<p>1] IYO, should I send SAT 2’s that are in the high 500’s to UChicago? (Before anyone says “Why are you letting us decide your future,” I’m not; I just want to know you guys OPINIONS.] My conception is that schools in general expects 600+ and 700+ catches their attention.</p>
<p>2] If you’re the only kid from your school applying to a school, does that help a bit? </p>
<p>3] General College Q - My friend told me that acceptance letters come in like those big envelopes, so once you see the envelope, you know you got in. She also told me that rejected letters come in those lettered envelopes (the ones you use when your sending an 8 by 11 letter to). Is this true? </p>
<p>Thanks for the anwers. Sorry that each is like a random Q lol.</p>
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<li><p>Personally, I don’t recommend you send them, as subject tests are not required.</p></li>
<li><p>No, as they don’t compare applicants head-to-head from the same school. If, however, you come from an underrepresented geographic region then that may help slightly (somebody correct me if I’m wrong).</p></li>
<li><p>Usually, that is the case. There have been several instances where acceptances came in small envelopes and rejection/deferral/waitlist letters came in large envelopes, but usually it’s the other way around.</p></li>
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If you have better subject test scores, I don’t see why you would want to send high 500s to Chicago…they are fairly low after all. If you don’t have better scores, then it would probably be better not to send them IMO.</p>
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<li>Maybe; they’ll still look at your rank at school and the school profile to gauge where you are at. They don’t necessarily have a policy against accepting many students from one school, assuming they are all at the level to be admitted, so I don’t think number of applicants from a school matters that much as long as you have the academic credentials. (I mean, they could just as easily accept 0 students from a school, if the only applicant from the school is not up to scratch).</li>
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<p>No idea about 3 sorry; hopefully someone else will know the answer.</p>
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<li>Nowadays you’ll get a “fat email” or a “skinny email”. You will be notified online, usually through a portal that they give you username/password. They come out few days before they send out the mail.</li>
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<p>1) They usually look for 700+, I’m pretty sure. Anyways, I wouldn’t send them as they’re not required and it certainly won’t help you out.</p>
<p>2) Possibly, but I wouldn’t see it as helping you substantially.</p>
<p>3) No idea, but I’m hoping I don’t personally find out what a rejection letter looks like lol.</p>
<p>Unless you don’t feel comfortable answering this beatfreaks, did you get your November SAT scores back? I’m rooting for you to get in, and I thought that since your score got delayed, it might have gone up 500+ points, but if you feel uncomfortable answering this, by all means - don’t answer.</p>
<p>1) Nope～I don’t suggest you send them,and they’re not required anyway~:P</p>
<p>2) Hm,I don’t think it’ll help,unfortunately…But I’m applying as a first-time applicant outa my high school to UofC. Actually,here outside US,ppl are trying to tell me to apply to those schools that have taken kids from my HS previously.They say that will help AOs figure out the general idea of student quality,though I don’t see it as absolute~</p>
<p>3) Sorry,I don’t personally know what will show up in my mail-box…Iprobably will get all my decisions first thru email or app status~hm.</p>
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<li>I would not send scores in the 500s.</li>
<li>It won’t help particularly.</li>
<li>Some colleges send acceptance letters in small envelopes, some don’t. Some (at least in the past) also send acceptances priority mail and rejections regular mail. Most (but not all) colleges now use email or an online portal for notifications.</li>
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<li><p>If I recall correctly, SAT supplement exams are optional. You need to decide whether the results on these exams present an accurate portrait of your wherewithal as a student.</p></li>
<li><p>In some cases, maybe. If you’re the only applicant from a poor, rural area in, say… Idaho, your application will undoubtedly inspire some additional interest. I can’t help but think that an addmissions staff wants to say that they drew students from rural, urban and suburban areas alike, and, ideally, from all 50 states. So, if you a native American applying from the middle of Alabama and you have a 2250 on your SAT, I would have great confidence for your application.</p></li>
<li><p>In my experience, yes. Large envelopes contain acceptance packages. Small envelopes carry disappointment or further insecurity (waitlisting).</p></li>
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