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On 1/24/2020 at 2:02 PM, mswanxiety said:

Thanks for the tip! Did you get a scholarship? Trying to get a sense if I received a good amount or not..

I didn't get quite that much, but not far off. 31k is about 2/3 of the full tuition, which seems great! With that said, I imagine a full ride to WashU will be tough to pass up!

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 I applied to UChicago on 01/15. I am new grad with a cumulative of 3.76, but I took several terms of medical leave halfway through :( I have so many Ws on my transcript. I do have a lot of volunteer experiences but I'm still really anxious. However congrats everyone!! Hope we'll all have good luck!

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38 minutes ago, msw2020waiting said:

 I applied to UChicago on 01/15. I am new grad with a cumulative of 3.76, but I took several terms of medical leave halfway through :( I have so many Ws on my transcript. I do have a lot of volunteer experiences but I'm still really anxious. However congrats everyone!! Hope we'll all have good luck!

I also applied on 1/15, if it makes you feel any better I have several Ws on my transcript from sophomore and junior years, most of which are  from a medical leave. Your cumulative GPA is much better than mine though! And I think they will mostly care about how well you did in your last few semesters or if there’s any trend of improvement. Though my cumulative gpa is a 3.48, my last four semesters of school I had a 3.72. Best of luck to the both of us! 
 

curious if everyone hearing back from UChicago applied earlier than the 1/15 deadline? I imagine less than two weeks would be a quick turnaround time for decisions, for those applicants who submitted day of 

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21 minutes ago, Msw2020lala said:

I also applied on 1/15, if it makes you feel any better I have several Ws on my transcript from sophomore and junior years, most of which are  from a medical leave. Your cumulative GPA is much better than mine though! And I think they will mostly care about how well you did in your last few semesters or if there’s any trend of improvement. Though my cumulative gpa is a 3.48, my last four semesters of school I had a 3.72. Best of luck to the both of us! 
 

curious if everyone hearing back from UChicago applied earlier than the 1/15 deadline? I imagine less than two weeks would be a quick turnaround time for decisions, for those applicants who submitted day of 

Hi! Thanks for the reply! We are on the same boat here. I attended two undergrad colleges because I transferred. My gpa at my first college was around 3.26. The cumulative of 3.76 is just for my current school. I think usually they place much more attention on the last few semesters, and since we both improved our grades over time, I hope we both get in! 

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4 hours ago, mswanxiety said:

I did! $31k...but it looks like it's only for the first three terms...?? I was a bit confused by the wording. I am less interested in macro and I think that is a strength of the program. I have a better offer at Wash U and cost of living is expensive in Chicago so I don't think I'll end up going there... Did you?

Yeah it’s for your first year and then renewable for the second! And yes I got a scholarship as well - but yours is more than mine! That’s actually a very generous offer as I’ve read throughout the years they range from $10k-$30k.

 

UC only offers full rides for one or two students, based on a pamphlet I read from the school. 
 

So $31k for two years - is $62k scholarship. Now thats amazing!! Congrats, you must be a very special candidate and have Alot to bring to the table :)

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12 minutes ago, savannahopes said:

Can I ask if any U Chicago people have a separate portal to check? I received an email from Michigan to create my friend account, but with Chicago the only page I have access to is my application. Is that all there should be?

Yes same portal,  it appears below your application submission date in the portal at the bottom of the page. Sorry you didn’t hear back yet - but I’m sure you will! There’s still a ton of people waiting. This year has been so interesting as decisions have been released completely different than the last couple of years. 

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1 hour ago, gracie18 said:

Everyone check your account updates! I didn't receive an email, but randomly checked the website and saw a status update! I was also accepted to Chicago! 

WOOOH HOOOO!!!

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1 hour ago, Msw2020lala said:

I also applied on 1/15, if it makes you feel any better I have several Ws on my transcript from sophomore and junior years, most of which are  from a medical leave. Your cumulative GPA is much better than mine though! And I think they will mostly care about how well you did in your last few semesters or if there’s any trend of improvement. Though my cumulative gpa is a 3.48, my last four semesters of school I had a 3.72. Best of luck to the both of us! 
 

curious if everyone hearing back from UChicago applied earlier than the 1/15 deadline? I imagine less than two weeks would be a quick turnaround time for decisions, for those applicants who submitted day of 

The decisions currently being released are for those who applied for the Dec 1 deadline. I applied 11/20

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Has anyone heard back on Scholarships from CU?!

Waiting on that final piece of information so I can choose a school! Ahhh. 
 

And for all those still waiting, remember it’s only Jan! Decisions are being released all through Feb, be confident, hopeful, and may the power be with you! Y’all got THIS!

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1 hour ago, gracie18 said:

Everyone check your account updates! I didn't receive an email, but randomly checked the website and saw a status update! I was also accepted to Chicago! 

Yay!! Congrats! Did you get a scholarship as well? Are you committing??

 

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4 minutes ago, Zayah said:

Has anyone heard back on Scholarships from CU?!

Waiting on that final piece of information so I can choose a school! Ahhh. 
 

And for all those still waiting, remember it’s only Jan! Decisions are being released all through Feb, be confident, hopeful, and may the power be with you! Y’all got THIS!

Thanks OP for all these positivity!!

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7 hours ago, theworldatlarge said:

 

Definitely stay hopeful! I don't know how their process works, but the way they release decisions may be either a) more random than we might expect or b) based on some criterion we wouldn't expect

I was surprised by this as well!

Not sure yet! I have an interview next week for the full-time MBA program at UW-Madison, and I'll need to wait for their decision before making my own. I plan to do some more talking with each of the programs I'm accept to to help guide my choice. I only applied to programs that I know I want to attend, but the reason for each is different. It's going to be tough no matter what!

What about you??

I’m highly considering it! It’s between CU and UC! Just depends if CU offers a scholarship as well! But I’m not sure how generous they are, as I’ve heard UC awards tons of scholarships. 
 

I so thought I was going to get rejected from CU, so I mentally crossed it off. And now I’m considering it - so we shall see! They’re both amazing programs. 
 

Good luck on your interview!

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48 minutes ago, msw2020waiting said:

Hi! Thanks for the reply! We are on the same boat here. I attended two undergrad colleges because I transferred. My gpa at my first college was around 3.26. The cumulative of 3.76 is just for my current school. I think usually they place much more attention on the last few semesters, and since we both improved our grades over time, I hope we both get in! 

 My GPA was the least considered factor for my application. So I agree with your post! It all comes down to a combination of your SOP,  LORs and Experience. As long as y’all paint a clear path of what you want to do and how the school can help you make that happen, I’m sure you’ll be fine!

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3 minutes ago, msw2020waiting said:

Thanks OP for all these positivity!!

Of course! I know the feeling, especially because there so many factors to consider when making this decision!

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51 minutes ago, Zayah said:

Yeah it’s for your first year and then renewable for the second! And yes I got a scholarship as well - but yours is more than mine! That’s actually a very generous offer as I’ve read throughout the years they range from $10k-$30k.

 

UC only offers full rides for one or two students, based on a pamphlet I read from the school. 
 

So $31k for two years - is $62k scholarship. Now thats amazing!! Congrats, you must be a very special candidate and have Alot to bring to the table :)

oh that's very good to know! wow i feel really lucky. i know i've worked hard over the years but i know they get so many qualified candidates that also deserve that level of financial support. thank you, i appreciate the kudos.

 

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51 minutes ago, mswanxiety said:

oh that's very good to know! wow i feel really lucky. i know i've worked hard over the years but i know they get so many qualified candidates that also deserve that level of financial support. thank you, i appreciate the kudos.

 

For sure, enjoy it :) and good luck with the program you chose! Keep us posted. 
 

I would of went crazy without this forum by now. 

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