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08-29-2006, 10:04 AM
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#211 | | Junior Member
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| Re: The viewbooks
That's great to hear Libby! | 
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08-30-2006, 04:07 PM
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#212 | | Member
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| hmmm the politics sound great! thanks | |
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08-30-2006, 10:48 PM
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#213 | | Member
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| i've got a question. is there a place where i can get a list of the med schools that u chicago students were admitted to and where they ended up going? | |
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08-30-2006, 11:21 PM
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#214 | | Senior Member
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| And law schools, while we're on the subject. | |
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08-31-2006, 09:58 AM
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| Does U Chicago look at international students and expect as much ECs from them? My highschool doesn't have much to offer so ... | |
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09-01-2006, 11:08 AM
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#216 | | College Rep
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| Law schools and med schools: I'm afraid I don't have specific data on law school and med school, but I know that of all students polled who were going to graduate school just after graduation, over 90% got into their top choice. Of all grad schools, most of them were going here (surprise, surprise), and after that, the Ivies, Stanford, and UMich.
All of the med school students I know got in here an decided to attend. Chicago College grads make up about 10% of each of Pritzker's incoming classes.
One law student I know went to Penn, one to UVA, and one is going here.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help. | |
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09-01-2006, 11:10 AM
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#217 | | College Rep
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| International students and ECs - we know that ECs are not a prevailing part of the the secondary school culture in many countries abroad. I definitely know that from reading Vancouver applications last year. So, we make judgements based on the culture we're reading. Singapore (for example) has a different academic and social atmosphere, so it also has a different atmosphere when it comes to community involvement, and we respect (and expect) that when reading applications. It's the same with any other country, and with any other credentials - grades are tougher in Canada, and recommendations are often rougher as well. | |
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09-01-2006, 11:17 AM
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#218 | | Member
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| Libby,
Regarding neverborn's question, wasn't there a powerpoint from CAPS that detailed that kind of information very extensively? I seem to recall that one way or another I came accross it... had specific percentages on where people were heading and whatnot. Do you have any idea where it is that I might've seen that? hehe.... | |
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09-01-2006, 11:25 AM
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#219 | | College Rep
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| Um, could it have been at the April Overnight you attended last year?
Did you take notes? I'm not privy to CAPS' library of powerpoints, unfortunately. | |
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09-01-2006, 11:39 AM
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#220 | | Member
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| nah it wasn't... I didn't go to the organized overnights, even... the one I did earlier in the year was good enough to sell me the idea of attending Chicago!!! heheh...
Well, neverborn, I have it saved on my pc in the US... if you can wait a week, PM me your email address and I'll gladly send it to you. And if what Libby said sounds too good to be true, believe it... I remember looking at the stats and being pleasantly surprised. | |
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09-02-2006, 03:22 AM
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#221 | | New Member
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| I know Chicago looks at the entirety of the transcript (the quantified person if you will) but do you like Stanford circle 11-12 grade core academic classes and focus on those first, or where is the focus? Also does Chicago distinguish between plusses, minuses, and "regulars" when evaluating? | |
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09-03-2006, 01:16 AM
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| If we filled out at the basic information form on paper, could we still complete the rest of the application online? | |
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09-03-2006, 09:02 AM
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#223 | | Senior Member
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| Dear Libby,
I know UChicago does not place much emphasis on scores. I am not sure if this question has been asked yet, but in light of the fact that SAT scores have hit a 31-year low, will anything change in the way UChicago looks at 06-07applicant pool scores? | |
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09-04-2006, 08:39 PM
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#224 | | Member
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| my essay is about 700 words, is that too short for U Chicago essay? | |
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09-04-2006, 08:42 PM
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#225 | | Senior Member
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| Another question about essays-
How harshly do you guys judge against "an essay of my choice"? | |
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