UChicago App

[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (740 Math & 710 EBRW)
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 33C (36E 31M 35R 33S)
[ *] SAT II: 790 Molecular Bio + 740 Math I
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/700
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (3); Bio (4); Lang (4); Calc AB (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Japanese, AP Lit, Human Body Systems, Genetics, Economics, Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with honor

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS President; Japanese NHS VP (Founding Member); Japanese Olympiad (Founding Member); Men’s Volleyball Club (Founding Member); ASL Club Public Relations Officer (Founding Member); Club Soccer Year round a second team captain; Served as ambassador for high school (represented Avon HS at public events)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked part time are a bagel shop for a year and a half
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: just through NHS and the ambassador program; played standup bass for church worship for like 8 months
[ *] Summer Activities: Work
[ *] Essays: 9.5/10 for all; poured a lot of time and effort into them and am thrilled with how they turned out; a good window into my life and my wayang of thinking et cetera
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: AP Bio Teacher: 6/10 : She said nice things but it wasn’t too powerfully written…
AP Japanese Teacher: 10/10 : Didn’t read, but I’ve been in her class for 4 years and we have a great relationship amd she is very smart and I have faith in her writing ability
[ *] Counselor Rec: no idea
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: 7/10 : Went really well, except the interviewer didn’t most of the talking which was unfortunate. She said she thought that isn’t fit in well
[ *] Supplementary Material: nah

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: absolutely
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large, competitive public school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): above 100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation but that’s it

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: essays; passion for UChicago
[ *] Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA; Lower-ends test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I think I’m a great candidate that didn’t need manage to stand out effectively. This is an extremely competitive school. I’m honored to have not been rejected.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: IU + Purdue (Accepted); that’s all though

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **