I got waitlisted at UChicago without sending my ACT scores because I thought I had no chance of getting waitlisted or accepted. What should I do?
I never sent any standardized test scores when applying to Uchicago
I never sent any standardized test scores when applying to Uchicago
@MurphyBrown I never sent any standardized test scores when applying to Uchicago
How in the world can they wait list you if you never submitted scores? Chicago’s wait list doesn’t make any sense.
https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/firstyear#test-scores
Congrats, you somehow half got in without technically meeting the requirements for admissions. You should probably call and ask the admissions office what is going on and if you have any chance of getting in if you send in your scores.
The wait list is significantly larger than the accepted list. From which a very small amount get admitted.
Best of luck
My EC’s are world class, I think i would have gotten accepted if I sent in my scores. I believe they waitlisted me to let me know that I need to send my scores in.
I doubt it. A requirement is a requirement. They probably somehow didn’t notice, or you accidentally sent your scores somehow or you forgot about sending them.
I got accepted despite forgetting to send my scores until late February (feb. 5th materials deadline). Sending your scores could potentially make you more desirable when they turn to the wait list, though I doubt it will make or break a decision like that. It definitely can’t hurt. They must like you or it would have been counted as incomplete
@HydeSnark I double checked and I confirmed that I did not send my scores to UChicago, there is no way that they did not notice that my scores were missing.
Ahhhh. They did see my act scores because it was reported on my common application. I forgot to send them 1 additional required supplement essay. What should i do about this? @MurphyBrown
can you also link me to the post about the girl taken off of the waitlist
I just scanned through that old thread, and it looks like people who were accepted off the waitlist early were those who hadn’t shown a ton of interest in their application. Once they emailed admissions expressing their continued interest in the school, a few were offered admission. There was a girl who hadn’t interviewed, a guy who didn’t send one of their supplement essays, someone who applied late. If these anecdotes are believable, it is possible that sending scores and showing additional interest could sway the decision
@MurphyBrown I never sent in one of the required supplement essays. I
Is this for real?
@Waiting2exhale yes it is very real lol
Wait. No formal submission of standardized scores, AND no supplemental…
Dude, is it possible there are angels on your shoulders?
Question: Do you choose to attend UChicago, should they call you off the list? I would be a little concerned that after notification to them that these components were missing that they might simply place the application in a trash bin.
Additionally, did you fill it out just on a hoot? a whim? You know life at UChi would not be as kind to you as this seemingly incredible set of … game-changing oversight with its lean toward a positive outcome, right?
@Waiting2exhale they did see my act scores, they were on my common app i just didn’t send a supplement
I will definitely accept if they call me off the list. I believe that they waitlisted me to give me time to submit my supplement because I have that option in the waitlist portal. Dude I know that UChi is not an easy school. I am planning on studying computer science.
Right, I know they saw note of your ACT scores, but as I understand it, each college requires official receipt of said scores. As noted, though, the wind seems to be at your back.
As such, I wish you luck. ( I would suppose that there will be many who are being driven to resentment right now, but none of us ever really know how this stuff works, and there is no point in throwing arrows at an @emuman5 kewpie doll - gotta move on.)
Make all points of contact as you have been directed, and hold out for the best.