Official University of Chicago 2016 EA Results Thread

20047426 · December 19, 2011, 4:58pm

@ guildedmushroom hahahah hmmmmm… congratz on columbia!

erickkwangg · December 19, 2011, 5:00pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770 CR 750 math 800 Writing)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A, took it in one sitting
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: 800 chinese 800 math 780 chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.24
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked, but in the top 9 percent according to UC ELC.
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 5,5,5,4,4,3
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Challenging
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist, AP scholar with distinction [/list]
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): VP of 3 clubs, varsity badminton
[ *] Job/Work Experience: internship, private tutor, professional video game player
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours [/list]
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: 7
[ *] EC Short Answer: 8
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Reverse psychology. 7
[ *] Optional Essay:7
[ *] Why Chicago:8
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably 7
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably 8
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic, 5-7
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: Pretty good.
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/30/2011
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 150-200k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Strong upward grade trend. multiracial[/list]
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: SAT, ECs were decent
[ ] Weaknesses: GPA, no notable awards
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Just wasn’t strong enough compared to many applicants
[ ] What would you have done differently?:Worked more on my essays[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Oh well, time to start many more apps -_-

cloudless33 · December 19, 2011, 5:02pm

Decision: Accepted

(with merit scholarship!)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR/790 M/730 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 800 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Weighted GPA: 5.75/6.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10% (decile)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Physics C, Calculus BC, English, European History, Psychology, Biology
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP English, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Biology, linguistics independent study
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Team (co-captain), FTC robotics, iGEM (co-founder and co-president), Hebrew high school, trumpet, piano, various summer science programs
[] Job/Work Experience: physics internship at local college
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: my love of fantasy and reading (9)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Math Team (8)
[] Extended essay(which topic): world you come from wrote about a robins egg I found when I was 5, how I broke it, my relationship with beauty, etc. (10 probably the best essay Ive written)
[] Optional Essay: books and webcomics (9)
[] Why Chicago: I really liked it (9)
[] Other:[/ul][ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher she really likes me
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Biology teacher he said Im one of the best students hes ever had
[] Counselor Rec: should be pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went decently
[] Art Supplement:[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/29
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ESSAYS, test scores
[] Weaknesses: no stellar ECs/awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was incredibly, incredibly proud of my essays. Seriously, I think they made all the difference.
[] What would you have done differently?: NOTHING![/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
SOOOO happy! Even if I dont get into another school, Ill be content with the application process. I love Chicago so much, and it feels great after getting deferred from MIT.

MitDuke · December 19, 2011, 5:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 - 800M, 740 CR, 760 WR
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 760 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA:5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/308
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 4 fives (Calc AB, English 3, Physics B, World History)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc Bc, AP Comp Sci A, AP Eng 4, AP Chem 2
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: IDK maybe 1 or 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NMSF, AP Scholar with honor
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):NHS (pres.), STUCO (V.P), Basketball, Sci Oly, Math team
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Service projects for various clubs
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9, really unique[/li] [] EC Short Answer: 6 or 7 not much effort put into it
[] Extended essay(which topic): 9, really unique
[] Optional Essay: 8, about dubstep
[] Why Chicago: 8
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: good
[] Counselor Rec:good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:None
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other:[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:10/15 ish
[] State (if domestic applicant):NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:African-American
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):maybe URM and basketball
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:Scores, essays, and uniqueness
[] Weaknesses:No really major awards or accomplishments
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Scores, essays and uniqueness
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list]Other Factors: Nothing now I guess
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Already got into Caltech and MIT EA so the excitement of getting into college is gone but I am still happy nonetheless.

jake1313 · December 19, 2011, 5:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800CR, 790M, 800W - 10E)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): only took it once
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 790 US History, 740 Spanish (reading)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80ish?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.25
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on Chemistry, Biology, US History, and English Lang.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Gov’t., AP Spanish Lang., Orchestra, AP English Lit., AP Calc BC, AP Physics B
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 including me, I know one got in, not sure about the other
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. Some sort of AP Scholar thing, and a Brandeis Book Award.[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate team (co-captain and -founder), Literary magazine (co-editor), Jazz band (principal bassist lol), NHS and Tri-M and other random stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: I work at a local hotel on the banquet staff.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Absolutely zero. [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[] Common App Main: About people I work with and the importance of diversity. Pretty earnest and articulate. 8/10
[] EC Short Answer: How I came in 3rd at my first debate tournament, then came in 39th out of 40 at the next one. 6/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Prompt 6: How do you think the world will end? Wrote a brief play about theoretical physics and suburban conformity. 9.5/10
[] Optional Essay: About my favorite books, movies, and music. Pretty straightforward. 7/10
[] Why Chicago: About the awesome extracurricular life at Chicago and the Core. 7.5/10
[] Other: N/A[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing. This teacher has given em some downright-terrifying compliments. She basically deifies me haha.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably quite good as well, albeit less fervent.
[] Counselor Rec: I would imagine this was decent. I know my counselor pretty well from red-tape stuff when I was starting the debate team.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: With an alumna in Starbucks. Went well. Not amazing, but not bad by any means. Lasted ~50 minutes
[] Art Supplement: Sent in recordings of me playing classical upright bass and also a link to my flickr portfolio. [/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/24
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, decent
[] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Sigh. A little complicated due to my mom’s being remarried, which really screwed me over regarding financial aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m just a weirdo haha. Zany essays? Music supplement? [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, absolute lack of community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, probably
[] What would you have done differently?: Can’t really complain haha[/ul]Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: AHHHH, I’m so excited haha! Except I got absolutely zero financial aid, so I won’t be attending which makes me somewhat furious but I’ll think about that later! YAY! Also, congrats to all accepted. To all deferees/rejectees, I’m sorry. Most of my close friends got rejected or deferred ED/EA and it’s hard, I know, but chances are good you’ll end up somewhere even cooler than Chicago.

universidadchica · December 19, 2011, 5:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 M 800 CR 730 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2270
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Math I, 760 Bio M, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School uses a system where 4.0 is A and 4.33 is A+, and I have a 4.07
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (5), US Gov’t (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Spanish, World Lit, Psych
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Soccer (4 yrs), Basketball (4 yrs), Lacrosse (2 yrs), Interact Club (2 yrs) - Secretary, NHS (2 yrs), Science Club (2 yrs)
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, tutoring, soccer referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various projects ~ 200hrs [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Something involving my soccer team - 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: Internship - 7
[] Extended essay(which topic): Choose your own - 7
[] Optional Essay: Catch-22 - 8
[] Why Chicago: Biology program, other things - 9.5
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: I’m sure it was great!
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: I’m sure it was great!
[] Counselor Rec: Probably fine
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It went really well!
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I guess I probably don’t stand out
[] What would you have done differently?: Been more involved as a freshman in extracurriculars [/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m really upset. I really wanted to get in! I guess there’s still hope though…

jordijay23 · December 19, 2011, 5:05pm

Deferred. I don’t know if that post is worth anything without my stats, but I pledged I would respond with my decision!

Raichu · December 19, 2011, 5:05pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (610cr,700m,680w)
[] ACT (breakdown): 30 (30E,35M,26R,28S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 730 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA: 4.711
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 6 taken 5s and 4s
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP + linear algebra/multivariable calculus
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential service award[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): A lot of volunteering and 3 main clubs w/ leadership in each
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:500 hours community service at institution[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8/10[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): 8/10
[] Optional Essay: 10/10
[] Why Chicago: 7/10
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Haven’t seen
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Haven’t seen
[] Counselor Rec: Havent seen
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA + course rigor, commitment to EC’s
[] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT/Essays weren’t phenomenal.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: bad scores
[] What would you have done differently?: studied more for SAT/ACT[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congrats to all accepted!

tcwest2012 · December 19, 2011, 5:07pm

DEFFERED
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
SAT I superscore (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown): 28 32E 31R 26S 24M 10W
ACT superscore (breakdown): same
SAT II: 780 WH 740 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.5
Weighted GPA:N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parentheses):10th World (4) 11th US Gov (5) English Lang (4) Biology (3) Macro Econ SS (2)
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP US History, AP Euro History, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, Honors Physics, Weights and conditioning (0 hour), Honors Model UN (independent study)
Number of other EA applicants in your school:0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity football 11th-12th, Cross Country Skiing 9th-12th (varsity 10th-12th and captain 12th), Model UN 9th-12th (captain 10th-12th), Debate 9th-12th (captain 12th), volunteer archivist at local historical society 12th, NHS 10th-12th, and boys state 12th
Job/Work Experience:worked as a dishwasher 9th-12th
Volunteer/Community service:[/list] volunteer archivist at local historical society 12th, and NHS 10th-12th

Writing: 8/10

Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
Common App Main:School exchange to holland
EC Short Answer: boys state
Extended essay(which topic): in between living and dreaming
Optional Essay: wrote
Why Chicago: just why I like it haha
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: I presume excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: Excellent
Interview:excellent, 10/10
Art Supplement: N/A

Other

Date Submitted App: 10/18/11
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $20,000-$35,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: extra curriculars, dedication to intended major
Weaknesses: GPAGPAGPAGPAGPA and ACT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: logical decision
What would you have done differently?: applied myself more my sophomore year and worked even harder than I did for ACT

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: UChicago is my absolute number 1 dream school, I hope I get in round two!!

Wilson49 · December 19, 2011, 5:08pm

ACCEPTED!!! Can’t figure out how to make it green…

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2010 (720 Math, 650 Reading, 640 Writing)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A, took it in one sitting
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 32 (35 Reading, 34 English, 30 Science, 27 Math)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): One sitting
[ *] SAT II: None
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[ *] Weighted GPA: Non-weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/82
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): None
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Challenging
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really…
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4-H (Pres, VP), Eagle Scout, Honors Choirs (like 4 of them), Track Captain, Football, Wrestling, Church stuff, etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours [/list][ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: 7
[ *] EC Short Answer: 5
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Finding something you didn’t expect- 9 1/2
[ *] Optional Essay:8
[ *] Why Chicago:9
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably 9
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably 9
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic, 7-8
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: None
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Last 20 seconds
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 150-200k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe on the track team at the college, pretty well rounded, decent writer
l[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: Sorta ACT, EC’s, athlete
[ ] Weaknesses: No awards…
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Track!
[ ] What would you have done differently?: Nothing at this point!
[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: YUSSSSSS!!!

DRose2012 · December 19, 2011, 5:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (750 crit reading, 760 math, 720 lit DID NOT SEND)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite (36 Science, 34 reading, 34 math, 34 writing, 11 essay, 34 writing with essay) and 34 Composite (31 science, 34 reading, 36 math, 36 writing, 8 essay, 32 writing with essay)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 science, 34 reading, 36 math, 36 writing, 11 essay, 34 writing with essay
[] SAT II: Math 2 - 800, Physics - 760, Lit - 710 (DID NOT SEND)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.95/5.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.86/6.0 (factors in mandatory health and Intro to business elective freshman year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, but def up there
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP US - 5, AP Lang and Comp - 5, AP Calc BC -5, AP Micro - 5, AP Macro - 4, AP Span Lang - 4, AP Euro - 5,
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Math Topics (Multivariable Calc, Differential Eqs.), AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Span Lit, Hon. Philosophy and Ethics, AP Gov
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: No clue, but very competitive school, around 15 ivy-leaguers already
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Business Professionals of America, Investment Club, 500 Member Family Regional Cultural Group (Head of Youth Activities and Awareness, only teen on board), started my own business
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at my dads, runner on Chicago Board of Trade, started my own small business
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Cultural group (200+ hours a year, raised $5,000 dollars in last fundraiser I organized, more than doubled youth membership, etc.)
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Extremely unique, talked about how my brain worked while I worked on making a Rube Goldberg, highlighting my creativity, my problem-solving skills, my love for puzzles, my determination, etc. Also drew parallels to a movie. 9 or 10/10 if I say so myself[/li][] EC Short Answer: Talked about my job as a runner on CBOT, nothing too special but it got the job done. Showed my calmness in hectic situations. 7/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Prompt 5 about a MJ quote, wrote about failures in my small business, how I learned from them, etc. Unique organization. 8/10, but not the creative essay they were looking for.
[] Optional Essay: Wrote about my passion for movies in a very interesting way. 10/10 (had film study professors tell me it was phenomenal)
[] Why Chicago: Pretty standard response, no unique twist. 6/10
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: My AP Lang and Comp teacher, did not read, but I was told it was amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Span Lang teacher, did not read, but I was told it was amazing
[] Counselor Rec: We talk a lot, he likes me a lot, told me he wrote a lot about my passion for business.
[] Additional Rec: From a Board Member of the cultural group. I was told this was one of the best recs my counselor had ever read. Extremely professional, and highlighted my leadership skills, passions, social poise, etc.
[] Interview: With a student, pretty standard, though she did say I was very interesting and passionate
[] Art Supplement:[/list] N/A
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Long time ago
[] State (if domestic applicant): Chicago
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: 3,000 student public school. Extremely competitive, especially my graduating class, tons of Ivy-Caliber students
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, scores, essays, recs,
[] Weaknesses: No breadth/variety of ECs despite depth, no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have strong stats, and I guess they liked my essays and recs
[] What would you have done differently?: I would have written a more creative extended essay given the time[/ul][/list]Other Factors: None
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m excited. 4/4 so far, and I’m feeling much better about my application.

thesunshine · December 19, 2011, 5:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 650CR, 750W (yeah, I know, my CR score is terrible :P)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[] SAT II: 750 US, 740 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[] Weighted GPA: no idea
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 World History, 4 Chemistry, 5 US History
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mythology, British Literature, APB Physics, AP Calculus AB, Robotics and Engineering, AP European History, AP Statistics, Honors Symphonic Orchestra
[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~10-20?[/li]
Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): my major ones are Varsity Ultimate Frisbee (JV Captain in 11th grade), Robotics Club, History Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: teacher assistant at local Chinese school
[] Volunteer/Community service: molecular biology research assistant at the Massachusetts General Hospital for three summers, intern at National MS Society
**Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): **
[li] Essays (Include Subjects):I thought my commonapp essay was really good, and my two required supplementary essays were okay. I totally messed up the optional essay though, since I misinterpreted the question. [/li][] Common App Main: how my view of community service/helping others changed with a n event
[] EC Short Answer: my work at Mass. General Hospital
[] Extended essay(which topic): Dreams - I talked about my path from being a crappy JV ultimate player to finally making the V squad
[] Optional Essay: screwed up this one pretty badly…
[] Why Chicago: I thought it was somewhat strong, except for maybe being a bit unfocused. But I talked about many personal connections with UChicago and the city. 
[] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: not sure, but pretty good I think
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: also not sure, but also pretty good I think
[] Counselor Rec: the usual rec
[] Additional Rec: not yet
[] Interview: it was pretty bad…
[] Art Supplement: none
Other[ list]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] School Type: I would say we’re really competitive and rigorous…we usually send around 3 kids to Harvard and 6 kids to MIT each year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
Reflection[ list]
[] Strengths: commonapp essay, extra curriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SATs, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: an incredibly low GPA

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Honestly, I’m pretty glad I got deferred. I thought I would get flat out rejected for my crappy GPA.

singer582 · December 19, 2011, 5:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 E 35 M 33R 31 S 10 essay I believe)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.667
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/379
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov AP Bio AP Lit French V AP Calc AB Chamber Orchestra
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I don’t know, probably no one else
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] 
Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club Drama Tennis NHS Tri-M ect
[] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] Volunteer for high school chem teacher 1-2 times a week + for service organizations
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] 9.5
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list] Common app was about a Rene Magritte painting and how I am like it, a crossroads between art and science
[] EC Short Answer: About a Tri-m event, good
[] Extended essay(which topic): Work/ hero of influence
[] Optional Essay: Excellent, wrote between living dreaming one in the form of two letters sent from personified dreaming and living about their child imagination delving into human nature, pretty philosophical
[] Why Chicago: Good, direct
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chem teacher, good because she lies me and was a good student but not that well written
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Lang teacher, didn’t see it but it had to be fantastic, she begged me to let her write it.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t sent
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Went well, could talk about anything
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 31st
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 140000
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays, grades, showed my creativity and how much I wanted to go there
[] Weaknesses: that there were so many other qualified applicants?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Creativity + excellent writing+ good grades and test scores
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list] Perfectly contented with my application
Other Factors: I really really want to go to U of C and that shined through
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I really hope I will be at Chicago next fall!

cavalcade · December 19, 2011, 5:13pm

Accepted! 33 ACT, 55/583 rank, didn’t send SATs, didn’t read my recs… fairly sure I got in based on essays. I cried… still shaking a bit, awk

crawlings951 · December 19, 2011, 5:15pm

Mine still isn’t up do I just wait for the email or what?

Sent from my DROIDX using CC App

thesunshine · December 19, 2011, 5:17pm

does anyone know if UChicago released EA stats?

MollyBloom · December 19, 2011, 5:22pm

[ size=+2][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (M:710 R:790 W:750)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): That was just the one sitting…
[ *] ACT (breakdown): Did not send
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): Did not Send
[ *] SAT II: Literature: 790 US History:710
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):Not sure… I estimate 3.9
[ *] Weighted GPA:ummm weighted is like… 4.4 or something.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School Doesn’t Rank
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 55555 (Chem, US History, Bio, English Language, World History)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Physics B, AP French, AP Calc AB, Dual enrollment computer Science Course with a local college
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none but me I think…
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] A few… AP scholar W. Distinction, NCWIT computer award, National Achievement semi-finalist
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
-Debate Team -9th/10th/11th/12th
-Quiz Bowl- 9th/ 10th/11th/12th
-National Honor Society- 11th/12th
-Newspaper/Literary Magazine - 9th/10th/11th/12th
-Great Books-9th/10th/11th/12th

School Musical- 9th (Les Miserables), 10th(Grease), 11th(Sweeney Todd),12th(Beauty and the Beast)
-Co-Creator(Co-President) Sci-fi/Fantasy Club-10th/11th/12th
-Vestry - 9th/10th/11th/12th
-YIG-10th/11th/12th
-National French Honor Society -10th/11th/12th
-Summer Reading Committee-9th/10th/11th/12th
-Service Leader Program-11th/12th
-Peer Leader- 11th/12th
-Tutor for Algebra I
-Chorus- 9th/10th/11th/12th
LEADERSHIP:
-Co Creator of Sci-Fi fantasy Club(President)-10th/11th/12th
-Service Leader -11th/12th
-Peer Leader-11th/12th
-Senior Member of the Literary Magazine- 12th
-Youth in Government Committee Chair-12th

[ *] Job/Work Experience: Work in Neuroscience laboratories at a local hospital, it’s something I’m super passionate about.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Service leader at my school!I do what I can… [/list]
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main:I love this one, it’s about my love for letters. like individual letters, A.B.C. etc…
[ *] EC Short Answer:It was about a mouse that died in the lab I worked in… not emotional though, kinda funny really.
[ *] Extended essay(which topic):I made up my own based on the great gatsby and my love for secondary characters and cancer… it as pretty fun!
[ *] Optional Essay:Just a list of things I enjoy!
[ *] Why Chicago:Not my best, but how can you make a Why? essay THAT intriguing?
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1:He loves me I think
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2:She loves me I think
[ *] Counselor Rec:I love her! and I’m pretty sure she love me…
[ *] Additional Rec:None
[ ] Interview:None
[ ] Art Supplement:None[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App:Nov. 1 (cutting it close!)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):SC
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender:Female
[ ] Income Bracket:120,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, I guess[/list]
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths:I love writing, and I think that came out through my essays.
[ ] Weaknesses:GPA, I guess? I’m a little scattered when it comes to what I want to do in life as well.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Because God loves me! also essays and recs. I think my SAT I score was pretty solid too.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:Turned in my app earlier instead of freaking out about it.[/list][/list]
[ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
YAY FOR ALL ACCEPTED!
For deferred: Thre is still hope!
For rejected: This is not a rejection of you, it’s a symptom of an over crowded education system that cannot accept every person, no matter how quality they are.

darkspark343 · December 19, 2011, 5:25pm

Deferred.

SAT: -
ACT: 35

GPA:3.52/4.26

Essays: Generally pretty decent, I felt I could have done better.

Congrats to everyone who made it though!

AlexTheParrot · December 19, 2011, 5:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT (breakdown): 34, [English 34, Math 33, Reading 32, Science 35]
[li] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 [English 34, Math 36, Science 36, Reading 34][/li][li] SAT II: Didn’t take[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t rank
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/61
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Government [5]
[li] IB (place score in parentheses): [Null][/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: Math 221/222 [Calc A-C], Sociology 101, English 102 [1st Semester], English 263 [American Literature, Second Semester], Chemistry 145 and 155, Fourth Year Spanish. I’m taking 16 Credit Hours this semester/13 the next [While studying for AP tests without a class] at my local UW College. [/li][] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Eagle Scout, Gold Medal Academic Decathlon Small School National Competition [In Math][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Boy Scouting [Assistant Scoutmaster; Under 18 Leader], Track and Field, National Honor Society [President], Newspaper, Academic Decathlon
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, worked most of the summer and I work on weekends during the school year
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Eagle Scout [Planned my own service project as well as helping other scouts with their projects/Road side cleanup/Other Misc][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: I wrote about how diversity with my essay centered around my experiences with native Spanish speakers in my class who had to escape Mexico due to violence. I’d say a 8?[/li][] Extended essay(which topic): “Spanish poet Antonio Machado wrote, ‘Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it.’ Give us your guess.” I said that pursuit was the thing in between and examined how pursuit bridged the reality that I live and the future that I dream. [10]
[li] Optional Essay: Examined the effect that Brave New World has had on my way of thinking and general pursuit towards knowledge; I love that book. [9][/li][li] Why Chicago: I wrote about how I want to be a doctor and the University of Chicago’s educational style helps to fulfill my goal of being a doctor who sees his main goal as aiding the community around him and understanding societal problems from the root, instead of the x-ray. [10][/li]
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read them, expected good things. My teachers that I asked to write recommendations for me taught English, Biology, and Social Studies [Mainly Econ/Sociology/Histories] [/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #2: See Above[/li][] Counselor Rec: I’m taking the hardest course load at my school, I’d expect it to be decent.
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read. 
[] Interview: [Null]
[li] Art Supplement: [Null][/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 30th, 2011
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 65,000 - 75,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Highest degree in my family is an associates degree, Eagle Scout, Aggressive course load in a small town [~1,500 People] [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I feel like my writing is pretty strong, decent test scores
[] Weaknesses: I feel as if my EC’s are not exorbitantly long or impressive; I also would like to do more volunteering work
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I worked a long time, applied copious amount of effort, and was rewarded with a pretty banner.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors: Worked more on my essays [They are never going to be done :P], volunteered at a hospital, not have gotten a B+ in Freshman Health Class.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’m exhausted; I woke up 4 times last night having a dream of me checking my cell phone for the e-mail from UChicago…

insertnamester · December 19, 2011, 5:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 780 M, 760 W, 11 essay)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 750 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t calculate
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5; AB Subscore 5), Chem (5), Comp Sci A (5), English Lang (5), Physics C: Mech (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP US Gov / Econ, AP English Lit, Adv Drama H
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Probably like 5-10
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National French Competition 10th Place[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MUN (Gr 9-12, Treasurer 11, President 12), Astronomy Club (Gr 9-12, President 11-12), Class Secretary (Gr 12), Guitar (Gr 6-12), Cross Country (Gr 9-11), Several Drama Productions (Gr 11-12), UCSC COSMOS Alumnus (Summer 2010)
[] Job/Work Experience: NASA Research Internship (30 hrs/wk over summer 2011, 6 hr/wk senior year; unpaid), Ikain.com internship (Summer 2009, 6-10 hrs/wk; unpaid),
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] CSF (Gr 9-12, 120 volunteer hours)
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[] Common App Main: Being Tone-Deaf (8)
[] EC Short Answer: Astronomy / NASA Internship
[] Extended essay(which topic): Play-Doh to Plato (10)
[] Optional Essay: Several of my favorite books (7)
[] Why Chicago: Fight Song (8)
[] Other:[list]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Lit/AP Lang teacher, MUN advisor (9)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Chem teacher, Astro Club advisor (8)
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno, probably aite (7)
[] Additional Rec: NASA Mentor (10)
[] Interview: Very well, went for 90 minutes when it was planned for 20
[] Art Supplement:[/ul] I submitted a research paper I wrote at NASA
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wrote a kick-butt extended essay
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Sweet, at least I know I’m wanted somewhere.

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