Chicago C/O 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

[lemonparty]

Hey friends, I just had my interview with UChicago. Wanted to know if there's anything I could/should do at this point. Should I reach out to the admissions committee? Do I just wait and see at this point?

A simple thank you email is fine (though not necessary), but beyond that you should just sit back, relax and wait! They generally seem to have a quick turnaround after interviews. Good luck!!

Thank you!! I think I will send a thank-you email. Do you know who I should send the email to? Should I just respond to the Interview Confirmation email that was sent out? Is there a way I can directly email the person who interviewed me?

I found my interviewer's email on their admissions section of the website! PM me if you can't find it and I can help

[KMart]

I think last year I just sent the thank you to admissions. Don't worry too much about it; sit back and relax and best of luck to you!

[bezmialem]

Does anyone remember what the last day to interview was?

[genericwit]

Does anyone remember what the last day to interview was?

This upcoming Friday, if I remember the signups correctly.

[Rajcharon]

Thanks for your help!! Also, do you guys know roughly what proportion of people who got a call for an interview actually get accepted? I just want to get a sense of where I stand atm

[annaliesman]

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[Bearlyalive]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

[dogday793]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

With your numbers I'm surprised you didn't get a Ruby offer.

[cranburial]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

Was it 90k? If so I got the same thing. Just wondering if it's either the Ruby or half off tuition (90k), or if the scholarship amount can vary.

[Bearlyalive]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

With your numbers I'm surprised you didn't get a Ruby offer.

/shrug, it is what it is. Maybe my being from California made them think I was less likely to come to the windy city if staying warm at SLS was an option (which it currently isn't yet, but that aside ).

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

Was it 90k? If so I got the same thing. Just wondering if it's either the Ruby or half off tuition (90k), or if the scholarship amount can vary.

120k. If you'd be more tempted by that offer, negotiate away! We're rooting for you

[dogday793]

/shrug, it is what it is. Maybe my being from California made them think I was less likely to come to the windy city if staying warm at SLS was an option (which it currently isn't yet, but that aside ).

Either way you have some great options!

[Paulaaxox]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

Was it 90k? If so I got the same thing. Just wondering if it's either the Ruby or half off tuition (90k), or if the scholarship amount can vary.

I also got the 90K offer. Is this just merit or also need-based?

[Bearlyalive]

Just got my scholarship letter from Chicago. Not bad, but also definitely not enough to sway me from my other offers. Could probably try to negotiate for more, but not sold on the school enough to bother with the extra effort. Ah well, one less to choose from.

Was it 90k? If so I got the same thing. Just wondering if it's either the Ruby or half off tuition (90k), or if the scholarship amount can vary.

I also got the 90K offer. Is this just merit or also need-based?

I believe that Chicago does them as a combined offer, so both. I think that the consensus is that Chicago does very little actual need-based aid, and that you can fairly accurately predict someone's total scholarship based on merit factors.

Mine was definitely entirely merit based; parents make too much.

[BananaSplit626]

I'm sorry if this has been covered earlier in the thread, but can someone tell me when the first seat deposit deadline is?

I'm waitlisted and just curious. Thanks.

[Tycho]

I'm sorry if this has been covered earlier in the thread, but can someone tell me when the first seat deposit deadline is?

I'm waitlisted and just curious. Thanks.

April 29.

[skimmilk]

My interview went fairly well, I thought. All the questions were ones I found in here, except for the ones specific to my resume. But who knows? No idea how I even got the interview. My scores are not really up to par, and I'm not URM. But now that I interviewed well, I'll be totally heartbroken to get the rejection/waitlist that I know is inevitable.

I guess I'll find out in 2-3 weeks, judging by notification trends.

Edit: Also, I went UR2 immediately after my interview.

right there with you. reach for me to even get interviewed, I know the WL is coming, but its hard not to be blindly optimistic.

Not to get your hopes up, but I thought UChicago was a reach for me too and was accepted with a small scholly offer (probably need-based but who knows). I honestly would not have even applied to UChicago had they not sent a waiver because I assumed I had no chance. When they sent the interview invite I had no idea what to do because I hadn't actually considered an invite to be a possibility lol My point is, don't sell yourself short, they wouldn't have interviewed you if they were not interested in possibly accepting you! (Also not a URM, by the way)

[Tycho]

My interview went fairly well, I thought. All the questions were ones I found in here, except for the ones specific to my resume. But who knows? No idea how I even got the interview. My scores are not really up to par, and I'm not URM. But now that I interviewed well, I'll be totally heartbroken to get the rejection/waitlist that I know is inevitable.

I guess I'll find out in 2-3 weeks, judging by notification trends.

Edit: Also, I went UR2 immediately after my interview.

right there with you. reach for me to even get interviewed, I know the WL is coming, but its hard not to be blindly optimistic.

Not to get your hopes up, but I thought UChicago was a reach for me too and was accepted with a small scholly offer (probably need-based but who knows). I honestly would not have even applied to UChicago had they not sent a waiver because I assumed I had no chance. When they sent the interview invite I had no idea what to do because I hadn't actually considered an invite to be a possibility lol My point is, don't sell yourself short, they wouldn't have interviewed you if they were not interested in possibly accepting you! (Also not a URM, by the way)

+1. This was me exactly. Very glad to have UChi as an option.

[RZ5646]

Are Chicago acceptances by email or phone?

[theconsigliere]

Are Chicago acceptances by email or phone?

Email

[Topszn]

My interview went fairly well, I thought. All the questions were ones I found in here, except for the ones specific to my resume. But who knows? No idea how I even got the interview. My scores are not really up to par, and I'm not URM. But now that I interviewed well, I'll be totally heartbroken to get the rejection/waitlist that I know is inevitable.

I guess I'll find out in 2-3 weeks, judging by notification trends.

Edit: Also, I went UR2 immediately after my interview.

right there with you. reach for me to even get interviewed, I know the WL is coming, but its hard not to be blindly optimistic.

Not to get your hopes up, but I thought UChicago was a reach for me too and was accepted with a small scholly offer (probably need-based but who knows). I honestly would not have even applied to UChicago had they not sent a waiver because I assumed I had no chance. When they sent the interview invite I had no idea what to do because I hadn't actually considered an invite to be a possibility lol My point is, don't sell yourself short, they wouldn't have interviewed you if they were not interested in possibly accepting you! (Also not a URM, by the way)

Thanks for that! Hopefully i'll end up a similar boat to yourself, a little scholly money wouldn't hurt either but I'm not going to get greedy... such a fantastic option to have under anyone's belt, it'll certainly make my Fall plans a lot harder to decide on...

[genericwit]

My interview went fairly well, I thought. All the questions were ones I found in here, except for the ones specific to my resume. But who knows? No idea how I even got the interview. My scores are not really up to par, and I'm not URM. But now that I interviewed well, I'll be totally heartbroken to get the rejection/waitlist that I know is inevitable.

I guess I'll find out in 2-3 weeks, judging by notification trends.

Edit: Also, I went UR2 immediately after my interview.

right there with you. reach for me to even get interviewed, I know the WL is coming, but its hard not to be blindly optimistic.

Not to get your hopes up, but I thought UChicago was a reach for me too and was accepted with a small scholly offer (probably need-based but who knows). I honestly would not have even applied to UChicago had they not sent a waiver because I assumed I had no chance. When they sent the interview invite I had no idea what to do because I hadn't actually considered an invite to be a possibility lol My point is, don't sell yourself short, they wouldn't have interviewed you if they were not interested in possibly accepting you! (Also not a URM, by the way)

Thanks for that! Hopefully i'll end up a similar boat to yourself, a little scholly money wouldn't hurt either but I'm not going to get greedy... such a fantastic option to have under anyone's belt, it'll certainly make my Fall plans a lot harder to decide on...

That's so fantastic to hear. I'm worried because I didn't apply until January, but that's when I got my email invitation to apply. I'm so worried, but as I was applying, I kind of fell in love with the school and would love to go there, even if in a whole bunch of debt.

I'm doing my other scholarship negotiations so half-heartedly, because I'm holding out hope that Chicago might take me.

I hope they get back to us next week rather than April.


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Edit: I also resent my thank you note specifically to my interviewer. I got back a generic reply from the admissions office, and I'm not sure if it was forwarded. I hope that wasn't a stupid thing to do.

[plzacceptmethx]

I went UR 2 on 3/15 but haven't heard anything, i.e. no interview request. Is it safe to assume rejection?

[hopeful94]

I went UR 2 on 3/15 but haven't heard anything, i.e. no interview request. Is it safe to assume rejection?

Could also be WL. Or maybe you're still in the running, it's getting to the point in the cycle where they may no longer be able to accommodate all of the remaining interviews they'd like to conduct. It ain't over til it's over. I'm at UR2 3/15 after an interview 3/11. Let's wait it out together.

[phasematch]

Apologies if this has already been addressed. I was UR1 1/22, UR2 3/15, and UR3 3/24. I did not receive an interview request. What is going on? (On the way to be dinged?)

[DeanStrangJr]

Interviewed at the beginning of this wave 3/7...

Just got my second UR since the interview 3/24.

Decisions soon?