Univ of Chicago

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Anonymous wrote:DD accepted ED! We’re very surprised. 1510 SAT and full IB student from magnet school.

Congratulations! Mine is also a full IB student but was deferred. Does your student have strong ECs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD accepted ED! We’re very surprised. 1510 SAT and full IB student from magnet school.

Congratulations! Mine is also a full IB student but was deferred. Does your student have strong ECs?

Thank you! Pretty normal ECs. I think they pick them out of a hat. Good luck to your DC! I hope good news is coming his or her way very soon!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's child receive the Chicago EA or ED results today? Mine was deferred. Had applied EA.

DD rejected outright. 1500 SAT; 3.89 uw, good ECs and captain of varsity team; she is not disappointed, but I am!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's child receive the Chicago EA or ED results today? Mine was deferred. Had applied EA.

DD rejected outright. 1500 SAT; 3.89 uw, good ECs and captain of varsity team; she is not disappointed, but I am!

Same here. My DD is trying not to have high expectations and is not disappointed but I am! She was deferred. 1540 SAT, 3.98uw/4.83 w, good ECs but not strong on leadership positions. What happens next with a deferral? Should she be submitting supplemental materials?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's child receive the Chicago EA or ED results today? Mine was deferred. Had applied EA.

DD rejected outright. 1500 SAT; 3.89 uw, good ECs and captain of varsity team; she is not disappointed, but I am!

Same here. My DD is trying not to have high expectations and is not disappointed but I am! She was deferred. 1540 SAT, 3.98uw/4.83 w, good ECs but not strong on leadership positions. What happens next with a deferral? Should she be submitting supplemental materials?

Wow! These kids who got deferred have amazing stats. They still might get into Chicago, but they will certainly get into elite colleges maybe even higher ranked ones. Congrats to your kids on their achievements!

[Anonymous]

FCPS DC deferred--1540/4.41w/3.89uw--applied EA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD accepted ED! We’re very surprised. 1510 SAT and full IB student from magnet school.

The website says announcements coming out on the 20th

[Anonymous]

almost everyone who applies EA is deferred with invitation to do ED2. If you applied ED1 and are deferred I think the chances are slim of getting in RD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD accepted ED! We’re very surprised. 1510 SAT and full IB student from magnet school.

The website says announcements coming out on the 20th

Maybe looking at wrong site? It says the 17th.

https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/

[Anonymous]

1570 , 4.7 weighted. Tons of APs, Deferred

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https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/another-uchicago-person-murdered-3rd-this-year/3594922/151

Wow, what a read.

"If [security alerts] go off every time there’s a mugging students might tune them out."
RE: "There are THAT many muggings?"

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's child receive the Chicago EA or ED results today? Mine was deferred. Had applied EA.

DD rejected outright. 1500 SAT; 3.89 uw, good ECs and captain of varsity team; she is not disappointed, but I am!

I’m with DD. Chicago is hella dangerous

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Anonymous wrote:What is meant by a "heavy workload?" I've seen that term used often to describe Univ of Chicago's academic environment, but is it really that much heavier than any of the other top schools such as the Ivies?

I don't know if the AMOUNT of work is all that different, but some schools do have reputations for expecting higher levels of scholarship than others, almost like they're treating students like PhD candidates. U Chicago is one of them. Swarthmore is the same. MIT to a certain extent. You won't hear much about the sports teams or parties at these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's child receive the Chicago EA or ED results today? Mine was deferred. Had applied EA.

DD rejected outright. 1500 SAT; 3.89 uw, good ECs and captain of varsity team; she is not disappointed, but I am!

I’m with DD. Chicago is hella dangerous

South side* Chicago

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD accepted ED! We’re very surprised. 1510 SAT and full IB student from magnet school.

Congratulations! Mine is also a full IB student but was deferred. Does your student have strong ECs?

Thank you! Pretty normal ECs. I think they pick them out of a hat. Good luck to your DC! I hope good news is coming his or her way very soon!!

They absolutely do not pick out of a hat. Kinda what they are known for. Make sure you attend Dean Nondorf's welcome zoom call in January and you will see what I mean. Welcome to the community. It is truly the most amazing place.