<p>I'm applying RD too. I'm also too lazy to post stats.</p>
<p>thats lame. post your stuff man!</p>
<p>I applied RD. </p>
<p>GPA/SATs/Numbers: Same as everyone else.
ECs: Same commitment and some state awards.
Essay: PM me if you're curious.
Recs: I know my counselor very well and she had only good things, anecdotes, and superlatives to share. Likewise for my teachers. They wrote that I am creative, self-motivated, and that I genuinely enjoy learning.</p>
<p>^^^totally lame</p>
<p>same as everyone else? that doesnt even make sense!</p>
<p>Hahaha. Oh no I can't edit it now! :( </p>
<p>2100+'s and 3.8+'s = Same as everyone else here. </p>
<p>My ECs are nothing outstanding - fairly typical for CC high school overachievery types which I am familiar with loosely. I just wanted to shine light on the subjective material.</p>
<p>my SAT's are not 2100+</p>
<p>Take that typical Chicago profilering.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>my point exactly</p>
<p>and also, for all the 'top universities', chicago is the one where sats are probably most irrelevent</p>
<p>Well I don't want to post mine for that reason hence my offering to show you an essay. </p>
<p>So here was my pattern of thinking:
1. My stats are fine.
2. Essays are more important to Chicago than the others.
3. Who cares?
4. "Same as everyone else." </p>
<p>I can pinpoint the flaw in my thinking. </p>
<p>I used the numbers as a sweeping generalization. Of course there are exceptions to the mid-50% whatever SAT statistics - I only wanted to show that the numbers were unimportant in my case. </p>
<p>However, I was unclear and took even more time had I just listed my numbers. (Hello MBTI: Perceiving --> Judgment!) </p>
<p>So now that we have stabbed and made fun of my post (^^^totally lame) and derived some sort of satisfaction, I can only say that I am glad that we understand each other.</p>
<p>Now, where else is there confusion or what else would you like to know?</p>
<p>nom de plume</p>
<p>Well, you sound like a Chicago student, anyway. At this point in time, your statistics could be of some value to juniors that are trying to come up with a list for next year... and more so once the results come in. However, pointing out the importance of the essays is even more valuable - its easy to focus on the numbers (that are scanned in a minute or less) and not pay sufficient attention to the rest of the application.</p>
<p>URM: Black
ACT- 25 :(
(Bad school District)
GPA 4.0w, 3.8uw</p>
<p>Over 14 leadership positions( pres, head editor etc.)
State ranked Track athlete, Chess player and Nationally ranked Exhibition drill soloist.</p>
<p>good luck. hopefully you get in</p>
<p>What's an exhibition drill.</p>
<p>GPA:97%
Rank: 1/85
SAT II: 760, 750, 720,650
SAT I: don't even ask</p>
<p>I live in Jordan</p>
<p>ECs: founded and organized 2 projects I got the minister of Education to attend one of them
I've attended a lot of conferences and workshops</p>
<p>Recs: great!...but chicago didnt receive them:(</p>
<p>^^^^
that may be a problem. also the sat 1 - how bad is it to 'not ask'? lol</p>
<p>Location: near Cleveland, OH
GPA- 4.273/4.0 w, 4.0/4.0 uw
Rank: 5/822ish, they probably won't all graduate
SAT I: 800, 800, 680, (I hate math)
SAT II: Chem 740 US History 760 Lit 800</p>
<p>ECs: a ton of music groups, orchestral stuff (I get to play a pre-concert for the cleveland orchestra! I'm sooo psyched) community service, mock trial, web design team, writing poetry etc.</p>
<p>Recs: should be good, I love the teachers who wrote them and did well in their classes.
Essay: should be pretty good, writing is my strong point. I'm worried they weren't creative enough though.
Good luck to everybody!</p>
<p>Fantahstickneszs. </p>
<p>"I'm worried they weren't creative enough though."</p>
<p>Me too... Or maybe they were too cre8tive.</p>
<p>clever, victoria.</p>
<p>My main essay was a double metaphor and mimiced the form of Kant's transcendental aesthetic, which I mentioned in my favorites essay.</p>
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<p>They are Chicago material</p>
<p>exhibiton drill is through JROTC.</p>
<p>You may have seen people spinning and tossing rifles into the air- that's armed exhibition drill. I've been doing it for about 3 1/2 years and I've gotten pretty good at it.</p>
<p>rhapsodynshadow, where at anear cleveland? That's my hometown.</p>
<p>Robertsont06: Mentor, what school do you go to?</p>