<p>Pick one:
Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 28
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 29
[<em>] SAT II: All were within the range of 600-700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.56
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), AP Calc AB (4), AP Biology (3) mehhh…
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Lit. Comp, Anatomy&Physiology, and Photography I
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Approximately 60
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Spanish Honors Society</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chinese Culture Club Vice President, Korean Club Member, Japanese Club Member, Chinese Yo Yo Club Vice President, Track/Field (4 years where two of them were Varsity), Piano, etc…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at Centennial Pool as Guest Services and Tutored in Mathematics
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Misericordia</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: 8[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 7
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): 9 and I chose Find X. I based my essay off tarot cards and made a story out of it which turned out actually very intriguing.
[</em>] Optional Essay: 8
[<em>] Why Chicago: 7[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Not too sure of but I know it was okay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #3: Was way better than I thought…
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I would tell you if I knew. I’m not sure myself.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Had one from my neighbor who assisted me in the college application process
[</em>] Interview: It went meh, I thought my interviewer was more nervous than I was.
[li] Art Supplement:[/list] N/A</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Before the EA deadline
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation in college[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I felt that my essays were strong points. My personality and overall presentation of myself was strong as well.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Tests were on the weak side… I definitely need to study harder.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Just I need to work harder and become less distracted when important exams come around the corner.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Payed more attention to the books I was looking through to study for the ACT exams.[/ul]</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations on everyone being accepted into UChicago so far. I know this is a bit late, but better late than never. I hope to join everyone else as well as part of the Class of 2015! Decisions come up hopefully sometime this month if not in early April. Good luck to everyone else!</p>