*Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 RD Results*

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
101

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (770M, 730W, 670R)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 750 USH, 710 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH 4, Music Theory 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp/lit, AP Micro, AP Macro, Chinese III, AP Calc AB, Jazz band, AP Physics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Writing Competition Winner</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity debate, Varsity track and field, Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, lots of leadership), tons of music stuff, California Scholastic Federation, National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher for migrant children, Eagle Scout, NHS
[</em>] Summer Activities: teacher for migrant summer school program
[<em>] Essays: Common app was about my eagle scout project and how it helped me grow as a person, “define x” was about syncopation in jazz, wasn’t too bad.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent and well written.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Eagle Scout, Essay competition, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Probably GPA, not too much leadership
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores, GPA, my supplement may not have been creative enough.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: So far UCLA, UCSD, still waiting on many others.
[/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to all those that got in, for those that didn’t, don’t lose hope, there’s a school for everyone.</p>

102

<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M 650 R 730 W 720 (not a single sitting)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): From Australia
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/14
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 41/45
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: SL Math, English. HL French, Econ, History, Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic honour in IB (2009, 2010), French prize 2010, history prize 2010, 2008 Australian School Cert. A in Hist/Geo/Civics, Lit, Info technology</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing (1ST IV), track, swimming, waterpolo, senior A debating team, cross country
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: McDonalds (1 yr), investment bank over a summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home for ~2 yrs, volunteer in school community (exam help for disabled students, bush regeneration, volunteer waitress, charity collection captain for 2 yrs, charity fun runs etc… ~100 hrs)
[</em>] Summer Activities: exchange to france 2008 (their winter)
[<em>] Essays: really good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good I think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Additional Rec: didn’t have one
[li] Interview:didn’t have one</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Political science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Australia
[<em>] School Type: private non-denominational girls
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, I’m a bit of an all-rounder i think, i don’t take myself seriously so i think that reflects well in essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores were pretty bad
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, all rounder. i don’t know haha i was deferred at early action and was like 99.99999% sure they’d reject me
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? right now I’m doing Law at a uni in australia because i didn’t think i’d get in…and we start uni in feb so I really don’t know what i’m going to do now
[/ul]
General Comments:
I’ve been bawling my eyes out all afternoon! i randomly opened my email because i needed to save something and then saw they updated my application and was expecting a rejection and then I see this and start running around my tiny, tiny dorm room and crying my eyes out haha. I’ve already started at uni so I have no idea what i’ll do now…</p>

103

<p>accepted!!! will post stats later!! :D</p>

104

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (one sitting) 740R 760M 800W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math2c:800 US History: 800 Lit:690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 ish?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History-5 English Language/Comp-5 Calc AB-5 Environmental Science-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years cheerleading (jv/varsity captain), student government (commission lead)–started a recycling program on campus, school newspaper, blogging/writing for an online magazine (about makeup), local youth-run magazine
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: tutoring, if it counts
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: local blood center, and an interesting volunteer program I wrote about in my common app where I got to help teach cancer patients how to use makeup to cover up signs of their treatment
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internship at a local office that provided shelter and services for battered women
[<em>] Essays: Common app was interesting, it was a bit of an analysis of why makeup is so integral to my confidence. Why chicago was pretty straightforward, talking about the unique majors I was interested in. I asked a question for the additional essay, and did the extra essay on the history and makeup blogs I follow
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent (I hope), my history teacher loved me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: from my leadership advisor (an AP), who I’ve been working with closely for the last 2 years and this year on the recycling program
[</em>] Additional Rec: Cheer coach, pretty standard
[li] Interview: TBH probably what got me in. I hit it off really well with my interviewer, who told me that I was one of the top 10 he’s ever interviewed (probably over 100 after 20 years of doing interviews) and that he would do his part to try to get me in.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: either Public Policy Studies or History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: insanely competitive and 70% asian
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Unique in the cheerleading/makeup focus, definitely milked the love for history for all it was worth, expressed a genuine interest in learning and an intellectual campus in my essays, and a really really good interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: scores maybe? they’re mediocre for my area/school.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: optional essay on the blogs I follow and interview
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? accepted to UCLA/UCSD, hoping to get into USC for the national merit half tuition
[/ul]
General Comments: I was devastated after I got rejected from my ED school and this was the first private school I got into so I am beyond happy. Chicago sounds amazing.</p>

105

<p>[ size=+1]Decision: Accepted[/size]</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780-CW 740-M 680-W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 720-Lit 750-World History 690-Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around 11%?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP-5 Eng Lit and Comp-5 APUSH-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs and French III
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cantonese Opera, (Liberty in North Korea), Quizbowl, Chinese School, Swimming, Tutoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local crisis nursery
[</em>] Summer Activities: UC Berkeley’s guinea pig program
[<em>] Essays: Common app- tied together anthropology and volunteering
Chicago- Dissolved my face/identity with Chinese opera makeup. Started rambling about how my identity was an island.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: My WHAP teacher enthusiastically recommended me.
I am not quite sure about my Calc teacher though we are close…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Our interview went well. We have a good relationship.
[</em>] Additional Rec: I roped my algebra II trig teacher into doing this.
[li] Interview: I awkwardly perched on the interviewer’s couch and discussed Chicago’s core, school, and his career (psychiatrist). It went well as a first interview could be expected with the socially awkward applicant. I can’t exactly remember. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Cultural Anthro
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Fem
[</em>] Income Bracket: Fluctuating around the poverty line!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: … It isn’t for me to evaluate this, but I would say my essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: A generous scattering of B’s and a single C in honors pre-calc.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
[/ul] Reed College
General Comments: I was deferred at first, and then was accepted despite perceived flaws in my academic record. Quite amazing! I am, sadly, like a true nerd more excited about the anthropology classes(especially Anthro of Food and Cusine)than anything else.</p>

106

<p>Does anyone know what % was accepted/waitlisted/rejected? I’m really interested in knowing. Also when will the results come out for those waitlisted?</p>

107

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800M, 750CR, 730W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take.
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Chemistry, 770 Math II, 790 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/242
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English 11 (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Eng. Lang, AP European History, Calculus BC, AP Ind. Study Japanese IV, Physics.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (Software lead), Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, Freelance Japanese Translator, swim team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society/Boy Scouts; had to design and carry out a project for Eagle.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Went to Japan for a school trip on my 2010 summer, usually go to BSA summer camp.
[<em>] Essays: I really liked my Find X essay, but my Why Chicago essay was substantially weaker.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to see, but my teacher and I had a great relationship and he thought highly of me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, probably generic.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: None.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Didn’t get my documents in on-time because I didn’t realize there was an additional application, realized a week before decisions came out, didn’t bother at that point.
[</em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class (~100k)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong interests, really liked my Find X essay, very challenging senior year and was a leader in FIRST Robotics which admissions officers likely know all about, freelance volunteer Japanese translating of a popular visual novel is borderline unique.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Weak on community service, SAT is a bit low, no hooks to speak of at all.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No hooks, nothing to really differentiate me from the billion other white males with
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Got accepted to USC and interviewed for Bac/MD at USC and HPME at Northwestern, waiting on decisions from Harvard, Stanford, JHU, and NW as well as the combined program results.
[/ul]
General Comments:
I’m honestly realizing that U Chic isn’t really what I’m looking for, the more I look at it compared to some of the other colleges I’m applying to - I’ve reaffirmed I’m for sure a premed guy, so premed at UC might not be optimal. I really liked the feel and atmosphere of UChic, so I wanted to give it a shot. But I’m not super disappointed about the waitlist. Feels good to not be rejected.</p>

108

<p>Accepted! Full Aid! I’ll post properly later; I’m using my phone right now.</p>

109

<p>Eh, I’ve been looking forward to filling one of these forms out since I joined the forums:</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted :frowning:</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (one attempt). M/W/R: 780/700/790, 11 for Essay
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Lit 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma, vigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Duke of Edinburgh’s award, short story competition (of 700 competitors)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Leadership: Editor-in-Chief school magazine, Head of Year and House, Captain Chess Team
Others: Lots of other literary stuff, MUN, debate team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Paid columnist for the local paper (circulation 100,000~), intern for a fashion magazine, paid writer for several websites (articles I’ve written have been viewed literally millions of times, been on Digg etc.)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Taught English at a local primary school for two years
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays:
My Common App essay was very lengthy, but I feel it was decent
My UChic essays probably let me down a lot.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
Maths and English: haven’t seen. Probably decent, but not brilliant.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
Haven’t seen, although we only have one counselor in our school, so I doubt it’s too detailed.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
One from my internship at a newspaper (decent reference)
One from a website I write for (this reference was very good)
[<em>] Interview:
Didn’t have
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Social sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I can lick my elbow</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: My essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely think my biggest weakness was my essay. Also, probably didn’t have outstanding teacher reccs. I wish I spent more time on it.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Accepted: McGill
Need to hear back from: UPenn, Wesleyan, Columbia
[/ul]
General Comments:
Good luck to everyone on the waitlist! Hopefully we’ll all see each other in a few months at UChic.</p>

110

<p>Decision: Accepted (Likely Letter)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (740 CR, 580 M, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT:NA
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Literature, 780 French
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/93
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):USH (4) and Bio (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Comparative Gov, AP French Lang, Honors Calculus, Honors Puerto Rican History.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholar Commended, Best delegate @ Harvard Model United Nations 2010, many regional MUN awards.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of school’s literary magazine, secretary of Model UN club, History club, Glee club, Oratory club, semi-professional scuba diver, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked as a cashier at a bookstore for the last two summers.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: More than 200 volunteer hours at several centers (peer tutoring, school for children with autism, etc.)
[</em>] Summer Activities: I attended Brown’s pre-college program during summer 2009. I was a finalist for TASP last year, but I did not make the final cut.
[<em>] Essays: I’m very passionate about writing, so I really enjoyed writing my essays. My common app essay was about searching for creative inspiration. The Why Chicago essay was pretty straightforward, but not formulaic. I loved my optional essay; I analyzed Scheherazade by Richard Siken, who is one of my favorite poets. For the extended essay, I created my own prompt. I’m extremely proud of this essay.<br>
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I suppose they were incredible.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very honest and heartfelt. She adores me, so she was able to portray me very accurately.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my calculus teacher. Math has never been my best subject, but she emphasized my effort and perseverance.
[li] Interview: I had so much fun! My interviewer was a very funny and likable man. The interview was very informal, and we laughed a lot.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Comparative Literature/Social Sciences
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Puerto Rico
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Around 90,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Definitely my essays. Also, my extracurricular activities showed that I was passionate about certain academic areas, such as creative writing and public speaking.<br>
[</em>] Weaknesses: My math SAT score. I’ve always struggled with math, but I like to think I make up for it in other areas.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I emphasized my personality and originality through my essays. As well, I showcased my academic strengths and how I plan to develop them at UChicago.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? I applied ED to Columbia, but I was deferred. Along with UChicago, I’ve been accepted to the University of Michigan (LSA). I’m still waiting on various schools.[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: I was ecstatic when I received the likely letter! I really like UChicago, so I hope that I can visit it soon. To those who were rejected or waitlisted: I know you feel dejected and disappointed, but I assure you it won’t last very long. Soon, you’ll all start receiving great news from amazing schools, and you’ll realize that things do happen for a reason. Congratulations to all who were accepted! :)</p>

111

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (730CR, 800M, 750W 9 Essay; was 3rd & final take), I raised this from 1870 (1st take); not superscored
[</em>] SAT II: 780 Math Level II, 750 Math Level I, 620 Physics (boo, lol)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6 (Tentative; I honestly don’t know how to convert it.)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): A for Advanced Math
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 9 subjects (max school offers; 1 is an AP)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 100 Math Olympiad (in province), Gold Medal National Latin Exam, 2nd Place regional FIRST Robotics competition (team got silver medals)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (freshman to senior year), Robotics (9th, 10th grade), Philosophy (9th, 10th grade), Recycling (9th, 10th grade)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nada
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Soup kitchen, church (cumulative 75-100hrs)
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: I wrote in exactly the same way my mind would express things (topic: “find x”)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but awesome I’m guessing. Especially my math teacher - she digs my (admittedly) weird/quirky contribution to the classroom atmosphere (as well as my approach to math).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming pretty downright awesome. She’s a really nice person.
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yebo, yes. (“Yebo” means yes in Zulu, lol)
[</em>] Intended Major: Math
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): South Africa
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black (even though I’m brown, lol)
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none I can think of</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT I and II, Academic record (especially in math/science-related subjects)
[</em>] Weaknesses: A bit lopsided (in grades), but that may have belonged in “strengths”, I dunno lol
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been told I’m weird in a good way, lol. I heard UChicago likes that.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Nothing yet, just waiting for responses (but I really, really, really dig UChicago)
[/ul]
General Comments:
Good luck people. Peace&Love.</p>

112

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscore (750 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/173
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Euro (5), Chemistry (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English, AP Latin, AP Physics C, APUS, AP Stats (online)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Achievement Award in Writing, State Championship in Forensics, National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Award-Winning Literary Magazine (Editor); Speech/Forensics (no school team, pursued independently); Cross Country (Captain senior year); Junior Classical League; Commuting (45min+ each way, not really an activity, but I put it on my common app)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Co-founded service organization; Creative Writing Enrichment Tutoring; Sunday School teacher
[</em>] Summer Activities: Junior Statesmen of America Summer Program; CTD Creative Writing Honors class; Stanford National Forensic Institute
[<em>] Essays: Good (really like my common app essay, wrote about biographies for the supplement, answered the optional “favorite things” question)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but was told by counselor that one was “one of the best letters she’s ever read”
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Really good (as far as counselor letters go)
[</em>] Additional Rec: Letter from forensics coach
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: English, Humanities
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private, Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Writing awards, maybe–otherwise, nothing in particular.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong transcript, strong test scores, solid extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Nothing mind-blowing or extraordinary
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid overall, but I think my essays probably helped – my “Why Chicago?” was pretty specific, and I did the optional question (list of my favorite things, with commentary)
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Minnesota, Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis (I think I’d pick Chicago over WashU, though); still waiting on others
[/ul]
General Comments: Super thrilled and grateful to have been accepted (this whole college admissions thing is, to some extent, just a crapshoot numbers game)! Good luck to everyone! ADVICE FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS: Answer the optional essay question and work hard on your “Why Chicago?” to show genuine interest!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Biology M, 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (4), Government (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: anatomy and physiology, physics, calc 3, french V, english
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (all area recognition for past two years, golden racquet award, coaches’ award), school newspaper and yearbook (editor of both), diversity club (president), model UN (gotten multiple awards, including outstanding delegation), student ambassador, creative writing (been published in newspaper and online)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of community service at homeless shelter and community blood center
[</em>] Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, volunteer work
[<em>] Essays: Thought UChicago supplements were good, I applied to UChicago early action so the long common app essay they got was a much earlier draft that I think is far inferior to what I sent to the rest of my colleges in December
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Waived my right to read
[</em>] Additional Rec: No extra recs
[li] Interview: Had alumni interview with local professor, thought it went well</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I can think of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Lots of ECs and leadership, essays, recs
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA maybe, don’t have a million APs, no national merit recognition
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was deferred EA so I wasn’t expecting an acceptance, everyone else who applied from my school was deferred and now waitlisted, I can only assume we met the qualifications to attend but just didn’t stand out
[li] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?[/li]Accepted to: Ohio State, Case, UMichigan, Wash U
Waiting on: Johns Hopkins, BC, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Cornell
[/ul]
General Comments: Not surprised, still kind of thrilled and surprised about Wash U acceptance since I showed little interest. Didn’t lose any sleep over this result to be honest, UChicago wasn’t a top choice of mine. Congrats to all those accepted and good luck to everyone else.</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (M:800, CR: 720, W: 730)
[</em>] SAT II: Math L2: 800, Korean: 800, Literature: 780, US History: 750, Bio E: 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8/694
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal AB: 5, BC: 5, US: 5, Bio: 4, Physics B: 4, Microecon: 4 (self-study), Physics C - Mech: 3 (self-study)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Philosophy/Social Institutions, Film/Visual Epistemology, AP Spanish Lang, AP Lit, Chemistry, AP Econ
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, This one debate award I got from the mayor of LA, also a recog of excellecence as debate captain of my school from the LAUSD board of education</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech/Debate (Debate Captain & Treasurer), Amnesty Club (founder/pres), Youth Orcheestra (bass clarinetist), Student Council (Treasurer - freshmen and sophomore yr)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Self-Employed Math Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: local senior care center (organie events, play piano & clarinet, serve as companions)
[</em>] Summer Activities: CTY, NFTE BizCamp, Yale Ivy Scholars Proram, Stats course at comm college, read, eat, sleep, live.
[<em>] Essays: “Find x” - took a rather postmodern approach. wrote about rebuilding my perspective of my purpose and being through reading a poem by federico lorca, and basically said “the way i look at the question isn’t to find x but to creat your own x”
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty sure they were good. Had both teachers for two years, so I knew them fairly well.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Also pretty good, I am guessing. But she has around 400 other kids, so I am not really sure.
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Really good! She was really funny and down to earth. The interview was about like an hr and 30 minutes, and half the time we talked about Tiger Mom and the issue of cultural misunderstanding, etc. It was one of the better interview that I had. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Economics or Int. Relations or some social science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Socal
[</em>] School Type: Public Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Lower-Mid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant…? (came here when I was in 4th grade) </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essay, Intview
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades and Test Scores (considering that other Asians who’ve applied tend to score just as well if not higher than me)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and Teacher Recs
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? - Swarthmore, UCLA, UCSD, and still hearing for more.
[/ul]
General Comments: In retrospect, the happy email really did make me feel like all the struggle was worth it! For the juniors looking at this thread, my best advice would be to START EARLY! I know you’ve probably heard this many times, but I can’t stress how important it is. By the time I began my winter break in early Dec, I had my Uchicago supp essay finished, so I was able to use that time to revise and edit them many times over.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:800 M:620 W:750 (Didn’t send due to math…)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Lit:750 Bio E:630-ish I think (I didn’t send subject tests either.)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/427ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None. APs only available senior year.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Physics II, Law Studies, Bio II, AP European History, English 101, Psych 201, Criminal Justice 101, Sociology 101, Spanish 101, Psych 278, Poli Sci 101. (All gifted/honors except university courses)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar. (I also listed school awards, such as senior of distinction and Most Likely to be Rich like Oprah. ;-P)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Theatre- 40+ shows and musicals with 15+ lead roles. I also wrote and directed two short and one full length production. (Lead actress, playwright, director, props mistress, sound technician, spot technician, stage manager, etc…) Also involved in theatre show choir senior year.
Mock Trial- Senior year charter member. 2nd place regional, 4th place state. (Attorney)
Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Vice President and Cofounder, Senior year
Junior Classical League- 10-12th grade (Covention delegate, Historicus)
Band- 9th grade: Marching Band, Concert Band (First chair alto sax) 10th grade: Marching Band, Symphonic band (Second chair tenor sax, also filled in as first chair bari sax for Christmas concert. ;-))
NHS (12th)
Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council (11-12th)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Brand Rep/Sales Rep at Justice Clothing store. 12th grade
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching youth theatre workshops since middle school… too many hours to count.
[</em>] Summer Activities: See above, Europe trip, work
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, I thought. My find x was about how my friend and I spontaneously roadtrip to random places to get out of our town. I said that the journey was X. My common app was about how my messy room is a reflection of my mind. I don’t recall my favorite things essay, but my Why Chicago essay focused on the Law, Letters, and Society program, so it showed that I’d done a lot of research.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I waived my rights but got to read both anyway. The first, from my English/Film Literature teacher was pretty generic, but nice. The second, from my Civics/Free Enterprise/European History teacher was incredible… best rec I’ve ever read. She specifically mentioned what I had added to her class and papers I’d written… even my paper on the economics of legalized prostitution. =P
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I didn’t get to read it. It was actually my from my Vice Principal who has acted as my counselor throughout high school since our counselors tend to focus more on kids who are having trouble graduating. This Vice Principal is so dedicated to her students and loves me, so I’m sure it was great.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Law, Letters, and Society
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: medium/large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Perhaps a geographic advantage? Maybe Low-income?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, senior courseload, GPA, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t take AP English, Thrown together App, Few APs, lack of major awards, quit some ECs/started several ECs senior year, no interview
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got very lucky, and I think my essays may have a had a decent impact.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: Waitlisted at WashU and Tulane (Won’t take a waitlist spot at either), Deferred from Brown ED, Harvard Academic Likely Letter, Accepted to Drexel and LSU (Safeties). I’m still waiting to hear back from Brown, Yale, and Vandy, but I think it will come down to Harvard and University of Chicago.
[/ul]
General Comments: This process is so random. As you can see above, I got waitlisted at two school I almost considered sure bets, but got a Harvard likely and accepted to UofChicago. So for those of you that ended up waitlisted or rejected, please realize it’s no reflection on you personally, and it doesn’t mean that you have no chance anywhere else. It’s all just part of the game. Personally, I’m ecstatic and so thankful for this acceptance. After such a rollercoaster of admissions results, I’m happy to be currently riding a high point. =)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
[</em>] ACT: 33 composite, 35 superscore (i know they dont superscore, but i sent them multiples tests anyway)
[<em>] SAT II: 750 math ii, 730 spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.74 (sucky frosh grades :P)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (school doesnt rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s-Psych, Calc BC, Lang and Comp; 4-USH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Lit and Comp, AP Spanish Lang, Multivariable Calculus, PE Leader
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major major, but national merit commended student, various debate awards at the state/national level, other minor community awards…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate, mock trial, several others…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 9 hrs a week at a small business
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: weekly at an elementary school and did some summer volunteering at a camp
[</em>] Summer Activities: political science program, exchange program, volunteer stuff
[<em>] Essays: i thought they were pretty good. my big essay (i did the dissolve one) wasnt anything insanely esoteric or original (at least i dont think) but i thought it was well written; my why uchicago was my favorite; i did the extra essay about my love of “pawn stars” on the history channel
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see any but i assume they were alright, also got a rec from my professor from my summer program
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didnt see, but she said she checked “best in my career” on the common app, so i assume it was good!
[</em>] Additional Rec: see above
[li] Interview: interviewed w/ a fourth-year. i thought it went really well, very casual but intellectual and informative</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: political science/spanish
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): the good old USofA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: idk
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, recs, and ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, lack of major awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea, but i am so happy!!
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? accepted: University of Illinois Honors, University of Michigan Honors, WashU; waiting to hear from several others
[/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to all who got in!! My apologies to all waitlisted/rejected. after being crushed by my rejection from my ED school, i completely understand where all of you are at. Hope to meet you all in the future and good luck in the upcoming weeks!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>**Objective: **[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 740 R?..I forgot, but total 2240
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 M, 750 Lit, 700 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Ab, 4 Bc, 5 Stats, 5 Lit, 4 Chem, 4 Enviro
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: not fun
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): hehehehe</p>

<p>[/ul]**Subjective: [ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Listing this will not help. Promise
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: yeahh I gots a job this year, worked in a lab last summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours, lots of other things
[</em>] Summer Activities: fun fun stuff
[<em>] Essays: Common App, I believe I wrote about food; I chose the dog vs cat and wrote about one night where my friends and I walked around Boston for no reason.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: both should be lovely
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably excellent! She’s amazing.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Had a dartmouth alum write a rec for me (guy who i worked for in lab), I think I also gave a music supplement, so that means piano teacher rec?
[li] Interview: lovely! still kinda talk from time to time. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep, received about 15K$
[</em>] Intended Major: Econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana (hahaha that’s righttt)
[</em>] School Type: best public school around!
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: beacuse I’m from Louisiana lol
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Waiting Waiting Waiting until 3/30
[/ul]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] sorry, none of this is too helpful, but yeah, happy I finally got an acceptance!</p>

<p>Congratulations to all acceptees - those who didn’t get accepted, I’m sure it was because you guys are all off to bigger and better places ;)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (780/780/740)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 770 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not available
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/304
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), AP Language and Comp (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Music Theory, AP Literature and Comp, AP Government, AP Human Geography, AP Calc BC, Senior High Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes (Captain), Orchestra (President for two years), Chamber Ensemble (President), Math Honor Society (President), Boy Scouts of America (Senior Patrol Leader), cellist in Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. I have many more ECs, but I don’t feel like opening my resume. Maybe I’ll edit.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Freelance web design and programming
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Many hours in Boy Scouts through Eagle Scout projects, Midnight runs in NYC to deliver food/clothes to homeless
[</em>] Summer Activities: Two weeks of camping
[<em>] Essays: My Find X essay was superb. It was literally my favorite essay to write in all my years of high school. My Common App and other essays were also quite good, but my Find X one definitely stood out.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Stellar.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She loves me (because I make her look good with my application) and wrote a fantastic rec.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class (~100-120k)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays and ECs really gave me an advantage here.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not sure, maybe ranking as #4? All of us were very close in my class but I think being #4 isn’t much of a problem
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays. I’ve heard UChicago is very err…quirky. My find ‘x’ essay was fun to write.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Harvard, Yale (deferred in EA), Cornell, Stanford
[/ul]
General Comments: Glad I got in, UChicago admissions have been getting tougher each year.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR-790M-800W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Not including midyear report)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, Chem, World History, US History, Physics B, Art History, English Language - All 5’s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Econ/Gov, AP Euro, AP Psych (dropped for Linear Algebra 2nd semester), Dance PE
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): HAHA I wish.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Secretary, Junior Class Representative), Science Olympiad (a few places :3), Dance
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: TA at a summer school
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours in Key Club, summer volunteer at a Chinese school / daycare
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel to multiple countries, work, volunteering, presenting at an International Mathematica Symposium :slight_smile:
[<em>] Essays: My commonapp essay was bleh but I liked my supplement essay (it was about reading webcomics ^^) but my Why Chicago essay was complete </em>* (for my standards)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I dunno, probably decently good to pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: The counselors at my school don’t know who like ANYBODY is, so I don’t have high hopes there
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Sort of.
[</em>] Intended Major: Mathematics or Econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 90k-100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hell no.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, one of the essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Activities, lack of awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores & grades are baller and my essay was definitely my favorite out of the ones I wrote. Other than that I’m just glad I got in.
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted- UCLA (Regents <3), Irvine, Bentley
[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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

<p>Objective:
• SAT I: 2030
• SAT II: US history 750 (crammed in 2 weeks. knew nothing before) BIO M 760
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
• Major Awards

  • Highest O level results in the country: 10A’s
  • 4 A’s at A Levels (kids normally do 3 subjects) and highest raw marks in class of 2010
  • Runner up in Malaysian/Sri Lankan Law Olympiad
  • Commended with excellence in Intl Essay Anthology 2010
  • Head Prefect
    (I have my final A level results because I am on a gap year)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:

  • own a sustainable Tshirt line
  • Winner of National Scrabble tournament when I was 12
  • 1 Hour radio interview
  • MUN
  • represented school in national debating and national quiz
  • Catwalk model for 2 shows</p>

<p>Sports:
• Captain of school soccer team
• Currently assistant coach at school
• Was in Division II of national swimming team 2 years back.</p>

<p>Drama: Just got cast in Oscar nominated director’s (Deepa Mehta) new movie (Midnight’s Children based on Salman Rushdy’s novel). I get to act alongside Irfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, etc.

  • Was in a Broadway show in Sri Lanka
  • Won best actress in school competitions for 4 consecutive years
  • Directed school musical with 78 kids (including costume design, make up, lights, sound, choir, choreography, etc) and sold out a 700 seat theatre for 3 nights.</p>

<p>Journalism:
• Manager of school website and prospectus
• Senior editor of school magazine
• photographer and comic artist for school newspaper</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:

  • assistant soccer coach at school
  • art teacher for 120 kids aged 10-19
  • school photographer
  • worked at renewable energy company
    etc</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:

  • hundreds of volunteer hours
  • exhibitions to auction off paintings for cancer hospital being built
  • work with Zonta Intl
  • president of initiative at school to build Braille libraries in war torn areas</p>

<p>Essays: common app was original (about painting myself but it was an extended metaphor). My chicago essay was about how (and why) i hate math but it was a different take on it.
My University Coordinator went to UChicago too.
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: nope. </p>

<p>Applied For Financial Aid?: Yeah and got a full ride!!!
Intended Major: Environmental Studies (plenty of experience)
Country (if international applicant): Sri Lanka
School Type: Private, best in country
Gender: F </p>

<p>Strengths: ECs, recs, essays?
Weaknesses: AHHHH SAT SCORES!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: definitely my ECs. I sent them an update about the movie too.
What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Got into NYUAD with a full ride. If I don’t get into H or Y, NYUAD it is! :)</p>