<p>Hmmm...So I am not applying to Chicago, but I didn't bother to take myself off the list and keep getting the emails...</p>
<p>I thought this one was pretty funny...they really are trying to lighten the mood</p>
<p>Top Ten Reasons to Turn in Your Regular Notification Application on Saturday: </p>
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<li>All we want for Christmas (and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and Winter Solstice) is your application! Make our dreams come true. </li>
<li>While you are finishing applications, some University of Chicago students are taking part in something more brutal: The Polar Bear Run (see Google for more information).</li>
<li>Where else will you be asked to make (and play) a life-size version of Settlers of Catan, and bring an elephant to campus? (UChicago students have done both!)</li>
<li>Research shows that the warm and fuzzy feeling you get after finishing a college application has been proven to cure Seasonal Affective Disorder. You won't need to invest in a special lamp.</li>
<li>You know you want to go to a school where the students are known as the Phoenixes, Phoenixi, Phoenixians...um, Maroons. </li>
<li>When your professor disappears for a few days, he's probably not turning into a werewolf...just discovering new dinosaurs. </li>
<li>9 out of 10 high school teachers agree that you do better on AP exams after you've exercised your brain by telling us how you did (or did not) get caught. </li>
<li>Rod Blagojevich's hair made an appearance on the University of Chicago's campus recently. Applying will get you one step closer to being able to throw a shoe at him. </li>
<li>You will have a chance to join the (mostly) hallowed halls of UChicago alumni, which are graced by Enrico Fermi, Indiana Jones, and...Tucker Max. </li>
<li>Nothing says "relaxing Winter Break" like finally being able to tell your parents you've finished applying to colleges. </li>
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<p>What do you think?</p>