<p>Also:</p>
<p>the college counselor at my school said that the fact that I'm taking AP Stat rather than Calculus may be an issue in conjunction with the lack of science my senior year.</p>
<p>Dearest Libby --</p>
<p>I already got accepted EA. To make a long story short, my only hope of attending is to receive a merit scholarship.</p>
<p>My parents think I should write a letter to the people who deal with giving out the scholarships, to say (among other things) that I'm valedictorian of my class and a Nat'l Merit Finalist and just generally talk about how wonderful I am.</p>
<p>I however do not think that would be worth the trouble. Either because the merit decisions have already been made, or that writing a self-important letter won't make a difference. Not to mention that I'm sure there are <em>a lot</em> of valedictorians who've been accepted.</p>
<p>What do you think? Should I bother writing the letter?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance. :)</p>
<p>-- Sam</p>
<p>Sam-- but what could it hurt?</p>
<p>I took 9th grade bio, 10th grade chem and 11th grade AP bio, but no science 12th grade so I could take 2 histories. I was accepted early action. Don't worry, you'll be much happier if you take the classes you want to take, and it will show admissions that you have strong academic interests.</p>
<p>Take four years of each Core subject. </p>
<p>The admissions deadlines are postmark dates.</p>
<p>We will read applications with only one teacher letter. Having only one teacher letter does not hurt your "chances" of getting in, though we all know by now that this has nothing to do with "chance." We are working to get other incomplete files complete enough to be read... our priority is to read the file if we possibly can.</p>
<p>Let me rephrase the question for the chances folks, How does having only one letter impact the admissions decision?</p>
<p>Being an admissions officer has to be a pretty tough job this time of year lol...</p>
<p>Dealing with people who are so happy/frustrated/sad/impatient/etc.</p>
<p>Have fun with that.</p>
<p>I have a question for the admission officer: How important are Extra Curricular activities? I am ranked number 1 in school and have good test scores however i have absolutely ZERO ECS. Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>iDad- I was admitted EA this year with only one rec letter, from my history teacher (I'm a prospective science major). I also sent in a supplemental rec, which didn't show up in my credentials, and my physics teacher rec never made it- I mailed it, but it never got there. I sent an additional copy after I found out it was missing, but recieved my admissions decision like four days afterward so I know it wasn't considered. I'm not sure how other kids missing their second rec fared, but for me it wasn't a problem.</p>
<p>with credentials gone, how do i check if my missing items got there?</p>
<p>Libby,
I'm still curious how admissions views study halls. If a student is taking 5 AP classes and taking a community college math class that is more advanced than what is offered at the high school, yet he winds up with 1-2 study halls, how does that reflect on the student? My son is concerned that having the study halls will make it look like he is not challenging himself, whereas my view is that with that many tough courses and all the extra-curricular stuff, he needs study halls to get some of the homework done.<br>
Thanks for your insight.</p>
<p>Mmomm- I have had many study halls and I got in EA. With 5 APs and a cc course your son is not slacking.</p>
<p>Libby,
fnd is a good man. You should have accepted him right away. He is really interested in Chicago like no other people do, including myself.</p>
<p>Question for Libby, or students who have faced this:</p>
<p>Our urban, public high school has just started as an IB school. My junior daughter is going for the full diploma, but due to our course offerings, etc, she will have one year of physical/earth science, one year of Bio, and then a 2 year HL IB/AP Bio sequence. She likes Bio, but her loves are languages, English, theatre, etc. She's done two languages - French thru IV, and Latin thru V, is a top choir singer, and very busy with ECs which she loves. </p>
<p>Is her lack of Chem or Physics going to cause her real issues in admissions at a place like UC? She could take a chem course at the nearby college over the summer, but honestly - that seems like torture on top of full IB.</p>
<p>Hi libby,
I was kind of in a sticky situation. I was supposed to be interviewed by an alumni, but she lived about 3 hours (east) away from my house, which is impossible for me to go to. Then she referred me to another person who lives 2.5 hours west of my house. I told her that if they wouldn't be able to find someone closer to me, I'll just have to take the 2.5 hour one. I tried to contact her days later, but she never replied back. A week after, i tried to get updates from her, and, again, there was no response. Then, I tried to contact the admissions office via email regarding the interview and there was no response either. I really don't know what to do now.
Please help</p>
<p>Hi! I have a couple questions that i have been trying to find answers for. First of all, what are the med school rates at University of Chicago? I know that at some schools these rates can be manipulated (for example at some schools they only let good students apply), are these rates manipulated here? Last Question, Are there scientific research oppurtunities for non-science majors? I am pretty sure that I am going premed but i am probably not going to major in a science major. Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my questions!</p>
<p>Libby,</p>
<p>Is it typical to find that the date of the materials turned in listed online are much later than the actual date they were postmarked/turned in? Or to find double listings of the same form with different dates?</p>
<p>Should I just call?</p>
<p>
~85% </p>
<p>
The date listed on the website is the date they were received, so yes, the date should be later.</p>
<p>Hi Libby! I was just wondering what happens when people from the same school apply to Chicago. Do you look at them at the same time and compare the students to one another, or do you look at the students completely independent from one another. I think Columbia compares the students from the same school, but I don't know if Chicago does this or not.</p>
<p>Quick question about being waitlisted -- is it possible (/acceptable) to send in supplemental materials? I have a recently completed project that I'm very proud of that wasn't done in time to send for the first round of admissions, but now that I am on the dread waiting list, I thought I could possibly send it in. </p>
<p>Also, is there any chance of getting the interview that I was unable to get before? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>