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

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<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“with%20a%20merit%20scholarship!”>/size</a></p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2170, didn’t submit</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT (breakdown): 32 highest composite</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (36 R, 35 E, 32 M, 30 S)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 780 US History, 640 Spanish (eeewww let’s forget that ever happened.)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weighted GPA: 4.6</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/~500</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parentheses): Stat (5), Geo (5), Eng Lang (5), Chem (4), APUSH (5), Psych (5)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, AP Comp Gov, AP US Gov, AP Micro, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, two standard graduation requirements</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: don’t know exactly, but at least five. I know one other person that was accepted from my school. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended, National Spanish Exam Medalist, outstanding student awards from school. </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lit Mag (Editor-in-Chief), NHS (Volunteer Coordinator), Habitat for Humanity (VP), Model UN (numerous awards), Library volunteering (2 hours/wk since May of 2010), various honor societies</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: babysitting for some fairly creepy boys. it pays for the gas though so yay!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] TONS. see above for more details. </p>[/li]
<p>Essays:[list]</p>

<p>[li] Common App Main: about my mixed heritage…used a puzzle metaphor throughout. loved it, got good feedback; 8 or 9 for sure.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC Short Answer: about the lit mag and my leadership in it…decent; 7.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Extended essay(which topic): this is what got me in. answered the Waldo prompt but made sure to focus on MYSELF and not Waldo. this is key if you are answering this question. they probably read tons of essays that were all about Waldo and didn’t really communicate anything about the writer. *I don’t mean to sound arrogant or anything (sincerely sorry if I do) *</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Optional Essay: a list of my favorite things according to the letters of my name…very quirky and totally me; 10. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why Chicago: good, made sure to cite specific classes/ aspects of UChicago; 8.</p>[/li]
<p>Other:[list]</p>

<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: excellent, from my APUSH teacher, got the outstanding student award in his class and we know each other very well. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #2: great, from my AP Geo teacher, my sister has her this year so we still talk a lot and I did very well in her class. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: good, but prob a little generic because my school is HUGE. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec: from the volunteer coordinator at the library. She’s basically my twin. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: good! Although he didn’t go to the college…only for grad school. But he seemed to like me and told me that I was the kind of quirky person UChicago loves. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Art Supplement: I can’t draw to save my life. so no.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Date Submitted App: 10/31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): TN</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] School Type: Very competitive public.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/French</p>

<p>[li] Gender: CHICA. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: around $150K. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection:[list]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths: subjective factors + URM + unique major (film)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: TEST SCORES. the collegeboard can go die in a hole. so thankful that UChicago doesn’t really care that much about tests. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no idea. totally shocked. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] What would you have done differently?: nothing since I got in! :)</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: After I was deferred from Columbia ED, I realized that God had a plan for me that required me to have other college options. After this acceptance, I KNOW that I am meant to go to UChicago. Regardless of your decision, remember to PRAISE GOD and to trust that He has a wonderful plan for you. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope to see you all next year! UCHICAGO 2017.</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1550 (800M/750CR)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800MII/790PHYS/780USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 4x5’s and 2x4’s
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: I exhausted my hs’s curricula in math, english, and spanish my junior year. I’m taking classes at a local university now.
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: At least 1…
[li] Minor Awards (NM, AP etc.): NMS Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinciton[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): XC & Track Captain, NHS VP, Sci Oly Captain, Math Team Captain, Green-Club Pres. Mentor in youth leadership orginazation. Spent three years developing a policy (of undisclosed subject) that was passed by the board of education
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time tutor
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Plenty (NHS stuff) [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Discussed seven years of experience in the local youth leadership program. 7/10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Discussed my policy work. 7/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Option 5: Create your own question. Very abstract, but totally me. 10/10
[</em>] Optional Essay: Favorite film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. 8/10
[<em>] Why Chicago: Discussed things that set UChicago apart from other elites. 9/10
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: History teacher/XC Coach: 10/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics teacher: 8/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[</em>] Additional Rec: My program leader from the youth leadership orginazation. 9/10
[li] Interview: 9/10. She was super helpful</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics and ESSAYS
[</em>] Weaknesses: Could have been better “well lopsided.”
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Definitely the essays!
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: NOTHING![/ul][/list]</p>

<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’ve read enough of these that I felt I should give something back. Congrats to those admitted, good luck to those deferred. We will all find our place. Relax, have fun, and try to enjoy the journey! **</p>

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<p>Would anyone be kind enough to post the actual text of their deferral letter?? Wondering if they vary…</p>

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<p>does uchicago reject anyone in early action? i haven’t seen anyone rejected so far on cc…</p>

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<p>^^What do you think? You should be intelligent enough to answer this yourself. It is called “pride.” People who generally get rejected from Chicago for some reason don’t want to post like their peer schools…Maybe many of these individuals who apply feel “entitled” to at least be deferred??? I hope not. People please wake up…it is hard to get into Chicago. Let’s face reality. It is not the Chicago of 5 to 10 to 20 years ago.</p>

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<p>Pretty sure they’re all the same but just in case:</p>

<p>Thank you for your interest in the University of Chicago. The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application, and while we are unable to offer you a place in the class at this time, we would like to review your file again in the spring.</p>

<p>The Committee will reconsider your application and any new information you send in the Regular Decision pool. Please arrange for your mid-year report and an updated transcript to be sent to our office as soon as they are available.</p>

<p>If you would like to update us on your recent accomplishments, we would be glad to review additional materials. We prefer that you submit these materials through the Portfolio in your UChicago Account. Materials must be received by February 25, 2013. Decisions will be sent by April 1, 2013, and if admitted, you will have until May 1 to reply.</p>

<p>If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at <a href=“mailto:collegeadmissions@uchicago.edu”>collegeadmissions@uchicago.edu</a> or by telephone at 773.702.8650. We hope that the University of Chicago remains high on your list and wish you the best as you continue your college search.</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (single test)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2400
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.96
[ *] Weighted GPA: School does not weight
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc BC (5), AP Lang (4), AP USH (5), AP Spanish (3), AP Comp Sci A (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Several AP’s and college-level math classes
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: A few?
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Typical math/science EC’s, Science Bowl, AMC/AIME, etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer internships for two years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] <a href=“5”> b</a> Not much, maybe a hundred hours total:**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: (8) Decent
[ *] EC Short Answer: (7) Decent
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): (10) Where’s Waldo, I took a very unconventional approach. Probably what got me admitted :smiley:
[ *] Optional Essay: (7) Listed some random things
[ *] Why Chicago: (7) Fairly mediocre essay, I did not spend much time on it.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: (7) AP Lang. – Probably a decent rec
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: (10) Math Teacher. – Likes me a lot.
[ *] Counselor Rec: (8) I got to know him a bit this year, but not really before…
[ *] Additional Rec: Summer internship employer, probably wrote a pretty good rec
[ *] Interview: Was a lot of fun, we spent about an hour and a half talking about me in a random way, hopping from subject to subject :D</p>

<p>[ *] Date Submitted App: November 1st
[ *] State: CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Decent private school,
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Too high for financial aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Maybe my extended essay…?[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Stats, Extended Essay, Interview
[ *] Weaknesses: Everything else?
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essay + Interview
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors: Not sure… I made some stupid mistakes on the common app I definitely could’ve fixed…
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>disappointed in my deferral. what am i missing in my application?</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 35 composite. 36 math, 36 english, 35 science, 34 reading.
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 composite.
[<em>] SAT II: 760 - math 1. 720 - math 2. 720 - literature.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not given, almost all A’s and about 1 B+ per year. Most rigorous course load in my school
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.7170
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Euro (5), AP US History (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Lang & Comp (5), AP Biology (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art Studio, AP calculus BC, Honors Economics, AP Lit & Comp, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: around 8, maybe more
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]AP Scholar With Distinction, Illinois State Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, Scholastic Art And Writing Gold Key Award, Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key Award (x2) various other art awards, Conference Sportsmanship Award</p>

<p>[/ul] </p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): </p>[/li]
<p>Track for 4 years (Team captain, varsity letter for 3 years, Most Improved award)
Cross country for 4 years (Team captain, State Qualifier, Conference Sportsmanship Award, Most Improved Award x2, varsity letter for 2 years)
Academic Bowl for 4 years
Running Club for 4 years
NHS
Ministry teen leader for 3 years
Art (various awards, see above, Scholastic Art & Writing, Conference Blue Ribbon winner, LISA art show, etc, etc, and chosen to design school handbook)</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Created home math and science tutoring business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Week-long church mission trip, Chicago Marathon volunteer, Church retreat volunteer [/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 7/10 - my experiences as a tutor with a difficult student who began to love math[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 9/10 - cross country
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): 7/10 - invent past for a present - about my shelter dog
[</em>] Optional Essay: 8/10 - my unusual taste for rap music, was funny
[<em>] Why Chicago: 10/10 - childhood memory of reading a book whose setting was UChicago, and my desire to attend this fantasy school
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 - APUSH teacher - he knew me well, we always acted like friends even though he was my teacher
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10 - APLAC best English teacher I’ve ever had so i have no doubt that he wrote a good one for me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 9/10 we were tight, she liked me a lot, I’ve been visiting her more than any other student so she knows me better than any other student
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[</em>] Art Supplement:<br>
Did not submit because my art teacher did not photograph my pieces in time for early deadline, but I will submit in this interim deferral period[/list] [ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Oct 27th
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, semi-competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, EC’s - cross country, Art
[</em>] Weaknesses: unknown
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: nothing[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: a guy got in from my school who has lower stats in every area because of his “diversity” (lower EC, lower GPA, lower course rigor, lower ACT). ugh just frustration.</p>

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<p>Decision: deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR790,maths790,writing730
SAT I superscore (breakdown):2310
SAT II: maths 770 chem 800 phy 770
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90 percentile
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Maths olympiad, technology, filming, drama, varsity sports</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Founding student organization, lots of volunteering (both initiated and participated in), harmonica band, environmental research, varsity sports, filming, cultural club
Job/Work Experience: marketer, office worker
Volunteer/Community service: quite a lot
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 8 dilemma
EC Short Answer: 7 founding an organization
Extended essay(which topic): 8 invent past for a present
Optional Essay: 7 book and movie (guess my fault was that I chose an Indian movie, which might be unfamiliar to them)
Why Chicago: 8
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1:
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
They all ought to be confidential here so I never tried to have a look. Assume they are good.</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
Date Submitted App: 31.10
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: Public, very competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congrats to everyone who’s got in! You are at one of the most superb unis in the world :slight_smile: good luck to us who’re deferred!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 E, 36 M, 33 R, 35 S, 10 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 Physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.857
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.571
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5 or 10% (I don’t remember which one is reported)
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Computer Science (4), Human Geography (5), European History (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5, AB Subscore: 5), English Language (5), Physics: Mechanics (5), Physics: E&M (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Calculus III (Multivariable Calc, in conjunction with the University of Illinois), AP Literature and Composition, AP Government, Honors Chinese IV, Gym, TA to AP Physics C
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: around 10
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Made USNCO, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Fermilab Science Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist (so far) [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]Peer Mentoring: I help incoming freshman trying to adjust to high school by providing assistance and advice.</p>

<p>QuarkNet: We work with Fermilab on experiments that utilize Cosmic Ray detectors in different scenarios. We built the detectors ourselves. We also occasionally go to Quarknet Masterclasses at Fermi.</p>

<p>Math Team (Leader for 2 years) I have a lot of scattered achievements for this, but the biggest one so far has been helping to lead the ENTIRE team to qualify for state in junior year (for the first time in our school’s short history).</p>

<p>Science Olympiad (Leader for 2 years) Main event is Astronomy. I also partook in technical problem solving, protein modeling, optics, and Fermi questions. I am currently in Astronomy, Thermodynamics, Fermi Questions, MagLev, and Circuit Lab. As a new captain last year, I brought our team from an abysmal 15th place finish to 6th at regionals (WE WON A PLAQUE!!) to clinch a spot at state over our crosstown rivals. We went on to finish 5th at State. </p>

<p>Scholastic/Quiz bowl (Varsity player 3 years. Captain this year.) Started off as a reserve JV player, worked my way up with lots of studying and the like. I have attended a couple of camps, and I have improved a lot. I have a ton of awards for quizbowl, ranging from 1-10th place finishes at tournaments to being the reigning conference champions with an undefeated last season.</p>

<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: I write quizbowl/academic competition questions for National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC. Incidentally, Ken Jennings writes some questions here too…woohoo, I am his coworker :smiley: It has been really great so far. It’s awesome to know that the questions I’m writing are played on by people of all ages all across the nation, and are helping me improve at the same time [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wrote about how learning Chinese has had an enormous impact on my life and my educational career 8/10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Wrote about my experiences with Scholastic Bowl…too small of a space for a good essay, though 6/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Made my own prompt. Honestly, the best essay I have ever written. It took a while but it came out perfectly 10/10
[</em>] Optional Essay: I kind of made a gallery of my favorite artwork and novels to share with the admissions department, turned it into a PDF, and used that as my “essay.” 10/10
[<em>] Why Chicago: I wrote a really unique math/sciencey explaination of why slacking off is very useful for college applications and why it will be useful at Chicago…I thought it worked pretty well. 9/10
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: The physics teacher for whom I TA. Bound to be awesome.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: My Chinese teacher who’s known me for four years. I don’t know if her essay-writing skills were as good as an English teacher’s, but I have full faith that she represented me as best she could. She’s the nicest lady ever.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t really know me too well, but she wrote me a rec for National Merit and reused it.
[</em>] Interview: Went swimmingly. [/list] </p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/1/12
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA woohoo
[</em>] School Type: Four-year public school. Opened four years ago.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: not totally sure…somewhere too high for it to help, though
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t think I had hooks…[/ul] </p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurrics and ESSAYSSSSSSS
[</em>] Weaknesses: a distinct lack of hooks, race i guess (Fisher v Texas anyone)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly poured my heart into those essays and it came back to help me.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: No regrets. :smiley: [/ul]</p>

<p>Other Factors: nothing much really.</p>

<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone else who was accepted! I’m honestly elated that I got in. To all people who were deferred, I’m positive that regular decision will be just and kind. And to those who were rejected, you have the potential to do incredible amounts of good wherever you go. :slight_smile:
But I haven’t really freaked out in person yet so…
ALSKDJFA;SDJKFA;SLDFJ I GOT INTO UCHICAGO OMG
**</p>

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<p>[ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color]
Objective:[list]
Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 34
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
SAT II (subject, score): Math II – 800, Physics – 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: No clue
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), Music Theory (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): Math SL (7)
Senior Year Course Load: All IB
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Kind of. Won a state composition contest.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMCS, Honor Roll</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NHS (11-12), Senior Math Team (9-12), Freshman Math Team (9), Science Olympiads (9-12), Jazz Band (9-12), Symphonic Band (11-12), Church Lay Servant (11-12)
Job/Work Experience: Triple Computer Science Internships, 3 summers in a orw
Volunteer/Community Service: Church
Summer Experience: See work Experience</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Essays: (I liked most of my essays pretty well, but not sure how admissions felt!)
Common App Main: 5/10 It was the definition of meh. It’s not gonna hurt me, but not gonna help me.
Extracurricular: 10/10 math club related
Why Chicago: 6/10.<br>
Extended: 10/10 – choose own question: Make your own course. Okay, I seriously thought I was completely toast after writing this essay because I wasn’t very creative with it. Apparently it worked out though.
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1: 11/10. My AP Calc teacher loves me. I haven’t read it and will likely never get to, but I am extremely thankful to him.
Teacher Recommendation #2: IB English 11. Not sure how good it was. I asked her to do it at the last minute though, and she really saved me. Not just here, but at every last one of my universities (there’s a legitimate reason why though. Basically, I decided not to major in music, which is why I had to change teacher recs at the last minute).
Counselor Rec: Was probably unbelievable, but I won’t get a chance to read it.
Additional Info/Rec: None
Interview: Never had one.
Art Supplement: Nope. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Date Submitted App: You know when hurricane Sandy hit? Well I sent my app an hour before I lost power (I’m serious).
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Nope</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: essays, recommendations, awards and extracurricular
Weaknesses: Ethnicity
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Was just a good match.
What would you have done differently?: Not been scrambling immediately before hurricane sandy to get my app sent out before I lost power.</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice: You don’t have to write an insanely creative essay to get in. I know it’s stereotypical, but be yourself, and that’s true in general, not just for UChicago, because the fact is that you’re going to get into the right school if you just be yourself.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 M, 760 CR, 750 W), 1st and only sitting
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): None!
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): None!
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 740 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 103
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (mentioned 1/219 as school award for highest GPA on Common App)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on Calc AB, BC, Physics C:M, Drawing, Lang, Stats, US History (7 total)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): None!
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Differential Equations at top 50 LAC, 4 AP’s, other random “regular” classes
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1. Questbridge though, does that count?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver Medal, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (one of 9 in nation!), National Merit?? [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ART (so much stuff i don’t even, but I’m working on publishing something and lots of projects over the years so yeah), STEM Savvy(copres), Lit mag (media editor), NHS (VP), NAHS (copres), piano, good level of achievement on each.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter for adopted girl from China
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at hospital, Key Club (VP) [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[<em>] Common App Main: Moving to America. I thought parts of it were risky. 8/10
[</em>] EC Short Answer: SSP. 9/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): About life and death and stories. two things you cannot know simultaneously. 7/10
[</em>] Optional Essay: Wrote about my love for Salvador Dali and ranted about Twilight. Um…? 10/10
[<em>] Why Chicago: sooo nerdy. freaked out over the cool clubs that they had, and the math dept. 9/10
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Fantastic
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Alright? We talked about literature. XD
[</em>] Art Supplement: Yep! Visual arts and music[/list] </p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/9 due to extended deadline for Sandy.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: < 70,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Weird double interest in math and art. [/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT I scores, wide variety of EC’s, essays were extremely enthusiastic
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, extended essay, went over word limit for every essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: This is not a question mere mortals can answer.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Spent less time freaking out over essays. [/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Be yourself. That is the only thing you have control over, in the application process and for the rest of your life. Have well developed opinions and believe in them. **</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 670 M 1370 total (only test)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 700 Math 2, 680 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/618
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 World History, 5 English Language, 5 Art History, 4 Physics
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs: env. science, calc, and gov. other 3 classes unimportant
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1, I think. He got in.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):yeah, right
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Cross Country (team captain), Varsity Track, Best Buddies Club (coordinator), NHS, Judo (brown belt)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nope
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at California Science Center- work as an educational presenter for 4 hours a week. Not much but I leaned on it.
Also a volunteer Judo referee for about 4 years. I don’t know how strong these are though.
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):Where’s Waldo was awesome. I think I had good essays overall.
[<em>] Common App Main: 8/10
[</em>] EC Short Answer:Very good i think. 9/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic):Where’s Waldo 9/10
[</em>] Optional Essay:8/10 Radiohead and 100 years of solitude
[<em>] Why Chicago: Nothing special but i liked it 7.5/10
[</em>] Other: Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher. Im not sure.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, i think it was nice.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I wrote it and she edited it slightly soooo pretty good I think. haha
[<em>] Additional Rec:nope
[</em>] Interview:negative
[<em>] Date Submitted App: haha 30 minutes from 12:00 on due date chicago time. idk if it would have counted if i turned it in before 12 from California time
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public and rather cr@ppy
[</em>] Ethnicity:Mexican/Salvadorian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Reflection[ul] First gen. and applying to physics program? idk but i was rather underqualified.
[</em>] Strengths:Essays…that might be it. I got a lot of athletic extra-curriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses:SAT 1 and 2 scores. Honors.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Haha they wanted diversity or somthing, I dont know. But i feel that my ambition was really evident in my essays.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list][ b]Other Factors:** My app was kinda messy due to inexperience with it. little mistakes. [/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Shows how its not all about test scores. Man, im pretty happy. Top choice. Im just extremely nervous about financial aid. I really need that to go through and to give me a considerable amount of money. Good job to every one! and good luck!</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ list]
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
SAT I superscore (breakdown):N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34
ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: 800 Biology, 780 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/160
AP (place score in parentheses):5 AP Biology, 5 AP English, 3 AP US History
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP English, AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Spanish, Physics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, other junk that everyone else has
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Not even going to bother, I did a lot outside of school
Job/Work Experience: Library 2 Years
Volunteer/Community service: Women’s Hospital, Library, plenty of hours
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): Very, very risky, I basically created a religion in the where’s waldo essay, and wrote about video games in another
Other:[/list][ ] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Bio teacher, favorite teacher ever
Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish teacher I’ve had a couple of years
Counselor Rec: Very supportive counsler
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview: Very productive and relaxed, talked about all sorts of things ranging from music interest to classic interview topics
Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
Date Submitted App: early enough
State (if domestic applicant): NE
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black/Belizean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): A poor, intelligent, black male from Nebraska?
Strengths: As a URM, my acheivements are on par with any race. I also was flown out as part of recruitment program with 20 other kids
Weaknesses: got a couple b’s freshman and sophmore year…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lets be honest…
What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:*
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**</p>

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

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Taken 3 times.
1st- 1930 (690 M/620 CR/620 W 10 E)
2nd- 1970 (660 M/640 CR/670 W 10 E)
3rd- 2130 (790 M/670 CR/670 W 10 E)</p>

<p>SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2130 (790M/670CR/670W/10E)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): 710 USH 690 M1 660 M2
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.13W, 3.9x UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/250
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, most rigorous
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): nope
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): nope</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): A ton (class vp,nhs, yearbook and about 6-7 other clubs) 2 sports, 4 leadership positions (vp of 3 clubs and varsity captain of a sport)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: 150+ hrs
Summer Experience: volunteer at library
Teacher Recommendation #1: great
Teacher Recommendation #2: great
Counselor Rec: Phenomenal
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: it was okay</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): my essays were probably the strongest part of my app</p>

<p>[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list] My essays were definitely the strongest part of my app.<br>
[ *] Common App Main: Good
[ *] EC Short Answer: Good
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Waldo, Good
[ *] Optional Essay: Good
[ *] Why Chicago: Good </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: medium sized public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: xy
Income Bracket Range: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): 1st gen</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays, My counselor
Weaknesses: Math 2 test
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted : UPenn E.D.
What would you have done differently?: </p>

<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:** Congrats to everyone who got in, and to those who did not I’m sure you will get into other great schools. As you can see by my scores, you don’t need perfect scores to be a strong applicant for top tier schools. Work hard on your essays because they are a very significant part of your application.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (680 CR, 740 M, 710 W, 10 Essay)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 780, Physics: 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (2 Bs in Spanish, 1 B in Bio)
[<em>] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight, i think its around 4.3 or 4.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11th percentile
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5) Phys C: Mech (5), Phys C: E & M (5), Comp Sci (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 1 Honors
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 or 3
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 5 awards for superior recognition in the following subjects: 9th grade Lit, P.E. 9, Spanish 2, U.S. History, World History. Fellowship Award for volunteer service, AP Scholar with Honors? or Distinction? [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact Club (Community Service, Co-President), Astronomy Club (Co-Founder and Co-Pres), NHS, CSF (California Scholarship Federation), Cross Country, Varsity Volleyball (Captain of JV), Science Bowl (Part of leadership team), Programming Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at Summer Sports Camp
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 250 Hours from Interact, 40 hours NHS/CSF/Key Club, Volunteer for organization that helps special needs children (200+ hours since 6th grade) [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9/10, Talked about how Interact transformed me as a person while I worked with Interact to help the community[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 4/10, oops, didn’t take this seriously
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): 9/10, Waldo
[</em>] Optional Essay: 10/10, showed my quirky self
[<em>] Why Chicago: 10/10, very personalized essay
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10, Am Lit H teacher, i worked very closely with her. She drastically improved my writing skills
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10, Calc BC and Phys C teacher, nominated me for HC Court :') and apparently was very excited when I got on
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 10/10, knows me very well and always says hi to me in the hall haha
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: 10/10, we really clicked about our passion for UChicago
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/27/12
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern: Israeli)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 250k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy…(sister currently at UChicago, cousin currently PhD student)
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Legacy, AP Scores, essays/interview (I think my desire for UChicago showed here), definitely ECs,
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades (aren’t the best), SAT scores (could be better)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am different from your average perfect applicant, and of course legacy
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: taken school somewhat seriously freshman year, and taken the ACT
[/ul]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Honestly, to all those sophomores and juniors please do not take high school as seriously as some of my peers. School should be a time where you learn about your favorite subjects, not a time to overload on stressful, uninteresting courses. You don’t have to go to the best university, just make sure, whatever you do, you pursue your passion. If you do that then no statistics about yourself will hinder your path. I suggest watching this video, it really inspired me and I hope it does that same for you: [What</a> If money didn’t matter?.. - Alan Watts - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)
I know all that is easy to say because I was accepted to my dream school, but make sure, wherever you want to go for further education it is somewhere you can actually see yourself attending, not some school in a league of plants that is ranked really high.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred :(</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (because of a very low CR score… I suck at reading & vocab)
SAT II: 770 (Math II), 760 (Chemistry)
ACT: 31 with an 11 in writing; 33 super-scored
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Senior Year Course Load: AP - English Lang; Calc BC; Physics C; Euro. Spanish 4th year.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 9
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A good list… </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: A crazy amount. I also have had numerous leadership roles starting from my freshman year.
Job/Work Experience: Internship through the ACS to conduct research at a university; 320 hours of research.
Essays (Include Subjects): Liked them all; My “silence” essay was very strong and the “why chicago” was personal and my favorite.
Common App Main: Liked it
EC Short Answer: I wish I could have written more…
Extended essay (which topic): Many people liked it.
Why Chicago: my favorite of them all!
Recommendations: My teachers love me :smiley:
Interview: I thought it went well… :confused:
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Large and Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Southasian)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant (?)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Stats, Recommendations, ECs, essays (maybe)
Weaknesses: IDK… probably my school…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, no clue. I’m sure my school has something to do with it because not one of the ten who applied got in. </p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats who got in. Looking through these threads, I feel horrible because some really smart people got deferred. It’s okay guys! It’ll happen. I’m also waiting on Northwestern, Brown, and WashU.</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Never took
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 31 (32 English, 29 Math, 34 Reading, 27 Science, 10 Writing)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): Only sat ACT once
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.37
[ *] Weighted GPA: ~3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unknown
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): IB Bio SL (5), IB Calc SL (4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Art History SL, IB History HL, IB Spanish HL, IB English HL, IB Anthro SL
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Own my own brand of nail polish, run a successful blog that prompts PR firms to send me samples for review, Speech and Debate (team officer), Jewish Student Union (president), JUMP (president), AIPAC Summit, SuperSAC (basically part of a select few students who represent all the students in my district for the superintendent), NaNoWriMo completer x2, Iron Chef Club (founder and co-president), Theatre and drama club [heavy involvement over all four years], ski team, Constitution Team (2nd in state!), Feminist club, politics club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list] Internship at the Center for Intercultural Organizing (150 hours of work with immigrants and refugees at a policy level. 8), extensive voter registration work (6), Mission: Citizen board member (work to help immigrants pass the citizenship exam. 7), Community 101 leader (4), Kids for the Congo board member (buying a schoolbus for our sister school in the Congo. 7), Girl Scout Camp counselor (heavy involvement for almost my whole life. 9), Outdoor School student leader (6)
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: On nail polish. I received an email from the head of admissions at another college that I applied to saying that this was one of the best essays she’s ever read (8.5)
[ *] EC Short Answer: On girl scouts (7)
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Waldo! I actually found my app written up in the LA Times, which was bizarre. Apparently the university thought it okay to defer me while using me as an example of how quirky applicants’ essays can be. This was (I think) very well done. Maybe the most proud of a single piece of writing that I’ve ever been. I wrote about libraries being the place of hidden things (stories are hidden in books and people get lost in stories) and then connected this to Waldo being a hidden thing. I literally purchased a Waldo doll and had him hidden behind the Ralph Emerson books at the Reg. (10)
[ *] Optional Essay: Mediocre. It was on Ed Ruscha and the word “ineffable” (4)
[ *] Why Chicago: Could’ve been better. Super specific but it was difficult for me to say exactly why I’m head over heels for UChicago (6)
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher from sophomore year. Very, very, VERY good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: History/Spanish teacher from junior year. I assume it was good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good, but I didn’t get to see.
[ *] Additional Rec: AWESOME. The principal of my large school approached me to ask if she could write me a rec. She never writes recs and that she wanted to write me one is HUGE.
[ ] Interview: Very good. He and I have emailed since my deferral and he’s really on my side. At the end of the interview he told me that I am a perfect fit for the school and one of the best students he’s ever interviewed.
[ ] Art Supplement: Creative writing portfolio. I love writing and plan on pursuing it later. [/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Oct 30th
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: >$150,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Fit for Chicago, ECs (I mean, really. I majorly messed up in priorities and did 26 total), essays, teacher recs
[ *] Weaknesses: GRADES. I had personal circumstances that were detailed in a letter, but I know those grades are killer. The test scores, too, could’ve been better.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred because they want to see good mid-year grades. I mean, they told the LA Times about my app…
[ ] What would you have done differently?: GRADES. I wish I had focused more on the stuff inside of the classroom and less on the amazing opportunities outside of it. [/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** I am still hoping. Maybe that’s totally na</p>

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<p>Because I’m bored right now = B =, I’ll do this</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (second take, single sitting)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2360 (800 M, 800CR, 760 WR)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math2, 800 biom, 790 chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/306 but I reported as 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 7 APs, 5’s in all but AP Chem (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Stat, AP English lit, AP Compgov/World Religions, US Gov/Econ, AP Physics, AP French, CalcIII/Lin alg
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMSF, one of my bigger awards for MUN and debate. An app design thing and an art contest.
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Not amazing. My ECs have stuff to do with my major, but the other half has absolutely nothing to do with them. Just showed I liked a bunch of stuff. Also showed very little leadership :stuck_out_tongue:
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Electrical Engineering research lab
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer tutor a few hours a week
[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main:lol, gonna get so screwed over for RD because of this essay. Giant extended metaphor OTL but it was more an evaluation of my writing skill than a getting to understand me and my “wonderful” ECs essay.[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer:BS
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic):Waldo :3 Related Waldo to Ralph Waldo Emerson and his philosophy, then tied back to me. It’s the most fun I’ve had writing these essays.
[</em>] Optional Essay: n/a<br>
[<em>] Why Chicago: Ahahahahahaha, let’s not talk about this essay. It was verrrryyyy cheesy.
[</em>] Other:[/ul][ <em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher who knew I was the only kid doing calcIII and lin algebra. I liked him. He’s a cool dude :slight_smile:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Gov teacher, he’s my MUN mentor too. Awesome guy, who’s a great writer.<br>
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I swear she thinks I’m ■■■■■■■■… I’m just special TnT
[</em>] Additional Rec:n/a
[<em>] Interview:Had an awesome interview with a bio and sociology major. We chatted about the situation in Syria and my guppy breeding. I also think something that I tried to relate to her and she acknowledged back was that at Uchic you really shouldn’t care about the grades. It’s a lot more about learning than other schools. Also learned that I should def do the scavenger hunt :smiley:
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/30/2012 ← yay procrastination :smiley:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:Public. We send a couple of kids to good, schools every year though. Ivies, top 30s
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian \o/ I’ve embraced my disadvantage :wink:
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: got almost no aid is all you need to know
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a [/ul] Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Scores, GPA, loved my essay
[</em>] Weaknesses:ECs and awards. I’m sorry I didn’t feed starving kids in Sudan :frowning:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I like learning everything, so I’m into schools with strong cores and I think Uchic realized that. Also I got to be as weird as I needed for my essay.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: dif major :smiley:
[/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Uhh… so here is my weird situation that I would warn others who are looking at Uchic not to do. I applied/ showed interest as an engineering major, which I thought was ok since there seemed to be some word about an egineering program at Uchic that I remembered. Turns out that got canceled and there’s basically no such thing as engineering at this school :confused: I have no idea how I got in… I still like this school though and I definitely advise you to apply if you’re looking for a place to learn but not for a place to get a 4.0 or name recognition from. Just if you want to do engineering apply as a physics major >.< Also to the people who are looking at US news and thinking about applying here simply because it has the same ranking as Columbia and stuff. No =.= This place is a great school. You’re going to get the same rigor as Columbia, but there is not the same kind of prestige. Don’t come here if you’re looking for prestige. Just my opinion though. Best of luck to you guys :D</p>

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<p>uchicago has plenty of prestige if you ask me…haha</p>