<p>I would also strongly recommend the interview, if possible. I was on the fence about applying EA (3 of my friends had already), but the deadline for EA interviews had passed. So I decided just to wait for RD, and do the interview and spend some more time on my essays. After it was all said and done, 2 of my friends were rejected (neither had done the interview), and I got in. Now there were probably several reasons they didn’t make the cut, but especially for those living in the Chicago suburbs and the surrounding region, not going to an interview seems to show a lack of real desire to attend UChicago.
I feel that the interview could add a lot to your application, especially if your transcript isn’t that stellar.</p>