<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
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[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but possible valedictorian
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 5, USH 5, Language 5, Physics B 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AB Bio, AP Gov, AP Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
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[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano for 13 years, President of a few political clubs, historical fiction writing, water polo JV team captain and goalie, Leadership Academic Commissioner
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research at Children’s Hospital in sickle cell disease
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 450+ hours in NICU at county hospital, a lot with my church
[</em>] Summer Activities: traveling with family (cross-country road trip), chamber music camp
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay about my passion for medicine, showed a lot of my personality (8.5/10). UChicago essay about history, very straightforward but included my quirky love of history (7/10). Why UChicago really showed how much I love the school (9/10).
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read them but both really like me and they know my work ethic, thought process. Not close relationships but they know me as a student.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Our counselors are SO overworked but I think she likes me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None submitted
[li] Interview: Went fine. She actually was a doctor at the hospital I used to work at. We shared an interest in biographies, but it wasn’t phenomenal or anything. [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
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[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Mid-sized Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Too much for any FA (woot)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I think my research probably helped.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
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[<em>] Strengths: Research and extracurriculars focused on my passion for medicine. Overall, I’m the kind of quirky/interested in everything kind of person that loves UChicago. When I visited and started talking about my Elizabethan-era sleepaway camp the other students were just like, “Ok, come here already.” Also my GPA and ACT couldn’t have hurt.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My UChicago essay wasn’t wacky or phenomenal like some of the ones I’ve read. I don’t have any “hooks” in the traditional sense.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can’t imagine a school that’s a better fit for me than UChicago. I really hope I’m able to go!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UAlabama, Fordham, and Tulane with big scholarships. [/ul]
General Comments: I visited and loved it, and I’m beyond excited about the acceptance. I don’t know if I’ll be able to attend (I got absolutely no financial aid), but a girl can dream, right?</p>