We like to think of ourselves as a pretty unrestrictive office - write your essays however you'd like, submit extra recommendations if you think they will add to our understanding of you, apply early or regular.
But here's one thing you should NOT do: an on campus interview AND an alumni interview. Both carry the same weight and serve the same function in our evaluative process. Doing both an on campus and alumni interview deprives other students the opportunity to add an interview to their file.
In other news, Here's my contribution to the blog-off:
1. THE POINT: a small park that juts out into the lake on the eastern edge of Hyde Park, right across the street from the Shoreland (a dorm). The best views of downtown Chicago, possibly ever. A truly beautiful spot.
2. INTELLIGENTSIA: do you like your coffee artisanal? Get it here. There are three locations for this direct-trade roastery, two downtown and one in Lakeview. The best coffee you can get in Chicago, hands-down.
3. LULA CAFE: part hipster scene, part best neighborhood restaurant in Chicago, located in my own Logan Square. Come for brunch, or the Monday night farm dinner.
4. LANDMARK CENTURY CENTER: located in Lakeview, this is probably the best art-house movie theater in Chicago. I should get frequent flyer miles.
5. O'HARE AIRPORT: one of the busiest airports in the country, and a place where I spend a lot of time because of work. This place is an amazing mashup of people from all walks of life, from all around the world. It's also one of the cleanest airports I've been to. Plus it has a bunch of planes, and I love planes.
