To those who were waitlisted, were you given the option of taking a gap year? I am trying to figure out if that is usual protocol for all waitlisted students.
I think every waitlister has that 2 choices, it’s standard protocol for all waitlisted students
Ok thanks!
Yes- signed up for it. But don’t have any stats on when they inform you if you got into 2025 or what the acceptance rates are of that program.
Whether or not her persistence had anything to do with her admission, that is a characteristic that is laudable and will serve her well. Your daughter sounds like she is more than capable of carving her own path in the world. I wish her and all the other future Maroons the best.
I got admitted 
Just to be clear: It is absolutely NOT the usual protocol for all waitlisted students to be offered the opportunity to take a gap year and be admitted to UChicago the following year. The last few years, they have offered a handful of waitlisted students that option, often called “Z-Listing” (because that’s what it is called at Harvard, which has done something similar for years). It has never been clear that they intend to continue that practice, or at what volume, but the volume has never been high.
What is the usual protocol for for waitlisted students is that if they take a gap year (i.e., do not enroll anywhere as a college student), they are free to re-apply for first-year admission next year. With what everyone assumes is minuscule chances of admission.
My sibling was accepted! I was rejected years ago so this makes me happy
- Amazing essays, decent recommendation letters
- Theatre / CS double major
- QBCPS (did CS research), QBNCM Finalist, JKCF Semi-Finalist, Hagan Semi-Finalist
- First-gen, low-income
- Rural public school
- No AP, IB, honors courses (not offered) but some dual enrollment courses
- 3.97 GPA, 33 ACT
- Fluent in Spanish; studies French, Italian, Swahili, ASL
- Extracurriculars: theatre, ballet, started ASL club, Spanish club, political activism, self-taught cellist/artist (submitted art portfolio)
No one from any school in our county has ever been accepted to UChicago and I was the first to be accepted to/attend an Ivy
Congrats to the UChicago c/o 2024
Despite the low number of RD acceptance rate, there seems to be a big number of accepted RD applicants here in this thread. Congratulations to everyone accepted . Hope you decide to matriculate at UChicago and see you in September in Hyde Park this year (with the COVID-19 gone).
Deferred in EA and the Rejected in RD
I suspect the acceptance rate is higher for those not requiring FA
^ That may well be true for international applicants, as the admission decision there isn’t “need blind.”
waitlisted…UChicago was one of my top choices. I am not super sad because I have a spectacular offer from Skidmore.
Accepted RD. (I’m late to the party, but better late than never!) :,)
Rejected from Uchicago for Biology
Name: Ivan
International student (non US citizen) who applied for aid (EFC:15k/year)
SAT/ACT Score: 35 C (36M, 36S, 35E, 34R)
G.P.A(weighted and unweighted): 93% CBSE India
Other unis you’ve applied to(post decision if any): too many
SAT II (score and subject): 800 Physics, 790 Chem, 790 Math2
Class Rank: N/A
AP Classes: N/A
Academic Awards: National awards by Government of India, regional competitions, Indian equivalent of Honor roll and more.
Extra-Curricular: International awards, invited to speak at multiple conferences, covered by all major news publications (Forbes, NBC, ABC, Fox, Yahoo finance) as was the youngest teenager to receive seed funding at 13 for my startup. Multiple leadership roles in school, president of numerous clubs and student council. Also, produce music with more than 140k streams on Soundcloud, 270k subscribers on YouTube, Music on Spotify Tidal Pandora and more. Volunteer at local hospital, schools and have been teaching underprivileged students English and Math since 8th. Many more ECs couldn’t possibly fit here.
Essays(1-10): Who knows lmao
Recommendations (1-10): I feel English(7), Biology(8-9) and Counselor rec(9-10) cause my counselor knew me pretty well
Additional Comments: Probably cause of essays and fit.
When does financial aid come out? Merit scholarships?
@scaredandnervous DS received financial aid with his acceptance letter and merit was awarded a few days later.
Waitlisted RD… better than I expected haha
D20 admitted RD. Does anyone have info about National Merit awards at UChicago? UChicago is listed as a college sponsor on the National Merit list, but their web site is vague about it. Is there an automatic amount in the $500-$2,000 range?
@juleval, if your D20 has specified UChicago as “first choice” via her NMSC portal by the next time the list is sent off to the sponsoring colleges, she will be eligible for the $2k/year college-sponsored award. NMF’s are notified via their NM portal on a couple of dates in May, IIRC. Dates are all in the NM instructions.