@Bloggy2 - congratulations! Great job!!!
@Maren1234 Happy to help! Iām from the UK, and yes, still on the waitlist.
@milhojas I found out on April 1st
@randomkid1 I received an email asking if I can call and then I got the good news via phone call!
@waitlistedparent thank you!
to those who got accepted after being waitlisted - how long after sending your LOCI were you offered admission?
When do you guys think UChicago will stop pulling kids off the waitlist? Also do you think theyāll use the Z-List this year (taking kids into c/o 2025) as a lot of admitted students might already be deferring due to COVID-19
they are using the z-list this year - a few waitlisted people already have been offered admission for the class of 2025
Hi, so I found out too late that there was an optional video profile thing on UChicagoās app. Should I still try it out now, or should I just not do anything and wait for their decision?
I would probably not send the video at this point, but Iām curious what others think. Does anyone know when we can expect to hear back?
@sariseo A video is usually meant for artists and performers, and if you are one, I feel it is too late.
Theyāre referring to the optional video aka UChicagoās version of the interview.
Hey, I was wondering if you guys think financial aid has anything to do with the waitlist. So far Iāve sent 2 letters and gotten responses but no offer and there are others that get in without any letter or contact at all but that have no financial aid. And Iāve been noticing that no aid seems to be a recurring factor in taking people off the waitlist. Iām not sure if this is fact or anything and itās not like I expect to get in just cause I sent letters, but it seems really strange how many people are getting in with no aid without even expressing interest.
Hi @acceptando, Iām really far from knowing heaps about the selection process so I can only speak for myself, but I havenāt applied for financial aid, Iād say I have a sort of interesting profile and my test scores were decent, however, not amazing and I didnāt get an offer either. Iām not saying it is not a factor - maybe it actually is, but it doesnāt seem like anyone has received any offers in this past week (regardless of their financial aid situation) so I suppose the only thing left to do is relax and see if youāre lucky. Good luck!!
@24intstudent My daughter signed up for waitlist the day she found out she was WL during regular admission (sorry these weeks have been a blur). Then on March 31 she sent her admissions officer a fun TikTok video she made about being waitlisted and received a follow up email the same day and then a second email on April 4 asking if sheād be available for a phone call. She got a call that night offering her a spot!
If admission to the University of Chicago can be influenced by āa fun TikTok videoā, then that is truly pathetic. Iāll continue to delude myself into thinking that admission is based on academic merit.
@comomx3 - great to hear on your D20! Congratulations!!!
@medicated - I think itās about āmaking of a freshman classā as @Cue7 states in another UChicago thread. The Olympic athlete who will be representing her country from Africa at the next Olympics and other interesting freshmen from Dean Nondorfās address to the admitted students Iām sure make for a more Interesting class for UChicago class of 2024?
Every top US university has more candidates with perfect or near perfect academic qualifications than the uni has openings. You have to know by now that admissions is based partly on academics but also partly on other things, one of which is how well the uni thinks youāll fit and contribute. If a TikTok video demonstrates the applicant would fit well and has creativity, itās reasonable that an AO would find that a plus for the application.
There were likely many more TikTok videos that didnāt result in an offer.
I know nothing of TikTok videos, but I do know that an awfully lot can be accomplished in a small space, āa great reckoning in a little roomā to use a phrase from a prior thread. A sonnet can say more than a treatise - or not.