@goingnutsmom , @VeryLuckyParent - Don’t feel too bad about the COA. NYU COA is $73570. Seems like all the schools have raised their fees this year.
However, I thought UChicago is quite generous in need based aid (grant). Hope you were able to get some.
I don’t think the FB theory on admits from the WL is accurate. At the admitted student days last week there was a lot of talk among students and parents about the group and it seems like many undecided students had not joined but decided to in order to get more information before they made a final decision. A lot of kids aren’t using FB any more so there were many who had not realized what a large and robust group there was.
I think that some students may use FB to figure out if and how they might fit into the cohort. So they might even join several FB college groups just to try out and get a sense of the vibe of that particular school before committing. My kid has not done this as she doesn’t have a FB account but can certainly see other kids doing this to make a decision as they use so much social media in their own lives.
Has anyone waitlisted, heard anything back from UChicago?
^Yes, several have posted that they got off the waitlist. Are you on the waitlist? Wait! I thought that you were going to Yale- NUS? Where is that BRTW?
@goingnutsmom we provided 2015 tax returns and were also told they needed 2014 instead.
Well, DD finally committed to UChicago tonight.
Tough decision giving up her other top choice but the breadth of opportunities at UC won out in the end. Getting accepted EA and thinking of the school for the past 4 months helped overcome the late challenge from the RD school.
Definite Nondorf convert. Despite being a legacy, she would not even have applied if all the mailings and the wooings hadn’t piqued her interest.
Best of luck to your daughter, ihs76. What direction does she want to go with her studies? Sorry if this was discussed before, I don’t look at all the posts.
When do they let people know if they got out of the waitlist? Do you guys think that informing them that I’m a Gates Scholar would help my chances getting off the waitlist?
@kaukauna, she thinks she’s a STEM kid but I think she’s more of a stem cell (does that count as a bad UC pun?). I’m encouraging her to approach college as a time of exploration.
Well good. There will be a massive number of directions for her go in. Best of luck to her in her college career.
Assuming the average college student’s 2.whatever major changes, STEM kid = Swahili major with a minor in performance art. 
Can I still be on the waiting list if I decided on a college by May 1st, while waiting for the UChicago waitlist decisions?
@goingnutsmom - I have committed to NYU Stern School of Business. Very excited to be in New York City.
I have 2 close friends who are on the wait list. 1 just got in last Friday and 1 more waiting.
^ Good for you!
Has anyone got off the waitlist yet???
Everyone on the waitlist i just thought i’d pop in to tell you guys one of my good friends at uchicago is a junior now and he got admitted off the waitlist of uchicago last second before he went to UVA his freshman year. there’s hope! lol
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