@ThatGirlCoder I think that could be really memorable with admissions staff. It sounds like a great idea. The waiting is agonizing 
@Ballerina11 Trust me, i understand your pain. I’ve been checking CC like every other hour, and I have a countdown to my next decision. I hate not knowing when UChicago releases decisions too. That definitely adds to the anxiety.
@ThatGirlCoder I’m in the exact same boat! The not knowing when certain decisions are released just adds to the pain though! If you don’t mind me asking, what other schools did you apply to?
@Ballerina11 I’m kinda insane and applied to 21 schools. I’m just a really really really strange applicant, and I was advised to take my chances at many schools… so I’m not sure if it’s worth listing? Is UChicago your first choice?
@ThatGirlCoder wow 21? Thats insane. I applied to 12 and nearly died. I’m actually kind of a strange applicant too (really small private school, graduating a year early, US citizen living abroad) but I just used some Canadian safeties and applied to the insane reach schools in the States. UChicago is for sure one of my top choices. Is UChicago your first choice?
@Ballerina11 It’s definitely one of my top choices… I wouldn’t say top just because I haven’t had the opportunity to visit. I’m also not the biggest fan of an urban campus, but that’s not too important. But wow, you are pretty strange (in a good way), hopefully schools think that too!
@ThatGirlCoder ahahaha ya i’m hoping schools like the quirks. I haven’t visited either but I love the unique aspects of the school, although im not a huge fan of the surrounding areas either. You sound like a super motivated applicant. Best of Luck!!!
@Ballerina11 I think UChicago will appreciate your creativity so don’t worry 
And UChicago prompts always encourage applicants to take a risk and just have fun anyways 
if anyone is worrying about the “creative” risk taking, i wrote two poems for my why uchicago and did a poem/paragraph form for my extended. and second person for my common app LOL
@ThatGirlCoder The UChicago campus really doesn’t feel too urban in my opinion. It’s located in Hyde Park which is a nice suburb of the downtown area. It’s actually a pretty awesome campus, but I’m biased because I’m going to be going there this fall.
Also yeah to everyone else who’s worried about having taken risks in their essays, you did the right thing. I had a bibliography in my essay and got in. I’m sure it will be fine. I hope to see some of you in the fall!
Guys I haven’t uploaded the financial aid documents and stuff to the portal… Will that impact my admissions decision in any way?
No but you won’t receive a financial aid if you didn’t turn in the documents they need to determine an aid package.
my uchicago creative essay was about writing the uchicago creative essay…essay-ception? :o
Wasn’t the deadline like a month ago?
I think you can still submit the documents but your aid package will be considerably delayed (if they actually do consider it)
I was accepted and submitted my financial aid documents a long time later. I just got my package considerably late. They’re a need blind institution so it should be fine.
I honestly think decisions are coming out the 18th…
^^I heard it might be the 11th though
@SNSD4ever Where did you hear this from?
@crater721 some people at school said its usually second Friday of march…idk if it’ll be like that this year
That’s what I thought too. Yet in other threads of previous years, posters have said that UChi sends out an email with the date a week in advance.