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07-20-2006, 01:40 PM
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| "..welcoming and helpful place to exchange ideas..." much like the University is!! | 
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07-20-2006, 01:55 PM
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| I apologize in advance Roger_Dooley, but pestering is the only thing I am capable of.
I'm afraid you'll have to assassinate me college confidential style. | |
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07-20-2006, 03:03 PM
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| Don't worry Roger, the students in the UofC forum are incredibly polite and mature. | |
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07-20-2006, 03:11 PM
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| not to mention overly sexy | |
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07-20-2006, 04:44 PM
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#20 | | Member
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| except that one...lol | |
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07-20-2006, 05:40 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
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| i like the title of this thread...it informs those that are unaware that chicago and its admissions counselors are crazy...  | |
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07-20-2006, 05:40 PM
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#22 | | Member
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| Libby,
From these pages it is obvious that Univ of Chicago gives one of the best undergraduate educations in the world, yet accepts a relatively high fraction of applicants.
Why so generous? | |
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07-20-2006, 05:59 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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| Welcome to the boards, Libby.
I have a question about regional admissions officers. I live in Washington, DC, but on a diplomatic visa without citizenship or permanent residency. I've attended school in the United States since 2001. Will my application be compared to international applicants from overseas or to domestic applicants from the District of Columbia? I'm not trying to guess my chances, because I know that admissions for "international" students (in quotes because it's only on paper that I am one) is incredibly competitive either way, but I'm curious about how that sort of thing would be considered. | |
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07-21-2006, 12:02 AM
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#24 | | Member
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| Hi Libby,
I am planning to major in Economics, but I'm also a bit hesitant to state that on my college applications b/c the major is uber competitive. Can you offer any advice regarding this myth or fact? Also, what about choosing Finance or Banking as a major? Would that necessarily increase one's chances than planning to major in Econ?
Much thanks,
azsxdc | |
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07-21-2006, 12:53 AM
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| You can't major in business or finance at uChicago. | |
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07-21-2006, 01:46 AM
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Also, what about choosing Finance or Banking as a major?
| I definitely wouldn't put that in your application, as Chicago offers a degree in neither. | |
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07-21-2006, 09:02 AM
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| lol if you want to seem genuinely interested, it'd be good to just look around the chicago website and learn alot about the school...majors offered is a good place to start. | |
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07-21-2006, 09:51 AM
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| Libby Pearson,
Could you please give me some insight into how hard is it for international students who ask for aid to get in ? | |
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07-21-2006, 11:06 AM
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| when it comes to the majors, def. look around... there are a lot of interesting, unusual options at Chicago. Just yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine who currently attends Stanford, and he was talking about how much he wished they had the "Law, Letters, Society" concentration. This is one amongst very cool options at Chicago, so def. check those out. | |
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07-21-2006, 11:09 AM
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| Uh oh, I just realized that I put down Business along with Political Science and History as one of the three majors I was interested in on the Basic Information application. I really have no interest in going into Business but I just wrote that down because tehy wanted three, will this really hurt my chances of getting in? | |
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