UChicago 2013-2014 Essay Question Sneak Peeks

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<p>Hi everyone! We're getting in gear to release our 2013-2014 supplement essay questions on Thursday evening, but surprises are always more fun with a few hints. Throughout the week, we'll be releasing clues regarding next year's essay questions online that you're welcome to explore (and who knows, maybe you'll be able to guess the question from its clue!) These are not the full questions themselves, but every clue will correspond to a question. Have fun, and I'll post the full list on Thursday!</p>

<p>Monday's hint: mantisshrimp.uchicago.edu</p>

<p>PS: don't worry, you don't need to start your application on Thursday-- our Common Application and full supplement won't be available until August 1. We just hope this gives you a fun headstart on thinking through some of your options before you have to pick one and write.</p>

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<p>Nothing to see here folks, the ChicagoShadyDealer.com leaked them all already, move along.</p>

<p>=P</p>

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<p>Should be a great essay question.</p>

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<p>Here’s another hint: Master of the Biological Sciences Jose Quintans. His epic graduation hat. His favorite quote: “Yo soy yo y my microbioma”. </p>

<p><a href=“http://uchicagoadmissions.■■■■■■■■■■/post/52148446055/for-one-of-todays-uncommon-essay-hints-we-take[/url]”>http://uchicagoadmissions.■■■■■■■■■■/post/52148446055/for-one-of-todays-uncommon-essay-hints-we-take&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your third hint is this gif: <a href=“http://pictures.picasion.com/pic70/f5e7e23c625a0ca13b170631d242beca.gif[/url]”>http://pictures.picasion.com/pic70/f5e7e23c625a0ca13b170631d242beca.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And your fourth hint is this video, featuring admissions counselor Mitch Salm telling a few of his favorite jokes: [Hey</a> Mitch, Tell Us a Joke - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>

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<p>And yes, here are the real essay questions for this year! You’ll be able to start working officially on our Common App and Supplement beginning August 1 of this year at commonapp.org. You will only need to choose <em>one</em> of the following prompt options (although there will be one additional required essay and one optional essay included in our supplement in addition to these prompts).</p>

<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/essays/[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/essays/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>2013-14 essay questions:</p>

<p>ESSAY OPTION 1.
Winston Churchill believed “a joke is a very serious thing.” From Off-Off Campus’s improvisations to the Shady Dealer humor magazine to the renowned Latke-Hamantash debate, we take humor very seriously here at The University of Chicago (and we have since 1959, when our alums helped found the renowned comedy theater The Second City).</p>

<p>Tell us your favorite joke and try to explain the joke without ruining it.</p>

<p>Inspired by Chelsea Fine, Class of 2016</p>

<p>ESSAY OPTION 2.
In a famous quote by Jos</p>

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<p>oh how expected of Uchicago, to screw around with us and then to announce the most radical, eccentric essay prompts possible. hahah</p>

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<p>Ugh, I am struggling with these topics.</p>