OFFICIAL University of Chicago EA Decisions - Class of 2014

wej · December 15, 2009, 6:47pm

Yes, international applicants have been accepted.

And thanks, baburov. I’m especially angry because two people from my school have been accepted and I know nothing and I really, really, really, really want to go. I just need to know.

A_Lurker · December 15, 2009, 6:47pm

Will Levitt be teaching next fall semester?! I checked if he was teaching this semester, and he wasn’t, which disappointed me quite a bit.

grouptheory · December 15, 2009, 6:49pm

baburov, completely agreed. Just have to wait for MIT tomorrow…
I have A LOT of homework today and I can’t even concentrate on it. :(

jtm2292 · December 15, 2009, 6:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): cr: 650, math:760, wr:590
[] SAT IIs: us hist: 710, bio: 710, math ii: 760
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: uw:3.432, w: 5.9
[] Rank: 3/750
[] ACT:29
[] APs (including this year’s): 6 passed, calc(4), chem(4), us gov (4), stats (4), world hist(4), us hist(5), physics b+c, calc bc, micro
[] IBs (including this year’s: bio(5), math studies (7), english hl, history, hl, spanish hl, psych sl
[] Senior Yr Courseload:
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 3 awards: princeton book award, advanced comp sci award, qb finalist

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: mu alpha theta(pres), nhs (pres)
[] Job/Work Experience: bullet sorting, cafe china, tutoring
[] Essays (subject and responses): i wrote an amazing essay about my intellectual curiousities.
[] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): no interview
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): i believe it was my essay, though i did research at fsu[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: miami, fl
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): inner city
[] Ethnicity:A
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:0-20000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): intellectual passions…
[] Strengths: hard-working, insightful, imaginative
[] Weaknesses: rather disorganized, lacking in focus
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably because my essay was pretty good…[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

m0baik01 · December 15, 2009, 6:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 730 CR 760 M 750 W (one sitting)

SAT IIs: Math level 2 780 Biology 730 Lit 700
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.85 UW
Rank: n/a
ACT: n/a
APs (including this year’s): Calculus AB (5), Bio (4), European History(4), Calculus BC, US History, Physics, Art History
IBs (including this year’s: n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP US History, AP Art History English
Number of Apps from Your School: 1
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Math count/Tennis double seed #1/ Soccer/Chess/Violin/Guitar/Orchestra/Cabbage Patch instructor-community service

Job/Work Experience: tutor
Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good
Teacher Recs: don’t know… assume it was good
Counselor Rec: didn’t see…assume it was good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): good
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): sabbatical one year and attended school overseas
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: KY

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Independent private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket:middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: well rounded
Weaknesses: leadership?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think it was decent overall. good essay
</code></pre>

Other Factors:

Esplin · December 15, 2009, 6:49pm

ditto grouptheory

My grades have been falling this past few weeks : (

This isn’t helping

czhang92 · December 15, 2009, 6:51pm

Decision:Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): CR - 800, M - 760
[] SAT IIs: M2 - 790, Chem - 760, US History - 750
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.72, 4.72
[] Rank: didn’t send
[] ACT: none
[] APs (including this year’s): Music Theory (4), Chem (5), USHistory (5), World History (5), Stats (5), this year - econ, environmental science, cal bc, english lit, physics
[] IBs (including this year’s: none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: ap econ, ap environmental science, ap cal bc, ap eng lit, ap physics b, honors orchestra,
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 13
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): national debate, some state science and state music, pretty generic

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: debate, violin, volunteer, model un, science club, generic
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at chem company
[] Essays (subject and responses): common app essay was great, the others eh
[] Teacher Recs: one amazing, one so so
[] Counselor Rec: should have been good
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): generic, i thought she was bored by me, at a coffee shop
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): um not much besides the national debate champion and chem internship[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: MA, moved from TX
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): both competitive public schools
[] Ethnicity: azn
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: 60k-100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: essays
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea, just lucky[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: very surprised, shows that gpa doesn’t always matter

baburov · December 15, 2009, 6:52pm

I’m actually gonna check MIT Thursday morning. It’s a long story but at least something like this can never happen…

edit: can now log in. still no change in the page though

double edit: see the yellow box, about to cliick it

triple edit: deferred… gayyy

BoyuCN · December 15, 2009, 6:56pm

Gosh! it’s so aggravating! i haven’t even received an email at this point? what takes them so long to send an email?!

ginger16 · December 15, 2009, 6:58pm

Oh my god its up!!! I’m too afraid to click it!

weeeeee · December 15, 2009, 6:58pm

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 740 CR 780 M 680 W
[] SAT IIs:730 History, 700 Lit 700 Math 2
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.91, 4.3
[] Rank:1/380
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): total of 10
[] IBs (including this year’s: 0
[] Senior Yr Courseload: hardest possible
[] Number of Apps from Your School: just me
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nat. Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with distinction…some other stuff

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Speech and Debate President, Class President, community service
[] Job/Work Experience: telemarketer for 2 years
[] Essays (subject and responses): wrote about wanting to fly…very strange
[] Teacher Recs: very good
[] Counselor Rec: terrible…new counselor who didnt know me
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): went well
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): nop[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: california
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, decent
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: mediumish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nop
[] Strengths: i smile…alot
[] Weaknesses: sometimes i frown
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: because I smile…alot[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Multiplicative · December 15, 2009, 6:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 780 CR, 720 M, 730 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Lit, 710 Math 2, 700 US History
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.0 (both)
[] Rank: unranked
[] ACT: 32
[] APs (including this year’s): World History (4), Calc (4 BC, 5 AB), English Lang (5), Psych (5), US History (5), Stat, English Lit, Micro Econ, Human Geography
[] IBs (including this year’s): n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Statistics, AP Human Geography, Wind Ensemble, AP English Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Economics, Government
[] Number of Apps from Your School: no idea
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Girl Scouts (troop president, board member, national and council delegate), Marching Band, Fencing Club (president), Student-directed Play
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Essays (subject and responses):
Common App - Diversity essay on my experience at Camp Anytown
Extended - The “what have you outgrown” one, on growing out of Wicca and into agnosticism
Why Chicago - Talked about my visit to Chicago and my love of learning
Activity - Girl Scouts
Optional - Talked about some books and poems I like, I think…
[] Teacher Recs: English Language and Stat teachers
[] Counselor Rec: No idea…guess it was good?
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): On campus last May; I thought it went pretty well, but really had no idea
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): umm…[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Tennessee
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Academic Magnet School, ranked #30 by US News
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really
[] Strengths: Strong academics and test scores, passionate about learning, Girl Scouts was a really strong EC
[] Weaknesses: Not exactly a diverse student, and essays were good but not outstanding
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Strong academics and pretty good ECs and essays[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to the other accepted people! And for those of you who were rejected or deferred, remember that you’ll probably end up happy no matter where you end up - it’ll be better than high school, anyway. Good luck to everyone still trying to access their decisions - just keep trying!

ImmanuelKant · December 15, 2009, 7:01pm

deferred. **** my life. uchicago was my top choice.

heinochus · December 15, 2009, 7:03pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M 760 CR 800 W 770
[] SAT IIs: US History 790 Physics 790 Math II 770
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: Don’t even know.
[] Rank: 5/~250
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): World History (5), US History (5), Computer Science (4), Physics B (5), Lit and Comp (5), BC Calculus, Lang and Comp, Chemistry, Biology, Macroeconomics, Government
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Most rigorous?
[] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea. Probably less than 5.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMSF, miscellaneous lame school awards, some Latin awards at regional and state level, National Latin Exam Gold Medal 3x

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Piano for 12 years, Latin Club (President), 200 hours of community service
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays (subject and responses): Thought they were good, but obviously not.
[] Teacher Recs: " "
[] Counselor Rec: " "
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): " "
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: TX
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Pretty good private school
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High enough to not get aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[] Strengths: Numbers, sort of.
[] Weaknesses: Everything else.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I thought my app was good. My essay was honest but apparently pretty bad. Oh well. State school here I come![/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to accepted, I guess.

srrinath · December 15, 2009, 7:04pm

Deferred.

Stats: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/828405-how-will-cookie-crumble-last-minute-ea-freakout-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/828405-how-will-cookie-crumble-last-minute-ea-freakout-2.html</a>

baburov · December 15, 2009, 7:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Math (800), Writing (700), Reading (670)
[] SAT IIs: Math II (800), Math I (760), Physics (800), Chem (Not sent, 670)
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 95 Weighted, UW - ??
[] Rank: No school rank but top 10%
[] ACT:31
[] APs (including this year’s): Russian (5), BC Calc, Physics C
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Very Demanding 8.5 from 1-10
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 6 early
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Honor Roll

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Teaching Senior Citizens English, President of Physics AND Economics clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Volunteer work at doctor’s office and Camlink.com
[] Essays (subject and responses): They were pretty good in my opinion…
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): #34 school in US
[] Ethnicity: Armenian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A, did not apply for need based aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: Ridiculous Physics knowledge and EC’s…
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably the GPA. I feel that that is my most limiting factor.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Disappointed. I thought I had a really good shot. Maybe if I didn’t submit the app ON November 1st or my competition wasn’t so great, I would’ve had a shot. 6 kids applied from my school, all of whom had much better grades than me…

BoyuCN · December 15, 2009, 7:06pm

Deferred. Let’s move on.

UChicago8810 · December 15, 2009, 7:06pm

ACCEPTED!!! Hogwarts here i come :)

srrinath · December 15, 2009, 7:07pm

Deferred.

Stats: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/828405-how-will-cookie-crumble-last-minute-ea-freakout-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/828405-how-will-cookie-crumble-last-minute-ea-freakout-2.html</a>

ginger16 · December 15, 2009, 7:07pm

deferred as well, also my first choice. ugg, now we wait so more

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