2022-2023 University of Chicago (Pritzker)

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Does anyone have experience with sending a LOI here? It’s my absolute top choice school and has been since my interview in late October. Is it better to send now or wait until I get an admissions decision and send if WL?
 
anxiousthrowaway said:
Does anyone have experience with sending a LOI here? It’s my absolute top choice school and has been since my interview in late October. Is it better to send now or wait until I get an admissions decision and send if WL?
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I sent one after interviewing in early Oct and havent heard back still. I think if you send it pre-Feb/March it should be framed as an update while expressing your interest. If you get the waitlist in march, then I think it would be most helpful to send LOI
 
pokesalmonfish said:
I sent one after interviewing in early Oct and havent heard back still. I think if you send it pre-Feb/March it should be framed as an update while expressing your interest. If you get the waitlist in march, then I think it would be most helpful to send LOI
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Thank you! I was kind of thinking something similar, my thinking is that to send an LOI before getting a decision it should probably be closer to the actual interview and it might be a bit late right now. Wishing you best of luck!!
 
anxiousthrowaway said:
Thank you! I was kind of thinking something similar, my thinking is that to send an LOI before getting a decision it should probably be closer to the actual interview and it might be a bit late right now. Wishing you best of luck!!
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I sent one and got the A, but it also had some updates. I don’t think there’s necessarily a right way to do it, but yeah if it’s your top choice I’d probably tell them that earlier rather than later
 
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Wait I somehow got mine today and was just accepted on Friday, so they def sped up for this round I think
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I got mine today and it’s soooo beautiful 🥺 what a dream!! All love to Dr. Carter and the admissions team for believing in me ❤️ congrats to all those accepted and best of luck to those still waiting!
 
Any current students on here that could give advice about the culture? I am trying to decide between two mstp interviews on the same date that I can't reschedule, and it can be hard to get an accurate feel for how collaborative a school is online.
 
anxiousthrowaway said:
As I'm finishing up my interview process, I'm settling in on this being my #1 school and I'm considering writing a letter of intent/interest. Has anyone else submitted here? Would anyone be willing to look it over and make sure it's good? Is this something I should upload to the portal? Would welcome any advice/help here or in DMs 🙂
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I think a nice way to do it would be to bundle your interest in the school with a tangible application update that they can add to your file. That way your letter serves two purposes
 
pcm810 said:
Any current students on here that could give advice about the culture? I am trying to decide between two mstp interviews on the same date that I can't reschedule, and it can be hard to get an accurate feel for how collaborative a school is online.
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I’m a current student. I love the culture here at Pritzker. The curriculum is designed to encourage collaboration over competition, and I can honestly say that I have not felt stressed about comparing myself to anyone else (unlike undergrad). Pritzker does a great job at choosing students who are genuinely nice and caring people!
 
@ people who have interviewed already: about how many people do they interview per interview day? (assuming it stays relatively consistent) And do they tell you the names of your interviewers in advance?
 
wendy_edgeworth said:
@ people who have interviewed already: about how many people do they interview per interview day? (assuming it stays relatively consistent) And do they tell you the names of your interviewers in advance?
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Haven't interviewed yet, but you do get the names of the people interviewing you in advance! I interview this week, but when I looked in my portal on Friday I saw the names of my 3 interviewers.
 
wendy_edgeworth said:
@ people who have interviewed already: about how many people do they interview per interview day? (assuming it stays relatively consistent) And do they tell you the names of your interviewers in advance?
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You get the names of your interviewers in advance, and at least for MSTP I had 15 people inc. myself on my interview day
 
wendy_edgeworth said:
@ people who have interviewed already: about how many people do they interview per interview day? (assuming it stays relatively consistent) And do they tell you the names of your interviewers in advance?
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i believe there was around 20 people the day of my interview. You also get the name of your interviewers in advance in your portal in the interview tab
 
Any thoughts on if there could be another small A wave next week thursday/friday or was that it for the January A wave (dribble)?
 
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For my own peace of mind/sanity: has anyone gotten accepted here whose interviews were decent but not over-the-top spectacular (like "I became best friends with my interviewers and they had huge smiles the entire time I was talking")
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I interviewed back in august and was admitted in November. It was my first interview and I thought it was pretty sloppy, I felt like I wasn’t bringing my best self, and one of them ended in only 20 minutes don’t lose hope!!
 
Milotic Med said:
I interviewed back in august and was admitted in November. It was my first interview and I thought it was pretty sloppy, I felt like I wasn’t bringing my best self, and one of them ended in only 20 minutes don’t lose hope!!
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thank you, that makes me feel a lot better ❤️
 
What does it mean when one of your interviewers responds to your thank you email weeks later lmaooo
 
wendy_edgeworth said:
Time for me to overthink and be neurotic again bc my app cycle is a barren wasteland and I have a ton of free time. My faculty interviewer named specific people I should do research with and went into a ton of depth about their research and also responded to my thank-you email lightning fast (on a weekend) with an "I'm looking forward to working with you"...did anyone who's gotten the A already have a similar experience?

I know I can't read into this because one interviewer doesn't have unilateral influence but this has to be a sign that at least that person liked me right
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It is a sign that they liked you, but there have been many people who have been told “I’ll see you in august” by interviewers and then didn’t get A’s. Only time will tell but I truly hope you get the A!
 
wendy_edgeworth said:
At Pritzker or elsewhere? I've def heard horror stories but they usually don't specify the school
Thanks, hopefully that faculty member held a lot of sway for the committee 😛
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Every school has these kinds of stories, no point trying to read into their comments since it won’t affect the outcome anyway. Just chill until decisions come out
 
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