<p>I did the where’s Waldo prompt, wrote about how Waldo is actually a character in the schizophrenic mind of a travel agent named Walter.</p>
<p>I chose the arch-nemesis prompt and wrote a love-hate letter for my another self.</p>
<p>I did an arch-nemesis essay and I wrote about my hate filled relationship with pencils.</p>
<p>I chose my own prompt and wrote about Calvin and Hobbes. I have no idea where it came from, but I really tried to throw my personality into it. My personal rule is this: an essay is probably good if you start crying while you’re writing it. (Full disclosure: I am female.)</p>
<p>^Happened to me while I was writing another essay. It was about my mom, so that’s probably why.</p>
<ol>
<li>shontaya - Hong Kong - undecided</li>
<li>alexissss - ATL - Biology</li>
<li>ZombieDante - Oklahoma (country ville) -Psychology</li>
<li>artobsessed - Dallas, TX - Biomed</li>
<li>Danimals510 - LA/Orange County, CA - Economics</li>
<li>mmmgirl - Boca Raton, FL - political science </li>
<li>ealdi94 - Connecticut - economics</li>
<li>Ram0276 - RI - Biology (concentration: neuroscience).</li>
<li>CollegeParanoia - Michigan - Undecided </li>
</ol>
<p>lol at the crying part, I don’t think that’s ever happened to me…I’m heartless 
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<p>As for the essay, I think I bombed it. I took a huge risk and did the optional essay, and even then my essay was so ambiguous–the question ended up being “Describe everything, anything, and nothing”. I just hope it pays off</p>
<p>@paranoia - laughing uncontrollably is probably another good indicator! Or something, at least. Actually, that sounds like a cool prompt. I wish I’d been more creative with mine.</p>
<p>I’m a deferred applicant and my chicago grad SAT teacher told me it is getting extremely hard for deferred applicants to be accepted in RD as Chicago becomes vogue school. I thought the chance for deferred applicant would be similar to RD applicants as 10% of deferred applicants are accepted annually. Anyone has any ideas about this? I’m not sure if he is saying this because I’m an international applicant…</p>
<p>Chose the Where’s Waldo prompt and said that Waldo was actually Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.</p>
<p>Lol I made my waldo essay into a old time spy movie. Basically, I’m a secret agent and Waldo is a criminal who was finally found and detained but escaped in the form of an essay question thanks to UChicago. I posted it on the “Post Your Essays” thread!</p>
<p>I did the pose your own question AND reused a prompt from another supplement! Hopefully, it’s not bad enough to keep me out, but applying to Chicago was a last-minute decision and I didn’t have time to write another essay. It does show off my intellectual, Chicago-esque side, though.</p>
<p>@ealdi94…My God, that sounds awesome…</p>
<p>Same with yours @ram0276</p>
<p>I am so ashamed of my lack of creativity. I take it back, I shall go cry now…</p>
<p>I just requested for an interview today… would it be too late?
BTW I submitted the wrong common app essay!!! I want to cry now!
Does anyone have the same experience? I already contacted UChicago and other unis that I applied. Hope they would let me change it :(</p>
<p>@shontaya…I did that for Uchicago and the admissions office was so nice about it! Call them!</p>
<p>@ram0276 thank god they just replied…such a horrific experience
i was gonna cry…</p>
<p>^^I just requested an interview yesterday too! I had no idea you had to request one yourself. I really hope I get one.</p>
<p>@CollegeParanoia thank you! I hope it does the job.</p>
<p>created my own prompt too!</p>
<p>I requested an interview and submitted my portfolio last night! Erp. A friend of mine applied EA and said her interviewer was fabulous - she only graduated this past year (!), and they had a great conversation. We live in the same area, so I’m crossing my fingers I get her too. :)</p>
<ol>
<li>shontaya - Hong Kong - undecided</li>
<li>alexissss - ATL - Biology</li>
<li>ZombieDante - Oklahoma (country ville) -Psychology</li>
<li>artobsessed - Dallas, TX - Biomed</li>
<li>Danimals510 - LA/Orange County, CA - Economics</li>
<li>mmmgirl - Boca Raton, FL - political science</li>
<li>ealdi94 - Connecticut - economics</li>
<li>Ram0276 - RI - Biology (concentration: neuroscience).</li>
<li>CollegeParanoia - Michigan - Undecided </li>
<li>luv2dance1995 - Chicago - biological chemistry</li>
</ol>
<p>I did the Where’s Waldo and posted it on the essays thread. It’s basically a story about a sock and his adventure in the Land of the (my) Lost Things o.0</p>