UChicago, you disappoint me.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>If you mean IIT, I doubt that there are many US students who’ll not be afford it. It’s like $1100 per year or so. Living costs are far lower. </p>

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<p>I’m glad that top US universities do not think like that. If UChicago had an unlimited endowment or if it had not more pressing things to invest on, I’m sure it would have been need-blind for internationals as well. The whole point of an institute of higher education seeking excellence gets lost if it has to compromise with the quality of its students. </p>

<p>That being said, I totally agree with Ghostt and Phuriku. Why the whining? You’re supposed to know the risks before you apply. </p>

<p>I’ve seen one international CCer getting in with aid to UChicago so far. Besides, you’re complaint about mediocre friends getting in does not sound right to me. You may know the credentials of your friends but you haven’t read their applications and neither you or I are in any way are qualified to judge who fits in the best in the incoming freshman class at UChicago. It’s not like every random international accepted to GaTech gets into UChicago. </p>

<p>Btw, I’m an Indian international who’s been wait-listed. I’m very happy that UChicago thought me worthy of wait-listing me.</p>

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<p>I did not apply for FA.</p>

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<p>International students’ acceptance rate is consistently lower than that of the overall. International students had an acceptance rate of 15% when I applied (28% acceptance rate overall that year). Of the 15% accepted, the vast majority of them did not ask for financial aid (only 1 out of 148 students received financial aid that year). A lot of international students from Singapore receive governmental scholarships. Students from the United World College receive post-secondary scholarships from UWC. A girl from my high school got in every single school in the Ivy League (plus Stanford and MIT and JHU), but got outright rejected from UChicago (she’s now a student at Harvard).</p>

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<p>@ iceui2 MIT is need-blind for internationals</p>

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<p>I agree with most others, that UChicago has very less money for intl students aid (Till a year or so back, they requested that Intl’s needing aid not apply EA). However, I do think their admissions this time were a bit sketchy… but its an extremely complicated issue.</p>

<p>I can be considered as one of these full paying individuals who got in and will compromise the student body… 2230 SATs (However, you should note that Chicago does not consider writing… i got 1570/1600 according to UChic). I was rejected from Swarthmore ED, and rejected from a lot of UK colleges as well. However, I think my essays spoke a lot (of me as a person and how much I loved UChicago) and my ECs showed a lot. Maybe that’s why I was accepted EA and not deferred.</p>

<p>However, I do sometimes feel that my fellow acceptancees are not UChicago-ey by which I mean Life of the Mind people and academically passionate people etc. But who I am to judge? The thing is colleges can only judge students from what they see in their application… if someone (maybe an excellent counselor) can show a student what UChicago is looking for (very unique essays, UChicago-ey ness) it can be easily faked. Or maybe I’m (by which I also mean you are) judging them wrongly?</p>

<p>I’m attending UChicago '15 btw (EA admit from India).</p>

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<p>They did that this year as well. It may not have been on the website, but when I contacted them back in the fall, I was strongly advised to apply RD.</p>

<p>That’s just how it is.</p>

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<p>“I can be considered as one of these full paying individuals who got in and will compromise the student body… 2230 SATs”</p>

<p>If you mean because of your SATs, then yes, not because of your SATs, but only if you think there’s a connection. :(</p>

<p>“I do sometimes feel that my fellow acceptancees are not UChicago-ey”</p>

<p>Have you already met and talked with them? I sure hope that’s the reason!</p>

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<p>I was accepted to Stanford and likely lettered at duke but waitlisted.
Dont take it personally</p>

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<p>Really? I haven’t heard of this happening at Duke, interesting.</p>

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<p>I think he means likely letter at duke but waitlisted by Chicago?</p>

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<p>Chicago is need-aware for Internationals. I thought this was common knowledge.</p>

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<p>Ah, that would make a lot more sense. And it’s a she. </p>

<p>Sent from my iPhone 4 using CC app</p>

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<p>haha ok, it’s a she then</p>

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<p>I think I should’ve realized this a long time before – I’m just not good enough for Chicago.</p>

<p>If, however, I write a letter of continued interested to Chicago, and say that, “I do not want my chances of admission to be affected by my asking for FA. Therefore, I request you to consider my application even if UChicago can provide me only little/no aid.”</p>

<p>Will this help? … at all.</p>

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<p>I don’t think that’s their policy- it seems like it’s all or nothing, unfortunately.</p>

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If you get in without FA though, you won’t be able to pay to attend. Otherwise you wouldn’t have applied for FA in the first place.</p>

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<p>The thing is, I can pay almost 80% of the COA comfortably. By I, I mean my parents ofc. Paying the extra 20% will be little hard, but not too much. Basically, I can pay full COA. </p>

<p>Now?</p>

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<p>You can try it, but why did you apply for FA in the first place? Shouldn’t you have known they weren’t need-blind internationally?</p>

<p>Only 6 schools in the entire U.S. are need blind for internationals.
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>LOL I’m from India too and got deferred. Didn’t apply for Financial Aid, and had a high SAT score too (2240, 800 in CR)! School grades $%^&* me over though. </p>

<p>EDIT: Just realized how much of a bump that was. Sorry guys!</p>

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<p>@Stanfordmania Isn’t there a ridiculous number of full pay, high-achieving Indian applicants to UChicago? </p>

<p>Oh well, since this old thread has been bumped and will probably be seen by intl applicants to U of C, I’d like to address some misconceptions about this process. When an international applicant is able to pay 80% of the cost of attendance, believe me, you will be treated in a need-blind fashion: EFC’s are considered. The internationals who are usually disadvantaged are the ones who need 60% of COA or more. After speaking to many many colleges that provide aid to intls and meet their needs, I can say that if you are able to furnish half the cost of attendance, your decision will generally not be based on your ability to pay. </p>