Chicago C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[addie1412]

UR3 today! Interviewed last Wednesday

[Anon.y.mousse.]

UR3 today as well!!

[Leliana]

UR3 today! Interviewed last Wednesday

+1, interviewed last Thursday.

[Aquinas]

Waitlisted. Those grapes were sour anyways.

Eff that. I hear pretty damn good things about the grapes in Northern California, though...

[unpetitpacifiste]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

[lawschool2017712]

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[Anon.y.mousse.]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

wow you got a lot of questions. I got the first set of questions you listed and like 1 other question and that's about it and then I asked her a couple.

[unpetitpacifiste]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

wow you got a lot of questions. I got the first set of questions you listed and like 1 other question and that's about it and then I asked her a couple.

yeah mine was pretty intense lol... glad I prepared for all of them though

[brinicolec]

Ur1 12/8, ur2 1/23 - still haven't received an interview invite, should I expect ding/WL??

UR1 12/19 but UR2 is the same so...

+1

[20172017]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

Are you expected to really elaborate when you answer these questions? e.g. for #5 you probably shouldn't just name a book without any explanation, but how detailed should a typical answer be?

[lawschool2017712]

x

[brinicolec]

Ur1 12/8, ur2 1/23 - still haven't received an interview invite, should I expect ding/WL??

UR1 12/19 but UR2 is the same so...

+1

We have similar stats as well. Praying for a interview invite.

Hm... I'm thinking I might end up on WL or dinged here.

[unpetitpacifiste]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

Are you expected to really elaborate when you answer these questions? e.g. for #5 you probably shouldn't just name a book without any explanation, but how detailed should a typical answer be?

Not that detailed I'd say, but I think they are definitely expecting a coherent, reasoned explanation. I think my answers generally last just over 1 minute.

[jjcorvino]

Ur1 12/8, ur2 1/23 - still haven't received an interview invite, should I expect ding/WL??

UR1 12/19 but UR2 is the same so...

+1

UR2 yesterday (1/23) without an interview. I was expecting a waitlist based on numbers anyway though.

[20172017]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

Are you expected to really elaborate when you answer these questions? e.g. for #5 you probably shouldn't just name a book without any explanation, but how detailed should a typical answer be?

Not that detailed I'd say, but I think they are definitely expecting a coherent, reasoned explanation. I think my answers generally last just over 1 minute.

Yeah, for sure - thanks!

[AJ1010]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

I was admitted, and I did not send a thank you letter.

[lawlzschool]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

I sent one because I figured it didn't hurt and when I've interviewed at work (as in, I'm interviewer) it does definitely make a tangible difference to write a thank you. I'm below both medians and was accepted.

[poptart123]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

I sent one because I figured it didn't hurt and when I've interviewed at work (as in, I'm interviewer) it does definitely make a tangible difference to write a thank you. I'm below both medians and was accepted.

same

[Javalin0650]

I had my interview yesterday, and not long after, my status checker changed to Under Review for 1/23. However, it changed date again today (1/24). Can those be seen as the same UR2 change post interview? Or could today's change been seen as a UR3 already?

Thanks

[S.Picquery]

Ur1 12/8, ur2 1/23 - still haven't received an interview invite, should I expect ding/WL??

UR1 12/19 but UR2 is the same so...

+1

UR2 yesterday (1/23) without an interview. I was expecting a waitlist based on numbers anyway though.

+1 Womp. Womp. Just waiting for that WL now

[Whittie]

What are we thinking will be the wait between UR3 and UR4? Is there any consistency for Chicago?

[lawschool2017712]

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[hopeful applicant]

just had my interview, nothing unexpected really. lasted about 19 mins. The questions that I was asked:
1. why undergraduate institution? why law? why Uchicago?
2. one accomplishment that you are really proud of?
3. one person you would like to meet, dead or living?
4. if you are the speaker of the house, what policy issue would you have debated?
5. one book that changed your outlook on life?
6. If you could redo one thing in your life, what would it be?
7. one social issue that people are not paying enough attention to
8. what questions do you have for me?
9. anything you would like to emphasize for the admissions committee?

Does anyone know if I need to send in a thank-you letter?

Are you expected to really elaborate when you answer these questions? e.g. for #5 you probably shouldn't just name a book without any explanation, but how detailed should a typical answer be?

Not that detailed I'd say, but I think they are definitely expecting a coherent, reasoned explanation. I think my answers generally last just over 1 minute.

I had number 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 + Resume related questions. I think I talked way too much... So do we send a thank you letter?
Edit: They also asked me what would be my dream job.

[pandaaa]

In last Friday! Didn't know today because I didn't check all my inboxes (oops)

25th < GPA < 5Oth
LSAT > 75th

[KMart]

you do not need to send a thank you letter. in fact, i really recommend against it (this goes for OCI, too). the risk of messing something up with a grammar error or a blatant error is too high. if you expressed your enthusiasm for Harvard in your email but meant to send it to Chicago, it's an auto ding whereas if you do send one it's not an auto-admit. if it helps you relax, write one and let it sit in your drafts for a day before double and triple checking it prior to sending.