<p>Just got my glasses today! And had my interview on Sunday, went great :)</p>
<p>had my interview on campus. lasted for an hour, I thought it went pretty well but you never know… it was mainly why chicago and who am I as a person. Funny, because I was preparing for these totally crazy questions and they all turned out to be pretty standard ones.</p>
<p>My on-campus interview was about 45 min. The beginning my interviewer just asked some standard questions and just said “Okay, Cool, Awesome” after my answers. When I got to ask her questions though it became more of a conversation. Not sure how it went overall then…</p>
<p>I don’t know about you guys, but basically twenty people from my school applied early action. It’s going to suck when everyone starts bragging about their acceptance letters (or whining about rejections…).</p>
<p>@soyamoo: My school graduates a plethora of IB Diploma kiddies each year. Lots of my friends/acquaintances applied EA and ED to various top-tier schools including UChicago. December is going to be rather painful for everyone, I think.</p>
<p>EDIT: and hullo, fellow applicant from Washington State! :)</p>
<p>Not to freak anyone out but…
UChicago apparently published that there was a ~20% rise in Early Applicants this year. Based on last year’s stats that’s around 10,000 EAs. Good Luck to all =)</p>
<p>@psychedelia</p>
<p>Washingtonians unite! Do you happen to go to Interlake? That’s the only IB diploma HS I know of. If so, I’ve definitely heard about the pressure cooker environment there!</p>
<p>1) WI
2) Oct. 23
3) About 20 hours
4) YES!
5) Waldo
6) Waldo
7) Public Policy
8) Come on haha
9) 10. and a half.</p>
<p>@soyamoo: not Interlake. My high school’s just as much as a pressure cooker, though.</p>
<p>washingtonians, you should definitely talk to holly bland if you haven’t already. she loves her pnw applicants!</p>
<p>So, when do we hear back?</p>
<p>I have a question.</p>
<p>Was I supposed to attach my parents income tax returns with the ISFAA?</p>
<p>It says on the ISFAA to attach it but I couldnt find an option in the dropdown on my UChicago account for Income tax returns. Should I just upload the tax returns as “foreign financial aid”?</p>
<p>I asked UChicago for this 2 days ago but still no response. I think Ill call them today and see what happens.</p>
<p>Getting excited…only a couple more weeks!</p>
<p>jackrabbit420: I was in the same situation. I just faxed mine in and they received it within a day. Make sure you follow the instructions they give you. My parents forgot to sign on one page, so I had to resubmit it!</p>
<p>Hi everyone!
I couldn’t find the numbered list thing everyone was filling in before, but whatever.
I’m a Caucasian girl in Oregon applying (applied?) EA to my top choice, UChicago. I wrote on the Waldo essay prompt. I am confident that my essay is one of the greatest things I’ve ever written and I am fairly certain I had, well, a much craftier idea than the general pool. That being said, my stats are a far cry from competitive, so my dreams will likely end up dashed. </p>
<p>If they’re as holistic as they claim, I have a fighting chance; if not, I’m doomed.</p>
<p>Answer these questions : D
- Where you’re from: TX
- When you submitted your application: Nov 1st
- How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P): short time period/ intense work. Well, the thinking required most of the “work.”
- Did you do the optional favorites essay?: no
- The topic you chose for your creative essay?: Heisenberg one
- In your opinion, which was your best essay?: Heisenberg
- What you want to major in: Neuroscience
- Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you: Reach
- How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?: 8</p>
<p>awkward how there’s two threads. xDD oh well</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from: Upstate NY
2) When you submitted your application: I don’t remember. xD
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P): the main essay took me a while, but I rushed through the Why UChicago (but I still like it), and reused for the optional essay.
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?: yes
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?: Arch-nemesis one
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?: Why UChicago, I think :3
7) What you want to major in: Computer Science
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you: UCHICAGO IS A SAFETY/LIKELY FOR NO ONE.
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?: Want to be accepted? 10. Want to go? about an 8.</p>
<p>schmalia, UChicago is probably the most holistic university in top 15 schools. Essays are more important than GPA or SAT/ACT which came as a surprise to me as well. Of course you won’t have a decent shot if your GPA and SAT are too low but below-average scores can definitely be covered by great essay.</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from: Long Island
2) When you submitted your application: Oct 1st
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P): I worked pretty hard on it…but there are lots of things I regret because I did my app so early… I learned a lot of things during the application process. Nonetheless I am still pleased with my application in general.
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?: yes!!
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?: Waldo <3
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?: Waldo…I guess. The optional one also showed who I am as a person and it was honest so…I really liked that too.
7) What you want to major in: Chemistry…/premed program
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you: it’s a super duper reach
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?: probably googolplex</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from: Maryland
2) When you submitted your application: Nov 9th (Sandy delay)
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P): I worked for a while on it, then a power surge destroyed my computer… So I ended up rewriting everything from my common app activity statement to my waldo essay in about a week
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?: yes, very informally though
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?: Waldo of course
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?: Waldo. That one allowed the most freedom to take the essay where I wanted it to go, which was neuroscience and philosophy
7) What you want to major in: neuroscience and philosophy 
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you: haha if anyone puts safety im going to find out where you live
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?: i still havent visited, so i cant say definitively yet, but id say above 8</p>