Anonymous
Post 05/25/2022 05:16     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UC scammed my kid by inviting her to apply and rejecting her. High stats kid who wasn't really interested in UC, but thought, why not? I got this nice letter from an admissions person (it seemed personal, mentioned her interests) asking me to apply.
She felt really badly when she got rejected! Even though she didn't visit the school, didn't show any interest but mistakenly thought they were interested in her. Total admissions scam. I wish UC would stop doing this. It's a way to make themselves look more selective. They reach out to all the high stats kids they can find and invite them to apply. Terrible thing to do to a 17 year old.


Do you not understand how promotional mail and email work? Did you also think you really may have won $1 million from Ed McMahan?

Your kid was invited to apply along with everyone else on the mailing list. It’s not a scam if you didn’t understand the brochures and emails went to lots of people. They have the most basic info about your kid when they get on the mailing list (mostly from the PSAT or SAT). They can’t magically know that her application will be competitive.


When my kid was applying to college 4 years ago, stuff arrived in the mail from Chicago seemingly every week. They killed more trees than any other college sending things to our mailbox.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 22:07     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Excuse my ignorance but when an applicant is "invited" to apply ED2 from EA is the process personal enough that you can get an indication of potential aid? I ran the UC calculator (which asks for stats) and they estimated about $25,000 in MERIT. I was shocked. Not in a position to full pay.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 21:34     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:UC scammed my kid by inviting her to apply and rejecting her. High stats kid who wasn't really interested in UC, but thought, why not? I got this nice letter from an admissions person (it seemed personal, mentioned her interests) asking me to apply.
She felt really badly when she got rejected! Even though she didn't visit the school, didn't show any interest but mistakenly thought they were interested in her. Total admissions scam. I wish UC would stop doing this. It's a way to make themselves look more selective. They reach out to all the high stats kids they can find and invite them to apply. Terrible thing to do to a 17 year old.


Did you just land on planet earth? Strangely, you seem shocked and appalled.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 21:22     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We were advised by a trusted source with with years of experience to ED1. DS did so and was admitted. Friends of his with higher stats we’re deferred EA and rejected RD. The death knell is apparently going EA and then declining to convert to RD when they defer you and ask you to ED2.

DS thrilled to admitted and is excited about the fall.


Just to make sure I understand: Going EA and declining RD when deferred at EA is the death knell? Did you mean declining to try ED2 when deferred at EA is the death knell? Please excuse my confusion (new to this).


Yes sorry you’re right! I mistyped. If your kid applies EA, the typical path is he gets deferred and asked to convert to ED2. If he doesn’t, and just stays in the RD pool, he will get rejected. I don’t know that this is true, but it was true for the couple of kids I saw.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 19:49     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:We were advised by a trusted source with with years of experience to ED1. DS did so and was admitted. Friends of his with higher stats we’re deferred EA and rejected RD. The death knell is apparently going EA and then declining to convert to RD when they defer you and ask you to ED2.

DS thrilled to admitted and is excited about the fall.


Just to make sure I understand: Going EA and declining RD when deferred at EA is the death knell? Did you mean declining to try ED2 when deferred at EA is the death knell? Please excuse my confusion (new to this).
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 18:21     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Kid was told ED was the way to go. RD wouldn’t work out (best case would be wait list(
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 18:09     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:UC scammed my kid by inviting her to apply and rejecting her. High stats kid who wasn't really interested in UC, but thought, why not? I got this nice letter from an admissions person (it seemed personal, mentioned her interests) asking me to apply.
She felt really badly when she got rejected! Even though she didn't visit the school, didn't show any interest but mistakenly thought they were interested in her. Total admissions scam. I wish UC would stop doing this. It's a way to make themselves look more selective. They reach out to all the high stats kids they can find and invite them to apply. Terrible thing to do to a 17 year old.


Scam? You stated she wasn't interested and thought why not? Expectation is the root of disappointment...C'mon, welcome to the club life isn't always fair.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 18:06     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Anonymous wrote:UC scammed my kid by inviting her to apply and rejecting her. High stats kid who wasn't really interested in UC, but thought, why not? I got this nice letter from an admissions person (it seemed personal, mentioned her interests) asking me to apply.
She felt really badly when she got rejected! Even though she didn't visit the school, didn't show any interest but mistakenly thought they were interested in her. Total admissions scam. I wish UC would stop doing this. It's a way to make themselves look more selective. They reach out to all the high stats kids they can find and invite them to apply. Terrible thing to do to a 17 year old.


Do you not understand how promotional mail and email work? Did you also think you really may have won $1 million from Ed McMahan?

Your kid was invited to apply along with everyone else on the mailing list. It’s not a scam if you didn’t understand the brochures and emails went to lots of people. They have the most basic info about your kid when they get on the mailing list (mostly from the PSAT or SAT). They can’t magically know that her application will be competitive.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 18:04     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
We were advised by a trusted source with with years of experience to ED1. DS did so and was admitted. Friends of his with higher stats we’re deferred EA and rejected RD. The death knell is apparently going EA and then declining to convert to RD when they defer you and ask you to ED2.

DS thrilled to admitted and is excited about the fall.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 17:54     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
UC scammed my kid by inviting her to apply and rejecting her. High stats kid who wasn't really interested in UC, but thought, why not? I got this nice letter from an admissions person (it seemed personal, mentioned her interests) asking me to apply.
She felt really badly when she got rejected! Even though she didn't visit the school, didn't show any interest but mistakenly thought they were interested in her. Total admissions scam. I wish UC would stop doing this. It's a way to make themselves look more selective. They reach out to all the high stats kids they can find and invite them to apply. Terrible thing to do to a 17 year old.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 17:01     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
people do get in EA and RD, but it is unusual. If you EA and aren't accepted they will ask you if you want to ED2
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 16:52     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
Complicated!!!
Hard decision
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 16:47     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
If you do not do ed1 or ed2 you run into a problem: If you are super high stats, they worry that you will go to a higher ranked school in rd and hurt their yield. If you are low stats they don’t want you anyway. Which zone is just right? The lord alone knows…
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 16:31     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
UChicago does not release their data, but I’ve heard they fill a huge amount of their class ED (like 70%).
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2022 16:04     Subject: U Chicago acceptance
How accurate is that the only way to get to u Chicago is ED 1 or 2 ?
My son is really interested but he wants to do EA for next year.