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[ontologyfail]

Dont think we will be getting them today.. I just called and they said they dont know when they are going to go out...

It seems like a big mistake on their part to tell us all that they were going out last week

+1. Thanks for calling though!

[hiro86]

Dont think we will be getting them today.. I just called and they said they dont know when they are going to go out...

It seems like a big mistake on their part to tell us all that they were going out last week

Wow. Even if it's a technical problem, they should at least update us on what the hell is going on.

[Amelie]

Dont think we will be getting them today.. I just called and they said they dont know when they are going to go out...

It seems like a big mistake on their part to tell us all that they were going out last week

Wow. Even if it's a technical problem, they should at least update us on what the hell is going on.

Yea, they really messed up big time. I'll be there on Thursday, so if we don't hear anything by then I'll go ask about it in person.

[kittenmittons]

Dont think we will be getting them today.. I just called and they said they dont know when they are going to go out...

It seems like a big mistake on their part to tell us all that they were going out last week

+1. Thanks for calling though!

[hiro86]

Yet another day with no word on financial aid.

[0L Hoping for 1]

Yet another day with no word on financial aid.

They really really messed up telling us we would get it..

[JollyGreenGiant]

I think you all need to relax. Tons of schools don't send out fin aid until early March.

[Amelie]

I think you all need to relax. Tons of schools don't send out fin aid until early March.

Except that they explicitly promised it by last week.

[Fancy Pants]

I think you all need to relax. Tons of schools don't send out fin aid until early March.

[hiro86]

I think you all need to relax. Tons of schools don't send out fin aid until early March.

How hard would it be for the financial aid director to send out a quick email to apologize for the delay and to explain what is going on? That is what should have been done. It is the lack of communication more than anything that is frustrating. However, I am very hopeful that awards will start coming out tomorrow.

[MeasuredOptimism]

I just submitted my Need Access over the weekend, even though I was accepted before the 2/1 deadline (parent was being difficult...)

Is this going to hurt me in the financial aid dept?

[nixxers]

Sorry if this has been asked fifteen times...I'm not applying for need based aid, but should I do something to indicate I'd like to be considered for merit aid?

[0L Hoping for 1]

Sorry if this has been asked fifteen times...I'm not applying for need based aid, but should I do something to indicate I'd like to be considered for merit aid?

I believe you cannot get Merit Aid without filling out a Need Access form still.. I might be wrong

[prefontaine]

Sorry if this has been asked fifteen times...I'm not applying for need based aid, but should I do something to indicate I'd like to be considered for merit aid?

I believe you cannot get Merit Aid without filling out a Need Access form still.. I might be wrong

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective ... id/process

Merit-Based Scholarships: Every admitted student will automatically be considered for a merit-based scholarship. There are no additional steps or applications to complete. Information on whether you have received a scholarship and the amount of your scholarship, if you have received one, will be communicated through email after your admission. It may take up to one month (and in some cases a bit longer) after your admission to receive scholarship notification.

[regatsrj]

So anyone actually think we will get Financial Aid stuff today?

I'm not counting on it, but sure hope so.

Me too! Someone should call and ask Financial Aid. I just tried to call and they connected me three times and it went straight to some guys voicemail so I gave up

PS: I dont understand why they told everyone on the chat last friday..?

I had a dream last night that I was hand-delivered my financial aid offer from UofC. It was quite large.

Size queen

[lawyering]

I think you all need to relax. Tons of schools don't send out fin aid until early March.

Except that they explicitly promised it by last week.

Additionally, Chicago was the only school with the ridiculous Feb. 1 NeedAccess deadline. Given that most people only got their W-2s 1-3 days prior to that, and we were required to give both our and our parents' tax information, I do not understand what Chicago was thinking.

[Kretzy]

I had a dream last night that I was hand-delivered my financial aid offer from UofC. It was quite large.

Size queen

Look at it this way. Stanford is my Ryan Reynolds. It's going to take something incredibly impressive from the other men hollering my way (UofC, Columbia, Boalt) to pull my from his big, strong arms.

[psychomohel]

Any update on financial aid?

[natalie123]

haven't heard a thing

[Rand M.]

haven't heard a thing

Same.

[jimmyd11011]

Never mind. Had to cancel.

[Amelie]

Has anybody been to one of their "Day In The Life" programs and seen how dressed up people got? The girls in this picture are dressed way more formally than I imagine the event would be, but I don't want to feel like an under-dressed jackass.

I really doubt that most people attending will be that dressed up. We can't even be sure those girls are visitors, they may be Chicago students at some event. I think I'll be going with business casual to be safe (emphasis on casual though), but jeans are probably fine too.

[ClemCarter]

Has anybody been to one of their "Day In The Life" programs and seen how dressed up people got? The girls in this picture are dressed way more formally than I imagine the event would be, but I don't want to feel like an under-dressed jackass.

I went and wore a suit, but my attitude was that it was a weekday and I should wear whatever I would have worn to work that day. All of the guys were wearing suits, IIRC. Girls were generally business-casual. One girl wore jeans and big hipster Nikes and she looked like a total jackass. Don't be that girl.

Just remember that all of the administrators you're going to be meeting with are at work. They'll be dressy (some were in suits), so it's courteous to at least be in the same ballpark.

[Kretzy]

Dear Chicago:

Stop emailing me about online chats unless you are going to tell me my financial aid award during said chat.

Smooches,
Kretzy

[Fancy Pants]

Dear Chicago:

Stop emailing me about online chats unless you are going to tell me my financial aid award during said chat.

Smooches,
Kretzy

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