<p>Just in case you guys didn’t know the logistics. EA applicants for UChicago 2012: 10,361. Now imagine reading all of our essays. Kudos to UChicago.</p>
<p>Unless the person that I was able to contact had the wrong information, it is 4PM EST. So everyone can start counting down to that time.</p>
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<p>Imagine how many of those essays are on the Waldo prompt…</p>
<p>@wallysmithjr</p>
<p>according to whom/what source?</p>
<p>That number is horrifying…</p>
<p>I was admitted REA to Stanford, but just wanted to stop by and wish everyone here luck!</p>
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<p>UChicago released that number a couple of weeks ago.</p>
<p>I am super nervous because my cousin is applying. Hope she gets in! I think she has a great shot (valedictorian, 2380, 800/800/800 on subject exams).</p>
<p>I can’t imagine why so many people did the Waldo essay. Maybe you guys like a challenge? I tried it and just could not do it. Why it attracted me so much, I have no idea- maybe because it was so unique. But I’m happy with my “past for a gift” one, so we’ll see how that goes.</p>
<p>I want to get in so badly…</p>
<p>Yet, at the same time, I’ve almost already accepted a deferral. I know that in terms of stats, I am definitely qualified. However, my essays aren’t particularly strong, something that UChicago looks for. Then again, though, whether an essay is good is definitely subjective.</p>
<p>What I am hoping against hope for is an acceptance.</p>
<p>Oh god… can’t focus on my trends paper right now. To think in less than 20 hours we’ll be hitting our heads on our desks as we wait for our accounts to load… </p>
<p>On that thought - I hope my computer doesn’t lag while I log in. That kind of pressure would be unbearable. Just imagine, it could pop up at any time</p>
<p>Can a school that only marks Standardized Test Scores as “Considered” really have an SAT Score Range for each section that lies in the 700-780/790?</p>
<p>How do you guys feel about that?</p>
<p>ACT/SAT scores are a lot more important than any admissions officer will admit to. If essays truly weighed as much as they say they do, I don’t think they would be that high.</p>
<p>The waldo prompt didnt really do it for me either. All my friends who applied used the waldo prompt citing its open-ended-ness and creativity, but honestly I felt like it was gunna get bandwagoned + I couldn’t make my essay intense enough so instead I wrote about the archenemy prompt.</p>
<p>So, as per the refreshing the email tomorrow… will they send out emails to only those accepted? I feel like I read that somewhere.</p>
<p>I couldn’t do the Waldo prompt either, I ended up going for the “Past for your Present” one.</p>
<p>Everyone gets an email to check their uchicago account</p>
<p>they will send out emails to all applicants. guys good luck 
you guys are all amazing i’m sure you guys will get in… but i’m so worried/ scared for myself =<em>= what are you guys planning on doing with your uchicago merchandise if you guys are deferred/rejected? i really want to wear my uchicago shirt… never wore it before… but i’m afraid to jinx it 0</em>o</p>
<p>Ugh… Just took my microeconomics final and global politics essay final on what I believe the world will be like in 2050. Home all day tomorrow refreshing… and refreshing… and refreshing…</p>
<p>[Inside</a> The Admissions Game - Newsweek and The Daily Beast](<a href=“http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1999/04/04/inside-the-admissions-game.html]Inside”>http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1999/04/04/inside-the-admissions-game.html)</p>
<p>Has anyone else read this? It’s fascinating. I wonder how applicable it is to today’s admissions team, considering it’s from 1999</p>