OFFICIAL University of Chicago EA Decisions - Class of 2014

mooses81 · December 15, 2009, 7:35pm

size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):CR=800, M=770, W=800
[ *] SAT IIs:Chem, Math II 800, Bio-M 790
[ *] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.48 (my school has a weird system with random 5.0’s and no weighting so it doesn’t mean much)
[ *] Rank:DNR
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] APs (including this year’s): 5 taken (World History, Music Theory, Bio, Chem, English Lang) all 5’s, Currently: Physics, Macro Economics, American Government, BC Calc
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: BC Calc, Multivariable Calc, Physics, Intro to Med Science, SUPA English (Syracuse university-in-high school), Gov’t and Macro Integrated
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:5-6?
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Piano, Track and XC, Violin, Scientific Research, Multicultural Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Research (sort of)
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
-Common App: Pretty good I thought, about a rainbow and finding beauty etc.
-Chicago: The “Games” one- about tag during track
[ *] Teacher Recs:very good I think, one from AP Chem teacher and one from English teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: I guess it was good after all
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):In Starbucks, I thought it went okay, but it was a little bit awkward (my mom had worked with the interviewer)
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Research I guess

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

Good luck to everyone with all subsequent apps! Now the senioritis begins (sort of).

MrVersatile · December 15, 2009, 7:36pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): N/A
[] SAT IIs: 710 Physics 740 US History 770 Math II
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 4.00 UW, 4.82 W
[] Rank: 1/670 UW, 1/670 W
[] ACT: 32 (E: 34, M: 34: R: 35: S: 26)
[] APs (including this year’s): Computer Science A, Chemistry (3), Physics B (3), Calculus BC (3), World History (4), US History (5), English Language and Composition (5), US Government & Politics (5), European History, Physics C, Chinese, English Literature and Composition
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Year Courseload: Team Sports, Honors Socratic Seminar, Honors Calculus III (course after AP Calc BC, not considered AP though), AP Physics C, AP Chinese, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History
[] Number of Apps from Your School: I don’t know, I’m possibly the only early applicant from my school but there is no absolute way of knowing who else did.
[] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): ??

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Co-founder/President of National Chinese Honors Society, Vice President of Key Club, Member of National Honors Society, Varsity Soccer, Volunteer at local food drive, Piano (self-taught musician), DDR (kind of informal but I showed my passion for it), Tutored friends and fellow students for free
[] Awards listed on app: Highest GPA in school since junior year, 3 year Honor Roll, 3 year Academic Lettering, AP Scholar with Distinction
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Common App Essay: Very creative if I say so myself (I’m very hypercritical on myself), counselor said it was her favorite/best college essay she’s ever read
[] Why Chicago Essay: Decent, not the best; answer was a broad and to a certain extent, generic.
[] Optional Favorite Things Essay: Good, nothing amazing.
[] Extended Supplemental Essay: Above Average.
[] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): I’m assuming one was good and the other was okay.
[] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): She and I recently had our differences.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Alumni interview, went to the guy’s office, (40 minute drive). He was very nice, laid back, and made me feel relaxed. Interview went well overall though I feel that my weakness was that I didn’t ask too many questions about the University itself.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Colorado
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, N/A
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Male
[] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[] Strengths: Very rigorous course load (arguably hardest 4-year high-school schedule among my senior classmates), Underscored my passion(s) well, Common App essay = awesome
[] Weaknesses: Low standardized test scores. Lack of major awards. ORM (Over Represented Minority). Worked on app last minute. Why chicago essay. No job experience. Potentially one/two weak letter of recs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea. I was banking on an acceptance letter. Guess it really was competitive this year or I greatly overestimated myself.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Get to find out about MIT EA tomorrow…
[] Where else are you applying? Cornell (University) Dartmouth Duke Harvard UPenn Princeton Yale

[/ul]Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Contratulations to those who got accepted. To those that got deferred/rejected, lets stay strong.

P.S. My apologies if there’s an error with my stats as I filled this template out ahead of time in an effort to distract myself.

Litlhurry · December 15, 2009, 7:37pm

I didn’t realize how much being deferred hurts. I mean…I guess it’s good that I wasn’t flat out rejected. But blah.

Decision: Deferred

Stats:
SAT I (by section): Math 670 CR 650 Writing 650
SAT IIs: 720 ush
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW 3.97/4.0 W 5.67 / 6.0
Rank: 7/274
ACT: 29 composite
APs (including this year’s): 3 euro history, 5 us history, 5 ap lang and comp, taking Physics B, Chemistry, Lit, and Gov this year.
IBs (including this year’s: n/a
Senior Year Courseload: Basically toughest possible, except for AP Calc (Which there was no way i was taking, sorry.)
Number of Apps from Your School: Just me.
Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): n/a

Subjective:
EC’s listed on app: Your basic stuff. Honor societies (3), hi-q team, drama club, satirical magazine etc.

Volunteer/Community Service: S.H.I.P. students helping international peace, created by me and two of my friends, we’ve done a ton of service projects. Pretty unique, I thought.

Awards listed on app: I honestly don’t remember. Nothing extraordinary.

Job/Work Experience: N/A because of my father’s health…

Common App Essay: Eh, I thought it was decent. The writing was up to par, but it was about me being unable to construct a good essay. Subject matter I’m sure everyone is sick of.

EC Short Answer: I wrote about my volunteer grow, SHIP, which is very involved globally.

Why Chicago Essay: Talked as if I were a student looking back on the application process, just in general things that I loved about the school, and I mentioned what an alum wrote to me once about how I was a perfect fit and what not. I thought that would have helped.

Optional Favorite Things Essay: Wrote a little bit of an oddball one here. I’m a movie fanatic, but I talked about the process of watching movies rather than any specific movie.

Extended Supplemental Essay: Pretty kickass if I do say so myself. I really liked this one. I made my own prompt and then wrote a small narrative about the day that I discovered the book, Clair de Lune (A biography about Debussy’s life) in the back of a library and how that inspired me to take up the piano, even though I had no musical experience what so ever. I thought it was good :/

Teacher Recs (if you saw them): I had two counselor recs, one was my real academic counselor and the other was my sort of emotional counselor who knows me very well. My emotional counselor wrote as a teacher and it was absolutely beautiful…seriously we both ended up tearing up / crying as I read it lol. It was very very personal. My other one was from my APUSH/APGOVPO teacher. He has a dry humour and I think it was a good contrast.

Counselor Rec (if you saw them): She wouldn’t let me read it, but I’d assume that it was pretty good.

Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it was a great interview. We got along, I made her laugh, she said I was very ambitious and then we gave a hug at the end (I think that’s just how I am with people, but she didn’t seem to mind) and I had it at the college, which I think was cool. I mentioned how I flew out just to see campus and I had never been out midwest too…

Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I don’t get / like these stupid things. I guess that’s cause I don’t really have one :/

Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): your basic public school. filled with hoodlums and druggies but also with good kids too. No one really goes to good schools. Last year we had someone get accepted to Penn and the year before that MIT, but other than that…everyone goes local :/

Ethnicity: Caucasian (Also can someone explain the URM thing? It sounds pretty racist to me. Reverse racism, even.)
Gender: Female
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Strengths: I thought my essays plus the interview were the best. Really, if I have a chance at getting in during RD it’ll be because of my personality and quirkiness. I thought I fit the Chicago mold Also my GPA and my uphill climb for AP scores should have helped.

Weaknesses: My scores, for sure. Chicago isn’t big into them, but I’m below the belt.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m not really a standout candidate, I guess.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at PSU main, don’t really care about it. I’ll hear from the others in February (UIUC) and April.
Where else are you applying? University of Rochester, Syracuse U, Princeton (LOL), Brown (also LOL), UIUC obviously, and uhm vassar.

Other Factors: N/A

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don’t know what to think right now. A little disappointed, but it was certainly something that I was expecting. Oh well. I just gotta keep trying!!!

georgey306 · December 15, 2009, 7:38pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ list]
SAT I (by section):NA
SAT IIs: 750 Us History, 700 Bio M, 690 MathII
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.9 UW
Rank:Top 5%
ACT: 32
APs (including this year’s):Bio(5), APUSH(5), Gov, Psych, Calc AB, English
Senior Yr Courseload:Honors Physics, Anatomy, AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Calc, AP English
Number of Apps from Your School: No more than 10? Probably 6 or 7
Other stats (Awards, etc.): none really

[/list]Subjective:[ul]
ECs listed on app: Service club Leader, Key Club, Volunteer at Hospital & Humane Society, NHS, Link
Job/Work Experience: Math tutor 9hrs/week for 2 years
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote my own questions, I’m not sure how they liked that. How media has influenced my goals. Optional I told my love of musical theatre and musicals and the why chicago one was super long and probably the best haha
Teacher Recs: Pretty Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went really well.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None

[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
State or Country: MI
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, Fairly Competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender:F
Income Bracket: 150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths:My essays and EC’s
Weaknesses: Scores? Recs? I don’t know
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know! I LOVE Uchicago and I hope I’ll be competitive for RD.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I didn’t get my e-mail until later so clearly there WAS a correlation between time of the e-mail and the decision. I don’t know what to go now. Two deferrals this week, and they were like my top 2 choices.

Maxxwell · December 15, 2009, 7:39pm

Posting on behalf of my son

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 720M, 750 CR, 730 R
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Physics
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.9+
[] Rank: Don’t know, probably top 10 out of approx. 650.
[] ACT: 32
[] APs (including this year’s): None
[] IBs (including this year’s: Eng HL, Hist HL, Math HL, Physics HL, Spanish SL, Philosophy SL, TOK, Comp. Sci SL
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Eng, Hist, Phy, Math, TOK, CS
[] Number of Apps from Your School: very few for EA
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMSF, AMC

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Piano, Tae-Kwando, MUN, Teen Rep at City Council, Various math contests
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Very good.
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec:
Public school my son attends has a good counselor. She made him write a lengthy letter describing why he was interested in the schools he was applying to. This was followed by a lengthy interview. I think this resulted in a non-generic rec.

[li] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None[/li][] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Summer Science - really triggered his interest in science.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Washington State
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
Large public school, attracts students from adjacent districts because of its IB program. Sends students to top schools.
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: Well rounded
[] Weaknesses: average SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Essays and recommendation.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Happy to get this admission before the holidays. Waiting to hear from financial aid folks and other EA schools.

vincentvega · December 15, 2009, 7:40pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): M800 CR770 W750
[ *] SAT IIs:800MII, 780 Phys, 740 Lit
[ *] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted:no UW, W - 4.57
[ *] Rank: dont’ rank
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] APs (including this year’s): US4, Latin Vergil 4, Latin Lit 4, AP CS A 4, BC Cal 5, Euro 5
[ *] IBs (including this year’s:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics C (both), IB Math HL, AP Stat, AP Literature, Honors Psych, Journalism
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: 4 (I got in, my three friends deferred and two are angry at me)
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): nothing big

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Debate (Captain, 1st Alt to Nat’s in PFD, 2nd Alt in Student Congress (senate)), Scouting (Eagle, Sr. Patrol Leader, OA Brotherhood, Multi-state leadership position), Newspaper/Journalism (Editor-in-chief), Mock Trial (captain), Drama 1yr, Football 2yrs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): bsed the one about Chicago specifically, but killed the extended essay prompt - wrote about Ramen noodles, it was hilarious
[ *] Teacher Recs: 2 pretty good, 1 gushing
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ?

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: the southeast
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): independent (~300 students, 72 in senior class)
[ *] Ethnicity: white as snow
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~160,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ *] Strengths: EC’s, SAT I, SAT II, essay
[ *] Weaknesses: no instruments, work experience, extensive volunteering, much athletics, etc.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was very funny in my essay. I was going for laughs, and I guess they landed.

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] none
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Very excited. This could be a good omen for things to come in April. I’m very pleased with my results and I’ll just have to go visit Chicago sometime soon. It’s a fantastic school and I’m glad they want to have me.

wmm8 · December 15, 2009, 7:40pm

deferred…its cool, not a first choice.

aleeroz · December 15, 2009, 7:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT I (by section): n/a
SAT IIs: Spanish 790, US History 760
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.9 UW, 4.43 W
Rank: 4 of 350
ACT: 35
APs (including this year’s): Spanish Language (5), English Language (5), English Literature, US History (5), European History, Calculus AB, American Government
IBs (including this year’s: n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP European History, Creative Writing, two religion classes required by my school, Honors Biotech, AP American Government, Film, Art II
Number of Apps from Your School: at least 2 EA
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: literary magazine EIC, Spanish Club president, 400+ hours community service, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Varsity Track, Varsity Scholastic Bowl, school book club Executive board, SADD, several leadership teams…and a few others. I’m too excited to think right now.
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): I think that they were good. Memorable to say the least…
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: didn’t see…assume it was good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): did not interview
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): per

Location/Person:
State or Country: IL
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: good EC’s, good test scores, good GPA
Weaknesses: rank and a minor error on my “Why Chicago?” essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think that my essays and the supplemental materials I submitted were memorable.

Other Factors:
I submitted the literary magazine of which I am EIC with a letter and pages of my own work marked. The admissions officer who visited my school remembered it and came to talk to me after his presentation
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

UChicago is AMAZING! I have had my fingers crossed about this app since October. I still can hardly believe I got in. (And believe it or not, I applied just for the essays–and then I visited and fell in love!)

Congrats to those accepted, and good luck to everyone else!

serendipity10 · December 15, 2009, 7:43pm

Decision: Deferred

**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (by section): CR: 630 Math: 710 writing: 650
[] SAT IIs: World History: 680 Chem: 680 Math2: 660
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: Weighted:over 4.0, idk what it is exactly or uw
[] Rank: not ranked
[] ACT: 29
[] APs (including this year’s): world history, eng lang, chem, us history, bc calc
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload:
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 10
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):ap scholar w/honor, nhs

[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: alot
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays (subject and responses): commonapp: cooking and i did the outgrown and optional essays on the supp
[] Teacher Recs: teachers are known for writing good ones and they had me for over 2 years
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didnt get but gonna try for reg decision
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):idk[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): school full of smart ppl, relle competitive
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation american
[] Strengths:i think my essays were awesome and i have alot of leadership positions
[] Weaknesses:sat scores arent chicago material but they arent terrible
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably my test scores, but my actual grades are much better[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: i kind of wish the decision was yes or no and they didnt have such an annoying site where i spent 2 hours trying to figure out my decision. but im kind of glad that they are considering me again congrats to those who got in and good luck to my fellow deferrals!!

MimesAreAnnoying · December 15, 2009, 7:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800 CR 740 M 780 W
[] SAT IIs: 710 Lit 740 Bio E 750 Math II
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.77, 4.50
[] Rank: 28/845
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s):
5 AP English Language and Composition
5 AP Calc BC (5 AB subscore)
5 AP Biology
5 AP Enviro (self-study)
4 AP Chem (self-study)
4 AP Spanish Lang
AP Physics (E&M as well M)
AP Micro/Macro
AP English Lit
AP U.S. Gov
AP Statistics
[] Senior Yr Courseload:
AP Physics (E&M as well M)
AP Micro/Macro
AP English Lit
AP U.S. Gov
AP Statistics
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 6 EA, like 15 RD
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
NMSF, NCTE Semifinalist, 9th in Speech and Debate at state in PF, National Spanish Exam Gold medal, Schoolwide awards in English, All-State Honors in Debate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Speech and Debate, NFTY, Varsity Wrestling, IPPF
[] Job/Work Experience: Campaign organizer
[] Essays (subject and responses): My English teacher really liked my CommonApp essay, she kept it and showed it to anyone who was having trouble writing theirs. My Chicago supplements were not bad, I wrote about games and did the optional essay (Walden, Dead Poets Society, and Infinite Jest)
[] Teacher Recs: Chemistry and English, the teachers liked me
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor really liked me, she would invite me in after school some days just to talk about college and whatnot.
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Colorado
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very competitive public (largest in CO)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really any, I wrote a sort of postmodernisty essay so they might have liked that
[] Strengths: Writing, maybe recs
[] Weaknesses: Grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
I don’t know, it’s so much of a crapshoot these days that I just feel really fortunate that I was accepted.

[/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Sorry to everyone who didn’t get in, I really am. I’m sure you all will be able to have great college experiences anyway!

CollegeAccept · December 15, 2009, 7:52pm

Deferred… blah blah blah

Do we have a better chance than RD kids or just no…
ALso, what can i do to improve my, obviously not good enough, APPlication

airchompers · December 15, 2009, 7:53pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): Didn’t take
[ *] SAT IIs: Didn’t take
[ *] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.2, 3.5
[ *] Rank: Doesn’t rank
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] APs (including this year’s): Macro, Micro, US Gov, Comparative Gov, Physics, Calc AB, Calc BC, English Language and Comp, Human Geography
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: None offered
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: fizzix, calc, a slacker class, gym (need to graduate), art (need to graduate),
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: ~5
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Ap Scholar w/ honors

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: volunteering, music,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Full time work at small company.
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): The replacement essay, I wrote about how I thought the lexus LS was perfect, then I realized that the Yamaha Vino is perfect. I talked about my favorite made up charectar, Original Ganster Newton. And
[ *] Teacher Recs: Kinda positive if impersonal
[ *] Counselor Rec: She has a tenuous grasp on English.
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): At Chicago. It went very well.
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Unique (?) Aren’t we all, though.

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MN
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): 900 kid graduating class. 25 ACT, 1280 SAT (1600)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Too high for financial aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths: ACT, Corseload, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because they’re haters. Haha, no. Because the context I’m compared against is the 99th percentile.

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Congrats to everyone who’s accepted! I wish I could celebrate with you. Alas, were I accepted, I would have serious financial considerations. I just wish my notion that I’m Chicago-caliber was reaffirmed.

letigre · December 15, 2009, 7:52pm

rejected.
… yea im gonna go kill myself now.
:(

CollegeAccept · December 15, 2009, 7:53pm

Decision: DEFFFERREDDDDDDD

eaglehopeful · December 15, 2009, 7:53pm

deferred

i would like to offer my genuine words of congratulations to all of those accepted…you all are truly special students…keep your head up fellow deferees.

motion12345 · December 15, 2009, 7:54pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 690 CR, 760 M, 770 W (1450/2220)
[] SAT IIs: Chemistry 670, Math I 720, US History 710
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.7/4.05
[] Rank: Top 20%
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): I didn’t take all the AP’s offered to me because I knew that I could learn more in the academic/honors courses, but apparently all that matters is how you look on paper. However, I took Chem, World History, Calculus AB, Physics, Econ, US Gov, Statistics
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: physics, econ, US gov, bleh
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 3
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing special at all

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: MUN, Economics Club (President), Volunteering for the Obama campaign, FBLA, Soccer/Basketball, Newspaper, Arts magazine, TSA, Volunteer Counselor
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer stuff
[] Common App Essay: Very odd style to it, about how I was a sort of synthesis between a fictional and real character - too complex and confusing now that I look back on it.
[] Why Chicago: Talked about reading Nussbaum/Friedman’s work and imagining the rigorous debates that must have preceded the texts and then how I wanted to be part of those debates - in retrospect, it sucked
[] Favorite Things Essay: About the music and books I liked - pretty boring style to it
[] Extended Essay: About a quasi-social contract between the players of a soccer team to play their respective positions and other crap like that - it sucked
[] Teacher Recs: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went well, but not good enough apparently
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Submitted multiple philosophy essays
1 - Discussed the implications of the possibility of a time machine on our view of personal identity
2 - Derived a thought experiment to show how the only good in the world is not in fact pleasure (mental-state or preferential state of affairs hedonism)
3 - Dismantled John Rawls’ Theory of Justice by showing the internal contradiction between the reasoning of the parties in the original position and the original position itself, then showed how equality would actually be derived from the original position and how Rawls’ 1st principle of justice was incompatible with the second
4 - Revealed the contradiction between right-libertarianism’s view of liberty and its axiom of self-ownership
5 - Showed that the paradox of voting was only true if you hold an atomistic view of individuals in a political process which should be viewed as holistic (basically, votes combined make a difference while individual votes do not - collectively rational to do so)
6 - Showed how the utilitarianism should never be able to say that a certain event has ‘maximized’ pleasure, only that s/he has raised the amount of pleasure found in a society, and a bit more, but don’t feel like going over it right now.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): One of the top schools in the state I think
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: dunno
[] Strengths: I had none.
[] Weaknesses: Everything
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Low GPA/class rank, bad essays, mediocre SAT, recommendations must have sucked, was late turning in some of my stuff

[/ul]Other Factors: none
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I actually had tears in my eyes when it finally hit me that I didn’t get in. I really loved UChicago, but I guess it was only a one way love. Honestly, I don’t know what to think…I guess I’m just not qualified enough to get into a school of UChicago’s caliber. I guess I’ll have to take a risk and turn in my essays about the problems with Kant’s Categorical Imperative, some random qualia essay, a bunch of other moral/political phil stuff, and maybe my Einstein essay. Whatever, congrats to all those who got in, you probably deserve it a lot more than I do.

matthewmo · December 15, 2009, 7:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 700M 750R 720W
[] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 710 Biology
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted:4.0 Unweighted
[] Rank:n/a
[] ACT:33 (34E, 33M, 33CR, 31S)
[] APs (including this year’s):AP World History, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Japanese Language & Culture, AP Statistics
[] IBs (including this year’s:n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload:AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP Japanese Language and Culture, AP Calculus BC, Multivariable Calculus
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 8
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:Varsity Volleyball Captain, Swim Team
[] Job/Work Experience: A whole freakin’ resume.
[] Essays (subject and responses):I chose “the game” and I connected what I learned on the court to what I did in class. Quite intellectual?
[] Teacher Recs: One strong, one good
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn’t have one
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):none[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:New York
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: around 60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation college
[] Strengths:teacher recs, essays
[] Weaknesses:counselor rec, common app essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:i think they probably liked my “game” essay I thought it was really good[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats on those who got in! Haven’t seen any rejections yet

new.matter · December 15, 2009, 7:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section):680 V 800 M 710W
[] SAT IIs:800M2 790P 780MB
[] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted:no gpa
[] Rank:5%
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s):
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload:Most challenging courses
[] Number of Apps from Your School:?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:Research experience
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Essays (subject and responses):Very nice but controversial
[] Teacher Recs:?
[] Counselor Rec:?
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):Over the phone, awkward
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Research in cellular automata[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:India
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Private
[] Ethnicity:Indian( US citizen)
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths:Esays, Research
[] Weaknesses:SAT, Spelling
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Life experiences in essays[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Relieved,happy.

Heplayer92 · December 15, 2009, 8:01pm

Decision: Deferred

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): Did not send

SAT IIs: Did not send
GPA, Unweighted 3.92/4.0
Rank: Top 10%
ACT: 34
APs (including this year’s): Chemistry AP, English Language AP, Calculus AB AP, Biology AP, Psychology courses at Community College
IBs (including this year’s: n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: Hardest year yet.
Number of Apps from Your School: 5+
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing special at all
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Track, clubs, youth group leader, blah blah blah

Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at Dry Cleaning store.
Common App Essay: Pretty good one about my Dad
Why Chicago: Talked about their style of teaching and how it fits my learning needs.
Favorite Things Essay: Music, specifically piano.
Extended Essay: Outgrowing western medicine.
Teacher Recs: decent, had one outside recommendation from UChicago Alumni
Counselor Rec: decent
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went well, but not good enough apparently
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): 1st Generation.
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

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

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): One of the top schools in the state I think
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: About $100,000
Strengths: No idea…
Weaknesses: If anything, not enough awards and such.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Didn’t like my essays? I liked em =/
</code></pre>

Other Factors: none
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all those who have gotten in!!!

msqt91092 · December 15, 2009, 8:05pm

Accepted
:)

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