Fall travel has begun. Ruth, who has posted to the blog, is in Alaska, or maybe Tacoma. Isabel is in Norway, and Kate is in Austin. Who knows where Libby is.
A few of you have written to me asking when we might be in your area, or visiting your school. Libby posted a brief note about this in an earlier post, but I wanted to address again the different ways we use to contact you about Chicago visiting your area or your school. Here's how you know we're coming for you:
1. Email. If we have a current, active email address on file for you, you will receive an email notification about 1-2 weeks prior to our visit. (Note: make sure to check your spam filter - sometimes our emails get caught).
2. Mail (the old-fashioned kind). If we have a current, active mailing address for you, you will receive a postcard in the mail about 1-2 weeks prior to our visit.
3. Your school. We mail confirmation letters and posters to your school 1-2 weeks prior to our visit. The poster includes an aerial picture of the main quad and a note about who's coming to your school and when. Check out your college counseling center/office (or equivalent) for notice.
Note that these conditions apply only to schools within the United States. We are not able to mail to all international schools that we visit. Note also that notification to you is conditional on having correct and updated information, so if your mailing address or email address has changed, go to http://uncommonapplication.uchicago.edu and update your info.
We would love to visit every school possible, but there are only a few of us and we have a limited amount of time and resources during this busy season. If we are not visiting your school, don't take it personally! See if you can find us during one of our many joint travel swings, or just drop your admissions counselor an email.
