Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 EA Results Thread

spratleyj · December 18, 2010, 4:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 760 CR, 710 W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st out of ~ 350
[] AP (place score in parentheses): BC Cal (5), Hum Geo (4), US His (4), US Gov (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:: Bio (dual-credit), AP Physics C (EPGY), AP Eng Lit, Teacher Assistant, Linear Algebra (EPGY), French IV
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier, All-State Math Team [/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Varsity Basketball (3 years - captain)
Math Team (3 years)
Physics Research Project (3 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Tutoring [/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: 8
[] Extended essay(which topic): find x (8)
[] Optional Essay: 4
[] Why Chicago: 4
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Absolutely fabulous (10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Mediocre (6) 
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t see
[] Interview: Okay, but the interviewer just read from a list of questions (5)
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~ 60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Advanced research, and very selective summer program [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, and depth of a few extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Lack of lots of extracurriculars, especially lots of leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

amoretta · December 18, 2010, 4:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 710CR 650M 800W (On transcript but did not submit officially)
[] ACT: 33 - 35E 34R 27M 34S
[] SAT II: 760 Literature (Did not submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.2
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/133
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Taking tests this year
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English IV, AP Calculus, Art Independent Study, H. Chemistry II, Spanish IV, H. Anatomy/Physiology, Marching/Concert Band
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
-Drama Club, 4yrs, International Honors Thespian (President)
-Marching Band, 2yrs (Drum Major)
-Spanish Club, 4yrs (President)
-National Honor Society, 3yrs (Vice President)
-Visual Arts, 4yrs
-Show Choir, 2yrs
[] Job/Work Experience:
-Worked election polls
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]-MiddFest International, 2yrs
-PAWS Adoption Center, 3yrs
-Tutoring, 1yr

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays :[list]
[li] Common App Main: 9 - Wrote about the death of a fellow student that occurred earlier this year and how it affected myself and my community.[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 - Wrote about NHS chapter volunteering at a local Autism Support home
[] Extended essay: 6 - Find X. I was actually very disappointed with this essay, as I was pressed for time when I wrote it. Personally, I’m not satisfied and believed it was not adequate.
[] Optional Essay: Did not submit
[] Why Chicago: 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent. From my Spanish teacher, who also knows me personally and could speak of personal achievements and obstacles.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: From my Chemistry/Physics teacher. Doesn’t know me as well, but could speak well of my academic performance.
[] Counselor Rec: Unsure.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: This September. I think it went well, but do not believe interviews are officially considered as part of the process.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Last possible minute.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~35,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge finalist; diabetic; first generation at a 4 year university[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, leadership, writing ability
[] Weaknesses: Quality of extended essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?: Definitely the essay. Also would have procrastinated less.:)[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

LyndonB · December 18, 2010, 5:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (740M 730 W 700R)
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 Science, 34 Math, 31 Reading, 30 English)
[] SAT II: 800Math II, 780 Chem, 780 Bio-E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Weighted GPA: 4.53
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2/59
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Predicted 40 before extra points
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1, also deferred
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hispanic Rec. Prog., NMS Commended [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MUN, Student Council, Theater
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor in 9th grade, not much really
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 200-300 hours[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7
[] Extended essay(which topic): Honesty; 6
[] Optional Essay: Nope
[] Why Chicago: 5
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Interview: None
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Mid Oct.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Born in Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant): Panama
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: MUN (Secretary-General), well-balanced
[] Weaknesses: No real hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?: Do the optional essay [/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
:S

OxalisWombo · December 18, 2010, 5:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 34: 35 (English), 34, 34, 34
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Only taken once
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA: 5.52/5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/383
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language 5
[] IB (place score in parentheses): 
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP save one semester, gym classes (Illinois requires 4 years of gym)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I only know of 2, one of which definitely got in.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit semifinalist, National Hispanic Scholar[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (French club), NHS, Jazz band, (musical leader of local church’s youth ministry)
[] Job/Work Experience: I’m tutoring this year.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, aforementioned youth ministry work[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wrote about James Labrie and his impact on my performing life. Standard fare, nothing incredible. 7[/li][] EC Short Answer: Wrote about the above youth ministry work. Just summarized, but I’m sure it strengthened my app. 5
[] Extended essay(which topic): Find x. Described how, like many others did, x is impossible to find. Hey, it worked. 9
[] Optional Essay: None.
[] Why Chicago: Served its purpose. 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Glowing from French teacher who knows me well. 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Good-great rec from English teacher I had for two years; 8
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw it but I was assured it was “very good”. Take that how you want.
[] Additional Rec: From the head of the youth arts ministry at my church, who validated my commitment to service there. Big plus. 8
[] Interview: September. It went okay, I guess. I was worried for the longest time because I was incredibly nervous and I had some trouble getting my answers out. Turned out not to make a difference.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:100000-110000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legally, I’m a URM. I’m not first generation college, but my mother did only complete her associate’s degree a few years ago. My father’s never attended college.

My big hook was French-I completed a year of French independently, placed first in the National French Contest, won a French essay contest. [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very well-rounded. Few EC’s, but I devote a lot of time to them. Technically a URM; essays were pretty good. Passion in one academic area-language-shone through. I love this school and my love was evident in the Chicago essay.
[] Weaknesses: My schedule this year isn’t excellent (case in point: AP environmental science as opposed to an actual science class), and again, few EC’s. My app is a little small-let’s say my common app had more blanks-compared to those of some other accepted applicants.
EDIT: Should include that I’m in my school’s first graduating class and this resulted in the scheduling conflicts that prevented my schedule from being awesome. I made this clear.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Great hair. For a serious answer, look above.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: In with a University Scholarship of $5000… Extremely excited.

TeaRoseR · December 18, 2010, 5:35pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (800 Reading, 630 Math, 780 Writing)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US history, 740 Lit, 680 Spanish,
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Euro (5),
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Art, AP Gov, Honors GeoSci Meteorology and Oceanography (dual credit with SUNY), Calc
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2, I believe
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Commended Student for National Merit Scholarship, 2 Silver Medals on the National Spanish Exam, if that counts[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model Un (Sec), History Club (Treasurer, Supplies Coordinator), Art Club, News Paper, I don’t exactly remember the rest…
[] Job/Work Experience: Clerk in a Law Firm this summer
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Assistant Teacher at an art center
[] Summer Activities: Arabic 101 at BYU, Diplomacy course at American University,

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: I wrote about how being an artist had changed the way I thought about the world and how it affected my other studies. Basically the intellectual side of creating art. I think it was pretty decent in concept and fairly well written, 8/10[/li][] EC Short Answer: I wrote about teaching a clay class at an art center. It was alright at best, 4/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Dissolving/Solvent, I talked about my attempts to dissolve time through various means so I could meet a historical figure I had a crush on. It was humorous and I think pretty well written. It also got across my personality really well and was pretty quirky, so I’d say 9/10
[] Optional Essay: I talked about my favorite things in the last year, like All the King’s Men, Seventh Seal, Baroque painters, and Chip Music. Not particularly well written but quirky, 7/10
[] Why Chicago: I wrote about how I was a huge nerd and I would look forward to studying for hours because it’s what I found fun. Brought up a couple specific things about the school. Pretty decent. (7/10)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: GeoSci teacher, he’s had me for two years and I don’t actually know if he likes me. Also I never read it.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Again I didn’t read it. My APUSH teacher who didn’t know me super well, but he always considered me smart. I don’t know what he wrote.
[] Counselor Rec: He was telling me about how he wrote so much and he’d never written so much about a student before, because I was so great (totally undeserved but whatever, I’m happy), so pretty good I guess.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement:[/list] N/A

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good essays, good transcript (except math),
[] Weaknesses: poor ECs, math
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essays and activities showed my interests pretty consistently. I really like learning and that came across in my essays as well.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

Congratulations to everyone who got in! Anyone who got rejected, I’m really sorry. I’m sure you will find luck elsewhere. Chicago just might not be a great fit. To those who got deferred, good luck! I hope you get in!
I’m still surprised I got in, and I totally don’t deserve it, but I’m happy.

cheekboy34 · December 18, 2010, 6:10pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (730M, 620W, 590R)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 30 (34M 29E 27R 30S 10 Essay)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 770 MathII 650 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Weighted GPA: 4.47
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 39/406
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chinese (5) MicroEcon (3) MacroEcon (4) World History (4) Calc AB (3) Physics B (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, APLit, APStats, APGov, Link Crew, Honors Orch, Personal Finance
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors, Leadership Award, SYAMF Special Recognition[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Music with a Mission (President/CoFounder), Link Crew (Commissioner), NHS (Secretary), Orchestra (Concertmaster 2 years), Math Club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours- music gigs, 5K, Soup Kitchen, setting up for events[/li][/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Having a realization becoming HC King and how I made a positive impact in people’s lives, subtly. 8-9[/li][] EC Short Answer: The significance of Music with a Mission to me, 7-8
[] Extended essay(which topic): Two types of people. I took a risk and said that there was only one: the flawed type, and went on about how we all make mistakes but spend too much time dithering, and how we should rather embrace them to move forward. 8
[] Optional Essay: N/A
[] Why Chicago: ehhh talked about academics and connections 6-7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:didn’t see
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see but probably good
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public, Nationally Ranked
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:~150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Extracurriculars, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses:test scores, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:test scores were relatively low, essays had good content but i suck at writing
[] What would you have done differently?:studied harder for tests, edited essays more[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: mmm im gonna work hard to do whatever i can these next few months to help my chances in the RD pool congratulations to all those who were accepted, and defeat the stereotype that its where fun goes to die!

peab2011 · December 18, 2010, 7:32pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800M 730CR 790W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[] SAT II: 780 Math 2 760 Physics 750 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 90.4/100
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Computer Science A, BC Calc, Physics B, English Lit, English Lang, US History: 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable calc, senior english, AP Chem, technical theater, advanced computer science, independent history study
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5ish?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, Commended Student (PSAT) [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Technical theater, ice hockey, woman’s rights club cofounder, dorm proctor, head tour guide, some more
[] Job/Work Experience: MIT internship, camp counselor, theater techie
[li] Volunteer/Community service: woman’s shelter, local school[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8 about an inspirational person[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7 technical theater
[] Extended essay(which topic): 9 two types of people
[] Optional Essay: 7 reading
[] Why Chicago: 7 pretty standard
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: chem teacher- really good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: english teacher- really good
[] Counselor Rec: probably really good
[] Additional Rec: MIT professor
[] Interview: eh ok
[] Art Supplement: none [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/29
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay was good, good grades for my school
[] Weaknesses: being a stereotypical applicant for UChicago
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: too many people like me?
[] What would you have done differently?: not sure[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’m a little bummed because I really liked UChicago but I got into MIT EA so I’m just going to go there and not apply RD to Chicago. Good luck to everyone!!

runnerchick11 · December 18, 2010, 11:01pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 32
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): (30 math and science, 33 reading/english)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Weighted GPA: 4.16
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/240
[] AP (place score in parentheses): (5 in Us history) (4 in english literature)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: college writing, AP calculus, law and society, ap economics, ap statistics, ap spanish
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I think 1 or 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Hmm well I come from literally the smallest town imaginable so nothing major, I was nominated for the ncte writing award last year, that’s about it

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): cross country (captain) track (captain) spanish club (vice president) broadcast club (morning anchor) math club, national honor society, senior mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve been a part time and full time nanny for the last 3 years
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Volunteering for Fred Upton’s re-election campaign, vounteering for the mccain campaign, volunteering for a local bereavement center, fundraising for great strides for cystic fibrosis and volunteering for the cystic fibrosis foundation[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8: About a challenge I have faced and it’s effect on me[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9: Why I quit soccer after ten years and switched to track, I talked about having to work twice as hard but that I was still elected captain for the next year
[] Extended essay(which topic): 8 Find x: I said x was in the white light we see before we die, because X is essentially the answer to all the problems we have, and that’s the only time in our lives where we have everything figured out and when we see what was truly important to us.
[] Optional Essay: 6: Talked about my favorite books, shows, etc, pretty generic
[] Why Chicago: 8: Lauded them on their academics but made it personal as to why I want to study there
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10- science teacher who has known me since elementary school, absolutely glowing, said I was one of the hardest working kids she’s met
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7- My ap literature teacher, it was formal and a little detached since she doesn’t know me that well, but she praised how well I wrote, researched and could interpret literature
[] Additional Rec: 8- my spanish teacher. I came into high school and skipped two years of spanish, and went right into the third year class. It talked about how I wasn’t afraid to be in a tougher class and that I was an excellent student, etc
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, I’m sure it was good though

[] Interview: Had it in october: I thought it went very well, it was a fun, colloquial chat
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/28
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: lower middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First generation college student

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My writing skills and 3 solid teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: A slightly low gpa because of some slight stupidity my freshman year and not a lot of ap classes just because my school doesn’t offer them
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because I do have strong stats, but also I have done a lot of volunteer work and I seem to know what my passions are (politics and spanish) and in school I’ve made steps to follow them. I’m also a first generation and I’ve worked very hard in high school so that I could go to college.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I definetly would have not procrastinated on my essay, I put off the find x one for the longest time. I also wouldn’t have worried so much about the interview, it wasn’t that big of a deal. Not a lot though because I got in so I must have done something right :)

I LOVE Chicago!!! :D

connstudent · December 18, 2010, 11:45pm

Deferred. Too upset to post stats. High SATS/ test scores, low gpa, good essays and recs, decent ecs and awards.

luvmistyx3 · December 19, 2010, 12:51am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):CR: 740 M:800 W:680[/li]
[li] ACT (breakdown):34 (R:34 E:34 M:33 S:35)[/li]
[li] SAT II: US History (800), Chinese (800), Math 2 (800), Bio-E (760)[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94[/li]
[li] Weighted GPA: 4.61[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parentheses): Government(5), USH(5), Chinese(5), BC Calc(5), Macro/Micro econ(5/5), Euro H(5), Literature(5), French Lang(3 -.-) [/li]
[li] IB (place score in parentheses): just 6 on Econ SL from last year[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Math, IB HL English, IB SL Anthropology, IB HL Euro, IB HL French, IB Physics 2, IB TOK 2, Symphonic Band[/li]
[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school:I know 2 other people applied, but not really sure…maybe others. but the other 2 got in too.[/li]
[li] Major Awards: National Merit Commended, National AP Scholar, not much besides this…some random school stuff like student of the month and so on…[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):varsity volleyball, pit orchestra, clarinet in general (not that great at it…i don’t take private class), environmental club, NHS, MHS, FHS [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: n/a[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:summer internship at courthouse, TA at summer school for poor kids, book club at local elementary school…over 400 volunteer hours[/li]
Writing :[list]

[li] Essays (Include Subjects):[list][/li]
[li] Common App Main: wrote a recipe…pretty original, lighthearted and not too serious probably 7-8ish[/li]
[li] EC Short Answer:just talked about my TA experience…not too special 6ish[/li]
[li] Extended essay(which topic):the dissolving topic, talked about my cultural background and some angst involved =P. probably 8-9ish. I really liked it, threw in a few jokes here and there.[/li]
[li] Optional Essay:talked about how much i love history and musicals 9ish. lighthearted and funny[/li]
[li] Why Chicago:i wrote a bunch of limericks…8/9ish?[/li]
[li] Other:[/ul][/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1:my math teacher…she really likes me, i assume that the rec is great since i can’t see it[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #2:my english teacher. she really likes too so again the rec should be good[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: probably great but since my counselor has like 100+ kids i dunno how individualized it was.[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:just a letter from the court i interned at in the summer[/li]
[li] Interview:i actually did the interview on campus with an admission officer when i visited in the summer, it went really well and i think it helped a lot.[/li]
[li] Art Supplement:none[/li]
Other[ul]

[li] Date Submitted App: 10/31/2010 at like 5ish =P im a last minute type…still writing my essays that day[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant):Maryland[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):n/a[/li]
[li] School Type:Large (2000ish) and public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:Asian[/li]
[li] Gender:Female[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:100,000ish [/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li]
Reflection[list]

[li] Strengths:my grades/essay (at least i think)[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:not enough leadership/awards/good extracurriculars[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted:they can probably see that i really wanted to go to chicago and i have very strong academic background[/li]
[li] What would you have done differently?:started my apps earlier…im a really bad procrastinator[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:

congratz to everyone else accepted and good luck to everyone else!

sarabear647 · December 19, 2010, 2:11am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1960
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 740 Reading, 550 Math, 670 Writing
[] ACT (breakdown): 31
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 English, 36 Reading, 26 Math, 26 Science
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 720 Literature, 650 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/432
[] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (3), English Language (5), U.S. History (5), Chemistry(3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, Honors Anatomy and Physiology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4 or 5 that I know of
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National French Exam National Winner

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Olympics (Only junior member on final team), Cross Country, Track and Field
[] Job/Work Experience: Jimmy Beans Wool
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Volunteer at local library once a week [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] My writing was definitely my best quality. I have always been told that I have a clear voice and my writing is easy to read. I read a lot so my vocabulary is pretty large, but I don’t overdo it. I would give myself a 9, I have always had a knack for writing essays
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Chose a topic of my own, and I talked about having curly hair/self esteem[/li][] EC Short Answer: Academic Olympics, how fun it is to be a nerd, etc
[] Extended essay(which topic): Posed a question of my own, “What’s the Big Deal With Those Little Cats?” Reflecting on keepsakes from my great grandmother.
[] Optional Essay: How Crime and Punishment taught me that I can’t be good at everything.
[] Why Chicago: Classical education in a modern setting
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP English Language teacher, she sent me a copy and the letter was amazing. She highlighted my strong writing and my work ethic.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP US History Teacher, said I was extremely enjoyable to teach, always interested in learning, good work ethic
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know what she said but I am pretty close with my counselor and she was very excited to write my letter.
[] Additional Rec: French teacher. She has been my teacher for three years and knows me very well.
[] Interview: I thought it went reallllly well. We talked a lot about books and there was lots of laughter.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Didn’t submit.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 11
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Spain)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 65,000/yr
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Pretty extensive alumni relationships

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Writing, transcripts, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays really showcased my personality and my teacher recommendations were great. Plus, I am awesome
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
Nothing now :)

[/list]Other Factors:
Yay! I hope to see you all who choose to go to Chicago next fall

deliveryboy · December 19, 2010, 10:44am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1450/1600
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 33
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II:760 mi, 710 mii, 760 bio w
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no clue out of 4, but 92/100
[] Weighted GPA: 95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
SOPH YEAR:
euro- 5
enviro-5
JUNIOR YEAR:
psych-5
bio-5
apush-5
ab calc-5
[] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:
ap:
physics b, english lit, spanish, eco, gov, stats
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):gc of model congress, president of deca, president of enviro club etc
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]2 summers in ecuador in amazon and galapagos

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: about hitchhiking in ecuador[/li][] EC Short Answer: about model congress
[] Extended essay(which topic): about doing laundry on sundays (narrative)
[] Optional Essay: about chinese food
[] Why Chicago: about neil patrick harris, kanye west, and apples
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:decent
[] Counselor Rec: terrible
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: terrible, but on campus
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
NA
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:idk
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:m
[] Income Bracket:upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
volunteer work?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:volunteer work, essays, AP scores, hard classes
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
they want hard classes and crazy essays
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
nothing

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
LETS GO CHICAGO

lostmypants · December 19, 2010, 11:17am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
· SAT I (breakdown): Perfect score
· SAT II:Perfect scores in math, physics, chem… 790 in Molecular Bio
· Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
· Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/453
· AP (place score in parentheses):
Calc BC, World history, AP English language composition, Physics EM, French, English lit, European history, and Stat
· Senior Year Course Load: See last 5 aps above
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
· Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME qualifier, All-state violinist, various volunteer awards

Subjective:
o Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor in Chief of school Newspaper, Debate, Matheletes, Orchestra (all state level violinist)
o Job/Work Experience: n/a
o Volunteer/Community service: Some at a nursing home
2 summers doing research at PROMYS

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
o Essays (Include Subjects):
§ Find X. Talked about trying to find my dad who left me at birth
§ Tell me about yourself: random conglomaration of my interests
o Recs were good
o Additional Rec: from research mentor
o Interview: alumni. Wonderful interview
o Art Supplement: Violin recording
NA
Other
o Date Submitted App: idk
o State (if domestic applicant): PA
o Country (if international applicant):
o School Type: public
o Ethnicity: Black
o Gender: m
o Income Bracket: <30k a year
o Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): PROMYS, my fathers an alcoholic, no one close to me has even gotten close to college. ARGGH
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

Why the **** did I not get in?

krauklitis · December 19, 2010, 12:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 720, M 680, WR 750
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2150
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Eng. Lit. (5), AP World History (4), AP Eng. Comp (4), AP Calculus BC Pt. II (taking this spring)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): No IB offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous, all classes considered honors. BC Calc II, U.S. History, 3 English electives, Physics II, German II, independent study on Carl Jung
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 8
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing national, school awards in English and German[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[list]
[li] Literary Magazine, 3 years (Editor)[/li][] Nonfiction Magazine, 3 years (Editor)
[] School Nespaper, 4 years (Editor)
[] English, German, and Library Department Associate (attend faculty meetings, give student feedback, &c.), 3 years
[] German club, 2 years (President)[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: N/A[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: N/A[/list]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: About how in Socratic method-style Freshman Geometry I figured out that the real point of the class was to teach us how to teach our peers. Clever introduction detailing the eccentricities of the teacher that segued into how this unconventional class inspired me. Very Chicago.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Same theme as Common App main. Talked about how my work on three publications was a way of showing my school community the importance of humanities. Managed to make this not sound pretentious.
[] Extended essay(which topic): Two types of people. Used the metaphor of Captain Ahab and the whale from Moby-Dick: how I was the multi-disciplinary humanities “whale” among single-focus math-major “Ahab” peers. Unconventional metaphor within a standard “I stand out because” paper.
[] Optional Essay: Compared Sherlock Holmes mysteries to Freud’s early case studies, how Holmes wraps up neatly but the answers to Freud’s questions are not simple. Segued into the complex nature of questions, which works perfectly with their promotional lit.
[] Why Chicago: Straightforward. Talked about considering a Classics major, which I think stood out. Mentioned specific programs and major tracks, grad. school, &c. Demonstrated extensive research into U of C.[/ul]
[li] Other: N/A[/list] [ul][/li][] Teacher Recommendation #1: From teacher I wrote about in Common App essay. Known him for four years, A+ from him in Geometry and Philosophy. Waived right to read, but I assume it was glowing.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher who also coached me in cross-country, known him for four years. Waived right to read, but I believe he talked about the playfully academic writing I did in his electives and my progression to varsity on the team. He writes a ton of recs. each year and he’s one of the best in my school at recommending students.
[] Counselor Rec: Also cross-country coach. Obviously I take education seriously, probably wrote about that.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A, but I met with the admissions officer for my region (don’t know if this mattered)
[li] Art Supplement: N/A[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Selective rigorous prep
[] Ethnicity: Left blank on app
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $40,000 to $70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None in this category mentioned on app[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Teachers said my essays had zero cheesiness factor. Great recs., extracurriculars balanced out having no work or service mentioned. Interest in unique major. Sold myself aggressively.
[] Weaknesses: SATs not spectacular, GPA took slump from all As to all A-minuses sophomore year, broke 4.0.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Clear fit
[] What would you have done differently?: No complaints[/ul]

Other Factors:

Can’t think of any

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:[ul]See you all in Hyde Park![/ul]

firelight · December 19, 2010, 12:57pm

I’m calling BS on “lostmypants.” (Post 95, two above this)
Anyone who truly does have the credentials this poster claims, such as 2400SAT 2 summers at PROMYS, as a black male <$30,000 would be reasonably at worst deferred.
“Lostmypants” has one post and registered this month. What are the chances?

ILoveUofC · December 19, 2010, 1:04pm

lol…I was thinking the same thing.

NoetherianRing · December 19, 2010, 1:38pm

No black males at PROMYS, sorry. Nice try bro.

EssayLove · December 19, 2010, 2:43pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (740 Math, 740 Reading, 780 Writing)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Only sent 1 test date.
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] Weighted GPA: 4.64 (highest in school is 4.9. Massive grade trend, every year I got a lot better, freshman year I had a 4.2)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): MEH (5), Chem (5), Calc A/B (5), Human Geo (5), Lang&Comp (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Bio, AP Calc B/C, AP US History, AP Lit, AP Psych, Economics (no AP level offered), Gym
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Nothing major. National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, then placing in Top 10 in New Jersey’s Chem I Science League, Chem II Science League, and Merck State Science Day for Chemistry[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
High school lit magazine (Editor)
Science league, trumpet
Tennis (JV co-captain)
National Honor Society
English Honor Society
Chinese Honor Society- these last 3 are admittedly meaningless.
(Most of my time is spent teaching other kids in my grade so they don’t fail their classes, but I didn’t really know how to put this on my app. I know I should’ve, but I just left it out because it’s not quite tutoring. It’s just something there.)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Chinese to English translations for an actual screenplay
Internship for market research for 2 weeks
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]Pennies for Peace
Volunteering at a hospital
Family and I responsible for the development of a school in rural China

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: My Chinese sucked until I realized it was a huge mistake to not learn it properly. Took Chinese in high school, did extra work outside of school to improve my Chinese to the point of being able to give a half-decent speech. English teacher said he had nothing to criticize. 10/10[/li][] EC Short Answer: Expanded more about the community service I did in China. 7/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Find X. Personified X as someone running away from the alphabet, found it and learned it was having an identity crisis on account of all the things it is (list of references I sneaked in include Malcolm X, generation x, pirates, X-Men, calculus, XOXO, etc.). Then turned it into a discussion of identity, asking what are we, if through life everyone else forces their own perceptions of us onto our identities. 9/10
[] Optional Essay: Just a love fest for my favorite author and band. 8/10
[] Why Chicago: Talked about attending the Summer Session there and how much I loved it, from the weather to the bookstores to the people. Discussed the Core and how I thought it was a wonderful fit. 10/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably decent. Didn’t read. 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably decent. Didn’t read. 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Our guidance counselor does nothing for us. I’ve never been given any college advice from him, and everyone who’s tried to just gets a “Look it up yourself.” No clue/10.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went extremely well. Talked for 15 minutes about bookstores, then talked about perception and cognitive science. At the end she said she felt I’d be a great fit at UChicago. 10/10
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 8th.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No FA.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, interview, my chemistry stuff?
[] Weaknesses: I have an ugly transcript freshman and sophomore year, probably didn’t do enough extra curriculars.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Isn’t this a little redundant? It can be shown in the strengths and weaknesses…
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Find a way to put my teaching in there, because I’ve been up 3 AM working with 5 different people so they don’t fail their chemistry test the next morning. Spend more time revising my essays. Have a much, much better freshman and sophomore year, and stop getting 0s on math homework checks. Maybe I came across as too much of a science man, when I honestly love Humanities just as much. But I don’t know, even my interviewer said I’d be a great fit.

Or were my essays just not as good as I was led to believe? If so, that stings, since writing is one of my passions…

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: It’s disappointing, but I have to move on. My English teacher never felt my essays had any problems with them, and I felt the Find X had enough depth of thought, and the Why UChicago had enough heartfelt passion, but I guess it didn’t cover the rest of my app. Well, it’s still my first choice, and I still have a shot. Congratulations to everyone who got in, good luck to everyone deferred, and to those who are rejected: What UChicago looks for is different than what other colleges look for. You’ll find where you belong.

st4rlight124 · December 19, 2010, 3:38pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR: 690 M:780 (1470/1600)

SAT I superscore (breakdown): oh whoops ^
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: BioM: 760 USH: 740 Math II: 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.64
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (actually in 3%, but school only does decile…grr)
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro: 5 English lang: 5 Chemistry:4, Bio:5, USH: 4
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc, AP English Lit, AP USgov, AP French Lang, choir
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 methink
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, Natl merit commended, ELC?
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Ballet 8 yrs
Choir 4 yrs (section leader)
Track 4 yrs, varsity, +awards
A Cappella Group
French Club (treasurer)
National Honor Society
Math Club
Mu Alpha Theta (secretary)
FBLA (secretary)
JA company
a lot of other clubs…
Job/Work Experience:
I guess the JA company
Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Usher for local county theatre, club community services, chinese new year performer, Music camp volunteer, i think around 600 hrs
</code></pre>

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects): Idk how to rate my essays…
o Common App Main: Dance teacher’s suicide, what I learned from her before and after
o EC Short Answer: my volunteer acapella group of 8
o Extended essay(which topic): Find X. X=future, why we live
o Optional Essay: How we should all have our own soundtrack playing wherever we go, mine would be conducted by Howard Shore, Steve Jablonsky, or Hans Zimmer. I know, so nerdy ^^
o Why Chicago: Pretty bad, generic “it’s a great school”…
o Other:

Teacher Recommendation #1: NA
Teacher Recommendation #2: NA
Counselor Rec: prob generic
Additional Rec:
Interview: He didn’t seem to appreciate how I said that I’d fit in due to my “social awkwardness”…awkward
Art Supplement:
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Date Submitted App: October 31

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 2400+
Ethnicity: AsianPersuasion
Gender: XX
Income Bracket: modest, no FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ANTI HOOKER
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Well Rounded

Weaknesses: Took the SAT 3 times and pretty much got the same score…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Nothing special
What would you have done differently?:
</code></pre>

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Well I was expecting this, and I’m alright with it, move on to other supplements. Don’t know how well I function in weather that’s below 50 degrees, so I guess I’m staying in CA anyways lol.

zaneburton · December 19, 2010, 5:17pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Did not submit
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 composite, 35 English, 35 math, 35 reading, 35 science
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 composite, 36 English,
[] SAT II: 760 US History, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Weighted GPA: 4.59
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/544
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5), Environmental Science (4), US History (4), Psychology (3), Chemistry (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government and Politics, AP Human Geography, AP Biology II, Honors Spanish III, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Comparative Government and Politics (self-study), AP Statistics (self-study)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Club (President), Literature Club (President and founder), NHS (Senior Points secretary), Quiz Bowl, Spanish Club, Odyssey of the Mind
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Just stuff with NHS[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): [list]
[li] Common App Main: Talked about how the Tralfamadorians in Slaughterhouse-Five made me take control of my life because I felt like I didn’t have enough control. 9[/li][] EC Short Answer: Discussed how Odyssey of the Mind made me more humble. 10
[] Extended essay(which topic): Chose own topic. Talked about how one time I was talking to my mother and it made me really appreciate history. 8
[] Optional Essay: Talked about my love of satire. 9
[li] Why Chicago: Talked about how people don’t really compare grades there. Really seemed to capture the spirit of the school. 9[/li]
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Has known me a couple of years, really likes me. 8[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Used lots of real life situations to make me seem like a smart, humble, good person who loves to learn. 9
[] Counselor Rec: She is in love with me, for some reason. 9
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Communicated a lot of things that I couldn’t do on my application. I was very enthusiastic about Chicago, and I think that helped a lot. 9
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Mid-October
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:They are need blind.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, strength of schedule, essays
[] Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I feel like I’m a really good fit for U Chicago. I think my essays displayed a side of me that would really fit in well there.
[] What would you have done differently?: Gotten all A’s in high school while taking the same courses?[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: SO glad I made it. Best of luck to all RD’ers and hope to see you in September!

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