<p>congratulations to all of you who got accepted :)</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>similar credentials to all of you, run of the mill leadership in ECs, high test scores, APs etc. but i was international with finaid so… lol. good job to all of the accepted :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730CR 770M 800W = 2300 (one sitting, third time taking it)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II 770 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s, 1 B
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/260
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): only 5 was ap studio art… five 4’s and three 3’s
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really except for the AP awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): just a few clubs w/ leadership positions
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s (summer before junior year), Kumon (current)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: library, church… there weren’t many and nothing really spectacular
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): nothing special
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): pretty good, wrote about working at mcdonald’s
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): pretty bad, wrote it last minute and there were some mistakes
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): eh, generic
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): i really liked this one; i did the what did you outgrow one. i wrote about my neopets obsession back in 7th grade and tied it in with my first experience with economics and owning a business (virtual, of course). i think this might have gotten me in?
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): saw one, it was decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview: phone interview… didn’t go very well. it was really awkward and he asked me about the current economy which i wasn’t able to answer well. i don’t think the interview counts a lot though
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: economics, business, accounting
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: small magnet school. the top students usually go to UC’s
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian lol
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: extended essay, sat score + GPA?
[<em>] Weaknesses: average ECs, no special awards, or hook, applied for financial aid
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not surebecause i’m not one of those extraordinary applicants, but this should give some students hope?
[/ul]General Comments: :)</p>
<p>Rejected …</p>
<p>SAT CR 720 M 730
International no aid (though I doubt if I can afford it even if I get in)
ECs: Piano (14 years, ABRSM Grade 8 in 2005), running, fencing team for 2 years, Deputy Head Prefect</p>
<p>too depressed to post my other stats … guess my essays are not good enough</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Macroecon, Calc BC (and AB subscore), USHistory, Chemistry. 4’s in Microecon, EuroHistory, English Lang
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Independent study science-researched atmospheric carbon dioxide effects on life, Calc3/DiffEq, Physics C (Mechanics), AP English Lit, AP US/Comp. Government, Clothing 4, German 2
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist (and this was my first choice), Bausch & Lomb Honorary Scholar, AP scholar stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon (co-captain, 3 years) Math Club (co-president for 2 years, 4 years), Science Olympiad (treasurer, 1 year), NHS (2 years), Amnesty International (3 years), Girl Scouts (12 years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:none. school = my job
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: shelving @ public library weekly + lots of service projects for NHS + girl scouts
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): academic decathlon = the most amazing group i’ve ever been in. i thought it was good.<br>
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): summer camp where I became more confident, etc, about myself & my personal image. kind of cheesy, but it was pretty good
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): none
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): because i visited & it’s awesome & it was my first choice school (because it really was)
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): the one about getting “caught” - i wanted to be an engineer forever, but then in hs I found out that chemistry was awesome.<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see this one, but saw another rec from my counselor & it sounded good
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: azn - chinese
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): ?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ?
[<em>] Weaknesses: essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because my common app was weak. because there were a zillion applicants. ?
[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred –> Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800, M 760, WR 770
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Physics 790, US History 790, Math II 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure; 3.8?
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Upward trend, low-A to high-A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH, Physics B, USH, Lit and Comp: 5; Comp Sci A: 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, a few regional Latin awards, misc. school stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Piano for 12 years; Latin Club (President Jr. Year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Probably ~200hrs., mostly hospital volunteering
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote about why I liked Latin Club; thought it was good
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote about why I like print newspapers; also thought this was good
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote about an author and what I learned from his writing; again, I liked it
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Wrote about Scavhunt and how it represented things I liked about Chicago; however, I thought this was a little rushed and not my strongest essay
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): The “something you outgrew prompt”; wrote about outgrowing my fear of the dark/loneliness at age 15; IMO a pretty weak essay, which I liked at the time, but in retrospect was a bit immature
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Interview: Pretty good; had a nice conversation with the guy and he said he thought I’d fit in at UC
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Physics, Math, Economics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Numbers, some of my essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Not much in the way of EC’s (by CC standards), a couple of my essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The good essays outweighed the mediocre ones
[/ul]General Comments: Wow, after getting deferred I really did not think I was going to be accepted. I still sent in my answer to the optional Favorite Things essay (which I didn’t do EA) and then updated my regional counselor on a couple of Latin awards I won, in addition to turning in grades. I guess this was enough - I even got a 5k merit scholarship. So if you’re deferred, don’t give up! To others accepted: I might be joining you, might not. It will depend on how my other schools and their scholarships shake out. But I’m very glad I’ve got this opportunity. And to those rejected: this isn’t a judgment of your worth as a human being (as I took it when I got deferred, when MIT rejected me, etc.); it’s a judgment of an application you submitted to the committee. The application isn’t you. You can succeed outside of UChicago. Good luck!</p>
<p>Also, I spent the last 2 hours watching the Hurt Locker, and my nerves are kind of shot.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:800 M:740 W:660
CR:700 M:710 W:730
CR:760 M:750 W:790
Supercore: 800/750/790, 2340
[</em>] ACT:none
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):US 800 W 800 MAth2c 790 Korean 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A in AP english, AP us, AP calc ab, APcalc bc, ap euro, ap world, ap physics b ap english language ap bio ap govt ap music theroy, and a b in ap spanish
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/621
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 in euro, world, us, english language, calc ab and a 4 on physics B
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP english lit, AP spanish AP music theory, AP bio and AP govt/AP econ</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st in LA history day, made to State
Radio Korea Quiz Bowl 3000 dollars, 1500 and 500, few medals in Academic Decathlon,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Junior State Chapter VP, regional Representative
created History Club, and made ppl enter the history day
150+hrs at boys and girls club
Leadership positions in Key Club
Aca Deca
Violin for 5 yrs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Worked at my father’s online dress store for the summer and occasionally during school
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:150+ at boys and girls club
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about history day n stuff
[</em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):Wrote about my love with history, how it came to be. about 4 out of 5
[<em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Listed everything I like: i think it showed who I was prettey well though
[</em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): started off with an argument over ordering pizza I had with my father, n how he has a prejudice against western food. I then wrote that I wish to break my own prejudices, like Milton Friedman did and how Rosenberg did, all faculties of U of Chicago. N i sucked some b<em>lls about the core curriculum
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): no. 5, n about how a book changed my life: It was about Sartre’s The Flies, and how its existential themes opened me up to my own freedom.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): I think it was great. Both teachers that would take me out for a beer if i was 21.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):nver saw it, but i wrote a “brag” sheet beforehand for him, n he wrote ti well i think
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed:History, philosophy n poli sci
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Korean
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I honestly dont know
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: scores?
[<em>] Weaknesses:my EC didnt have much Hooks
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk haha
[/ul]General Comments: Well, I got into Williams too. Very happy. But still waiting for those Ivies haha</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 730, CR: 660, W: 750 2140
[li] ACT: Did not take[/li][</em>] SAT II (if submitted): French: 650 and 770 (in that order), US Hist: 710, M1: 730, M2: 760
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.79
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/760
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): did not send
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: French, Government, Economics, Calc BC, English IV, and Chemistry
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): French Competition 4th and 5th place, and Natnl’ hispanic recognition[/li][/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<h2>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Peer tutor, French national honor society, key club, and orchestra (Extracurricular activities were my weakest area, pretty much no leadershihp)</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Job/Work Experience: none</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Volunteer/Community service: i didn’t document this so i didn’t report</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): i talked about how i work with my mom at a construction site during the summer, something she had made me do at first to teach me a lesson (personal opinion: i thought it was OK… after submitting my app, i felt i should have talked about instead of tutoring my peers)</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): my role in my church’s choir (personal opinion: i felt this made up for my lack of leadership since this is where i do the most… on a scale of 1 to 10 i would give it an 8??)</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): didnt’ write it</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): it was a metaphor: UChicago was a restaurant (Personal opinion: it was OK… i’d give it a 6)</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): I wrote my own prompt: “Can you hear it?” i wrote how i hear music, which is a metaphor as to how i live life… (personal opinion: very good i think… risky but good… i’d give it a 10… sorry!)</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): one was really really good the other was just really good</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didnt read</h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): — </h2>[/li]
<h2>[li] Interview: did not have one</h2>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: French and psychology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): tx
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: male
[</em>] Gender: hispanic
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation (although not explicitly stated)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays and recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC’s and SAT I
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’ve bragged too much, i guess… i’m just thankful that another opportunity has presented itself!!
[/ul]General Comments: i was very dejected after i was deferred from columbia, but i kept hope. if you’ve been rejected from UChicago, just wait a few more days and hope for the best when april first comes around… good look everyone! and congrats to those who got in!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730, M 770, W 780 (superscored)
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Chem 780, Maths II 780, Lit 740, Physics 740, Chinese 610
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/a - we do not do GPA’s in Australia
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Nothing lower than a B, but a slight downward trend when classes got harder.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 41/45. HL Chem 7, HL Physics 7, HL Maths 6, SL English 6, SL Mandarin 6, SL History 7, Extended Essay (Psychology) A, TOK C. Note: in my state, this score translates to a 99.3, which puts me in the top 0.7% of graduating Year 12 students. I forgot to tell Chicago about this statistic.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: As above.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really - a few awards bits and bobs all over the place, like writing competitions, science essay competitions, etc. I was on a very generous scholarship at my high school.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Debating (4 years, school debating captain, coach, won regional competition one year, runner-up the next).
Public speaking: won several regional competitions, often a state finalist.
Choral - dedicated to choir for all of high school, conducted and arranged music for house choral competition (When You Say Nothing at All - we won!).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 years at a bookshop, about 3 months in a fruit shop. Internship with a cosmetics company in 10th grade.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Ambassador for local charity which supports education in underpriviledged children, Friendly Visitor for socially isolated resident in an aged care facility.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Work in the bookshop - a bit cutesy to be honest.
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About “friendly competition” with one of my friends - she was also fiercely academic, involved in debate, etc. It was light.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Quite messy - just about different things I liked, movies, singers, artworks, etc. I did not take it too seriously.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): I quite liked it - again - lighthearted. It was about how I heard about the university, what I wanted to do with my education, and why I liked the city (I visited when I was 12).
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): Number 5 - the exact prompt was “Describe an everyday moment a moment that to any other person would seem boring or uneventful. Bring the moment to life.” I wrote about driving practice with my grandpa, and about a philosophical argument we once had.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see it. From History and Physics teachers.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see it.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): From bookshop owner, didn’t see it.
[</em>] Interview: Quite strange - over skype - we chatted about different things. I think my favourite part was when the interviewer told me that kids at UChicago can be a bit fierce in arguments and pull out whiteboards and everything. I told him that my boyfriend and his friends were very similar to the guys off The Big Bang Theory, and at times I feel like Penny from across the corridor.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Major undecided.
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Australia
[<em>] School Type: Girls school, 100 girls per year level, private, inner-city.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Jewish, but not mentioned on the app.
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): International full-fee-paying.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Full-fee-paying international student, I don’t take myself too seriously, I took initiatives in high school and pursued topics which interested me (such as my extended essay, which was about how advertising persuades teenagers).
[</em>] Weaknesses: My essays were VERY last minute, the interview was awkward, and I’m a solid but not standout academic.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck?[/li][/ul]General Comments: I actually had a spazz attack when I read my letter and didn’t even finish reading it before almost falling down the stairs. My mum is devastated - she does not want me to go to the other side of the world for 4 years!
I’m still waiting on 6 ivies, stanford, and bowdoin college.</p>
<p>SAT I: 1300 Math 500, CR 400, WR 300
SAT II: Math 1 800, Math 2 800, Apush 800</p>
<p>Hooks: Im from outer space.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 760 W 700 CR 12 e
[</em>] ACT: didn’t submit
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 chem 800 bio 790 math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW (4.2 weighted, salutatorian)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/623
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): transferred from Canada, had to take freshmen courses because things like Canadian History didn’t transfer over… so they jacked my schedule and couldn’t take summer courses for various reasons. taking 4 APs this year.
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc, French III Independent Study, Band
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): many local and regional, nothing huge
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Captain, 2x State Finalist), Debate (Captain, 1st Place Regional Speaker), Wind Ensemble (1st Chair, State Div I), Flint Youth Symphony Orch (1st Chair), School Dance Club (Founder/President, had a lot of local recognition for spreading positive hip hop), Private Dance Crew (Founder/President, won a lot of local and regional competitions and performed at a lot of cultural events), Youth Advisory Committee (Chair), NHS, JV Tennis, Student Council; Intern for State Rep, Intern for Diabetic Research lab
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Learning Center (Tutor), Private Break(dance)ing Instructor, Private Clarinet Instructor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Musician at local senior homes, volunteer teacher at lots of local dance studios, tutor in school
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): it was okay, not my best (about passion for debate). I feel like I could improve it
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): very original, thoughtful and profound (hip hop metaphor within biology and how it affected me)
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): i thought it showed a lot of character with diversity and depth.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): many good and meaningful reasons, well written
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): very passionate and moving about what motivates me
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): tried to highlight my strengths and did so, but the teacher was not a good writer
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): saw parts of it, was good
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): 2 additional - presented my strengths very well
[</em>] Interview: they thought I lived in Canada because I am a Canadian citizen (I live in Michigan) and didn’t allow me one. When the misunderstanding was cleared up, it was too late.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Biological research/law
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan (Canadian Citizen)
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: large public, top 5% very competitive, the rest is blah.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs, maybe GPA/rank as well as some essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION WITH FINAID. DUH. and ORM, lack of APs due to transfer… lots of extenuating circumstances.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the weaknesses.
[/ul]General Comments: I am slightly indignant but I am happy for those who were accepted. I’m waiting on HYPS and Georgetown now, accepted at UMichigan- Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 740 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/254
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH 5, Calc AB 5, English Lang 4, Physics B 4
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP U.S. Government, AP English Lit, Chemistry, Office User Specialist, French 7/8. Essentially most rigorous
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Honor and National Merit? Other than that, nothing much beyond a few local things. Unless QuestBridge Finalist counts too.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): French Club (3 years, President), Student Council (1 year, Representative), FCCLA (3 years, PR Officer), NHS (2 years), Knowledge Bowl (1 year), math tutoring at school (3 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Family nights at local elementary school for 3 years, stuff through FCCLA, tutoring, translation for some Korean immigrants locally
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Reviving my school’s French Club. Not all that great
[</em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About helping my dad with furniture deliveries on weekends all over the state, and the people that I met through that. I was very proud of it.
[<em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Didn’t do it
[</em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Basically how Chicago’s unique brand of intellectual atmosphere would be a great fit for me and how I could expand my horizons with the Core curriculum. Not the greatest, but not terrible either.
[<em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): “Outgrew” prompt, talked about the things my sister and I used to do for fun when we were little. Topic was great, execution was average.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Saw one of the two. A “best student in my career” kind of letter. It felt solid but not brilliant.
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t get to see
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[<em>] Interview: University of Puget Sound professor, went pretty nicely.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Business, computer/information sciences, language and literature
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA but I count as an international, being on a visa
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea. Probablyyyy did not help ha
[<em>] School Type: Medium-sized public, athletic powerhouse but does not send many kids to top schools.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First-gen college, QuestBridge ( = low-income).
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, essay (I’m pretty sure)
[</em>] Weaknesses: No major awards, average ECs, ORM, international applicant requesting financial aid
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The financial aid thing was probably a factor (or so I want to tell myself), as well as the relatively lackluster ECs.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all accepted. Still have a whole bunch of decisions left on April 1st!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 660CR 720M 680W
[</em>] ACT: 34E 34M 27R 30S
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 740 Physics, 710 Math II, 710 US
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US-5, Physics B-4, Stats-4, Chem-3, Will take Physics C, English lang., Calc BC, Macro, Bio
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, a music class, and a video production class
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):Unique. Music, film, math team, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked over the summer and sometimes during the year
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): My view from the top of a mountain. I thought it was pretty good.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Awesome. About one of my favorite songs of all time.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Pretty good but not overly original. Showed how passionate I am about my intellectuality.
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): I thought it was the best/most unique college essay I wrote. It was a fictional letter from the future warning of the apocalyptic events that would occur if I didn’t get in.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): 2 amazing, 1 really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Great considering how long she’s actually known me.
[<em>] Interview: Over the phone. He sounded like he thought I was a great fit.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Physics, Neuroscience, Philosophy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Average public. I’m the one who applied.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I wish
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Unique combination of ECS/grades.
[</em>] Weaknesses: All forms of standardized testing.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 42%^[/li][/ul]General Comments: Well, everyone, I think we all got very unlucky this year. Chicago obviously wanted to be more selective and I think they have met their goal.I think the planning for this was not great considering the EA acceptances. This is the first year they have had an applicant pool of this size, so we can expect that the transition to higher standards could be a little shaky. I obviously did not have the best stats, but I think I would have been in last year, and so would everyone else. The only thing we can do is hope for the best and make sure we know that this is in no way indicative of HYPSM admissions. UChicago is a strange school and they look for different things. I know it can be very discouraging because a lot of us were expecting to get in, but no one could have anticipated such an increase. Congratulations to those who were admitted and good luck next year!</p>
<p>I never thought I had a chance in hell.
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710 M 800 CR 660 W
[</em>] ACT: 34 composite, 36 best English, 34 best Math, 35 best Science, 34 best reading
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Bio-M 670 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): 3.46 (actual college classes)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: All college courses at a State University (as was Junior year)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Best Witness Round III American Mock Trial Invitational
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): President of State Junior Classical League, co-captain of Mock Trial, captain of Academic team, major University research that I presented at Argonne National Lab
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid Geochemical Research at a State University and unpaid Materials Science research
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None, really
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about university research
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about my choice to attend a school where I’d be taking university classes
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Just a list of my eclectic interests in movies, books and music. I made a Kanye West joke on it.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Decent, talked about Argonne National Lab, my love of being well rounded and the core.
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): Why would someone take the more difficult of two routes when presented with an easier alternative? I thought it was good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): One from Latin teacher at a high school, other from head of history department at a state university
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I think good because I work closely with him promoting my school
[<em>] Interview: Phone interview, went well I think.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Physics, materials science, Classics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky
[</em>] School Type: Early college program for Juniors and Seniors
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Major research, presented at Argonne National Lab, which has a close relationship with UChicago.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Presented research, good CR, heavily involved in state organization, take all college courses while in high school
[<em>] Weaknesses: Pretty much the GPA, Math SAT and Math SAT II
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Research and essays
[/ul]General Comments: Totally did not expect it after hearing about the 42% increase.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (I know right?)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable) Mostly A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty Rigorous, 2 AP and 5 College classes.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Piano about 12 years, Guitar, Lots and Lots of volunteer work with Autistic kids, Martial Arts, other stuff.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Employment for non-partisan political organization.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a huge portion of my week goes to autistic kids. Some mentoring support- type stuff with young teens.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I think it was alright, I emphasized how I want to empower the young women I work with.
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about my weird place in my community, how I didn’t really fit into a culture. Had a lot of fun.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Didn’t. Wish I had.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Nerdalicious, talked about my fascination with the human brain and how the brains at Chicago are special.
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): Made up my own prompt. Had a ton of fun. Won’t go into details…but it had to do with Aliens.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Good. Very appreciated. So humbled.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): So cool of him. He talked a lot about my character and integrity, it really made me feel (again) humbled.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Anthro, Music,
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Little Art School.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Latina
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, tend to perform pretty well with English even though it wasn’t my first language. Serious hardships overcome that I learned from.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Trilingual, had fun with essays.
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA and ACT. Thank you for overlooking freshman year, Chicago
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I. Have. No. Idea. I feel great right now.
[/ul]General Comments: Look forward to meeting everyone who got accepted, and wishing everyone luck for April First.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350
[</em>] ACT:NA
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 770, 760, 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Physics B (5), US Hist (5), Eng Lang (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Econ, AP American Gov, AP Art History, Advanced theatre production
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not much… just national merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Lots of theatre, student gov for 2 years (vice head girl and head girl), Quiz bowl for 2 years (Captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a school in a slum in India, an organization helping the disabled
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): ummm REALLY bad.
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About my shift back and forth from India to the US. I thought it was good, I put a lot of thought into it, it was creative and my teachers and friends all praised it.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): wrote about my love for author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Someone told me it was the best ‘Why I like this thing’ essay they had ever read and I was reallllyyyy proud of it
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): TERRIBLE. SO BAD.
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): I wrote a short story, it was a good story in my opinion (:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview: TERRIBLE. I was able to show no interest in the school whatsoever adn I came off as really unprepared, which I was
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: dont recall
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): India
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays, stats
[<em>] Weaknesses: WHY CHICAGO ESSAY. I still cringe when I read it. and interview maybe? I def did not show interest through my essay or interview, I’m surprised they even watilisted me!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No interest shown, international applicant (!!!)
[/ul]General Comments: Im so happy for those who got accepted!!! Go jump around and scream, tonights your night! (:
And for the rejectees, dont lose hope!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (M: 710, R: 740, W: 770, Essay: 8)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (E: 33, M: 34, R: 35, S: 33, Essay: 8)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Phys: 710, Math II: 710, US Hist: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I honestly have no clue. I believe around 3.8?
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): 5 A’s, 7 B’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/650
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist: 3, US Hist: 4, Eng. Lang: 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd at a national debate competition in freshman year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Theatre (4 years, stage manager/publicist), teaching debate (3 years), spelling team (1 year, president), science olympiad (2 years), computer science club (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: the debate training was mainly for freshmen in the latino community
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Very sincere and showed my passion for education. The briefest and therefore the best
[<em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About visiting the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Demonstrated my passion for science and space exploration fairly well I guess.
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): The Smiths! How I grew to love them.
[<em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Simple explanation on how I discovered and idealized UChicago.
[</em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): About my quest to unravel the secrets of pi. Nerdiest thing I’ve ever written. (How I Got Caught)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): I didn’t.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I didn’t.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Interview: Excellent! I’m planning on revisiting later
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Physics, Astronomy, I don’t remember.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM I guess?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Community service and the passion in my essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Rank, possibly recs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m just taking shots in the dark here, but maybe because I am a Hispanic with a demonstrated passion for learning and spreading the joys of education. Possibly because I’m a huge freaking nerd.
[/ul]General Comments: I spent the last few months kicking myself over tiny mistakes in my application, and it turns out that I had nothing to worry about. I think this quote by Conan O’Brien helped my overcome my cynicism: “Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” I hope everything turns out well for everybody; I know it will. :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
- SAT: 2340 (800 CR, 800 M, 740 W)
- SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Biology
- ACT: n/a
- GPA: 3.8
- Rank: 34/400
- AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio 5, English Lang 5 , Calculus AB 5
- IB (place score in parenthesis):
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Eng. Lit, Physics, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Chess Club (Went to state, secretary, 3 years), National Honor Society (Treasurer, 3 years), Debate (2 tournament wins, captain, 3 years)
- Job/Work Experience: Worked as math tutor since October
- Volunteer/Community service: 224 hours as science camp counselor, worked as poll worker in 2008 elections.
- EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I don’t remember even doing this.
- Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote about how I’ve grown as a debater and how much I sucked when I began.
- Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote a “History of Me In Reading”, in which I talked about my favorite books and magazines in high schools and how I always moved on. Also, I definitely misspelled Steinbeck and Hemingway at the same time by writing “Steinway”.
- Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Talked about receiving a universal ‘renaissance’ education, and how it will help me deal with every angle of today’s world issues.
- Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): Wrote on the ‘games’ prompt, seemed a kind of cut and dry essay to me, but I guess they liked that.
- Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): One was fantastic, I just found out that the second one was a form letter
- Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Fantastic
- Additional Rec (only if you saw it): n/a
- Interview: n/a</p>
<p>Other
- Three Areas of Interest Listed: forgot, one of them was physics though.
- State (if domestic applicant): WA
- Country (if international applicant):
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: Male
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none! hahahaha</p>
<p>Reflection
- Strengths: I am good at perfectly bubbling in tests in quiet rooms for hours at a time.
- Weaknesses: I am not good at holding a 4.0, also wasn’t very motivated through sophomore year.
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U of C isn’t as picky as I thought? Test scores probably.
- General Comments: I still can’t believe it and I’m convinced that many applicants with better stats applied and got the boot. X-factor? That must be it.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred ==> Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s and B’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): thirty-something, top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US (2), AP Euro (3), AP Eng (4), AP Cal AB (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Eng, AP Cal BC
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Band (secretary, 6), Anchor Club (3), [insert random misc. for 1 year or so each]
[li] Job/Work Experience: N/A[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Humane society, random odd jobs
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): don’t remember
[</em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): on the subject of apathy, based on the poem Innoculation by Susan Donnelly
[<em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): don’t remember
[</em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): they had a unique way of looking at knowledge and intelligence
[<em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): comparing the struggles of making admission decisions from the viewpoint of the student and the admission board
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: biomedical sciences, pre-med, biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: determined, driven, competitive
[</em>] Weaknesses: stubborn, impulsive, critical
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m not that special at all. just a cookie cutter applicant.[/li][/ul]General Comments: i can’t believe i’m doing this at 3 AM.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (M: 750, R: 760, W: 800, Essay: 10)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 730 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74ish (Bad grades 9th grade)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/650
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem 4, USH 5, Lang 5, Art History 3 (>_>)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 8 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just NMF… not really major.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Very very weak: Piano and Comp Sci were pretty much it.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I had like 600 hours, but I only put around 240 on the app (The most meaningful ones)… sorta forgot to put the other hours.
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Bad
[</em>] Common App Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Bad
[<em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Bad
[</em>] Why Chicago (details in the essay and personal opinions on it): Bad
[<em>] Extended Chicago Essay (subject - if you want, include essay prompt if you did #5 - and personal opinions on it): Really bad, didn’t make sense.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Interview: Phone interview :(, thought it was okay.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Three Areas of Interest Listed: Only listed Undecided IIRC
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Nothing, really.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, essays, test scores, character traits (I was way too sarcastic/facetious in essays. I sound like a complete jerk with an ego that’s about to explode.)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: TBH I should be happy I was waitlisted at all. I’m by no means a strong applicant… [/li]But I’m still pretty crushed… UChicago’s been my first choice all along.[/ul]</p>