<p>Agree with pink kleenex. You summarize my frustration far more eloquently than I ever could.</p>
<p>no, it’s not true that a lot of people were waitlisted, you guys…you can’t assume that.</p>
<p>think about it: we’re on collegeconfidential. a lot of you are VERY VERY qualified so naturally there are a lot of “I’m waitlisted!” posts. </p>
<p>the people who have been rejected either haven’t posted or are not…ahem…interested enough in the admissions process to belong to collegeconfidential.com</p>
<p>I was waitlisted too. =/ Is there really no hope of getting in?</p>
<p>who told you there was no hope of getting in?</p>
<p>The fates told us we have no chance of getting in. And to Conquistador: hahah
but I think burberryblue summed it up better: false hope sucks ass</p>
<p>hahhahaha
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<p>I’m really getting tired of waitlists. I want a solid decision-- a solid ACCEPTANCE for once -_-</p>
<p>Well someone earlier on this thread said to treat getting waitlisted as a rejection.</p>
<p>Conquistador has zero authority to speak on behalf of the admissions team at Chicago. So why listen?</p>
<p>I gotta say this is disheartening to see so many people waitlisted. What sucks is that I was deferred, and now I’m waitlisted. There’s no finality whatsoever. However, let us all take a moment to put things in perspective: We were not rejected. If less people applied, we therefore would definitely have been accepted. Rejoice in that idea, I guess. </p>
<p>I accepted. Chicago is my dream school. If it’s your dream school as well, then you should too. I mean - I wouldn’t mind going to any of my safeties, but there is still a tiny chance that we will be accepted, you know? :)</p>
<p>W-T-F where are you people getting the notion that “so many people” were waitlisted?</p>
<p>The thing for me that’s most disheartening is that even if I was accepted on the extremely slim chance I got off the waitlist and into the class of 2014, it would be financially impossible. So basically, the only people this waitlist actually benefits in some twisted sense is rich people. So congrats rich people. You can afford college without financial aid, or a very limited amount for it.
Thanks, Chicago. Thanks. </p>
<p>Way to crush my dreams.</p>
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<p>That isn’t necessarily true. There were a certain number of people who applied and a certain number of people who were accepted. It is theoretically possible that the application volume could have been lower but the only applicants missing from the applicant pool were those who were ultimately rejected and hence, you would still be waitlisted. However, you could potentially counter that a lower application volume would lead to completely different admissions decisions given that the average time spent on each application would most likely be higher and that the admissions officers could assess applications more rationally and wholly if they had more time to read and consider each individual application. However, that could potentially lead to a completely different distribution (though, obviously, not wholly different) of admissions decisions and, given that you are qualified (as shown by your being waitlisted even given the actual application volume), that would mean that you could either be accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. So, rejoice in that fallacious idea if you truly wish. Regardless, congrats on at least being waitlisted.</p>
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<p>I said that it seems as though many people were waitlisted; not that many people actually were. As you stated, we cannot conclude much given the data available to us through this site.</p>
<p>WAITLIST! hells yeah.</p>
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<p>Whoa, sorry. Someone else said that earlier as well. And that’s just my personal opinion of it. I don’t like false hope or grey area. I’m an all or nothing sort of person.</p>
<p>That person is right though - don’t listen to me. I’m pessimistic and cynical.</p>
<p>Motion - I didn’t think of that. Thanks for pointing that out. With less applicants, things might have ended up differently. </p>
<p>Some guy on the second page - Don’t be cynical. I seriously need FA too. I just cannot afford the fees at Chicago. But the yield will not be 100% for sure, because this has never been the case elsewhere. Therefore, people will “reject” their acceptances and go elsewhere, which will free up some money that could be directed towards us. All is not lost. </p>
<p>Be optimistic people! We still have a chance! Don’t think your dreams have been crushed. This is a validation of our credentials. It just means there were too many people for every spot, and that we were beaten to those spots, perhaps slightly, by others. Granted that the chances are not high of being accepted henceforth, at least accept the fact that you were not rejected and that this is essentially a yes with strings attached.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, this is going to sound extremely arrogant but just wondering does Uchicago waitlist like WUSTL does? I heard that WUSTL waitlists and rejects most of their top applicants since they know that they’ll probably go to other schools. Is it as easy to get off the wailist?</p>
<p>waitlisted too. but i felt it coming - signed onto pandora earlier today. The first lyrics I heard were “today was the worst day, the worst day of my life…” - learning to fall, boys like girls. & uchicago was my first choice (wustl 2nd & i got waitlisted there too)</p>
<p>Waitlisted…It doesn’t even feel like anything. =/</p>
<p>And seriously, it does feel like too many of us were waitlisted.</p>
<p>idk i don’t think chicago waitlists as many/like washu does. just give it time and we’ll figure it all out</p>
<p>It does seem like A LOT of people were waitlisted, but Im thinking thats only because of response bias.
I do think we should all be grateful we were not rejected though (:
I know I am!
Also, can anyone tell me how to accept my place on the waitlist?</p>