University of Chicago Class of 2019 Early Action Results ONLY

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): Math: 36 Science: 35 reading: 36 English: 36 Writing: 12 Cum: 36
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in Bc Calc, US History, and English
IB (place score in parentheses): None
Senior Year Course Load: Large. Wind Ensemble, Gym, AP English, Acc. Chinese 4, AP Psychology, AP Comparative Government, AP Chem, Multivariable Calculus (Dual Enrollment at a local community college)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership/awards in parentheses): Science Olympiad (President/Overlord), Mock Trial (Outstanding State Witness and Attorney 2014), Speech Team (First Place at Regionals 2013 for Oratorical Declamation), Fall Play- The Arabian Nights, Constitution Team (State Champions 2014), Class Council (VP, Treasurer, and Secretary in different years), Leadership Council, Scholastic Bowl (Lead Scorer Award), JV Soccer (I quit my senior year for the fall play), Math Team, Marching Band (Section Leader).
Job/Work Experience: Nothing worth mentioning
Volunteer/Community Service: I was a backstage hand for the spring musical last year. I spent over 60 hours after school over three months.
Summer Activities: I went to Italy with my family!
Essays: My common app was WEIRD. I described my creative process and I spared no detail. It was a little rushed so (9/10). Why are you here? (10/10) I quoted Douglas Adams and went about it in a normal way, but I used a very comical tone that worked well. Why Uchicago (7/10). To be honest I wrote this the day before. Describe your favorites… (8/10) I love to geek out about things I love. I also had an abstract for my original psychological research project in the Additional Information category that was very complicated and scientific (9/10)
Teacher Recommendations: One was excellent. My english teacher loves my writing (10/10). The other finished it in 6 hours so I think he just copied and pasted a generic document with some small changes (6/10)
Counselor Rec: 9/10, she just knows I work really hard
Additional Rec:
Interview: It went AWESOME. It lasted for hours and by the end, the interviewer handed me her business card and offered me a summer job for her private company. </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Projected Concentration: Psychology/Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Big and Public
Ethnicity: White (Dual Citizen with Iceland though)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Writing essay and extracurriculars.
Weaknesses: My GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I fit their typical student very well.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Harvard, U of I, Yale, Colombia, Wash U. I haven’t heard back yet.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Get some great extracurriculars in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
ACT (breakdown): 28
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Lit (660) USH (690)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 / 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Human (4), AP Pysch (4), AP Lang (4), AP Comp Gov (4), AP USH (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Compter Science, AP Enviro, AP Macro, AP Gov, Chinese 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Questbridge Finalist, a bunch of Model UN and Speech/Debate awards (regional, state, and national level), History Fair award </p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (president, treasurer, secretary), Speech and Debate (Captain), Rho Kappa Honor Society (Vice President), Six PAC, Chinese Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: hostess at Bonefish Grill, Interned at Non-Profit aimed to help the homeless, Interned at clerk of the circuit court in the finance department, Interned for a local band (marketing stuff)
Volunteer/Community Service: tutored kids at local elementary school for 2 hours every week (3 years, all year round)
Summer Activities: Attended debate camp, worked at bonefish, selected to compete at international mun conference (representing the US)
Essays: common app (10/10), odd numbers (9/10), why chicago (7/10)
Teacher Recommendations: both absolutely incredible (10/10) x2
Counselor Rec: (9/10) <she loves="" me="">
Additional Rec:n/a
Interview: didn’t request one </she></p>

<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration:?
State (if domestic applicant): AL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >60,000 (family of 7 --> very low)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, parent dropped out of HS, QB finalist </p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: EC and Hooks
Weaknesses: Test scores and GPA (obvi)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores and grades
Where else you are applying or have already applied: GW, Georgetown, Tulane, NYU, USC, Tufts, Wellesley, Williams, U Miami, UPenn, UChicago, (public state schools)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: wish I wasnt such a crappy test taker (oh well) </p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2170 (680 Reading, 800 math, 690 writing)
ACT: Superscore 36 (35 Writing, 36 Math, 36 Reading, 35 Science)
SAT II: Didn’t take!
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 ( But weighted 4.8)
Rank: 2/460
AP: Lang/Comp (5), US History (4), Calc BC (4)
IB: none
Senior Year Course Load: Band/Wind ensemble. AP Bio, AP Lit, Honors Multivariable Calc, gov, Japanese III, ASL, random electives to fulfill credit requirements
Major Awards: AP scholar, National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Band (Center Drum Major, District level Bassoonist, Vice President), Theatre (Leads in multiple shows), Improv Team, Scholars Bowl (Co-Captain), Japanese Club/Competitions (Vice President), National Honors Society (President), Japanese NHS
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at local grocery store (but just quit :P)
Volunteer/Community Service: Teaching Sunday school every other week, lots of working with kids
Summer Activities: Counselor at Church’s daycamp, Volunteering at Camp Barnabas (incredible place where I got to work with a cabin of autistic kids), Music Camp
Essays:
Pick your own prompt - I wrote a humorous essay answering the question “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?” I wanted it to stick out as being clever and entertaining, and I made sure it was extremely polished.(10/10)
Why UChicago - I wrote about how I was trying to find a college with something special besides amazing academics, prestige, etc. I used some weird Chinese proverbs to communicate my point. I think it was my only “scholarly” essay. (9/10)
Common App - I wrote about having a speech impediment until 4th grade, and how overcoming it sparked my love of language and theatre. It was pretty straightforward, but well written. (8/10)
Favorites - Heheh. I wrote about my favorite Japanese video game composers and the music I heard while playing N64 as a kid. When I first wrote this, I was having such a good time that it turned out to be 900 words. I just cut it down until it was a bit under a page, so it was kind of a bunch of jumbled thoughts about some composers I like. I figured it couldn’t hurt me! (6/10)
Recommendations: I had two very experienced teachers write mine, a senior bio teacher and a junior english teacher. I read neither letter, but assume they were well written as I have rapports with both women. Besides my counselor’s letter, my assistant principal wrote one (she actually asked ME if she could write one for me). They’re both wonderful and kind, so I figure their letters were very sweet.
Interview: I had a wonderful interview. My interviewer was a very successful businessman who’s currently head of corporate development for an investment company. Our interview lasted almost 2 hours, which I figured was a good sign, and was full of lots of lively chatter and laughter and discussion of the world in general rather than of UChicago. He actually suggested a bunch of colleges I should apply to besides UChicago! It was fun and really natural.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
Projected Concentration: Linguistics/Music Composition
State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White/Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: <50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None…?</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Interview, ACT,
Weaknesses: SAT, Lack of Hooks
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was my essays. I put an insane amount of work into them, taking care to load them with my voice without sounding derpy like I normally do.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Nowhere!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think it’s important to portray yourself as accurately as you can. It’s impossible to know what a specific admissions counselor will be looking for, so all you can do is be yourself.</p>

<p>Goood luck and congratulations to all!</p>

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

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 31 (highest composite) , 35E, 35M, 29R, 32S (Superscore: 33)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know. Probably somewhere around 3.8-3.95, or 94/100.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%… I think… no official ranking.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Stuff.
Essays: Not bad… I think.
Teacher Recommendations: Good (I hope).
Counselor Rec: Probs good too.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yup.
State (if domestic applicant): Liquid :smiley: .
Country (if international applicant): The Great White North.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: We’re doing alright.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>

<p>Reflection
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: HONESTLY I HAVE NO IDEA. I guess the admissions committee liked my essays…</p>

<p>I was pretty set on going to McGill, but I applied to some universities in the US cuz what the hell. I expected a deferral, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised .
Honestly, this website can hurt you more than help you. It adds unnecessary stress to a stressful process. You don’t need people telling you that your scores are “too low”, because they don’t know crap about you. YOU KNOW YOU.
Be who you are, and take it easy.
Live long and prosper. :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): CR740 MATH760 WR710
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (740) Math II (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):no idea. Weighted GPA: 4.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses):WH(5) Micro(5) Macro(5) Lang(4) PhyCMech(5) PhyCE&M(5) CalcBC(5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP USH, AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3 National and provincial level speaking competitions first place winner, student of the year, AP scholar</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Public Speaking Club (President), Research Program with Hamilton professor
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer museum docent 2 yrs, volunteer teacher 1 summer
Summer Activities: youth economic forum (honorable mention), volunteer work, competitions
Essays:
Commonapp: 5, meh, I wasn’t quite satisfied with my main essay, talked about my volunteer work, kind of cliche
Extended Essay: 10, best one I’ve written in my life
Why Essay: 9, really shows my passion and strength
Optional Essay: 9, really enjoyed writing it, listed all my favorite books and theories
Teacher Recommendations:</p>

<h1>1 Social Science teacher: 10, probably very good, I had a very close relationship with him and I’m his favorite student</h1>

<h1>2 Science teacher: 7-9? probably quite good</h1>

<p>Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec: Hamilton professor’s rec, 8 I would say
Interview:
7, alumni interview, lasted less than 1 hr, not long, no deep discussion, but alumni liked me i can tell</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Projected Concentration: Interdisciplinary studies in humanities/Big Problems
State (if domestic applicant):confused:
Country (if international applicant):China
School Type: International, private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender:F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Essays, Recs
Weaknesses: SATs, ECs, Commonapp essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have the qualities of a UChicago student
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Nowhere else yet
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Go Chicago! I love you! ^^</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800CR, 740M, 800W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36, 36, 35, 32)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 m2, 790 lit, 780 bio M, 780 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 euro hist, 5 ush, 5 bio, 5 psych, 4 enviro (self-studied), 4 gov (self-studied)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist, Questbridge Finalist, AP Scholar w/ distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): quite a few things. art, literature, science, volunteer. Leadership positions in most.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs, research internship over the summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: things I’m passionate about
[</em>] Summer Activities: jobs, internship
[<em>] Essays: common app - pretty good. spent a long time on it. 7.5/10. extended essay - AMAZING. i’m completely and utterly convinced that this essay pushed me over the edge. I really loved this essay. To compare this with my CA one, I spent like 2 months on the CA, had so many ppl read it, and in the end i’m still kinda eh about it. With the extended one, I wrote it in like a week, and had 1 person check for things that didn’t make sense. And i am still in love with it. I used the untranslatable prompt.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: should be good. English & Latin teachers.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: said it was the best one he’s ever written for a student at my school
[</em>] Additional Rec: -
[li] Interview: kind of a bizarro situation where the interviewer really didn’t know much about the school (attended it for grad school) </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: y
[</em>] Intended Major: English/biochemistry I think is what I put down. maybe also philosophy.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: medium public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket: low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): low income, personal tragedies. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores, numbers, personal situation, essay.
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of “outstandingness”
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay!!! and maybe Questbridge.[/li] [/ul]General Comments:
So freaking excited. It doesn’t feel real. I’m in a daydream.
As a general note, i know it’s been said over and over again, but essays truly matter. You need to seem like a real person to the admissions officers. I’m NO admissions expert but i do think this is one thing that is definitely true. </p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 Math 800 Writing 800 (superscore)
ACT (breakdown): no
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800) Lit (730) USH (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.092
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank but cum laude
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB/BC (5) APUSH (5) AP Lang (5) AP Chem (3 - too ashamed to report lol)
IB (place score in parentheses): nope
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World History, AP Bio, Honors Linear Algebra, AP French Lang, Advanced Museum Research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Awards, Harvard Book Award, Rotary Club Scholarship, debate awards, etc. Nothing major.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): debate (captain), honor cabinet member (like a disciplinary board, we make decisions with the deans), researcher/volunteer at paleontology museum
Job/Work Experience: n/a :(( thought this could have really hurt me
Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of hours doing tutoring, helping autistic kids, prison library project, etc. I also prepare and arrange exhibition for a paleontology museum (school program).
Summer Activities: Selective summer program at Yale, attended a seminar to discuss philosophy/classics, debate camp, leadership program at Brown…
Essays: 8/10 overall. Common app: wrote about my father and my cultural/political background, and how that inspired me to study poli sci. I’m generally a pretty decent writer, and I think the essay was very personal and genuine. Supplements: wrote about the core and why the humanities matter in Why Chicago, talked about censorship and media freedom in China in the “group of threes” essay, made a list of favorite books and music in the optional one.
Teacher Recommendations: Should be good. My APUSH teacher really likes me and has the reputation for writing really good recs. As for my AP Chem teacher, I wasn’t a spectacular student in that class, but we talked a lot outside of the classroom, and she asked my instructor for paleontological research to co-write it - that may have added some interesting stuff.
Counselor Rec: My counselor taught me AP Lang for a semester, and he knows me fairly well on a personal basis, so I would say it’s decent.
Additional Rec: Nope.
Interview: Had a last minute alumni interview. It was very chill and informal (he didn’t take notes). I think I came through as someone really passionate about both political science (my intended major) and the intellectual vibe in UChicago in general.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Nope
Projected Concentration: Poli sci. Probably a minor in creative writing? idk.
State (if domestic applicant): CA (I go to school there.)
Country (if international applicant): China (nationality)
School Type: Private, very small. 100 kids in senior class.
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk… My paleontology research maybe?</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Decent stats, essays were personal, fossil research. If they actually looked at my “favorites” list, I’m also pretty well-read.
Weaknesses: Chinese national living in SoCal (most competitive pools ever). Essays were directly adopted from my Columbia ones (I shamelessly recycled my essay about Columbia’s Core with a little bit of changes and elaboration. I was really worried that they could tell at the first sight and reject me on the spot.) Lack of ECs.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: UChicago takes at least one kid from my school every year. My GPA and SAT are pretty good, and my passion for politics and literature definitely stood out. I think my essays about the Chinese political system kind of turned my Asian background into an advantage; they humanized me a lot as an applicant.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Deferred from Columbia. Shooting for Yale and Brown regular.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I honestly think I’m so lucky to get in - literally screamed all the way and jumped into my English teacher’s arms when I saw “Congratulations.” Another girl also applied from my school and I thought they were totally gonna take her: perfect grades, super smart, personality is a perfect match… but she got deferred. Admissions is really too random. If some school says no, it doesn’t change who you are. It’s probably their loss not to take you - move on and you’ll get something great. But some practical advices for future applicants: read more (it helps you write better), get good grades (at least it will be one less reason to reject you), talk to your teachers more and build personal relationships with them. Good luck guys!</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 30 (27 E, 26 M, 31 R, 34 S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (4), AP Comp (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Women’s Writers, Science Research, Calc BC, AP Spanish, Bioethics, Biotech, Middle East
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Donaldson Science Award (?)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Swimming (since 7th Grade Captain senior year), Jack and Jill, Tutoring, Affinity Club
Job/Work Experience: Science Research at U of M (320+ hours over the summer), Internship in a otolaryngology clinic
Volunteer/Community Service: Service through Jack and Jill and school every wednesday
Summer Activities: Science Research, Swimming
Essays:
Why Chicago: 8 - Your typical essay about the Core Curriculum and how I learn well in discussion based classes
Group of 3: 10 - about my experience at an predominately white school and how that influenced me
Common App: 8 - About my medical history and why I want to pursue biology
Teacher Recommendations: Science Teacher (10 - I read it) and AP Spanish Teacher (7-9 - She likes me enough)
Counselor Rec: I love my counselor. He’s great and he really understood me.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM - black, female scientist </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Chicago specific essays, URM, Recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA, test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The only reason why I filled this out is to prove that UChicago cares about the type of person applying, rather than test scores and GPA. It’s 100% about fit. If it wasn’t, I have no idea why I wasn’t denied. My GPA is horrible and my test scores are average. I know I’m a good fit for this school because I love learning, discussion based classes, surrounding myself with intelligent people who actually care about learning for the sake of learning. The nerdiness at this school is absolutely ridiculous and I LOVE it! I have no idea how I get in, but I’m running with it.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Columbia (denied)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Congrats to everyone accepted! I can’t wait to meet you guys! This is absolutely crazy.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1960 ( 620 reading, 680 math, 660 writing) - not submittied
ACT (breakdown): 35 super score, 36 reading, 36 writing, 33 math, 33 science
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Biology E 540, French with Listening 590, Mathematics Level 1680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC 2, Chem 3, Lang & Comp 4, European History 4, APUSH 5
IB (place score in parentheses): NA
Senior Year Course Load: British literature, Economics, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP French, Latin IV, Geology, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NFC Language State and National, National Latin Exam Gold and Silver Medals, State Speech Medals</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Latin Club (Captain) Cheerleading (Captain) Speech (Champion) Academic Decathlon, Track,
Job/Work Experience: Lab internship UNMC
Volunteer/Community Service: hundreds of hours in camp for disabled children (over 3 years)
Summer Activities: Cheerleading Camps, Internship, Volunteering
Essays: Supplement-- Counselor loved it. Common App-- didnt think it was the best but it suffices. Why UC-- compared myself to FSU’s Ball boy: Red Lightning
Teacher Recommendations: Latin and APUSH – Latin teacher’s was amazing
Counselor Rec: NA
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: Colleague of my Dads; thought it went well. He was older, but we talked about what it was like going to school @ UC in 1968 </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
Projected Concentration: Linguistics w/ pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): NE
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, independent, small
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: 345,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none… </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays and Teacher Recs I presume. Counselor had me spend a ridiculous amount of time perfecting them
Weaknesses: No MAJOR awards, LOW test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Northwestern, UMich, WashU, Brown, Duke (not sure about those last 2)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800CR, 740M, 730W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History (790), Math II (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Physics 12, Concert Band, French 12 Honours, Econ AP, Stats AP, Euro AP, English AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Medal of Educational Excellence, Top Ten Award, Physics 11 prize (all just school-level prizes)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): StuCo (Co-Chair of Service Learning/Board of Executives), Investment Club (Secretary), Community Service Club (Co-Chair), Varsity Swim Team, Swim Club, Triathlon team, Piano, Science/Math contest teams.
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community Service: Summer Camps, Swim Camps, Swim meets, Environmental Society, Misc. (250 hrs)
Summer Activities: Lifeguarding, Volunteering, SAT prepping, Swimming…. Chicago doesn’t really care about this…
Essays: CommonApp (9/10) Whats so odd about odd numbers? (9001/10) Why UChicago? (9.5/10) Favorites (9/10)
Teacher Recommendations: Best recommendations of all time… or so i’m told by past graduates.
Counselor Rec: Done by the head of University Counselling so probably decent.
Additional Rec: None… don’t make them read more than they have to, unless if its really, really important.
Interview: Nah. </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Nein!
Projected Concentration: Juice without concentrate thank you very much
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: My parents won’t tell me
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Essay Hook</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Good Grades, Good ECs, Good Essays.
Weaknesses: Spelt an award wrong on the CA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Exceptional academic record, strong voice, and impressive accomplishments. (according to the acceptance letter)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Columbia, Upenn Wharton, Princeton
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t submit your app whilst having a fever: you might spell your awards wrong!</p>

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<p>Does somebody know if it is even possible to get rejected in the early action process?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270/2400 (R: 730, W: 740, M: 800) (Highest Combined)
SAT II: 800 Korean w/listening, 780 Math, 740 Chinese/w listening
Unweighted GPA: 96/100%
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 20%
AP (Scores): Language and Composition (5), Chinese (5), Statistics (5), Chemistry (4), World History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Art History, AP Drawing, AP Calculus BC, Environmental Science, U.S. History, Ceramics
Major Awards:
AP International Diploma and AP Scholar with Distinction
COMAP International High School Mathematical Contest in Modelling Honorable mention (Twice, 9th and 10th grade)
High Honors Award in academics for all 6 semesters from 9th to 11th grade
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Silver key in Ceramics & Glass
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Honorable mention in Painting
ABRSM Grade 5 Flute Exam with distinction
Hong Kong Music Festival Secondary School Flute Solo Merit
ISSFHK Badminton Team Bronze Medal</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
*None of my E.C.s are more than 2 years because I moved schools in my Junior Year…
National Art Honors Society-2 years (Vice President)
Interact Fashion show club-2 years (Art Section Manager and clothing designer)
Filipino Workers in Korea Self-Sustainment -Published their stories and photos after a make-over(makeup and clothing designed by me) on a town magazine. Also helped establish their part-time jobs (bracelet making)-1 Summer (Founder)
Daniel School Service- school for mentally disabled children-2 years (Project manager)
Art Exhibition-Exhibited 4 drawings and helped organise the exhibition Seoul, Korea-1 year
Service on Saturdays-teaching English to local children in Hong Kong-1 year (Lesson Leader)
Korean Community Church of Hong Kong-2 years (Service Leader)
Student Council-2 years (Homeroom Representative)
Fashion/Art/Photography Blogger-3 years
Homeroom representative-2 years
Badminton doubles player-2 years
Jazz Band 1(highest level jazz band in my school)-keyboard-2 years
Korean Saturday School-2 years
Community Service club-2 years
Art and Literary Magazine editor-1 year</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Intern at a Gallery in Seoul for 3 summers and one winter
Teacher assistant for my school’s primary teacher for 1 year
Sales Assistant at Hyundai Department Store Jean Store for summer</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Planned and carried out fun crafting projects with mentally disabled children, Ex) Designed and made dresses with the fabrics that the children tie-dyed to present in an art exhibition (Every month for 2 years)
Taught English to local primary students in Hong Kong (every month for 1 year)
Distributed food and clothing to the homeless in Seoul Station (every month for 2 years)
Habitat for Humanity Malaysia-built a house for a disadvantaged family in Malaysia, Kuching (1 week)
Taught English to rural primary school children in Cambodia, Siem Reap (1 week)
Taught English to disadvantaged middle and high school students in Jeju Island, Korea (1 week)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
9th: Interned at a gallery in Seoul, attended summer school in Philips Academy, Andover
10th: Interned at a gallery in Seoul
11th: Interned at a gallery in Seoul, Filipino Makeover/Sustainment Project, Marketing Research at Sogang University (KTX Train Research)</p>

<p>Other
Supplement: Art Portfolio with 20 pieces of drawings, paintings, sculptures, clothing, fashion scrapbook, process workbook
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong and Korea (lived most of my life in Hong Kong, currently in Korea)
School Type: International
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: Not really sure, but quite high
Hooks: Portfolio??? IDK</p>

<p>Strengths: My ECs and Test scores?
-I participated in many unique fashion/art ecs (fashion shows and art gallery internships) and found ways to incorporate my talent for service on my own (filipino makeover project). —>reflected on my essays as well
-SAT I is pretty decent, and took 3 subject tests while the college required none</p>

<p>Weaknesses:
-GPA—> It wasn’t exceptionally amazing
-Essays—> I wasn’t fully satisfied with my essays</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
I think I they prized my academic effort just like a regular art/science college applicant combined with passion for fashion and art which was executed through my portfolio. My brother also attends Uchicago, so little bit of sibling legacy as well?</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>Accepted to Cornell Human Ecology and waiting for UMich.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33
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): 41/45
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 Leaderships, three of which I founded.
Job/Work Experience: 3 Internships, one that went throughout the year
Volunteer/Community Service: A few
Summer Activities: Internships
Essays: My background transitioned into refugees
Teacher Recommendations: Great -economics teacher really likes me and says I stand out because of my enthusiasm, pleasure to teach blah blah and he was part of one of the teams I founded so we had special connection -unique because everyone says he doesn’t connect with students but does so with me, philosophy teacher loves my unique approach to essays and my insight
Counselor Rec: good but generic probs
Additional Rec: from one of the internships
Interview: didn’t have</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? nope
Projected Concentration:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: good?
Ethnicity: asian (indian mix)
Gender: male
Income Bracket: rich
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Definitely essays. My why upenn was rly specific and they’ve probably never heard of on of the reasons I want to go, which definitely should be huge. Recommendation letters.
Weaknesses: My academics scores just make the cut? International asian?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied: upenn accepted
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Work on essays a lot, start clubs, develop (a) theme(s) in your app. Make suree the activities make sense and are tied together and cohesive. Not random. I had two main themes. The majors I mentioned made sense and were like goals to my themes</p>

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

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (M:740; CR: 690; W: 630) - Sent this in instead of ACT
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 32 (E: 33; M: 33; R: 29; S: 31)
[ *] SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Hard to gauge because I’m an international but probably around a 4.0. Very strong upward trend.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not report but counsellor said in his report that I was top 10/150 consistently.
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd in National Science Essay Competition; Bronze and Silver President’s Award, Rotary Service Above Self Award etc.</p>

<p>[ /list]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
President’s Award Youth Committee Chair
Vice President of Interact Club
School’s Public Relations Group
Tutor local kids for free
Global Issues Network and Environmental Sustainability Project
Founded and Chaired school’s first Political Panel
Foreign Exchange
Minor Sports
Head of a few more societies
Some other big stuff but I’ll leave it at that</p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: Volunteered at South African National Gallery; Worked at a retail store during the summer (didn’t list the latter on my app)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons, through Interact and outside of school. Definitely one of the most involved community service guys in my school.
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer Loving? JK, Volunteering and some part-time work.
[ *] Essays: 10/10 - Common App. One counsellor said it was the best she had ever seen in her 13 years. Poured my soul into it. My Dartmouth supplemental was probably an 8/10.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. They all really wanted me to get in and I had good relationships with my teacher.
[ *] Counselor Rec: SUPERB. He has been like a father-figure to me. He knows me backwards. We’re tight. Called him at like 11:30pm the night I got accepted.
[ *] Additional Rec: Peer rec was also great. My friend is a published poet so he knew what he was doing.
[ *] Interview: Didin’t have one
[ *] Supplementary Material: None</p>

<p>[ /list]Other
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yip
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South Africa
[ *] School Type: Private boys school
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Enough to qualify for a substantial amount of aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very unique story (I am certain they had never read anything like it)</p>

<p>[ /list]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My essays. Like I said before, I poured my soul into it and it was so me. Also such a powerful, unique African story and I think that was something they wanted on campus. All my recommendations were also of the highest quality. I am so fortunate to have had people who really wanted me to get in.
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t the greatest but I guess they were decent for my region. My transcript was also terrible in freshman year. The upward trend was almost exponential. I found like 4 grammar errors in my UChicago essays after I submitted.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: We understood each other very well.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted ED to Dartmouth.</p>

<p>[/list]General Comments:
To everyone reading this, particularly internationals, I really think that once you pass a certain mark (I’d say 32/33 ACT or 1400 SAT) test scores really doesn’t matter that much. Focus on becoming a whole person. Know yourself and market the best version of yourself to UChicago. I feel I did that very well so my essays and recommendations were the only reason I got in. Have faith that you can achieve the type of greatness that test scores don’t predict. I am so fortunate to be in this position and I appreciate the help I got along the way. Never dreamed I would be posting my stats like this.
To my fellow admits - see you in the fall!
To everyone else who got deferred/rejected - Obama got rejected from Swarthmore, so I’m expecting even bigger things from you guys.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): Composite SS 32 English 35 Reading 33 Math 32 Science 28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.775
AP (place score in parentheses): European History, French, US History
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Physics, Econ, French 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Scholarship Outstanding Participant (Top 3%)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Scholar Bowl, JSA, Youth in Gov, Debate, V Tennis, French NHS, Science NHS, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutor, Jimmy Johns
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ at pediatric hospital
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: 10/10, wrote about being raised by lesbians and about my much i appreciate my biological mom’s sacrifices for me
Teacher Recommendations: 10/10, dean of students and he’s awesome
Counselor Rec: 10/10, told me my school won the lottery by getting to have me as a student</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: International Studies or Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
School Type: Catholic all girls private
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays, recs, extra curriculars, course load
Weaknesses: ACT, GPA maybe
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays and recs!!!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Tulane, Tufts, Temple, DePaul, Fordham
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
not sure if i’ll be attending! i applied ED to Tufts but if they don’t give me enough money, i will be attending uchicago </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2180: 780 Math; 690 CR; 710 Writing
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 740 Math II; 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 4.9): 4.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): Music Theory (5); European History (5); United States History (5); Environmental Science (5); Macroeconomics (5); English Language (4); Statistics (4); Calculus AB (4); Chemistry (4); Calculus BC (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Art History, AP Computer Science; AP Physics I; Hebrew 6 Honors, Holocaust Studies, Research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, President’s Volunteer Service Award, Harvard Book Prize Recipient</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Walk to End Genocide (charity walk cofounder and chairman); High School Science Research Program (research project on wildfire prediction); Rowing (Varsity Captain); Piano; International Students Club (Founder and President); Camp for Autistic Children (cofounder and head counselor); Math Peer Tutoring Club (founder and president)
Job/Work Experience: Research Intern at San Diego Supercomputer Center
Volunteer/Community Service: see extra curriculars; 1000+ hours every year
Summer Activities: Selective Business Program at Wharton
Essays: Common App (8/10)–about how rowing taught me to be confident in the wake of bullying (kind of cheesy), but told through the lens of my snow globe collection; UChicago 1st Supplement (10/10)–I made up my own prompt about renaming the street names of Chicago because I found them confusing…very quirky and very unique, probably the best essay I have ever written; Why UChicago (10/10)–wrote about what I loved about the school and compared it to my experiences in high school; UChicago Optional Essay (9/10))–wrote about what I find fascinating with Britney Spears as a figurehead and why I love Christo the artist
Teacher Recommendations: Math teacher (10/10)–I’m like a son; Science teacher (10/10)–she helped me through my entire science fair process and really saw me at my highs and my lows
Counselor Rec: (10/10)–my AP Lang teacher helped him write it and it is really genuine and telling of my story (3 pages long)
Additional Rec: Rowing Coach (8/10)–new coach and didn’t see the letter, but I am assuming it is good
Interview: (8/10)–interview on campus that lasted 30 minutes longer than normal, but it was my first interview and I had ones that went even better.</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?
Projected Concentration: Economics/Statistics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: small, religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): literally nothing. Im a white jewish male.</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, courseload, ECs (very unique ECs), and my essays–my essays were what got me in Im convinced, I spent weeks on them and poured my heart and soul into them.
Weaknesses: Scores–SAT is not very good and caused me a lot of anxiety, lack of Hooks
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Wharton (deferred), Michigan Ross, Virginia, Harvard, Stanford
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Honestly, I know I sound like a broken record, but EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT IN THE END. I wanted to go to Wharton and Chicago equally and when I was deferred Wharton, I was very upset, but I got into UChicago and in my heart I knew it was a better fit. Have faith in AdComs that they will really know if you will fit in or not at the school. My biggest suggestion is to pursue the things you want to pursue and make sure you are unique in your essays and your ECS–everybody can have good test scores, so don’t kill yourself trying to go from 2100 to 2300, but instead distinguish yourself outside the classroom: I’m convinced that is what got me in. Good luck to everyone who was deferred and future applicants, and hello to my fellow accepted classmates UCHICAGO CLASS OF 2019</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 35 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 35 Science
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math 2, 770 Spanish (No Listening), 750 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 12.0): 11.3 (My school is odd, but that’s an A-A+ average)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 European History, 5 Biology
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: English electives, AP Art History, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, National Spanish Exam Gold Medalist, and one regional award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): SSAT Verbal Tutor for unprivileged youth, Women’s Issues Club Founder, Editor on Newspaper
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community Service: tutoring and fundraising with my club
Summer Activities: took undergraduate courses at Stanford University, MMLA Language Immersion
Essays: “Why Are You Here” about a place that embodied my love of History and Psychology, Optional essay about the socioeconomic commentary of my all-time favorite song - Good, I think.
Teacher Recommendations: Good, I can only assume.
Counselor Rec: Great, my college counselor and I are very close.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: Went well! We had similar academic and pop culture (surprisingly!) interests. </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?No.
Projected Concentration: History, Psychology, or Biology.
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Basically none because I’m a white girl from a homogenous Connecticut community, sadly… </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Academics, Extracurriculars, Recommendations, and a really receptive and kind Admissions Officer from UChicago (I emailed him a bit because I missed an Interview deadline, he helped a lot)
Weaknesses: My background, I haven’t done research or held a job
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because I have worked as hard as I humanly can to improve my school community & tried to demonstrate my interest in UChicago as much as I possibly could.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: USC (Merit Scholarship), UCs, Stanford, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Northwestern, who knows!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: The “Why are you here” essay enabled me to write something easily adaptable to basically any freeform or academic interests prompt from any other school. The essay questions may seem daunting, but just write from your heart! </p>

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<p>Choose One:</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2340 (800 CR 790 M 750 W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math 2 780 Chem 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): US Gov and Pol, US History, Statistics, English Lang, World History, Chem, BC Calc, Physics B, All 5’s
IB (place score in parentheses): None
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, AP Econ, Jazz Band, IB HL Math, AP Lit, AP Bio
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): JV/Varsity football 4 years, Varsity Wrestling 4 years, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Band, some other stuff
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard one summer
Volunteer/Community Service: summer volunteering rebuilding houses, some other stuff
Summer Activities: stuff above and taking online classes to get tech and health credits.
Essays: they were pretty bad, common app like 4/10, why uchicago 7/10, extended essay 6/10
Teacher Recommendations: didn’t read
Counselor Rec: new but she seems pretty nice, probably ok
Additional Rec:
Interview: nope</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yea
Projected Concentration: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: very competitive public, this week we got like 10 people into HYPSM
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT scores, GPA,
Weaknesses: Nothing I did to stand out, EC’s could’ve been better, but main thing is essays.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UPenn, Northwestern, Duke, Stanford, Columbia, UNC, Cal-Berkeley, Maryland,
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: take your essays seriously!</p>

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

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1600 scale, 1590 super score, 1530 otherwise
ACT (breakdown): none
SAT II: 800 math, 780 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all chem, bc, apush
IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered
Senior Year Course Load: ap physics c, ap cs, ap gov, ap microecon, ap spanish, ap stats, regular lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, National Merit semi, Ap scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

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

<p>Want to protect privacy. Lots of leadership- President of 4 organizations, top 3 nationally in one of my ec’s, Board of Directors at 2 nonprofits</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Internships</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 500+ volunteer hours</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Essays: Very solid, 10/10s
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 on both
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: none
Interview: 6/10</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, got a ton, I <3 UChic
Intended Major: econ and cs
State (if domestic applicant): protecting privacy
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: very large public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 150kish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Strengths: Strong ECs, Strong essays
Weaknesses: I wish my school offered more APs. Took as many as I could take outside of school.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/deferred/rejected: See strengths.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/deferred/rejected: deferred Wharton.</p>

<p>PM if you want any advice.</p>