OFFICIAL University of Chicago RD Decisions - Class of 2013

ab2013 · March 14, 2009, 6:49pm

OK. I'm bored, and we're down to about a week until Chicago releases decisions (supposedly 3/19 last year), so it's time for the RD decision thread to go up as well.

As we're mature high school seniors, we all should know the drill by now. ALWAYS remove the space in the brackets.

Here's the template:

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: WAITLISTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: REJECTED[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

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**Please, please, please refrain from discussing or whining about waiting for or recieving your admissions decisions!!! It wastes specious space, and it makes finding the decisions on this thread tedious and difficult.

If you need to spill, do so here: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/668286-official-university-chicago-rd-decisions-discussion-thread-class-2013-a.html#post1062004445%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/668286-official-university-chicago-rd-decisions-discussion-thread-class-2013-a.html#post1062004445</a>
**

Good luck to you all, especially Ted O'Neill, who will be stepping down as Dean of Admissions this year. College admissions at Chicago will not be the same, and we at CC will miss you.

Note to mods: Please lock and sticky-note this thread until the day decisions are posted.

bulldoghopeful · March 25, 2009, 4:23pm

Decision: WAITLISTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 800 CR, 780 W (2380)
SAT II: Math 2 800, Chinese 800, US History 790, Chemistry 770
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Magnet School of 67, school doesn't rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Nine 5's USH, Eng Lang, US Gov, Comp Gov, Micro, Macro, Psych, Calc AB, Calc BC. and one 4 Chem. Chem and the Calcs were in school, everything else self-studied (possible explanation for relatively low qpa)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Phys Mech, AP Phys E/M, AP Eng Lit, AP Bio, Multivariable Calc, Architecture (required class), and Comm Media(required class)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar, Eagle Scout with Palm

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): City’s Recycling Advisory Committee (high school rep), City's Freecycling Grant Committee (chair), Fed Challenge (econ competition, president), Various Other Service Activities; 2-Time Varsity Basketball Letterman
Volunteer/Community service: Easily 750+, But I never really report them
Summer Activities: Internship at City Hall and in an architectural firm in Shanghai (pretty cool experience but i never really write about it)
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Chinese represent!
Gender: M
Income Bracket: upper middle (not eligible for finaid)

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m really really big on sustainability, and colleges around the nation are catching on, I have some pretty good experience in terms of sustainability management.

Why you think you did/did not get in: I really dont know. Thoughts anyone?

demonsword55 · March 25, 2009, 5:50pm

Decision:REJECTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2200 (780 cr, 690 m, 730 w)
[] SAT IIs: 790 ush, 690 lit, 710 math ii
[] ACT:
[] APs:
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 3.9 UW
[] Rank: 8/330
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: pres of history club 10th, treasurer of beta club 11, founder of speech and debate 11, pres of debate 12, vp of young democrats 12
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Essays (subject and responses): i thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recs: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Applied on:
[] Hook (if any): QB
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: LA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): mediocre public
[] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: m[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone that got in! Chicago just wasnt meant to be i guess

silversuz1 · March 25, 2009, 5:50pm

Waitlisted. :&

btownmontana · March 25, 2009, 5:53pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800CR/770M/800W (1570/2370)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 760 Lit, 710 US History
[] ACT: 34
[] APs: 5 APUSH
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA: 3.95
[] Rank: 8/364
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Policy Debate, Academic Team (Quizbowl), Science Bowl, Downhill Skiing
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Good, not amazing
[] Teacher Recs: incredible (including supplemental rec from a Harvard prof)
[] Counselor Rec: said I was the most impressive student she'd seen
[] Applied on: what does this mean?
[] Hook (if any): Underrepresented state, living abroad
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Montana
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, uncompetitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: WHOOOOOO. Congrats to everyone who got in, good luck at other schools to everyone who didn't.

anissa · March 25, 2009, 5:54pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M:720 CR:760 W:750
[] SAT IIs: French w/ Listening:800, US History:720, Literature:690
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs: US Gov & Politics 5, taking Calc AB, Statistics, French Lit (self study), French Language (self study), English Lit, and Comparative Gov & Politics (self study) this year
[] IBs: n/a
[] GPA: w: 4.9, uw: 3.8
[] Rank: 2/~350
[] Other stats: -
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[*] ECs listed on app: year abroad in Orl

FB_lalaland · March 25, 2009, 6:05pm

** OMGOMG ACCEPTED! FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!**

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 680
[] SAT Math: 780
[] SAT Writing: 730
[] SAT Total: 2190
[] SAT II: Math IIC – 800, Chemistry – 710, Biology E – 760, Chinese with Listening - 800
[] TOEFL (if applicable): 115/120 (29,29,27,30)
[] ACT (if applicable): N/A
[] AP/IB taken/scores: AP Calculus AB – 5, AP Biology – 5, AP Chinese Language and Culture – 5, AP Chemistry – 3 (@#$%^!:mad: had not covered “acid and base” and “redox” and “solubility” – got killed on the test)
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): N/A Probably 4.68
[] GPA unweighted: N/A Probably 3.89~3.96
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): Top 3%
[] Academic Awards: Subject awards, Math Contests, AP Scholar with Honor, Yada Yada Yada
[li] IB Predicted: 41/45 (English HL 7/7, Geography SL 7/7, Biology SL 6/7, Chemistry HL 6/7, Mandarin HL 7/7, Math HL 6/7, TOK 2/3)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Rec #1: My former math teacher. One of her students got in Yale with her recommendation, so presumably excellent!
[] Teacher Rec #2:
[] Additional Rec: I asked my swim team sponsor teacher to write one. It was the best recommendation I have ever read in the world of the universe!
[] Counselor Rec: For the mid-term report, he added a new paragraph about my passion for learning and genuine engagement in his TOK class.
[] Hook (if any): None whatsoever. Provincial-level swimmer (?):confused:

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: British Columbia, Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: [/li]Swimming
- Founder and Captain of varsity swim team, Tons of swimming awards, Provincial-level swimmer, More swimming awards
Music
- Co-founder of a non-profit music program, tons of music awards, RCM music certificates, more music awards
Youth Leader
- Youth leader at local public library
- Work 6 hours a week at a private tutoring centre to help new immigrants with language acquisition

[/ul]Other Factors: I was chewing my lucky candy when I checked my decision. Also, admission officers might be really high when they were reviewing my file.

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted/offered guaranteed transfer:
:p My CR score is definitely too low due to my ethnicity, but I feel that my TOEFL score definitely prevented me from an outright rejection. Before I submitted my application I knew that I would be rejected by many, many schools. Surprisingly, this admission season was way better than I thought! Got accepted to WUSTL, all of Canadian schools and some huge surprise!

General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Congratulation to all students accepted! You guys really deserve acceptance for your conscientiousness. To those who are rejected, I say this over and over again – do not let this rejection define you as a person. There are millions rejected who move on to achieve fulfilling and often successful lives.
I have some advice for prospective students. Definitely spend some time preparing for interviews, if applicable. I am just naturally quite talkative and persuasive. Definitely do a lot of research on the schools you love and really ask yourself why do you want to attend these schools. After this admission process, I now do not advise students to apply under Early Decision (ED), which is a binding commitment. I applied for Cornell ED, and I got deferred. Now I think of it, I am really glad that I did not get accepted because now I know its atmosphere is not really what I am looking for when it comes to college experience (not as intellectual as I would like it to be). I however, would strongly advise students to apply under EA to a safety school, so you have a back-up plan.
Finally, do not undermine the power of stats. Stats (grades, SAT, APs) are really, really important. I think that my CR score (680) definitely prevented me from being accepted by some top-notch colleges.

Sorry guys. I use past tense in this post because I wrote this up a long time ago and planned to post it after April 1st. (I also made a "rejected" version, but I haven't used it hehe.)

ozzie6 · March 25, 2009, 6:07pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M: 760 CR: 720 W: 720
[] SAT IIs: Math 2: 800 Spanish: 770 Physics: 800
[] ACT: 35
[] APs: 5 on Euro, U.S. History, Physics B, and Spanish, and I'm taking 7 more tests in May
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 4.00 UW 4.667 W
[] Rank: 2/500
[] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, Semifinalist for U.S. Physics Team
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Cross Country, Track, Choir, Tutoring, NHS, Environment Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
[] Essays (subject and responses): My common app was about my third grade teacher and how she was the first person to force me to challenge myself. For the Chicago essay, I used the particle accelerator topic and smashed my sister and I together. I'm not the best writer, so my essays weren't fantastic, but I worked really hard on them so I think they came out well.
[] Teacher Recs: I think they were good, but I didn't read them
[] Counselor Rec: she's new and doesn't know me well, but I'm sure she wrote something nice
[] Applied on: late December
[] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: IL
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public, its one of the best public schools in my state
[] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I really love University of Chicago and I am so happy I got in! Congrats to everyone else who got in! :D

LaVieEnChocolat · March 25, 2009, 6:09pm

My D waitlisted

French/american citizen/ speak fluent Spanish, learning chinese
act 31
sat;2000
saII :800(french) 680(math) 680 (literature)
tons of leadership and club and sport!!
ok we are waiting for other results!!

gbpackersfan24 · March 25, 2009, 6:09pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section):
[] SAT IIs:
[] ACT: 32
[] APs: School doesn't offer APs or IBs
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 95/100
[] Rank: 7/106 (may have changed since i last looked)
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Varsity Soccer 11th and 12th, Varsity Indoor/Outdoor Track all four years, MasterMinds team captain, JV Soccer 9th and 10th, NHS, Boys' State, probably a few more that I can't remember
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer referee during the summer between my sophomore and junior years
[] Essays (subject and responses): I picked the one about the street, and everyone who read it thought it was great
[] Teacher Recs: Good enough to get me in lol
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been great. I'm in her office a lot just to chat.
[] Applied on: Like 12/30? Idk what to put here
[] Hook (if any): Track coach put in a letter for me
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): I don't know where you find stats, but it's not a very good school
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was suprised. I'm 8/8 on acceptances so far, though. I hope I get decent aid. Congratulations to the accepted students! To the people who didn't get in, keep your heads up. There are a ton of other great schools out there, and good luck to all of you.

brendanww · March 25, 2009, 6:11pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2190 M:750 R: 730 W: 710
[] SAT IIs:
[] ACT:
[] APs: 5's on the Physics C, BC Calculus, AB Calculus, Euro History, US History exams and a 3 on the chemistry exam
[] IBs:
[] GPA: no idea
[] Rank: I think they marked top 10%; we do not rank
[] Other stats:
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I wasn't expecting the decision so soon! I was already admitted to Stanford, so it looks like I am having quite a bit of good luck :-) Congrats to everyone else

ab2013 · March 25, 2009, 6:16pm

*Decision: DEFERRED EA --> WAITLISTED *

Majors: Econ and Applied Math

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): CX 2260 M 800 CR 750 W 710 E 10
[] SAT IIs: Math 2 800, Chem 780, Bio M 760, Lit 680
[] ACT: CX 34 M 36 CR 33 EN 33 S 33 or something like that subscore wise
[] APs: Chem 5, Bio 5, Macroecon 4, Microecon 5, Eng Lang 5, Eng Lit, Physics C, Calc BC, Stats
[] IBs: School does not offer
[] GPA: 3.85 UW
[] Rank: School does not rank
[] Other stats: AMC 12 105, AIME Qualifier, AIME 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Orchestra + principal (3 years), Latin Club + secretary (3 years), NHS + webmaster (2 years), and a few others (forgot)
[] Job/Work Experience: Unemployed like 8% of the USA
[] Essays (subject and responses): (1) Compared Vitamin Water flavors with the Common Core (2) the Flying Spaghetti Monster (3) Favorite music artists
[] Teacher Recs: 1 from AP English, 1 from AP Chem (didn't know my Econ teacher well enough)
[] Counselor Rec: Saw her alot, but never read it
[] Applied on: (Mailed) October 26, 2008 for EA
[] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Cursed to be stuck in Michigan
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top Public
[] Ethnicity: ORM
[li] Gender: Perfectly rhymes with mail (or I failed my poetry test this week)[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

Now Playing: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by the Supremes

KMad · March 25, 2009, 6:16pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 1340 / 2030
[] SAT IIs: 720 US History, 700 Literature, 590 W. History
[] ACT: 33
[] APs: English Comp 5, US History 5 (Took 7 more APs this year)
[] IBs: -
[] GPA: 4.0 uw / 4.3 w
[] Rank: 5 / 360
[] Other stats: -
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Band (Jazz, Concert, Percussion), Student Council, Literati (book club), others
[] Job/Work Experience: None, but lots of community service at the Ft. Worth Zoo
[] Essays (subject and responses): Topic 3, wrote a narrative about three different streets and the American Dream, my Why Chicago sounded like I wanted to marry the school, not attend it, and my optional one was about how I hate Kindles.
[] Teacher Recs: One good, one amazing!
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good
[] Applied on: 1/1/09
[] Hook (if any): PASSION!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Texas (Howdy, ya'll)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public and lame, hardly any go to top schools
[] Ethnicity: White as the driven snow
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Oh my gosh. If they don't give me enough financial aid I'll cry. DREEEEAM SCHOOL! <3

Temay · March 25, 2009, 6:20pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): N/A
[] SAT Iis: Na
[] ACT: 28
[] Aps: School doesn't offer
[] IBs:^^^
[] GPA: 4.0 unweighted
[] Rank: 1/27
[] Other stats: A ton of awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: President of several club including NHS, SCIENCE CLUB...
[] Job/Work Experience: work 25 hours a week as a Pizza Hut manager
[] Essays (subject and responses):
[] Teacher Recs: Perfect
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Applied on: January 1st
[] Hook (if any): NONE
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, only two students have got into big time schools in recent history
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very, very, very happy... THANK YOU... God Bless

einstein1203 · March 25, 2009, 6:23pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M: 700 CR: 800 W: 740 (2240)
[] SAT IIs: Literature: 730 Chem: 730 Math II: 750
[] ACT: 35
[] APs: 5's on US History, Government, European History, Chemistry, 4 on BC Calc
[] GPA: 5.4 weighted, 3.7 unweighted
[] Rank: 14/560
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Editor in Chief of Newspaper, Scholastic Bowl, Key Club, Writing Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Student Judge for Election
[] Essays (subject and responses): For Common App, I wrote about my interests in writing and science. For UChicago, I wrote about my street.
[] Teacher Recs: 1 excellent (very specific) and one that I assume was very good
[] Counselor Rec: Great - we talk a lot
[] Applied on: 12/30/08
[] Hook (if any): First in my family to attend a 4-year university
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Illinois
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, decent
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm super excited to be admitted, but I'll be on the fence until financial aid comes out. Congrats to all of you who got in, and good luck to those who didn't.

Degeneration · March 25, 2009, 6:27pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 770 M 660 CR 730 W (1430/2160)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC 770 Physics
[] ACT:
[] APs: 5's: World, Micro, Stat 4's: APUSH, English Lang, Macro
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 3.87 or 3.9 uw
[] Rank: No rank
[] Other stats: Intel ISEF 3rd place, quantum mechanics course, 2nd highest AMC 12 in school, dunno AIME score yet
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: MUN, Cross Country, Track
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Commonapp: why I shouldn't write an essay, I like it. UC prompt 1: live the question, very stream of conscious
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Applied on:
[] Hook (if any): ISEF
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: USA east coast
[] Ethnicity: Somewhere in Asia
[] Gender: Dude
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Cool. Hope I get some $$

Logorrhea · March 25, 2009, 6:28pm

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

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): Math 640, W 710, CR 800
[ *] SAT IIs: USH 740, Chem 730, Bio-m 750
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] APs: English Lang 5, USH 4, Chem 4, Bio 5
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA: About 4.3
[ *] Rank: 2 of 320
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: VP of earth club, mock trialian, key clubber...
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Secretary for insurance consulting business, piano teacher, ecology center intern
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): How would my room describe me? Pretty original essay.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Fine, I suppose.
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, most high achieving students end up at UC's.
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list]

kasiiaaa · March 25, 2009, 6:28pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2090 (770 M, 690 W, 630 CR) Didn't send
[] SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 720 Chem, 710 Math II Didn't send
[] ACT: 35 (35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 31W)
[] APs: Bio 5, Chem 4, Eng Lang 4. This year: Physics B + C Mechanics, Eng Lit, Calc AB, Psych
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 101% Weighted, around 97-98% unweighted
[] Rank: 2/607
[] Other stats: a few awards, national merit commended, public speaking awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: mostly dance/community service related. Really not super extensive.
[] Job/Work Experience: Bakery cashier and tutor
[] Essays (subject and responses): common app was about overcoming the need to be perfect, chicago one was the live the question and I wrote about being little and always wondering about the vastness of the universe and trying to find answers to my "space" questions.
[] Teacher Recs: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Applied on: like a few days before?
[] Hook (if any): Polish immigrant
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: New York
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, around 2500 students
[] Ethnicity: Polish
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:* Congrats to all accepted! I really like UChic but my decision will probably be based on financial aid. Those who were rejected/waitlisted, please do not worry! I say it time and time again, everything happens for a reason! You will be somewhere great!

CS · March 25, 2009, 6:29pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Did not take
[] SAT IIs: 750 (Math II) 700 (Chem) 690 (Bio)
[] ACT: 30 (28 English, 33 Math, 30 Reading, 30 Science)
[] APs: 5 (Chemistry) 4 (Physics C: Mechanics) 3 (Biology) Will take Physics C: E&M + BC Calculus in May
[] IBs: None
[] GPA: 4.0 (UW) 4.102 (W at 4.3 scale)
[] Rank: 1/67
[] Other stats: Not sure
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Church (all four years), Student Government (Class Sophomore & Junior; ASB Senior), Visual Arts (all four years), Yearbook (Junior Year) Volunteer (150 Hours)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Common was on a science experiment… things you can learn from it (never give up, you have people to count on…etc) Supplementary was the question one. About how the small questions in the world, when totaled up, make a difference. Overall they were decent, I suppose. I’m not a very strong writer.
[] Teacher Recs: EXTREMELY strong. I’m close to all three of them (having taken at least three classes from each...)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty general. She had high hopes for me but didn’t know me very well when she wrote it.
[] Applied on: Late December (26-27)
[] Hook (if any): Organic Chemistry in HS, Differential Equations in HS…basically strong science classes
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Oregon
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, Decent with STRONG science program
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOO Excited! Just need to wait on Columbia before I make a final decision.

cujosal31 · March 25, 2009, 6:29pm

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 730 Math 710 Reading 740 Writing (1440/2180)
[] SAT IIs: 790 Math 2, 770 US Hist
[] ACT:NA
[] APs: 3 Euro, 5 APUSH, 5 LANG - This year will take Physics, CALC, LIT
[] IBs: HL- ITGS, Physics, English SL- French, Math (middle math), History
[] GPA: 6.24 weighted/ 3.84 unweighted
[] Rank: Top 2 % out of 10,000
[] Other stats:

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] ECs listed on app: MOSI Volunteer 75+ hours, University of South Florida Diabetes Research project 60+ hours, Relay for life (9-12), NHS, FHS, Key club, JV football, Achieve Tampa Bay volunteer, volunteer in my religious community (on sports board).
[] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Essays (subject and responses):all ok
[] Teacher Recs: one excellent, one ok
[] Counselor Rec: ok... first year as cousellor, didn't get to know her much
[] Applied on: RD
[li] Hook (if any): Parents from Uganda (left ethnicity blank though because I'm not African American)... Otherwise none[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:Living in Florida (completed all high school in FL)... but I am a Canadian citizen.
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): top 100 in US... many kids apply to top schools and many attend.
[] Ethnicity:Parents from Uganda (left ethnicity blank though because I'm not African American)... so ?
[] Gender:Male
[/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all who got in. I dont think I got in because I am considered international since I am a Canadian citizen and not US. I applied for aid as well and Chicago is need aware for internationals as most schools are. Thats a part of my reason. Scores a little low. Also not much leadership or any ECs that stand out. Essays weren't spectacular and Chicago cares a lot about essays.

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