<p>The way I’ve been looking at it is to just stop taking it so damn seriously. This isn’t going to be your life defining moment and you’ll look back on it 15 years from now and think how silly you were to stress so much. I imagine RD will be much more stressful because you won’t have any more plan Bs, but I see all of this stress as unnecessary, or maybe I’m just good at dealing with it. </p>
<p>and another day passes…</p>
<p>good luck to everyone receiving decisions later today!</p>
<p>@Killavata HOW DO You know? Did they officially announce it?</p>
<p>Does anyone have an opinion on how much being selected for UChicago fly-in helps?</p>
<p>Hey guys! EA Applicant here.
Is there anyone else here who wrote on the Odd Numbers prompt?
If yes, then did you try to write about how odd numbers are <em>literally</em> odd or did you guys just metaphorically interpret it? 
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<p>I wrote about odd numbers. Odd has two meanings, so I talked about how the numbers literally had both meanings if that makes sense.</p>
<p>tip: don’t read the results from previous years. it will be disheartening</p>
<p>@Awflapjackz yeah I wish somebody had told me that two weeks ago haha</p>
<p><strong><em>JUST A NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO GOT IN TO THEIR ED SCHOOLS</em></strong></p>
<p>Please RETRACT/RESCIND your applications, including UChicago - ASAP. Not only because you will be attending your ED choice, but because it also opens up a slot for an EA kid already, possibly one on a deferral list.</p>
<p>Please do this. I am sure you would want someone to do that for you, opening up a slot.</p>
<p>THANK YOU!!!</p>
<p>i am not sure that withdrawing UChicago application now would change much… btw i didn’t get into Cornell. So UChicago and Dartmouth are so far the top colleges on my list.</p>
<p>Who else feels an insane amount of self-pressure to get into UChicago now that ED decisions are out?</p>
<p>@gossipgirlxox My College Advisor gave me a side note</p>
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<p>me</p>
<p>@unproductive I totally do. I got rejected from Columbia so I’m feeling very discouraged 
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<p>Good its not just me then. Every second that passes by just makes me so anxious. And to see all these top-tier acceptances scares me. @kaynicholette hopefully things work out for the both of us!</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.68 unweighted. I didn’t take any AP or honors classes freshman year. Sophomore year I took 1 honors class. My class rank is 21% and my high school is not “incredible”. </p>
<p>I will not be getting into UChicago. End of story.</p>
<p>ed decisions made me nervous and i didn’t even apply ed anywhere. just seeing all of these top kids rejected by their first choice schools is saddening. i hope everything works out for everyone here.</p>
<p>@unproductive I know I’m terrified, it’s such a crapshoot that I tried not to take the rejection personally but it definitely stung. and discouraged me… Praying things work out for us both as well!</p>
<p>Just got deferred from Brown, I’m really keeping my fingers crossed for UChicago now </p>
<h2>Hey guys! I applied to EA class of 2019 too! I probably wont get in though. I dont test well in writing 
SAT 1510/2120, GPA 3.5. But I spent a great deal of time craving my essay and I really really want you guys to critique it. I take pride in my work 
but I also want feedback. I drew inspirations from epics of the past, Iliad Odyssey and Paradise Lost. I also drew reference from my Chinese heritage, mythology and tried to link it to UChi. Hopefully you would like it!</h2>
<p>How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to Chicago.</p>
<p>“Besides, what particular body I now occupy is trivial. The important thing is what I am BECOMING.”</p>
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<li>Francis Dolarhyde</li>
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<p>While not as dramatic (or insane) as the sentiments expressed by Dolarhyde, I have always wanted to become a phoenix—an eternal bird. I want to metamorphosize, but I need my chrysalis. Like the August Rooster in the Chinese Zodiac that has represented me from birth, I stand upon the seemingly insurmountable Aonian mount, gazing upward, wings extended, awaiting the catalytic muses for transformation.</p>
<p>Enthralled by its eternal nature, I have sought knowledge by reading great classics such as Paradise Lost by John Milton. After all, withstanding the harsh test of time must represent some form of eternalness. However, although phenomenal, the classics did not feel like the nirvana that I was seeking—it felt external and arbitrary. There must be something more fundamental, more a priori, so to speak. It was only after reading Meditations by Rene Descartes that I realized that the eternalness that I seek is in processes and inquiry. UChicago understands this better than any other. Nowhere else can one find an institution with a core curriculum as expansive and rigorous; or essays as thought-provoking and unusual as “What’s so odd about odd numbers?”; or a library with a 50-foot robotic crane. The process and experience of inquiry is evident, and thus, so are the muses.</p>
<p>The muses are my catalyst, while the chrysalis is what surrounds me in my metamorphosis. As with the metamorphosis between caterpillar and butterfly, the quality of the chrysalis plays a key role in determining my success.</p>
<p>Never have I seen a community of such diverse talents, imaginative capabilities, and intellectual capacity. It is not surprising though. If you have an essay prompt such as “What’s so odd about odd numbers?,” you attract a very specific kind of person. It is a place where romantic dates can turn into discussions about Gödel’s incompleteness theorem; a place where one can find pre-med students with a passion for archaeology and astronomy; and a place of truly curious cats or squirrels, whichever you prefer. The quality of the chrysalis is unmistakably robust, and I desire it for my metamorphosis.</p>
<p>With the muses as my catalyst and UChicago as the chrysalis, I am certain that I will take flight as the phoenix.</p>