fast axle]

clock it

[teal void]

Send me more of the pics of me against river from ur cam noah plsplspls

[round mulch]

yuh thanks for your kind words 😄

[teal void]

I have nothing better to do once im at airport

[urban furnace]

hard af

[uneven ether]

CAUT THIS IS BULLYING

[next shell]

top student from my school vs uchicago is like coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb

[subtle prism]

very iirc they accept most of their class early

[urban furnace]

but i guess not hard enough for my brother to get accepted

and mine too

[lusty trail]

geniuenlly essays matter so much

[meager arch]

oh yes i will get them off my camera now

[meager arch]

rip

[teal void]

Thxxxxxx

[meager arch]

yeah ik some valedictorians who didn’t get i :(

[next shell]

i write good essays, i probably just will never cook as hard as my usc one was cooking

[novel pewter]

i was waitlisted

do they see second sem grades

[next shell]

im just glad i wont get sent another insanely high financial aid offer

[novel pewter]

my grades are cheeks rn

[next shell]

this is a W for me fr

[meager arch]

no

[novel pewter]

also do yk what % get waitlisted and what % of the waitlist gets off the waitlist

[meager arch]

and as long as you don’t do the two F’s (fail or felony) you don’t really need to worry about grades or stuff

[next shell]

lowkey i just wanted to one-up this guy who also got rejected from uchicago but idc

i got what i wanted with the two other reaches i got into

[novel pewter]

ay ill try my best😭

[latent zealot]

i need this stat so badly 😭

[meager arch]

no because the numbers aren’t public but it’s quite significant, if i had to guess it’d be like 5% accept, 10% waitlist, then off the waitlist, like 30%?

[thorny spade]

Where’d you get in

[next shell]

reed and usc

not going to either though because im not made of money

[novel pewter]

oh thats not too bad, its just luck at this point

[restive oriole]

literally

[novel pewter]

they also have this new thing this year where u can be a class of 2031 student + take a gap year

offered it in the waitlist form

i said yes but tbh idk if that would cook my chances for class of 2030

[meager arch]

yes but also you gotta send a letter of continued interest - uchicago wants students who will attend if admitted

[uneven ether]

@teal void a goddess

[novel pewter]

oh ok, when should i send that? i lowkey sent a loci after i asked them to move my ed2 to rd

[restive oriole]

yield rate demons lol

[teal void]

😽😽😽all u

[meager arch]

true

[next shell]

alright im gonna head out, hope yall dont feel too bad and also have good luck

[meager arch]

now that you’ve gotten the waitlist, you’ll want to send a new email to your regional AO and be like “yo i love uchicago and will attend if i get in, also here’s some cool stuff i did”

maybe throw in a “i really like this specific part of uchicago” or something similar

for anyone waitlisted feel free to dm me for questions / advice

[teal void]

Or commit elsewhere

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[restive oriole]

lolz

[novel pewter]

ok ok fire

[teal void]

Jk guys i don’t hate it here it’s nice when u leave campus!!

[novel pewter]

yes i will be reaching out soon, TYSM

[uneven ether]

what id i lived on capmus

[novel pewter]

if i upload it to application portal will they see it

[teal void]

No i say we’re family friends

How tf r u gonn be related when ur chinese

[molten reef]

did uchicago come out

[uneven ether]

yes

[molten reef]

okay checking

[uneven ether]

bro being non chalant abt it

[molten reef]

waitlisted

kms

[fringe ibex]

you’re literally wasian chinese bro

[uneven ether]

will add me back

[fringe ibex]

I thought you were some random mf lmao

[uneven ether]

dayum

alr i see how it is

[tribal swallow]

gonna have to slime out my friend then

[round mulch]

vote pls

[placid vale]

everyone I´ve heard about got waitlisted

not a single acceptance as far as i know

[echo zealot]

what does being wasian have to do with being related

[teal void]

He hates asians

[novel pewter]

nah i saw 2 on the reddit thing

[echo zealot]

😭

[teal void]

Im not wasian😦😧😧😧

And im not chinese😮😮😮

[echo zealot]

Bruh did he just lie

😭

[teal void]

Yes hes a chronic liar about my asian-ness

[placid vale]

oh wait yeah

but given how sweaty a2c is

you usually see like half acceptances on a given thread

this time was flooded with rejects

[urban furnace]

two brothers both accepted rd this is our bloodline

[fringe ibex]

i am not Chinese don’t let cait gaslight you

[placid vale]

whats your major

[fringe ibex]

but if i was we could theoretically be related because she is!

[urban furnace]

I’m political science
My brother is gonna be economics

[dry shale]

hella wlists?