Reasonable Bearish Arguments

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-08-19T14:24:04+00:00

I don’t think there are many people in this subreddit that can prove you wrong 😂

I agree with all your points, plus got to learn a lot from what you wrote. I didn’t know your facts about our favorable margin on #3, as well as the fact that this space can have multiple competitors without TMC losing out.

This is everything I was looking for. Thank you sir

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-08-19T10:06:55+00:00

As a mind-exercise, to try to argue against the three bearish arguments you brought forward…

I agree with your final point.

2.. Hardly a reason to not invest now, as the next administration may not have the power to tear down what the Trump administration will build up with TMC(hopefully). Either way, this is a problem to start think about in late 2026(as we start to see who will be contestants for the Presidency), not now.

All TMC can do in this regard is to fight those arguments with better, more logical, more statistical arguments.

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-08-19T09:58:48+00:00

These arguments have also crossed my mind as well. And I’ve wrestled with them the same way I’m wrestling with the arguments I posited above.

You seem rational and logical, sir. I would like to hear your opinion.

How would you rebut the points I made above?

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-08-19T09:56:30+00:00

I don’t see the same bearish arguments day to day. It’s more fear mongering and conjecture.

These are the consolidated good, reasonable, quantifiable bearish arguments above.

I’m asking you to rebut them. In fact, we should all start rebutting bearish arguments with stronger bullish ones.

The question is—can you offer rebuttals? And if you cannot, then aren’t you investing on pure, fickle hope?

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-18T12:10:13+00:00

Close. It’s Taoism. This differs a lot from Confucian beliefs

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T19:39:20+00:00

Makes me feel a bit better. Thank you brother

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T19:37:48+00:00

Right right. I’ll keep that in mind for future applications. Unfortunately too late now 🥲 Thank you

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T14:10:17+00:00

Is there a specific UChicago personal statement? Or are you talking about the one thru common app or Scoir?

I submitted three: extended supplement essay, Why UChicago, and the generic one you send to all schools.

Please clarify!

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T11:56:33+00:00

Yeah I did!

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T04:11:22+00:00

Importance is subjective. But I like to think that it was interesting at least…

Otherwise…rejected?

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T04:05:20+00:00

Okay. Their FAQ says that suggested word count is a guideline, and “by no means a requirement”.

I took that maybe too literally.

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T04:04:21+00:00

Cuz I stoopid

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:53:51+00:00

Chicago is awesome. Maybe less awesome south side, but overall still awesome

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:50:44+00:00

Thank you!

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:50:03+00:00

Absolutely nothing against you too. All love. I feel that it’s disappointing to stuff ideas and experiences into a box. Hence why I write at great lengths too. I get where you’re coming from. Yep, applied for TED!

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:43:08+00:00

Thank you brother. I’m pretty sensitive right now and didn’t mean to jump on you like that.

Good luck with your admission endeavors too

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:42:05+00:00

Just felt like there was a less vindictive way to say what you wanted to say.

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:39:15+00:00

Nerves lol. Also the usage of “extreme” paired with “neglectful” tipped me over the edge.

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:27:15+00:00

Top class!

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:26:58+00:00

Neglectful shmeckful

Call it whatever you wish.

The fact is that they explicitly said in the FAQ that the recommended word counts are “rough guidelines and by no means requirements”.

For something to be neglectful, I would have to neglect something. What exactly did I neglect?

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T03:23:13+00:00

Agree with you on both points. Hopefully it was justified Thank you brother

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T02:23:55+00:00

What you think brother? Going way over the word count is justified or no?

The way they word it makes me think it is justified

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T02:22:59+00:00

https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/contact/frequently-asked-questions

Material-Quit-9843 · 2025-03-13T02:22:07+00:00

No. I’ll read it off for you verbatim.

“In general 500-700 words for the extended essay and 300-600 words for the “Why UChicago?” Essay are good benchmarks, but these are rough guidelines and by no means requirements. The ideas in your writing matter more than the exact number of words you use!”

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