<p>**Decision: WAITLISTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 790 CR, 770 Math, 720 Writing [one sitting]
[li] SAT IIs: Math I 740 Math II 750 World History 800 US History 770 Eng Lit 790[/li][</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] APs: APUSH (4) AP Lang (5) AP US Govt (5) AP Lit (5) World History (5)
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 (homeschooled)
[</em>] Rank: 1 (homeschooled)
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist (NJ), AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Journalism (wrote for online and print publications with several thousand subscribers… invited to cover the Republican National Convention by MSNBC.com), Forensics (nationally ranked in the NCFCA in policy debate), Choir (touring chorale, selective men’s ensemble), Ultimate Frisbee (captain)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Journalism
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1. Loved UChicago because of low student-faculty ratio, research, etc. 2. Talked about blogs, books, and music. 3. (this was the gamble) wrote my own prompt. “What is the most dangerous threat facing the world today and how should we respond to this threat?” I talked about velociraptor awareness, quoting xkcd comics, Jurassic Park (I called it a documentary), and blogs and forums.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 2 (online classes)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: parent (homeschooler)
[<em>] Applied on: Sometime in January (they gave me an extension)
[</em>] Hook (if any): I did a ton of online journalism (and not blogging… like, professional journalism for thousands of readers around the world)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Homeschooled
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all who got in :)</p>