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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was admitted off of the waitlist for the University of Chicago. [/quote]

Wow! Congrats. That almost never happens![/quote]

We know. Something like 3.5%.  It made our week. [/quote]

How were you informed? Are they finished their WL? My DC is on UChicago's WL and we did not hear anything :(. [/quote]

The regional admissions rep called DC’s school counselor who called me. I indicated strong interest. [b]The admissions rep then sent an email to DC and called that evening and made the offer. They wanted to know we would accept which we did on the spot.[/b]

The next day we got an email with details and a requirement for a $500 deposit.[/quote]

UChicago's yield must have tanked this year. The last thing they want is to send out more offers of admission to wait-listers and have THOSE people say "no". For them to go to the trouble of making direct calls to a wait list kid and school, and then making an exploding verbal offer BEFORE giving the written (real & recorded for USNWR) one shows UChicago's really worried about their yield and the impact on its ranking.[/quote]

Chicago has done this in prior years. Yes, they care a lot about yield.[/quote]

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