<p>I just got accepted to Chicago as a sophomore transfer, and I am pretty sure that I will end up coming. Anyone else transferring to Chicago next year?</p>
<p>a friend applied rd, may i inquire on his behalf your stats</p>
<p>HS
GPA 98.94 W (100 pt system UW, if youre from NY you know)
Rank: 30/445
SAT: 2180 (790 M 710 CR 680 W)
SAT II: 3x760
AP: 7 5's, 2 4's
EC: finished 3rd in the NYSPHSAA Bowling Tournament (HS State tourney) as a senior, was on the team that won the section all star tournament. Also won gold medal at empire state games. Was all county twice, all league 3 times for bowling. I played varsity golf junior year as well. I was very involved with quiz bowl, was on long island challenged finished in the long island quarterfinals, helped to organize a tourney that we hosted with 50+schools. Then other minor stuff like 2x deca state qualifier and some mathletes awards</p>
<p>College
GPA: 3.684 after first semester at Boston College, honors program
Course Load: among the hardest possible: 19 credits first semester which was the most possible
PH209 (calc based physics) A
MT202 (multivar calc) A
CL010 (elementary latin, had never taken it before) A-
HP001002 (double credit honors seminar) B+
PH203 lab B+</p>
<p>Second Semester courseload- 21 credits (overload)
PH210/204
MT305
CL011
EC132 intro macro
HP003004</p>
<p>ECs- not much, went to a few quiz bowl tourneys at BU and did ok for a freshman (im really excited to just go to practices for Chicago's team, since theyre nationally known), and a few other little things but nothing major..really I dont like it here</p>
<p>Physics/Econ double major registered here but ill probably pick one or the other at Chicago if i do go.</p>
<p>I applied and was accepted -- I'm not terrifically sure if I'll go yet, I'm still waiting on my top choice for transfer :P</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>rainman- where is your top choice?</p>
<p>Cornell :x</p>
<p>I want some hills and trees</p>
<p>and haha, I'm from the Boston University honors program -- how 'bout that? What got your goat about BC?</p>
<p>haha thats great, and the BU-BC rivalry continues</p>
<p>I also applied to Cornell, not sure what id do if i got in yet.</p>
<p>BC is, as you know, extremely white, rich, preppy, and its not very intellectual. The physics and econ programs at Chicago obviously really drew me, especially with physics though at BC there are barely any upper division electives to take because the department is so small and its not very well funded, so the major doesnt have the depth that Chicago's program does. Econ, well everyone knows about that.</p>
<p>what dont you like about BU?</p>
<p>A lot of the same things you dislike about BC -- it's difficult to locate a coherent intellectual community. English at Chicago is good stuff, as it is at Cornell. I feel like more of a challenge, you know?</p>
<p>Best of luck with Cornell + congrats on Chicago :P</p>
<p>friend is applying from cornell to chicago lol</p>
<p>has almost the same stats</p>
<p>btw, what was your essay like? very out there or not as risky</p>
<p>mine wasnt so out there, i tried that more last year and it got me waitlisted haha..does your friend have the same GPA as I do at Cornell, because then he/she should be fine..a ~3.7 at Cornell is much better than at BC</p>
<p>yeah, about the same gpa</p>
<p>hes kinda worried that his courseload is really major focused (math) and not as general, I didnt think his essay was too crazy but you never know</p>