University of Chicago Class of 2019 Early Action Results ONLY

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<p>Can't wait for these decisions to come out! Let everyone know your fate. Good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Choose One:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted *[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred *[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?
Projected Concentration:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>

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<p>Here we go…</p>

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<p>My best friends are applying and I am so nervous for them because this school is their top choice. It should be out any second now. Shoutout to Evelyn, Dylon, Dominic, Kyle, Val, and Sam. Crossing my fingers for you! </p>

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<p>Anyone gets decision published yet?</p>

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<p>I was deferred /:</p>

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<p>is it just out?</p>

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<p>Deferred</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Asian Male - 34 ACT - Econ Major - Didn’t get in probably cause of my 3.6 GPA, and that ain’t going up this year haha. From Indiana.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): E31 M30 R27 S29 W8; Composite 29
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio (680), Chem (600), USH (510)
TOEFL: 103 iBT
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/120
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Bio (Accelerated) Chem (Accelerated), Calculus, Physics, World and Eastern European literature, World and Eastern European history, Social studies (government, economics), Advanced geometry, Hebrew Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place International Scientific Conference for Students and Young Researchers, 3 times in a row winner of the regional psychology Olympiad</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 6 years of opera, play 5 instruments, president of the student body
in high school, captain of the school science club, and baking/cooking (just a hobby)
Job/Work Experience: 1 summer working in a jewelry store
Volunteer/Community Service: member of a local volunteer organization (all kinds of stuff)
Summer Activities: self-education, working, volunteering
Essays: pretty good. I would say CA 9/10, UChicago 8/10, Why Uchicago 9/10, Optional question 10/10
Teacher Recommendations: Awesome!
Counselor Rec: Must be even better than teacher!
Additional Rec: no
Interview: Great! </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Psychology/Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Poland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Below $30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, ECs
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Amherst, Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Duke, Grinnel, Gustavus Adolphus, Harvard, Lawrence, Mount Holyoke, Reed, Stanford, U of Richmond, Vanderbilt, Yale, Yale-NUS, and a couple more safeties, probably.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’ve graduated from high school this year, and now taking a gap year in a foreign country to study language/history/culture.
Good luck guys! If I, an international student who needs a huge FA package and has below average test scores, got deferred, than you have all the chances, too! Just believe in yourself! I am extremely happy to be deferred at this point even though it’s my top choice school.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2330 - M: 780, CR: 800, W: 750
SAT II: Math II: 800, Bio E: 790, Lit 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ 387
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra, Law Education (a.k.a mock trial class), IB History, Physics (independent study), Abstract Algebra (college), IB French, IB English, IB Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semi-Finalist. Indiana Science Talent Search Finalist. Mock Trial Outstanding Attorney State 2013-2014, World, 2013-2014. National Merit Semi-Finalist.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Captain), Science Research, Coach for Middle School Science Olympiad, Honors Orchestra, Dork Club (Chancellor).
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Math Tutoring
Summer Activities: Mock Trial and family stuff</p>

<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App-9 This one was well done I think
Group of 3-10 very unusual and UChicago-y. I spent a lot of time on this one
Why UChicago-8
Favorites-9 Strong but not too in depth</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10 This teacher had me for two years and is also my Mock Trial coach. Very complimentary.
Teacher Rec #2: 9 Probably very good, but not overly detailed.
Counselor Rec: 8 Large urban school so they have a lot to write
Additional Rec: 10 From my college Math Prof. He says its very strong.
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
School Type: Large Urban
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Father did post doc there</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays and Recommendations, 3 years college math
Weaknesses: Volunteer and Job experience. Not full IB at an IB school. Kind of a boring background too.</p>

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<p>Deferred- Great now I have more time to worry about wether or not I’ll be accepted…</p>

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<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown–best in each category): C 34, E 34, R, 34, M 35, S 34 (superscore composite 35)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/340ish
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), World History (5), Stats (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): Psych (7) didn’t send
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma & AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, nothing else really</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NS (VP), Cross Country (Varsity) and Lacrosse (JV) through last year, Link Crew, Adventure Club, nothing else really important
Job/Work Experience: Two part time jobs (same company) for the past two summers
Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of community service… there wasn’t a total I calculated
Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity Paraguay trip, Exchange program to Mexico, Counselor in Training program
Essays: Supplment was pretty good I thought (7/10) Why UChicago (6/10) Optional was fine.
Teacher Recommendations: #1: boring #2: probably the same
Counselor Rec: probably boring
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: ???
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: good summer experiences but overall I was a mediocre applicant
Weaknesses: essays were mediocre and didn’t have a lot of extracurriculars. ACT score was average for this school.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ^
Where else you are applying or have already applied: MSU (accepted) and waiting on U-M
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good luck everyone!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770CR 730M 710W)
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 720 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AB Calc (5), AP European History (4), AP English Language (5), AP Physics B (4), APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP French, BC Calc, writing a history course
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Dance Team (captain), literary magazine (editor), graphic design
Job/Work Experience: abercrombie model, panera associate
Volunteer/Community Service: HandReach (work with impoverished burn victims)
Summer Activities: JHU CTY, ballet intensives, work
Essays: Why Uchicago (10/10), Odd Numbers (7/10), Common App (10/10), Optional (6/10)
Teacher Recommendations: no idea how good they were, from my AP Euro and AP physics teachers
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: NA</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
Projected Concentration: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): NA
School Type: Private boarding
Ethnicity: biracial (asian and white)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (kind of)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I loved my essays
Weaknesses: SAT math
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my why uchicago essay
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted to St. Andrews, deferred SFS, waiting on Berkeley
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: put your heart and soul into those essays and have fun writing them.</p>

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<p>Choose One:
**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math 800, CR 800, Writing 790
ACT (breakdown): Math 35, English 35, Science 36, Reading 35
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), Physics (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Chemistry (5), AP Physics Mechanics (5), AP Physics E&M (5), AP Biology (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Statistics (4), AP Human Geography (5), AP Art History (5), AP Spanish Language (5), AP English Language (5), AP Music Theory (5), AP Macro (5), AP Micro (5), AP US Government (5), AP Comparative Government (4), AP US History (4), AP European History (5), AP World History (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): None
Senior Year Course Load: Two AP classes, Early dismissal, Two arts classes. Very light.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State AP Scholar for Illinois, National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Team 2 Years
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: 2 weeks in Costa Rica doing ecovolunteering, 3 weeks in Tanzania teaching English, 2 weeks in Poland teaching English.
Summer Activities: None of note.
Essays: Common app essay was okay, UChicago essay was really good, I thought.
Teacher Recommendations: Both from math teachers who I got along with really well. Probably really good.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good: I didn’t know my counselor well.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: It went well! I spent most of the time talking of my experiences overseas, and sharing stories with my interviewer.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Biracial (Indian/White)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000 - 150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: 20 AP tests passed, the majority of which were independently studied.
Weaknesses: Barely any extracurriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a ridiculous commitment towards independent learning, with a large, large amount of self-study. I think my UChicago essay also helped sell my application: It was basically a huge rant about the position which teenagers are put in when they are at my age, and it bled my angst. It was a risky move, but it paid off.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Swarthmore, Rice, Brown, Northwestern
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I am so glad I took the risk in writing an emotional and angsty essay, I probably wouldn’t have gotten in if I hadn’t revealed my character through something like that.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NULL
ACT (breakdown): 33; English-36, Math-32, Reading-32, Science-30
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), US History (760), Lit (740) (But I wasn’t able to send them in because of when I took them! D: )
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/623 (top 10%)
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language(4), Calculus BC(4), Calculus AB subscore(4), Biology(4), American History(4), Environmental Science(3), Human Geography(5)
IB (place score in parentheses): NULL
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, Honors Computer Programming, Honors Physics, AP Competition Government, AP Spanish, Honors Humanities (I’ve taken all but like 1 AP class at my school, so I have a lot of honors classes senior year because there was nothing else that I could take)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Top 10% of State in Math</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Clay Club(VP), Mu Alpha Theta (Historian), Youth in Government (Historian), Key Club, Fitness Club, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Work at Pump It Up (Kid Party Place)
Volunteer/Community Service: 90 hours a year (roughly), Feed My Starving Children (often), STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) program at public library, After-School Reading Program at elementary school, work in the slums of Mexico, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF every year, other more minor stuff
Summer Activities: Went to a Kenyan orphanage
Essays: Common App Essay: background/story (talked about my grandma and parents and my ethnic history), wrote my own prompt “Where are you going?” (talked about this metaphorical path and used a lot of creative writing), Why UChicago? (talked about why I love it…obvi) I’m a creative writer to da max so my 1st was completely in prose form and the other two were very close to it as well.
Teacher Recommendations: Awesome (I didn’t get to read them but both of the teachers love me and I tell them about my life all the time, so we are super close)
Counselor Rec: Also awesome (My counselor and I talk all the time, and she told me that she had so much to write about me that was awesome)
Additional Rec: Thought about it, didn’t do it
Interview: The guy was really weird and couldn’t look at me (he kept looking over my shoulder), he was also short (he came to my shoulder and I’m 5’7), it was really short, but at the same time, I was really conversational and he said that he would definitely write me a great letter. So there’s that.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Correct
Projected Concentration: I don’t know what this means
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Large, public, but extremely competitive in the top 10%; we have 8 No.1s
Ethnicity: Native American, African American (Black Seminole Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very low (my dad hasn’t had a job in 2 years)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m a URM </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays (I’m a writer; only minor things published, currently looking to go big with a novel), my Kenyan trip, Letters of Rec
Weaknesses: GPA and Rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Couldn’t tell you
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Already got into state schools, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, UC (Berkeley, San Diego, LA, and Santa Barbara), if I have time (Duke, NYU, Brown, Georgetown, Northwestern, Yale, Harvard)<br>
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I procrastinated. Don’t procrastinate. BFF your counselor. Write what you want to write, even if your parents might tell you otherwise; you have to be true to who you are in your writing, and the only way to do that is to write the way you want to. </p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 770 M, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 34 S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History (800), Chemistry (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/317
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Euro (5), Stats (5), Chem (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics 2, AP Bio, AP English Lit, AP Gov, Honors Spanish 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major - NMSF, AP Scholar with Honor, NHS</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 2-year state board member/committee chair of a youth organization, 2-year academic team president and varsity captain, environmental club vice president, tennis, various other school activities
Job/Work Experience: Worked all three summers at a camp for disadvantaged students
Volunteer/Community Service: 400+ hours
Essays: Common App (8/10), Why are you here? (8/10), Why UChicago? (10/10), Favorites (9/10)
Teacher Recommendations: Probably good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know her
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Went well!</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Projected Concentration: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, GPA, class rank
Weaknesses: Maybe extracurriculars, recommendations
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good fit for UChicago
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to Case Western, deferred at Columbia
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: CLASS OF 2019!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR/720 M/740 WR (2260)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 700 World History, 750 Literature, 800 Chinese w/ Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not calculate GPA. Around a 3.8 though. Bad bad marks.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), World History (5), Psychology (4), Comparative Government & Politics (5), Human Geography (5) – all self-studied.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Pre-calculus Math 12, Calculus 12, Geology 12, English 12, French 12, Social Justice 12, Peer Tutoring 12, Entrepreneurship 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar Canada? Regional debate/speech awards? Not really. </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Women’s Rights (9-12):</p>

<p>-Researcher and assistant writer for a book on girl empowerment.
-Co-founded a girls rights conference where we had speakers/workshops and around 100 delegates
-Public speaker for an international girls rights organization; founder of local branch for same organization (raised over 5k)
-Volunteer at Rape Relief Shelter (help babysit, edit resumes/cover letters, tutor English)</p>

<p>Model UN (8-12):</p>

<p>-Deputy SG of a national MUN conference 2015 (700 delegates)
-Chief of Staff of same national MUN conference 2014 (600 delegates)
-Director of Sponsorship for international MUN conference 2013 (500 delegates)
-Exec/coach of school conference; also dsg-internal for school conference
-Delegated and staffed over twenty conferences, many awards, spent a lot of time on this activity</p>

<p>Political stuff (8-12):</p>

<p>-Been in youth parliament since grade eight, held positions every year. Elected and serving as Premier.
-Worked for Provincial elections as an elections officer (paid)
-Volunteer and Youth Rep for a Federal level political party (cold-called during elections, attended rallies, help organize events)</p>

<p>City Involvement (11-12):</p>

<p>-On city youth action council, where I help plan a three day conference for youth
-On city youth leadership council, where I represent our city’s youth at special events etc</p>

<p>Debate/Speech (8-12):</p>

<p>-Top three in Regional champs; qualifier to Provincial Champs
-Finalist for largest debate champ in Canada (8th out of 74 teams)
-Top 4 for Provincial Law Cup
-2nd for District Speech Champs; qualifier to Provincial champs
-Coach/exec for school teams; helped organize school invitational tournaments</p>

<p>Non-profit (10-12):</p>

<p>-Started this registered non-profit organization in response to teacher strikes
-We organized educational conferences, hosted fundraisers (ie debate tournaments), set up tutoring programs at inner-city schools, and had outreach teams bring school supplies to developing nations </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Provincial Elections Officer, Tutoring, also waitress at Buffet Restaurant (forgot to put on app) </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Vancouver Rape Relief Shelter, Federal Political Party</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Shad Valley, organizing MUN conferences, helping research for the book, studying SAT Math and APs</p>

<p>Essays: </p>

<p>Common App: 8.5/10 Everyone who read it really liked it. This essay was good and touching.
Supplement: 7/10 This one was meh. Generic, but okay I guess. Definitely could’ve showed my love and fit for Penn more. Really really regret this one.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: All were very good and talked about my involvement in politics and international affairs.
Counselor Rec: Got my principal to write it. It was probably just so-so…she doesn’t know me that well.
Additional Rec: Got my English teacher (who has known me for four years) to write this. Talked about my involvement in politics as early as grade eight, and how I once did a presentation on the Syrian Revolution for an hour during class.
Interview: It was okay. More informative than evaluative.
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Canadian Citizen, but I don’t believe Penn is really need-blind.
Intended Major: International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public. Some good students, a lot of bad students.
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Rather not say here, but we’re well-off.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student. </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>It was funny, because I filled this application out at the last day really sloppily but got in. Spent months on my UPenn application but got deferred…it really is a crapshoot ahha</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown): 34 (W:32 M:31 R:33 S: 34)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/400
AP (place score in parentheses): Psych, Chem, World, Computer Science: 5; Euro, US, Bio: 4; Lang: 3
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Economics, AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, Humanities, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Speech and Debate (team captain), Model UN (President), Intern at local University
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities: Medical Science Research Camp
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations: Lang teach (10/10 --I read it), Chem teacher (7/10 presumably)
Counselor Rec: no clue
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Went super well–we both had a found love for church handbells…I know it sounds odd but we’re friends now</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes. I am an independent student.
Projected Concentration: math
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen, gay, independent</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: my essay: wrote about ‘how genesis should be rewritten’, my interview, my passion
Weaknesses: grades, scores, etc
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they saw me as idiosyncratic
Where else you are applying or have already applied: cornell (deferred), MIT (deferred), Stanford, Yale, Columbia, NYU
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t be afraid to break some foundations in a college app–my essay questioned christian religion. </p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: Math II 780, Biology E 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (weighted 4.1 out of 4.2)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/340
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): ESS (6), Math SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: HL 2 English, HL2 History, SL Spanish 5, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, HL2 Art, TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Visionaries Travel Scholarship to Berlin (I doubt this is major, but it was a national applicant pool)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ambassadors (District Representative and Trainer), Global Visionaries-service and travel group (Executive Board Member and Communications Director), NHS-comparitively active in my school (President), Founded tutoring program at nearby K-12 school) Service Club (Service Coordinator), Investment Club (Founder and President), bunch of other minor stuff
Job/Work Experience: 2 years at fast food place
Volunteer/Community service: Probably a total of 1000ish hours or more
Summer Activities: Work at a fast food place, Trip to Guatemala
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Commonapp Essay was really good (9-10), other essay was also good (9ish), and the “why UChicago” essay was okay (7)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: English teacher (10 - was incredible)
Teacher Rec #2: Bio and ESS teacher (8-9)
Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Somewhat generic I’m sure, but I know my counselor well (7?)
Additional Rec:Chem teacher (8-9) - All the teachers let me read them
Interview: forgot to schedule (woops)</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Relations or something in the natural sciences
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My general essay and maybe community service
Weaknesses: ACT score, it’s not as great as others’. SAT II’s were also comparatively weak. No national awards, Not really recognized ECs, never scheduled an interview
Why you think you were deferred: Plenty of applicants who had a lot more EC’s or better scores.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected Columbia ED</p>

<p>General Comments: I’m definitely disappointed but I can’t say I’m surprised. Happy that it wasn’t a flat out rejection, but it definitely would’ve been nice to at least have some plan for the future. :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (770 CR, 740 M, 800 W, 12 essay)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35s on all but 36 on reading, 10 essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math 2, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc BC (5), AB subscore (5), AP Lang (5), APUSH (4), AP Bio (4), Stats (4), AP Chem (3), AP World (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): —
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Music Theory, AP Psychology, CIS English, CIS Spanish V, Multivariable Calculus, AP Computer Science, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction, nominated for national writing competition</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Many forms of band/music, varsity swim team, NHS, Tri-M, NSHS, National Charity League
Job/Work Experience: part-time lifeguard/swim instructor
Volunteer/Community Service: LOTS
Summer Activities: Lots
Essays: Common app - Option 2 about failure (8/10), Why Chicago I thought was funny and detailed (9/10), UChicago essay was more serious/philosophical (9/10), Favorites essay was a list of many types of favorites (7/10)
Teacher Recommendations: ONE - read, made me cry it was so good (10/10), TWO - didn’t read, bet it was pretty good (8/10)
Counselor Rec: read - I liked it a lot! (9/10)
Additional Rec: —
Interview: Didn’t get one… Thought I would screw it up royally</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No - doubt I would get any
Projected Concentration: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
Country (if international applicant): —
School Type: Medium public
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): the fact that I’m partially Hispanic</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Stats were pretty good, that one teacher rec blew me away.
Weaknesses: I was worried about my essays.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’d say the stats and the rec. And the fact that I’m not totally white helped I guess…
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to U of Minnesota and Tulane, Applied to many other schools, but I love UChicago the most!!!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: still crying</p>