Official University of Chicago EA Class of 2017 Results Thread (Results Only)

MediocreGatsby · December 18, 2012, 5:57pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]

[] ACT (breakdown): ** 34 **; English: 35 Reading: 36 Math: 36 Science: 30
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): ** 35 **; English: 36 Reading: 36 Math: 36 Science: 32
[] SAT II: Math II: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (steady upward climb since freshman year)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.16
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology - 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: All Honors, plus AP Calc AB and AP Psychology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 10
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Color Guard (captain since junior year); DECA (officer); Yearbook (Copy Editor); French Club (officer); Latin Club (officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Chinese Restaurant since junior
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at hospital for 4 months; also consistent odd volunteering jobs[/li][/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[li] Common App Main: 10 - Pathos evoking sob story of sports injury, helps reinforce why I want to go into BME.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 10 - elaborated on being a Caucasian girl working in a Cantonese family’s restaurant.
[] Extended essay(which topic): 10 - Pick your own - wrote about the pertinence of Schrodinger’s cat to a refrigerator light.
[] Optional Essay: 9 - perhaps a bit lengthy, but still a quite interesting, well developed read.
[] Why Chicago: 10 - unique format, not cliche
[/ul] ** Other: ** [ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Bio teacher, we are on excellent terms still so this should have been excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Language Arts Department Head, used to be my teacher. Excellent writer, has seen my development firsthand from freshman - senior year
[] Counselor Rec: On great terms, she thinks I am one of her brightest students.
[li] Interview: Not quite sure, may have hit a sour note with the interviewer, or I’m just paranoid.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 27th
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] School Type: Public 9-12
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian, first gen from Europe
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 120,000 a year

[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: great essays, rec letters
[] Weaknesses: ***-poor GPA, lack of prestigious awards, academic clubs/activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: the GPA definitely did me in.
[li] What would you have done differently?: not messed around my freshman year and gotten a Chemistry tutor haha[/li][/ul]

Congratulations to everyone accepted, I will continue working my butt off this coming semester. Senioritis has nothing on me.

zschak · December 18, 2012, 6:00pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):1370 - 800 CR, 570 M
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Psych (5) World (3) Eng. Lang. (4) Human Geo. (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Enviro, DE Alg/precalc, DE Politics, DE World Religions, Debate, Band 4
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (President) Debate (VP junior) Band (Captain and Section Leader) Spanish NHS, Track, AWQ, Mock Trial (defense attorney)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Winn Dixie
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ 200+ by end of year[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: About my trip to Tanzania - excellent (10/10)
[ *] EC Short Answer: Pole Vaulting - fun and artsy (8/10)
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Arch Nemisis- heartfelt and sincere (9/10)
[ *] Optional Essay: very weird - jumped from Rothko to Bach to Disney to Rock (7/10)
[ *] Why Chicago: REALLY COOL! (10/10)
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: probably great
[ *] Counselor Rec: amazing
[ *] Additional Rec: terrific - had my group leader from EIL write it
[ ] Interview: I signed up but none in my area - I am arranging for one out of area soon!
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: W
[ *] Gender: M
[ ] Income Bracket: >$70,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Global perspective (lived in Tanzania for five weeks)[/list] [ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: Leadership, essays, motivation
[ ] Weaknesses: GPA/SAT
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure, honestly.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors: Submitted more supplemental stuff (art etc.)
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: eh.

fuzz1717 · December 18, 2012, 6:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800M 800CR 700W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):Same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36M 36R 33W 35S)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given. If i had to guess, maybe 2nd or 3rd.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AB Calc (5), BC Calc (5), Java (5), Stats (5), Chem (5), Bio (5), Physics C Mech (5), Physics C E&M (5), Macroecon (5), Microecon (5), Government (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang and Comp, AP Spanish, AP World History, AP Us History, forensics, anatomy
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5 others.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Subjective:[ul] Siemens Award, National Merit Semifinalist
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Team (Capt), LifeSmarts (Capt), Cross Country, Track
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] Worked at a camp for 200 hours, maybe 7
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Last name[/li][] EC Short Answer:Track
[] Extended essay(which topic): Waldo!
[] Optional Essay: Yep. Wrote about Led Zeppelin
[] Why Chicago: Academics
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher, probably good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Calc Teacher, definately good
[] Counselor Rec: No idea how good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Nope
[] Date Submitted App: 28th October
[] State (if domestic applicant): RI!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] Reflection[ul] Legacy
[] Strengths: Scores and GPA. I thought my essay was solid also.
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Who knows
[li] What would you have done differently?:[\list][/ul]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats Everyone!

ParentNH · December 18, 2012, 6:13pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/790(W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2390 (One Sitting)
[] SAT II: M II: 800; Physice:800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t do
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t do but about 6th among 200
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Physics C (5); Comp Sci (5); APHistory (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Checm; AP French; AP Lit; AP Stats; AP Phisics Elec; Multivariable Calc; Differential Eqn
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Renn Medal, NMSF, AP Scholar w/Honors, NHS, school level awards
[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Soccer Varsity (Captain in JV), Tennis JV, Robotics 4 years (Lead for two years), Math Team (Captain), Student Body Elected Leader (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): All good AFAIK[ list]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Should be excellent[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Should be excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Should be excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: ** None **
[li] Art Supplement: None[/li][/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Look at my data:)
[] Weaknesses: Am I not a creative writer:); but I want to be in Math…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ** Absolutely no clue**[/li][li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul][/li]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

glenc0c0 · December 18, 2012, 6:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 36 36 32)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 (36 36 36 36)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.61
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 of all 5 taken
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: all ap
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: several
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):nmsf, ap scholar, il state scholar[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): acadec, mathletes, youth&gov, honor societies, other stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:not anything significant, just random stuff[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: i worked hard so it was at least decent[/li][] EC Short Answer: nothing special but helped explain my ecs
[] Extended essay(which topic): enemy, it was about me vs my evil twin
[] Optional Essay: did but just a generic list
[] Why Chicago: good, fairly specific
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1:english 3 teacher, great
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: apush, glowing again
[] Counselor Rec: likely generic but positive
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went well, she said i would be a good fit
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: late october
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, sends some to UChi on a regular basis
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender:m
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: stats
[] Weaknesses: ecs, some essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extended was unique and my stats were near perfect, great recs, good interview
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing now[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Rejected at Columbia, accepted to UIUC, recieved 10k merit scholarship here a UChi. This process is unpredictable but I am so happy to be accepted here. Have to wait for some ivies RD to decide, but UChicago is tied at the top of my list so there is a decent chance that I will attend.

Sioux17 · December 18, 2012, 6:33pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (740 R, 730 M, 780 W), 2310 (800 R, 710 M, 800 W)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2330 (800 R, 730 M, 800 W)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Lit, 770 French with Listening
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (my school actually doesn’t grade or rank any students)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Self studied for English Lit (5), Comparative Gov’t (4), and French Language and Culture (4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 2, Adv. Physics, Formal Logic, Chinese 4, Independent History Study, Independent French Study, English (Shakespeare), History (Middle East)
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~6
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor [/list]
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate team, piano, karate
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Econ-related internships for the past 2 summers
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: none [/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: A bit abstract. I explained why I love interdisciplinary studies, and how it relates to growing up in a multicultural household.
[ *] EC Short Answer: Wrote about a summer internship at an economic think tank
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): #2 on Heisenberg’s principle. I spoke about reality and surreality. I really rushed through it, though.
[ *] Optional Essay: On the theme of darkness linking my favorite books and bands together.
[ *] Why Chicago: Put all my effort into this one. Talked about the UChicago students I know who left strong impressions, the UChicago researchers who I read about weekly in the Economist, etc.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Very strong. Written by a professional writer and English teacher who has known and taught me for all 4 years of high school.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Same as above, only this time it was a History teacher.
[ *] Interview: Was never offered one
[ *] Date Submitted App: November 22nd (very, very late because of the hurricane).
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Other (Persian/Bolivian)
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, can speak 4 languages [/list] [ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Recs, scores, 2 of the 3 essays
[ ] Weaknesses: Rushed through the extended essay right before submitting my application.
[ ] What would you have done differently?: Better time management on the whole thing! [/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m flipping out and can’t stop smiling! !!! **

Shiwen · December 18, 2012, 6:35pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (M: 770 W: 760 R: 740)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2280 (M: 780 W: 760 R: 740)
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: Math 1: 790
Math 2: 800
Literature: 750
Physics: 690
US History: 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
[ *] Weighted GPA: 5.28
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/465
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics: 5
Calc AB: 5
World History: 4
US History: 4
Psychology: 5
Calc BC: 5(AB Subscore: 5)
AP English Language: 4
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature
AP Econ Micro/Macro
AP Physics C Mech/Elec
AP Comp Sci
AP French
GT Linear Algebra
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I honestly don’t know, but there are others…
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club(Board Member)
French Club(Secretary)
Art Club(Secretary)
Math Club
Chinese Club
NHS
Tennis
Piano
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list] I volunteered at Johns Hopkins for about a month, but it was only like once a week. Didn’t do too much honestly, just tested some programs.
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
Honestly I don’t think I can really judge my own essays that well. But I can say that I think that I’m pretty bad at writing essays… >A>;;
[ *] Common App Main: Why red’s my favorite color.
[ *] EC Short Answer: Key Club involvement
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Where’s Waldo(I actually pretty liked this one)
[ *] Optional Essay: I wrote why I liked the play All’s Well that Ends Well and the song “Rolling Girl”
[ *] Why Chicago: Wrote about opportunities UChicago offered and the tight-knit community
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read, I really like this teacher and got along well with him though.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, honestly not the most competant teacher, she lost track of my resume. However this is my second year having her and I really like her.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, hopefully was good? My counselor seemed to like me at least…
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: Didn’t have one, though I probably will schedule one…
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Last day possible.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Reflection[ list] Interested in studying mathematics.
[ ] Strengths: Doing really well in mathematics. Even took Discreet Mathematics and Differential Equations at a college during the summer and got As in both classes.
[ ] Weaknesses: Junior grades were pretty terrible.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Junior grades were poor, especially when compared to other grades.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors: I definately would’ve worked harder in my Junior year and try to get more involved in my clubs.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!!! Honestly I’m not too upset with the defferal considering that I was just rejected from both Columbia and MIT, the only other two schools where I applied early…

mrsjawnwatson · December 18, 2012, 6:38pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2260. 790 CR, 680 M, 790 W. Did not send.
[] ACT: 34. 36 E, 34 M, 36 R, 31 S.
[] SAT II: 740 Lit, 740 MII. Did not send—will send now.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 or thereabouts
[] Weighted GPA: My school doesn’t weight.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%. I think I was like 19/322 in June, but we can’t see our rank so I can’t check.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 English Language, 5 Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chamber Choir, AP Comp Gov, Number Theory, AP Physics C, AP Literature, Theology, AP Spanish V
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Only one other that I know of. He was accepted.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, co-recipient of Pepsi Refresh and Case Foundation grants for my volunteer group, other small English and Spanish awards in my school[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: School choir all four years and earned varsity letter last year and went to state. Selective metropolitan youth choir all four years. Tae kwon do since before sophomore year. Emerging Leader/CIT in highly selective leadership program at a camp for gifted youth. Went to the 2011 Ignatian Teach-In at Georgetown. Cast member of the school musical in 2011. NHS member. Spanish NHS Activities Officer.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as receptionist in 2011 and finance intern in 2012 for an IT firm.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Trip to El Salvador in 2011. Co-founder of a volunteer organization dedicated to bringing science education to underprivileged students. We’ve been featured on the news and in print several times and have won major grants both years we’ve been active. Relay for Life in memory of my friend’s mom, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purplestride 2K in memory of my grandma, AMA Heart Walk in support of my dad (heart attack survivor) and mom (stroke survivor).
[] Anticipated Major: Don’t know. English, Astronomy and Astrophysics, or International Studies. I’d probably minor in Near Eastern Studies, especially if I went the Int. Studies route.
[/ul]
Writing:[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[] Common App Main: 10/10. About some pretty unusual extenuating family circumstances. I thought it read really well.
[] EC Short Answer: 9/10. About my volunteer organization and how great it is to see the students learn, though it was so short I don’t know how well it came across.
[] Extended essay: 10/10. I did the one where you invented a past for a present and I thought it was so UChicago and creative even though I’m usually not creative at all haha. I was really proud of it.
[] Optional Essay: 7/10. Just listed off some stuff like my favorite quote, favorite books, favorite TV shows, favorite fictional characters, favorite historical figures, favorite blogs and favorite music. Didn’t write it in paragraph form, oops.
[*] Why Chicago: 10/10. Thought it came across really well and not clich

laettner2 · December 18, 2012, 6:39pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 29 (36,31,28,23)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):same as above
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
[] Weighted GPA: 3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): macro, gov, bio, english 3, art history, us history, scores arent factored in so not posting them
[] Senior Year Course Load: Java Programming, World Religions, AP Macro, AP Gov, Stat H, Writing Seminar H, Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: not sure, but prob no more than 5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none [/ul][/li]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): LD Debate (Captain), Political Science newspaper (Editor), LGBT Rights club (Co-Pres), Televised School Team Trivia Contestant, CCD Teacher, Computer Science club
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service: none really[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9/10- I wrote about fast food, every teacher I showed it to loved it and I think I turned something very mundane from the outside into a compelling story.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9/10 (does this one even matter?)
[] Extended essay(which topic): 7.5/10- heisenberg
[] Optional Essay: 10/10 - rapper Aesop Rock
[] Why Chicago: 9/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t read, but assuming great
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: no clue
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but probably generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: did not have one
[] Art Supplement:[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: october 29th
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private catholic
[] Ethnicity: didn’t respond
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays and EC’s
[] Weaknesses: grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: grades weren’t great
[] What would you have done differently?: If I knew, I would have done it. [/ul]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
was anyone at all rejected? I haven’t seen a single one.

shandsy7 · December 18, 2012, 6:50pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite, 34 Composite
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 Composite, 35 English, 36 Math, 34 Reading, 33 Science
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3582 (I know this sounds very low; my high school has serious grade deflation, and this is actually considered to be quite high at my school)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3548
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 7% (school no longer ranks)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (4), English Language and Composition (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP Spanish Language, Newspaper Practicum, Oral Communications, AP Physics C, AP English Literature
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: unknown
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, PSAE Achievement Award, Nat’l Spanish Exam: Premio de Oro, AP Scholar, NCTE Achievement Award in Writing (Nominee)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief, Commentary Editor), Model UN, Thespian Society, NHS, 11 years piano experience, pit orchestra pianist (2 years), keyboardist in church worship band
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Old Navy, Summer School Teaching Assistant, Private Tutor (Math, Spanish, History)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer social worker with autistic children (class meets weekly; volunteering since 5th grade), Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School Leader[/li][/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

[ul]
[] Common App Main: Wrote about my parents and their marriage. 8-9
[] EC Short Answer: Wrote about my job as a Teaching Assistant for IEP students. 8-9
[] Extended essay(which topic): Arch nemesis. Wrote about RoseArt Crayons. 9-10
[] Optional Essay: Wrote about how the Narnia series changed my life from a young age. 9-10 (made mom cry)
[li] Why Chicago: Focused mostly on the “quirkiness” of the student body. 7-8[/ul][/li]
** Other:**

[ul][]Teacher Recommendation #1: Junior year English teacher, (likely) 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Junior year APUSH teacher, (likely) 8 or 9
[] Counselor Rec: large school, don’t know him very well, (likely) 5 or 6 simply because we’ve only spoken five times
[] Additional Rec: Newspaper Advisor, (likely) 10
[] Interview: went very well, 10
[] Art Supplement: 3 visual pieces, one original piano composition
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31/2012 (literally last minute)
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public, but one of the best public schools in my state. About 660-690 kids in each class.
[] Ethnicity: Whiter than Mitt Romney.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: prefer not to answer
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy; Mom attended Booth for grad school. My family has never donated any money to the school, though.[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, recommendations, ECs, art supplement, legacy, test scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: honestly? I think that the legacy was a large factor, which is rather disgusting. I hope that I would have gotten accepted without it.
[] What would you have done differently?: not waited until the last minute.[/ul]

Khj501 · December 18, 2012, 6:50pm

Deferred

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 33 comp
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: did not send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: N/A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top decile
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Five 5’s and three 4’s
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Very rigorous. lots of AP classes and etc
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: like five
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP scholar, nothing much really
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Some leadership positions. Nothing really special.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I did a community service project
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main:
[ *] EC Short Answer:
[ *] Extended essay(which topic):
[ *] Optional Essay:
[ *] Why Chicago:
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Pretty good probably
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Pretty good as well. I got to read it
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: It was ok
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Oct 31
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Very low
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely nothing. I’m international, Asian, and I asked for aid. The worst combination possible probably
[ *] Strengths: Grades?
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores and extracurricular activities
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m international, Asian, and I asked for aid. The worst combination possible. I didn’t do much extracurricular stuff
[ *] What would you have done differently?:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!! I was totally expecting a rejection and I am actually fine about getting deferred. But I heard it is really hard to get accepted in Regular Decision after getting deferred sooo I’m not hoping for anything

Canadian112 · December 18, 2012, 6:55pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300(CR:730 M:800 W:770 Essay 12) Single Seating
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):Same as above
[ *] ACT (breakdown):N/A
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
[ *] SAT II:Math II 800 Chem 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/150
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):Microecon(5), Macroecon(5),Stat(5),Calc BC(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school:3
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]: ICDC(Deca International) 3rd place. 1st place in Business Competition in Korea. And other smaller awards in business
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):DECA, varsity squash, academic council, community service council, math club(president), business club(president), computer programing club (president), investment club, head of house at a boarding school, Varsity band
[ *] Job/Work Experience:LIke small job as a cashier in convenience store. Nowhere mentioned.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list] I have 300+ hours from hospice.
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main:Favorite. Worked so hard on it.
[ *] EC Short Answer:Good. Wrote about my volunteer at hospice
[ *] Extended essay(which topic):I did free topic. Not the best i could’ve written but i like it.
[ *] Optional Essay:N/A
[ *] Why Chicago: Loved the school. Wrote about it.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1:From econ teacher. He said I was the best student in 19yrs of teaching
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2:English teacher. Very personal. I had a big conflict with him. He wrote about anecdote on how we overcame that conflict and I was able to excel in his class.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Best. I known him since grade 8 and he has been supporting me.
[ *] Additional Rec:N/A
[ ] Interview:Best interview I could’ve done. Did it with a very young lady actually. Class of 2011 or 2010. Talked very casually about my life, fun life at uchicago and many more/
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App:November 1st like a boss
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Canada
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Canada
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket:200k+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Reflection[ list] None. Asian male from international country. Nuf said
[ ] Strengths:Essay? Gpa? Interview definately though.
[ ] Weaknesses: From Canada and ORM
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I genuinely showed myself and they liked me.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors: Maybe worked harder on the extended essay.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Cannot believe it! I hope to see you guys in Chicago!

infinityguitars · December 18, 2012, 7:02pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 CR, 780 M, 800 W
[] SAT II: 800 World, 800 US History, 780 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA: ~4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/~560
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in Human, World, Euro, Lang US History, and Enviro
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Weird honors class on WWII, AP Physics B, AP Gov
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: At least one, probably two, maybe more
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few awards in school, one at the state level, NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction

[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Swimming, Mock Trial (I’m de facto an officer), MUN (VP of Membership), GSA (Founder/Prez), NEHS (Co-founder/prez), This club I co-founded this club whose main claim to fame is producing a series of debates on the morning announcements, writing camp (mentor)
[] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[li] Volunteer/Community service: A couple examples, but nothing major[/li]
[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wrote about a charming, quirky childhood experience that sums up my personality well. Good enough to have both adults who read it read excerpts to their staff. 9.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7.
[] Extended essay(which topic): Nemesis, wrote a comical essay about my experience with the sun and weather. 8.
[] Optional Essay: Nah
[] Why Chicago: Wrote a page and a half instead of two paragraphs. 8.
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Almost made me cry. Perfect.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see it, but we have a great rapport and she has a compelling story.
[] Counselor Rec: Recommended enthusiastically.
[] Additional Rec: Nah
[] Interview: Amazing. Lasted two hours. She was a recent, local grad so we had a lot in common.
[] Art Supplement: Nah

[/list] Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Why would I remember the day?
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public with solid academics.
[] Ethnicity: Whiter than a crafts fair
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, essays, recs, interview
[] Weaknesses: Could have accomplished more extracurricularly, taken a more rigorous schedule
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Force of personality.
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing.

[/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’m blown away and totally honored. Best of luck to any deferrals, and if you were rejected, just remember that a rejection from Chicago is an acceptance at almost any other school.

CaptainKrunch · December 18, 2012, 7:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (740CR, 750M, 760W w/ 11E) (took it once)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[] SAT II: 740 Chem, 800 Math II, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/576
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (US History), 5 (Calc BC), 5 (Stats), 5 (English Language), 5 (European History)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Econ, AP Physics, CIS Composition, CIS Spanish 5, AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1-3 I think? I’m not really sure.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Forensic League Degree of Honor (x2), Academic All-State (Track and Cross Country), National Merit Commended, ExCEL Nominee, AP Scholar with Distinction [/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross Country (Varsity Captain), Swimming (Varsity Captain), Track and Field (Varsity Captain), Debate, Student Council (Officer), National Honor Society (Service committees), Summer Running Club, Summer Swimming Club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service:About 200 hours, Space Camp Mentor and Red Cross Blood Drives[/ul] **Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): **[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 6-7. Sort of a cliche topic and wrote it the night before it was due =p[/li] [] EC Short Answer: 8. About running but tried to add a personal “flair” to it
[] Extended essay(which topic): 6-9 Where’s Waldo. It could of been a hit or a miss but I guess it worked
[] Optional Essay: 7. Don’t really want to get too specific here
[] Why Chicago: 8
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Great, from my XC/track coach who was also my chemistry and anatomy teacher. We know each other well (I even take care of his dog from time to time)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lang from junior year, didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Nope
[] Art Supplement:Not really the artistic type… :p[/list] Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: The time stamp said November 2
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large, competive public school
[] Ethnicity: White as mayo
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60,000?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know if the XC coach wanted me or not; I called him but I wasn’t too optimistic. Other than that, no hooks…[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, rigor of schedule, EC leadership, maybe some of my essays.
[] Weaknesses: Common App Essay, not really spectacular at anything…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Worked my butt off through high school. Maybe a few of my essays?
[] What would you have done differently?: Definitely would of started my essays earlier. To future applicants: Brainstorm early. I know the hardest part for me was deciding on a topic. Make plenty of drafts; remember the first draft doesn’t have to be good. Make sure the essays authentically represent your true self. Don’t be gimmicky, be honest. Good luck![/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: HOLY CRAP WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME?! I can’t wait to meet you all!

suzan30 · December 18, 2012, 7:08pm

Originally posted this on the 2016 thread. Anyway, here goes:

Admitted

Quick Stats:
ACT: 35
SAT II: Japanese 780, Math II 780, Physics 680
Unweighted GPA 3.91
AP Scores: Computer Science 5, Macro 4, Micro 4, Physics 4
Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, NCWIT (National Council of Women in Computing) National runner up and Illinois Awardee. Reischauer Scholar, Interned at Fermi Lab (UofC)
Extracurriculars: Captain of Cross-country and track terms, member of science team, President of social service organization, violin in local youth symphony
Hook: legacy

Reflections: I think my essays were fairly strong. I was advised to keep my “voice” distinctive and be true to my own experiences, and that is what I tried to do.

I was so happy and relieved to get in, especially since I was deferred at MIT, my first choice.

CharlieB13 · December 18, 2012, 7:22pm

DECISION: ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (770 M, 690 CR, 730 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 750 MII 740 PHYSICS
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.62
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP: BC Calc (5), AP English Lang (5), AP NSL (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP World History (4), AP Spanish Language (4).
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Multivariable Calc, AP Spanish Lit, AP English Lit, IB Chinese 4, Peace Studies, Literary Magazine Staff.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 10
Class Size: 477

Subjective:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Athletic Academic All-American, 3rd in State Wrestler, 8th at Nationals (All-American).
Extracurriculars: Varsity Wrestling (3X Captain), National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Chinese Honors Society.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Wrestling Camp Counselor, Spanish Immersion Camp Counselor, Student Ambassador, Host to Chinese Exchange Student, Costa Rican Volunteer Work.

Essays:

Common App Main: Very professional, wrote about my maturation as a person through wrestling.
Extended essay: Made up my own prompt: Talk about something you dont like to talk about.
Optional Essay: Wrote about Dragon Ball Z
Why Chicago: Talked about Chicagos approach to multidisciplinary education.
Teacher Recommendations: Didnt see teacher recs, but got recommendations from English, Chinese, and Math teachers who have known me for multiple years.
Counselor Rec: Didnt see, but have good rapport with my counselor.
Interview: None

Other:

Date Submitted App: 10-30-12
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks: Recruited Athlete (Wrestler)
Strengths: Grades, Course Load, Athletic Achievements
Weaknesses: SAT Scores
Why you think you were accepted: Academically Qualified Recruited Athlete
What you would have done differently: SATs in general

General Comments:

After seeing that over 10,000 applicants applied EA, Im pretty relieved that my wrestling is as good as it is.
1st Choice School, Committed to Wrestle, Will attend next fall.

helloworld456 · December 18, 2012, 7:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 36
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 single sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 5.17
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Bio, English Language and Composition, Physics B, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, World, U.S., Human Geography, foreign language
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~10-15
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP, National Merit[/li]
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, school publication, a varsity sport, research internship, music, misc. clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (~100 hours)[/li]
[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[li] Common App Main: 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7
[] Extended essay(which topic): Where’s Waldo; 9
[] Optional Essay: 7
[li] Why Chicago: 8; pretty specific[/li]
[li] Other:[/ul][/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Waived rights to see[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #2: Waived rights, but said he said it was wonderful[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Probably generic[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: Research mentor[/li]
[li] Interview: Yes.[/li]
[li] Art Supplement: Research Abstract supplement[/li]
[/list] [ b]Other**[ list]

[li] Date Submitted App: Nov. 1[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type: Large Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[li] Income Bracket: Did not request aid[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/list] b]Reflection**[ list]
[li] Strengths: Spent a lot of time on my essays[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: ORM, nothing special[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/li]
[/list][/list]Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE ACCEPTED!

luminalcoin8 · December 18, 2012, 7:28pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted w/ 10K/yr in merit aid

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260, 1570 CR+M (770 M 800 CR 690)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36E 35M 34R 31S)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 (36E 35M 36R 32S)
[] SAT II: 740 Lit, 770 Chem, 780 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World 5, Chem 3, Lang 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Piano, AP Stats, AP USH, AP Lit, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (president), internship in the State Assembly, Gardening, Guitar, Science Olympiad
[] Job/Work Experience: Busboy at a Mexican restaurant
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 400 hours[/li]
[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9/10, according to others. Wrote about African countries on a map[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7/10, explaining what I do for my internship
[] Extended essay(which topic): Where’s Waldo: made Waldo into an acronym relating to companionship and revealed how to find true companionship through a metaphor about Waldo. It’s on the essay thread 8/10
[] Optional Essay: Named a couple favorite music artists and authors. Nothing too special 6.5/10
[li] Why Chicago: This is what got me in, I think. Made it very clear why UChicago is the perfect school for me 9/10 [/li]
Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Unbelievable- I can’t thank her enough
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: the State Representative I work for- was incredibly nice "best intern i’ve ever had)
[li] Interview: Eh. Could’ve gone better.[/li]
[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/23
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Whitey McWhite
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $130,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!!!

[/ul] Reflection[ list]
[] Strengths: ACT/SAT Scores, Essays, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses:Grades (my rank, which they don’t release, was top 12%),
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed that I was a good fit for the University of Chicago. It’s as simple as that.
[] What would you have done differently?: Absolutely frickin nothing

[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations everybody!! For the admits, I’ll see you in April!! For the deferred, hang in there. You have more of a chance than you think. To the denied: it wasn’t meant to be. The important thing is that you are going to college and are going to be successful if you work as hard as you did to have a shot at the U of C. Good luck!

ravenish · December 18, 2012, 7:31pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 530 M 610 W 1280, 1890 (i’m gonna take it again for RD obviously…my math score is the most heinous thing…)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): i’ve never taken it
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: haven’t taken any
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8039 (i had to look it up lol)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.949
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 (i will be two when the semester’s over)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Human Geo (5) AP Psych (4) APUSH (4) AP U.S Gov (5) AP Calc AB (4) AP English Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): my school doesn’t have IB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: other than me? 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just the collegeboard AP awards[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (vice president), young inventors club (vice president), I founded a program at my school to give underclassmen college counseling (most kids in my school know nothing about college)
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked as an administrative assistant last summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at the middle school I went to, also at my schools textbook room. I’m the Captain of a Relay for Life team, I did various events with NHS, I volunteered at a food bank over the summer, umm i think that’s it? [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: I wrote about how I’ve spoken Spanish since I was 3 (even though I’m white) and I wrote about my situation with my biological mom. 7.5-8[/li][] EC Short Answer: I wrote about the program I started. 9-10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Waldo, I really liked it and everyone that read it really liked it too 9.5-10
[] Optional Essay: omg I wrote about a japanese rock band…the gazette wooooooo 8
[] Why Chicago: My favorite essay. 10
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Reaaaaaallllllyyyyyy good didn’t read but I know it was good 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: She is like my best friend. She told me that it was one of the best recs she’s ever written 10
[] Counselor Rec: We are besties 8
[] Additional Rec: He know’s me really well and he had me when I was a sophomore in an all senior class (ap psych) and he wrote about how I rose to the occasion blah blah I am super close to him and I didn’t read it but 10
[] Interview: It went well. She’s a pediatrician so I had to sit on the little patients bed lol
[] Art Supplement:I submitted some of my favorite pieces from my portfolio. It was good~[/list] Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/11 sup 10/21 common app
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public but not competitive at all. 80% of seniors (maybe more tbh) have below a 3.0
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: below 50k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation [/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: recs, essays, my passion for uchicago
[] Weaknesses: TEST SCORES math score to be specific
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was deferred because of the 530. I could have been flat out rejected with that sort of score so I’m looking at the deferral as hope. I’m going to retake SAT (and study my butt off) and I’m going to take ACT to see if that test works out better for me. I think with that improvement I have a pretty good chance of being accepted RD. Obviously they saw something in me.
[] What would you have done differently?: studied more for SAT. I should’ve gone ham with practice tests (well i will now) [/ul][/list]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Well good luck to all those who got in~ I’m going to email my admissions counselor and tell him that uchicago is still my first choice and that I will work on improving my test scores. Hopefully I hear a favorable decision RD and if accepted RD I’ll see you all next year :)

wilsun007 · December 18, 2012, 7:34pm

Pick one:
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380
[] SAT II: 800/790/790/760 Math II/Bio/USH/Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5’s in 6 subjects
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major besides AP scholar and National Merit[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Sport (captain of two teams), Co President of a club, other school various school teams
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a renowned science organization.
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): 7[ list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[li] Common App Main: 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8.
[] Extended essay(which topic): Describe the past of a present. Hit or miss, either 6 or 9
[] Optional Essay: 7
[] Why Chicago: 7
[] Other:[/list][] Teacher Recommendation #1: 7
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10
[] Counselor Rec: 10
[] Additional Rec: 10
[] Interview: 8
[] Date Submitted App: Day of
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100-250k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/list] [ b]Reflection**[ list]
[] Strengths: Very strong EC’s, good scores
[] Weaknesses: Wrote essay day it was due
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a good writer hopefully
[li] What would you have done differently?:started app earlier[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:[/li][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

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