<p>Oh, and motion, I prove it was not SATs. :)</p>
<p>Motion personally I think your SATs are perfectly fine. In my opinion that’s not what got you deferred.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size] OR</p>
<p>**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):CR-730 Math-710 Writing-710
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit- 720 Math I-610 Math II-580
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: Weighted- 6.78 Unweighted- 3.8
[</em>] Rank: 7/867
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs (including this year’s):US-5 WH-4 Psych-5 HumGeo-5 Chem-2 Eng Lang-4
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs, 2 Honors
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:me only, I think</p>
<p>I’ll post everything later. I’m proof that scores aren’t everything. 
I still cannot believe I got in. Congrats to everyone who did. To those who got deferred, I was in your shoes just a day ago (Columbia) and good luck to those who didn’t.</p>
<p>@motion - I also got deferred, were you the one who also didn’t send the income tax returns?</p>
<p>As Steinbeck always said, “go through the motions”… you were deferred, not outright rejected. Send them an additional essay and I’m sure your first semester grades won’t hurt your chances either.</p>
<p>yes…seems to me like anyone w/ superb sat scores got accepted…
and everyone else deferred…
and i have no idea about the rejected ppl cause they havent said much…<br>
:)</p>
<p>So since people ended up posting in all the decision threads, they’ve all become very confusing (and will be for next year’s kids who try and go through them). Perhaps a mod can merge?</p>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 720
[</em>] SAT Math: 720
[<em>] SAT Writing: 760
[</em>] SAT Total: 2200 (first and only time)
[<em>] SAT II: Bio E 730, Math I 710, Lit 640, 670
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: World History 3, US History 4, Lang 3, Physics B 3
[</em>] GPA weighted: n/a
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.77
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: just outside of top 15%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Common app was amazing, a framed narrative about my investing experience and the motorcycle purchase that it resulted in.
Chicago Topic - wrote on my own topic about sacrifice
Why Chicago - horrible (one paragraph, very generic and last minute)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great (albeit generic) rec from bio teacher, never read my other teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic I guess
[</em>] Hook (if any): First generation to college</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ga<br>
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Investing? If that even counts. Generic community service club for 3 years (no leadership)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>
<p><em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…:</p>
<p>Deferred,</p>
<p>SAT:
CR: 800
M: 750
W: 750</p>
<p>ACT: 34</p>
<p>SATII:
Lit: 770
Math2: 790
USHistory: 740
Chem: 640</p>
<p>AP:
EconMacro: 4
EconMicro: 4
EngLanguage: 5
ComputerSci: 5
USHistory: 5</p>
<p>My scores were fine, I think… it must have been my lack of ECs.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (by section): Critical Reading: 760
Math: 640
Writing: 740
Total: 2140
[</em>]SAT IIs: English Lit: 780
US History: 770
[<em>]GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: Unweighted: 3.4
Weighted: 3.74
[</em>]Rank: 33/258
[<em>]ACT: n/a
[</em>]APs (including this year’s): World History: 5
US History: 5
English Language: 5
Psychology: 5
[<em>]IBs (including this year’s): n/a
[</em>]Senior Yr Courseload: English Lit 12
Government
Physics
Art Appreciation
Calculus I
[<em>]Number of Apps from Your School: I think I’m the only one.
[</em>]Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship recipient
QuestBridge National College Match Finalist
Gold Key Club member (top 20% of each class)
3 Academic Letters (goes to top student in a subject)
California Scholarship Federation
National Merit Scholar “Commended” Recognition
California Arts Scholar</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app: Earth Club - Secretary (1.5 years)
A Cappella Choir (3 years)
Tech Crew for spring musical (2 years)
Freshman Tutoring (1 year)
CSSSA/Innerspark
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Associate (Cashier) at Panera Bread from September 2009
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses): your standard Common App essays, but I selected Option #5 on UChicago’s supplement (“choose your own topic”) and I think I did really well on that
[</em>]Teacher Recs: they were probably very, very positive/enthusiastic
[<em>]Counselor Rec: good, but my counselor didn’t know me very well
[</em>]Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn’t interview
[li]Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): QuestBridge participant</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>]State or Country: Georgia
[</em>]School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>]Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Income Bracket: lower
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): low income
[<em>]Strengths: good test scores, essays, and recommendations
[</em>]Weaknesses: low GPA, mediocre extracurriculars, not much volunteer work
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m sure QuestBridge had a LOT to do with it, because my GPA was very low.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: well, congratulations to everybody who got in, and good luck to all those who were deferred, and my condolences to those who were rejected. I’m really shocked I got in, and I’m not just saying that to be modest. but of course I’m grateful to have been accepted and uh, yeah, pretty much freaking out right now, in a good way!</p>
<p>DEFFERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRED.</p>
<p>But not rejected!</p>
<p>I’m actually fairly content.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted! Damn straight, homies. **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 700/730/790 (11E) = 2220
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit: 660 (EW.) MathIIC: 740
[<em>] GPA: 3.95ish…I think.
[</em>] Rank: I think 7/290.
[<em>] ACT: Noopz/Apz
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): As many as my school offers…meaning zero.
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: Nonesies!
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Hardest possible, which isn’t saying much (anything?).
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2. Other is my best friend…yikes.
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Some state journalism awards, First Chair All-State, some local concerto competitions for flute, leadershippy shtuff, hefty rural PA scholarship recipient, National Merit Commended, Coca-Cola Semi-Finalist, TASP.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Recycling Club (founder/prez), Key Club (prez), Flute (scholarship student at local conservatory), Journalism (columnist and rabble rouser), Students for Barack Obama (regional leader + work on official campaign), 250+ volunteer hours, HOBY (state and international), NHS (erm, meaningless?)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Waitressing, small town business sheeit, music gigs, etc. Usually 20-25 hours/wk during school year, 35-40 hours/wk during summer, since summer after freshwomyn year.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Solid/Hawt/w00t.<br>
Common App: about living in Tanzania for a year with my missionary parents. Yay lions.
Supplement: Option #5–about nudism! Yay.
Optional: talked about music, basically an assortment of indie detritus/hip-hop/“classical,” because I’s a hipsta.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One fantastic, the other was poorly written for a rec but positive.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Haven’t read. Counselor can’t explain how GPA is calculated to our student body, so I’m not expecting much there.
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): On campus, also really good. Talked about documentary, Austin, and spirit ethnicities for an hour. Twas funsies.
[li] Hook: Hmm. Rural misfit liberal PA nerd–> UT TASP ‘09 (** Juniors creeping on this thread, APPY APPLY APPLY! <3 **) TASP isn’t actually a “hook,” but people list it as one, so whatevs. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: The Alabama of Pennsylvania, the US of Uh-Murrka.
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Sheeitty Rural Public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: I’s white, yo.
[</em>] Gender: Feh-mall-eh
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low-middle.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Didn’t I already answer this? Look up, foo!
[<em>] Strengths: Writing/the subjective.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Suck-o CR/Lit scores, horrible school with no APs, rank given the aforementioned, never self-studied APs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Ask Bokonon.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Um, YAY! Applying RD to Columbia (first choice), and hoping for a kickash aid package! It’s nice to be in somewhere legit.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800m, 800cr, 740w (12 essay) fyi i loathe this test and will get it banned in the future so no one else needs to take it
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 french reading, 800 math 2
[<em>] GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 3.96 uw
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): none
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s): English, French, History, Chem, Physics, Math HL
[</em>] Senior Year Courseload: all of the above + Theory of Knowledge and Band
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 6-7?
[</em>] Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Model UN (President), Literary Magazine (Senior Editor), Environmental Club I started, Flute (2 after school orchestras), Dance, JV Tennis
[</em>] Awards listed on app: 2 minor regional awards
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Common App Essay: historical figure, decent
[<em>] Why Chicago Essay: good
[</em>] Optional Favorite Things Essay: mediocre
[<em>] Extended Supplemental Essay: my favorite college essay so far
[</em>] Teacher Recs (if you saw them): no clue
[<em>] Counselor Rec (if you saw them): no clue but prb generic
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): at Starbucks, about 1 hour, was nice
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): no clue, attended Chicago’s summer session though</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): magnet, public, ranked very high
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid: yes
[</em>] Strengths: Strong leadership roles and I know that I’m dedicated to what I do. Hopefully teachers did as well.
[<em>] Weaknesses: No real “clarity” in ECs, just did what I wanted.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my essays were kind of unique - not good but unique.
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Umich, MSU
[</em>] Where else are you applying? H,UPenn, Swarthmore, Case, Brandeis, WashU, Hopkins, Duke</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: sent in an abstract
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m glad. For those of you deferred please don’t give up hope! And for '15ers - don’t define people by the numbers you see at the top of the posts. :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): CR 640 M 720 W 640
SAT IIs: none
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW 3.367 W 3.67
Rank: none
ACT: 31
APs (including this year’s): US History (4), Psychology (4), American Government and Politics, European History, Physics B, English
IBs (including this year’s: none
Senior Year Courseload: Am Gov, Euro, Physics, English Calc
Number of Apps from Your School: 10
Other stats (AIME, AMC, etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: 4 years of Cross Country (Captain), 4 years of Indoor and Outdoor Track, Student Government (Delegate), Academic Club
Awards listed on app: none
Job/Work Experience: One summer job - Bus Boy (hard work)
Common App Essay: Agnosticism and My Creation of an Academic Club
Why Chicago Essay: The Course Load and People
Optional Favorite Things Essay: Kurt Vonnegut and His Writing
Extended Supplemental Essay: How I got caught leading my 2nd grade classroom out of school during the day
Teacher Recs (if you saw them): nope, but sure they were good
Counselor Rec (if you saw them): nope
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Mexican</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top Public - Silver Medal High School for US World and News
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Strengths: Writing
Weaknesses: Academic Record
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essays spoke volumes about my ability as a student. I do believe they caused my grades to be looked past, as we all have our problems in High School and I respectively had mine with a few classes.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Claremont McKenna ED is pending
Where else are you applying? William and Mary, Davidson, Pomona, Wake Forest, Kenyon, Occidental, American</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Happy I got in!</p>
<p>yay accepted!</p>
<p>Motion,</p>
<p>"All the kids with high test scores are being accepted…so much for test scores not mattering that much. "</p>
<p>We had this discussion. I requested that we not stoop to this. We all know that scores aren’t the most important thing for chicago. You have good scores. It’s all the other things in your app that matter.</p>
<p>I know it makes deferral hurt less to blame it on a single test, but that just isn’t true, and you know it.</p>
<p>I’m tired of people saying everything depends on a test. That isn’t the case. There is a correlation between high test scores and good grades. If you CHALLENGE yourself, and follow your passion and show that in your application, that will make up for a bad score. If you are applying to a competitive school and have a good score and not much else (ahem), then it’s not the score keeping you out.</p>
<p>I know deferral sucks, but suck it up and take responsibility for yourself. </p>
<p>I know that if I get deferred (from MIT, tomorrow), it’s my fault- I took the tests and wrote the essays. It’s not the admissions office lying about their policies keeping me out- it’s myself.</p>
<p>btw, motion, you have higher scores than I do. I have a 1490/2170.</p>
<p>^ I second that; I have a 2400 and was deferred. Let’s just be glad for the people that made it and hope we get in in the spring.</p>
<p>Well I’m stooping to that level because from the looks of things, all quantitative data had a lot of say in some of the admissions decisions that appear in this thread. Not just SATs, but grades as well. Also, ‘challenging’ yourself and ‘showing passion’ don’t help you make up for anything.</p>
<p>Tests and grades honestly don’t play that much of a role…</p>
<p>I have a 34 ACT and a 3.95 GPA…got deferred today.
With good ECs…and supposedly good essays, but I guess not since that’s probably the only thing that hurt my application, even though I did work my butt off on em. =/</p>
<p>Meh…honestly though. I don’t think you can “predict” who they take in, and who they don’t take, for specific reasons. </p>
<p>Congrats to those who got in!</p>
<p>Maybe there’s a difference between an extremely goal-driven and passionate student and one that can accurately depict him/herself on paper.</p>
<p>I have a 1460/2200 and I was accepted.
Scores aren’t the answer; there must be something else. Essays? Recs? Luck? I don’t know, but in my case, it def was not scores. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>