<p>Yes I agree the topics are much better than last year’s. I like how they helped us out by sending the topics to us when common app pushed their date back a whole month, which would’ve been so crucial (to have July). I really like this school and would really like to get it!
Cant wait!</p>
<p>I’ll be applying as well! And I really like the essays too. As @RajLon said, they are better than last year’s. Lots of opportunity for creative stuff!</p>
<p>What’s the average word length for the uChicago essays?</p>
<p>^ Somewhere around 500-600 words is recommended? In any case, they don’t want you to end up writing a novel for each one xD</p>
<p>By the way, has anyone received a shirt from Chicago? I got one in the mail a few months ago and was very surprised to say the least. I’m actually wearing it as I type :p</p>
<p>^ What! Jealous! >o< lol</p>
<p>I got one a while back too… But it was way oversized! :)</p>
<p>I think the shirts were sent to people who sent Chicago their SAT scores…</p>
<p>Ya that’s what their letter said</p>
<p>hmm i think ill be applying EA here and ED Pomona</p>
<p>I’m applying :D</p>
<p>I’m loving the essay topics.</p>
<p>^I second both!</p>
<p>I am applying EA here for sure, I have already started working on UChicago’s essay!!!</p>
<p>I’m really excited about this whole process. Early action here we come. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Can someone link me the prompts for this year? I saw something about them being on another thread but I can’t find it.</p>
<p>nvm got it 
my eyes seem to ignore threads without the yellow dots next to them lol</p>
<p>Ah! I love this school! I’ll be applying EA for sure! :]</p>
<p>I just decided in the past week or so that I want to apply. And now I’m pretty excited about the school. : D</p>
<p>^ Awesome; welcome to the club :D</p>
<p>Wait…they send you a t-shirt for sending them your SAT scores? How long does it take to arrive?</p>
<p>Thanks fledgling! initially i had written it off b/c i was like, i don’t want to go to a school full of socially awkward nerds. Then i was like, wait–I’M a nerd. (I know not everyone at Chicago is socially awkward; just a joke!) I also wasn’t a fan of the core, but then I did this socially awkward nerdy thing I like to do, which is lovingly peruse course catalogs and get excited about what classes I could take, and I learned more about the core and… well, and got excited about what classes I could take. Haha.</p>