<p>waitlisted for my D!!</p>
<p>...I got rejected. On the verge of tears right now.</p>
<p>Congrats to the newest acceptees though....</p>
<p>I GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>SOO HAPPEE! Congrats to everyone who got in!!!</p>
<p>I just checked decisions at school and I literally screamed when I saw it...Everyone thinks I'm crazy now hehehe =) =)</p>
<p>Congrats everyone who was accepted this round!! Yay Maroons '13!!</p>
<p>Accepted. I'm so happy I'm transcendent. I can't wait to join this great community...but please, please give me money, UChicago!</p>
<p>i got in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whoot whoot</p>
<p>rejected :(</p>
<p>Rejected. I feel like crap.</p>
<p>** OMGOMG ACCEPTED! FLAWLESS VICTORY!**</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Reading: 680
[</em>] SAT Math: 780
[<em>] SAT Writing: 730
[</em>] SAT Total: 2190
[<em>] SAT II: Math IIC – 800, Chemistry – 710, Biology E – 760, Chinese with Listening - 800
[</em>] TOEFL (if applicable): 115/120 (29,29,27,30)
[<em>] ACT (if applicable): N/A
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: AP Calculus AB – 5, AP Biology – 5, AP Chinese Language and Culture – 5, AP Chemistry – 3 (@#$%^!:mad: had not covered “acid and base” and “redox” and “solubility” – got killed on the test)
[<em>] GPA weighted (if applicable): N/A Probably 4.68
[</em>] GPA unweighted: N/A Probably 3.89~3.96
[<em>] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): Top 3%
[</em>] Academic Awards: Subject awards, Math Contests, AP Scholar with Honor, Yada Yada Yada
[li] IB Predicted: 41/45 (English HL 7/7, Geography SL 7/7, Biology SL 6/7, Chemistry HL 6/7, Mandarin HL 7/7, Math HL 6/7, TOK 2/3)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I wrote my why Chicago essay on a presentation I gave in my IB English class and how UChicago can further enhance my interest in English. For my Common Application, I talk about my reading a biology encyclopedia. As for my extended essay, I wrote about founding the swim team and helping a student with math.
[</em>] Teacher Rec #1: My former math teacher. One of her students got in Yale with her recommendation, so presumably excellent!
[<em>] Teacher Rec #2:
[</em>] Additional Rec: I asked my swim team sponsor teacher to write one. It was the best recommendation I have ever read in the world of the universe!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: For the mid-term report, he added a new paragraph about my passion for learning and genuine engagement in his TOK class.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None whatsoever. Provincial-level swimmer (?):confused:</p>
<p>[/ul]Location:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: British Columbia, Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: [/li]Swimming
- Founder and Captain of varsity swim team, Tons of swimming awards, Provincial-level swimmer, More swimming awards
Music
- Co-founder of a non-profit music program, tons of music awards, RCM music certificates, more music awards
Youth Leader
- Youth leader at local public library
- Work 6 hours a week at a private tutoring centre to help new immigrants with language acquisition</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I was chewing my lucky candy when I checked my decision. Also, admission officers might be really high when they were reviewing my file.</p>
<p>Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted/offered guaranteed transfer:
:p My CR score is definitely too low due to my ethnicity, but I feel that my TOEFL score definitely prevented me from an outright rejection. Before I submitted my application I knew that I would be rejected by many, many schools. Surprisingly, this admission season was way better than I thought! Got accepted to WUSTL, all of Canadian schools and some huge surprise!</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Congratulation to all students accepted! You guys really deserve acceptance for your conscientiousness. To those who are rejected, I say this over and over again – do not let this rejection define you as a person. There are millions rejected who move on to achieve fulfilling and often successful lives.
I have some advice for prospective students. Definitely spend some time preparing for interviews, if applicable. I am just naturally quite talkative and persuasive. Definitely do a lot of research on the schools you love and really ask yourself why do you want to attend these schools. After this admission process, I now do not advise students to apply under Early Decision (ED), which is a binding commitment. I applied for Cornell ED, and I got deferred. Now I think of it, I am really glad that I did not get accepted because now I know its atmosphere is not really what I am looking for when it comes to college experience (not as intellectual as I would like it to be). I however, would strongly advise students to apply under EA to a safety school, so you have a back-up plan.
Finally, do not undermine the power of stats. Stats (grades, SAT, APs) are really, really important. I think that my CR score (680) definitely prevented me from being accepted by some top-notch colleges.</p>
<p>I love the University of Chicago. <3 Accepted.</p>
<p>To all those who weren't, you're going to go on to amazing schools and amazing futures. The sheer fact that you were even able to consider Chicago is an accomplishment in itself.</p>
<p>March 25, 2009</p>
<p>Dear hellflame666:</p>
<p>The Committee on Admissions has carefully reviewed your application to the University of Chicago. After much consideration, I regret that we are unable to offer you a place in the Class of 2013. In the decision-making process, faculty and admissions counselors make every effort to determine the strength and suitability of an applicant’s candidacy. Given the nature and number of applicants, some worthy prospective students must be told that there is not a place for them.</p>
<p>I recognize that this message may come as a disappointment to you. Nevertheless, I encourage you to make your future educational plans with the same enthusiasm and initiative that led you to consider us.</p>
<p>We appreciate the interest you have shown in the University of Chicago. Accept our best wishes for your future plans.</p>
<p>Yours truly,</p>
<p>Theodore A. O’Neill
Dean of Admissions</p>
<p>omfg... decisions are up and I forgot the password to my acnt... never got one actually, I went though all my emails. So fml, even though I probably didnt get in</p>
<p>AHHHHHHHHHHHH I HATE BEING REJECTED. I'm going to leave this thread before I burst into anything else unpleasant.</p>
<p>yes!! accepted :D</p>
<p>This is the first "real" school i heard back from (only other one was a safety i didn't visit :> )</p>
<p>YAY</p>
<p>good luck to everyone else ^^</p>
<p>Rejected also. i'm doing better than I thought I would. UChi was far and away my number one choice, but I'd been telling myself for months (since before I applied) that I'd be rejected. I'm okay with it, I think. hopefully I won't continue to have dreams about being a student there, though. that would suck.</p>
<p>the only other complaint that I have is that they deactivated my account on the webpage. now when I log in it says:
We appreciate your interest in Chicago and feel privileged to have had the chance to read your application. Despite the fact that we were unable to offer you admission, we wish you the best of luck as you make decisions about your education. [link to decision letter]</p>
<p>oh well. it was fun dreaming.</p>
<p>I got in! I am so happy! :)</p>
<p>Wow, MBP... thats an extremely smart thing to do. I have been convincing myself that I'd get rejected from my dream schools too, so if I get into one, well yay, but if I don't, I have finally made peace with the fact that I can go to bentley if all else fails</p>
<p>^awww. MBP I'm sure you are an amazing person. Don't let this get you down!! You're bound to go somewhere equally great! Do great things and make U of C ashamed that they didn't admit you.</p>
<p>lalaland, where can i get some of that lucky candy? :P</p>
<p>LOL... People kept telling me that WashU only accepts people who they think will not get in anywhere else/will eventually matriculate. I freaked out and I was so afraid that I will get rejected everywhere else that I applied.</p>