<p>Libby,</p>
<p>Hope all is great. I'm wondering to what extent are the alum interviews considered in admissions?</p>
<p>I second the report card question. Also, Chicago is my first choice by far- is there any way to convey this to my admissions officer? One more thing. I stopped Spanish after Spanish 3 because I decided to take an advanced engineering course. I explained this in the extra info section on my app. Is that ok?</p>
<p>can you guys answer these questions plz....</p>
<p>about the recommendation form 3c, i was wondering if my dad could write that recommendation for me....</p>
<p>also my answer to the first question ''why u want to go to uchicago''..is approx 500 words long...straight forward, no superflous words........is the admission committee looking for people who can write well by flaunting big words, or who can get their points across in a straight mundane language?</p>
<p>haha confirm, i'd say if it were in your character to talk with a great deal of verbosity, go ahead and flaunt those words. If as a person you much prefer direct simple straightforward language, then go with that!</p>
<p>what about the recommendation form 3c...can my dad write that for me?</p>
<p>just wait for libby to answer. shes probably busy right now because of the early applications, but she should reply in a while.</p>
<p>Confirm-</p>
<p>I don't think anyone would forbid it, but clearly your dad is going to be biased and may exaggerate, so Admissions will probably not consider it with the same weight as the typical rec.</p>
<p>Confirm: Are you sure your Dad will write a good recommendation? I mean, it is confidential and he may remember all the times you didn't listen to him, disobeyed him, he knows how messy your room is, he knows how you might procrastinate. Might be a big risk. :)</p>
<p>dont worry yall...he's under good hands;)</p>
<p>Don't have your dad write a rec.</p>
<p>ok, i know i was thinking that too. What about my manager at a place where i work? (it's a retail store)</p>
<p>Libby;
I applied Early Action. How much will my midyear grade report matter if I'm accepted? If I'm deferred?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I agree, some schools think that parent recommendations are great (such as Princeton), but our office is not used to receiving them.</p>
<p>We are not looking for big words. We are looking for big thinking and big creativity.</p>
<p>International applicants who need financial aid -- it's always worth a shot. If you don't need much aid (and most of our internationals who need aid need a full ride), you may have a better chance than someone who needs a full ride.</p>
<p>Also, please don't send your first quarter grade report. Anyone who is still missing credentials knows that we need to make it a priority to enter only required parts of the application at this point. We're set up to accept midyear reports in January that will have your first quarter grades. If you are deferred, the midyear report is very important -- write comments in the comments section! If you are admitted, it's not that important.</p>
<p>hello, welcome back! I was just wondering, how do you judge A/O Level candidates? I mean we dont have GPAs or class ranks or any of that stuff. Would the absence of these disadvantage us?</p>
<p>hey libby im new in this particular thread...just wondering ...does being a urm play any role in uchicago's admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Hello. First and foremost I would just like to say I find your participation in this forum to be a perfect example of the attitude and philosophy that the University of Chicago is about and why I am so attracted to the school. </p>
<p>You mentioned earlier in the forum that decisions will be e-mailed out to early action applicants, do you have a date for that?</p>
<p>Ms. Pearson, what qualities do you look for in a (junior) transfer student? Do low SAT scores and low (3.0-3.1) GPAs affect the decision by much? I am applying from a top public university.</p>
<p>libby, just curious, but how does the admission staff view people with "disciplinary history"</p>
<p>A/O levels are great. Our international admissions counselor is an expert on these systems.</p>
<p>We don't know yet when we will be mailing decisions. We really hope to have them out by December 15, but we cannot yet say for sure.</p>
<p>Disciplinary history is taken on a case-by-case basis.</p>
<p>In every kind of student, we look for a desire to learn, a love of ideas, and strong analytical skills in the writing. We've been known to take students with lower GPAs and test scores, but these are only two factors in the application.</p>
<p>So is being a URM, or as we call them, an SOC. It's only one factor. We won't take any student we don't think will enjoy their time on campus and be able to do the work. Same for athletes, alums, etc.</p>
<p>Libby, does the adcom know about different education systems from the same country...I'm from Nepal and there are 3 main examination boards and the marking systems are quite different plus the GPA is deflated in one of the systems????</p>
<p>I would've have applied early but I'm an international and need aid.....
Thank you in advance</p>