<p>i would like to express my disappointment, as unwarranted as it may turn out to be. when i applied to chicago, i expected the process to be if not easy, not as terribly difficult as it has been. unfortunately, the admissions office at chicago has been indecisive with their dates, and their processing of materials has been slow and delayed. today i found out that one of my teacher recommendations, possibly a lucrative piece of my application, had not been accepted by either snail mail and then 3 days ago, email. for some reason, chicago’s computer servers are “down”, and the email address which they gave us for sending due materials is not working. i really dont know what to say right now. chicago has been a top school for me and i will put in the extra effort but i hope in the end its worth it.</p>
<p>They’re doing their best to let you send in your materials on time. They cannot be held responsible for a technical failure. And, importantly, Libby Pearson was accepted even though her science/maths recommendation did not arrive at Chicago. Ever. It wasn’t there to be considered. So perhaps that form isn’t so critical - just keep on re-sending it. Try a DHL shipment and get a receipt. E-mail your admissions representative with your concerns.</p>
<p>Considering the admissions office has the same number of staff and 42% more applicants, I’d say they are trying their best. I’m sorry you’re disappointed but this is a hard process for everyone involved. Just be patient and keep trying.</p>
<p>stuff happens</p>
<p>They had a HUGE, largely unexpected increase in applications this year. Don’t be so hard on them.</p>
<p>no i know…its just i guess the anxiety mixed in with it all</p>
<p>yeah, calm down. (i know that’s easy to say!) it’s a complicated process anywhere, you’ll be fine! eat some chocolate and take some time to relax and then go at it again.</p>
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<p>I would not be so forgiving. They set a price, the customer paid the price, which obligates them to provide the service. Higher ed is a business, they want to be paid like one but not behave like one.</p>
<p>It’s important to note that the check credentials page is updated when and only when the piece of paper is processed. It’s not that they don’t have it; they just haven’t processed it yet.</p>
<p>how exactly could one not expect a huge increase in early apps the year both harvard and princeton drop their early decision programmes? and given the trend of increasing numbers of applications in recent years? an increase of this exact magnitude might have been hard to predict, but surely they expected a significant increase of some kind.</p>
<p>that said, i’m all for sparing libby and the rest of the admissions staff criticism. i’m sure they are indeed doing their very best to meet deadlines. the real question is whose bright idea was it to keep the admissions staff at the same size? especially since they had trouble meeting last year’s deadlines, from what i hear.</p>
<p>OP, so take your frustration with admissions out on yourself and plan to go elsewhere even if you are accepted. And don’t forget to consult an attorney when considering your suit against the admissions office if you get rejected. :)</p>
<p>Seriously, if THIS gets you down, I fear you are going to have a tough time at any college. Stuff happens. All the time. The stars get separated from the wimps (not that I’m making any implications here, please) by how they handle it. So cool your jets, and keep working the system.</p>
<p>You thing the timing of this computer failure is bad? You should have seen when my D applied a few years ago. The closer you got to the deadline, the more servers were down. In past years, some places even had to extend their deadlines due to server problems.</p>
<p>The only thing I can assure you is that colleges do not blame you for things that are late or missing that are not in your control. Trust me on this one. They will bend over backwards to work with you, and any other applicant.</p>