<p>The Uncommon Application may no longer be available, but it certainly looks like the Common Application Supplement will include the heart and soul of the Uncommon Application. This is taken directly from the new Admissions website:</p>
<p>“The Chicago supplement includes additional questions not included on the Common Application, along with our essay questions. One short essay on why you want to attend the University of Chicago is required, one on your favorite art and media is optional, and the extended essay from our student-generated essay questions is required.”</p>
<p>Having had 2 children write the Uncommon Application over the past 5 years, and having had one child use the Common Application only to apply to his university, I’d say the devil is in the details. Yes, students will be filling out the biographical, academic and extracurricular information in a more uniform manner, but the guts of the application, the Chicago essays, remain the same. The only concession I can find is that they have made the art,music,literature short essay optional in light of the fact that students have to write the Common App extracurricular short essay and longer personal statement. If a student was only going to apply to Chicago and no where else, then this is certainly a change, and a burden, but for most students who will apply to many schools, they most likely will have to write the Common Application anyway. No harm, no foul.</p>