<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 720m/800cr/800w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 lit, 790 iic, 800 ush
[<em>] GPA:3.84
[</em>] Rank: 4%
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on ap ush, bio, eng lang, calc ab
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: short answers were alright, had way too much fun writing a over-long string essay about a overweight, middle-aged woman with ripped pants in taco bell
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read, but should've been decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read, i think he liked me after our fantastically soul-baring half-hour interview
[<em>] Hook (if any): art portfolioliolio
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public and too competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: another asian
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: the slightly unnerving way i hoard random facts about u of c and the intensity with which declare my love for them? General Comments: i've been dreaming of this day for two years and screamed for three minutes and will be absolutely useless with joy for the rest of the day.</p>
<p>SAT: 2270 (800 CR/760 M/710 W)
SAT II: 770 Math Level 2, 760 Literature, 760 French
GPA: 90%
Rank: 9th out of 76 in honours prog., top 6% in school.
ECs: Overall, pretty good. Solid involvement/leadership in a few core activities.
Essays: I felt they were very good.
Teacher recs: Superb.
Counselor rec: Superb (our GC actually makes an effort to get to know us).
State/Country: Quebec, Canada
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other factors: Accepted last year. Wanted to defer matriculation (I applied in year 12 of 13 here), Chicago said I had to reapply if I wanted to go this year.</p>
<p>Other comments: Accepted ED at University of Pennsylvania. I feel sort of bad leaving the academic atmosphere of Chicago in favour of the partying scene at Penn, but I felt that overall, the opportunities at Penn (academically and career-wise) would be greater.</p>
<p>I guess I'm 3-0 in college admissions. Not bad.</p>
<p>I am sooooooo mad I live in Los Angeles and I still heven't gotten the mail. Is anyone else still waiting for there's and do you have a feeling that the rejections arrive later. I know I am not very optimistic, sorry.</p>
<p>aw, thanks ohio_mom! you're so encouraging.</p>
<p>akmetg, i'm pretty positive all of the letters are mailed at the same time. you never know, a fat envelope might be waiting for you in the mail tomorrow.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 740M 690V 650W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Math iiC, 690 Physics (didn't sent)
[<em>] GPA: 4.788 (heavily weighted, I think it goes to 5.5)
[</em>] Rank: 3/415
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were just ok, but I re-read them a few days ago and they were actually pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't see, but probably good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: diddo
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I visited in October and talked to the undergrad physics chair for a couple of hours
**General Comments: Wahoo! ... now how do I pay for this</p>
<p>Oh, and it really sucks when the mailman (or woman, we have three or four different people who apparently make rotations) doesn't come until 7PM**</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310: 770CR 770M 770W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math IIC, 800 bio E, 800 US History, 800 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 102.25
[</em>] Rank: 2/370
[<em>] Other stats: APs: english lang 5, bio 5, chem 5, us history 3, physics 5, world history 5, statistics 5, calculus bc 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: VERY VERY original, really good. everyone who read it (ppl from the upenn admit committee cuz my friend's mom is on it) said it was AWESOME.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any): piano..im a nat'l winner
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TX
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: STELLAR extracurriculars, several state and national level awards. piano state champion for 2 yrs, head drum major. lots of leadership roles. president of NHS, student council, and spanish club. over 5000+ hours of community service..etc .etc General Comments: i didnt get in bc i didnt show interest..i applied ed to rice, where i really wanted to go, and got in. i think uchicago knew i didnt really want to go there.</p>
<p>Sheldon Flender: [bragging] I have never had a play produced. That's right. And I've written one play a year for the past twenty years.
David Shayne: Yes, but that's because you're a genius. And the proof is that both common people and intellectuals find your work completely incoherent. Means you're a genius. </p>
<p>Bullets over Broadway. Great movie.
New Years Resolution: Sit at home and memorize every line from all 41 Woody Allen films. And also try to get into college, preferably uchicago.</p>
<p>SAT: 2400 (PSAT=240, no fluke)
SAT II: 800, 760, 750
GPA: 3.9+ unweighted
Rank: top 5% (class size 77)
ECs: School newspaper editor, performance choir, tutoring calculus
Essays: good.
Recs: we assume they were good
State/Country: Maryland, US
School type: Private independent
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other: RPI Math & Science Medal, Bausch & Lomb Award, many AP classes w/4-5's, now independent study in linear algebra. 2 years research experience in heat transfer lab at Johns Hopkins. Great hair. :)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 800M 640V 720W
SAT IIs: 690 Math IIC 670 Physics
GPA: 4.7 (5 scale)
Rank: 5/~800
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: I thought my essays were okay. Found a typo.
Teacher Recs: very good
Counselor Rec: normal
Hook (if any): founded club
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Other Factors:
General Comments: I think they knew that UChicago was not my first choice. I thought it was better just to apply early.</p>
<p>For the people who got accepted, did your letter say something to the effect of "we chose not based on numbers, but on your accomplishments and your words." ?</p>
<p>bah, i'm a national pianist. who also runs. had a boston qualifying time, but didn't go for piano. oh well, i will always love chicago! LONG LIVE DEFERREES FIGHTING FOR THEIR ADMISSION!</p>
<p>"For the people who got accepted, did your letter say something to the effect of "we chose not based on numbers, but on your accomplishments and your words." ?"</p>
<p>Yes. Hate to break it to you, but the letter was not personalized. Hell, it was even the exact same letter as last year.</p>