<p>accepted</p>
<p>sat - 2210
gpa -- 98.5ish/100 (weighted)</p>
<p>=beast mode</p>
<p>deferred...
2230 SAT (710 M, 740 CR, 780 Writing)
3.86/4 GPA</p>
<p>Accepted!!!</p>
<p>sat: 2290/2400
gpa: 4.7/5</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): Didn't take
* SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 US History
* ACT: 34
* APs: Four 5's and three 4's
* GPA: 3.91 UW, 4.56 W
* Rank: 3/385
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Quiz Bowl Team Captain, NHS, AcaDeca, German Honors Society officer, Science & Knowledge Bowl, Orchestra, Freshmen Adviser
* Job/Work Experience: Cashier (~13 hours/week)
* Essays (subject and responses): Personal risk/experience on commonapps, particle accelerator on UChicago apps
* Teacher Recs: Great if not excellent
* Counselor Rec:Counselor loves me so I am assuming its amazing
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Kansas
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): One of the best in Kansas
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: M
</code></pre>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 (Chemistry, US History, Math IIC), 770 (Literature)
[<em>] APs: 5 (9 of them)
[</em>] GPA: 3.87 UW, 4.68 W
[<em>] Rank: N/A (but top 2%)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Very few; no leadership positions
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I'm a pretty good writer and I thought they were OK
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Enthusiastic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Standard cookie-cutter model
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Fairly good public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Yay!</p>
<p>huh, looks like a lot of accepted ppl had very high SAT scores.........</p>
<p>does chicago reject EA? Or just defer?</p>
<p>How in the world did I get deferred? I am definitely withdrawing my app anyways.</p>
<p>Essay - I used humor. Also, I didn't visit the college</p>
<p>I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you are a troll</p>
<p>HelpmeSOS: ??? Eh... Ok...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* Possible Majors: Classics, Biology, Physics
* SAT Verbal: 760
* SAT Math: 780
* SAT Writing: 770
* SAT Total: 2310
* SAT II: 750 Latin, 730 World History, 730 Math II
* ACT: N/A
* AP/IB taken/scores: 5 AP Calc AB, 5 AP World, 5 AP US; additional 6 APs this year.
* GPA weighted: 97/100
* GPA unweighted: Unknown
* Rank or % estimate: Top 5%
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Outstanding.
* Optional Essay?(Y/N): Yes.
* Teacher Recs: Should have been terrific.
* Counselor Rec: Should have been great.
* Supplemental Rec(s)?:
* Hook (if any): Classics.
* Interview?: Yes.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NJ
* School Type: Independent, ~215 students
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* Financial Aid?(Y/N): No
* Legacy Yes/No: No
* Recruited Yes/No: No
* Important ECs: Treasurer of National Honor Society (helped create/run revamped peer tutoring program), President of Classical Cultures Society (Treasurer two previous years), on executive board of State Classical Culture League, Latin Honor Society, Editor-in-Chief of literary magazine (Asst. Ed-in-Chief year prior), Witness in Mock Trial (Two years), member of anti-destructive decision group. All activities have more than two years of involvement, most are all four years. Programs over the summer: NYLF on Medicine, New York Film Academy Film Camp, Math Course.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors (weaknesses, strengths, etc.): Meh SAT IIs, I guess. I dont know. Nothing else is that bad, in my opinion.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I feel so good right now.</p>
<p>White male, I'm in
760/780/760 SAT1
800/800/800 SAT2
35 ACT, GPA 4.0, 7 APs, AP Scholar with Distinction
school doesn't rank
NMS, AMC, AIME, National Chemistry Olympiad
I did not see teachers rec, MO private school</p>
<p>deferred
cr 710 m 740 w 740 (2190)</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 740, M: 590, W: 710
[</em>] SAT IIs: USH: 630, Literature: 710
[<em>] ACT:---
[</em>] APs: None, yet. PLanning to take 5 in May
[<em>] IBs: ---
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 4-H, Figure Skating, Piano, Drama, Rabbits
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Currently interning for US Senator, worked at resturaunt since sophomore year
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Extended: Option 2, focused on me (in screenplay format); optional 'favorites': Added category of my own, talked about my love of airports.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good. THey both really like me, but not sure how well they expressed it...
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good. Homeschooled, so my mom wrote it. :)
[</em>] Applied on: October 30th
[<em>] Hook (if any): Location?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Montana
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Homeschooled
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian (I don't think it was listed, though)
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone who got in</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): RC - 750, Math - 670, WC - 780
[</em>] SAT IIs: None that I submitted
[<em>] APs: AP NSL, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lang, AP World History all 5s
[</em>] GPA: 3.87 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
[<em>] Rank: No rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, National Science Honors Society, National French Honors Society (Treasurer), Coins for Cows/Heifer International Club (President and Founder), Honors Jazz Choir (4 years).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lab assistant at U of Maryland, College Park
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common app essay - Cows in India, Live the Question (Catholic reformation, random pontificating), Dr. Seuss for favorite book, summer session experience
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I didn't read them, but I got them from teachers I really liked.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome. My counselor and I are BFF.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I write books.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large, well-known public high school (top 100 in nation)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Of mixed race.
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: My life is fantastic right now.</p>
<p>Accepted, I am so happy!!!! :)</p>
<p>It's a super school to have as back up. I am seriously considering going there!!!</p>
<p>I got in.</p>
<p>cr 740 math 770 </p>
<p>ACT 35
white male midwesterner.</p>
<p>*Decision: Flat Out Denied *</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: 7
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 3.8
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: NHS President, School Store Manager, FBLA Officer, Spanish Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Good
[</em>] Applied on: Early action
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Average
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Go me!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 660 CR, 790 M, 740 W (1450/2190)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Bio M, 750 US History, 800 Math II
[<em>] ACT: didn't take
[</em>] APs: US History - 5, Statistics - 5
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 4.94 weighted
[<em>] Rank: no rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: lots and lots of music, president of two clubs, lackluster involvement in other jawn
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: yes, research.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): probably the best thing i've ever written (the long one). why chicago was pretty good. optional one sucked.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: i bet they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't know her that well, but she probably wrote me something really nice!
[</em>] Applied on: CommonApp
[<em>] Hook (if any): Asian female who plays piano
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all ya'll admitted! I'm soooo happy, but I'm really sorry that I won't be joining you next year as I'll be attending the University of Pennsylvania (YAYYY!!) I'm really sad to be declining Chicago's offer though :( I really, really like the school. I hope someone deserving gets my spot!!</p>
<p>HelpmeSOS, you're a troll.</p>
<p>my post didn't turn out too great, did it.</p>