Official RD 2006

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>FORMAT</p>

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2120
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 3.92 uw, 5.11 w
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[li] Other stats: ACT-29 (that should give some of you hope)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: unusual. did it within a few hours of deadline
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one was good, dont know about others
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good?
[</em>] Hook (if any): lots of latin awards</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: chicago
[</em>] School Type: selective public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: mix of two asian groups
[</em>] Gender: F</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I'm much more excited than I though I would be. Good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>Please, only post decisions!
Post Comments in other Threads!</p>

<p>The link below has the code for a nice, formated reply.
<a href="http://www.ubermeese.com/format.txt%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ubermeese.com/format.txt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>or, just use the format below</p>

<p>Decision:testing</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: testing</li>
<li>SAT IIs:</li>
<li>GPA:</li>
<li>Rank:</li>
<li>Major:</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays:</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:</li>
<li>Hook (if any):</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country:</li>
<li>School Type:</li>
<li>Ethnicity:</li>
<li>Gender:</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>i got in omg! :))))) this is a dream..... i've been waiting for that decision like for a love letter..... and my beloved accepted me :)</p>

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<p>Congrats! Post your stats and location for the rest of us please!</p>

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<p>hahah congrats you guys!!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: yeah, I think
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR - 750; M - 690; W - 770
[<em>] SAT IIs: Spanish - 800; English Lit - 790; U.S. History - 720
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] APs: Spanish Lang - 5; U.S. History - 5; English Lang - 5; Calc AB - 1 (new teacher last year, everyone at my school got a 1)
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 5.65, 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/528
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Statistics AP
A Cappella Choir
Microconomics AP/Government AP
Yearbook 2
Showtime Choir
English IV AP
Psychology 1st semester/Mythology Honors 2nd semester
Debate Honors
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Choir, Speech & Debate, Academic Decathlon, Jr. Historians, NHS, Yearbook, Mu Alpha Theta
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked a summer for a translation service company and co-authored 12 books, 3 work-books, and CDs and DVDs for an ESL program for Spanish-speaking adults
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Erm...Frosting and its place in Americana? I was a bit tired when I wrote it. I didn't think it was that great - no one read over it.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One excellent, one good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): Doctor's office, boring, eh...I don't think he liked me
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic female? Born in Mexico, single mom.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 3000 students, hispanic dominated, low stats
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic, Mexican/Costa Rican
[</em>] Income Bracket: Under 40k
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Mmmm, lots of leadership positions/my math scores. They're probably just because of circumstance (didn't have a calculator the day of the SAT and was too stupid to study for the Calc AB test), I also had to apply as an international student asking for fin aid which is a definite weakness.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no clue. They gave me a call yesterday evening - full ride.[/li][/ul]
Other Factors: Erm...they think I'm hot?
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone. I was definitely in shock when my regional counselor called me yesterday to tell me about the scholarship. I'll see y'all on visitation days!</p>

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<p>holy crap. people in texas are finding out allready? Im in california.... I wonder how long it will take to get here.</p>

<p>Excellent job, Divanny.</p>

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<p>damn, how the hell did that letter get from there to texas in one day..............</p>

<p>hmmmmmmmmm......i'm in texas.</p>

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<p>hm..i'm in texas too.</p>

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<p>I wasn't expecting it until at the very earliest tomorrow</p>

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<p>What part of texas are you in Divanny? I'm expecting mine on friday or sat...</p>

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<p>I think she just got a call from her regional rep</p>

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<p>I think the rest of the country should hear tomorrow. At the latest, Friday.</p>

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<p>I'm in St. Louis, five measly hours away and still no word...</p>

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<p>U of C.... please, let me in. I've been forsaken by Wash U and Northwestern... they've placed me on ignominious waitlists.... PLEASE!</p>

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<p>Burr1789
Wow, you are exactly me.</p>

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<p>Heh, sorry y'all. I got a call yesterday evening, 6ish. Good luck with those letters, though.</p>

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<p>Hahaha, strength through unity! Where else did you apply?</p>

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<p>NYU Stern - in
Vandy - Waitlist
USC - in
UCLA - out</p>

<p>northwestern, washu :(</p>

<p>I guess I got nothing to complain about northwestern.. since I turned my application in on MLK Jr. Day..</p>

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<p>They should have seen that turn in date as poetic</p>