Official University of Chicago Class of 2015 EA Results Thread

bgrlqn · December 31, 2010, 11:23pm

Wow there really is no pattern for these acceptances

emilyanwo · January 2, 2011, 10:33am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 690 M 710 W 740
[] ACT (breakdown): 32: 35 35 33 26
[] SAT II: chem 800, us history 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8 or somehing
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/305
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem 5 US History 5 English Language 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 6, AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Bio, Philosophy
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 i think
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis 9-12 4 year city champions (captain), Ultimate Frisbee 4th in Nation 10-12, Environmental Club, Crew 9-10, Traveling Math League, JETS, others…
[] Job/Work Experience: Tennis Assistant at Country Club 2 summers
[li] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at ten thousand villages [/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: about a lot of things 9/10[/li][] EC Short Answer: ultimate frisbee 8/10
[] Extended essay(which topic): find x 10/10
[] Optional Essay: about paint by number puzzles and imagist poetry 9/10
[] Why Chicago: 8/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: chem teacher, great
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: spanish teacher, great
[] Counselor Rec: probably good
[] Additional Rec: –
[] Interview: nope
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: inner city public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, transcript
[] Weaknesses: scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i think my essays really captured my personality, and i’ve challenged myself in high school and never gotten a b
[] What would you have done differently?: probably nothing[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: to everyone who wasn’t accepted- chin up! you’ll find a school that you love. **

daudette1 · January 2, 2011, 9:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 Math, 700 CR, 750 Writing
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 740 Math 2, 730 US History, 710 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 47
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), AB Calc (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, BC Calc, PSSC (advanced physics course), AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Commended, National Spanish Exam “Premio de Excelente”[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Theatre, Mock Trial (Captain), Peer Tutor (Lead), Admissions Ambassador (Lead), Varsity XC, Varsity Baseball
[] Job/Work Experience: Only a little
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/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: Summer writing program called Page to Stage, wrote plays (9/10)[/li][] EC Short Answer: Mock trial (8/10)
[] Extended essay(which topic): Find x, x defines a person (10/10)
[] Optional Essay: Favorite Things (7/10)
[] Why Chicago: 9/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher 8th, 9th and 10th grade, advisor since 10th grade (10/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Freshman and senior year physics teacher (10/10)
[] Counselor Rec: (10/10)
[] Additional Rec: Theatre/Choir Director (10/10)
[] Interview: Awesome! (10/10)
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Awesome recommendations

GlitterVomit · January 2, 2011, 10:24pm

has anyone with rather low ACT/SAT scores (in comparison to most accepted applicants), but very good writing been accepted?

20110752 · January 4, 2011, 1:01am

@GlitterVomit, I had a 32 (which isn’t low, but I guess lower than average admitted), with great writing and a really good interview. but also what helped me is that I’m really well-rounded and will be able to contribute a lot to the community

sarabear647 · January 4, 2011, 11:32pm

GlitterVomit, I would consider myself has having pretty low test scores (didn’t break 2,000 on SAT, 31 ACT) and I was accepted. I think my writing was my best quality and I was able to show them my passion for learning and the university. Also, my interview went really well (I think!)

antidote · January 5, 2011, 2:07am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I superscore: 1510/2210: 740 Critical Reading, 770 Math, 700 Writing
[] ACT superscore: 34: 35 English, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 35 Science, (32 Reading/Writing combined)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 US History, 640 Chemistry (had appendectomy the week before these guys)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Weighted GPA: 4.15
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
[] 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)
[] 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][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Baseball (captain), Board Game Club (Founder and President), Constitution Team, Rubik’s Cube solver
[] 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][/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: sitting on floor for class rather than take free period - 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: board games - 9
[] Extended essay(which topic): Find x, context is often left out but is actually key - 8
[] Optional Essay: mostly my movie habits - 6
[] 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][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Decent, but he saw me struggle and overcome. Calculus teacher for 11
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor is a flake and I have no idea what he wrote
[] Interview: AMAZING!!![/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 31, 2010
[] State: OR
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] 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]

bgrlqn · January 5, 2011, 8:14pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): M 660 CR 690 WR 750[/li]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Lit (3) Euro(4) Gov(5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP World Ap Psych AP AB Calc AP Language and Comp, art
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: maybe 3…
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): relay for life, camp counselor, many church activities, etc
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Been volunteering at a local hospital for awhile[/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: discussed my adopted grandmother[/li][] EC Short Answer: Volunteering at hospital
[] Extended essay(which topic): Is Honesty the best policy? It had a little humor in it
[] Optional Essay: I didn’t do it.
[] Why Chicago: It was simple but I think I effectively conveyed why I wanted to go to Chicago.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Should be good she likes me
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Should be good she likes me
[] Counselor Rec:good but maybe generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: less than 40K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I guess I just effectively conveyed why I wanted to go to Chicago.
[] Weaknesses: Scores,GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My passion for the school. I really wanted to go there and I guess it showed in my essays.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

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

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pancakesgirl · January 6, 2011, 11:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190, 2210
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2230; 740 reading, 690 math, 800 writing
[] ACT (breakdown): 31
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7? 3.8?
[] Weighted GPA: 4-point-something[]
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): like 7 or 8 out of ~160
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on AP U.S. and American gov
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, Printmaking and Enameling, Religion 12 (required–Catholic school), H Anatomy and Physiology, H Discrete Math, H French IV, Sociology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: zero
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): French Club (president), NASA program (president), NHS (historian), Robotics (treasurer), four different community service programs and a summer camp (350 hours), school youth group (board member), prospective students guide for high school, peer tutor, model UN, morning announcement crew, ski and snowboard club, selective leadership program junior year, Cleveland International Film Festival volunteer
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 350 hours in three similar tutoring/mentoring programs for 4th-8th graders in Cleveland public schools[/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: about French, written in second person. 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: about NASA. 5, really lame
[] Extended essay(which topic): two types of people. really proud of this one. 10
[] Optional Essay: about papercuts… yep. i think it’s good once you get past the weirdness of it. 8
[] Why Chicago: long and mushy but sincere. 7
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: French teacher, didn’t see but she’s written really good recs for me in the past
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: APUSH, also didn’t see but he’s a great writer
[] Counselor Rec: also didn’t see… we’re tight but i don’t know what she could possibly say about me
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: so great! it lasted two and a half hours and he was awesome. he had a lot of stories and he lived in my favorite house (Thompson) so we had a lot to talk about
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic all-girls
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT math and my grades. i’ve had B’s in every math class in high school but i’m also graduating with 6 math credits and took calculus junior year so i think that helped
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays, recs, ECs
[] What would you have done differently?: not waited until the last minute to write my common app essay, not freaked out about the interview because it was fun and easy and nothing to worry about[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **i’m thrilled because UChicago is my favorite school but there’s no way i can afford it based on the estimate… my financial aid package was way less than i expected and my fam has a lot of debt. so i guess i’ll have to see what happens with the FAFSA and maybe try to appeal, but i’ve head it generally isn’t successful at Chicago… does anyone have any experiences with this?

totheedge · January 8, 2011, 7:28pm

Decision: Accepted

I’ve never posted here before, and I know this is quite late, but I am hoping that this information can help other students.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): C: 33 (R: 34 M: 34 E:36 S:28)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: Bio (M): 740 Lit: 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I know I’m in the top 5%.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): None; my school only offers 1 AP class.
[] IB (place score in parentheses): French SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Music SL, AP Calc AB/IB SL Math, Physics, Choir, TOK, IB HL Bio, IB HL English, IB HL History of the Americas
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, FHS, Student Lobbyist Club at school, Academic Decathlon (captain), Peer Court attorney several times a year. And I play guitar recreationally, if that counts.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship for local Congressman last summer (~10 hours a week), Internship at local courthouse for a month (20 hours weekly)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Court probably counts here. And a mission trip to Mexico. [/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: Reading books (I talked about why I enjoy to read and about my experiences as a reader, and then extrapolated to talk about why it is important for all people to read. I think I over-revised it. (7/10)[/li][] EC Short Answer: As good as a 150 word essay can be. I wrote mine on peer court.(10/10)
[] Extended essay(which topic): Two types of people (savers and spenders). I actually did not care for it but in the letter that my regional counselor sent to me she mentioned that she enjoyed reading it. It was about 300 words and tied in a lot of contrived anecdotes about my family (which evidently, she liked). It was well written, but overly consise, which is a good example of my writing style. (8/10)
[] Optional Essay: I listed my favorite art exhibits, periodical, musicians, novels, and non-fiction books. No explanations.
[] Why Chicago: Genuine, and it was clearly written specifically for Chicago and not a copy-and-paste the name essay. i wrote about the intellectual atmosphere at the school and the Core and how it was a good fit for someone like me who wants to study everything. (9/10)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: I waived my rights but this one was probably amazing. Written by my French teacher, who absolutely loved me. He almost cried when I asked him. And he is an incredibly eloquent writer.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: This one was probably pretty good too. It was from my history teacher/Aca Dec coach who has a lot of respect for me.
[] Counselor Rec: Eh, probably pretty good, but my counselor is clueless.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went really well! The girl who interviewed me was really nice and it was more of a conversation than interrogation. We ended the meeting with a hug and we are still in touch.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/25
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Rural public, nothing special but fairly good for its size. I’d say it send 2 kids to Ivies/Stanford etc. every three years.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket : > $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nothing really… maybe that my first language isn’t English? Or that no other student from my high school has ever attended U of Chicago? I made it clear in my application that I would attend if accepted. [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, by far the most rigorous courseload at my school, grades, and maybe the interview.
[] Weaknesses: Maybe a lack of more prestigious ECs? Also, my essays weren’t as quirky or whimsical as some.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was solid in all aspects of my application.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

ladyjanegrey · January 9, 2011, 9:47am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 Math, 740 Reading, 760 Writing
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2190
[] ACT (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 750 US History, 720 Biology M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea
[] Weighted GPA: 3.905+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not done
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 10th grade; European History (4); 11th grade: Us History (5), Lang and Comp (5); American Gov and Politics (5), French Lang (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Lit, AP Art History, Precalc, French 6, Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5 or 6 maybe?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Achievement commended[/li] A few (not going to list)

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MUN (VP); Literary Mag (leading editor); JSA (co president); and a few other (dont want ppl 2 pinpoint who I am from school)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/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- really weird, but its me[/li][] EC Short Answer: 7: I mean really cannot be overly creative or different. Unless its a weird activity.
[] Extended essay(which topic): two types of people in the world
[] Optional Essay: 9- tried to highlight my more “normal” side
[] Why Chicago: 8- it was okay but I’m a creative writing person and it was difficult to be too creative with this one
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Have no idea, but as a teacher he likes me a lot
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went really well, we talked about a lot of stuff for a long time. Only downside was it was one of those everyone come one day and we’ll interview you all together.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 30 october?
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, but very very competitive
[] Ethnicity: AA (URM)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: No clue.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m a bit eccentric (but still normal) so I was able to show both sides in all my essays. I choose some really different topics. Junior year course load
[] Weaknesses: GPA, but difficult school. I also feel that my AP scores justified some of my grades. Difficult classes to take ,but they made the AP test incredibly easy junior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I had some really amazing people at my school, guidance counselors, teachers that rooted for me along the way!
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Visited!! I can’t wait to see the school.

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to all that were accepted!

Catlinjon · January 10, 2011, 1:07am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 750 CR, 710 M
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2260
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 English, 33 Science, 34 Math, 34 Reading
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 770 U.S. History, 720 Biology M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
[] Weighted GPA: 4.29
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top ~7%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): U.S. History (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5), European History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~15
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Daily Herald Leadership Team

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Eagle Scout, Multiple community foundations and charities, Literary magazine (literature editor), Orchestra and band (1st chair for three years),
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Daily Herald Leadership Team, Service project on Indian Reservation in South Dakota for my Eagle Project, most service hours of anyone in my high school class[/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: About a course on the Holocaust I took at Harvard[/li][] EC Short Answer: Intellectual society I founded at my school
[] Extended essay(which topic): make your own topic: responding to a Kurt Vonnegut quote about humanity’s attraction to delusion and faith
[] Optional Essay: Yes - I have interesting Anthropology interests outside of school
[] Why Chicago: It’s geographically ironic. I’ve gone as far as Maine to visit colleges and the school I want to attend is just half an hour away from home.
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome - favorite student
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Just ok
[] Counselor Rec: Just ok
[] Additional Rec: my Harvard Professor (and Chicago alumnus)
[] Interview: Awesome

Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public - 3200 students
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: independent (orphan)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] - 1st generation to college[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of opportunities to shine (studied at Harvard, Eagle Project)
[] Weaknesses: Poor grades in math throughout high school (and low GPA)
[] Why you think you were accepted: Interesting life story (orphaned and 1st generation), high test scores, proven initiative, intellectual curiosity
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing :)

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’ve already committed and can’t wait to attend. Full financial aid, too.

corndawg · January 10, 2011, 2:20pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR 750W 800M
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): n/a only took it once
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Bio M, 760 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[] Weighted GPA: n/a school doesn’t calculate
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Stats (5) Euro (5) BC Calc (5) APUSH (5) EngLang (5) Physics Mech (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: very rigorous
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 7 that I know of, probably a few more
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Julian B. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent, Mass State Sci Fair 2nd Place, and a few other noteworthy state awards[/ul] [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club Founder/Captain, MUN, Peer Tutoring, Crew, Tennis, Theater
[] Job/Work Experience: Part Time Position at Havard Med School
[li] Volunteer/Community service: >100 hours at a local assisted living home[/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 my grandfather influenced me (9.5/10)[/li][] EC Short Answer: talked about my job, not great but pretty good (7/10)
[] Extended essay(which topic): is it ok to lie (yes) (10/10)
[] Optional Essay: didn’t write
[] Why Chicago: pretty generic, same one I used for most of my schools with some minor changes (8/10)
[] Other: none[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: very good, talked about how she liked how I led class discussions + also talked about my involvement in MUN and how I really excelled in that (she was the club faculty advisor)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: excellent. talked about my passion in physics and how I voluntarily took extra time during labs to help others and explain problems.
[] Counselor Rec: very good, talked about how I really had a commitment to helping others/mentioned how I had the highest number of AP exams and 5s in our grade
[] Additional Rec: from work; my boss adores me, enough said.
[] Interview: excellent, I had a really great interview who was really open about how she graded the interview and told me I was one of the best she’d ever done
[] Art Supplement: nope[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: around two weeks in advance
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >250K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nope[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: definitely my ECs, community involvement, and my work. Essays to a certain extent as well.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they managed to look past just the GPA and see that I had taken the most rigorous courseload possible, skipping one year in both math and science to take more advanced classes
[] What would you have done differently?: probably should have had a higher GPA, but oh well, i’m in[/ul]

Other Factors: got to meet the rep one-on-one when he visited our school and he seemed to like me
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congrats to everyone else who got in, I hope to meet you all in April

xavier110 · January 11, 2011, 11:10pm

I’ll be brief.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1530/1600 (800 CR 730 M)
[] ACT (breakdown): not submitted
[] SAT II: 760 Literature 750 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not out of 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): not available
[] IB (place score in parentheses): not available
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 6 (4 accepted, 1 deferred, 1 has not stated the outcome)[/ul]

I have sort of generic ECs although I am very passionate about certain topics (which I conveyed in my Why Chicago? and optional favorite things essays). My supplemental essay was delightfully weird and wacky and contrasted greatly with my main Common App essay, which was rather somber. I come from NY, and I am a white male.

idiosyncracy · January 12, 2011, 4:25am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2350 (single take) 800R, 770M, 780W
[]SAT II: 800 Chem, 790 Bio, 800 Math IIC
[]ACT:
[]GPA: 3.85UW, 4.81W out of 5 (school is known for being very rigorous)
[]Rank: school doesn’t rank, probably in top 1%
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio 5
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: literal subject matter was very unique, but conveyed cliches like believe in yourself! don’t care too much what others think!
[]Teacher Recs: neither of them knew me all that well, but hopefully very positive?
[]Counselor Rec: probably good
[]Supplementary Material: letter of recommendation from research mentor (which was excellent)
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Northeast
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Chinese
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Debate, Piano, Newspaper (editor), Research, Tutoring, teacher’s assistant at local Chinese school, Science Team, Art, interned for mayoral campaign
[]Awards: National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist, National Spanish Exam Gold, state and national level debate awards, several piano awards, our science team placed first in local circuit and did well at the Olympiad, newspaper placed first in region for some journalism award overall
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] Congrats to everyone who was admitted!

targetpractice41 · January 12, 2011, 11:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

SAT I (breakdown): 750 M 740 CR
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 750 M 760 CR
SAT II: World Hist 760, Chemistry 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, mind you, I never got below an A-
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro(5) US(5) Chem(4)
Senior Year Course Load: Toughest
Number of other EA applicants in your school: Around 10

Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Many leadership positions, Great Gov’t Internships,
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor/Scorekeeper
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] English tutor for immigrants[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
Common App Main: 9
EC Short Answer:7
Extended essay(which topic): 9-Two Kinds of People
Optional Essay: Just wrote a list
Why Chicago: 7-Pretty Straightforward
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9 Excellent, two year teacher and xc coach
Teacher Recommendation #2: 7
Counselor Rec: 10, as good as it gets from a counselor
Additional Rec: High Ranking Gov’t Official who I interned for
Interview: Went well

Other[list]
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public, Top 50 in Country

Reflection[list]
Strengths: Extracurriculars and Essays
Weaknesses: GPA

Imagineall · February 5, 2011, 4:07pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):2250
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Hmm, not sure. 3.85? I feel like our grading system is weird
[] Weighted GPA:4.98?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[] AP (place score in parentheses):Calc BC-5, Microeconomics-5, AP English-4, Government-4, U.S. History-5
[] IB (place score in parentheses):None
[] Senior Year Course Load:All honors
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semi-Finalist (so far), I don’t know if this counts but I place really well in girls’ state and national chess tournaments. [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/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 I really liked this one. I compared my pride to a mango and the whole story was about how I fell in love with the mango… and then killed it. >_> [/li][] EC Short Answer: Honestly, I don’t remember. I think something about a club of mine. A bit cheesy actually. 6
[] Extended essay(which topic):Find x. I related my name to x and went on a whole philosophical rant. It was fun. 7
[] Optional Essay:Didn’t write
[] Why Chicago: This was a bit humorous. I talked about my ability to … suck at dancing. 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Really good, I really like this teacher.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Decent, I think.
[] Counselor Rec: We just got a new counselor who doesn’t know me well, so…ehhhhh.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public, mediocre
[] Ethnicity:Chinese (One reason I’m pretty pumped)
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: 100000ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
None. None at all.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Probably my essays, because I love to write
[] Weaknesses:Being Chinese. My low SAT scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know but I’m glad!!! Now to wait for regular decision. GULP.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: GOOD LUCK GUYS AND CONGRATULATIONS!

Imagineall · February 5, 2011, 4:10pm

Oops. skipped this part:
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Um, President of 4 clubs, officer in 2 others, compete in national, state, regional chess tournaments, do other random stuff like academic decathlon and history fair regionally and state-wise
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:over 1700 hours in random things, mainly chess.

MJG678 · February 23, 2011, 2:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (700-Math, 740- Writing, 680- CR)
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: 740- math 2 and 710- ush
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):N/A
Weighted GPA: 95.5/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available
AP (place score in parentheses):World- 5, Euro- 5, Physics B-5, U.S. History-5, Lang- 5
IB (place score in parentheses):None
Senior Year Course Load:All honors
Number of other EA applicants in your school: None
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): applied intel, AP scholar, major debate awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): WAYY too many to list. Leadership positions in every club (presdent/treasurer). Many debate/ politically active clubs, varsity tennis (4 years + captain), theatre (lead roles), music (very devoted in several instruments, as well as leadership in groups). NHS (president)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: music to nursing homes, hospital and local library

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 10
EC Short Answer: 9
Extended essay(which topic): Solvetn/ solution (8.5)
Optional Essay: 6 (wrote about favorite msuic/author/book/play)
Why Chicago: Rather generic, but well written (6)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Assume it was excellent, as the teacher is an excellent writer.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Excellent! Conveyed my personality well
Counselor Rec: Very close with counselor and she got many great supplementary reccs to help her write it.
Additional Rec: Excellent! Head of a department in my school. She wrote about my devotion to ECs (debate and music)
Interview: Amazing! Talked about learning experiences, and my ecs
Art Supplement:

Other
Date Submitted App: umm September?
State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public top
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: not getting any FA…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
None. None at all.
Reflection: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU WANT IT BADLY.
Strengths:ECs, reccs
Weaknesses: GPA!!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know but I’m glad!!! Came a week after ED rejection.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing, I did everything I wanted, had fun, and got accepted to one of the best Universities in the world.
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: STILL ECSTATIC!!

sm2626 · February 23, 2011, 10:20pm

Sorry but i have a quick question. how do some people have pretty high weighted gpa’s but average unweighted GPA and have only take 2-4 Ap classes. I have taken 4 AP’s and gotten A’s in nearly all my classes but only have a weighted of 4.1 and unweighted of 3.8. Are people including first semester senior year to their GPA? or am i missing something? or are school just different in how they weight? Sorry for this side note once again but im a little confused.

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