Official RD 2006

ridethecliche · March 31, 2006, 3:21pm

I got my waitlist letter today.
Life goes on, it’s between Wesleyan and Colgate now. Hmm, Wes…

booptroop · March 31, 2006, 3:26pm

congrats on colgate! thats so exciting.

lixuelai · March 31, 2006, 3:26pm

I got waitlisted too lol. This isnt good since UofC was my top choice for college. I dont care that much about UMich and UVA now since if I dont get into Chicago I am just going to study engineering at UIUC.

bobbobbob · March 31, 2006, 3:41pm

Accepted.
sat: 2300
sat IIs: 770,750,740
gpa:3.95uw, 4.75w
rank: n/a
essays and recs were solid

pri430 · March 31, 2006, 4:49pm

Accepted
2290 (800cr,800w,690m)
790US, 770spanish, 750lit, 730math2
9/670
ib diploma
national merit scholar
ap scholar with distinction
good essays and great ecs

I wasn’t expecting this at ALL. Wow. I was just checking to see if Princeton had come yet (hadn’t; i probably got rejected then) and I saw Chicago! Wow.

I have no idea where to go now.

Icried11times · March 31, 2006, 5:20pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2140 (m-740,cr-670,wr-730
[] SAT IIs: mIIc-690, bio(m)-670
[] GPA:3.75 uw, 4.04 w
[] Rank: no rank system
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: w/e (lol i hate when people say, "made my teachers cry)
[] Teacher Recs: w/e
[] Counselor Rec: it was leetnub
[] Hook (if any): only the one coming out of my butt
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: massachusetts
[] School Type: pub
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[] Extracurriculars: class treasurer, fencing, editor of newspaper, student advisory committee, violist in two orchestras
[] Why I think I was accepted/deferred:
[] Other thoughts: on thursday, i heard from 7 colleges: columbia, dartmouth, upenn, williams, tufts, johns hopkins, and northwestern. i got rejected from all of them. not a single wait list. it was the hardest day of my life.

megalomaniac0502 · March 31, 2006, 5:31pm

Blast, I’m in. But no scholarships:(. Now to convince my parents that a Chicago degree’s earning potential is greater than that of a Wharton degree.

stambliark41 · March 31, 2006, 5:44pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!!! (YAY I GET TO WRITE ACCEPTED ON THIS ONE…REJECTED EVERYWHERE ELSE YES YES YES!!!)

Stats:
SAT:2330 (800M, 800CR, 730 WR)
SAT IIs: (800,730, 700)
GPA: 3.63 / 4.03 (3.80 / 4.43 for 10-12 though)
Rank: 60/702 (19/702 for 10-12 though)
Other stats: Big time fundrasing, raised $14,000 thru 3 major fundraisers.

Subjective:
Essays: decent
Teacher Recs: top few of career ish
Counselor Rec: mediocre…big class
Hook (if any): Sent them Econ work I did that econ professor said was publishable & far more advanced than that of any undergrad she ever taught at USC, NYU, etc. But I didn’t send this until Mar 9 (I wasn’t done until then), so maybe they didn’t get to it - or they did and rejected me anyway.

Location/Person:
State or Country: CA, USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M

Other Factors:
General Comments: Congratulations everybody! Good luck to the rest of schools you’re waiting for.

Myself · March 31, 2006, 6:08pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2010
[] SAT IIs: –
[] GPA: 3.2 uw
[] Rank: N/A
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Incredible. Obviously they got me in
[] Teacher Recs: “Best of my career” type - Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Meh - I really hate my counselor and she doesn’t know me
[] Hook (if any): I’ve written my own novelette/short stories, State Champion at Debate
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: New Jersey
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Chess, Debate, Newspaper, Orienteering Officer (NJROTC), Volunteering, etc.
[] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Definitely my essays and the writing supplement I sent in. My teacher recommendations also helped.
[] Other thoughts: I’M IN! I’ll see all of you next year!!!

nspeds · March 31, 2006, 6:09pm

Tough luck…

ooohhh the irony.

Congratulations, though. I am sure this is a situation that many other students would like to have.

kvte · March 31, 2006, 6:15pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 730 writing, 710 reading, and 630 math
[] SAT IIs: College Board is being dumb, and I don’t remember.
[] GPA: No GPA at my school.
[] Rank: No rank either.
[] Other stats: All of the classes at my school are advanced/AP.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I’d like to think they were pretty damn awesome.
[] Teacher Recs: Amazing. One teacher is a Chicago alum, and used to work for the admissions office. He absolutely loves me and told me earlier today that if I didn’t get in, Chicago was missing out.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good, they’re usually personal.
[] Hook (if any): I’m amazing? I also wrote my essay about the Easter Bunny.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Literary Magazine, Theatre for four years with leads, Yearbook editor, Varsity Softball, Dance, Volunteering at my local library, Head of Tour Guides, Honor Roll every semester, Creator/Head of Knitting Club, other stuff I can’t remember.
[] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: I think they could honestly see that I loved to learn, and that’s why I was accepted. I’d like to think my essays and short answers were great, but I really think my teacher rec may have pushed me over the edge.
[] Other thoughts: Everyone who got in: congratulations! Everyone who didn’t: stuff happens for a reason! The places you got in were obviously meant to be. Also, if you feel like, IM me and we can chat about Chicago! AIM: the latter arose.[/ul]

rhapsodynshadow · March 31, 2006, 6:15pm

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT: 2280 (800W, 800CR, 680M)

SAT IIs:800 lit, 760 US hist, 740 chem
GPA: 4.273 W, 4.0 UW
Rank: 5/822
Other stats: national merit finalist, ap scholar
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: “Mind that does not stick.” I like to write, I think it was good.

Teacher Recs: i was a bit worried about my chem teachers rec, but apparently it was good
Counselor Rec: he’s not the brightest guy, but it didn’t hurt me
Hook (if any): lots of music stuff
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: OH

School Type: huge public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
</code></pre>

Other Factors:[list][] Extracurriculars: marching band field commander, mock trial president, semi-professional youth orchestra, international touring youth wind symphony, the normal clubs like NHS etc, and mission trips with my church. some political involvement as well [] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: no idea, didn’t visit, and was sure that would be the kiss of death. I was also worried that I wouldn’t have “uncommon” enough essays[*] Other thoughts: yay! I’m excited! makes me feel better about getting rejected at yale.

Esquared · March 31, 2006, 6:26pm

Decision: Accepterepted

Stats

SAT/ACT: 1360 (M+CR); 29, I believe…I do know that I got a 22 on the science section - I thought I’d mention that to spice things up a bit
*GPA: 3.9 ish UW
*Rank: 5/165 (3%)
*Other: National Hispanic Scholar, NHS, AP ***, oh…Sexy

Subjective

*Essays: Well, many of you know me, so you can guess what those were like. “Orgasmic” was a key word in one.
*Recs: I really have no idea. I like to think I’m cool, but hey.
*Hook: My biceps.

Location/Person

*City, State: Houston, TX
*School Type: Private Catholic
*Ethnicity: Half-White, Half-Hispanic
*Gender: Borderline male

jjjjj · March 31, 2006, 6:28pm

Decision:ACCEPTED

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1430/1600 ; 2150/2400</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 750 MATH / 690 HISTORY / 660 ENGLISH</li>
<li>GPA: 3.86 / 4.0 ; 4.61 / 4.7</li>
<li>Rank: 8 / 350</li>
<li>Major: economics</li>
<li>Other stats: 8 APs, bunch of extra classes (like 1 more credits than normal)</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: freaking nuts</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Really awesome</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: meh ok</li>
<li>Hook (if any): really good debator / film maker</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: FL</li>
<li>School Type: magnet</li>
<li>Ethnicity: hispanic</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: 3 recs and a video
General Comments: i am freaking happy as hell. thing is rice has given me a 54000 dollar scholarship and i am waiting on princeton. i got a lot of decisions coming up.

tiffanyeatsramen · March 31, 2006, 9:17pm

Decision:ACCEPTED!!! (deferred in december)

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1990/2400</li>
<li>SAT IIs: didn’t submit/hadn’t taken them</li>
<li>ACT: 30 (composite)</li>
<li>GPA: 3.87~3.9 (now/time of application) / 4.0 UW, 4.1/4.3 W</li>
<li>Rank: top 15%?</li>
<li>Major: Classics</li>
<li>Other stats: 9 APs, 6 years of latin, Model UN, theaterrr, community service, iron chef, blah blah</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: generic to some, maybe even boring… but honest.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: one was amazing, one was alright, the other i didnt read</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: excellent! my counselor and i are BFFs</li>
<li>Hook (if any): asian wanting to study classics? i’m crazy? i’m terrible at math? you decide.</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: KS</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian (korean)</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: cool stuffff
General Comments: i was deferred in december and i was sure they were going to reject me. i seriously can’t believe this!!! AHHHHH

deus.ex.machina · March 31, 2006, 9:18pm

Haha, Esquared got in! This will make things interesting :)

SweetHomeAlabama · March 31, 2006, 9:53pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: M: 790, CR: 750, W: 790
[] SAT IIs: M2C: 800, Chem: 780, USH: 760, Bio: 750
[] ACT: 35
[] GPA: 3.89 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
[] Rank: N/A
[] Other stats:
[] Deferred?:
[] # of apps from your school: A Lot
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: 7 on the 1-10 scale
[] Teacher Recs: 1 Really good, 1 at least good
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Hook (if any): 2 summers research, 2 college math classes
[] Important ECs: Youth Philanthropy group
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Alabama
[] School Type: Public Magnet (small)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Not great at writing, good math
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Had a great interview report

saikorox3 · March 31, 2006, 10:58pm

AAAAAAAHHHH in CA and nothing yet. It’s funny how my top choice is the last one to come. I’ve been deffered in EA and is VERY anxious about the response. This is definitly driving me nuts! -Berkeleysonian

holyspirit · March 31, 2006, 11:31pm

Decision:ACCEPTED!

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 800 V/780 M/710 W</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 760 World History (took it on a whim), 760 American History, 710 IC Math, 660 Chem.</li>
<li>GPA:Horrid. Don’t even know. I was the last kid to make it into the top 10%.</li>
<li>Rank:41/400ish.</li>
<li>Major:Econ and Public Policy double major!</li>
<li>Other stats:5’s on American, Politics, Euro and 4 on Chem.</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: These were insane. I’ve been writing to New York Times and Foreign Affairs for years now and wrote about the shift of religion from a religious institution, to cultural, to political. Then I analyzed Darren Aronofsky!</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Made me out to be god. Which I am, at humanities at least :/.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Better than usual I think since I constantly bugged her to make sure all my crap was in on time, so at least we had face recognition!</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Also a recruited athlete for track, as a short distance sprinter. But that was kind of an afterthought.</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Competitive High School on Long Island.</li>
<li>School Type:Public. Medium.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Turkish.</li>
<li>Gender: Male.</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: I also won this presidential scholarship award thingy. I already had enough money for college regardless of tuition costs, but an extra 10k or so a year isn’t so bad :).

General Comments: I was rejected from Wharton with Legacy, 50k+ Donations, 3 overnights, and rec’s from two CEO’s I directly interned for in the ED round. I was then rejected by Georgetown, Northwestern, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Princeton…AND WUSTL. All this because my Math/Science grades were in the mid 80’s while everything else was straight 100’s unweighted. To hell with them and Chicago was my first choice after not getting into Wharton. I love Chicago sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

jdroz32 · April 1, 2006, 1:01am

what high school in oregon?

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