Official Uchicago Early Action Results

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<p>DEFERRED</p>

<ul>
<li>White upper-middle-class male</li>
<li>Top 11% weighted GPA at competitive public HS </li>
<li>old SAT: 710 v, 720 m</li>
<li>new SAT: 750 cr, 690 m, 790 w
-SAT II: 630 Literature, 700 US History</li>
<li>ACT: 33
ECs:</li>
<li>editor of paper 9th and 10th grade</li>
<li>editor-in-chief 12th grade</li>
<li>Co-head Democrat club</li>
<li>Co-head Latin club</li>
<li>Amnesty International</li>
<li>Natl. Latin Honors Society</li>
<li>Silver Medalist Natl. Latin exam</li>
</ul>

<p>-Essays: pretty good, I thought, though mentioning N*Sync may have killed me.</p>

<p>General comments: Ugh. Can anyone tell me my chances RD?</p>

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<p>Did you forget to include your GPA? I think it matters.</p>

<p>N'Sync? I can only assume this was prompt 5 or maybe 1... but enlighten us. :o</p>

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<p>How are your midyear report grades? That can also help you.</p>

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<p>why don't we use this.. fill in the info and remove the brackets to make a nice little post! congrats to all who got accepted</p>

<p>*Decision: accepted *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2250 790m, 760v, 700w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 mathIIC, 760 physics, 760 US history
[<em>] GPA: 3.86 uw
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: bleh
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: pretty good I think, I wrote on #3 about the balance between the mind and the stomach[/li][</em>] Teacher Recs: one good, one generic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should've been good since I went into her office like every day for a while, which I either </em><em>ed her off or impressed her...
[</em>] Hook (if any): piano, I dunno...They liked something about me
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian, chinese
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:
piano
math club captain
JV tennis
key club
200 hours of volunteering
quiz bowl
General Comments: I dunno, I'm happy I got in and you guys shouldn't fret since I'm don't think that I'm that more speical than anyone else, maybe just a little weirder...</p>

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<p>Decision: accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 2160 760m, 720v, 680w
* SAT IIs: 780 mathIIC
* GPA: 3.88 uw
* Rank: top 10%
* Other stats: ??
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: unknown
* Teacher Recs: unknown
* Counselor Rec: unknown
* Hook (if any): recruited athlete
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: NJ
* School Type:
* Ethnicity:
* Gender: female
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
sports
orchaestra
president of club
volunteering
research</p>

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<p>my unweighted GPA was about 3.68 (out of 4.0), and my weighted was 4.81 out of 5.33(roughly), and the bottom of the first decile is 4.85. I talked about the cover of the old N*Sync album "No Strings Attached" in response to the string essay; the essay was about the symbolism of marionettes.</p>

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<p>is ACT 25 too low- opinions?</p>

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<p>too low for what?</p>

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<p>2009 Class ACT distribution:</p>

<p>Distribution by Composite ACT Scores</p>

<p>30-36 61%
26-29 27%
21-25 11%
16-20 0%</p>

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<p>those numbers certainly show that it is possible, but it's all about context, I think.</p>

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<p>somebody was admitted early with a 27. What were your SAT scores, if you took it? I think that test is a little more important, and a good score would certainly override a mediocre score on the ACT.</p>

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<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2210 (CR760/M710/WR740)
[ *] SAT IIs: US History 790, Lit 750, Math Lvl 2 710, Chemistry 690
[ *] GPA: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.37 Weighted
[ *] Rank: Unknown- top 25% at least
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: very, very good. my Plato/Play-doh essay was particularly good, followed by my Why UChicago one. My Favorite Things essay wasn’t as good, but I managed to tie all my favorite things, including the mundane ones, into a solid theme.
[ *] Teacher Recs: very good. one from my sophomore honors english teacher who i visit once a week and who gives me books to read and review. one from my junior honors physics teacher- only B I received on my transcript, an 88% that i have never worked so hard for in my life. also a supplemental from my junior varsity/assistant varsity coach describing my hard work and determination in everything.
[ *] Counselor Rec: don’t really know, but i expect it was good.
[ *] Hook (if any): essays and teacher rec’s were definetly the best parts of my applications.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: public- very good, one of the top in the state.
[ *] Ethnicity: white. some background in spain.
[ *] Gender: female.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] my interview went well and showed a very moral, hard-working, and multi-faceted side of me.
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] this was my absolute top choice, and i am absolutely thrilled that i got in!! good luck to all those deferred!</p>

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<p>I don’t know about your chances, but I doubt that it was N’Sync. I was accepted, and mine included reference to how dreamy I thought Jesse McCartney was and how much I loved Disney Princess movies and why.</p>