OFFICIAL University of Chicago RD Decisions - Class of 2013

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR

  • IB Predicted (out of 45): 41
  • Rank : Top 10%
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): 7 7 6 6 6 6
  • Senior Year Course Load: Full IB, 4 HLs and double A1 HL.
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Student newspaper, Social Outreach Committee)

  • Job/Work Experience: Sold newspapers, interned at Minister of Trade office
  • Volunteer/Community service: a lot.
  • Summer Activities: work, volunteer, summer school
  • Essays: Concentrated a lot on this, took chances, was a bit creative.
  • Teacher Recommendation: Should be pretty good
  • Counselor Rec: My career counselor said it was brilliant
  • Additional letter of recommendation: was a glowing one
  • Interview: Did not do an interview
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?:No

  • Intended Major: Political Science
  • School Type: Sent people to HYMPS, but rarely and dependent on year level.
  • Ethnicity: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: 200k+
  • Hooks: determination?
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Strong stats/courseload in a tough school, a lot of dedication to volunteer activities and student newspaper, and decent writing ability

  • Weaknesses: SAT scores
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put a lot of work into my essay, additional letter of recommendation and multiple student leader positions.
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<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>I’m super happy!!! I’m for sure going to UChicago, it is my dream school</p>