Official University of Chicago 2016 RD Results

RobertD1 · March 28, 2012, 2:02am

Well this is embarassing… I copied my post from the WUSTL page and forgot to change some stuff… Let’s try again.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (770 M, 800 CR, 780 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): Math II - 800, World History - 800, Chemistry - 790, US History - 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of 350 weighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Physics C (5), World History (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Physics B (4), Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, AP Lit, AP Physics C TA, AP Economics, Photography + Design, PE, AP US Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, some of the BS AP stuff

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (President), Knowledge Bowl (President), Chess Club (President), Chinese Language and Culture Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: 2 year unpaid internship with my state’s department of ecology(there was a paid option, I chose unpaid), Coach for the Lego Robotics club at a local elementary
Volunteer/Community service: 2 year unpaid internship with my state’s department of ecology(there was a paid option, I chose unpaid)
Essays: I like to tell myself that I’m a good a writer
Teacher Recommendation: One solid, two excellent
Counselor Rec: Meh, I’m pretty sure they use a template at my school, and I just got a new counselor this year
Additional Rec: Internship boss, it looked good
Interview: Local alumni

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Studies, Economics
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public School (class of 350, 1300 total)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I wish.

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, interview? (see below), maybe recs
Weaknesses: All around average, weak on the EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a solid writer, I had a pretty good interview.

General Comments: I think I had a really good conversation with my interviewer and showed a multitude of interests. I also wrote what I thought were fairly interesting essays.

pinkcoconut · March 28, 2012, 7:14am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (M: 720, CR: 760, W: 760)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: Math II - 760, World History - 800, Biology - 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Human Geography (5). Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology are all pending.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Stats, US History, US Gov and Psych (all honors towards AP). Anatomy and Physiology - Honors. Shakespeare/The 20th Century American Novel (each a one semester course). Journalism. Spanish VI - Honors. Photography. Senior Seminar.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few local awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator) and volleyball.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Extensive volunteering (food bank, homeless shelter, peer to peer etc). I have received the President’s Volunteer Service Award at bronze and silver levels. Girl Scouts (Gold Award). 
[] Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
[] Essays: Was really pleased with them. Had excellent feedback.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great. Highlights were that one said his classroom will be a poorer place when I’m gone, the other that I was a “delight” to teach as I was always inquisitive and eager to absorb knowledge.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: One excellent rec from a manager I work with in my volunteering, I wanted a rec from someone who knew me outside of school.
[] Interview: No

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recs and academic scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs are mainly non-academic
[] Why you think you were accepted: Essays and recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Southern Methodist and Rice. Likely letter - Duke. Waiting to hear - Stanford, Columbia, Harvard and Yale.

[/ul]General Comments: I’ve already turned down the offer from Chicago. Am chuffed to bits they accepted me, but have been accepted by two colleges that are higher on my ‘attend list’, so haven’t delayed notifying them. I hope “my” place goes to one of you guys on the wait list!

Chileguy · March 28, 2012, 12:10pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1990; CR 680,Wr 660, M 650.
[] ACT: Did not take it.
[] SAT II: Lit 610, Math I 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4~(?)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):None available
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):Not available
[] Senior Year Course Load: Phylosophy and Psychology, Math, Spanish, English (Foreign Lang.), History and Social Studies, (Spanish) Literature, Chemistry and Music.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None available[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate club (President, 1 year), Drama (2 years), Conversational English (2 years), Rock climbing (national champion during freshman year)
[] Job/Work Experience: Have worked since 2004 at my dad’s company in several positions, from accounting to marketing.
[] Volunteer/Community service:Un Techo Para Chile (builiding emergency homes), 60 hours/week, 4 weeks a year during senior and post-graduate.
[] Summer Activities: Working, UnTechoParaChile
[] Essays: About how applying to the states was a significant experience, a challenge, an ethical dillema and an achievement, all in one; extracurriculars on how I’ve been working at my dad’s; extended about my non-scientific method (showering); desire of knowledge on how much I like the Core; and the optional on two of my favourite stuff, The Wombats and Ravel’s orchestation of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an exhibition.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Homeroom teacher, he really likes me and wrote me an awesome rec.
[] Counselor Rec: Headmistress, wrote on how creative and tenacious I am.
[] Additional Rec: History teacher, said that my GPA does not reflect my full potential, but my lack of motivation due to the fact that I wasn’t challenged enough at school
[li] Interview: Went great, he said he knew how to speak on my behalf and present a great case.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Chile, duh.
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Latino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 140.000~ but my dad has to pay for my home and his (divorced), in total he pays for 2 houses, 3 cars, 3 kids and 6 people. I was shocked by how much money we spend even though we do not have anything ostentatious.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Int?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Creativity, critical thinking, tenacity and leadership skills.
[] Weaknesses: My numbers, need to be challenged or get bored.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They liked everything but my numbers, just hope everything else can still get me in.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Nowhere yet.
[/ul]General Comments:
I REALLY want to go to Chicago and the waitlist thing broke my heart. I’m holding on to the hope of the whole I’m-an-international-student-that-is-probably-a-great-kid thing can get me in.

12garmi · March 29, 2012, 11:22am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 31 compostie (best was 36 science)
[] SAT II: 700 Chemistry, 690 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8th of 188
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (AB Calc, Micro, Macro) 4 (Chemistry)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, Honors English, Gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National elimination round qualifier at NFL, ACS Runner up
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics (NFL and NCFL Qualifier, 5th in state parli), Drama club, Student Government, Band, Jazz band, Track
[] Job/Work Experience: Best Buy
[] Volunteer/Community service: Flood relief leader in community, food shelters, church groups, help run marathons
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Supp: Wrote about party I went to and stood up against friends who were smoking pot, drinking, and the such and how I found Strength when I was looking for fun.
Common App: Talked about my father’s influence on my life
[] Teacher Recommendation: Debate coach, calc teacher, econ/gov teacher (all of them I have strong relationship with), and letter from County Commissioner
[] Counselor Rec: yes
[] Additional Rec:no
[] Interview: yes

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white, black, hispanic
[] Gender: m
[] Income Bracket:100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Strong course load, good essays, ethnicity, AP scores, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Scores…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:IDK
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Columbia, Duke, UCLA, Berkeley, Harvard, Dartmouth, NYU, NYU Poly, LSE, Washington, American

pinkcoconut · March 30, 2012, 11:08am

I know this is ‘stats’ only, but this is related to my stats.

My original post is #102 in this thread, and I made a typo with my SAT combined score, it is 2240 and not 2340. Curse the 2 and 3 being next to each other on the keyboard!

jooceful · April 1, 2012, 5:46pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 UW, 4.25 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/170
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3); Art History (5); Chem (4); Cal AB (4); Lang. & Comp. (5); HGEO (5); US Gov (4); Comp. Gov (3); US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Microbiology/Genetics; AP Euro; AP Stat; History of Ideas; AP Lit; AP MusTh; AP CalBC; Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Wellesley Book Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Beta Club (President); School newspaper (editor-in-chief/photographer); Orchestra (concertmaster); All-Region, All-State, All-State Chamber Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local arts center and at local library; participated in week-long community outreach program where we helped reconstruct houses
[] Summer Activities: State Governor’s School
[] Essays: Common App detailed estranged relationship between my father and myself with comparison to the Julia set; Lit teacher commended supplements’ style and topic
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good–made 5s on both teacher’s AP exams and talk to them almost every day
[] Counselor Rec: Good–written by teacher/mentor with whom I talk with almost daily
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[] School Type: Public (I currently reside within the U.S.)
[] Ethnicity: South Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: around 60,000 (definitely in need of financial aid)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, course load, unusual circumstance, strong devotion to violin/orchestra
[] Weaknesses: No major national/international awards, low income bracket, not enough strong ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Financial aid was probably a factor and I definitely could have accomplished more during high school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Hendrix and Boston Colleges and rejected by all of the Ivies that I applied to

[/ul]General Comments:
Really hoping to get off of the wait list

peter4294 · April 2, 2012, 5:49am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): W=770 R=770 M620 =2160
[] ACT: E=34 R=33 S=30 M=26 W=33 COMP=31
[] SAT II: BioE=530 WorldHis-700 USH=760 French=710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6/4.02
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(2) Euro(4) EngLang(4) USG&P(5) USH(5) EnvSci(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, Ancient Greek II Honors, AP French Language, Discrete Math/Probability & Statistics, AP Economics, Classical Studies, AP Comp Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): USA Swimming (2005-present), HS Swimming (all four years), Class Board (9th, 10th as Community Service Chair, 11th as VP, 12th as VP), Board of Directors Athlete Rep for State’s swimming governing body, <----same thing but as well for 11 states in Eastern US, Student Council (all four years), State Board of Education student member, town Board of Education student member, Human Rights Coalition (all four years, latter 2 being the VP/CO President), Alzheimer’s Association Fundraising organizer
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for local middle school, Alzheimer’s Association work
[] Summer Activities: summer school each summer
[] Essays: 1-10? i’d say 8.9
[] Teacher Recommendation: both very good
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: very good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: mixed (black, white, asian)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: ~$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, essays, overall how i conveyed myself to them
[] Weaknesses: grades, some scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard/Yale/UPENN/Brown/UChiago/Georgetown/GW

[/ul]General Comments:

grenadiac · April 20, 2012, 3:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (660 CR, 780 Math, 800 WR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 800 Spanish, 710 Physics, 680 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 31/42
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, IB Bio HL, IB Econ HL, IB Lit HL, IB Physics SL, IB Spanish SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Varsity Soccer (9, 10, 11)
Golf (11)
First Chair Alto Saxophonist in Jazz Band (9, 10, 11)
Chess Club (10)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Founder of a Community Service Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
Cofounder of a Tutoring Service for Elementary Schoolers (11, 12)
MS-150 (9, 10, 11)
Houston Haitian Relief Center (10)
Houston Food Bank (9, 10, 11, 12)
Played at several venues for community service with jazz band (10, 11)
[] Summer Activities:
Brown for Quantum Physics/Neurosciences Courses (12)
Stanford Jazz Camp (12)
Traveled to Europe to play music for the terminally ill (10, 11)
[] Essays:
Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation:
One excellent, the other average
[] Counselor Rec:
Probably average
[] Additional Rec:
None
[] Interview:
None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private, international
[] Ethnicity: Latino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$250,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, music[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good scores and GPA, lots of music-related service
[] Weaknesses: Scores and GPA weren’t excellent, lack of internships
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: USC, UT Austin, UMichigan/Northwestern, Vanderbilt/UPenn, Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Awesome!

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