<p>Objective:[ list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 720 Math 670 Writing
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2190
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 Eng 29 M 34 R 26 Sci 33 Eng/Wr 10 Essay
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):31
[<em>] SAT II: 800 US History, 740 Spanish w/ Listening, 670 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.05
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/385
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on US History
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP GoPo, AP Eng Lit, Hon Precalc, Hon Chinese III
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: N/A
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):qualified for CTY, Nat’l Merit Commended Student[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Spent junior year abroad in Venezuela via Rotary Youth Exchange Program, Club swimming, High school swimming (co-captain), School ambassador, MUN member, scripture reader at church
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Interned (during summers) on state house campaign, Congressional campaign, with energy efficiency program worked for local education nonprofit
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing in particular[/list] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[li] Common App Main: About growing up in a very diverse town (at least an 8/10)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Interning on state house campaign (~7/10)
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): Where’s Waldo (honestly no idea how I answered this, ~7/10)
[</em>] Optional Essay: Also wrote about discussing politics with my host father in Venezuela (at least an 8/10)
[<em>] Why Chicago: Interested in liberal arts education, etc.
[</em>] Other:[/list][ <em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: APUSH & AP GoPo teacher, probably great (9/10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10th grade Chem teacher, probably good (7/10)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully amazing (9/10)
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Went pretty well
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/1/13
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Fairfield County, CT
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, ~1600 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Reflection**[ list]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, living abroad for an entire year, summer internships, legacy (dad went to UChicago for grad school)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math and writing scores, not that many APs, not that many leadership positions
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My transcript and test scores probably didn’t stand out too much
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Either taken more leadership positions or worked on an significant project (like founding a new club or organization, starting a fundraiser or other event, self-publishing something), gotten more involved in extracurriculars during my time abroad), entered more competitions (like state and regional contests, Science Olympiad, other subject related stuff). Personally, I’ve always been an ideas person, but I rarely acted on those ideas. [/list][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: UChicago wasn’t my top choice, but given I got waitlisted here, I’m wondering what it might mean for the other top-tier schools I applied to (Georgetown, Duke, Pomona, Yale). Without a doubt, an very competitive year. Always interesting to see what sort of accomplishments the people who get in have. Good luck to every one!</p>