Chicago C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum
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[quote="seeprybyrun"]UR3 today.
178/3.97, Complete 3/6, UR1 3/31, Interview 4/13, UR2 "4/12" (not sure how that happened, but changed to UR, with status date 4/12, on 4/14 after
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178/3.97, Complete 3/6, UR1 3/31, Interview 4/13, UR2 "4/12" (not sure how that happened, but changed to UR, with status date 4/12, on 4/14 after
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tartan2016 wrote:+1. Interview recently. My interviewer said it could be awhile before getting a decision but dont withdraw app until they give one. So i guess it'll be awhile before hearing back.seeprybyrun wrote:UR3 today.
178/3.97, Complete 3/6, UR1 3/31, Interview 4/13, UR2 "4/12" (not sure how that happened, but changed to UR, with status date 4/12, on 4/14 after my interview)
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Got invited to interview but I've already decided on another school. Does anyone know if there's a way to withdraw without having to schedule an interview? Can I just email admissions and ask them to take me out of the running?
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Yes. I'd just email and request that your application be withdrawn as you've already decided.drjekyllope wrote:Can I just email admissions and ask them to take me out of the running?
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what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
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eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
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I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
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It's a relatively small school. I don't know the answer but it seems like at some point every school has to stop admitting people until it knows its yield.
I got in off the waitlist, hang in there and good luck!
I got in off the waitlist, hang in there and good luck!
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landshoes wrote:It's a relatively small school. I don't know the answer but it seems like at some point every school has to stop admitting people until it knows its yield.
I got in off the waitlist, hang in there and good luck!
Any tips for getting off the waitlist? I've already visited and mentioned my visit in a Why UChicago. I'll be sending a LOCI early next week after the deposit deadline. Just curious if you had any other suggestions.
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jess let's be friends if we both get in off the WL we are taking very similar approaches!! and I too am a nasty womanjessmeesh wrote:landshoes wrote:It's a relatively small school. I don't know the answer but it seems like at some point every school has to stop admitting people until it knows its yield.
I got in off the waitlist, hang in there and good luck!
Any tips for getting off the waitlist? I've already visited and mentioned my visit in a Why UChicago. I'll be sending a LOCI early next week after the deposit deadline. Just curious if you had any other suggestions.
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xandra_v wrote:
jess let's be friends if we both get in off the WL we are taking very similar approaches!! and I too am a nasty woman
Ha! I will cross my fingers for the both of us then.
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the admissions is number driven, so unless something is very wrong, schools which always try to up their median should be taking in median/above median candidates. no reason for them to be not admitting them.Watababe wrote:I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
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The reason would be that by the time they were reviewing the application, they were out of spots (or had a very limited number) on their acceptance list...it doesn't matter how numbers driven admissions is, if they don't have enough space then they don't have enough space.appind wrote:the admissions is number driven, so unless something is very wrong, schools which always try to up their median should be taking in median/above median candidates. no reason for them to be not admitting them.Watababe wrote:I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
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Watababe wrote:The reason would be that by the time they were reviewing the application, they were out of spots (or had a very limited number) on their acceptance list...it doesn't matter how numbers driven admissions is, if they don't have enough space then they don't have enough space.appind wrote:the admissions is number driven, so unless something is very wrong, schools which always try to up their median should be taking in median/above median candidates. no reason for them to be not admitting them.Watababe wrote:I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
Not exactly. If admissions is number driven then adcomms is trying to take in people with the best numbers for the most part. If those with above median were left out of a spot because of late submission they should still get off WL eventually. That means that almost all with above medians on WL should get a spot later in this cycle. May be someone knows if this has held true in the past.
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But the question was about why individuals above medians are being WL'ed, not whether or not they'll eventually be admitted if they stay on the WL.appind wrote:Watababe wrote:The reason would be that by the time they were reviewing the application, they were out of spots (or had a very limited number) on their acceptance list...it doesn't matter how numbers driven admissions is, if they don't have enough space then they don't have enough space.appind wrote:the admissions is number driven, so unless something is very wrong, schools which always try to up their median should be taking in median/above median candidates. no reason for them to be not admitting them.Watababe wrote:I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
Not exactly. If admissions is number driven then adcomms is trying to take in people with the best numbers for the most part. If those with above median were left out of a spot because of late submission they should still get off WL eventually. That means that almost all with above medians on WL should get a spot later in this cycle. May be someone knows if this has held true in the past.
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Ok. So does it mean almost all above medians will get admitted eventually?sfn91 wrote:But the question was about why individuals above medians are being WL'ed, not whether or not they'll eventually be admitted if they stay on the WL.appind wrote:Watababe wrote:The reason would be that by the time they were reviewing the application, they were out of spots (or had a very limited number) on their acceptance list...it doesn't matter how numbers driven admissions is, if they don't have enough space then they don't have enough space.appind wrote:the admissions is number driven, so unless something is very wrong, schools which always try to up their median should be taking in median/above median candidates. no reason for them to be not admitting them.Watababe wrote:I'd say it's definitely due to that combined with application timeline. If your app wasn't in early, early early January at the absolute latest, you were looking a little SOL.cftvgybhu wrote:eh.... may be due to only 190 spots ?appind wrote:what's the reason behind chicago WL'ing many above median candidates?
i can't think that not writing why chicago be a reason, a T6 school wouldn't YP.
Not exactly. If admissions is number driven then adcomms is trying to take in people with the best numbers for the most part. If those with above median were left out of a spot because of late submission they should still get off WL eventually. That means that almost all with above medians on WL should get a spot later in this cycle. May be someone knows if this has held true in the past.
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No. Obviously not all above-median admits will actually choose to attend, and the school will pull from the WL to replace those who go elsewhere, but schools tend to account for yield in their admissions process.appind wrote:Ok. So does it mean almost all above medians will get admitted eventually?
Like Watababe said it's literally just a question of space in the class and timeline. If you apply late your chances are worse regardless of what your numbers are.
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could also be fit. if they have a lot of above median candidates, the interview process becomes exceedingly important. the school, i think, would rather accept someone at median who they think can get hired than someone just above median who they think will struggle to find a job.Leliana wrote:No. Obviously not all above-median admits will actually choose to attend, and the school will pull from the WL to replace those who go elsewhere, but schools tend to account for yield in their admissions process.appind wrote:Ok. So does it mean almost all above medians will get admitted eventually?
Like Watababe said it's literally just a question of space in the class and timeline. If you apply late your chances are worse regardless of what your numbers are.
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Out of curiosity, what in the interview process is indicative of ability to be hired? (Seems like if they're just seeing who can interview well, one can learn that skill over the course of the next three years with their career services office.)KMart wrote:could also be fit. if they have a lot of above median candidates, the interview process becomes exceedingly important. the school, i think, would rather accept someone at median who they think can get hired than someone just above median who they think will struggle to find a job.Leliana wrote:No. Obviously not all above-median admits will actually choose to attend, and the school will pull from the WL to replace those who go elsewhere, but schools tend to account for yield in their admissions process.appind wrote:Ok. So does it mean almost all above medians will get admitted eventually?
Like Watababe said it's literally just a question of space in the class and timeline. If you apply late your chances are worse regardless of what your numbers are.
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honestly, interviewing well. you'll learn that people who struggle getting jobs at OCI are just incredibly awful interviewers.seeprybyrun wrote:Out of curiosity, what in the interview process is indicative of ability to be hired? (Seems like if they're just seeing who can interview well, one can learn that skill over the course of the next three years with their career services office.)KMart wrote:could also be fit. if they have a lot of above median candidates, the interview process becomes exceedingly important. the school, i think, would rather accept someone at median who they think can get hired than someone just above median who they think will struggle to find a job.Leliana wrote:No. Obviously not all above-median admits will actually choose to attend, and the school will pull from the WL to replace those who go elsewhere, but schools tend to account for yield in their admissions process.appind wrote:Ok. So does it mean almost all above medians will get admitted eventually?
Like Watababe said it's literally just a question of space in the class and timeline. If you apply late your chances are worse regardless of what your numbers are.
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You also don't really get three years. Most post-grad job opportunities are secured in the summer between first and second year. If you miss that hiring window it's a lot harder to get a job at well-paying law firm.
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That sounds great. It's a little fuzzy for me but that's about what I did.jessmeesh wrote:landshoes wrote:It's a relatively small school. I don't know the answer but it seems like at some point every school has to stop admitting people until it knows its yield.
I got in off the waitlist, hang in there and good luck!
Any tips for getting off the waitlist? I've already visited and mentioned my visit in a Why UChicago. I'll be sending a LOCI early next week after the deposit deadline. Just curious if you had any other suggestions.
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UR4...
What was the usual turnaround between UR4 and decision?
What was the usual turnaround between UR4 and decision?
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Withdrew - good luck everybody
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Does UChicago only accept after you interview or do they ever offer a spot without an interview?
When do they start getting back to waitlisted students?
When do they start getting back to waitlisted students?
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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