@biochemnerd123 Just wondering, but where did you hear that from?
Also, I asked this before, but has anyone else gotten off of the waitlist?
^If you’re talking about them finalizing decisions before May 1, I think a few ppl mentioned that as well.
My regional rep also said they were trying to let ppl know before then so they don’t lose deposits.
Is it too late to send a letter of continued interest?
Also, I’ve read at a lot of places that LOCIs should maintain a formal but would it be alright to end the letter in an informal manner?
I think it depends on your rep. My LOCI was pretty informal, and I got a more personal response in return.
So…maybe?
Maybe someone who got off the list could tell us how formal/informal their letter was?
Ours was quite personal and pointed both ways. Within a few days of that, the Counselor called and let him know he was in. Not sure if it is too late or not, but my advice is to make it personal and emotional. I feel that at this stage passion although not sufficient to gain entry is most likely quite necessary. Other factors like ability to pay, being a strong candidate that one of the adcoms liked during the earlier stages, geography, demography of already committed students etc may also play a part. But you can’t control those things now. You can only control the passion part.
Cool.
Now crossing my fingers…
thanks!
So not to go deeper into making assumptions… but if we don’t get a notification of whether or not we got in by May 1, then is it safe to assume that our chances of getting off of the waitlist is practically 0?
Not necessarily. I remember last year there were 1 or 2 that got off the list in June. Highly unlikely though…
There will be a few students who pay up their enrollment deposits and then get into a school they have been wait listed at and choose to go there. These are the spots for which someone will get taken off the Uchicago waitlist fairly late in the process. Sometimes as late as June. That number will be very small though. I would guess a handful of students.
Do you know if it’s possible to drop off the waitlist (like ask to stop being considered) if I send them a first choice letter?
I think you can change your reply to waitlist decision on Uchicago website.
@biochemnerd123 You can drop off the waitlist on your UChicago portal. However, doing so after telling UChicago that the school is your first choice and that you would attend if admitted would not reflect on you nor your school too well.
@oldmenewme Based on old threads, May 8th is often the cutoff date for most waitlists. The school will accept a few kids after the May 1st enrollment deadline after they get their final numbers, but most of the waitlist decisions should be finished next week (if this year is the same as last year). Last year, a lot of waitlist acceptances were sent out on Monday, April 27th, so I’m guessing that next Monday will be a hotspot for results.
If you get no results by May 8th, I would suggest that you move on from UChicago. The school usually sends rejections out around the 12th, but a few stay on the extended list all the way through the summer. Very few end up on this extended list, however.
Just as a reference, my LOCI was in the middle of the formal/non-formal spectrum, but my regional counselor sent me a personalized email in return. I think it shouldn’t matter whether or not you make your letter formal… just make sure that it’s in your own voice and that you’re telling the truth (adcoms can tell if you are not interested). The reply you get also depends on your regional representative as well; some reps send personalized emails back, others send generic emails, and still others do not reply at all and just update your file. I think it means very little to speculate whether the reply from the rep (or lack of a reply) means anything — the unfortunate truth is that, out of the thousands of waitlisted students, very few will be admitted (maximum ~100 if yield is low, but most likely lower than that). The waitlist is designed to help the university and not you. I would recommend that all of you just move on and fall in love with the schools who wanted you instead of anxiously waiting for a phone call that does not come for 95% of waitlisted applicants. Just my thought.
How many waltlist this year?
@Hoped123, As far as I know, almost 2000+ students have been offered a position on the waitlist, about half of which decide not to stay on it, so I guess something around 1000? It could be a bit more this year, although the number of selections from the waitlist would roughly be the same, around 100, at the maximum, but as last year there were similar stats, lets take it to be 100.
Very less chances, but don’t lose hope 
Did you send your interim grade to the admission office? Should we do that?
Since the school has already created your file and what you’ve done, and you’ve more than likely sent in a midyear report, sending more stuff in is more than likely going to make them not consider you unless they’ve directly asked for it. There’s a large difference between sending in grades and slyly stating a new achievement, and most couselors will tell you they don’t need any new material
Has anyone been admitted off the waitlist today or lately ?