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@Reaganbakin
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 • 4 years ago •
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UChicago essay

Does anyone know how important the UChicago supplement essay is (the one with the unique and quirky questions)? I'm not that great at creative writing but really want to attend UChicago, so how much do admission officers there use this essay when looking at an applicant?

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@chxm33
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 • 4 years ago[edited]

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@DebaterMAX
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 • 4 years ago

So I am not authorative on this so take it with a grain of salt but essays/rec letters make anywhere from 15%-30% (at holistic schools that care about essays and letters). CV on their YT channel posted a video about the common app which is worth a look and for help with essays try Cvs peer essay review service or even the essay guides both under the essay tab at top of screen.

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@cp8394 years ago

I agree. I think UChicago is likely on the upper end of that range. I've attended a couple live events from them and they seemed to emphasize it more than other schools emphasize their essays. But like Max said there's no way to know the exact weight.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@Reaganbakin4 years ago

No but I was wondering specifically about their quirky extended supplement essay in which they ask bizzare questions that require you to think creatively. For instance "What can actually be divided by zero?" is one of their prompts. Since these questions are quite different than the typical essay questions, I was wondering how important these quirky questions are to the UChicago application.

@cp8394 years ago

There's really not any measure but I do know it's particularly important for UChicago as they emphasize it quite a bit since they are very unique. They're likely used to determine if they think the applicant is a good fit for the school which is why they use very open ended but odd questions.

@DebaterMAX4 years ago [edited]

So I don’t know about the weight the essay has no one except AOs have a definite answer but for those quirky essays answer it in a philosophical way and give some insight about your self. For example for the divide by 0 relate something to the no answer such as I was cofounded at ... just like x%0. Hope this helps.

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