<p>Hi Grace, does UChicago send likely letters to non-athletes? Also, what happens after an alumni interview–does the interviewer write a letter of recommendation/report? How important is the interview relative to other factors, like SAT and teacher recs? Thank you!</p>
<p>peteK, we do not have those statistics available.</p>
<p>drewlol, so long as your counselor has taken all necessary steps to submit the midyear report through the Common App, no further action is necessary. As for your financial aid question, please email it to <a href=“mailto:college-aid@uchicago.edu”>college-aid@uchicago.edu</a>.</p>
<p>jinguiyuan, international student applications are handled by admissions counselors who only read applications from international students and also specialize in a particular are of the world (Asian, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, South America, etc); they are aware that Chinese high schools often leave less time for extracurricular activities and will evaluate your son’s participation based on what they know to be reasonable for his area and particular school. </p>
<p>shootastar, yes, we do send out likely letters to non-athletes in the RD round. I know there has been some talk about likely letters on other portions of CC, and I want to make it known that these are sent out to a VERY small number of students and that the letter makes abundantly clear that an offer of admission is not yet official, but is highly likely to occur barring any large unforseen changes in a student’s record. An interviewer writes us something close to a recommendation letter, which we can use when evaluating a student’s file. It has no more weight than any other portion of the application, as it is not required. We admit many students every year who did not have an interview, either with an alumnus or on campus.</p>
<p>Grace, when do athletes receive likely letters?</p>
<p>Hi, how much does a bronze medal in International Physics Olympiad(IPO) help for international students in getting admissions to UChicago?</p>
<p>ilymeggycakes, athletic likely letters are sent out at multiple times during the admissions cycle. There is no specific date when athletes could expect to receive a likely letter.</p>
<p>imtitanium, this award is something we will consider alongside your other achievements and activities.</p>
<p>So i just received an email saying I am missing documents. I checked my account and it said I am missing teacher recommendations. My teacher recs were done since november but they were never downloaded by Uchicago. Should I call and ask?</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I was wondering how long it took to process changes to the FAFSA form?</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>I sent my Midyear Report by mail on February 1st. How would I know if you received it or if it was lost in the mail (as has already happened to me a few times)?</p>
<p>And how would know if you received my 2011 tax returns?</p>
<p>john3ny, you may want to check that your teachers did press “submit” on the Common App for UChicago; if they did, then feel free to call so we can debunk why they have not been downloaded.</p>
<p>mam1298, you can email <a href=“mailto:college-aid@uchicago.edu”>college-aid@uchicago.edu</a> with this question.</p>
<p>alex4allno, these documents will appear as “received” in your Chicago Account when we have received and processed them.</p>
<p>Hi Grace,</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore. I wonder the following course load planned for my Junior is rigorous enough to apply for UChicago:</p>
<p>AP Chem
AP Stat.
AP Comp + Lit
AP Psyc.
AP Music Theory
Honors PreCalc
Honors English III</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Hi Grace,
I am curious as to how the University of Chicago takes the mid-year report into account. Do admission officers make a decision based on the application and then check the mid-year report just to make sure the student has not failed or do they take the mid-year report into consideration while making a decision?</p>
<p>Also, how bad will it look that I dropped 2 AP classes the last semester of my senior year (but take 3 dual-enrollment classes)? </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>bearcat96, I am not sure how you could find a schedule that would be MORE rigorous than that you’ve noted 
It looks just fine. </p>
<p>Mango15, great question. On a student’s midyear report, we definitely look to see that grades trends and rigor are continuing at the pace we have been lead to expect from a student. For EA admitted students, we’re looking to see that you’re not suddenly doing so poorly that we may reconsider our offer (say, straight Ds from all As); for deferred and RD students, we will want to note whether any possible concerns we had with your application are either confirmed or denied by your midyear grades. Many students find the change to a higher-rigor AP or IB curriculum challenging and have a corresponding dip in grades their junior year; we might look to a midyear report to see if such a dip, if it occurred, has corrected itself back to your typical grades. We will evaluate your midyear report and class changes in the context of your whole application, so it is hard for me to say how your course changes would affect your application specifically.</p>
<p>Hi Grace, </p>
<p>Thanks so much for the reply. </p>
<p>I know most of the FA is need based. Does UChicago offer merit/non-need based scholarships? If so, do you know the average amount was given to the freshmen for the past couple of years? </p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>bearcat, we do offer merit based scholarships; either $5k, $10k, or $15k per year for four years, as well as a $2,000 grant (if a student’s family qualifies for need-based aid) or a $1,00 grant (for those who don’t) per year for National Merit finalists who rank UChicago as their first choice and do not participate in corporate scholarships through National Merit. About ten percent of our incoming class receives some kind of merit aid.</p>
<p>Hi! :)</p>
<p>I had a question about the financial aid estimate that UChicago gives. Do students generally receive the same amount as the estimate, or an amount that is lower/higher?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey Grace, I was deferred and I sent in my Fafsa form late January and my midyear report but it didn’t show up in my UChicago account yet. Does it take a while before you guys process it?</p>
<p>Hi Grace, </p>
<p>My school runs on trimesters. Would the midyear report come after the 2nd trimester, or in the direct middle of the year?</p>
<p>Hi Grace,</p>
<p>Are National Merit Scholarship Finalists guaranteed admission to UChicago, or are only a percentage accepted of finalists accepted and given the scholarship? Also, how important is the interview?</p>
<p>mam1298, a financial aid estimate for an EA admitted student will likely be very similar to the final package, unless family income changes dramatically for FAFSA and 2011 tax forms. An estimate based off of our Net Price Calculator is usually relatively similar, but since our real financial aid process takes much more information in to account than the NPC can, some people may find that their true financial aid package does vary (either up or down) from their initial net price calculation. </p>
<p>coolguy86, yes, it can take up to two weeks for the form to be processed; the aid office will contact you if it is missing by the time we review your file for aid. </p>
<p>adamb15, the midyear report should be submitted sometime in February or early March; if you have completed your second trimester by that time, feel free to send in your midyear report then, but if you will not be finished by then, just send in a transcript with your first trimester grades. </p>
<p>spicymango, no, we do not guarantee National Merit finalists admission to UChicago. However, any accepted National Merit finalists who are admitted, rank UChicago as their first choice school, and do not instead elect to take a corporate scholarship will receive a $1,000 (if the student does not qualify for financial aid) or $2,000 (if the student does qualify for aid) per year merit award renewable for four years. Interviews are considered but not required as part of the admissions process; we like to use this time for you to learn more about UChicago as well, so it is not something that is purely for us and our consideration.</p>