Accepted
humbled and proud to be accepted! was there ever an email sent out notifying decisions were ready? i knew because i was lurking on cc but it makes me nervous that they never sent me a message.
@nishaus On the accepted student page, there is a link to the Facebook page
@TravelTime23 everytime I click on the accepted student’s page, it takes me to the generic admissions page. Am I doing something wrong?
Maybe click the link that says “status update” then “view update”. I’m away from computer to say exactly, but it wasn’t that straightforward.
@TravelTime23, I am having the same problem as @CollegeGuru2020. Would you possibly be abke to provide a link?
@TravelTime23 where on the accepted students page is the Facebook link?
Sorry can’t be more helpful at the moment. The web pages were a bit squirly but I had to navigate it through the view status link, then I could find the letters, FA and merit, Facebook, etc. Will send you a note later when back.
Congrats @jarrett211!!! We made it haha. It’s such a nice way to start winter break. I’m looking forward to seeing you on campus at Penn/UChicago!!! :’)
D got accepted. ACT 33 GPA 4.4 W, about 3.9 UW. AP Scholar, NMSF, Tons of ECs, Music, leadership, and great essays (IMHO). Started her own tutoring school, worked over summer with disadvantaged kids teaching them leadership.
Accepted! On a side note, does anyone know when we get our letter in the mail?
Could someone advise me on what is the best course of action to take now after I got deferred?
@theManUtdGuy Hey! Here’s what the admission committee wrote on their website (https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/uncommon-blog/message-our-applicants-0) Good luck!
Defer: We are not offering you a place in the Class of 2020 at this time, but we will review your application again in our Regular Decision pool. If UChicago remains your top choice, here is some advice on what to do next:
Do:
- Have your school send us a “Mid-Year Report.” Sometimes, students are deferred because we want to see these senior year grades. If you have new testing, be sure to send those scores as well.
- Send an email to your regional counselor. This should be a thoughtful paragraph or two specifying why UChicago remains your first choice. There are no hard deadlines, but keep in mind that we will release decisions for Regular Decision in March.
- Continue your college search. UChicago is just one school in a sea of incredible institutions of higher education. At the end of this process, you’re going to end up with a great place to call home, and we encourage you to keep your options open and to work with your counselor to identify other institutions that will be an awesome fit for you.
- Optional: You can continue to upload supplemental materials directly to your Portfolio in your UChicago Account. This is not necessary, but if you do have additional materials you’d like to share, please feel free to upload them.
Don’t:
- Book an overnight flight to Chicago. While we always enjoy welcoming students to campus, we do not make decisions based on whether or not a student has visited. Besides, there’s nothing we can tell you in person that we couldn’t do over phone or email.
- Start writing all-new essays. We have determined that the application you sent us originally is a strong one—we just need a little more time and context to make our decisions. We evaluate applicants’ original application materials after they are deferred, considering the small new additions we suggest above, but do not require or recommend that students spend time updating essays.
- Panic. An admissions decision is not an evaluation of you as a person. Decisions are made over a long period of time, by several people, with conversation, and taking into account the entire applicant pool. Therefore, please keep in mind that we cannot give reasons for decisions over the phone or via email, as it really is impossible to condense the conversations behind our decisions in a way that would be adequate or helpful to the applicant.
@sassysoprano GPA: 3.9+
SAT: 2330 (730 in writing)
SAT II: 800 in Lit. and French.
Full IB with 4 HL subjects.
Extracurriculars: lots of political ECs, including working with the national leadership of my country’s Democrats Abroad chapter since June. Awards in debate, national/European championship awards in history bowl.
All this stuff looks a lot better than it really is - it isn’t that hard to win national awards in a country with 8 million inhabitants, few of them Anglophones (these competitions were all in English).
School’s GC laughed when he first read my essays, so I assume they helped.
As for hooks, mother and uncle are alumni.
My daughter’s stats were
GPA 3.9+
SAT 2300 (790 writing)
SAT II Math 2 and French, both 800
4 APs thus far (5 in Calc BC, 4s in others), 2 more this year
2 long-term (pre-HS) ECs – one a sport, one an art. No noteworthy awards for either. Sport is a club sport at U of C – not NCAA
Didn’t ask for an interview. Goes to a private school that routinely sends kids to Chicago. Essays (both Common and Uncommon) really captured her voice. Wrote lists rather than essays for Why Chicago? (4 substantive points, explanatory paragraph on each, no attempt to tie them together) and for favorite things (lots of categories and enthusiasms, but she let her choices draw a picture/speak for themselves). Arguably a risky approach, but an efficient way to convey a lot of info re how she thinks and what she values. Recs were probably excellent (her school has narrative report cards so students have a pretty good sense of what teachers will write about them).
No hooks, but good fit – she’s pretty obviously a life-of-the-mind kid (even though she hates that phrase, LOL!). Had legacy status at two SCEA schools but chose to apply EA at Chicago instead. Didn’t apply ED anywhere. Didn’t apply for FA. About 95% sure she’ll attend U of C at this point. Visited during the summer, so didn’t get to sit in on classes – wants a little more feedback/info on them before she commits.
Very grateful to have been accepted. Didn’t receive an update email either, but could see my decision and merit letters on my application status page. Does anyone know when they’ll add the financial aid award letter to the status page?
Guys, I applied RD like yesterday, but when I logged in with the credentials they gave me to check my application status, I saw that a “2016 EA” application had already been started and when I click “Start new application”, it says I already started one. This is weird, because I applied Regular Decision. If you understand what I’m saying (lol), tell me what I should do
@CollegeGuru2020 @NotVerySmart @exacademic @awesomesauce55 Thanks for the responses! I guess I was just disappointed because I had pretty decent stats and EC’s:
GPA: unweighted- 4.0, weighted- 4.778
SAT: 2320 (CR- 780, M- 760, W-760)
SAT II: US History (790), Lit (740)
Rank/Percentile: top 1%
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), APUSH (5), English Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Chem, AP Psych, Advanced Mixed Chorus,
Extracurriculars: Really involved in choir and music (multiple awards/honors, president of top choir at my school, etc.), Key Club (president), community service, and a bunch of other stuff.
As far as my essays, I was really happy with what I had produced. I worked really hard on them and thought they showcased different aspects of my personality.
I just feel as though there is nothing more I could have done. Oh well. I guess I’ll just hope for the best in the next round!
accepted w/ university scholar
I’ve been lurking on this thread but unfortunately got deferred:( I wonder what percent of students get deferred, but apparently 10% of deferrees get in?