Waitlisted - Is there any hope?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>I got waitlisted after being deferred. Throughout the application process I have shown an extraordinary large amount of interest; I submitted extra essays, visited, blah blah blah (tho I never contacted my adcom). Well, all that is behind me. Does anybody know how UChicago evaluates waitlisted students? Is there another round of reading waitlisted apps in the summer? And is everyone on an equal playing field now that we're waitlisted, with determined interest being the most important thing now? Or, do they still carefully look at SAT scores and other stats when accepting waitlisted students? </p>

<p>I'm trying to decide whether to give up or not. If I do accept a position on the waitlist I'm going to try very hard to make my way to the top of the list. And if they don't accept me, maybe they'll just have to read my application a FOURTH time next year as a transfer application. <em>Evil laugh</em> </p>

<p>Are these good ideas?
-Calling my ADCOM tomorrow
-Getting perfect grades for this semester
-Submit extra essay or rec
-Visit again? lol, for a third time</p>

<p>Any other ideas? Any other waitlisted people that still want to go to UChicago?</p>

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<p>How many students come of the wait list varies a great deal from year to year. All your ideas are good ones, visiting may not be necessary, however. If you have someone with ties to the university or in a possible position of authority (principal, federal judge, etc.) call in your behalf, that may help as well.</p>

<p>This has been posted before, but here it is again, a student from last year:</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred, Waitlisted, Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1560 (800V/760M)
SAT IIs: Writing, 800; Literature, 740; Biology M, 720.
GPA: 2.7u/3.2w
Rank: Unranked
Other stats: 34 ACT composite.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: The best pieces of writing I've ever produced.
Teacher Recs: Incredible. One teacher told me, "I've never compared anyone to Jesus before, but I came damned close in this letter." Another is locally renowned for her letters. Another said she wrote "a damned good letter," which must be great, coming from her. The head of school wrote one too, and she loves me.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Fair, I guess. He doesn't know much about me.
Hook (if any): Conversations with a few Chicago alums.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Connecticut, USA.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Major strength/weakness: My essays and recommendations / grades, respectively.</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I pushed really hard for this. (More below.)</p>

<p>Other Factors:
I did pretty much everything I could to get in here. After I got the waitlist letter, I e-mailed Jenny Connell at least once a week updating her on what I'd been doing; I mailed essays and certificates and such once in a while; I had teachers send additional letters and got letters from new teachers; I asked everyone I could about finding a Chicago alum who would talk to me. (I ended up speaking with three different Chicago grads who contacted Ted O'Neill for me.) I showed the University that I wanted to be there before anywhere else, and it worked; I couldn't have been more excited when Ms. Connell called.</p>

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<p>Thanks iDad. I appreciate the advice.</p>

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<p>Hopefully doing something like that works for me too :-)</p>