<p>oh yeah forgot to mention that I didn't interview... didn't even make the effort to schedule one XD I am all about minimal overachieving... which makes no sense to anyone else, I'm sure. (it's kind of like... being an overachiever and a lazy bum at the same time)</p>
<p>Sometimes I really wonder why I got in haha</p>
<p>haha yeah john its me, i suck at these html tag things.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Major Applied To: N/A
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[<em>] SAT I (by section): N/A
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.75 out of 4/4.13 out of 5
[</em>] Rank:Top 4%
[<em>] ACT:Composite of 35
[</em>] APs (including this year's):World History (4), US History (5), Eng Lang/Comp (4), Psych, Gov/Politics, Calc (BC), Eng Lit/Comp
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Rigorious...6 weighted classes (AP Calc BC, AP Eng/Lit, AP Psych, Applied CAD, AP Gov't/Politics,...), 2 electives (CAD, Advanced Debate)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2-3 (from generic public high school)
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Many Debate/Speech awards from local tournaments, won a couple of tournaments, lettered 2X in each and qual'd for state...was Girls State: State Attorney General, a few others....mostly about forensics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Debate Team Captain (LD debate) - 3 yr member, Asian caucus president- 4 yr member, Science Quiz Bowl Team Captain - 1 yr, Mock Trial co-founder - 2 yrs, Science Olympiad 3-yr participant, Speech Team varsity member - 2 yrs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 years part-time (10-15 hrs/wk) at Wendy's, 6 mths cashier job (5-10 hrs/wk), 3 mths at National Gallup Poll telephone survey job (20-25 hrs/wk); also worked during every summer for 30 hrs/wk
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I thought that out of my 15 college apps I loved my UChicago essay responses the most. I wrote about Micheal Foucault in Question 2, and answered the "Borges y yo" prompt with what I thought was one of my most creative, articulate and personally touching pieces I've ever written about myself. I am also fairly talented at writing.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Did summer camps (debate & Upward bound), Debate, Leadership roles, Girls State (?)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nebraskaaaaaaaaaa
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Your average public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $30-$40K/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[<em>] Strengths: prepared my app very well: sent in supplemental material highlighting an article written about me in Girls State newsletter, sent in extremely thorough 4-page academic resume, wrote letter about my interest in their college in paper & on midyear report, kept up senior year grades-sort of (2 B's, 5 A's), took most rigorous courses available, sent in 3 teacher recs from people who know me very well, won plenty of awards/honors and did a hell of a lot of EC's and work (workaholism, can't help it....)
[</em>] Weaknesses: had somewhat low GPA and unusual grade dips, did not have an upward grade trend on my transcript
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I think I nailed my essay down very well. My workaholism showed through my resume and EC's, and I definitely demonstrated tons of interest. I think my debate experience also demonstrated that I like hardcore intellectualism. [/li][/ul]Other Factors: Residential advantage (from NE)
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Another bonus to attending this school: my school colors haven't changed from high school to college. Yaaaay Maroon!</p>
<p>Foo-cowe= hawt.</p>
<p>lol bohbeep, the train left the station on this thread about a year ago.</p>
<p>It's Michel Foucault, not "Micheal."</p>
<p>Now that the thread necromancy has been completed, I might as well make my own comment on Foucault. The first time I heard Foucault's name was when a friend was complaining about a book she had to read for Self. Since she disliked the text quite a bit, and I had taken Japanese with this person previously, I thought she was referring to the Japanese word 'fu-kou' (which has exactly the same pronunciation), which translates to 'unhappiness'. From what I've heard, there may be a bit of truth to this mistranslation.</p>
<p>hahhahahahahahahaha</p>
<p>I kind of like what I've read by Foucault...? Unlike some theorists, he's aware that he's writing for an audience and is a better explainer than some theorists who seem to write only for themselves.</p>
<p>cough<em>Zizek</em>cough.</p>