You may have noticed that the regular notification deadline falls after a long stretch of no school and no work. A lot of the admissions staff is off and does not have access to email. However, we want to make sure you get your questions answered. You can post questions to the blog for everyone's edification, or email questions@phoenix.uchicago.edu, which is the general email address that I answer.
Here are some notes:
- If you want your teacher recommendations or other documents to get here as quickly as possible, you can email them to questions@phoenix.uchicago.edu and I can forward them directly in your application. Things can be attachments or in the body of the message. Just make sure you label it correctly, i. e. "Essay Question 1" or "Supplemental Recommendation."
You can fax the documents to 773-702-8599 (domestic fax) or 773-702-4704 (international fax).
The only thing you cannot email or fax is your transcript or your fee.
Also, please do not send multiple copies of things multiple ways. Do not both mail and email something. Do not both email and fax something. Once is enough.
- Remember to press the submit button at the end. Paying your fee is not the last step -- at the very end, you check a box that says you are presenting yourself honestly, and then you click "Submit application." If you log back into your application and it does not say "Application submitted on..." then you did not submit it!
Here are some questions that are getting more frequent:
What if I have to send some things after the deadline?
Don't fret too much. If your documents get here by January 8 (and with the email or fax, they can get here instantly), you should be in good shape.
Many students are asking if testing done in January or February is valid for the regular notification cycle. All testing must be done before the deadline, but if for some reason you could not take the SAT until January, that should be fine. Tests taken in February or March really are too late. Do not rush your scores.
When is the deadline exactly?
Funny you should ask.
How can I see what you've received from me?
The credentials checking feature will not be available again until late January. Until then, you should not worry, and you definitely should not resend anything. It will take us most of the month of January to open all of our mail, sort it, scan it, and link it to your application. No, I am not kidding. Until then, neither y'all nor we know if we have received what you have sent, so you should just stop worrying.
Any other questions? Post them to the comments.
