State / region
IL
Acceptance rate
4%
Undergraduates
7,540
Tuition / year
$75,960
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Why School1–2 pages
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
「1–2 页」约 500–1000 词。芝大真正想看的是你知道 Core 是什么、知道 House 系统是什么，以及你为什么要这种教育。
Choose 1 of these 5
Oddball1–2 pages
Food for thought: How do thoughts eat?
Extended Essay 五选一。没有正确答案，评的是你思考的过程是否好玩且有逻辑。
Oddball1–2 pages
The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in 2021, utilized origami-inspired techniques to compactly store and deploy its sunshield in space. Choose an artistic practice and use its principles to propose an elegant solution to a problem.
Oddball1–2 pages
Sometimes metaphors get mixed up. For one reason or another, one could say, "we'll burn that bridge when we get there" or "the world is your china shop". Make up your own mixed metaphor. Explain how it could make sense, be understood, or even applied.
Oddball1–2 pages
The Olympics have long celebrated the pinnacle of human athletic achievement. But what if they expanded to honor the mundane? Imagine a new Olympic event built around an everyday activity like speed dishwashing or competitive grocery bagging. How is it scored, officiated, and judged? Why is it a worthy addition?
Oddball1–2 pages
Choose your own adventure: In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose your own question or choose one of our past prompts. Be original, creative, thought provoking.
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