Congrats @stemgalmom.
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that is awesome but what is Questbridge??
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My Ds portal no longer shows the application checklist. In its place is a message that they are working on ED and EA applications and will post the decision dates once they know them. She is both anxious and nervous to get that decision as this is the first of her reach schools she will hear from. She keeps saying just not getting rejected will make her happy. 
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My daughter’s portal is also showing same message…
Really? When did you submit? my son’s page is still same.
This is very first time to write here. My son applied as ED. good luck for everyone!
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My D submitted a couple days before the EA deadline.
Thank you! @browniesundae 
Thank you! @FStratford
Portal shows that committee has reviewed my Ds materials and is forming their decision. Submitted ea app on 11/1. What’s the committee? I thought AO reviews apps.
A bit dated, but this’ll help a bit. And it’s fun to read.
“Committee” is a generic term that gets used; it could be a committee of 1:-).
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@Samroy thank you for the explanation. The process is so complicated.
The process is fascinating. It seems no faculty input at all.
My daughter just told me that she is not able to log into the portal. She tried to reset the password and it is saying that no account exists for that email or date of birth. I know she checked the status this morning, and was going to show me the message about the committee making decisions. Anyone else having an issue with login?
@Samroy, thank you! I just had her check to see if her try non-college application email as she calls it. And sure enough looks like they did merge. That is weird that they would do that without letting the applicants know though.
We are anxiously waiting for news here also. My son applied EA. Of course we know the odds, aren’t expecting good news, but still have those butterflies. He submitted a creative writing portfolio with 3 very unique pieces and a 2 minute video. The video was just him in his bedroom talking to the webcam about his favorite t-shirt which he got at a science museum in 7th grade. It’s quite endearing. In his case, I think the essays and the supplemental items were the only things that might give him a chance.
And now we wait until … December 18? Does anyone know the big reveal date? Is it always on a Friday afternoon? The portal says they’ll post the date on the website once it’s finalized but we must be getting close to mid-December.
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I heard the date is December 15 but cant verify that.
Last year they released on Wed. 12/18 and announced it a week in advance on social media. Can’t recall the prior years but when my D was deferred EA in 2016 she still had a couple days to get the ED2 agreement to her HS counselor so probably sometime midweek that year as well. That would suggest Wed. 12/16 this year; however, they usually give several days’ heads up and it doesn’t appear like they’ve done that?
When they say the date will be announced on the website, does that mean the U Chicago main page, the admissions page, or something else? On which social media platform could we find updates?