Hello everyone! It seems as if many of us from the RD pool were waitlisted, and thus I thought I would begin this thread for us all to talk about the waitlist and UChicago in general! Feel free to introduce yourself and maybe talk about why you like UChicago, what other school you applied to, etc. <3 Can’t wait to meet you all, and I wish us all luck on the waitlist!
Just as a reference, approximately 78% of the RD applicants on the UChicago thread were waitlisted. That just shows how difficult it is… you’re not alone! That being said, there’s still a chance that you’ll be accepted. Remember that the college you go to doesn’t define who you are or how successful you’ll become; it’s what you do that makes the difference. Good luck to everyone! 
That being said, CC is a small sample size compared to the general applicant population, but even when taking population size into account, the amount of waitlists is still significant.
Not taking my spot on the waitlist, so best of luck to you all!
May you have better fortunes than I!
The number of waitlists tho…wow.
I just thought that waitlists were a bit rarer than this.
@Kasami I second that!
i know .why so many waitlist
Two of my friends also applied and they both got waitlisted, too. I’ll be interested to see the statistics when they come out.
Dang, I’m super surprised to be wait listed considering my application was within the lower stats of UChicago
All of my friends who applied to UChicago RD were waitlisted as well. Statistics would be interesting to see.
I’ll be taking my spot on the waitlist since it’s the highest school that I haven’t gotten a rejection from so far.
See you guys in May haha!
oh well this is sobering
i decided to remain on the waitlist. How about you guys
Hmmm any idea how many applied RD? I guess that wouldn’t even take into account deferred applicants either. But if that post on the other thread was true about the waitlist being 1000 or so people, that could at least help us get an estimate if we knew the number of applicants.
I am grateful to have at least been waitlisted, but now that means I have to stress about this for another two months, haha
We’re on the island of misfit toys.
I accepted my waitlist as well. UChicago wasn’t high on my list, but I’m trying to look at the bright side- we didn’t get rejected guys!
Does anyone know how many of the applicants get waitlisted? I mean cc is kind of a skew population to examine. Also, logically, why would they offer a waitlist spot to someone they don’t want… I don’t think UChig wants to waste their own time
I think I’m going to give it a few days and then call UC to see if they will release info about how many total applicants were waitlisted. Also have to take into account that some may not accept their spots
When do waitlisted applicants hear about final decisions? Would it be sometime in May, or more like June? Or does everybody hear at different times?