Yeah, that person might’ve only thought to post their acceptance just yesterday. If they had really been taken off the waitlist, they probably would have explicitly said so.
Would it be wise to put my financial situation in my LOCI? I’m worried about even going to college since I have to pay 50,000 a year for every school I got in, meaning i’ll have to take a gap year. However, I don’t think they are need-blind for waitlist, so i’m mixed if I should add this or not.
My D’s guidance counselor emailed us today to say U Chicago is “moving in their wait list” and to find out what my D’s pulse is on U Chicago. I don’t know if this is a good or bad sign. At this point my D may have moved on and become ready to commit to another school. No deposit sent yet.
@Houston1021 Good luck to your daughter! 
At this point, I’m pretty much been focusing on the schools that have accepted me. I just had an interview for the Isermann Medal Finalist for New College of Florida, so I’m hoping something good comes out of that. I can honestly say that if (when) UChicago doesn’t come around, I think I’ll be happy wherever I end up, and maybe in the future I’ll apply for UChicago’s grad school (if I’m still not bitter 
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@Houston1021 Could you clarify what “moving in their wait list” means? Thank you for the information!
@Meganerd2012 Yes, that’s also what I’m doing. At this point, I highly doubt I will be taken off the waitlist even if there are seats left. I sent in my LOCI several weeks ago and they have probably reviewed my file by now (rejected already). Even so, we can be happy without UChicago! If they don’t need us, we don’t need them.
Those were the words the counselor used. She said to let her know if my daughter really wants to go to Chicago. Our counselor used to be at Penn and knows Nondorf really well. I assume she meant they are beginning to use the waitlist as accepted students tell them no. My D told the counselor she was no longer interested in U Chicago. If she were to attend full pay the UC estimated cost would be $30,000 more a year than a school where she has received a large scholarship and $12,500 more a year than another of her top schools full pay. She wants to save some $ for med/grad school.
@Houston1021 That sounds like a smart decision on your daughter’s behalf. From your other posts, I can see that she also has Rice and Emory, which are both excellent options (even if she decides to go somewhere else). You should be very proud of her!
Again, thank you for sharing information
Any other news?
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I don’t think anyone from college confidential was contacted last week and the odds of it happening this week are close to none:/
@Cobra7 What makes you say that the chances are close to none?
@chessplayer101 The longer we are on the waitlist, the less chance we have of being accepted to UChicago.
@Bakasworld
True since they pick who they really want early. Hopefully there will be 10 spots left for us in the first week of May.
I’m pretty sure my chances of getting in will be pretty much close to none since my mom’s pretty upset on how they handle the waitlist and she’s writing a letter. I don’t really care at this point since I’m not getting in anyways, and I totally feel the same way she does, so I’m not stopping her at all.
@Meganerd2012 Just in case you are one of the lucky few students who are accepted off the waitlist, you should probably ask your mom to send the strongly-worded letter after you find out about your admission decision haha! :))
Regardless how remote for those who are on the waitlist to get off. Just want to cheer you that my D got off the list at the end of April, she was one of the 17 lucky ones that year.
@artloversplus appreciate the positive comment! If you don’t mind me asking, what year was she on the list?
2010
@Houston1021 Judging by what previous waitlist threads have said as well as my own experience, what that actually means is “we are willing to offer you a place off the waitlist” (but making sure they won’t lose yield by offering it to someone who does not want it). But your daughter’s decision sounds good too and it’s great that she’s sure about it. All the best to her and another kid on the waitlist will appreciate it.
She committed to Rice yesterday. She is going to contact all of her wait list schools and let them know to take her off the wait list. Good Luck to everyone.
Just sent in an update and told them after considering all of my available options, I’m making an informed decision to 100% commit if accepted off the waitlist.