<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): NA (Didn’t take)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA (Didn’t take)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 (33M, 34S, 34E, 35R, 10W)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): Single-Sitting
[<em>] SAT II: NA (Didn’t take)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.24
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable)on’t calculate
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): NA
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): IB Chemistry, IB Economics, IB History, IB English, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Physics, IB Spanish, IB Math SL
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Same as Above (All Courses Taken IB1/IB2)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: About 5? I was the only accepted
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Minor Science Olympiad Stuff, Minor School Stuff</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (10-11th: Captain 12th), Ocean Bowl Captain Captain (11th-12th), JV/Varsity Ice Hockey (9th-12th: Assistant Captain 12th), Undergraduate Social Psychology Research at Local University (Lab Assistant/ Behavioral Coding Team Leader 11th-12th), Trip to Ecuador/Galapagos (received UN diploma for full-immersion field study in biodiversity and conservation (12th), Trip to Key Largo, FL for Marine Biology (9th)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Medical Supplies Company (9-12th)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteer at local hospital ICU (200+ hours 10th-12th), National Honors Society (Chapter Leader 11th-12th), Board Member/Event Coordinator of a Non Profit Organization raising about 15,000/year for cancer and special needs charities (9th-12th)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Trip to Ecuador 7/10[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Specifics about my research project 9/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Archenemies (Cheesy, Cheesy, Cheesy) 7/10
[</em>] Optional Essay: Compiled a list of my favorite stuff! I added a few pictures of myself from a trip I went on. It was extremely informal.
[<em>] Why Chicago: I did a lot of research into specific major/minor combinations, research opportunities, and classes and diagramed exactly why UChicago was the best school for me.
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher - We are similar in almost every way and I know it was a pretty personal letter.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: See Additional
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great. She told me that she made the font smaller so that everything would fit on one page. We have a great relationship and she wrote about how I take one of the hardest possible schedules at my school.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Research Mentor/Psychology Professor - It was really good and talked about how he invited me to do the research project with him and how he has seen my passion for neuroscience develop for the past two years.
[<em>] Interview: Wasn’t Offered
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: A few days before the EA applications were due?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type:Public (Ranks in Top 15 in Country)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian (Pretty damn white)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Complicated
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My EC’s all showed interest and I think they were good, my Why Chicago essay, recommendations, my high school,
[</em>] Weaknesses: No SAT, White Male (Idk?), Not a perfect GPA or ACT, Not that great at writing essays…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I can’t begin to predict how they make these decisions… But I was pretty genuine in everything I wrote.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/list]Other Factors: I would have edited my essays a lot more… They were weak.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: For all those rejected: You are all amazing applicants, nobody is accepted everywhere (nobody human that is) so hold your heads high. For all those deferred: You guys still have a great shot in the RD round, they must have seen something great in you! For all those accepted: I hope to see you all on the touring days and potentially at school next year! In the meantime, have a great senior year!</p>