Thursday, January 17, 2008

Notes on the midyear report

Everyone must fill out the midyear report, even if they've been admitted, even if they graduated from high school eight years ago, even if they have already enrolled, and even if they live in Singapore. No one is safe.

Our midyear report is to be filled out online by you the student. You should have your report card or transcript handy, and your counselor's name, email address, and phone number. We only want final grades for your first term, not provisional grades, not exam grades, not advisory grades.

If your school has already sent your transcript or report card, that is fine - you do not need to fill out the midyear report. However, the midyear report is a great way to tell us a funny joke you've learned since we last corresponded. If you were deferred, it's a perfect place to express interest, or tell us about something you learned about the university that is appealing to you.

We did make a boo-boo on January 10 and make the midyear report available for a few hours, until we noticed the mistake. Then we closed it. If you filled out your midyear report on January 10 (about 90 do-gooders did this), you do not need to do it again. In fact, you cannot do it again.

If you were one of those 90 do-gooders, or you're any kind of do-gooder, and you want your midyear report unlocked because you made a mistake, email me at questions@phoenix.uchicago.edu with your full name.

This midyear report will be available on January 24. It will be due on February 4. If you do not have midyear grades by then, it will be available until March 1.

If you do not get grades because you go to moon school, or you are in Singapore and are taking A-levels, still log into the midyear report and answer as many questions as you can. You are not only reporting your midyear grades, you are also telling us you haven't gotten arrested in the last few months.

Students who are taking A-levels get their results around late February, and the midyear report is a great way to report your A-level results to us without having to mail them all the way over here.

We do not require an official transcript at this time - all students will be required to submit a final transcript by July 1.