<p>You should call Jerry directly.</p>
<p>i was told everyone should hear something by the end of the week.</p>
<p>Stats:
Current School: University of Arkansas
College GPA: 3.7 (4.0 first semester, just now got final grades, so they won't see them yet)
H.S. GPA: 3.95
Tests: 32 ACT (sent ACT only, but other shows on transcript), 1370/1600 SAT I, no SAT IIs
Essay: I think the essay's good, but VERY short. It was kind of intended that way, to get a big spark in every sentence, but at sub-300 words, I'm not sure how it will be received. In hindsight i would have made it longer.
Recs: 1 very good, 1 unsure (unseen)
EC's: main one is overseas travel... i studied in England my jr. year in HS, and i spent a summer in The Hague, Netherlands.</p>
<p>Waitlisted @ Dartmouth as a transfer, still unheard at Chicago. First time applying to Chicago. Crossing my fingers because i think the school would be a fantastic fit and a great place to spend the rest of my undergrad years.</p>
<p>I have been posting a good deal both in this thread and the EA one so...
Stats:
Current School: University of San Diego
College GPA: 3.7
H.S. GPA: 3.8 (top 10% of class)
Tests: 28 ACT, 1390/1600 SAT I, SAT IIs: 690 writing
Essay: My strongest point I believe, I wrote about myself and some very personal experiences with my family.
Recs: Both were stellar, one from a former professor at Chicago
EC's: I volunteer at an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Economics Club, I interened with Citigroup in New York as a sophomore and with Smith Barney in San Diego every summer since I graduated high school.</p>
<p>I was rejected from Brown for transfer (really disappointed with that, my best friends dad is on the board of trustees so I thought I would get in), Accepted to UNC and NYU.</p>
<p>I just left Jerry a message...I'm assuming I shouldn't be holding my breath waiting for him to call back</p>
<p>That sucks. Didnt they tell the EAers that they were going to hear in a week or something like that too? And some still havent heard...its sad really.</p>
<p>I'm getting nervous. Has any one heard back yet??</p>
<p>I think the answer is no.</p>
<p>Wait, wait, I just talked to them. They want to get the decisions out by Friday. My other transfer schools were pretty firm about this, too. So I think it's a pretty accurate statement.</p>
<p>I really hope you are right pip-pip...this process has been long and arduous</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Chicago doesn't seem to have it together this year with transfer apps so I wouldn't compare it to other schools Regardless, lets just hope your right.</p>
<p>no offense guys, but chicago was my first choice, i was rejected straight out, and most of your stats are pretty low. Also i'm legacy. if you guys get accepted i'm A) going to be mad and then B) going to be mad i applied EA and not RD</p>
<p>and also there were people who were rejected EA with even better stats than me</p>
<p>elsijfdl, its too bad that you feel that way and that you are bitter enough to be mad at someone if they get in. there were also people in the EA thread with lower stats who got in although you did have a C+ GPA in high school, which is not at all stellar and probably the reason you were rejected, especially since you only have one year of college under your belt (and the committee would therefore put more weight on your hs record). the admissions process is a crap shoot and sometimes you just don't know. Besides, were you surprised about their decision? No one here is saying that they think they should get it, people are merely discussing their difficulties with the way the process has been handled. I'm sure you felt the same way when you had to hassle jerry to get your decision, and I agree that it is a competitive school and numbers matter, but that kind of commentary doesn't really belong in here. Honestly, we are all stressed enough, and the negative energy isn't necessary. If someone else gets in and you don't you should be happy for them!</p>
<p>thanks elsijfdl for making me feel better. the world is a better place</p>
<p>heh, please don't tell me you are so noble as to be happy for people who were less qualified and who probably wanted to get into a school less than you who got in over you? People you don't even know, at that. We're not talking about my friends here.</p>
<p>see the difference is that no one in thread has been admitted yet...
But if it makes you feel better putting others down because you didnt get in, then ok :D</p>
<p>u r retarded</p>
<p>elsi: No APs. No IBs. 28 ACT. No SAT. 3.3 GPA Unweighted. Only honors classes were the ones I got Cs in frreshman year. 3.42 GPA after 2 years in college.</p>
<p>In, Early Alternative.</p>
<p>Maybe they were looking for applicants with a higher capacity for critical thought and outright humanity than someone who will be mad at those who get in and defends his abhorrent actions with "u r retarded."</p>
<p>Just a hunch!</p>
<p>I understand your frustration elsijfdl, but your spite isn't going to get you anywhere. I agree with neverborn, that type of attitude probably came out in your app and maybe thats why they rejected you...and actually, I have congratulated many people on getting into schools that I was rejected from, regardless of how qualified I felt and regardless of whether I knew them or not. It is normal to be happy for someone else when they succeed and you don't! I can only describe your reaction to the rejection as immature, and you should really do some growing up if you want to get into a top school like Chicago. You had a 2.8 in high school...seriously are you surprised you were rejected? "u r retarded" well it seems that you are bitter. Let it go man.</p>
<p>Good comments, jacknjill, gonsenheim, and neverborn. I think that one of the saddest things about the way college admissions is presented to applicants is that there is a hard and fast formula for who gets and who doesn't. My interviewer at Chicago told me "recommendations and essays are paramount"--in other words, while stats matter, they are an even more imperfect representation of a given candidate's potential and abilities. They see kids with phenomenal stats everyday.</p>