My daughter goes to HW. She was denied REA. Got into Chicago RD. Waiting on other schools
8 kids at her school already committed in the earlier rounds to Chicago
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When was the parent email sent? I donât remember getting it.
The highest stats kids did not go ED in general
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Congrats to those that got in, DD graduated UChicago in 2021 (ME), decided to get her Masters at Johnâs Hopkins (Bio molecular engineering), hired by BIOGEN (MIT campus) starting this summer where she will also complete her Masters thesis. She loved attending UChicago.
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Congratulations to everyone admitted! My daughter is a first year, majoring in molecular engineering. She is incredibly happy with UChicago, both academically and socially.
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Deferred EA, now rejected RD.
Iâve learned here after the fact, and see a trend from this thread, that RD might have been a better way to go. 
Agree. UChicago, MIT, Caltech used to be the three schools top stem students apply to EA together because they are non-binding, but since Uchicago started accepting ED & ED2, the scenario has completely changed. I donât think EA has any advantage now.
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Daughter was waitlisted. Legacy. She applied without us knowing.
Our school counselor pushed the ED options. Looking at schoolâs stats and asking, almost all who get in from my kidâs school are ED apps over the past few years. My child opted not to do ED in order to have options - if accepted to other colleges.
My daughter was asked to do ED to Chicago or Penn and EA to Michigan
She decided not to do either
ED apps maybe a students best shot particularly if they are not stand out students. My feeling is that given the increased apps across schools and the concern for yield, ED app maybe a future students best shot at ANY school.
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That is right, but nevertheless she made it RD and is waiting on others
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It is, but it also dramatically reduces a schoolâs incentive to give merit money to lure strong students. I donât think ED is a great choice unless you have one and only one school that would be your dream, and either you have enough demonstrated need that you will get great aid no matter what or you donât mind being full pay. We strongly discouraged our son from doing ED anywhere.
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Financial aid need does impact the decision to go ED. However, top schools are committed to meeting need. I donât believe getting yourself into some college debt is a bad idea. You are investing in yourself and your future earnings. It does pay off the majority of the time for the right school. Did for me. For many top private schools, those families that will pay full price, applying ED will be a strategic move. For my family, having options was our reason to not apply ED.
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Same here. More options = more better 
The array of merit money my son was offered across schools varied widely (from ~$2K/year up to full tuition) and was surprising in some cases - more from âbetterâ schools and less from some schools that we thought might really try to woo him.
I suppose the same can be said for acceptances overall. We have had a rejection from a school we thought was a safety and have been waitlisted at a school we thought was a reach, with some surprising acceptances in the mix.
If I had been a betting woman heading into this application season, I would have lost BIG.
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College admissions- impossible to predict now.
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Is there a 2022 waitlist thread?
Clearly you havenât read the Harvard lawsuit. It factually explains who has the advantage in admissions there.
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Thank you!!
If you found one please share it here
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