<p>I was never instructed on how to put together an app, and as such, I apparent;y left alot out. I didn't put down, for example, that I was a commended scholar, took the AIME and got a 4, won two programming awards, and some other stuff. Is there anyway to get that info to U of C, or am I too late.</p>
<p>When you submit your midyear grades on-line, you will also be asked if there is anything additional you wish to note - so you will be able do it that way quite easily.</p>
<p>Good, I hope adding those things + Eagle scout will help my chances.</p>
<p>The other option is to send an update letter - should be concise - around midyear's time. </p>
<p>Congrat's on your Eagle!</p>
<p>how would we submit them on-line?</p>
<p>Last year, at least, Chicago asked RD applicant to self-report midyear years online. This process also included a free text area to include any additional information. The self-reported grades were to be followed up with the official report submitted by the GC. The GC midyear report also included an area for the GC to include additional information. </p>
<p>If the on-line reporting is not being done this year, you could still send a short update letter. My son waited until late February to send an updates letter to his admissions rep so that he could include an additional set of awards. His update letter followed the format suggested by his admissions rep at Chicago - <em>very</em> brief, just a restatement of interest and a bullet point for each award. The danger of waiting until this late is that the application will already have been processed.</p>
<p>when would this be...early february?</p>
<p>Hard to say for sure ... if you aren't waiting on competition results I think late January - early February is safer than late February. I feel that an update would be most important for a borderline application - if you're, you're in, if you're out, you're out. If your application may be on the fence, showing continued interest and results - without annoying your local admissions rep - might be useful. From what we gathered, the way to avoid annoying your rep is to send important information only - in a concise format. </p>
<p>My son closed his update letter that, if he could manage the finances, he would attend Chicago. He copied his GC on this (so she would know if there were any behind the scenes conversations) and, most importantly, he meant it. He sent update letters to the rest of his RD schools sans the closing paragraph.</p>