LEGIT University of Chicago Early Action Decisions - Class of 2014

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year's):
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Year Courseload:
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:
[ *] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Awards listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Common App Essay:
[ *] Why Chicago Essay:
[ *] Optional Favorite Things Essay:
[ *] Extended Supplemental Essay:
[ *] Teacher Recs (if you saw them):
[ *] Counselor Rec (if you saw them):
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid:
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else are you applying?</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

<p> b]Decision: Accepted**</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Didn’t take any
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 US History, 650 Literature
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0 UW, 4.4 W
[</em>] Rank: 3 out of 350
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Bio - 3, Government - 3, Latin Lit - 3
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: School doesn’t offer any
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP American History, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Music Theory, Band
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Probably one or two more - none EA
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): First Generation</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Mock Trial, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Cross Country, National Honors Society, Leo Club, Pro Terra Nova, Book Club, and probably more
[</em>] Awards listed on app: National Latin Exam - Maxima Cum Laude and Cum Laude, AP Scholar, National Honors Society, Outstanding Attorney, 1st Chair Clarinet
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Common App Essay: Local, National, or International concern: self-esteem
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: Wrote about major (Human Rights) and social scene
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Listed off favorite musician, movie, book, poet, etc. and provided a brief explanation - 1 page
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: Effects of hometown on person
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): AMAZING! One teacher has known me for four years
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): Pretty good - very flattering
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Very laid back and informative on my part! I fell absolutely in love with Chicago that day.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing specific</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: O-H-I-O
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, sends someone to an ivy every 5 years, if that.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[</em>] Strengths: EXCELLENT essays in my opinion, strong curriculum, high GPA, solid test scores, interview, and maybe location
[<em>] Weaknesses: Weird…I think I mentioned sex in one of my essays…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because I’m hot
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Columbia - deferred, OSU - accepted
[</em>] Where else are you applying? Miami University, Yale University, Northwestern University, and Duke University</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: AHHH! I AM SO EXCITED! I CAN’T STOP SHAKING AND I’VE READ THE DECISION LETTER AT LEAST TEN TIMES! THIS IS SO UNREAL! :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):2350 (750 writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800s in World History, US History, Biology M, Chemistry and Math II, 790 in French
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 95.93 (school doesn’t unweight)
[</em>] Rank: DNR
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year’s):5s in Calc BC, World History, US History, French Language, French Literature, English Language, Chemistry and AP Physics C Mech, and I’ll take AP Biology in May
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s:
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload:AP Bio, Organic Chemistry (H), English H, Differential Equations/Multivariable Calculus, French V
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:10, but i’m not sure how many EA
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):?</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 400 hours at hospital, president of Indian Students Association, published research, News Editor of Paper, Tutoring
[</em>] Awards listed on app:Some School Awards and stuff like that
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Common App Essay: teaching myself spanish
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay:i just talked how i wanted to explore and how uchicago was perfect for that
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Comparing 17th century French Lit to high school
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay:I made my own prompt and wrote about food connecting society
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them):nope, I didn’t see them
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them):didn’t see it
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): It rocked, it was in Starbucks, she was really nice!
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Research?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:TX
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): super competitive private like average SAT is 21 something… it’s ridiculous
[<em>] Ethnicity:Indian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: No
[</em>] Strengths:good grades/test scores and pretty good EC’s
[<em>] Weaknesses:no sports essays weren’t as good as i would have wanted
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I have no idea? they must have liked something
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:Accepted at Gtown EA
[</em>] Where else are you applying?: not sure</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I just don’t know. I’m so excited! All my friends so far have gotten in. I hope everyone gets in where they want to go!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 710/750/710
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math-730, Chem-780, History-770
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0/4.43
[</em>] Rank: 5/304
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): 5s on APUSH, Euro, Chem, and English Language:this year im taking Gov, Econ, English Lit, Bio, and Calc BC
[<em>] Senior Year Courseload: above
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: ??? several…</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Lacrosse, Vice President of a service club, tennis
[</em>] Awards listed on app: Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, National Spanish Honor Society, AP scholar w/ Honor, National Merit Semifinalist
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard
[</em>] Common App Essay: pretty good
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: i really liked it. it was very unique…
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: didn’t write
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: AWESOME! i loved the UChicago topics…
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): the one i read was amazing… i dunno about the other two but i bet they were good…
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): no idea…
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I’m from Alabama. and I speak Chinese…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Alabama
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: no
[</em>] Strengths: I take like a million AP classes…
[<em>] Weaknesses: I don’t have like a million ECs…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: probably my essays. my uchicago essays were my favorites…
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred at Georgetown…
[</em>] Where else are you applying? Rice, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Brown, Williams, Northwestern, and Sewanee
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: HAHA Georgetown!!! But really, congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to everyone else! I know how much it sucks not to be accepted…</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I CR: 800 M:680 W: 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: not submitted
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.97 UW
[</em>] Rank: 23/423
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): AP Euro, AP LA, AP Chem, AP US, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Calc, AP Lit
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: none
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP Bio, Vocal Jazz, AP Gov, Japanese 5/6, AP Calc, AP Lit
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1?
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: a bunch of choirs and drama
[</em>] Awards listed on app: essay contests
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 15 hours per week for the last year and a half
[</em>] Common App Essay: about my dad
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: wrote about the schools intangible assets
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: didn’t do . . .
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay:games!
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): I only saw one, and it was really nice
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): AMAZING!
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): no interview
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): low income, first generation, possible URM?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, the stats aren’t great
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian/Native American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid:Yes
[</em>] Strengths: none?
[<em>] Weaknesses: scattered
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else are you applying? Yale, Columbia, Stanford</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
OH MY GOD! :smiley: Thank you Jesus! Congratulations everyone!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 700 M, 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770/760/760/690/670/640 I don’t remember if I submitted them, but if I did, it was just the high ones
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW: 3.83, W:???
[</em>] Rank: 13/324
[<em>] ACT: 30, unsbumitted
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): 5/5/5/4/4/4 on Art Hist, Human Geo, Calc AB Subscore, Calc BC, Eng Lang, and APUSH. Taking Phys C E&M, Phys C Mech, Psych, Eng Lit, French, Chem, World Hist
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: None
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP World Hist, AP Phys C, AP Chem, AP Eng Lit, Chamber Orch
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Don’t know, but I think considerable
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): AMC was 75 or something? I don’t remember</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] EC’s listed on app: Ballet, Quiz Team, Community Action Team, Math Team, Ski Club, Tutoring,
[</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Mostly tutoring, some Habitat for Humanity, the rest is random, anything I can do
[<em>] Awards listed on app: 7th and 8th place on National French Exam, Summa Cum Laude on National Latin, 12th place on Oespr, Bryn Mawr Book Award
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Sort of well-known teaching internship, “selected” as a tutor at my school
[<em>] Common App Essay: Books! I was somewhat unsure about it. Almost switched to a different essay
[</em>] EC Short Answer: Ballet. An old TASP essay. I was rejected from TASP, but I think that essay was good
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: Personal. Maybe not the strongest, but it had voice
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Favorite paintings. I talked about Carvaggio. The subject probably stood out, I’m well versed on it and I’m pretty good at writing in an art historical manner
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: I thought it was awesome. It showed off my ability to write periodic sentences. The second paragraph was almost all this one 200 or so long word.
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): Saw 1 of 2, the one from my art hist teacher. It was very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): Didn’t see
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went really well. We didn’t talk that much about UofC, but we talked a lot about the way people learn, since we both went to Montessori schools, her brother went to my HS, and she was thinking about sending her son there.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): URM. I guess that’s about it.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public. In Newsweek and US News “Top 100,” though both are pretty meaningless
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[</em>] Strengths: I consider myself to be a good writer and I know UofC cares a lot about essays.
[<em>] Weaknesses: I thought my optional essay was sort of weird.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I really think it was holistic
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: In America, only Georgetown. In the UK, Manchester, York, Edinburgh, and SOAS
[</em>] Where else are you applying? Princeton, Yale, Swarthmore, Cornell, and UMichigan, but I’m sort of not sure about the last two now.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was so happy!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Math: 770 CR: 740 W: 770 Overall: 2280
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math: 790 Biology: 720
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0 UW, 4.37W
[</em>] Rank: 2 of 503
[<em>] ACT: 35 (but not submitted)
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Latin lit-4 Latin Vergil-4 Human Geography-4 Calc BC-5 Eng lang-4 Physics C-5; bio, Eng lit, comparative government
[<em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP Bio+lab, Orchestra, AP Eng Lit, AP CoGo, Self Study Latin VI, Gifted Education Multidisciniplinary Seminar, CC Vector Calculus
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: A few?</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Latin Club for 3 years (President for 2 years), math team 4 years, soccer, viola, scholastic bowl, 1 year MUN, NHS
[</em>] Awards listed on app: National Latin Honor Society 3 years, Latin Student of the Year, Chemistry student of the year, Governor’s Latin Academy, National Merit Semifinalist
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Common App Essay: Amazing - about my best friend
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: Decent - it made me seem insane. I asked them for those cookies they promised.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: None
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: Insightful - outgrowing a career aspiration. I started it off talking about spleens.
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): AMAZING. My gifted ed, Latin, and Physics teacher wrote them. They love me and write outstanding recs.
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): Idk
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA, USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): A well ranked public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[</em>] Strengths: Latin focus, devotion, test scores, rankings
[<em>] Weaknesses: White female with no hooks :lol:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Mostly my scores, with the essays just icing on the cake.
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Idk yet
[</em>] Where else are you applying? St. John’s, Duke, Scripps, William and Mary, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, UVA
[/ul]</p>

<p>Rejected…
SAT 1: 770 M 730 CR 710 W
3.4 gpa
ap scholar with honor</p>

<p>^When did you find out</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780CR, 760M, 740W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710Chem 770Math2 610 Fr
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0uw; 4.9w
[</em>] Rank: 2/91
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): 5 Chem, 5 Eng, 4 US History, 3’s Fr/Sp/SpL; taking 5 APs now
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s:
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP Phy, AP CalcBC, AP US Govt, AP Eng Lit, AP Hum Geog, Art
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] EC’s listed on app: TaeKwonDo, X-Cnty
[</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: food distribution
[<em>] Awards listed on app: Natl Merit Semifinalist (to date)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: dishwasher
[<em>] Common App Essay:
[</em>] EC Short Answer:
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay:
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay:
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay:
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them):
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them):
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): languages (5 yrs Spanish, 4 years French, 1 year Chinese)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nevada
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Y
[</em>] Strengths: balance (math, science, languages, writing)
[<em>] Weaknesses: sports
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: balance
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else are you applying? CalTech, MIT, Harvard, Princeton + 6 others</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: CalTech is a “hold decision”, so U-Chicago is my first acceptance (and one of my top 3 wishes)… yea/relieved!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 640 M 720 W 640
[</em>] SAT IIs: none
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW 3.367 W 3.67
[</em>] Rank: none
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): US History (4), Psychology (4), American Government and Politics, European History, Physics B, English
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: none
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: Am Gov, Euro, Physics, English Calc
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 10
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 4 years of Cross Country (Captain), 4 years of Indoor and Outdoor Track, Student Government (Delegate), Academic Club
[</em>] Awards listed on app: none
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: One summer job - Bus Boy (hard work)
[</em>] Common App Essay: Agnosticism and My Creation of an Academic Club
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: The Course Load and People
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Kurt Vonnegut and His Writing
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: How I got caught leading my 2nd grade classroom out of school during the day
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): nope, but sure they were good
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): nope
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Mexican</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top Public - Silver Medal High School for US World and News
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[</em>] Strengths: Writing
[<em>]Weaknesses: Academic Record
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essays spoke volumes about my ability as a student. I do believe they caused my grades to be looked past, as we all have our problems in High School and I respectively had mine with a few classes.
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Claremont McKenna ED is pending
[</em>] Where else are you applying? William and Mary, Davidson, Pomona, Wake Forest, Kenyon, Occidental, American</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Happy I got in!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 690, M: 650, W: 730
[</em>] GPA, Unweighted: ~3.9
[<em>] Rank: Unknown
[</em>] APs: AP English Language and Composition (3), AP Spanish Language (3), AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP US Government
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Fairly rigorous…[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Algebra Tutor, Animal Shelter, Bagpipes, Diversity Week Preparation, Drama Set Production/Sales, Food Drives, Nursing Home, Summer Arabic Course, Teacher’s Aide, Yoga
[</em>] Awards listed on app: Academic Letters (AP English 4 Chemistry 1, German 1, Overall Achievement), Honor Roll, Letter of Recognition from Montana Board of Regents, S.C.O.R.E.S. Academic Competition (Gold Medal in French, Silver Medal in Spanish)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Security Guard, Office Assistant
[</em>] Common App Essay: I wrote about how Howard Roark from The Fountainhead influenced me to be more independent. I thought it was pretty mediocre.
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: I talked about how I’ve wanted to go to the University of Chicago since seventh grade, what it could offer me and how I would use those resources. It was okay.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: I wrote about Lolita and used it as an example of how I’m drawn to things beyond the limits of normality. It was rushed.
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: I talked about how when I was in sixth grade, I wore a Yarmulke to school to “explore” different cultures. I thought it was well-written.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I saw one and it was great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[</em>] Interview (Feel, Interviewer, and General Location): It was a phone interview with a woman who went there in the 60s, I believe. I thought it could have gone better, but I followed up with a nice thank you letter.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Umm… I’m from Montana? Haha.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Montana
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: Definitely.
[</em>] Strengths: Writing for sure.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Credentials listed on application.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: That’s a great question. I expected the worst.
[li] Where else are you applying: Nowhere![/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/etc: Congratulations to everyone who got in! See you next year!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.65 UW
[</em>] Rank: ~15
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Gov, Comp, Vergil, BC, Bio
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s:
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: 3 APs + 2 Regular Classes
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 3-4
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts, Swimming, Band, SciOly, Political Action Club, Latin Club, Snack Bar
[</em>] Awards listed on app: Math stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Common App Essay: Good
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: Better
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Good
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: Best
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them):
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them):
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): AMAZING
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small private school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid:
[</em>] Strengths: Good essays, good leadership abilities, upward trend,
[<em>] Weaknesses: Slightly low GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Essays
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else are you applying? Georgetown, Tufts, BC</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: </p>

<p>SO PUMPED GUYS! Is it just me, or does it seem like A TON of people got accepted?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 800 W (mc:80/e:12) 750 M; December: ??
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 US History, 780 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 310 (from junior-year school), 1 (tied) of approx. 500 (senior-year school)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Language (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5) Will Take: Eng Literature, Physics C: Mechanics (partially a self-study), Physics C: E & M (partially a self-study), Calculus BC, Biology (self-study), Psychology, Statistics (self-study)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: The ungraded AP exams above including: WRIT1301: College Writing (U of Minn) -> Half-year, PsTL1135: Human Anatomy & Physiology (U of Minn) -> Full-year, Spanish (Non-AP)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (None are major) National Ventures Scholar, Arizona Board of Regents Scholarship, AP Scholar, National Presidential Fitness </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Aikido (Japanese martial art; assistant children’s class instructor), Classical Piano (Non-competitive recitals & festivals), Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (Water Conservation), Mathematics/AP Physics/AP Chemistry/Biology Tutor, NHS (Head of Peer Tutoring), Key Club, American Cancer Society (Organizing charity event teams for senior citizens)<br>
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Landscape Construction (Summer), Freelance Writing on Medical Issues, Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant – N Arizona U
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: (None of this was explicitly stated on my application except for the overlap with ECs) Peer Tutoring, Key Club/NHS Events, Working w/ young children in Aikido, American Cancer Society, Approx. 725 hours of total service
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel, Self-Studying, Moving, Volunteer Work (if possible)
[<em>] Essays: Common App: Moving 21 times and attending 15 different schools and its effect on my academic and career ambitions ----------- Supplement #1: My aspirations of becoming a medical scientist and how integrating an interdisciplinary focus of the medical sciences in with an informed knowledge of contemporary societal issues can beneficially alter the course of our history ----------- Supplement #2: Aikido and Classical Piano and the impact of their philosophies on my personal growth ----------- Chicago-specific Essay: Satirical piece on resolving the recent economic crisis (In the style of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”) ----------- Completed both Options 1 and 2 on the supplement (“Why Chicago?” and “Favorite Things” essay)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Waived right to view but each shared his with me: #1: Chemistry Teacher: wrote of my academic performance/potential/work quality; #2: History Teacher: character/work ethic/work quality; #3: Peer Tutoring Advisor: experience in volunteering/character; All very supportive and humbling
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not view but I have a general idea: #1 (11th grade counselor): Essentially a reiteration of my EC activities; #2 (12th grade/new school counselor): She stated that she wrote of her initial positive impression of my character
[</em>] Additional Rec: From a family friend – Ph.D. in English
[li] Interview: Did not apply for one – missed the deadline</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul] [<em>] Financial aid? Yes [</em>] Intended Major: I am interested in a concentration of study that integrates chemical, physical, and quantitative methods into the study of the biological sciences or stem cell/regenerative biology [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN (by way of MT and AZ and various other residences within the US and abroad) [</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: 9th: N/A (I am a junior graduating early); 10th-11th: two different mediocre public schools (located in MT & AZ), none to HYPS; 12th: good public, but very poor acceptance rate at HYPS [</em>] Ethnicity: Did not state; Caucasian [<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really. Socioeconomic status is not factored into the decision.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Standardized Testing, Grades (to some extent), Essays (all revealed different aspects of myself but each tied into my interests in the medical sciences, excluding the Chicago-specific essay)
[<em>] Weaknesses: No prestigious awards or extracurriculars, no nat’l/int’l recognition, non-legacy, non-athlete, non-minority, three years of high school (I am technically an 11th grader), only 3 APs prior to this school year, passion in science/medicine but failed to substantiate this claim through EC involvement or academic inquiry (no research, publishing, science supplement etc.), very little leadership due to my constant change in geographical residence, no summer programs, very confusing high school situation (frequent moving, changing schools, early graduation, attending parts of the year but not others, etc.)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: </p>

<p>For those accepted, congratulations! For those waitlisted or denied, you are all terrific applicants who will go on to succeed regardless of what institution you ultimately choose to attend. You all have accomplishments, successes, and talents that no one else can even come close to. Regardless of where you all go to college, with hard work and perseverance, you are capable of anything that you set your mind to. For those reading this months or years from now, best of luck with your college search and subsequent application process. If you have any specific inquiries regarding the process, feel free to PM me and I would be delighted to help.</p>

<p>As for myself, my ability to attend is contingent upon the financial aid offered and my decisions at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, U of Penn, and Stanford come late March/early April.</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 730 R/ 710 M/ 710 W
[ *] SAT IIs: 750 bio
[ *] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.91 unweighted
[ *] Rank: not reported
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] APs (including this year’s): bio (5) lang and comp (5) euro hist (4) chem (3) 2d art (2) currently taking american hist and lit and comp
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: none
[ *] Senior Year Courseload: mid level for my school
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: all but two
[ *] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): probably not important…</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: hundreds of hours on the obama campaign/ conducted basic research in iceland/ cross country/ student council/ school photographer/
[ *] Awards listed on app: 4th national brain bee award/ national merit student/ ap scholar/ then a bunch of local and regional awards in various subjects
[ *] Job/Work Experience: wrote for city newspaper/ worked for father’s construction company
[ *] Common App Essay: the commonest one… (number 1) spoke of my time in iceland
[ *] Why Chicago Essay: discussion based education and intellectual vibrancy
[ *] Optional Favorite Things Essay: stanley kubrick
[ *] Extended Supplemental Essay: how i got caught… running away to the beach with my girl friend
[ *] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): chose teachers that knew me and liked me. also, I had my friend, whom I worked for in the campaign, send a recommendation letter from the white house with seal and all.
[ *] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): big scary ex-army officer… though he always had a better impression of me than i probably deserved
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): fantastic! it really went well. we started with an overview of my high school and ended talking about our shared dystopian future plagued by energy spawned global conflict and mass starvation. actually, we ended by talking about the best place to find good thai food. my interviewer held a phd in anthropology and we talked in a small office in the ground floor. I should mention I had the opportunity to also speak to both the dean and my regional admissions officer the same day. I made sure my face stuck.
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): hum… I am able to convince anyone I know anything. working in politics helps tremendously.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: pennsylvania
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, above state average
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid: most definitely, and got 37000 in grants!
[ *] Strengths: good writer, well spoken, confident
[ *] Weaknesses: shy of numbers, a little lazy
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: combination of my writing, abover average aptitude expressed via sats and gpa, and fortunate encounter with everyone who would eventually read my application.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: drexel, scranton, penn state main.
[ *] Where else are you applying? was going to apply to jhu, bu, and gwu… but decided against it. did apply to nyu, and will receive a decision come april… but id be an idiot not to go to chicago.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] I had a good feeling after i left the admissions building last august. I could see myself on campus, and wanted to be there. and so I pushed myself to the last goal of my high school career: admission into the university of chicago. hoorah.</p>

<p>Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW 3.93 W 4.06
Rank: 15/400
ACT:31
APs (including this year’s): World (3), APUSH (4), Stats (4), Chem (3), Gov, Calc AB, Physics
IBs (including this year’s: NA
Senior Year Course load: AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, Honors Art, Econ, Astronomy
Number of Apps from Your School: 5 ish
Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): NA</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: NHS President, Debate Captain, Speech Captain, Science Olympiad Captain, Dance team member
Awards listed on app: NFL Academic All American, Outstanding Forensic Performer (highest debate/speech award at my school) Girls State Governor nomination, Two time state debate participant, science olympiad state participant
Job/Work Experience: 2 years at McDonald’s (no joke)
Common App Essay: Debate
Why Chicago Essay: I felt that I met the Harry Potter enthusiast, life long learner, a capella lover profile.
Optional Favorite Things Essay: Wrote about movies and how my family watches them all the time. Specifically the Wizard of Oz.
Extended Supplemental Essay: Apples and Oranges
Teacher Recs (if you saw them): Fantastic
Counselor Rec (if you saw them): Didn’t see
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): NA
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, lived the Philippines in 6th and 7th grade.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MN
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, nationally recognized
Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
Gender: Female
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Strengths: Grades, Leadership
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Deferred because there are so many qualified people and they can’t accept them all. Maybe I didn’t have good enough test scores/ I wasn’t 100% satisfied with my essays.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Loyola University Chicago, University of MN Twin Cities and Morris.
Where else are you applying? Waiting on Stanford, Carleton, Vassar, Marquette</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I hope I have what it takes to get in, congrats to everyone who did!</p>

<p>Why is this more legit than others?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2270 (710CR/760M/800W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790MII, 740USH, 710BIO(M)
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.81/5.337
[</em>] Rank: 1/521
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): AP English Language - 5 (Junior) AP Calculus AB - 5 (Junior) AP Statistics - 5 (Sophomore) AP Biology - 4 (Junior) AP U.S. History - 4 (Junior) AP Computer Science A - 4 (Junior) AP European History - 4 (Sophomore) AP Human Geography - 4 (Freshman) AP World History - 3 (Sophomore) </p>

<p>THIS YEAR: AP Econ (Micro/Macro), AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics B</p>

<p>[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: Not even
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: AP Econ, AP Psych, Debate, Dual Enrollment US History, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics B
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1 besides me
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): National AP Scholar</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Debate (Pres), NHS, SHS, NEHS, Mu Alpha Theta (Calculus Coach), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Volunteer floor docent at a museum, tons of volunteering at church
[</em>] Awards listed on app: National AP Scholar, some debate and Spanish competitions
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Freelance writer for a local newspaper
[</em>] Common App Essay: 8/10 about all the things I’ve done to pursue my passion
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: 7/10 about milkshakes, pretty cute but nothing special
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: 7/10 song about my favorite things
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: 10/10 the best essay I’ve ever written I spent the whole summer working on it
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): My English teacher who loves me probably wrote me a 9/10 and my math teacher who submitted a generic one probably wrote a 6/10. My debate coach wrote on about this service project I’m doing for my debate community that was like a 10/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): 6/10 probably she wasn’t my biggest fan
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): 8/10 we talked about Rob Ford and scav.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Insurmountable swag</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, one or two kids to Ivies each year
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: My single mother is a teacher.
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, debate
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, not many leadership roles
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because of my supplemental essay
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Georgetown
[</em>] Where else are you applying? lol</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: GO MAROONS!</p>

<p>lol this thread is for uchicago class of 2014, not high school class of 2014</p>