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

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[GoogleWasMyIdea]

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[Draconem]

Submitted late November, UR since 12/5 and no interview request.

Should I be expecting a rejection, or is it too early for speculation?

[03282016]

[stressball2015]

Next wave, which I would estimate happens in 2-4 weeks

YAY MORE WAITING I'M SO THRILLED.

[03282016]

[stressball2015]

Next wave, which I would estimate happens in 2-4 weeks

YAY MORE WAITING I'M SO THRILLED.

maintain your chill

Haha, fair enough.

[ugg]

Finally at UR3...

[mocktrialstyle]

Long time lurker. Was waitlisted at Chicago yesterday. It is my number one choice and I would love to go there. Any ideas and suggestions to help my chances of getting off the waitlist? I currently teach at a school on the South Side right below Hyde Park (which I mentioned in my PS) and am planning to further connect that in my LOCI.

Any suggestions would be great! And if anyone has some grasp on how likely it is to get off a waitlist at Chicago?

Thank you!

[skimmilk]

I had my interview earlier this week. My interviewer asked questions that she was reading straight from a list (the majority of which came from the list posted earlier ITT, with the exception of 2 or 3 questions), but I wouldn't describe it as "cold." Just not as conversational as your common interview. But I was prepared for that by reading a lot of the posts here, so I didn't really phase me.

Just my opinion, but I think the purpose of the interview is to see how poised you are in a high stakes situation. The couple of questions I was asked that weren't ITT definitely threw me off briefly, but I kept my cool and took about 3-5 seconds to gather my thoughts and give a coherent answer. Just go with the flow and don't sweat it. Overall pretty good experience and I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Feel free to PM me if you have more specific questions!

Were the questions that threw you off personal to just your application or were they very general (but unexpected)? If they were general would you mind sharing? Thanks!

[skimmilk]

Just curious, how long did it take for most RD admits to get a decision after their interview? Also for those who were recently waitlisted or rejected, did you interview?

[cc1012]

Just curious, how long did it take for most RD admits to get a decision after their interview? Also for those who were recently waitlisted or rejected, did you interview?

Interviewed late December.
Waitlisted a couple days ago.

[theconsigliere]

Had interview recently. Mine was very casual. I was asked the standard 3 questions: why law? Why now? Why Chicago? But after that we talked about casual topics like the powerball. To me it felt like the interviewer was trying to answer the question, "would I (or other people) enjoy having this person as a coworker?"

[Mrocky2]

Had my interview a while back. 1 weird question was if you were the moderator for the presidential debates, what is one question you would ask the candidates?

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Had my interview a while back. 1 weird question was if you were the moderator for the presidential debates, what is one question you would ask the candidates?

Woah. That is definitely a weird question, but I wish I had gotten it.

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[GrumpyYellowOgre]

You should expect new questions, especially if the list of questions they already draw from is so easily available.

Also had my interview recently and found the descriptions in this thread to be pretty accurate.

[Legendary]

Had my interview recently, and was surprised by the questions asked. Very few actually corresponded to the list of questions ITT (maybe 1-2 for the whole 30 minutes).

Any surprising ones you're willing to share?

Apologize for the super late reply -- one was: "What do you think about the state of US-Canada affairs currently and moving forward?"

I'm Canadian, so I think this would have something to do with it.

[GoogleWasMyIdea]

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[landshoes]

Another note - Chicago accepts a LOT of students from the waitlist. Much of my class, in fact, got in off the waitlist. If you want to be here, ride it out.

Good to know... Do any of those kids get $$?

I did.

[Duggiiee]

Another note - Chicago accepts a LOT of students from the waitlist. Much of my class, in fact, got in off the waitlist. If you want to be here, ride it out.

Good to know... Do any of those kids get $$?

I did.

Do you mind telling how much-ish and stats? Interested waitlister here.

If not, totally cool.

[landshoes]

I PM'd but don't want to post as it's relatively identifying.

[landshoes]

I've gotten a few PMS. Generally, I didn't "do" anything to make it happen, although I think I sent a short LOCI at some point stating that I was still very interested. A lot of it is just luck in terms of how the applicant pool shakes out (what scores they need, whether they can admit someone with your stats, etc.) I would suggest that anyone who is very interested arrange a visit to the school, both to demonstrate your interest and to see if you're a good fit for UChicago. Visiting will also give you something else to write to the admissions office about!

I would also suggest, as always, being polite and respectful of the admissions office and their time. They are great people, be nice to them!

I didn't get off of the waitlist until the summer. So my number one suggestion would be to try not to dwell on it. I know it's frustrating to have nothing to do, but mostly this decision is out of your hands.

Good luck!

[jnwa]

Had my interview recently, and was surprised by the questions asked. Very few actually corresponded to the list of questions ITT (maybe 1-2 for the whole 30 minutes).

Any surprising ones you're willing to share?

Apologize for the super late reply -- one was: "What do you think about the state of US-Canada affairs currently and moving forward?"

I'm Canadian, so I think this would have something to do with it.

LMAO @ this question...im Canadian as well and i dont even know how i would have answered that. It seems so formal. My interview was downright jolly compared to that.

[texasellewoods]

I AM FEELING THE CHICAGO HYPE SO MUCH RIGHT NOW

Already picked out an apartment and found my favorite running paths and picnic spots and I just want them to love me pls