@realisticdreamer I would think that Michigan would be included in the areas affected by severe weather, at least according to these two news sources that say that Michigan has had severe weather:
http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Severe-Weather-Causes-Icy-Roads-Power-Outages-Across-Mid-Michigan-363709701.html
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/12/state_of_michigan_closing_offi.html
However, I agree that the UChicago email was not very specific with what would be considered “severe weather”… I live in Texas but I was not really affected by the weather. Just to be safe I’m going to submit my app the day of the deadline.
I read that either a list or an essay was fine. They are just trying to get more of an idea of what kind of person you are. My D was recently accepted EA. She did neither and it was still OK.
I might be late but here is my decisions with stats.
DEFERRED
International Applicant.
SAT: 730 CR, 710 M, 660 W
School GPA: 84/100. B average in grade 9, A- in grade 10,B+ in grade 11.
Reported rank: top 20%
No SAT 2
I have an extra qualification in terms of the additional info. I recently switched programs in my senior year and it’s been exceedingly difficult. No one in my school has done that transition. I left the IP program and joined the National Math-based program, which will enable me to skip freshman year here. I talked about this in my additional info.
Senior year course load: Math (Cal2), Physics, chemistry, history, philosophy, English, Arabic, geography, civics.
Essays:
Common app: Really good. Let’s just say I have a story.
Uncommon prompt: I’m not sure. It’s definitely unique and quirky, but I really don’t know. Anyone up to reviewing it and giving me feedback?
Why Uchicago: it’s alright. Shows that I’m fit for the school. Nothing spectacular.
Optional: Haven’t read too many books. Don’t watch too many series. But again, alright.
Extracurriculars: Model UN(diplomacy award), Model Arab League(Best Delegate award), setting up and organizing, SAT boards and exams in school, Tutoring, prefect (organizing academic events…), poetry club, animal organization volunteer, soccer varsity team, national Futsal team player, I listed taking a professional photography course idk why.
Reccomendations: 3 teachers. One knows me REALLY well(English teacher). Other knows me well and thinks I’m really smart and have a special sense of humor(Chem). Third thinks I’m witty and very polite(Physics). I say that because that is what I’d expect them to talk about. But I think only one of these recs will be spectacular.
Counselor: probably very generic.
Other: My Student Life Coordinator, basically just testifying that I have indeed participated as a prefect.
Interview: It was nice. Didn’t go badly.
Financial aid: YESSSS. I put 5k expected support, but very possibly 0 due to some special circumstances. Definitely could have been unattractive as they are not need blind for international students.
Oh and intended major:
First: Computer science
Second: Physics
Third: Computational neuroscience
Did anyone see that the deadline for RD was extended?? Is it applicable to anyone? Even if you don’t live somewhere with bad weather conditions?
Fortunately I live in the northeast and was unaffected by the weather, but something pretty serious and really unexpected in a very bad way just happened. While I could submit by 1/1, the extra week would seriously help. You think better to take the extension even though I’m clearly outside of the bad weather zone, or just submit on 1/1?
You can submit the common app by 1/1, and take extra time(Not too much) for the supplements.
One of my classmates called the Admissions Office, and the response was that UChicago wouldn’t be checking for people’s regions, so it can be assumed it’s January 8 for all US applicants. I wanted to call Admissions Office to confirm for myself, but no one picked up (I emailed them earlier and received a reply that was the same as the FIRST message about the deadline extension).
@primisole I wish the Jan 8 deadline can be extended for all US applicants. I traveled to a different state for Christmas break, while my residency state is affected by the weather. So technically I did not experience any outage or severe weather, but an extra week would still be nice. My app still needs some editing (maybe even a rewrite for the extended essay). Do you think they know from the Common App your location when you submitted the app? I also think they would not check for people’s residency region. Because some people might have traveled to an affected state before that for xmas break or sth.
What about international applicants??
Anyone in non-severe weather affected areas: are you taking advantage of the extended deadline?
Guys I finished my app but I am too chicken to submit ahhhh
I think I might need to
From those I’ve talked to in my area it seems quite a few people are taking advantage of the extended deadline…
Did anyoneapplying from a non weather-affected region contact their regional adcom (as per UChic’s facebook post)?
An extra week would be so nice…
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Can the admission officers know the location at which you are submitting the app through CA? (Not the state where you permanently reside). Because I’m out of town, and was affected, but my home state is not affected though. So idk if they checked my state of residency and thought I took advantage of it.
To all of you guys: it would be best if you submitted today, but using the extra week is not going to kill your application. Don’t worry; I’m sure that UChicago wouldn’t mind if you can provide a reasonable answer to why you weren’t able to submit by the normal deadline (that is, if they even ask in the first place).
@nangkhieu I doubt that they’ll check your state of residency; they have so many applications to go through. Don’t worry about it.
Just submitted mine and found out I have two typos. Oh god, my heart