OFFICIAL University of Chicago EA Decisions - Class of 2014

Jack2010 · December 15, 2009, 4:59pm

blog post on the website confirms the decisions have been posted. I see nothing… =/

IBfootballer · December 15, 2009, 5:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section):740CR, 760M, 790 W C 2290
[] SAT IIs: 770 Math IIC, 770 US History, 730 Lit
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.56 W, 4.24 W
[] Rank: N/A, top 20%
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): US Gov: 4, USH, 5, Env. Sci 5, Macro Econ 5, Micro Econ 4, Calc AB 4, Spanish Lang 4, English Lit 4, This year AP Euro, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Comp. Gov (Self-study)
[] IBs (including this year’s: Econ SL 4, Spanish SL 5, Euro Hist. HL, English HL, Bio HL, Math Studies SL,
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Stat, IB Philosophy (for fun), IB English HL, TOK II, IB History, IB Bio
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 5-10 Early
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National AP Scholar Junior Year

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 4 years football, Captain LD debate, Model UN, volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience: not enough
[] Essays (subject and responses): “Caught” (Chicago main essay), talked about how I got caught on to history and social sciences, stole the outgrowing one for my common app essay and talked about my political transformation through HS
[] Teacher Recs: good, I presume
[] Counselor Rec: Yes
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Thought I did pretty well, interviewed on campus
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): looking for football recruitment, I’m a lineman, the captain of the debate team, and a full IB diploma candidate, which appears to be a demographic sweet spot.[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: MD, USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public HS with highly competitive and selective IB magnet programme
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: the one which unfortunately won’t qualify for much financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): see above
[] Strengths: See above
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li]Essays. I’m positive. I wrote 5 essays for Chicago, and all of them kicked ass.

[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Best of luck to all others!

remnant36 · December 15, 2009, 5:00pm

yea… i didnt get an e-mail or decision.
I THINK ITS FROM 15-18
IN ALPHABETIC ORDER

vbplayer · December 15, 2009, 5:00pm

They are giving out the decision via time zone. Check the latest blog update!

fonduNinja · December 15, 2009, 5:01pm

Congrats to everyone who got in, but we would like everyone to go to the new thread
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/826948-new-official-university-chicago-ea-decisions-class-2014-a-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/826948-new-official-university-chicago-ea-decisions-class-2014-a-2.html</a>. There, you will find the formatted text whatnot and be able to post. But please, only post the stats list for the sake of simplicity. So…yeah. Go U Chicago!

GatitaZ · December 15, 2009, 5:02pm

Congrats to who got in!!=)

arkleseizure · December 15, 2009, 5:05pm

As a genuine UofC student, I am authorized to tell you ALL to DESTRESS.

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dlrkgml · December 15, 2009, 5:07pm

i’m going to ask a stupid question.
WHERE DO YOU FIND THE ADMISSION DECISION ON YOUR ACCOUNT =___= I received the e-mail that my admission decision was posted on my account but it’s nowhere to be found.
thanks in advance for the help (:

zinja · December 15, 2009, 5:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 790 M 750 CR 800 W
[] SAT IIs: 800, all, USH, Math II, and Chem
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0 UW
[] Rank: top 3%
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s): World, U.S., Euro, Stats, Human Geo, Calc BC, Chem, Physics B, Eng Lit, Comp Sci, Eng Lang, Physics C, US Govt… something else I can’t remember right now
[] IBs (including this year’s: multivariable calc this year
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Multi calc, comp sci, english, astronomy, zoology, french, government
[] Number of Apps from Your School: lots… at least 5/6 I know of
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMSF, a statewide chem competition, some local piano awards, nothing major

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Piano, Science Research, a freshmen mentoring program, speech team, Teen Library Council
[] Job/Work Experience: summer job at a lab
[] Essays (subject and responses): I actually didn’t feel too confident about these. I loved my ‘why uchicago’ one, but it was wayyyy long. My choice topic was about the price of knowledge, and how I like to question my own assumptions. It was wordy.
[] Teacher Recs: both pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know- I go to a large public school
[] Additional Rec: research mentor
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Really good! A doctor interviewed me, and we talked a lot about my research.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): A year-long research project at Purdue University

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: IN
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): decent large public, sends a few kids to the Ivys/ other top universities every year
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: > 140 k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): antihook: asian girl. hook: female interested in physics/math?
[] Strengths: research… recs maybe? especially the one from my research mentor
[] Weaknesses: the length of my essays and the fact that my school record is too “machine-like”
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know… a lot of luck, certainly. My research project certainly helped. [/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: Geography? I’m in the midwest. Dont know if that was a bad thing.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m really humbled… I honestly didn’t think my essays were good enough. I’ll be deciding between uChicago and Caltech 2014. To those deferred/rejected, best of luck! Keep in mind that they judge applications, not applicants. 
And to those accepted, maybe I’ll see you next year! When do we know about financial aid/ merit scholarships?

Jack2010 · December 15, 2009, 5:09pm

ugh, got my email. no luck with the decision yet though.

remnant36 · December 15, 2009, 5:13pm

jack2010. did u jusst get the e-mail?

MissEmmaLuz · December 15, 2009, 5:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section):Math:690, Reading:800, Writing:670
[] SAT IIs:U.S. History:760, Physics:640, Math II: 690
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: (only do unweighted at my school, don’t know GPA, only out of 100), 94.6
[] Rank: 88 out of 608
[] ACT:33
[] APs (including this year’s):5, (APUSH, Physics B, English Lit, English Lang, Calc AB)
[] IBs (including this year’s): 6 (ITGS, History, Mathematics, English, Biology, French)
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Full IB, the heaviest available (IB Bio, IB History, AP Calc AB, AP/IB French, AP/IB English, Journalism III, Gym [required], Theory Of Knowledge
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 2? (I only know of one other person applying, but there could be more I just don’t know about)
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Student

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:President of French National Honor Society, Junior and Senior year, Volunteer Preschool Teachers Assistant for Head Start, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Editor of the school newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Essays (subject and responses):Common app-About crafts (I can sew, knit, and crochet), U Chicago-Something I Grew Out Of (The band My Chemical Romance) Why U Chicago?(Because I felt like I fit which doesn’t happen at my current school), Optional “Favorite Things”-Tamora Pierce and Doctor Who
[] Teacher Recs:Math Teacher (I didn’t get A’s but I tried hard and always had a wonderful attitude), APUSH Teacher (I did well and I had a great attitude)
[] Counselor Rec:Most challenging course load, sense of humor
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):Alumni Interview, He said that if how I presented myself matched how my transcript read that I would get in
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]**Location/Person: **[list]
[] State or Country:Monroe County, NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, 1800 kids, IB and APs available, 98-99% graduation rate, Suburban
[] Ethnicity:Hispanic (Mexican American)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
[] Strengths:Essays, Course Load, Letters of Rec.
[] Weaknesses:A 79 on a math final, a few grades in the high 80s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not gonna lie, being a female URM who is interested in Physics probably helped, but those essays were some of the best I’ve written in my life. Also, the interview went really well.[/li]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I nearly knocked my computer off the table when I found out. Super psyched.

dlrkgml · December 15, 2009, 5:13pm

I got my email too… but no decision. does that mean that we got rejected/deferred? If that was the case, I wish they’d just tell us straight out. For those of you who got accepted, congrats! But where did you see your admission decision? On the homepage of your account? Thanks

estrat1 · December 15, 2009, 5:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 740 CR, 800 M (1540/1600)
[] SAT IIs: Physics 800, Math IIc 800, Chemistry 800
[] GPA: Don’t weight; should be 3.7-3.9
[] Rank: 2/70-150-ish, depending; but we don’t rank.
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): AP CS A - 5; AP Calc BC, AP Phys C, AP Chem, AP Eng. Lang., AP French, AP Stats & AP Macro - to be done.
[] IBs (including this year’s): No IB; max grade in 8 or 9 O levels and 1 AS though.
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Pretty much all the APs listed + AS Eng. Lit, A Level Math and A Level Physics (self-study).
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 0
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): None (Honor Roll?)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Teaching/tutoring; piano (hobby, I can hardly play 2 pieces); random misc. stuff (school-related).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): (supplement) How I got caught - wrote about something that sparked my interest in physics; (common app) own essay - wrote about vegetables.
[] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, but one is from my physics teacher who thinks I’m a genius and born to do physics, and the other is from an English teacher who always marked my essays and thinks I’m very creative.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see and have no way of telling how she sees me.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Int’l.
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Supposedly has a good reputation, but IMO has the worst approach to learning I’ve heard of :P.
[] Ethnicity: Would rather not say (might be too easy to identify me).
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Would rather not say (but not applying for FA)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well, I won the Nobel prize…okay, not really xD.
[] Strengths: might be inappropriate to mention =P (ooh, THAT’s what you meant…might be recommendations/essays; check above).
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Little, if any, clue. Quite possibly the essays (though I didn’t write the optional one).[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: None.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I stayed up all night for this doing nothing…do I get a cookie now? =(

remnant36 · December 15, 2009, 5:25pm

Did anyone get rejected. Deferred.
Does this mean ppeople who did not get accepted are not getting an e-mail?

srrinath · December 15, 2009, 5:29pm

wait, remnant36 you got deferred?

baburov · December 15, 2009, 5:32pm

I got an email at 4:30 on the dot and I still don’t see any difference in the welcome page. No yellow box and no amount of refreshing or signing in/out is helping.

Anyone know what’s up?

edit: Now I get this:

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gregandthe · December 15, 2009, 5:36pm

exact same as baburov. got my e-mail at 4:30 but no decision posted on the page…

remnant36 · December 15, 2009, 5:40pm

no i did not get deferred.
BUT I HAVENT GOTTEN ANYTHING.
im freaking out.

kitkatkatie · December 15, 2009, 5:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT I (by section): 720/770/680 (didn’t send)
[]SAT IIs: didn’t send, but they were 740/730/610
[]GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: weighted 4.53… school doesn’t do UW. Got a 2.8 GPA at local univ
[]Rank: school doesn’t rank
[]ACT: 35 (36 on math and sci)
[]APs (including this year’s): pretty much all the sciences and history… a lot
[]IBs (including this year’s: humanities… not a diploma candid.
[]Senior Yr Courseload: a lot. and I failed a class… (2 very hard classes at the local univ)
[]Number of Apps from Your School: normally about 4-6 early, and another 10-15 RD
[]Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMS semi, AP Scholar w/Distinction… got a scholarship from local univ for summer class. not much as far as awards go.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]ECs listed on app: lots of theater… updated with the news that i’m directing a one act play… volunteering for forest restoration… run my own online store selling jewelry for environmental organization… prezzie of a political club
[]Job/Work Experience: Internship and research project at chemical engineering lab at local univ.
[]Essays (subject and responses): I thought the main common app was the best essay I’ve ever written. It was like the inside of my head, but on paper and not gross. the optional ones were OK. I wrote them in 10 minutes the night the app was due… I thought they expressed me, though. And I made a joke about Sufjan Stevens.
[]Teacher Recs: amazing. they love me.
[]Counselor Rec: she likes me too. she just doesn’t know me that well.
[]Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I LOVE HIM!!! he was really great, and he made me really explore why I want to go to chicago and it really helped me discover some things about myself. I think he gave me a good rec.
[li]Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Research project… classes (31 credits) at local univ focusing on science… heavy involvement with theater w/ leadership roles. I think the whole “interdisciplinary” thing was good. That, and I have a passion that’s clearly expressed, and I’ve pursued it intensely.[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[]State or Country: USA- Colorado
[]School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, but really good. Not top 100, but still good. We’re in the top 5 in the state for public schools.
[]Ethnicity: Whitey
[]Gender: Excuse you for asking about my lady parts
[]Income Bracket: very low. both my parents are unemployed right now
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe the fact that I cared enough to update my app? My dad has a doctorate, so the $/first gen thing doesn’t apply to me that much.
[]Strengths: theater in combo with science… generally being awesome? /sarc
[]Weaknesses: got a couple bad grades in college classes during summer due to personal circumstance described in counselor rec
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was expecting to get deferred… I guess they accepted that I can do better, even though I got some bad grades. (we’ll see if they rescind my offer after they see this semester) I think they saw that I’m a bit weird, and I’d make a good fit. i wrote about how I wanted to use college to explore what I want to do with my life. I think they’re the place for that sort of thing.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

Congrats to everyone who got in!!! And to those who were deferred, there’s still hope! I thought I was going to be among your ranks, so I totally get it. I had my supplemental materials ready to send in. To those rejected: there are so many other schools, and who knows if this one would have been the best for you? Life works out OK. I posted about this a lot on this forum (MIT), as I am fully expecting deferral/rejection there: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/804079-2014-mit-early-action-countdown-thread-36.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/804079-2014-mit-early-action-countdown-thread-36.html</a>

I feel much the same way about UChicago as I do about MIT, except I think I might be a better fit at U of C.

I hope you guys get in RD/ find another school that’s perfect for you!

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