<p>Apparently each applicant is assigned one regional admission officer, who served as the applicant’s first reader. But what’s next? Can the first reader make a decision between accept, wailtlist and reject? Or how does the admission committee work out the result for each applicant?</p>
<p>This may give you an idea not only at Chicago but at many elite universities:</p>
<p>[Newsweek.com:</a> Society: Inside The Admissions Game](<a href=“University of Chicago News”>University of Chicago News)</p>
<p>After the first reading, the counselors go “to committee”, where they discuss their respective applicants and present the case for acceptance, deferral, or rejection. That’s a pretty simplified version of the process, but rest assured, your fate isn’t in just one person’s hands!</p>
<p>Oh poop on a stick… I moved after 10th grade, so both counselors don’t know me that well… That’s kind of unfair, my counselor told me that she will only rate me on things that ask about my academics, but nothing on personality and stuff. Is that problematic? I also couldn’t send a transcript of my old school. Goodness, I am terrified…</p>
<p>^^^admissions counselors, not high school counselors</p>
<p>OH. phew =D</p>
<p>That’s embarrassing haha…</p>
<p>I had a similar situation when I was applying to UChicago. </p>
<p>With three high schools in two countries (with two types of curriculums (IB and AP-style)) my transcript was a crazy mess. This terrified me all throughout high school, so I made sure to keep in touch with all of my counsellors and keep copies of my transcripts and teacher recs. When the time came for my senior-year school to compile my transcripts, I sent emails to my other two schools asking for signed and stamped copies of all my necessary documents. </p>
<p>If you haven’t already, I would attempt to do this. Having two years missing will (most likely) be a problem. :(</p>
<p>About your counsellor recommendation, I agree – mentioning only your academic standing is unfair – when compared to kids who have gone to just one high school. There are hundreds of applicants out there with backgrounds like yours and mine that are considered 100% by admissions staff. My counsellor once told me that sometimes colleges have special committees for 2/3/4 high school applicants.</p>
<p>Want some security? Touch on these things in an “Additional Information” document attached to your Common App.</p>