Official UChicago 2012 Transfer thread

Transfer Students
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<p>There is a site, but maybe its not reliable, that lists transfer acceptance rates for a bunch of top schools and lists UChicago at 14%. But then I saw somewhere else it was 4-5% like you and others say. Here’s the site I’m talking about.</p>

<p>[Transfer</a> Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 – The Transfer Book](<a href=“http://thetransferbook.com/stats/]Transfer”>Transfer Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 - Transferweb)</p>

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<p>I really hope they do place a lot of emphasis on the essays. I really liked what I wrote, but I probably fall weaker on the stats/credentials.</p>

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<p>did you guys get a uchicago account email yet? and when are decisions usually posted?</p>

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<p>Nope, no email account. I assume they only give you that once you’ve been accepted. Not sure when decisions will come out either. Within the next two weeks I assume.</p>

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<p>I got an e-mail account only because I had applied to UChicago two times before =[. I just used my old information. But, I don’t know man…</p>

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<p>Anyone been contacted about missing items yet?</p>

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<p>I got an e-mail telling me to check my uchicago for a missing transcript, did any of you?</p>

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<p>yes. 10char</p>

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<p>No emails for me yet…</p>

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<p>I’m really nervous! This is my third time applying to this university! Every time, I have grown so much. I really hope that the “third time is the charm”!.</p>

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<p>I don’t think the acceptance rate was actually 5%. While that number is definitely realistic, there is no way Chicago could have pulled a 94% yield (it says 48 were accepted and 45 enrolled) for its transfer students; something about that seems off.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if being a waitlisted student last year helps?
Thx</p>

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<p>I don’t know. I was a defer-reject student (I don’t know if they waitlist deferred students). I’m kind of hoping they’d dig out my old files and read my old recommendations. My new recommendations are probably not as strong because I didn’t get the chance to know professors very well. I think they’re good, but they’ll be more generic.</p>

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<p>Does anyone have any idea when decisions will be released? And good luck to all applying!</p>

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<p>From last years thread it looks like they did not come out until May 9th/10th.</p>

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<p>That is so close! AH!</p>

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<p>I don’t expect much…I applied 2 times before already…:(</p>

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<p>Anyone know when/how we receive admission decisions?</p>

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<p>Early May should constitute as anytime between today and May 10th. Also according to last year’s transfer thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1016401-university-chicago-fall-2011-transfer-10.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1016401-university-chicago-fall-2011-transfer-10.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Decisions were released Monday, May 9th at around 2pm - 3pm EST. If the trend of decisions being released on second Monday of the month holds true decisions should be released on Monday, May 7th at around 2pm - 3pm EST.</p>

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<p>@avidstudent thanks mate. Is it released online or email/mail?</p>