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Gerald Doyle said...
You are just too smart to find something that I'm preparing for a few days from now. </p>
<p>John_m said...
You can't hide from us Gerald... We will find you. lol
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<p>lol</p>
<p>I think they should change the name "This Week in Pictures" to This Month... because they don't update that often :(</p>
<p>"Your file is complete."</p>
<p>Just called... My file is complete too.</p>
<p>I can't wait 'till Friday!</p>
<p>Actually it's easier to wait now that I know the day... Now I can actually survive without checking CC and the blog every hour. lol</p>
<p>JohnM, how are your stats?</p>
<p>I'm a nontraditional student. I have really weird stats. I actually dropped out of highschool my sophomore year, when I was 16 years old. I'm 27 years old... Wait, actually I just turned 28 today. :-) If I get accepted I'm going to be the campus dinosaur (well, I do look younger than I am).</p>
<p>I took all my SAT's in 2005/2006. Here are the numbers:</p>
<p>Current School: a 2 year cc
GPA: 4.0 (most rigorous courses offered at my CC)
SAT I: 800V, 720M, 730W
SAT II: 740-Physics, 740 Math Level 2, 790 Spanish w/ Listening, 780 Regular Spanish
EC's: Just some math tutoring at my cc and I've worked full time for almost 10 years. On my EC sheet I listed a lot of hobbies and self-learning adventures.
Rec's: Very good (but they are all from cc teachers... No famous people or legacy recs :-)
Essays: If I get in, these will be my golden ticket. Writing comes to me much more naturally than math/science. But I am applying as a math major. I love math!! But I sucked at math when I was younger. My essay explaining that is a trip. lol
Hooks: The fact that I'm 27 years old and I dropped out of highschool when I was 16 might work in my favor (I think my essays do a pretty good job of explaining everything in an enjoyable and engaging manner--I included one supplemental since I'm a nontraditional applicant. So much to say!).</p>
<p>So there you go. The weirdest application Chicago will probably be seeing. And I bet they see some weird ones. :D</p>
<p>How 'bout your stats?</p>
<p>Mine are bad.</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.3
ACT: 28
Current school: 4 yr univ (top 100)
GPA: 3.42 (updated them about this sem which will make it a 3.57)
ECs: Leadership position in 2 ECs, member of 2 others
Essays: Great essays, I worked on them for months.
Recs: 3 recs, all good, best one from an alum of Chicago.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I'm very very very worried.</p>
<p>ON EDIT: Upward swing for sure in both HS and college. HS I had all Cs and a D first year, last 2 years were 4.0. College started with a "C" in a 4 hour class that hurt bad, taken more and more and better and better classes and grades - dean's list last sem, and probable 4.0 this sem.,</p>
<p>Man...I'm so excited for Friday. I wonder what time I should check my email at!</p>
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it would be sad if they posted it on the 28th...
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<p>O_O;; hahahahaha so it happened--my prediction was correct...</p>
<p>Actually, I first predicted the 28th lol! :)</p>
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Man...I'm so excited for Friday. I wonder what time I should check my email at!
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<p>12:00am, of course. :-)</p>
<p>JohnM: Hells yes.</p>
<p>Friday, post your accept/reject/whatever here:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=179053%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=179053</a></p>
<p>In this time of introspection...
...on the eve of my election...
I say to my reflection,
"God please spare me more rejection!"
Cause my peers they criticize me
and my ex-wives all despise me
Try to put it all behind me
but my redneck past is nipping at my heels....</p>
<p>Sham on!</p>
<p>when do Chicago RD get their decisions?</p>
<p>I don't think that anyone knows yet. Except maybe Admissions themselves.</p>
<p>~24 hours to go</p>
<p>I'm getting to that final stretch point where I almost don't want to know for fear of rejection!</p>
<p>24 hours? Not so much. Probably 36.</p>
<p>probably 5 PM CST - ?</p>
<p>It seems reasonable to think at the end of the work day Friday they would go out. **** I WANT TO KNOW@!)<em>#%$)(</em>@#%)( (and get in)</p>
<p>nervous as hell! If UC doesn't take me, think I'll pass out- so basically we shud expect it in our e- ail box on the 28th?</p>