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University of Chicago - MS in Financial Mathematics

Chicago MSFM Chicago MSFM Admission Discussion

Yep, plus given covid I’m sure some aspects of the decision process have changed which might make timetables in general slower- for example these universities are now selecting candidates into a very different job market than they were last year, communications probably different too, etc.

this is a broad trend at a bunch of places
 
It's a disaster all around, not just UChicago. The work from home is just not suitable for many industries, but for now it'll have to do. With that being said, while I do not fault those who are taking longer than normal, I did appreciate the likes of Columbia and NYU Courant having such quick turnarounds. Another thing to note of, UChicago gets a relatively large amount of applications when compared to the other desirable programs. For comparison, last year they had almost 1400 applications, whereas Baruch had less than 500.
 
It’s tough, I work in Chicago so the option to do part time in the program would mean I don’t need to leave my job to do this, so financially it would be a steal...
 
Congrats to the three of you! If you guys don't mind me asking, what did the email say? Was it a check the website email, or did it straight up say you got accepted in the email itself?
 
Hi, I submitted on Jan.14, but still didn't hear anything today. Is this normal? Cuz I know lots of people get offers today. Thx.
 
Same here. Submitted on the last day. No update today. So is it possible that the admits released today are the ones with fellowship/scholarship?
 
Same here. Submitted on the last day. No update today. So is it possible that the admits released today are the ones with fellowship/scholarship?
Yeap, that was what I was trying to find out with my previous question. I imagine the ones coming out today is the ones with significant scholarship with a bigger batch of less scholarship/no scholarship coming soon.

EDIT: It seems as if someone on the tracker got a 35% scholarship today, so I imagine the second batch, so to speak, will be the ones with no scholarship.
 
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Yeap, that was what I was trying to find out with my previous question. I imagine the ones coming out today is the ones with significant scholarship with a bigger batch of less scholarship/no scholarship coming soon.

EDIT: It seems as if someone on the tracker got a 35% scholarship today, so I imagine the second batch, so to speak, will be the ones with no scholarship.
I was admitted today and also received the 70% scholarship if that helps with your analysis.
 
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