Who else got a card from adcom?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Today I just got a nice hand-written card from an adcom at Chicago saying:</p>

<p>Dear _____,
Congratulations on your early admission to the University of Chicago. I really enjoyed reading your application. You seem incredibly intellectually curious and like someone who is ready for a rigorous liberal arts education. Have a happy and successful senior year. I hope to see you on campus next fall.<br>
Best wishes,
Libby</p>

<p>I know it's a scheme to make prospies feel special and thus increase matriculation... and it's working >< because despite seeing right through their plot I still feel somewhat special... and thus might help increase their matriculation. So who else got such a card? And what did it say? Exactly the same thing?</p>

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<p>i did from my admissions counselor except it only said congratulations on your acceptance to the U of C. hope to see you next fall on the quads? it was handwritten. many colleges do this to increase matriculation as you stated but i think its really nice!</p>

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<p>I never received one...perhaps it might come tomorrow, along with my FA estimate?</p>

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<p>I'm hoping so too, 3dotted.</p>

<p>That's cool, even if it's a mass-mailing plot. A pair of Georgetown seniors called me the day after I got my letter asking if I had any questions or anything, too, which was also cool. Doesn't it feel nice to be loved? (Or at least wanted?) :)</p>

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<p>I think everybody is supposed to get a holiday card-- I got one. And I got a phone call from a student too (it was somebody I knew!), but I got it a few weeks after I got my admission letter.</p>

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<p>I got one too, but it was slightly different. </p>

<p>"Dear ____,
Best wished for a happy new year, and congratulations! I am thrilled to see that you have already deposited; I think you will thrive at Chicago. Can't wait to see you on campus!</p>

<p>warmly,
Kate Spelman"</p>

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<p>I've gotten my financial aid estimates but no card :P</p>

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<p>so the financial aid estimates are on the way?? eeeh..</p>

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<p>Hmm... I don't think I got a card. I feel unloved.</p>

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<p>No card either. :( Maybe tomorrow.</p>

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<p>i think they only give it to ppl they really want
hahahaha.....................</p>

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<p>"Dear _________,</p>

<p>Congratulations! Your gargoyles await...
Hope to see you on the quads, winking at our monsters next fall</p>

<p>Best, </p>

<p>Ruth Martin"</p>

<p>That card really made my day, lol. :)</p>

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<p>Haha nice! :D</p>

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<p>I got one today, but it was kind of disappointing. Hand-written, but nothing special.</p>

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<p>Wow...I have to say the financial aid estimates were pretty disappointing.</p>

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<p>i completely agree daenerys
very diasppointing</p>

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<p>hmm my card says</p>

<p>jamie,
[best wishes for a happy new year]-typed</p>

<p>[ congratulations!] - written
signed.</p>

<p>oh yea, and i'm not eligible for financial aid. so my chances of being able to attend are slim to none :(</p>

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<p>only if you are comfortable posting:
what is your family income (rough estimate or range)
how much needbased did you get?</p>

<p>ps anyone get any merit?</p>

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<p>Merit information is released in the spring. The evaluation process for merit scholarships has nothing to do with the FA package you receive.</p>

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<p>I'm curious--how do the merit scholarships work in conjunction with need-based aid? That is, would a partial tuition scholarship be added onto, or subtracted from, the amount we're eligible for in terms of need-based financial aid?</p>