<p>I guess Chicago relies more on standardized tests scores than they say do.
Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): didn't take
SAT IIs: didn't send
ACT: 30
APs: 15
Rank: 4/630
IBs:
GPA: 3.9
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: tons of community service. founder of cooking club. nhs committee chair etc .
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Optometrist
Essays (subject and responses): Extended: africa
Teacher Recs: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Amazing<br>
Applied on: October 30th
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
Ethnicity: AsianGender: Female
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone who got in i hate having to hold on to hope</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2320
[</em>] SAT IIs:800s on math IIc, physics and us history
[<em>] ACT: didnt take
[</em>] APs: 5's on calc bc, physics b, us history, gov, stat
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] GPA: 4.5
[<em>] Rank: 2/331
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: editor in chief, 3rd year varsity tennis, latin club president
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: kumon for 2 years
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): significant experience and chinese american culture
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Applied on:
[<em>] Hook (if any): nothing other than wats already listed
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: nj
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congratz to everyone else who got in! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780 CR, 670 W, 600 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 USH, 700 Spanish, 690 Lit
[<em>] ACT:none
[</em>] APs: Psych - 5, USH - 4. Currently taking US Gov, Spanish Lang, Eng Lit, Bio, Studio Art
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: 4.2 weighted
[<em>] Rank: 38/562
[</em>] Other stats: White male, first generation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Four leadership activities, plus some others.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for a while earlier this year.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Topic one - thought they were pretty decent.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Heard that they were amazing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never red it.
[</em>] Applied on: EA? wut?
[<em>] Hook (if any): First generation
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): 2400 students, public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:** I can't say I'm too surprised. At least it's a deferral and not a reject. :/ My grades this semester are going to be stellar (that is.. if I can make myself study for a test tomorrow), and I just (as in last week) started a writing center at my school. The main thing I'm worried about is the RD pool and how strong they will be in contrast with my low SAT scores. I'm planning on sending in another recommendation or two, another essay, maybe my AP Portfolio? I don't know..... I just NEED to get in. My hands are still shaking.</p>
<p>*Stats: *
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 800 M: 730 W: 740
[</em>] SAT IIs: USH: 800 LIT:720
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: English Comp- 5, U.S.-5, Bio-4, taking Comp. Gov, German, Enviro Science, English Lit
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
[<em>] Rank: top 10%; approx. 13/340
[</em>] Other stats:
*Subjective: *
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Youth group Pres, Bassoon, Cello, Academic Team Captain, Philosophy Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nope.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): The quote prompt :-D
[</em>] Teacher Recs: AP English, AP Bio/Academic Team, German- all excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: said I was one of the best students he's ever seen.
[</em>] Applied on: 10/21
[<em>] Hook (if any): Dad went to Law School, met with head of alumni committee
*Location/Person: *
[li] State or Country: Pennsylvania[/li][</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, one of best in state
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[</em>] Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats everyone!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):800CR 690M 730W
[</em>] SAT IIs:780 Bio M 770 US Hist. 760 Math I 740 Chem 670 Math II 650 Phys
[<em>] ACT:34
[</em>] APs:5 Bio 5 Lang. 4 US Hist.
[<em>] GPA:4.00 uw 4.13 w
[</em>] Rank:1/151
[<em>] Other stats:National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:Quiz Bowl, Science Bowl, Economics Challenge (have been to the national championships for the first three) Model UN, Key Club, Student Council
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:School Tutor
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):I do not view myself as a great writer. I thought my essays sounded a little corny even though I did mean them. I guess the AdComs thought I did too!
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Extremely personal, from teachers I have had for years.
[</em>] Counselor Rec:She seemed very supportive of me. I assume good.
[<em>] Hook (if any):Great success in academic competitions, small-town Arkansas?
[/ul]Location/Personal:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Arkansas
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public. As of today, this is the second top-tier acceptance to go to my school. A girl went to MIT last year. We sent one to Westpoint, though not really the same thing.
[</em>] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[li] Gender:Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am super excited. This is my first top-tier decision. I congratulate everyone else! I do hope the financial aid offer is good...</p>
<p>FastFood15, i didn't apply to columbia. i got in ED to upenn.
oh man...i really want to go to uchicago, but i'm thinking going there for med school would probably be even better.</p>
<p>Stats:[list]
[* ] SAT I (by section): 700M/690CR/690W
[* ] SAT IIs:didnt send them
[* ] ACT:didnt send
[* ] APs:8
[* ] IBs:
[* ] GPA:4.70W/4.0UW
[* ] Rank:1/240
[* ] Other stats:
[* ]Subjective:[list]
[* ] ECs listed on app:karate instructor. trained for 10 yrs.
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Volleyball
Youth Partnership Group
[* ] Job/Work Experience:Busser/Cashier
[* ] Essays (subject and responses):Why Chicago good. wrote about going on campus.
Work of music good. street pretty good. odd.
[* ] Teacher Recs:1 excellent. 1 good.
[* ] Counselor Rec:standard
[* ] Applied on: oct?
[* ] Hook (if any):nada
[* ]Location/Person:[list]
[* ] State or Country:nj
[* ] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):dece but not great. catholic.
[* ] Ethnicity:white/persian
[* ] Gender:m
[* ]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
hmmm. not that chicago was my top choice or anything but still kind of disappointing. wasnt expecting defferal. guess they rely wayyyyyyyy too much on scores for EA. whateverr. oh and even had an interview when i went on campus which i thought was good except the guy was pretty awkward. ehh.</p>
<p>Um... Can people stop insinuating that the only reason admits got in was high SAT scores? Please? It's just a bit insulting, even though I'm sure you don't mean it that way...</p>
<p>And congratulations to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2110 (didn't officially send, but they saw it on my transcript) (680 M 730 R 700 W)
SAT IIs: took but didn't send (they were crappy)
ACT: 33 on the second one (36 R and 35 E 29M 30 S) and 32 on the first one. (mathscore was higher)
APs: 5 on APUSH, Humangeo, and English lang
GPA: 3.8 UW all honors / AP/IB
Rank: 8/780
Subjective: interview was awesome. interviewer was like you are one of the few unique ppl i meet and your outlook on the world is great (other than the fact i said was applyign to yale...fyi which i wasn't at the time. LOL i'm retarded sometimes)
ECs listed on app: Speech and Debate (President 2 years), Governor's Youth Commission (leadership positions), independent science research (regional/state awards), Mayor's Youth commission (chair), Key Club (prez), Spanish Honors Society (prez), National non profit youth council member, and random stuff (dive and tennis)
Job/Work Experience: Research Assistant at state university, random jobs
Essays (subject and responses): I poured my love for chicago all over it. Even if I did write them on Halloween. =]
Teacher Recs: One awesome (former debate coach/english teacher), one pretty good (sciteacher who "adopted" me lol)
Counselor Rec: Uh, like the resume
Hook (if any): My love for chicago? hahaha jk
Location/Person:
State or Country: AZ
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public school.
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Uber happy! I love Chicago cause it's so me and I thought it was a fit. Yayy. It was my ECs and essays that got me in prolly cause my grades/scores are average. Congrats to everyone else and gluck to the rest!</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 8ooCR 750M 710W
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Lit, 710 Math 2, 710 Chem
[ *] ACT: didn't send
[ *] APs: 5 Euro, 5 AB Calc, 4 English Lang, 4 Chem, 5 APUSH
[ *] IBs: none
[ *] GPA: um..3.94? I have no idea. Like a 94
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Crew (varsity 3 years, overall 5)
Quiz bowl, 4 years, 3 varsity
Literary Magazine
Violin for 12 years, city orchestras for 8
Amnesty International
maybe a few others? I don't remember
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a kid's camp for a week last summer
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): why Chicago is awesome: wrote about how it was a school of nerds and I'm a huge nerd. common app: why "Man on Wire" influenced me, apparently funny and unusual. chicago essay: street prompt. DId a very odd short short story. apparently pretty cool
[ *] Teacher Recs: I think they'd be pretty good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Same.
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any): Had another letter written for me by faculty member; she liked my writing. So.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: GA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, small
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: f
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I AM SHAKING WITH JOY RIGHT NOW</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 (Reading); 730 (Math); 750 (Writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 (US); 770 (Literature); 660 (Chemistry)
[<em>] APs: Euro - 5; World - 5; English Lang - 5; Bio - 5; US - 5; Calc AB - 4; Taking five APs this year
[</em>] GPA: Weighted is 4.52, I've no idea what my unweighted is.
[li] Rank: 2/125[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Debate (co-captain), Colorguard/rifle (captain); Newspaper (editor-in-chief); French Club (treasurer); Academic Decathlon (co-captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship @ state senator's legislative district office.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App = pure garbage. Chicago essay = living the question. I wrote it in Socratic dialogues and dissected some mundane examples of my life. An example in itself, sort of.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Decent, I guess... I was a little iffy on my math teacher's rec.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Eurgh. My guidance counselor's an idiot.
[</em>] Applied on: Late at night on Halloween. Or rather, early morning November 1st.
[li] Hook (if any): Amazing interview--my interviewer and I clicked right off the bat, and spent something like two hours talking in Starbucks. We still email back and forth occasionally. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Tiny, tiny school, but a lot of super-competitive, Ivy League types.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese.
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Chicago's my top choice, I'm pretty much ecstatic now! Congrats to everyone else I'll be seeing next fall. (:</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): NA
[ *] SAT IIs: NA
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] APs: US History, Environmental Science, Spanish 4, English 4, US Gov't
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA: 3.9
[ *] Rank: 13/256
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Band, Speech Team, NHS, GSA, History Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Volunteering at local library, Radio SIRIS for the handicapped, church youth group.
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Created own topic. Explored the importance of making errors.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Kickin'
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty fly
[ *] Applied on: EA
[ *] Hook (if any): Wha?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: IL
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: SO. RELIEVED.</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT I (by section): M: 780, R: 770, W: 780 (essay: 8)
* SAT IIs: Chem (790), Math 2 (780), Lit (770), World History (700)
* ACT: None.
* APs: World History (5), Calc BC (5), Lang (4), Stat (5), Chem (4), Lit, French Lang, Microecon, Macroecon, Euro History, Physics B
* IBs: None
* GPA: 4.0 UW
* Rank: No freakin' clue.
* Other stats: Subjective:
* ECs listed on app: Orchestra & fencing were only worthwhile ones. Rest were weak. Two leadership positions in History Club and Tutors-in-Action.
* Job/Work Experience: None.
* Essays (subject and responses): CommonApp was about Final Fantasy VIII and critical thinking. Supplement (life of a road) was a dialogue between the road and me. Optional was about "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien and story-truth vs factual truth. "Why Chicago" was a love letter replete with purple prose that made even me gag. (Felt all were sub-par, but then again, I hate my writing style; apparently, they saw something they liked. :D)
* Teacher Recs: Decent.
* Counselor Rec: Generic; dunno her at all.
* Applied on: CommonApp
* Hook (if any): Nope. :D Location/Person:
* State or Country: GA
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Overcrowded and competitive public school.
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Female General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all who got in! I'm happy for y'all! Hopefully, I'll be seeing you! (We'll see when the FA package gets here!) To all those who got deferred: Keep hoping! (And I'll add another exclamation point here just for show!)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2240 total; 640 M; 800 W; 800 CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Literature; 800 US History; pending Latin
[<em>] ACT: didn't take
[</em>] APs: US History--5; Latin Literature--5; taking Calc AB, Physics C-Mechanics, and Latin Vergil this year
[<em>] IBs: do not have at school
[</em>] GPA: over 4.0 weighted (107.something on the 100 scale); high 3s unweighted; all honors and AP classes
[<em>] Rank: 1/243
[</em>] Other stats: I'm a National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon (co-captain this year and considered the strongest person on my team), jazz band, regular band, school newspaper, school literary magazine, Key Club, InterACT; went to the Classical Association of New England's Summer Institute at Dartmouth for 2 years; went to National Young Leaders' Conference in DC in October 2007
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nanny for a grade-school child (freshman year); office administrator for a real-estate group (sophomore year-present); paid election clerk and absentee ballot auditor for my town (10/2008-11/2008)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App: about my love of Latin and how it has taught me to think and wonder; UChicago: wrote on #2 long (zooming in and out on a beach here in Maine); wrote about the strength of the community, calling it something of a wonderful inside joke, for the "why uchicago" essay; did optional essay on my favorite books and music and how I love reading/music
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably very satisfactory; had my precal teacher and my English teacher from last year write them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably highly satisfactory as well
[</em>] Hook (if any): I'm from Maine, and no one from here ever applies to UChicago; also, I was state individual champion in Academic Decathlon last year, and repeated as state high at the nationals; my team is a frequent state championship team (we've won my sophomore and junior years and hope to repeat yet again this year); my essays probably also helped me enormously
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maine (I'm guessing this helps a lot)
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public school, about 1000 kids total, 243-ish in my graduating class; in suburban area; I'd say it's one of the top 5 public schools in the state (Maine has no charter or magnet schools, only public and private)
[<em>] Ethnicity: As white as white can be
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Glad to have gotten in! Congrats to my fellow EA admits!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: M 800 CR 710 W 710
[</em>]SAT II: BioM: 800 Spanish: 740 Math1: 740
[<em>]ACT: N/A
[</em>]GPA: 3.64 UW
[<em>]Rank: N/A
[</em>]Other Tests: AP Bio: 4 AP Spanish Language: 4, AP Euro: 3
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Original (about feeding the homeless). and Essay 2 (About a charity fundraiser)
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Good. One from Bio teacher (great) and one from Dean of Students (my old Euro/Psych teacher)
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Good :D
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Resume?
[<em>]Hook: N/A [/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Puerto Rico
[<em>]High School Type: Competitive
[</em>]Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid: Yes[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Forensics(Co-Captain), Swimming, Math, Science, NHS (Parliamentarian)
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] WAAAHOOOOO!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): NA
[</em>] SAT IIs: NA
[<em>] ACT: 28
[</em>] APs: US History, Environmental Science, Spanish 4, English 4, US Gov't
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 3.9
[<em>] Rank: 13/256
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Band, Speech Team, NHS, GSA, History Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Volunteering at local library, Radio SIRIS for the handicapped, church youth group.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Created own topic. Explored the importance of making errors.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Kickin'
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty fly
[</em>] Applied on: EA
[<em>] Hook (if any): Wha?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: IL
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: SO. RELIEVED.</p>