Official University of Chicago 2016 EA Results Thread

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (780M, 720R, 712W)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):n/a
[ *] ACT (breakdown):n/a
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[ *] SAT II:800 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.52
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1 of 357
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in US History, Stats, Eng. Lang, Calc AB, and 4s in Chem and Euro History
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C (Mech. and Elec), AP Bio, AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Lit
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4?
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]really none, AP Scholar or whatever
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):varsity soccer (Captain), NHS, few others
[ *] Job/Work Experience: self employed, tutoring kids in math
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] 80 hours for last two summers doing free summer lunch program to kids on free/reduced lunch
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: ^^previously mentioned service and how poverty is different when you see it in front of you in your community (maybe 7 or 8)
[ *] EC Short Answer: work experience while tutoring kids and them all passing the standardized middle school tests (didn’t know this was important, really, maybe 7)
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): I may have gotten in because I was the only one to choose “Don’t write about reverse psychology”…I opened with a quote from Inception “Don’t think about elephants” and connected that to manipulation in general and how that makes us human, but the prompt itself is only words on the screen and then connected that to the power of words…(10 out of 10)
[ *] Optional Essay: Wrote about my love of hard rap music like Biggie and Pac…essay kept me sane
[ *] Why Chicago: nothing too special, mentioned specific stuff from when I visited the campus, mentioned Steven Levitt, a few professors
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: probably great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: probably great
[ *] Counselor Rec: he described it as stellar and very personalized
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ ] Interview: went very well, connected well with guy
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/26
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 140k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] none really
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: pretty much the essay, well-rounded, experience in a lot of different groups
[ ] Weaknesses: test scores weren’t great, didn’t have a lot of leadership
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was told that UChicago focused mainly on the essays and I am a very strong writer, so I would bet that is why I was accepted and not deferred
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: how is anyone going to afford it? I didn’t get too much financial aid and I guess I’ll see if I can get other scholarships</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730W, 690R, 570M
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1990
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34E, 29R, 26S, 25M
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 29
[<em>] SAT II: 700 US, 670 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 96%
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US (5), Lit (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish and AP Psych
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Just me I think.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Discus Award Winner[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Track and Field, NHS, Ebony Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen Volunteer[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Response to visiting the land of my ancestors (9)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: About Track and Field (7)
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): 2005 UChicago prompt about a Langston Hughes poem (8)
[</em>] Optional Essay: About history book (8)
[<em>] Why Chicago: Not my favorite, but it was ok. (7)
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: From my math teacher, whose class I did the worst in of all my classes, but worked the hardest in. She can attest.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: I assume something generic, but good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m close with my GC, so I would assume it was pretty good.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Didn’t request one.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 20 min before the deadline on Nov 7.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY (NYC)
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and track coach supper[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays. Definitely.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Standardized testing
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:Nothing[/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: </p>

<p>Hard, hard, hard work does indeed pay off.</p>

<p>Congrats to all that were accepted, and good luck to those that were deferred!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 Math: 780, CR: 770, Writing: 760
SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.959
Weighted GPA: 4.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t do it.
AP (place score in parentheses): Not offered
IB (place score in parentheses): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: Set curriculum
Number of other EA applicants in your school: idk 3? But applicants in general… 10-15 out of a class of 60.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commendation, NFL Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government (redid the entire system), Science Bowl (captain/founder), Mentor, Tutor, Student Senator (before we changed the student gov. system), SPAM club (research club), Research at World-Class lab on a massive intercollegiate project, Choir that performed in Carnegie Hall, etc., more choir, Math research project, Key Club (founder), Drama
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:Library, Temple, School Drama Set Building, helping on odd tasks around the city. probably over 100 hrs.</p>

<p>[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**
Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
Common App Main: 10, about my age and my easygoing, have fun, immature attitude
[ *] EC Short Answer: 7, about research I did during the summer
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): 10. Living and Dreaming Baby. I’m a philosopher and this was written in the same style that I write all my philosophical papers. Turns out thought is the medium between life and dreams.
[ *] Optional Essay: 8. My favorite things.
[ *] Why Chicago: 8. A lot of the things I like about U of C.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics and Algebra II/Trig teacher. Thesis adviser. 10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2:Humane Letters (special 2 hour Socratic discussion class) 10 Love her.
[ *] Counselor Rec:9. We know each other very well, small school.
[ *] Additional Rec: Calc I and II teacher. God. 10
[ ] Interview: 10. Teacher at a sister school. Talked about a lot of things. I ended the interview because he was pressed for time but didn’t want to seem like a jerk.
[ ] Art Supplement: me singing Imagine and A whole new world[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small, liberal arts
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender:M
[ ] Income Bracket: High
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):I’m me lol. But seriously, nothing[/list]
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths:Scores, philosophy, essays, singing
[ *] Weaknesses:…Why Chicago essay maybe? Not really any I can think of, at the risk of sounding like a snob.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wanted to go and I feel like I’m a fit.
[ ] What would you have done differently?: nothing. [/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:To all those rejected, a very wise blogger once said this institution is great. But only because of the students that go here. If you don’t go, it will make the institution less great, not you. You will do what you were going to do here anywhere else and make that institution and yourself great.
Deferred: Stay in touch and as Jacen Solo said “Some things you can’t control. If you fear them, then those things control you.”
Accepted: Very well done. I congratulate all of you</p>

<p>Other: I’m having reservations about UChicago because I am a party person. Don’t get me wrong, I’m an intellectual, but just as Socrates likes drinking and partying his head off, I would like to do that at college. I am the embodiment of a social existence so please PM me if you can dispel my reservations. Well… Socrates never really got drunk. But he did drink a lot, as Montaigne says. He just is a very good drinker. Nevertheless, I want to party at college so I hope U of C offers that. **</p>

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<p>@insouciant
“Don’t talk about reverse psychology-- basically said Don’t accept me, and then said why they should while daring them not to accept me. Kinda worked, right?”</p>

<p>…that and your attitude were your real “oops”…</p>

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<p>@emmele So… I can’t make a joke? Honestly, I’m happy to be deferred. Deferred is not the end of the world. Sure, it’s not accepted, but its still a chance. And I have other schools I can apply to. Life moves on, just enjoy it :)</p>

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<p>@Insouciant
Well sure you can make a joke, however passive-aggressive it may be…but I’m just hinting to you how it appears and what it reflects about you. You weren’t rejected because you are white and your parents are educated…plenty of people had the same “bad circumstances” as you…You may have interviews and essays to write ahead…don’t let that negativity impede your efforts and the impression you make on people…I have one point to make: Don’t come into a process with such negative attitudes, you have the power to think things into being. These people getting accepted who are, quite frankly, “less qualified on paper” than you didn’t get in because they were “poor” or “URM”. They got in because they had a better attitude + more faith.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (one sitting)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): ditto
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M- 800 Chemistry- 770 World History- 800 Spanish- 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.92 (ish)
[<em>] Weighted GPA:4.8
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):<1%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):US Govt (5) Human Geo (5) World History (5) Calc BC (5) Spanish Lang (5) English Lang (5) US History (5) Statistics (5) Spanish Lit (5) Chemistry (5) Biology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Differential Eqn.'s and Linear Algebra, AP Art History, AP Eng. Lit, AP Physics C, AP European History, Research Seminar (Wt.)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school:??
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl. Merit Semifinalist, NWTC (?) Writing Award, National AP Scholar, multiple local/school awards[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (Sec. Gen), Medical Club (Co-founder/President), Cross Country, Track and Field, Research on BioChemical Engineering/Stem-Cells
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern at Natl. scientific org. over the summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Board Member of local nonprofit, various small events through Rotary Interact[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Love for Sci-Fi and my optimism for the future- maybe a 6, I hated it by the time I had to submit it… [/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Being on the board of a non-profit, and how it related to my passions (feminism :))- 5? How great can 1000 characters be?
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Chose my own, on my linguistic eccentricities, as a Kiwi/Aussie immigrant, who can’t pronounce words and speaks fluent Spanglish- 9, I really liked this essay, and thought it showed them a lot about me.
[</em>] Optional Essay: Pretty basic, not quite a list and not quite an essay- 7
[<em>] Why Chicago: Showed how much I loved their Core & philosophy- 8[/ul]
[li] Other:[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: My mum read it and started crying… I think it was good :)[/li][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably pretty good… He disapproved of all the schools I was applying to except U Chicago…
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome, unless I’ve caused her one too many scheduling headaches over the years…
[<em>] Additional Rec: Chem teacher accidentally uploaded hers to all my schools… it was probably decent, though.
[</em>] Interview: Went really fast, but she said that I would be a perfect fit for U Chicago, and that she really hoped I would get in!
[<em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[</em>] Date Submitted App: Umm… barely before the deadline
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: None of your business :wink:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):A Kiwi/Aussie? Female STEM applicant?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:Scores, classes, GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses:Volunteering, arts/sports, ECs in general
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think my essay was really good, and my scores + GPA didn’t hurt…
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Good luck to all of you! Heard back from my two EAs on the same day, and got into both. A very good early Christmas present!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (780/700/780)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2320 (780/760/780)
ACT (breakdown): none
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: 760 Physics , 750 Chinese, 800 Math IIC
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.487
Weighted GPA: 3.821
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50s?/291 (out of top 20%)
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Physics 5, AP Chinese lang 5, AP Human Geography 5, English Lang 4, APUSH 4
IB (place score in parentheses): Hahaha no.
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Art Hist, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Econ, Advanced Art III
Number of other EA applicants in your school: A Lot. Between 30 - 40.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended, Honor roll, Chinese History Bee Scholar with distinction, AP Scholar with distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chinese History Bee (4 years, Regional award, 1st place 4 in a row, honorary member), Chinese Study Abroad Program(most improved), FBLA (vice president), Asian American culture club (senior leader), Tennis (1 of the top programs in the nation), Art (Scholastic Participant)
Job/Work Experience: Electronics Music Company, Secretary for several doctors
Volunteer/Community service:Tutoring underprivileged children</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: About how art/ art history inspired creativity in my life. - 8.5
EC Short Answer: About study abroad program - 8
Extended essay(which topic): Play-Doh -> Plato. Took a risk - the thing’s like 1300 words. But it’s good. Probably a 9.5 or 10. (at the end I wrote, “At the end of the day, they are homophones.”
Optional Essay: About Roald Dahl. Seriously. 8.
Why Chicago: I put a lot of heart into it! Probably a 9.
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read, but after getting in I’m sure it’s good! From Chinese teacher for 3 years, ind. study with him, He loves my family, def. checked the box that says top 5 i have ever taught.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read - from last year’s physics teacher. He likes me, but he liked me, and I got a good grade in his class!
Counselor Rec: Should have been good, as far as I know. I don’t know, where pretty close.
Additional Rec: Art Teacher, sweetest woman i’ve ever met. She’s like a loving grandmother, so probably good.
Interview: Yep - on campus with a current student. It was great. At the end she told my mom "he’s so inspiring. So humble, and so enthusiastic. I’ll write him a great comment for sure.
Art Supplement: Yes, but i’m not outstanding at art.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Erm, 11/1… yeah, wanted to make sure it was great.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): The US America
School Type: One of the best schools in the nation. A 4.6 is basically a harvard/princeton/yale. The matriculation is insane.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sister goes to U of C, Mom and Uncle went for graduate and undergraduate.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT. Maybe recs. Less competition applying as east asian studies major, strong ec’s to support this. DEFINITELY momma, uncle, sister. Interview
Weaknesses: GPA, Class rank, Not even in top 10%, being asian (seriously). No major awards, super competitive high school with brilliant children who also wanted to go to UofC.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays, strong interest in the school. Family legacy.
What would you have done differently?: my gpa. Freshman year was bad… </p>

<p>Other Factors: talked a lot with my admissions officer.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m so happy. Probably going to switch majors. No midterms to stress over!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100; Math: 720, CR: 670, Writing: 710
SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
ACT (breakdown): 32; E: 36 M: 33 R:32 S:28 W/E:33
ACT superscore (breakdown):Same as above
SAT II: Math I: 690; U.S. History: 740; Biology M: 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91-3.95ish (3 A-'s, 2 B+'s)
Weighted GPA: Not sure, but all AP and honors other than required courses like P.E.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/230 as of junior year
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH: 5; Biology: 5
IB (place score in parentheses): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 2 honors half-years, 1 P.E/Civics req.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 or 2 others at the most
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended student, Holy Cross Book Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (Vice President), Life Society-community service (president; kept it alive), Math Team (captain), STEM Academy, World Language Club (unofficial president) National Honor Society, Variety Show, Band, Courtyard Club, Black belt in karate (instructor; but I forgot to include it on my common app ><)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Not included in my application but BabyGap outlet store haha</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Through the Life Society-led various projects across Rhode Island to volunteer at soup kitchens, clean up beaches/rivers, and helped anyone who asked for it.</p>

<p>Writing:
Common App Main: 8; wrote about making tea and how I do it to immerse others in my Chinese heritage
[ *] EC Short Answer: 6; wrote about how I coordinate a major portion of community service opportunities at my school
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): 8-10; Living and Dreaming. I wrote about a wall that separates the two worlds and how I must climb over the wall everyday.
[ *] Optional Essay: 5; wrote about Dazed and Confused as my favorite movie. Kinda thrown together, but it sounded fun!
[ *] Why Chicago: 8. Wrote about the Core, and got down to specifics about my visit there.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Honors English 11 and AP English this year- teacher who made me love English and class in which I grew most. 9-10 (He is a god among men)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Biology and Honors Physics 9: British badass who is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. 8-10 (Ph.D)
[ *] Counselor Rec: I am very close with her and she wrote a fantastic recommendation. 9
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: 8-10; I made the interview laughed and talked to her a lot about eating and life in general. Also, a little a bit about the school :stuck_out_tongue:
[ *] Art Supplement: None
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):RI
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small, liberal arts
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender:M
[ ] Income Bracket: Middle-High
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing I know of
[/list][ b] Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, recs, GPA, rank, location?, continued correspondence with regional director-demonstrated A LOT of interest (PSAT commended notification, campus visit, interview, EA, pretty much everything I could’ve done to seduce UChicago)
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs/ACTs from what I’m told,
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wanted to go really badly and I demonstrated this.
[ ] What would you have done differently?: Study for those stupid SATs/ACTs.
[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
PAAAARRRRRRTTTYYYY</p>

<p>Other: Just deleted all but three other schools from my commonapp. **</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (I don’t remember the breakdown, to be honest. I just took it once sophomore year.)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2160
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35, 36, 35, 32)
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 710 lit, 760 us history, 780 math II.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/495
AP (place score in parentheses): calc ab (5), world history (3), apush (4), calc bc (4), english lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: ap spanish, ap euro, ap eng lit, ap env sci, newspaper, ap stats
Number of other EA applicants in your school: No clue. I think I’m the only one.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nothing really major.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Beta club (Prez), NHS, Equity in Advanced Placement refugee program (mentor), school newspaper (editor)
Job/Work Experience: Piano teacher</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:Tutoring, helping refugees, volunteering at a hospital, arts and science camp volunteer, built a rain garden for my school, VBS, etc.</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays:
Common App Main: Basically my complex personality and my questions of humanity (7)
EC Short Answer: A really unique, abstract description piece on piano. (9)
Extended essay(which topic): Between living and dreaming. I started off with a short story on Neverland, and how I was kicked out at age 18. Then I realized that between the two was “being.” It was fairly long, around 1000 words. (9)
Optional Essay: Harry Potter. 'nuff said. (7)
Why Chicago: One of the best essays I’ve written, creativity-wise. I had an extended metaphor of space and other planetary references all throughout. (10)</p>

<p>Other:
Interview: Went well!
Art Supplement: Piano.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 10/30.
State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky.
School Type: Large, around 3000 students. Public.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: around 100,000.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays.
Weaknesses: As far as Asian goes, my stats are mediocre.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, I think!</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Excited! Congrats to all those who made it as well!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ list]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 740 M, 720 W
[</em>] ACT (breakdown):33 overall
[<em>] SAT II: 680 MII, 690 Lit, 710 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3…i know, right?
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.8…once again, i know!
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 80/345 yeah you’re probably thinking I’m a ■■■■■ now
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 4, 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 2 College, 1 honors. Basically the hardest at my school
[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 6 or so clubs, 3 publications, all that jazz, not much leadership</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] [li] Common App Main: 6[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 3
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic):Between living and dreaming
[</em>] Optional Essay: 4
[<em>] Why Chicago: 7
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10. My teacher really worked hard on it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 8
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: 7(I don’t really know.)
Other[ul]
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender:F
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
1st gen
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, Recs, Scores, Course Load
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA Rank, Scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i’m awesome. jk, i don’t even know
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list]Other Factors:[/li]I guess nothing? Well I would have worked harder from freshman year
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’m so excited, and congrats to everyone else. For those deferred or rejected, it’s not the end of the world. You don’t see it now, but I was there before. And one day, youll be saying it too.</p>

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<p>@thegirlnextdoor
“80/345 yeah you’re probably thinking I’m a ■■■■■ now”
Lol…no I believe you, but expect the real trolls to come out of the woodwork for this one…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 CR 790 W 780 M
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 780 World History, 730 Lit, 720 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea, my school is on a 100 pt scale. Approx. 93/100.
[<em>] Weighted GPA: My school doesn’t weight.
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don’t rank, but most likely top 15%.
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Forgot to send them, but Language and Comp (5), APUSH (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, Senior Inquiry (our English class), Human Rights, Honors Lit.
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Writing Awards, National Merit, silver rating at NYSSMA for group chorus.[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Classical piano (since I was 4), dance, drama (leadership position), feminism club (leader), environmental science club (leader). Others I’m definitely forgetting.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Loads of babysitting, clerical assistant at large corporation.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for over a year with the Housing Works organization. [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[<em>] Common App Main: Why I identified with Hermione Granger, and how that’s affected me/shaped who I am. Probably a 6 or 7, I don’t love it.
[</em>] EC Short Answer: About volunteering with Housing Works. Would say a 9.
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Third thing between living and dreaming. Slaved over this essay, would say 9 or 10.
[</em>] Optional Essay: List of favorite books, authors, musicians. Probably a 6, it was decent.
[<em>] Why Chicago: Specific, was told it wasn’t generic. Would say 8.
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see but she really likes me.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Assuming it was excellent, he recommended me for a summer engineering program and I was told that recommendation was glowing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Most likely very good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: from Arts Supplement, was decent. My piano teacher doesn’t speak English well, so.
[<em>] Interview: Went really well.
[</em>] Art Supplement: Classical piano, wide range-- Bach’s Aria from the Goldberg Variations, a Beethoven piece, and a MacDowell tarantella.[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/22
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White (and Jewish, if that makes a difference)
[</em>] Gender: XX
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, ECs? Recs.
[</em>] Weaknesses: One awful precalc grade first semester junior year, but it was explained away in a rec (notoriously bad teacher).<br>
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays, I think.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Nothing! Stressed less, I was tense this morning.[/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: OHMYGOD. I cannot believe it one bit. AAAAH. Now I have to study for a physics test, oops.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800 Writing 700 Math 700 CR)
[</em>] ACT: 32 or 33 w/writing
[<em>] SAT II: None taken by application
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20% (but percentile is kind of weird at my school – top 20% means that you are competitive for an Ivy League school)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English and Composition (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French Lang, AP Stats, AP Lit, some more
[<em>] Number of other applicants from my school: Like six or seven that I know of, but probably more
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Pin Volunteer Service Award, Girl Scout Silver Award</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama (Tech, Director); Girl Scouts (National Delegate, working on Gold Award); Speech and Debate (coached middle school program); Field Hockey (JV captain); NHS; some more leadership that I don’t feel comfortable saying for privacy reasons
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[ <em>] Volunteer/Community service: Many of my extracurriculars
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: About one of my leadership activities. It’s a really unique activity and taught me a lot. 8.5 or 9[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: What is this referring to?
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Between living and dreaming is a third thing. Guess it. Everybody who read it loved it, there was a nice bit of irony at the end. 9.5
[</em>] Optional Essay: Didn’t put too much effort into it. Wrote about how much I love the band Queen and Freddie Mercury. 6.
[<em>] Why Chicago: Bahaha, not really a short answer for me. I wrote a four paragraphs and it ended up being a page long, almost as long as my extended. At least it showed my enthusiasm? 9 for quality
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably amazing, she loved me
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Hopefully pretty good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Actually, my public school guidance counselors were overwhelmed, so another school official had to write it. I’d never even met her before she interviewed me, but she was super nice and seemed to love me!
[</em>] Additional Rec: Glowing.
[<em>] Interview: Signed up, didn’t get one :frowning:
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] None submitted</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/31/11 at like 12:30 AM…haha
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: nationally ranked, very competitive public. About 20 students get accepted to UChi every year
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian (didn’t state, but obvious from name)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Uncle went there for grad school. Might not have helped much, but it couldn’t have hurt!</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Lots of leadership, unique activities
[</em>] Weaknesses: Weak academics
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See above. Hopefully all goes well during the RD round!
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list] It’s too late for regrets.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I had this already typed up, and I’d already prepared the rejected one because I was sure I was going to get rejected. I’m pleasantly surprised just to be deferred! Congratulations to everybody accepted, and good luck to all you fellow deferrees/rejectees!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 32 C, 30 E, 30 S, 33 R, 33 M
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 C, 34 E, 32 S, 33 R, 33 M
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.4474
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/409ish
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (4), English Language (3), and APUSH (3) Shoulda put more effort into those.
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP English Lit, AP Psychology, and some required standard classes and band and choir.
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1. We both got in.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Band (Marching Section Leader), Choir, NHS, Wordsmith, Knowledge Bowl
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I get paid per view publishing articles online, but no real job yet. Don’t have time…
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/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: Wrote about my sister. She influenced me to be the opposite of her. Also threw in details of family tragedy. 9/10
[ *] EC Short Answer: I don’t even remember.
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Between living and dreaming, there used to be a treehouse. 6-7. It took me a billion tries to get the ending right, and it was sort of overly-philosophical, but I guess they liked it.
[ *] Optional Essay: It was really just a list of things I like. Schrodinger is my favorite scientist because he can see every side of an argument. Pulchritudinous is my favorite word; I think it’s pretty. I also like the word apathetic, but nobody cares. 6/10
[ *] Why Chicago: Pretty specific. I did throw in that it looks like Hogwarts, but tried to focus more on the fact that I am an academic masochist and I wanted a challenge. 7/10
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: 11th grade English teacher/Knowledge Bowl couch/best teacher friend. I didn’t read it, but I’m sure it was awesome.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Chem teacher. He keeps telling me I’m good at science. Ha.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Standard.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: We talked for an hour and a half… I think that means she liked me.
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: Too high, and not high enough. Dad’s a doctor. :stuck_out_tongue:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] Cancer survivor. Sister has narcolepsy.
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: GPA and extracurriculars outside of school; I do a lot of writing and online publishing.<br>
[ ] Weaknesses: Not a lot of leadership that can be officially noted.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They apparently liked my essays more than I thought they would. Guess my friends and teachers weren’t just being nice.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b] I might’ve taken the ACT one more time and tried to get my math/reading/english scores higher. Part of my issue with the reading was just not finishing it… The one time I did, I got a 33. :stuck_out_tongue:
Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Still randomly bursting out into giggles. I want my scarf. Congrats to everyone else that got in! Sorry if you didn’t. :confused: If you got deferred, go watch AVPM to distract yourself.</p>

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<p>Bleh. Knew I typed that wrong. Stupid coding mess.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 CR:760 Math:780 Writing: 780 (80/8 essay)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): ^
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite: 35 English, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 35 Science (college didn’t get it)
ACT superscore (breakdown): ^
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Korean w/Listening, 700 Physics (retook december)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calculus BC (5) AB subscore (5) Psychology (5) Chemistry (4) Macro (4)… The rest were BAD :frowning:
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English/Bio/Stat/APES/Spanish
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3-5?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, AIME qualifier (once), statewide recognition for math/music. FIRST robotics National as a rookie.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math club (president/re-founder) Quiz Bowl (captain), Medical Careers Club (committee chair), Church youth council (president)
Job/Work Experience: Tutored an 8th grader to skip Algebra 1.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer/Intern/Research at Hospital (1 summer), Sunday School teacher/assistant teacher, Korean school teacher, Red Cross Volunteer, Senior assisted living volunteer</p>

<p>Writing:
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: How an incident with a stolen iPod led to deeper thinking about law, school system, and sentimentality
EC Short Answer: Research and the valuable skills I learned from it.
Extended essay(which topic): Plato/Play-doh: About a dream-battle of art between Plato and I, led to revelation of myself and my weaknesses. Pretty good. (8/10)
Optional Essay: Nope
Why Chicago: How I liked their one-school-for-all system. Promotes diversity and whatnot. Kinda BS :slight_smile: (6/10)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chem/Bio teacher- not the best student in the classes, but very familiar/did many activities with him so character-wise, very insightful.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Freshman/Junior English- best english teacher in school, writes too many recommendations, but probably great.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic, as each counselor is in charge of 100+ kids, but had several insightful conversations with her that should be reflected on the letter.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Nope
Art Supplement:
none</p>

<p>Date Submitted App: DEADLINE DAY :slight_smile:
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <70k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation (lived half of life in US)</p>

<p>Reflection[ list]
Strengths: A bit of math, a bit of music, standardized tests.
Weaknesses: 4 B’s, AP scores were terrible. Not enough leadership/focus
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hard to say. I lacked a lot but I’m guessing some of my scores and essays.
What would you have done differently?: Did better on APs and grades, written a better Why Uchicago essay.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: UofM and UChicago EA, happy I’m accepted, but like with many CC’ers, striving for HYPS in RD. Commiserations and Congratulations to everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 English, 34 Math, 36 Reading, 33 Science)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 (34 English, 34 Math, 36 Reading, 33 Science)
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 / 508
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Calculus AB (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): Mathematics SL (6), Spanish B SL (6)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Biology HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB World Literature HL, IB Spanish 5 HL, IB Business and Management SL, AP Statistics, Orchestra 3
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): philharmonia, concert, and symphony orchestra (assistant concertmaster), chamber orchestra (assistant concertmaster) private violin, District Orchestra, Youth Symphony, piano
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: First violin in String Quartet that plays in retirement homes, school board meetings, etc.[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Absolutely terrible…I wrote about a significant experience and it just turned out embarrassing (2)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Decent…wrote about Youth Symphony (5)
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): I did the Living and Dreaming one. I worked really hard on it and I had a very oddball answer but the essay turned out GREAT. I’m pretty sure I got in because of this essay (10)
[</em>] Optional Essay: Decent and straightforward (6)
[<em>] Why Chicago: It was specific to the school, really showed my love of learning (7)
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Never read
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Never read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never read
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: I had an on-campus student interview. I was noticeably nervous and wasn’t quite eloquent in my answers, but I think I conveyed my eagerness and desire to take advantage of all the opportunities UChicago has to offer. I also kind of over-enthusiastically conveyed to my interview how cool Uchicago is
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $75,000-$80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My extended essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: My common app essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: First generation, from Kansas, and my extended essay
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Work harder on that terrible common app essay! because now all other colleges also see it. -_-[/ul]
**Other Factors: ** My UChicago regional counselor came to town a couple months ago and did an info session. I followed up with a nice thank you note (:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** Congratulations to everyone who got in! Never in a million years would I think that I’d be accepted by my top choice school since sophomore year nor by a number five school!!! Also, this is the lowest EA acceptance rate ever in the history of Chicago. Congratulations to all! 'Twas a difficult feat (:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 680 Critical Reading)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math, 740 Chemistry, 740 Biology, 720 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.952
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A (school doesn’t weight)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Biology (4), Psychology (5), Environmental Science (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, Digital Imaging, AP Calculus BC, Government/Economy
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5 that I know of
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Abacus World Competition Silver Award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Abacus (Treasurer and Co-Founder at school’s club)
Writing Club (Editor)
School’s TV Series (Videographer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Tutoring
Abacus (Teacher)
Local Learning Center (TA)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]School’s Math and Science Club (Helper)
Taught mentally ill students abacus since 8th grade</p>

<p>[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):</p>

<p>Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: discussed the arbitrary nature of the labels in society… maybe a 7?
EC Short Answer: talked about being an editor and how my job is about helping others discover who they are and not just about making things sound good… somewhere between 5 and 6
Extended essay(which topic): Playdoh to Plato. Not very creative. I wrote about playing with Playdoh as a child and eventually being introduced to Plato’s works in high school. Written with an extended metaphor/allusion to the Cave. I liked it when I wrote it, but now I think it’s kind of bad. I’d give it maybe a 6.
Optional Essay: Changed the words to “My Favorite Things” from the Sound of Music, but it didn’t say much about me. 4
Why Chicago: My reason for wanting to go is pretty weird, but I think I spent too much talking about the story than actually saying anything about myself. 4
[<em>] Other:[ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read, but I think my teacher thought I was amusing so it was probably decent.[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, but I didn’t do much in this class and was pretty quiet, so it was probably just an average recommendation.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor doesn’t really know anyone in the school personally because she has a lot of students she has to manage, so I’m thinking it was just an average recommendation.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Pretty good. She was the supervisor of the local community service center I had volunteered at for more than 5 years, so I think she likes me.
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: November 1st… 3 AM I think?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Magnet School I think
[<em>] Ethnicity: TAIWANESE!
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: $40 to 60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I really don’t know…</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
Strengths: grades… maybe the additional recommendation
Weaknesses: SAT score, extracurriculars, essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays and extracurriculars probably weren’t strong enough.
What would you have done differently?: My essays. I thought of other methods I could’ve used to approach the prompts that were pretty creative after I submitted my actual app. Wish I had thought of them earlier!</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to everyone that got in and good luck to those deferred!! :D</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it.
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 Reading, 32 Math, 34 English?, 35 Science, 33 Combined English/Writing)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): Only took it once.
[ *] SAT II: 770 Lit 740 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do GPA, but low. Probably B+/A- region.
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank. ~60 Kids in my class.
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): World (4), APUSH (4), Micro (4), Macro (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Bio, Spanish Elective, Pre-Calc
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Unsure, probably none.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] AP Scholar with honor? Honor role some years? Not many.
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Acting (Some great professional plays, a second rate movie, tv show, etc.) Community Service Cub (Pres) Mentors in Violence Prevention, GSA, Soccer, a few other randoms.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: “Manny”-ing, McDonald’s, Law Firm Intern
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] Various projects through community service club, coached second graders, etc.
[ 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 (Wrote about first seeing my brother after I was admitted to a drug abuse treatment center)
[ *] EC Short Answer: 6 (Wrote about starting a document delivery service for a law firm)
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Finding something I wasn’t looking for, 8 (wrote about how coaching a group of second graders led to my grade using them as a secret weapon in a talent show act, thereby winning the talent show)
[ *] Optional Essay: 2 (Submitted the wrong draft. The draft I submitted was a 70 word outline)
[ *] Why Chicago: 6 (Generic-ish, although I spent a lot of time on it)
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: No idea (Teacher I got straight A’s in, he really likes me as a person although I may be disruptive in his class.)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: No idea (Teacher who I went to get lots of extra help from.)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Unsure.
[ *] Additional Rec: None.
[ ] Interview: None.
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] None.
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/31/11
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Independant Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: Highest tax bracket
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ACT Score
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, sending in wrong essay
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, sending in wrong essay
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors: Taken the SAT, retaken the ACT, submitted the right essay, done well in school, etc.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

<p>Total reach, so not surprised I got deffered. I would love to go, but although I’m going to try to get in I wont be totally crushed if I don’t, I guess.</p>

<p>Also, I was an opiate addict at age 15 who then got sober after months in treatment, which is something that at least may have made me stand out. It also was the cause for my low GPA and for my not having taken AP Calc. I touched on how I was now sober and how I do drug abuse prevention presentations at my school and help other teens get sober, but I didn’t focus too much on the topic. Although the experience has obviously shaped me as a person, I didn’t want it to define me.</p>

<p>Excuse the spelling errors.</p>