Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 RD Results

anyalm · March 18, 2011, 6:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 690M 790W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 720 Math 1, 750 Lit, 760 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a, I’m assuming #1?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB courses, no grades.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Book Club (founder and president), Student Government (secretary), Piano ABRSM (3-5), Ballet (2-6), Environmental Club, Harvard MUN, I write an awful lot
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honour Society, Community Service Bus, Tutouring
[] Summer Activities: Spent 2 weeks at Brown
[] Essays: Find X. I think it was the best one I wrote out of all my apps.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One is sure to be excellent, the other good but not as gushing.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: Went well, but I was a bit nervous because it was my first.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): Jamaica
[] School Type: Tiny private
[] Ethnicity: Black (Caribbean)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: prefer not to answer
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM I guess? I think the fact that I write quite a bit was what stuck out for me though.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Writing! My essay was good, and I want to go into the field I have a passion for and have showed interest in.
[] Weaknesses: Everything Math :P, and Community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was the whole passion thing
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? I’ve got accepted to UMich and McGill in Canada, and I’m still waiting for a few others!
[/ul]
General Comments: So so pleased! And with the aid thing, I was sure it was going to be a no!

Ghostt · March 18, 2011, 6:20pm

@shanabanana922,

You think your grades are bad? Try applying with a B+ average and multiple Cs (and a couple of Ds) on your transcript :D

But seriously, good luck! Like you, I’m delighted to find myself on the waitlist! Make sure to write a good letter of interest and hope for the best. It’s (almost) out of our hands now.

Congratulations to all accepted, good luck to those who have been waitlisted, and as for the rejected… Big deal! A college application can never capture the full scope of a your interests, the full depth of your emotions, and the audacity of your dreams. Your essays, however well written and heartfelt, give no insight into your personality–no single piece of paper can do that. Your extracurriculars, however impressive, are not what makes you unique; you are not the only ballerina in the world, or the only accomplished darts player. As for your scores and your grades, they are the one component of your application that has absolutely nothing to do with who you really are… What I’m trying to say is that you are not your application. Don’t take it personally, because the admissions officers are not passing judgment on you as a person. They couldn’t, even if they wanted to.

fruitchews · March 18, 2011, 6:32pm

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

don’t wanna fill in anything else…pretty sad right now… :(

caliemi16 · March 18, 2011, 6:34pm

Template (remember to remove spaces):

Pick one:
Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Literature: 780, Math I: 630 (ouch) American History: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 181
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Literature/Comp: 5, Language/Comp: 5, Psychology: 5, US History: 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Physics, AP Bio, American Lit (only because I’ve exhausted all of the other english classes), World Lit, French V
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity soccer (captain)
3 years varsity ice hockey
2 years volleyball
2 years premier club soccer team (captain)
2 years national honor society (chairperson for fundraising)
2 years student council (secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard at local waterpark
youth soccer referee
currently a sales associate at clothing store
[] Volunteer/Community service: youth soccer coach
volunteer in youth soccer clinics in community
nhs (helped run toy drive)
[] Summer Activities: soccer camps (all over US)
youth soccer coach
work
[] Essays: I really liked my common app one, it’s about how my mother’s two different oncologists have inspired me to become a doctor. my chicago one was kind of a last minute thing, kinda different, but not incredible. (and i didn’t answer the optional questions)
[] Teacher Recommendation: one was really really good, the other was solid
[] Counselor Rec: solid, he loves me
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: never got offered one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid? yup
[] Intended Major: biology (pre-medicine emphasis)
[] State (if domestic applicant): wisconsin
[] School Type: small rural high school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~$80,000?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: solid gpa, strong courseload (i’ve taken every ap class my school offers), solid leadership in soccer
[] Weaknesses: nothing special about my extra curriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i applied kinda last second, and wasn’t crazy about the school, which probably showed in my application.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? accepted at pepperdine today! also accepted at uw madison, rejected scea at stanford waiting on like 8 other responses.
[/ul]
General Comments: kinda bummed, some super mediocre people from my school got in last year (i don’t know how it happened!) the acceptance from pepperdine today kinda offset the waitlist though

chjelly · March 18, 2011, 6:42pm

Rejected. ;-; very upset.

ACT 35, GPA 3.47

tungtied · March 18, 2011, 6:45pm

Pick one:

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 750 US Biology, 730 US history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/749
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Comp Gov (4), AP US Gov (4), AP Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Pending
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous. 8 classes. Out of that, 6 are IB.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): About ten or twelve. Biggest ones being filming for the football team, on the Board of directors for a little league, and MUN. Total time spent on EC’s: well over 2k hours.
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance technology consultant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much. Board of Directors for a Little League was my biggest one.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Main (9), Why Chicago(terrible 5), no optional big mistake. Extra essay (8)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Marginal. My counselor’s writing is terrible, and he doesn’t know me well.
[] Additional Rec:None to this school. Other schools have additional recs from the football coach though, so I hope that helps.
[li] Interview: Nope[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations/Philosophy
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation if you count my parents not finishing college.

[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[] Strengths: Test Score, EC’s and Personal Statement
[] Weaknesses: UW GPA, Why Chicago Essay and not doing the optional.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not showing enough interest
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Accepted: U of Wisconsin, Purdue, Cal Poly, UCSC, UOP
Applied: Carleton, Amherst, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, Duke, a couple UC’s
Rejected: Stanford EA
[/list]
General Comments:
I’m kicking myself in the crotch for not spending enough time on this application back in December. I never wrote the optional essay and my, “Why Chicago,” essay was marginal at best. I feel like I may have gotten in if I spent some time on those. Oh well, I was expecting a rejection, so a wait list, for me, will be taken positively. I hope I get in here, but it won’t be the end of the world if I do not. There are other schools, and they will all come out soon. Good luck to all on the wait list. Congratulations to all accepted. And, all the people rejected, do not feel bad. There will be a school that wants you, and an education is what you make of it. Warren Buffett, the second richest man alive, went to The University of Nebraska. I wish you all the best.

Gryffinclaw · March 18, 2011, 6:49pm

Pick one:
Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 - 800 R, 640 M, 800 W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 790 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We don’t do GPA’s the same. It’s percentage reporting. I have a 101.09% out of a 100% though.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 130
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP US Government, Honors PreCalculus, AP Biology, AP Latin IV, Intermediate dance, World Faiths (required course)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Valedictorian, National Merit Finalist, Missouri Scholars Academy[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (Theatre Executive Council), Theatre productions at school - every show since I’ve been in high school, both cast and crew (Stage manager), Math team, science knowledge bowl, Ballet with major annual production, Junior Classical League (VP)
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a local coffee shop once a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at local domestic violence shelter, in school tutoring
[] Summer Activities: attended the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with my theatre group, where we performed, Missouri Scholars Academy
[] Essays: My common app one was really unusual - my English teacher loved it. If I felt like I hit one out of the park as to “why this college?” essays, it was for UChicago.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw them, but I would presume they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she loves me.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one. I wonder if this hurt me?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Not sure, but I think I put English
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] School Type: All girls, private, Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs
[] Weaknesses: no interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no clue.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Waitlisted at WashU, still waiting to hear from Yale, Northwestern, Barnard, Columbia (deferred ED)
[/ul]
General Comments: I am so upset right now. I thought I had a really good shot here, and now I can’t see myself getting in anywhere. I’m really disappointed and confused.

cjgone · March 18, 2011, 6:57pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77 ( 3.1 in 9th grade)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in ap calculus AB in 10th grade, more.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
[/ul]
General Comments: Never heard of their Computer Science major ever anyway, so not a big deal. I’ll go to a tech school that has some renown.

scoutsmom · March 18, 2011, 6:59pm

For Scoutson:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR790 M770 W720
[] SAT II: Math2 800 Physics 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/292
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Latin Lit (5), Physics C (5), English Lang (5), World Hist (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Latin, AP Psych, AP English Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar w/Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (Captain), Orchestra (President), NHS, bowling leagues, etc.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring
[] Essays: Good - 2 kinds of people, those who read and those who don’t
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[li] Counselor Rec: Good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: blue-collar public
[] Ethnicity: W
[li] Gender: M[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge finalist[/li]
[/ul]
General Comments: Congratulations and best of luck to all!

fgsfds · March 18, 2011, 7:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 800 CR, 740 M, 760 W
[] ACT: 35 35 E, 36 R, 35 M, 35 S
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 US History, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/764 (7/802 at midyear)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Spanish Language, English Lang & Comp, Statistics 5; US History 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB/BC, AP English IV (Lit & Comp), AP Comp Gov & Pol, AP Econ, online US government, AP biology, drumline, band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): One national essay contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music was my main extracurricular. Drumline and marching band for 4 years, captain my last year about 35 hours a week. Our drumline has done really well at national competitions and is recognized as one of the best in the nation, and I did really well at a national solo competition too. I also compose a film score I wrote won best soundtrack at ASUs campus filmfest. And I play piano (solo, jazz band, accompanying), but I havent done comparatively well there its more for myself. Besides music, I write for the Dallas Morning News, am in Scouts, am president of NHS, am in JWAC and competed in WorldQuest (got 3rd this year, 4th last year out of about 80 teams), and some other stuff that I cant think of right now.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Scouts, NHS will graduate with 100 hours of service. probably the weakest part of my app.
[] Summer Activities: I went to Europe twice once with friends and once on an expenses-paid trip from an essay contest. I went to a week-long marimba workshop and geeked out about the world cup. The rest of my summers were taken up by drumline and band practice.
[] Essays: If anything got me in, it was these. Common app was about Kerouacs On the Road, studying jazz, and how both combined to create an important part of my worldview. My UChicago-specific one was really funny and I put a lot of my voice into it I picked the dissolve anything prompt and wrote about how I want to dissolve the stoplight by my house that always stops me when I leave my house. And my short answer was about being in a successful drumline despite being deaf in one ear. My Why Chicago expressed a genuine interest in the school and was humorous, and I submitted the optional essay with a list of my favorite books, classical pieces, bands, and… key signatures. don’t judge.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Havent read either of them. One from AP English 3 teacher who I was really close to, one from AP Stats teacher who I was not as close to.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty much just echoed my application. Only caught a glimpse of it though.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Nein.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes! And got a whole lot more than I expected.
[] Intended Major: Uhhh I forget what I put. International relations, econ, or linguistics.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Tejas
[] School Type: Massive, ridiculously competitive public (34 NMSs this year)
[] Ethnicity: White and NA (but no tribal or cultural affiliation)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 120-150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none unless you count the Native American, but I really dont think it had an influence because Im also white and middle-class.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, definitely. My involvement in music is pretty extensive too.
[] Weaknesses: No massive awards, not a lot of community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think Im the kind of person that UChicago looks for the whole quirky, brainy intellectual thing - and I showed that in my essays.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Ive gotten into Fordham Lincoln Center and UT Austins Plan II, but I also applied to Columbia, Brown, Harvard and Princeton, and Ive been deferred from Yale SCEA. March 30th come fasterrrrrrrrrrrr
[/ul]
General Comments: holy craaaaaaaaaaaaap! I was surprised to get in and even more surprised to get as much FA as I did congrats to everyone else who got in too I might be seeing you in April :D

lucyloves · March 18, 2011, 7:04pm

what happens to a dream… ** Accepted? !!! !!!**
It doesn’t dry up like a raisin in the sun…
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2280- 780 740 750
[] ACT: did not send
[] SAT II: 750-Lit 780-US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44/800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Lang (5) Lit (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Gov/AP Macro, Student Teaching (second semester)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl merit
[/ul]**Subjective: [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater theater theater. Backstage/ on stage/ publicizing the stage. Forensics too.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Freshman mentoring, volunteer tour guide at museum.
[] Summer Activities: theater/theater/theater/ exchange student
[] Essays: Common app was dumb and way too short, find x was fun, why uchicago was toooo maroon.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was the nicest thing Ive ever read, didnt read the other but she loved me.
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see it. Know she likes me, but the womans kind of a horrible writer.
[] Interview: It was ages ago, in August, because I thought Id do ea. Went well, it was with a student. I thought I came off intellectual and interesting.
[/ul] b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Near Eastern Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Letters of recommendation, senior year course load, interesting major choice, essays (?)
[] Weaknesses: Gpa and scores are ivy-league average, extracurriculars dont stand out as anything special either
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I told them why Im right for them. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Everything works out, I got rejected early from where I thought I wanted to go, but I am ever so happy now. Im 99% sure Im coming so wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, see you guys in September or at the 17/18 weekend!

craisins4lyfe · March 18, 2011, 7:07pm

Posting, I hope, as future encouragement to non-top-10%-ers…

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 M, 770 W
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 M2, 770 USH, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not available out of 4.0 or unweighted. weighted 96.6 out of 100.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/126, in a small uncompetitive upstate New York school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s in USH, Euro, Physics, Calc AB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lang, AP French Lang, AP Gov, AP Chem, and Multivariable Calc 1st semester, Linear Algebra 2nd semester at top 20 LAC.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet, Cello, Music Radio Show, Model UN (VP), Mathletics, Lit Mag Staff Member
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: only a little: tutoring refugees in English at refugee center
[] Summer Activities: summer intensive in music partnered w/ Philly, summer intensives for four years in ballet partnered w/ NYCB
[] Essays: Common App was good, or at least well written. Why Chicago was pretty weak, low on specifics and a bit cliche. Optional Essay was ok, basically album reviews I’d written about two of my favorite albums. Extended Essay was especially strong; find x.
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: good, fun and fairly informal[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: small bad public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, extended essay, relatively unique ECs, schedule rigor
[] Weaknesses: class rank, popular major
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay and scores
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: deferred ED from Columbia but kind of glad because UChicago has emerged as my tentative #1. applied to a whole bunch of schools all across the country. we’ll see what happens, U of C was my first decision.
[/ul]
General Comments: so excited!!! getting in to one of my top choices definitely relieves some of the stress of waiting for other decisions. good luck to everyone in your future, regardless of decision, and congratulations to all fellow accpetees!!

jbrown93 · March 18, 2011, 7:07pm

Decision: Accepted with 5K Merit

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (710 CR / 740 M / 730 W / 10 E)
[] ACT: 32 (did not send)
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 760 World, 730 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/~590
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5553
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 76
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Humanities (tested in Physics SL and Math Studies), Wind Ensemble and AP Calc BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Honor? Nothing too special[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band 9-12 (Section Leader 10-12, Vice President 11, President 12, Qualified to Area 2x, State Solo and Ensemble Medalist 2x), NHS 10-12 (President), Mu Alpha Theta 12 (Co-founder, Secretary), Student Council 10-12 (Overall Treasurer 12), Key Club 9-11 (Treasurer 10)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours? Church, Mu Alpha Theta, Library
[] Summer Activities: MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) at MIT
[] Essays:

Common App: 8-9
EC Short Answer: 5
Why Chicago?: I wrote about how intellectual the college is in comparison to most. 7-8
Optional: I wrote about myself as a musician and gave a list of the musicians and composers who have influenced both my tastes and my personality. 7-8
Dissolve something, and with what solvent?: Dissolving bigotry with the science and religion often used to justify it. I thought it was awful, but apparently not. 4-5
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one, and it was good. Didn’t read the other.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[] Additional Rec: MITES Evals. Humanities, Calculus, Biochem all good. Digital Design was ok. Physics was not that great
[li] Interview: It was alright. Not my best, but not my worst.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Computer Science and Econ double major.
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Semi-competitive public.
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: XY
[] Income Bracket: Enough for FA.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, MITES[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Commitment to band, course rigor compared to the norm at my school
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t do so well at MITES and my class rank/grades declined over the years.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suppose they just liked what they saw.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: Accepted to UT-Austin (Honors: Dean’s Scholars, Turing Scholars), MIT, Stanford REA, UPenn-Wharton (likely letter), Swarthmore (early write), Williams (early write). Waiting on Harvey Mudd and HYP.[/ul]

General Comments: Congrats to the other admits, good luck to the waitlisted and to the rejected, I know you guys will have awesome choices for the next four years (:

Roseyviolet · March 18, 2011, 7:25pm

Wait listed. and i don’t really feel like writing the rest. But honestly how long is this wait list. There’s more people wait listed than those who were accepted and rejected combined.

WongTongTong · March 18, 2011, 7:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[] ACT: 34 (36M, 34S, 33E, 32R,10 E…12E + 36 S on previous sitting)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Chem, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do unweighted…
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/538 at the end of Junior Year, 4.0 Senior year, heavy upward trend
**hardest curriculum in grade, will graduate with 10 APs, 2 college courses **
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(4),Stat(4),CalcAB(5),CalcBC(5),Chem(5),Lang (5), US History (3)[/li][] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language, Research Mentorship Honors, Art, Quantitative Analysis (at University), Multivariable Calculus (at University)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, unless you count AP Scholar with Distinction or AIME, State Science Fair Finalist (top 20 out of 15000) or a bunch of other state math/science/sports awards…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -250+ hours of Research @2 different Uni’s, 3 projects, sent 3 Research Abstracts to WashU…State Science Fair Qualifier, School 1st place Earth Sci, 2nd place Chem, At state science fair, awarded finalist and advanced to next round, ended up with (top 20 out of 15000)[/li]-Table Tennis (Founder + Pres): Nationally ranked, many state and multistate awards, attend 3-4 state clubs, 2000+ hours spent
-6 Years Sci Bowl, B team captain last year, A team captain this year, team placed top 10 in States each year, A team state champs 3/4 years; selected on School’s chem olympiad team, our team of 9 ppl placed 1st in state of 32 teams, Accepted to JSHS X2
-6 Years Math Team, A Team, 1st in League for last 4 years, 3rd in State, CSAML X2, NEAML X1, Euler Award, 3rd Highest Scoring Junior, ARML State Team, AIME X1 Qualifier, AMC 96, top scorer out of 52 students senior year…pretty good at math
-10 Years Chess, 20+ Trophies, VP/Co-captain of Club at school, 10th + 11th grade city champ in high level, School city champs (10+11)

The usual… SHS, NSHSS, NHS, FLHS, Vassar Book Award
[] Job/Work Experience: Didn’t turn 16 till senior year, so yeah…
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer/Community service: 4 Years Community Service, 250+ Hours, taught chess to kids, did sci fair experiments with kids, State + Local proctor at MATHCOUNTS competition, Cultural Indian events
[] Essays: Hehehehehehehhe. So I was really dumb and decided to apply 11:53 PM on the day it was due. I wrote chicago essay in 20 min and handed it in a week late…
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem (know for 4 years)- Extremely Strong
AP Calc BC (know for 6 years)- Good, a bit too general but it said some good stuff
[] Counselor Rec: (know for 4 years)- Extremely Strong
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: I declined it (ignored the offer)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nopee
[] Intended Major: Engineering (Woops? Applying 7 min before deadline is a bad idea.)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, sends some grads to top schools, 3-4 HYPSM/10 Ivies
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: More than enough (150,000+)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): No legit ones. But maybe semi hooks? 2 years of research, 3 projects (2 w/ professor, 1 Independent), wrote 3 research papers and sent in all 3 abstracts, skipped a grade
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Test Scores, Recs, Course Rigor, Senior + Junior year grades
[] Weaknesses: Somewhat low class rank due to low freshman and sophomore year grade
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haha, I gave them many many reasons to reject me. Didn’t take interview offer, didn’t visit, handed in Supplement + Essays 1 week late. Applied to engineering major which isn’t available for underclassmen. Basically, I’m surprised I even got waitlisted.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in. You deserve it! Everyone who got rejected or wait listed, keep your head high and keep moving on.

silverjacket · March 18, 2011, 7:38pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 MATH, 760 CR, 680 WRITE
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: None
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78, 4.25W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 49/396, 9/396W
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), Euro History (4), Chemistry (3), US History (4), Eng Lang (5), Calculus (5), Biology (4). Going to take Physics, Statistics, and Eng Lit this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Statistics, Microeconomics, US Government, English Literature, PE, and Engineering Applications.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club - a community service club (President 1yr, Member 1yr), Football (JV three years ), Wrestling (1yr), Track+Field(1yr)
[] Job/Work Experience: Albertston’s - Grocery/Retail (1yr)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing spectacular except for doing the Polar Plunge two years in a row! Also helped to organize the volunteer force for an elementary school fair.
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Must have been quite good. Wrote about maintaining my relationship with my father who lives very far away in Canada for Common App. Wrote about my desire for a diverse educational experience, how I want to be a well rounded and active citizen, and about how I want to try to avoid being cornered into an over-specialized field for Find X.
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: On the rise, somewhat competitive.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Must have been my essays and high school course load. To date I’ve taken 12 AP’s.
[] Weaknesses: EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I was deferred ED, so this was a HUGE shock! Chicago was definitely my reach school. Looking forward to meeting all my new classmates next fall![/li]
P.S. If you got waitlisted/rejected try to keep your chin up! I’m sure there is a school out there that will be great for you! Besides, our future success depends WAY more on how hard we each work, and the passion we have for our studies/careers, than on which school we go to!

[/ul]

petaandpita · March 18, 2011, 7:47pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1580/2310 (CR 780, M 800, W 730)
[] SAT II: 800x3, 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~20/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): four 5’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Student Gov, Gov/Econ (all A’s)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat Merit Finalist… thaas it[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): almost all politics-related: political activism, student gov, internship, prestigious summer program at an ivy, debate (not that much debate)
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, food pantry (~250 hrs total)
[] Summer Activities: summer program, internship, volunteering, fundraising
[] Essays: Common App (10/10), 2 types of people (8/10), Why Uchic (9/10), Optional Essay (7/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, doesn’t know me that well
[] Interview: it was okay, not one of my best interviews though. Probably 7/10. I didn’t talk enough about myself unfortunately.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Studies or PoliSci
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, GPA, Essays
[] Weaknesses: No awards, Rank, ECs aren’t amazing, could’ve taken a even harder courseload in freshman/soph year, Interview was meh
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t have the best ECs so didn’t stand out. Essays were solid but probably not mind-blowingly amazing.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? So far: Accepted with Regents Scholarships to UCLA, UCSD, UCSB; Denied from MIT (no worries I had no interest going there AT ALL)
[/ul]
General Comments: This is the first school I heard back from that I was actually really interested in going to (it is definitely one of my favorite schools, and I thought it would be a little more practical to get in to than Ivies). Interestingly enough, I am not feeling too bad now that I know I didn’t get in. I guess I take these rejections pretty well. I am unhappy that I was waitlisted though, because honestly I’d rather be rejected just for the closure, but I see that UChicago’s waitlisting is like a soft rejection – more people are waitlisted than rejected… so what’s the point of waitlisting…? Definitely Congratulations to everyone who got in! :D

PrinceMuzic · March 18, 2011, 8:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1920: 600(M) 640 (CR) 680 (W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 710 (Lit) 590 (Math 1)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (3 C+'s in high school; Algebra, Adv. Algebra, and Trigonometry)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/348
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (4); AP Music Theory (5); AP English Literature (Senior Year); AP Biology (Senior Year)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calculus, AP Lit, AP Bio, Quiz Bowl, Calculus, French 3, Symphonic Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Martin Luther King Jr. Student Role Model; Laws of Life Essay Contest (2nd Place); Principal’s Award; Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest (In-Scchool Winner);

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President); Graffiti Street–the only teen television talk show in the Virgin Islands (Host/Treasurer); French Club (Secretary); Eager Beaver’s Club (Junior Counselor); Symphonic and Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader) (lots of others)
[] Job/Work Experience: Piano Teacher to beginning pianists
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Family vacation to England and France (2008); NSLC Forensic Science (2009); Family vacations to Mexico (2009), Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Croatia (2010)
[] Essays: Pretty good. Detailled two of my "misadventures that reveal my naivete and teenage inexperience. My extended essay and things I like answer were really quirky and interesting. Revealed my taste in music and movies.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. Talked about my creativity and charm.
[li] Counselor Rec: Excellent. Revealed my humorous side although I may seem serious all the time.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. The offer was soooooooo bad I’ll be paying off loans for the rest of my life. Apparently I do not qualify for need-based aid. Oh well.
[] Intended Major: International Relations/Theatre
[] State (if domestic applicant): U.S. Virgin Islands
[] School Type: Urban Public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM. Geographical location??

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs
[] Weaknesses:GPA/Class Rank/SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? I really wanna know about Vassar Dartmouth and Pomona!! Hoping this shock is a sign of good things to come!!
[/ul]
General Comments:

Make sure your essays are very personal and different. Take the opinions of people chancing you with a grain of salt. Also, make sure you have some leadership positions withing your ECs and have at least one very interesting one. Mine was the teen talk show. Good luck!!

luludatis · March 18, 2011, 8:13pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 - 760CR/680M/740W
[] SAT II: 660 Math II / 730 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous at my school, though not many AP classes are offered. We can only take 3 APs per year, I am taking three plus an independent study AP French class.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar; ENLACE standarized test (Mexico) Recognition in Science; Le Grand Concours 6th place nationally; Don Quijote Nos Invita a Leer Creative Writing Contest 2nd place (Mexico)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Show Choir (president junior/senior); Ciudad Juarez’s Diocesan Choir (mentor, teacher, lead of soprano/alto section); Youth Group (member); NHS (member), FHS (member)
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, volunteer at YWCA, volunteering with Youth group, service learning projects at school
[] Summer Activities: Latino Community Leadership Seminar at Notre Dame
[] Essays: Common app: Excellent, about my clash between my Mexican Heritage (I lived in Mexico most of my life, until last year) and my American citizenship and education.
Supplement: good, very personal…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] School Type: Private, Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Mexican
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mexican; double nationality, life in border of Mexico/US

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Hooks, Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT, the fact that I turned everything a little bit late, a little dip in junior year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea…I thought I was going to get rejected, honestly…I am just very happy right now lol
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? I got into Notre Dame, Swarthmore, waiting for 3 more
[/ul]
General Comments:

that’s it hehe :p

iteotwawki · March 18, 2011, 8:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[] SAT II: 790 Literature, 760 Math II, 740 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on US History, European History, and English Language
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP French, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP World History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (head), LitMag, Math Club, Writing Center (tutor), Peer Tutoring, Varsity Crew (captain, numerous local and national medals, Junior National Team ID Camp, etc.)
[] Job/Work Experience: Really nothing interesting. Mostly babysitting. Some computer work.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Again, nothing remotely appreciable. Some library work, some neighborhood cleanup, etc.
[] Summer Activities: CTY, Biomed camp, rowing camp
[] Essays: My CommonApp was about growing up traveling over Europe because of my parents’ jobs. It was well-written, if not very original. My UChicago Extended Essay was about Star Trek. It was unbelievably geeky and ridiculous. It was either gonna hit or miss.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read neither, but both should have been very good.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t really think she likes me. Who knows.
[] Interview: I didn’t realize that I was supposed to have requested one until about two weeks ago. Whoops.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but due to a death in the family the tax stuff can’t get done until later, soo… I have no idea if it’s going to work.
[] Intended Major: Linguistics (and/or Classics)
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: small, private, all-girls
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my essays were pretty good.
[] Weaknesses: My freshman and sophomore grades stunk, I have no appreciable volunteer or work experience, and my ECs are not very interesting. My sport is only a club team at UChicago, so no help there. Also, I forgot to request an interview and basically showed no interest.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I probably had great recommendations, and I think my essays showed that I was a good match.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Penn (likely letter), Wellesley (likely letter), Smith (early write), Williams (early write). Still waiting for a bunch more.
[/ul]
General Comments: (:

Thread		Replies	Views
*Official University of Chicago 2016 RD Results* University of Chicago ✅	108	491	April 17, 2021
*UChicago 2020 RD Results* University of Chicago ✅	87	1784	April 18, 2021
University of Chicago Class of 2022 RD Results University of Chicago ✅	20	880	April 18, 2021
UChicago 2018 RD Decision Results University of Chicago ✅	65	260	April 18, 2021
Official UChicago Class of 2017 RD Decisions Thread University of Chicago ✅	123	530	April 18, 2021

Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 RD Results

POPULAR STATES

SEARCH SAT SCORES

SEARCH ACT SCORES

SEARCH GPA’S

*Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 RD Results*

Related topics

POPULAR STATES

SEARCH SAT SCORES

SEARCH ACT SCORES

SEARCH GPA’S

CONNECT WITH US

Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 RD Results