UChicago Questions? Ask an admissions counselor!

<p>Hello Grace,</p>

<p>Thanks for the answer regarding my QuestBridge question. But I am still confused. I have already completed and submitted my QuestBridge specific application. But, now I have till October 12 to rank my colleges. UChicago is my no.1 choice, so I am ranking college only if UChicago allows National College Match Program to the International students.</p>

<p>Few weeks ago, I had e-mailed Sara Norval (Assistant Director of Admissions) and she told me that QuestBridge National College Match Program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. So, now I am really confused whether or not to rank UChicago as one my schools being an international applicant.</p>

<p>OK, I’ve checked on this and have a less-confusing answer: only US citizens or permanent residents are eligible to receive our College Match scholarship; as an international student, we will still review your application, but you will be considered as an applicant for international financial aid. According to the QuestBridge website, the only colleges that grant international students the full QuestBridge Match scholarship are Brown, Pomona, Princeton, and Yale-- everything is fully described here: <a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/ncm-who-should-apply[/url]”>http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/ncm-who-should-apply&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hi grace, when the university of chicago superscores my ACT scores from three test dates, will it combine the highest individual subscores from each test date into a new composite score?</p>

<p>Chicagodude-- yep, this is exactly what happens during a “superscore”! Our computer takes your best subsection scores from your ACT test dates, mashes them together, and creates your best possible score from all of your test sittings.</p>

<p>Can you say something about the surrounding area of UChicago? My mom and I visited your open house on Monday, and after it was over we walked to the metro west of campus. Needless to say, it was not the safest decision, but we survived. I loved the school but my parents are apprehensive of sending me somewhere that they think is dangerous. Do you know anything that would stop their worrying?</p>

<p>My daughter is currently a 10th grader interested in video editing. She is a 4.0 currently and doing very well this year (in Honors Algebra II/Trig, Honors Chemistry, and Honors English). We have just started thinking about colleges, and U of Chicago came up because of its proximity to Iowa and its national reputation in film studies. Besides keeping the grades up and doing well on the ACT (or will she need to take the SAT?), what other suggestions do you have for her. Her ambition is to be the primary editor in her Broadcast Journalism class by her Senior year as well as getting significant exposure to Yearbook. We are debating dropping Orchestra in favor of Yearbook. She does not do any sports at school, but she does very well in dog agility. She is also reluctant to take on leadership positions outside of classes like Journalism.</p>

<p>This may seem like a bit of an odd question, but if I had a really good idea (in my view, of course) for the “Find X” prompt, would it be viewed as bad taste to make that my “choose your own prompt”? Or if the essay was good enough would it be considered amusingly courageous and cheeky?</p>

<p>Also, on a completely unrelated note, even though you do not require SAT Subject Test scores, will you still consider them in admissions decisions if sent? Thanks so much!</p>

<p>Hello recoveringhobo, Hyde Park itself is a lovely neighborhood, one where I (of note to your parents, a puny-sized girl; my glasses are thicker than my biceps) choose to live and feel safe living. Walking to the train west of campus takes you through a bit of a sketchy area, to be sure; there is a bus, the #55, that takes you from Hyde Park to the trains, and I take it frequently with no problems. That said, there are some new things to think about when one comes to an urban area; these are covered extensively with students during orientation week, and help you learn more about how to use public transit in Chicago, and the do’s and don’ts of living in a major city. We also have great resources available through the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) and a UChicago-only shuttle program that provides free transit for students in and around Hyde Park after 6pm.</p>

<p>Hello dad22girls, taking either the SAT or the ACT is fine with us; I’d really encourage your daughter to speak with her high school guidance counselor about what the best next step might be, as I don’t know all of the options available at her school or what might suit her interests and personality best.</p>

<p>Hello 2000206, if you wish to respond to a past year’s prompt through the “Create your own question” section, you may feel free to do so. We will glance at your SAT-II subject test scores, so, yes, they will be considered, but they are truly optional; usually we find that they just wind up confirming what we know about you from the required portions of your application already. If you want to save the $8 (or whatever it costs to send them these days) for collegiate coffee breaks, you should feel free to do so.</p>

<p>Do you have any stats for transfers? Received info from UC way back but, ignored them due to distance.
Currently at a very prestigious state school, had 31 ACT, SAT M 750, CR 690, HS GPA 3.4.</p>

<p>Unclear how feasible a transfer might be.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Stageforsurvivor-- no stats for transfers, but here’s some info on the transfer admissions process: <a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/transfer/[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/transfer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hi! I’m not quite sure if this has already been asked, so forgive me if I repeat a question. But how do college courses transfer into the UC system. I am taking multi-variable calculus next spring and was wondering if that translates into credit for calc at UC. Thanks!</p>

<p>Hi mackscoutz, see here for the official policy on transferring credit: [Transfer</a> Credit | The College](<a href=“http://college.uchicago.edu/newstudents/examination-credit-and-transfer-credit/transfer-credit]Transfer”>http://college.uchicago.edu/newstudents/examination-credit-and-transfer-credit/transfer-credit)</p>

<p>Grace, I know you’ve answered questions about the essay already and that you said that the essay should be around 500 words.
What I am confused with is that on the Supplement section of the CommonApp, they state that the extended essay can be one to two pages in length. I am currently in the middle of my essay and am nearing 500 words so I’m not sure of whether to truncate it or to limit myself to the second page.</p>

<p>Also, if we are able to type two page responses, is that single-spaced or some other format?</p>

<p>Hi Grace! Thanks for answering all of our questions.
Do admissions recalculate my ACT composite if i send in scores from more than one test date? And if so, do you count my writing score as part of the recalculated composite ACT score since you don’t look at writing section? Thanks!!!</p>

<p>Nondairycreamer— yes, we will recalculate your score (“superscore”, giving you the best score possible from all of your different subsections), and no, it will not include your writing score.</p>

<p>Chickenfriedryce, 500 words is a good word count to stick around; but, basically, if you need to use two full pages, use two pages. We’re not as a rule going to stop reading after 500 words, we just provide it as a (hopefully useful) target length so you know where to be around. Either single or double spaced is fine, whatever you prefer; 500 words double spaced tends to fill two pages nicely, but again, if you need that extra page single spaced, it’s fine.</p>

<p>Good morning, UChicago.</p>

<p>How accessible is the new Logan Arts Center to those artists/musicians who are not majoring in arts/music?</p>

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