Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 EA Results Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I superscore: 1510/2210: 740 Critical Reading, 770 Math, 700 Writing
[</em>] ACT superscore: 34: 35 English, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 35 Science, (32 Reading/Writing combined)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 US History, 640 Chemistry (had appendectomy the week before these guys)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.15
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Calculus BC (4, AB Subscore 4), Physics C: Mechanics (3), Chemistry (2)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Japanese 3rd Year, AP Biology, Dual Enrollment English (200 level), Weight Training, Government: US Constitution, Dual Enrollment World History, Dual Enrollment Probability and Statistics, Independent Study AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Independent Study Latin 3rd Year
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Summa Cum Laude on both Latin I and II National Latin Exams[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Baseball (captain), Board Game Club (Founder and President), Constitution Team, Rubik’s Cube solver
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Software tester for almost 1000 hours over my high school career.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: not much. Just what I need for the National Honor Society[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: sitting on floor for class rather than take free period - 8[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: board games - 9
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Find x, context is often left out but is actually key - 8
[</em>] Optional Essay: mostly my movie habits - 6
[<em>] Why Chicago: I’ve seen so many people go to school here - 10[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing, assuming he can spell words. History teacher for 10, TA for 11, constitution coach for 12[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Decent, but he saw me struggle and overcome. Calculus teacher for 11
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor is a flake and I have no idea what he wrote
[</em>] Interview: AMAZING!!![/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October 31, 2010
[</em>] State: OR
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m ridiculously weird and am not afraid of social convention by any stretch of the imagination. Also, I spent fall semester of junior year abroad, came back in time to start second semester with 5 AP classes and a sport.[/ul]</p>