<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 670 M 1370 total (only test)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 700 Math 2, 680 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/618
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 World History, 5 English Language, 5 Art History, 4 Physics
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs: env. science, calc, and gov. other 3 classes unimportant
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1, I think. He got in.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):yeah, right
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Cross Country (team captain), Varsity Track, Best Buddies Club (coordinator), NHS, Judo (brown belt)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nope
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at California Science Center- work as an educational presenter for 4 hours a week. Not much but I leaned on it.
Also a volunteer Judo referee for about 4 years. I don’t know how strong these are though.
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):Where’s Waldo was awesome. I think I had good essays overall.
[<em>] Common App Main: 8/10
[</em>] EC Short Answer:Very good i think. 9/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic):Where’s Waldo 9/10
[</em>] Optional Essay:8/10 Radiohead and 100 years of solitude
[<em>] Why Chicago: Nothing special but i liked it 7.5/10
[</em>] Other: Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher. Im not sure.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, i think it was nice.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I wrote it and she edited it slightly soooo pretty good I think. haha
[<em>] Additional Rec:nope
[</em>] Interview:negative
[<em>] Date Submitted App: haha 30 minutes from 12:00 on due date chicago time. idk if it would have counted if i turned it in before 12 from California time
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public and rather cr@ppy
[</em>] Ethnicity:Mexican/Salvadorian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Reflection[ul] First gen. and applying to physics program? idk but i was rather underqualified.
[</em>] Strengths:Essays…that might be it. I got a lot of athletic extra-curriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses:SAT 1 and 2 scores. Honors.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Haha they wanted diversity or somthing, I dont know. But i feel that my ambition was really evident in my essays.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list][ b]Other Factors:** My app was kinda messy due to inexperience with it. little mistakes. [/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Shows how its not all about test scores. Man, im pretty happy. Top choice. Im just extremely nervous about financial aid. I really need that to go through and to give me a considerable amount of money. Good job to every one! and good luck!</p>