<p>Well, I just wanted to post this because I just received a very nice letter from Chicago acknowledging my response to them about attending another university. The letter is so touching that even my mother shed a couple of tears! They even go on to say that they hope that I consider them again for graduate school! </p>
<p>Great academics and a really warm, touching and classy place !! </p>
<p>Good luck and congratulations to the new 2011 class!</p>
<p>I don’t remember getting that letter. However, my parents are in the habit of not giving me my non-Penn mail, and throwing it in the trash because they think it’s junk mail. I did get a Christmas card from my regional adcom congratulating me on my admission though.</p>
<p>I got the same letter 5 years ago. It was touching. It read, hopefully U of Chicago will be among the schools you consider for graduate school.</p>
<p>I am not surprised by this letter. It is yet another example of the University of Chicago’s personal attention in the undergraduate application process.</p>
<p>definitely.
the administration, especially admisssions, is a class act all the way.</p>
<p>My friend who was waitlisted for freshman admissions last year got his waitlist rejection that read something like “…our inability to accept you is Chicago’s loss…We can only wish you the best at the undergraduate institution you attend.” Made him feel alot better.</p>
<p>DH was #1 on the waitlist for Chicago’s law school a lifetime ago (they shared this privately), and the admissions people were fabulous. They were the ONLY school that showed him personal attention. While he didn’t get off the waitlist (higher yield and deferreds than they expected), and ultimately went elsewhere, we have never forgotten the way he was treated. That experience over 20 years ago makes us feel good that DS is considering applying there for UG next year.</p>
<p>One of the reasons I ended up choosing the University of Chicago over what I considered its main competitor, JHU, was because I felt as if I personally was wanted at the U of C. There were other reasons, too, but the fact that admissions officers talked with me personally and treated me as well as they did, even though I didn’t try to initiate a dialogue, made a large impact on me.</p>