<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don’t care if you’re admitted or not </li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC :)</li>
</ol>
<p>does anyone else have any humorous or practical suggestions?</p>
<ol>
<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don't care if you're admitted or not </li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC</li>
<li>read all the uchicago posts on cc </li>
<li>dream of being accepted, and then wake up very disappointed</li>
<li>dream of being rejected, and then be very happy we still have a week left</li>
<li>while stalking your mail carrier, ask him/her how long it takes for packages to arrive from Chicago</li>
<li>read "Julius Caesar" to prove that the Ides of March is nothing compared to the "middle of December"</li>
</ol>
<p>--Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...
--Plan a party to celebrate acceptances or drink w/ friends over rejections.
--Watch South Park!
--Go shopping for Christmas presents and wrap them.</p>
<p>hey, sorry to sound stupid, but do all envelopes really arrive on Dec 15?
I just read something on the UChic website to the effect that they would notify you "by late December..." Is this true, and if so, how is it reconciled with there elsewhere-stated notification deadline of Dec 15?</p>
<p>P.S. Does ne1 know if they e-mail too?
Thanks, people!</p>
<p>no apparently.. they don't e-mail.. but where on the website did u read, to the effect tt they'd notify us only late dec? i cant find anywhere tt hint when the notification will be</p>
<p>Go to the FAQs and look at the question about EA. It says we'll be notified "by late December."</p>
<p>In past years, they've sent decisions out around Dec. 11 so applicants would get them by the 15th. They're just being vague about "late December" so no one can complain if they don't come exactly on the 15th.</p>
<p>Well, it might not come exactly on the 15th. Many people got their EA letters on the 16th or 17th last year, so don't be mad if it doesn't show up on the 15th. :)</p>
<p>--Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...</p>
<ol>
<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don't care if you're admitted or not</li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC</li>
<li>read all the uchicago posts on cc</li>
<li>dream of being accepted, and then wake up very disappointed</li>
<li>dream of being rejected, and then be very happy we still have a week left</li>
<li>while stalking your mail carrier, ask him/her how long it takes for packages to arrive from Chicago</li>
<li>read "Julius Caesar" to prove that the Ides of March is nothing compared to the "middle of December"</li>
<li>Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...</li>
<li>Plan a party to celebrate acceptances or drink w/ friends over rejections.</li>
<li>Watch South Park!</li>
<li><p>Go shopping for Christmas presents and wrap them.</p></li>
<li><p>Buy 15 bags of those new "richly colored" m&m's, pick out all the maroon ones, and eat ten before checking the mail every day for luck.</p></li>
<li><p>Make a pilgrimage to Rockefeller's grave in Cleveland.</p></li>
<li><p>Gnaw at your nails into little nubs and cry in fear.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don't care if you're admitted or not</li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC</li>
<li>read all the uchicago posts on cc</li>
<li>dream of being accepted, and then wake up very disappointed</li>
<li>dream of being rejected, and then be very happy we still have a week left</li>
<li>while stalking your mail carrier, ask him/her how long it takes for packages to arrive from Chicago</li>
<li>read "Julius Caesar" to prove that the Ides of March is nothing compared to the "middle of December"</li>
<li>Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...</li>
<li>Plan a party to celebrate acceptances or drink w/ friends over rejections.</li>
<li>Watch South Park!</li>
<li><p>Go shopping for Christmas presents and wrap them.</p></li>
<li><p>Buy 15 bags of those new "richly colored" m&m's, pick out all the maroon ones, and eat ten before checking the mail every day for luck.</p></li>
<li><p>Make a pilgrimage to Rockefeller's grave in Cleveland.</p></li>
<li><p>Gnaw at your nails into little nubs and cry in fear.</p></li>
<li><p>have a panic attack everytime someone mentions each of the following words: college, decisions, chicago, december 15, mail, letters, packages...or just have panic attacks at regular one-per-hour intervals...like me.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don't care if you're admitted or not</li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC</li>
<li>read all the uchicago posts on cc</li>
<li>dream of being accepted, and then wake up very disappointed</li>
<li>dream of being rejected, and then be very happy we still have a week left</li>
<li>while stalking your mail carrier, ask him/her how long it takes for packages to arrive from Chicago</li>
<li>read "Julius Caesar" to prove that the Ides of March is nothing compared to the "middle of December"</li>
<li>Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...</li>
<li>Plan a party to celebrate acceptances or drink w/ friends over rejections.</li>
<li>Watch South Park!</li>
<li><p>Go shopping for Christmas presents and wrap them.</p></li>
<li><p>Buy 15 bags of those new "richly colored" m&m's, pick out all the maroon ones, and eat ten before checking the mail every day for luck.</p></li>
<li><p>Make a pilgrimage to Rockefeller's grave in Cleveland.</p></li>
<li><p>Gnaw at your nails into little nubs and cry in fear.</p></li>
<li><p>have a panic attack everytime someone mentions each of the following words: college, decisions, chicago, december 15, mail, letters, packages...or just have panic attacks at regular one-per-hour intervals...like me.</p></li>
<li><p>go see syriana... which is good... AND mentions rockefeller and uchicago. actually, they mentioned three colleges in the enitre movie and i applied early to all three. it was really weird.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>calculate the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you get your (hopefully) fat envelope</li>
<li>reread your submitted application over and over again, looking for the tiniest mistake</li>
<li>stalk your mail carrier so you know exactly what time s/he will come on Dec. 15 (or thereabouts)</li>
<li>try to convince yourself that you really don't care if you're admitted or not</li>
<li>start stupid threads on CC</li>
<li>read all the uchicago posts on cc</li>
<li>dream of being accepted, and then wake up very disappointed</li>
<li>dream of being rejected, and then be very happy we still have a week left</li>
<li>while stalking your mail carrier, ask him/her how long it takes for packages to arrive from Chicago</li>
<li>read "Julius Caesar" to prove that the Ides of March is nothing compared to the "middle of December"</li>
<li>Watch that part in Risky Business where Joel says, "Looks like University of Illinois!" over and over again. At least, that's what I've been doing with my time! I even bought some similar sunglasses to reenact it when the day comes...</li>
<li>Plan a party to celebrate acceptances or drink w/ friends over rejections.</li>
<li>Watch South Park!</li>
<li><p>Go shopping for Christmas presents and wrap them.</p></li>
<li><p>Buy 15 bags of those new "richly colored" m&m's, pick out all the maroon ones, and eat ten before checking the mail every day for luck.</p></li>
<li><p>Make a pilgrimage to Rockefeller's grave in Cleveland.</p></li>
<li><p>Gnaw at your nails into little nubs and cry in fear.</p></li>
<li><p>have a panic attack everytime someone mentions each of the following words: college, decisions, chicago, december 15, mail, letters, packages...or just have panic attacks at regular one-per-hour intervals...like me.</p></li>
<li><p>go see syriana... which is good... AND mentions rockefeller and uchicago. actually, they mentioned three colleges in the enitre movie and i applied early to all three. it was really weird.</p></li>
<li><p>allow panic to consume me... hindering my ability to do hw ... which then kills my first semester grades... which then upsets colleges... which effectively screws me over... lovely my life is so great</p></li>
</ol>