<p>I'm pretty sure that I'm going to apply to U of C next year!
Well-rounded & extremely intellectual. </p>
<p>Male/17 years/Long Island, New York</p>
<p>Unfortunately due to the fact I live so far away, I probably won't be able to visit it before applying..</p>
<p>EA, 16 year old white male from Baltimore, MD</p>
<p>Im pretty intellectual, as in I love to learn and read, but I also love running and I love hanging out with my less-than-intellectual track/XC buddies. One thing I've learned from my sports in HS is that the nerds need to exclude their friends to only other nerds.</p>
<p>I guess my high school will have more kids to apply and go to UChicago next year. I say this based on the following trend:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>2005, we got about 4 kids admitted, only 2 of them go to U of C. So, 50% yield rate, huh.</p></li>
<li><p>2006, as far as I know, 4 kids admitted again, 3 of us decided to go to U of C. that's 75% yield rate!</p></li>
</ol>
<p>BTW, my school is in east.</p>
<p>almost no one applies to uchi from my school. the only reason i've heard of uchi is because i'm legacy.</p>
<p>but other than that, uchi is still a lovely lovely school.</p>
<p>darkrulerII</p>
<p>i don't agree with your only nerd friends theory, i think having all types of friends help you understand all facits of high school society.. if i didn't have my newspaper friends i wouldn't be who i was (outgoing and talkative, interested in challenging the status quo) but if i didn't have my (extremely dorky/nerdy) model UN friends i wouldn't be as well aware of international relations..</p>
<p>Oops. I forgot to say "don't". It should read:</p>
<p>One thing I've learned from my sports in HS is that the nerds DON'T need to exclude their friends to only other nerds.</p>
<p>It doesn't even make sense the other way, since I was talking about my athletic, non-nerdy track friends. Wow, I look like a real jerk when I say that. I guess I should review the post before sending next time.</p>
<p>:) its all good</p>
<p>:) it's all good</p>
<p>U of Chicago Early Action 2006!
16 m chicago nw suburbs...it may be close but city life is a whole differant world.
Physics major maybe???</p>
<p>i'm fromt the suburbs of chicago too!!!
and life in the suburbs.. is like living in a bubble!
(i love chicago)</p>
<p>where are u from.. i'm from naperville.. aka naperthrill (sarcasm)</p>
<p>wheeling...perhaps even less interesting</p>
<p>these places actually sound interesting compared to where i'm from..........</p>
<p>at least you've got towns/cities with interesting names.</p>
<p>i've heard of wheeling, i think i competed against someone from there in IHSA journalism state finals..</p>
<p>EA fo' sho'. Male from crappy public school here in nowhere, ie Sterling, IL. Poli Sci definitely, and maybe Econ in addition. The Life of the Mind book got my attention too. The overall nerdy atmosphere, the lack of Div. I sports, the legacy of Strauss and Friedman and others, the various "Chicago Schools", and the reletive proximity to home all do it for me. Not to mention AMAZING architecture. And oh yeah, 78 Nobels. And oh yeah, the Core. And oh yeah......</p>
<p>I'll be applying to Chicago (physics major). If I don't get into UChi, Caltech, Rice or MIT, I guess I'll go to UCSB or UCSD.</p>
<p>I was attracted to UChi initally by the little letter they sent me. The first time I read it I thought it was very poorly written and threw it into "the stack." Later on I happened to take the letter out again and re-read it. I looked into UChi more seriously and decided it would be a wonderful place.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what did that letter say?</p>
<p>"Dear ___________________,</p>
<p>"You are not your test scores. Someday you will sum up the events in your life, your friends and accomplishments, your triumphs and your disappointments, and your PSAT scores will be long forgotten. We hope."</p>
<p>Then a paragraph trying to defend their use of PSAT scores in deciding whom to contact.</p>
<p>The next paragraph was OK. It talked about the "elegance of a mathematical proof," and I liked that.</p>
<p>Next paragraph was about the Nobel Prize winners. I thought it was so-so, but it was painful to read "(we always talk about the Nobel Prize winners... our version of bragging about our scores?)".</p>
<p>"This school is for the bold, the curious, and those seeking not just a diploma but a real education. If you are so inclined, I invite you to learn more about Chicago by returning the enclosed information request form. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Theodore A. O'Neill
Dean of Admissions</p>
<p>"P.S. When you reply, we will send you our viewbook, The Life of the Mind - a chunky little book, full of Chicago and its students."</p>
<p>The "chunky little book" part took some getting used to.</p>
<p>quirky . different from what most of my letters say.</p>
<p>Yes. That's probably why I drew the UChi letter out of the stack instead of one of the others.</p>