<p>2) When did you submit your application?
October 1st</p>
<p>3) How long/hard did you WORK on your app?
A good while.</p>
<p>4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yes, it was rather… unconventional and risky.</p>
<p>5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
Between living and dreaming.</p>
<p>6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
Extended essay! I talked about my non-academic passion!</p>
<p>7) In what do you want to major?
Double major biological sciences and economics.</p>
<p>8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Reach, as it should be for anyone.</p>
<p>9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
9.99, only school that tops Chicago on my list is Duke, but after careful thought I honestly would be ecstatic with either choice since they both offer me what I am looking for in an university, although in very different opposing aspects.</p>
<p>2) When did you submit your application?
Very late on November 1st.</p>
<p>3) How long/hard did you WORK on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P)?
I spent several weeks picking away at it, brainstorming the essays and short answers.</p>
<p>4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yes. I wrote about my love for Mumford & Sons and the way they give my hope for humanity.</p>
<p>5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
Don’t write about reverse psychology.</p>
<p>6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
I thought the reverse psychology one really showed a lot of my life, as it really is, not just the stats and schoolwork.</p>
<p>7) In what do you want to major?
Probably music.</p>
<p>8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Probably reach, but I’d like to think it’s closer to likely…</p>
<p>9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?</p>
<ol>
<li>I’ve never come across a school so perfect. I have other satisfying options if I don’t get in, but I will be sad, for sure.</li>
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<p>2) When did you submit your application?
Oct 31st or Nov 1st I can’t quite remember</p>
<p>3) How long/hard did you WORK on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P)?
Really hard… and probably the longest I’ve ever worked on one app at one time.</p>
<p>4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yessir! </p>
<p>5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
My own topic based around my love for the Great Gatsby and Minor Characters and Laboratories </p>
<p>6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
Ummm I always have a soft spot for my common app essay. It was the first one I wrote and I loved it.</p>
<p>7) In what do you want to major?
Biology and English with a possible minor in Computer Science </p>
<p>8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Geez, is this even a question? It’s the number 5 school in the nation! Reach for everyone right? </p>
<p>9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
9.88</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from
Arizona
2) When you submitted your application
10/21
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P)
Very very very long time
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yea, it was more of a list though.
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
My own!
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
I really liked my CA essay, but my extended essay was pretty creative too.
7) What you want to major in
Chemistry, linguistics, or languages
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Low reach
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
10!!!</p>
<p>so, i am waiting for the decision, anybody have a clue when results are going to be released? I saw on Collegeboard that it was going to be the 15th, but then right now i saw a post saying it’s the 19th… anybody have a concrete idea?</p>
<p>2) When did you submit your application?
Late Nov. 1</p>
<p>3) How long/hard did you WORK on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P)?
I worked super hard and long on it. I fell in love with my essay’s.</p>
<p>4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yep </p>
<p>5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
Would Hitler have a Twitter?</p>
<p>6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
My creative essay was crazy and very funny, so I’d have to say that one. But a close second would be the optional essay! I compares my love of reading to an acoholics’ addiction to liquor.</p>
<p>7) In what do you want to major?
Physical Chemistry with a potential future in statistical mehanics! </p>
<p>8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
I can’t say likely because I’m just too nervous! Plus I was just rejected to Penn so I’m a bit discouraged.</p>
<p>9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
10, can I say 11? Chicago is my 1st choice school.</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from
California
2) When you submitted your application
11/1
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app (very applicable for UChicago :P)
2 days. Two FULL days. Don’t judge D:
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Obviously
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
The living and dreaming one.
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
I dunno they all were mediocre.
7) What you want to major in
Applied mathematics
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Likely/Reach
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
9</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from
Texas
2) When you submitted your application
11/1
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app
About a week, on and off
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yes
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
Living and dreaming
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
I felt that all of my essays were strong, but I guess I would go with the Why Chicago because I made it concise, specific, and interesting.
7) What you want to major in
Biochemistry or Biomedical Engineering
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
Likely
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
10</p>
<p>I’m surprisingly more calm than I thought I would be. maybe that’s because I don’t have lots of time to freak out… still gotta submit all my RD apps.</p>
<p>1) Where you’re from
Arizona
2) When you submitted your application
10/30
3) How long/hard you WORKED on your app
A bit. I’m a very philosophical person so I just kinda wrote.
4) Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yeppers.
5) The topic you chose for your creative essay?
Living and Dreaming!
6) In your opinion, which was your best essay?
LIVING AND DREAMING. oh… and common app…
7) What you want to major in
Mathematics
8) Whether Chicago’s a safety/likely/reach school for you
At the risk of sounding pretentious… Likely.
9) How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1 to 10?
9 (10 is reserved for MIT and Harvard)</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Where are you from?
New Jersey</p></li>
<li><p>When did you submit your application?
By the deadline. </p></li>
<li><p>How long/hard did you work on your app?
I worked fairly hard on the application though it did feel a bit rushed at times. </p></li>
<li><p>Did you do the optional favorites essay?
Yes, but I didn’t answer it in the form of an essay. I mostly listed my favorite books, television programs, and music. </p></li>
<li><p>The topic you chose for your creative essay?
I chose the living and dreaming prompt. I thought that mine was fairly creative! </p></li>
<li><p>In your opinion, what was your best essay?
My creative essay was definitely the best (out of the Chicago supplement). The why Chicago essay was more or less a paragraph response. </p></li>
<li><p>What do you want to major in?
Either political science or philosophy. </p></li>
<li><p>Whether Chicago’s a reach/match/safety for you.
Probably a reach school</p></li>
<li><p>How badly do you want to go on a scale of 1…10?
10000!!!</p></li>
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