Common App EA still 11/1??

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Was the deadline extension exclusively for those having difficulties on CA, or is it for everyone? Are you supposed to prove you are having difficulties?</p>

<p>Their admissions page (<a href="https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/firstyear/%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/firstyear/&lt;/a&gt;) says: "The deadline for Early Action applications has been extended to November 8, 2013 for those experiencing technological difficulties when submitting their application and supporting materials. [...]"</p>

<p>After I got the email I assumed it would be 11/8, but now that it is not changing on CA for a while, does it not apply?</p>

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<p>Common app EA is still due by 11/1 (in TX). Even other colleges which extended the due date by one week show original due date in common app. This is the common app system issue. I also assume the due date was extended to 11/8.
But I asked my D to complete her application before 11/1 if possible although the date was extended.</p>

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<p>This is on the UChicago admissions tumblr:
[UChicago</a> College Admissions, Hi! Has the EA deadline been changed to November 8th for all students applying early, or is it specifically for students who are having technical difficulties with submitting their applications? Thanks!](<a href=“http://uchicagoadmissions.■■■■■■■■■■/post/64739971910/hi-has-the-ea-deadline-been-changed-to-november-8th]UChicago”>http://uchicagoadmissions.■■■■■■■■■■/post/64739971910/hi-has-the-ea-deadline-been-changed-to-november-8th)</p>

<p>Yes, the date has been extended for everyone applying ea</p>

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<p>I’m wondering about this too. It’s been 5 days since the last post here and I still don’t see a change on CA. An essay can never be too polished so ideally I would like to hold off submitting my app until the night before the deadline even though I’m not one of those people who experienced problems with CA.</p>

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<p>I emailed the admissions department about this earlier this morning and if I get a response I will post it here. I want to know as well, and that tumblr link doesn’t work.</p>

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<p>Hmm, the link takes you to tumblr, but not the specific post. Oh well. Here is a link for a more formal and official statement from UChicago:
<a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>"The deadline for Early Action applications has been extended to November 8, 2013 for those experiencing technological difficulties when submitting their application and supporting materials. Please contact us at <a href=“mailto:collegeadmissions@uchicago.edu”>collegeadmissions@uchicago.edu</a>, or call 773.702.8650 if you need assistance.</p>

<p>Please note that our Early Action financial aid application deadline is also November 1. If you should need additional time to complete your admission application due to technological difficulties, you may submit aid documents after the priority date."</p>

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<p>So, I called the admissions department in the afternoon, and the sense I got from the person on the phone was that they would like people to submit their apps by the November 1 deadline. So I would suggest that, regardless of the extension, you should still try an submit your app before the 1st, unless you are one of those experiencing difficulties and actually need the extension.</p>