UChicago Class of 2018 EA Decisions/Results

skatingmonkey275 · December 18, 2013, 8:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Hah, no way in hell they were getting those scores!
[] ACT (breakdown): 33: 34W, 35M, 32R, 33S (Essay 10)
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 780 Math II
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5/4.6?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem, Physics B, Modern European History, English Lang (4) Computer Science (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP BC Calc, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Studio Art, Honors World Religions
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Excluding me, 1 other
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Spanish Exam Gold, 2012 National Showcase (skating thing) second-runner up, 2013 EGL Regionals (another skating thing) Runner-up [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Figure skating (13 years), Singing lessons (4 years), Art classes.
[]Clubs: Math Club, Cum Laude, Science Bowl, National Art Honors Society (Treasurer)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for refugees, Volunteer Figure Skating Instructor. 75 hours But they don’t count the figure skating instructor stuff (it’s for profit)[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 6.5/7ish (About my how I used to live in the world of my laundry basket. This was not my finest hour in essay writing)[/li][] Extended essay(which topic): 8.5 (Apples v. Oranges. I totally had this idea earlier and talked a bit about how they stole it from me)
[] Optional Essay: 9 (I had waaaayyyy to good of a time with this essay, I structured it like the song “my favorite things” from the sound of music. It was just a giant list though so maybe I’m just a bit biased in my score because it was a song!)
[] Why Chicago: 8 (Structured like a melodramatic love letter to the school)[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: From the teacher who gave me the worst grade ever, but she thought I grew a lot in that class. I think it was good.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: My guess is as good as yours.
[] Counselor Rec: He just started this year, he hardly knew me at this point.
[] Interview: Over the phone. I was just a slaphappy fan girl is that a good thing?
[li] Art Supplement: Yerp. I included a lot of my skating and my art.[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: A month early
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic female[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: As much as I hate to say it, race (although I’m not exactly poor, and my parents are very well educated), I think my art supplement was my greatest strength just because of the skating videos and all my real art
[] Weaknesses: ACT wasn’t my highest, I’m pretty average for the school, writing not very strong, lame awards, no academic distinction,
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it came across that I really wanted to go to this school. Also, maybe I was a little interesting as a very scientific, yet very artistic student. No clue really though. Actually feel kind of lame looking at everyone else’s credentials.
[] What would you have done differently?: Written better essays, taken the ACT earlier so they had seen my best score and not that not as good one that I had to send in (I procrastinate so much, that month early thing was only because the school requires it). Been more awesome at what I do.[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Now I’m going to go dance around my boom in celebratory delight and try not to think about the fact that my Calc exam tomorrow is going to kick my ass! (I have pre-mature senioritis, and this accept is not helping it)

cloverleaf96 · December 18, 2013, 8:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 superscored
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/350
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: a lot… around 8 i think
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): if only!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): internships, community service, the usual
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9.5/10; it was very personal but not all that sophisticated[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Extended essay(which topic): I am me and my… 10/10 i chose a topic that i could tell a story with
[] Optional Essay: i just listed books/movies i liked
[] Why Chicago: 8/10… probably very generic
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see; she’s a genius at writing though so she prolly figured out how to make me sound really good on paper
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: didnt see; probably not as good as #1
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see, probably generic and rushed
[] Additional Rec: research mentor; very good
[] Interview: didnt have one
[] Art Supplement:
[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/8/13
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: relatively competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: around 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, grades, research
[] Weaknesses: typical extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i think i’m a good fit for UC
[] What would you have done differently?: apparently, nothing
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

jrs777 · December 18, 2013, 9:06pm

ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 W 800 CR 710 M
ACT: 34
SAT II: 800 US History, 790 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): Europe, US, Human Geography, Literature, all 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Forensics League Degree of Premier Distinction
Academic Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, honor roll, academic letter, National Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (captain, top 25 nationally, lots of stuff), quiz bowl (A team), chess club (founding member), science bowl, Model UN
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Hardly any, church volunteering every summer
Summer Activities: Debate camp every summer (top lab 2 times), church volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CommonApp- 8/10. Why UChi?- 8/10. Favorites - 8/10, just wrote a paragraph Uncommon - Apples and Oranges Topic 10/10. I wrote that apples and oranges don’t exist.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: Essays, debate
Weaknesses: 31 on ACT Math, volunteering
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good extended essay, debate
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Iowa

peachdoxie · December 18, 2013, 9:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2150
[]SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 740 M, 750 W
[]ACT superscore (breakdown): 35
[]ACT (breakdown): 35 English, 34 Math, 35 Reading, 35 Science
[]SAT II: 730 Lit., 680 US History, 740 Math 1, 780 Math 2
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Weighted GPA: 4.82
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[]AP: English Language (5) and APUSH (4)
[]IB: NA
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, Spanish IV honors, AP Computer Science Independent Study (technically just Programming 4, but my teachers letting me study for the AP exam)
[]Number of other EA applicants in your school: to my knowledge, none
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None? Does National Merit Scholar Semifinalist count?[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Junior Olympic Archery Development program; Aikido; lots of online forums for critical discussion of books and movies; Goodreads member and Librarian (possibly leadership?); guitar, piano and voice lessons and performances; various local math competitions and seminars; tour events for authors; National Honor Society - wrote summaries of students for inductees plus volunteering at school events
[]Job/Work Experience: none
[li]Volunteer/Community service: Inaugural school volunteering trips to Sitio de Mata, Costa Rica and Langfang, China; six year volunteer cleaning the cat cages at the Humane Society every Monday night; Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament Score Enterer[/ul][/li]
Writing:[ul]
[]Essays:[list]
[li]Common App Main: I wrote about going to a tour stop on Rick Riordans The Mark of Athena release tour (8 or 9?)[/li][]EC Short Answer: no clue what this is
[]Extended essay(which topic): What is history? etc. prompt; I wrote a dialogue between two characters, saying history is basically what has been written down/recorded somehow, and if time travel were possible we could find out the answer to mysteries that have remained unsolved (9 or 10 I hope)
[]Optional Essay: I talked about my favorite books and what makes a book a favorite; my favorite authors; my favorite movies and the kinds I like; and the movie OSTs and tracks are my favorites (8 maybe?)
[]Why Chicago: Basically its a school that has all the extracurriculars I would like to continue in college; its a school of the academic standard I would like; and its the only school Ive visited that felt like a school where I wouldfit in well, for lack of a better term. (7 or 8? I really dont know how to rank these.)
[]Other:[/ul]
[]Teacher Recommendation #1: AP English Language and Comp. teacher junior year; havent read the recommendation
[]Teacher Recommendation #2: Precalculus teacher junior year; havent read the recommendation
[]Counselor Rec: havent read the recommendation
[]Additional Rec: My computer science teacher got cancer before she could write me a review, so my schools administrator offered to write me one. An alum whose daughter is in my JOAD class offered to write me one and submit it separately.
[]Interview: yes
[]Art Supplement: NA[/list]

Other[ul]
[]Date Submitted App: I think October 27th
[]State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[]Country (if international applicant): United States
[]School Type: small charter school
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: unknown
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Im in my schools first graduating class (were a brand new school thats gone up one grade at a time since kindergarten), I am a National Merit Semifinalist (Finalist status pending), and Im from the South[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: strong academic record, variety of extracurriculars that I would like to continue in college, hopefully interesting essays
[]Weaknesses: lower-than-average test scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I hope its because my academic record was strong enough and my extracurriculars show a wide range of interest and show dedication and that I am a student who really likes to learn basically whatever and tries to do so outside of school
[]What would you have done differently?: I may have taken the SAT again to bring up my CR score, but it was pretty constant throughout all the tests I took, so I dont know if it would have changed much. Maybe I would have taken AP Environmental Science in my sophomore year, except I dont really enjoy that, so Im not sure I would change that choice.
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied only to UNC Chapel Hill and have not heard results yet[/ul][/li]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **I was so stressed out about this because I felt my application was weak compared to what Ive seen other people say, but apparently not, so it was a big sigh of relief to log in to my account and see the Congratulations! on the screen. Im happy for anyone else who applied and was accepted, and Im really sorry for those of you deferred or denied. I hope you get in somewhere equally as awesome!

moarcheese · December 18, 2013, 9:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR; 800 M; 770 W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2290 Total
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: Math II 760; US History 710; Chemistry 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10@
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (4); Chem(5); APUSH (4); English Lang (4); Currently in AP Physics, Gov, MicroEcon, Calc, and Lit
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 Band Classes (yeah I know); AP Physics, Gov/Econ, Calc, Eng Lit; Scientific Research
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Well, 1st Place Ventura County Science Fair, 3rd VCSF twice, 1 Special Award from the science fair (Ventura County Psychological Association) made State Fair 3 years (Currently Working on a project involving Palladium Coated Silver Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Nitrites); National Merit; Made California All State Honor Band if that counts; Placed in a few film contests [/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Leadership Team); Concert Band (1st Chair Alto); Jazz Band (Lead Alto); Science Fair; Drumline; Science Club (President); Patriot Club (Secretary); Chinese Culture Club; Jewish Student Union (VP of Community Service); Spanish Reading Club
[] Job/Work Experience: TO Student Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Helped Middle School Band; Many Mansions volunteer; Conejo Valley Summer Music Camp Volunteer; (~120-150 hours total) [/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Learning from Arrogance in Science Fair. It was a bit BS and a humble brag so much, although I added some humor (8/10)[/li][] Extended essay(which topic): Apples and Oranges - I compared them musically through ludicrous comparisons: which made better headphones, better violin strings, better mallets, and better vibrations (10/10)
[] Optional Essay: I professed my love of terrible movies like the Room and Birdemic as well as explained my random music choices (Hip hop, Jazz, and Alt Rock) (9/10)
[] Why Chicago: Chemistry Major normal things (6/10)
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Chemistry Teacher; I was a good student and gave her lots of time[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: English Teacher: Loved me because I was quirky and interesting in her class
[] Counselor Rec: Wrote a LOT about me, piggybacked on her rec for me on national merit
[] Additional Rec: Science Fair Advisor: She loves me and I have been the “model” science fair person since
[] Interview: nope
[] Art Supplement:[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/8/13 lol
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: uhh something like $140,000 in the family
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays were very interesting, science fair awards, national merit, p good testing
[] Weaknesses: SO MUCH BAND NOT ENOUGH WORK/VOLUNTEER; terrible freshman grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably my essays and my science fair awards pertaining to my major that I applied for
[] What would you have done differently?:Not have mediocre grades freshman year (5 B’s)[/ul][/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I wish UChicago was known for its film program because I’m really into film and I kinda want to be a film major **

jonathantylerh · December 18, 2013, 9:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120/1480: 770M 710CR 640W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Took once
[] ACT (breakdown): 32: 35 English 34 Science 28 Math 31 Reading 32(9) Combined English/Writing
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Took once
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP U.S. Gov’t and Pol., APUSH,
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Including me, 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSQT Commended, High Honors, Journalism & Drama awards, various subject awards[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Drama Dept. (Admin), Earth Club (VP), Volunteer Advisory Board, Diversity Club, Journalism (Assistant Editor), Academic Team (Varsity), Writer and Advisory for Website and Magazine with over 150k members/readers
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Little[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 10/10 About rising up from emotional issues from sexuality and exclusion to being self-confident and devoted by overcoming struggles independently and philosophically to be able to pursue any desire.[/li][] Extended essay(What is history, who are “they,” and what aren’t they telling us?): 9/10 'bout Christopher Columbus and his genocide of Native Americans. Very flowery analogies and cutesy psycho-analysis of society and “those in charge.”
[] Optional Essay: 10/10 Very human. Finding common thread in my 5 favourite movies being about 20-something journalist women and my analysis of why that is.
[] Why Chicago: 10/10 Appreciation of liberal arts education and opportunity for discovering oneself. Squeezed into exact word limit and very engaging, painted UChicago as best option for myself.[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10/10, Calculus, Math head, and homeroom teacher highlighted my diverse interests very well.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10 AP English, English head, very close and very complimentary and honest.
[] Teacher Recommendation #3: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: n/a
[] Additional Rec: Drama teacher, didn’t see
[] Interview: n/a
[] Art Supplement: n/a[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov. 1, 2013
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] School Type: Super small rural school.
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation![/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very analytic and appreciative of all subjects of learning in essays, made sure to contrast strong intellectualism and humanism in different essays.
[] Weaknesses: I didn’t have the highest scores (I only took the tests once but it seems like that wasn’t a big problem) and my school didn’t offer the most advanced placement classes or high-level courses but I took all that was offered in every subject.
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I believe I wrote my essays very well and was extremely expressive![/ul]

Skyrior · December 18, 2013, 9:57pm

Decision: Accepted

*International Student from Hong Kong

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR - 780 Math - 730 W (with 8 essay)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a → Predicted 41/42 for IB
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Math HL 6 → Predicted 7
[] Physics HL 7 → Predicted 7
[] Music HL 6 → Predicted 7
[] English SL 7 → Predicted 6 (changed to a stricter teacher)
[] Chinese SL 6 → Predicted 7
[] ITGS SL 7 → Predicted 7
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Piano ATCL Diploma, Harvard Book Prize, Top in Hong Kong for Music Exam, Top in School for Additional Mathematics and Information Technology (no MAJOR awards)[/li]
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Computing Club (Leader/Founder/Teacher), Acapella (co-founder/leader), Piano, Hiking, Tennis, Camp Organization (Zombie Apocalypse! Leader/Founder)
[] Job/Work Experience: Web Design for company and 24 Hour Race HK
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sichuan after quake project (teacher, curriculum developer), TTTS needy school teaching (teacher, curriculum developer)
[] Summer Activities: playing video games
[] Essays: A deep self evaluation talking about how intuition and logic links together in me. PM me if you want to see
[] Teacher Recommendation: 6 year music teacher close relationship, 2 year physics teacher nice relationship
[] Counselor Rec: Never even talked to him before
[] Additional Rec: Math teacher who never submitted his rec
[] Interview: none[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong (it’s separate from PRC for most purposes, not because politically, but culturally), PRC passport
[] School Type: IB
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 100k~150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing, pure luck, maybe essay and computer science is strong
[] Weaknesses: Not really, I’m well-rounded and good at many things, but I don’t have a major major achievement (lack of major awards) or a major major skill
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: As a whole I seem very well-rounded and intellectual
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UIUC for now[/ul]General Comments:
Be yourself. I shown introspective essays that coupled well with my personality. Although I have not done anything very significant, I thought I fit UChicago well.

ALSO I THINK THE OPTIONAL ESSAY IS NOT “OPTIONAL” BUT A CHANCE FOR YOU TO SHOW MORE ABOUT YOURSELF. I wrote about Les Miserables. Anyways, just thought that you should write the optional essay.

collegekid29 · December 18, 2013, 10:01pm

Does anyone have the numbers on how many got deferred/rejected/ and of course the amazing ones accepted?

Krawfy · December 18, 2013, 10:17pm

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

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (690CR+760M)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1470 (710CR+760M)
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 31 (idek)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33
[ *] SAT II: 790 MII, 740 UHS, 710 Bio(M)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[ *] Weighted GPA: 5.337
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/545
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): AP English Language - 5 (Junior) AP Calculus AB - 5 (Junior) AP Statistics - 5 (Sophomore) AP Biology - 4 (Junior) AP U.S. History - 4 (Junior) AP Computer Science A - 4 (Junior) AP European History - 4 (Sophomore) AP Human Geography - 4 (Freshman) AP World History - 3 (Sophomore)

[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): Not even
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Psych, Debate, Dual Enrollment USH, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics B
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] National AP Scholar
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (LD, President, some awards), Quiz Bowl (Captain), NHS (Officer), Math Honor Society (Calculus Coach)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Freelance Writer for a newspaper
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] Lots at church and this museum over the summer
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: 8/10 pretty legit
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): 10/10 One of the best essays I’ve ever written. Really proud. Started it the day topics came out and had countless people edit it numerous times each.
[ *] Optional Essay: 7/10 Cute song about the things I like
[ *] Why Chicago: 8/10 Because of Dollar Milkshake Wednesdays and Carl Sagan
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 English teacher, I was her favorite student
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7/10 Math teacher who adores me but it was generic
[ *] Counselor Rec: 6/10 Not my biggest fan but I guess it didn’t end up mattering
[ *] Additional Rec: 10/10 Debate coach wrote about a service project I did for the team and how well I do in debate.
[ ] Interview: 8/10 Cool but I was awkward as heck
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list][ b]Other[ list] Whut’s art
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/24
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Sunny south florida!
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ ] Income Bracket: $40,000ish
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] Insurmountable swag.
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: ESSAYS
[ ] Weaknesses: Scores, grades
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In at G’town
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list] Relaxed more
[ b]Other Factors: I demonstrated a lot of interest in the school. That does not mean you guys should email the school on the daily to get in, it means contact them if you have questions.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I cried.

Skyrior · December 18, 2013, 10:18pm

@collegekid29

We’re still waiting for the statistics, but I believe it’s going to be around the same as last year. Probably goes like this:

Last year 10000 applied for EA, this year 11000 applied.

Assuming UChicago has not expanded its campus and hire more professors etc., we can say that the admission rate has decreased.

So if last year EA accepted is 1000, then it’s from 10% to 9.1%

gratdie14 · December 18, 2013, 10:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (650 CR, 750 M, 730 W)
ACT: 33 ← Used this score
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.946
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/489
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Math 1, 2, 3 (SL Score: 7) IB Business SL, HL (SL Score: 5) IB Psych SL, IB Theater Arts SL
Senior Year Course Load: Leadership, IB Psych SL, IB Biz HL, IB Math 3, English 101 (Dual enrollment), Astronomy 101 (Dual enrollment), Microeconomics (Dual enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Baseball state champions 3 years, Homecoming King (not really sure what else to put in here hahah)
Academic Awards: Nat’l Hispanic Scholar, Student of the month for my city x1, Student of the month for my school x3
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots. Varsity school baseball, Varsity school tennis, Summer baseball, summer tennis, Director of Fundraising for ASB, Junior Class Council Treasurer last year
Job/Work Experience: Baseball coach, umpire, clinic instructor (not a lot)
Volunteer/Community service: Director of Recruiting for Special Needs mentor club (150+ hours) was the main one
Summer Activities: Yale Young Global Scholars (to all those who haven’t heard of it, I highly recommend it!), Washington Business Week
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Probably the strongest part of my application. I don’t think I’m as academically qualified as most of the admits, but I think my essays were pretty good.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9. Teacher knew me from school and from baseball, wrote a really nice rec
Teacher Rec #2: 8. Teacher knew me really well and it related to my major
Counselor Rec: 10. Counselor liked me a lot
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: 6. Honestly I didn’t think I did that well! It was my first college interview and I was a little nervous.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): Washington
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public high school (2,000+ students)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No idea
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Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays for sure, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Academic rigor & interview
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly was going to be happy if I got deferred! Looking back though, I think my essays were probably my strongest part of the application.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First school to hear back from!
</code></pre>

General Comments:
Got the President’s Scholarship (10K over 2 years). Totally wasn’t even expecting to get in! :)

SeaSwallowed · December 18, 2013, 11:32pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240 (750CR, 760M, 730W)
[] SAT II: 790 US History, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Weighted GPA: 4.33
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank/percentile
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), Psych (5), Calc AB (5), Human Geography (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Jazz Ensemble, AP Music Theory, AP Gov/Econ, English 4, AP Calc BC, Wind Ensemble, AP Physics B
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. National Merit Commended Scholar, I guess.[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble (4 years, section leader)
Music Leadership Team (2 years, oversees school music program’s budget)
Pep Band (3 years, Director)
A couple regional bands that are by audition (1 year, lead trombone)
Spring musical (3 years, lead trombone)
Cross Country (4 years, Varsity)
Human Rights Club (4 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8, wrote prompt #4 about an online community. Was unique, though definitely a bit risky.[/li][] Extended essay(which topic): 10. Joke prompt. I’m still proud of my essay.
[] Optional Essay: 7, wrote about Doctor Who and Sherlock and my involvement in their fan orchestras. I was unsure about this essay because it had a similar vibe to my CA essay.
[] Why Chicago: 7, showed a lot of knowledge about the school, but there was nothing special about my essay
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Geometry/Algebra 2/Trig teacher, probably pretty good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Psych teacher, probably pretty good as well.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, if generic
[] Additional Rec: Band director. Quite sparkling.
[] Interview: A bit awkward, but I think it went well otherwise.
[] Art Supplement:Not so great, but I played a classical piece on trombone.[/list]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/3
[] State: California
[] School Type: Public, medium sized
[] Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian, White)
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: >250,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Noope.[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: You tell me.
[] Weaknesses: I didn’t show a clear vision of what I planned to do post-college or a passion for my intended major.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t stand out enough
[li] What would you have done differently? Why UChicago essay, art supplement.[/ul] Other Factors:[/li]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **Congrats to those accepted, and, to those who were deferred, I’m in the same boat as you.

abigailadams · December 18, 2013, 11:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (760 CR, 720 M, 790 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 English, 36 Reading, 34 Math, 34 Science)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unsure, probably between 3.9 and 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.14
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/104 (full IB diploma school, so we don’t technically release rank because of cases like mine)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World history (4), Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None yet, but testing in HL English A, HL French B, HL History, SL Chemistry, SL Mathematics, and SL Theatre in May
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB courses and then a gym class lol
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 ED (accepted), at least 2 other EA (1 accepted)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None? Unsure[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Theatre, Key Club (Editor), National Honor Society (Secretary), International Thespian Society, Debate (9th place varsity state debater), Forensics (3rd place class BCD state champion in the category of Broadcasting), National French Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a polling center during the 2012 federal election, but none other than this.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours through Key Club, NHS, NFHS, and others.[/li]
[/ul]Writing:[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Failure. How a folding chair failed me during a Forensics performance but helped me get over my fear of the unknown.[/li][] Extended essay(which topic): Apples vs. oranges. A dramatization of my struggle for attention in 4th grade art class while painting a still life of fruit.
[] Optional Essay: Why I love Mumford & Sons.
[] Why Chicago: Hogwarts metaphor.[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: American history teacher (probably incredible, her and I have become very close over the past year, she supervised me writing my Extended Essay and I anticipated a great letter from her)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher (probably decent, unsure because he’s so stoic but he’s great and I always tried so hard in his class)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably wonderful, she has gotten to know me very well over the past 4 years
[] Additional Rec: Forensics coach/debate coach/theatre teacher (all one person). Probably best of the 4 I submitted because I literally spend more time with him than my own family and he knows me way too well
[] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement: None[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/8/13 (I like to work until the last minute)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] School Type: Small public full IB diploma program
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $100,000 - $149,999
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LITERALLY none[/ul]

Gloogle · December 19, 2013, 12:37am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1520 (800 CR, 720 M)
[] SAT II: (World History: 770, US History: 730)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.38
[] Weighted GPA: School does not weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8%
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Decent. A bit tedious to list down.
[] Job/Work Experience: None

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Decent. 7/10[/li][] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement:[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov. 8
[] State (if domestic applicant): None
[] Country (if international applicant): Philippines
[] School Type: Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Grades. SAT. Fin Aid.

Ericcc70 · December 19, 2013, 12:54am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (math 730, CR 730, Writing 660)[/li]
[li] ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 math and science, 32 reading, 29 English)[/li]
[] SAT II: 770 math 2, 750 history, 710 literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5 (maybe)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[li] AP (place score in parentheses): Comparative (5), US History (5), Calculus BC (5), Chinese (5), English Composition (5), World History (4)[/li]
[] Senior Year Course Load: Psychology, Statistics, Biology, Literature, Government, Macro Economics, Environmental Science (all AP Courses btw)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I don’t know like 3 or 4 others?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis VP, Green Club President, and some others (sorry wayyy too lazy to list all).
[] Job/Work Experience: Law firm, Diabetes Research, and Radiology Research
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[li] Common App Main: 10/10, it was great! Environment where I feel content.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Haha it was a failure probably 2/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Crabs. I thought it was decent. 6/10
[] Optional Essay: Don’t remember, probably sucked 2/10
[] Why Chicago: This one sucked. It was probably 3/10
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8/10
[li] Counselor Rec: 7/10[/li]
Others:[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60-80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:[list]
[li] Strengths: GPA[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Everything else. My test scores were low, my essays sucked, and no interview.[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Haha, it wasn’t really a surprise. I literally wrote those supplement essays in 1 hour. The only one that was good was the common app essay (I spent time on that one). The others were kinda garbage. I literally do not even remember the essays anymore. Interview would have definitely helped. More effort was probably required to get into the school. Oh well.[/li]
[li] What would you have done differently?: Probably would have done an interview, spent time on them essays LOL. Probably would have still been deferred though so… you know.[/li]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to all that got into this wonderfully prestigious university. Anyway, I withdrew my application so one less person for regular pool :p. I actually got accepted into Duke University ED so I just kinda wanted to see if I could get into Uchicago. Turns out I cannot. I will see some of you Uchicago kids later in the math competitions against Duke.

Fotogenik · December 19, 2013, 1:04am

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

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT (breakdown): W: 35, M: 36, R:36, S: 35 (Composite:36)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): See above
[ *] SAT II: Math II: 800; Lit: 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.22 (I think…)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/350-ish
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Stats (5), Chinese (5), Psychology (4), Chemistry (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): SL Spanish (6), SL Physics (6), will test in SL Psychology, HL English, HL History this year! (:
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: HL English 2, HL History 2, AP Lang&Comp, AP Modern Euro History, HL Math 2, Theory of Knowledge, AP US Government, SL Psychology, Chamber Orchestra
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 23
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FBLA Global Business 5th @ Nationals, DECA Business Finance 2nd @ Internationals
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): City Council Youth Advisory Board (Chairperson), School District Student Think Tank (President), Debate Club (Co-captain), County Youth Tobacco Coalition
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Dance teacher @ Chinese School
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Active in NHS, volunteer through civil service
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):
[ *] Common App Main: Wrote about how I fell in love w Chinese dance and decided to teach it to toddlers to spread Chinese culture. (9)
[ *] EC Short Answer: This doesn’t exist anymore? I talked about how I was interested in business even though I’ve never taken a business class, and about my work w the university in town (in a couple different departments) (7)
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): I wrote on the “yo soy yo y mi…” prompt, said that “I am I and my voice.” I talked about how I found my voice and help others find their voice in policymaking. (8)
[ *] Optional Essay: Talked about how I loved Candide by Voltaire and piano music (I think…) (6)
[ *] Why Chicago: Discussed the sunglasses that they give out and how I think UChicago would allow me to see things through different lenses. CHEESINESS OVERLOAD. (9)
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: My psychology teacher, pretty decent, I think. (8)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher and community service director (8)
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor and I are really close, so probably pretty good? (9)
[ *] Additional Rec: A professor at the university with whom I work closely w on deliberation - it’s pretty unique and cool! (10)
[ ] Interview: The guy I had an interview w was super nice. We didn’t really talk about myself, which made me, kind of nervous, but hey, I suppose we had a great conversation which is good!
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Don’t remember specific date, but it was def late September/early October!
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: IB School
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: ~99,999
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: Um, I think my extracurriculars and test scores were super strong - those prob helped me a lot.
[ ] Weaknesses: I was unsure whether they would think I’m a good “fit” for the school since I’m so stereotypically Asian and my UChicago essay was… weird.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My stats and extracurriculars!
[ ] What would you have done differently?:Prob not much - maybe thought more about how I wrote my supplemental essays!
[ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congrats to everyone who made it. To those who didn’t, remember that it’s not the end of the world and there is a path that is tailored specifically for you! Much love and hope that everybody, at the end of the day, tries their best to be happy with what they have while striving for more!

DGDzDad · December 19, 2013, 1:29am

After receiving news of acceptance, D called interviewer to thank him. He told her there were 1300 accepted in EA round this year. Not an official number, of course.

locostacos · December 19, 2013, 1:31am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Not submitted
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 35 Math, 35 Science, 35 Writing, 34 Reading, 35 overall
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): Took once
[ *] SAT II: 760 Literature, 760 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.22
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (5), Spanish (5), Music Theory (5), Statistics (5), English Language and Composition (5), Calculus AB (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, APUSH, AP English Literature and Composition, Contemporary Problems (mandatory theology class)
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): WA All-State Symphony, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Be the Change Finalist [/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Youth Symphony, GSA (co-founder and co-president of secret GSA at Catholic high school), solo violin, soccer, basketball, Staff/Editor writer at LGBT magazine, staff writer for local Arts review
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Courtesy Clerk at Safeway
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer violin teacher at local disadvantaged elementary schools[/list][ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: 9/10 I wrote a fairy tale about my struggle to found a GSA at my high school and the search for right and wrong.
[ *] EC Short Answer: ?
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): 10/10 I wrote a poetic piece about Oranges vs. Apples in a musical sense.
[ *] Optional Essay: 10/10 Long list of the many obscure things I enjoy–especially books, music, and art.
[ *] Why Chicago: 9/10 I wrote about wanting to study neuroscience at a place with some of the best minds in the world.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher, never read, probably very good as she loved my writing. 10/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Statistics/Psych teacher, never read, decent if not excellent. 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: I don’t ever talk to my school counselor, but she does like me and helped to explain some complex family stuff. 9/10
[ *] Additional Rec: Nope
[ ] Interview: SUPER. We ended up talking about what effect removing the Soviet dictatorship would have had on the music of Shostakovich.
[ ] Art Supplement: Nope [/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Religious Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: F
[ ] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope [/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: I think my writing really stood out as creative and poetic, my obsession with classical music came through as a true passion, and my work with LGBT rights helped push me through.
[ *] Weaknesses: No major awards, so-so extracurriculars
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays. They were some of the best things I’ve ever written.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:I would have gootten more involved freshman year and befriended my counselor. [/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m SO SO SO happy!! If all the financials work out, I’ll be very thankful for this opportunity and plan on attending!

Vicktator · December 19, 2013, 1:42am

Congratz to the accepteds. Can any of you guys post the acceptance letter please?

bobateax · December 19, 2013, 1:50am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR/M/WR- 800/800/690 (with 11 on essay… I SUCKED mc section… lol)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2290 (one sitting)-- 3rd try though
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[] SAT II: Bio E- 760/ Math II- 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.79 something ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/690
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Lang Comp (5), Chem (4), WHAP (4)-- Didn’t submit 3 in APUSH
[] IB (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit
[] Senior Year Course Load: Speech and Debate (4th year), Psychology IB/AP, Bio AP, Calc BC AP, World Lit IB, Spanish IV IB, History of Americas IB
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none to Chicago that I know of
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any?? Won a prize online for a book I wrote if that counts?
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (President), Science Olympiad (3 years/ all three years on A-Team), Mu Alpha Theta, Piano, Wrote stuff online, volunteered at a nearby brain center, interned/volunteered at a doctor’s medical clinic
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service:National Honor Society, Spent entire summer (218 hours) at Lou Ruvo Brain Center, interned at doctors office [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9/10 (I really liked it)[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Extended essay(which topic): Picked my own, extremely strong. Talked about how failure leads to success and trying new things 10/10
[] Optional Essay:
[] Why Chicago: Really powerful, tied in a lot of interesting stuff 9/10
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher, probably amazing. I love him!
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: History teacher, it’s alright, she was also my NHS adviser so that might have helped
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good!
[] Additional Rec: Amazing, got one from the head of the PT department at the place I volunteered at
[] Interview: Really well, we hit off nicely. She talked to me for an hour and a half!
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Forgot to send in…
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/27 (more than a week before…)
[] State (if domestic applicant): NEVADA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Yellow.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $150,000+?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT Score, GPA, a TON of volunteering and community service, essays, recommendations, wrote a story
[] Weaknesses: nothing huge nationally
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays. essays. essays.
[] What would you have done differently?:done more national things? [/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m sooo happy!!! Plus today was my birthday so it was the perf birthday gift <3 good luck to everyone else <3

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