<p>University of Chicago (EA)
ACCEPTED
ATTENDING: waiting until other decisions released in spring
President’s Scholarship
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M800, CR 640, W690
ACT:34 [ M36, Sc35, R34, E33]
SAT II: Math2: 800, Chem 780 USHist 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), USHist(5), PhysicsC (mech 5, E&M 3), EngLang(5), Econ (macro4, micro5)
Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, APComSci, APEngLit, APGov, APCalcBC, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar with Distinction, NHRP, NM Commended Scholar, NHS,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate, MUN, Varsity Crew – all years, competed in National events
Volunteer/Community service: various, nothing substantial
Summer Activities: SAAST, Berklee Music, Crew
Essays: Creative and very true to his nature/personality
Teacher Recommendation: assume very good
Counselor Rec: knows him, assume very good
Additional Rec:
Interview: NO
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering with Business/Anthro
State: midwest
School Type: Public
Ethnicity (Country of Origin): Hispanic (US)
Race(s) : Mexican/ Caucasian/ Pacific Islander
Gender: M
Income Bracket: mod- high
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Courage to be true to self in essays and not succumb to following the crowd/writing and doing what looks good. Submitted AP scores to provide perspective for GPA/transcript
Weaknesses: SAT critical reading. GPA freshman year
General Comments:
Written on behalf of son by parent
BE TRUE TO WHO YOUR SKILLS AND PASSIONS. If qualified and have stats that show you can do the work, then ALLOW admissions officers to find YOU through your essay writing, ECs, service, and Teacher Recs.</p>