<p>Does living in the same state give you any better chances? Apparently this is the idea I am seeing after reading some applications and their likeliness to get in is that if you live in that state your chances are higher. I have lived in Chicago, IL and still live here.</p>
<p>Living in Illinois will make little difference. Living in Chicago might. There has been some pressure on the University to enroll more students from Chicago. One will have to make the grade in terms of overall qualifications however. A certain number of full scholarships have been added specifically for Chicago as well (between 5 to 10, I believe), but one has to be very accomplished to receive one.</p>
<p>I live in Chicago and on the U. of C. campus. I think that helped with my admission because I am very involved with the University through auditing classes, attending lectures, participating in swing dance and music lessons/performances, and participating in their UBallet (on occasion, when time permits me). I wrote my “Why Chicago?” essay on the fact that I am already part of the University, as I have grown up here and continue to participate in University life. I am sure it helped me, though I didn’t receive one of those Chicago-secific scholarships idad mentioned.</p>
<p>I just dug this up. It mentions 20 tuition scholarships, but one has had to attend a Chicago public school.</p>
<p><a href=“University of Chicago News”>University of Chicago News;
<p>idad,</p>
<p>No wonder. I guess I didn’t stand a chance then; I am homeschooled.</p>
<p>I wonder when they will initiate scholarships for homeschoolers. Unlikely. Very unlikely.</p>