<p>BTW guys </p>
<p>I have withdrawn my application from Penn, Colombia, Duke, Grinnel, Bates, Colgate, Oberlin, Bard, Vassar, Macalaster and Hamilton colleges. My best wishes if any of you are applying there.</p>
<p>If anyone needs help with anything, feel free to ask for help. :)</p>
<p>OOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!! this is a SHOCK!!!</p>
<p>CONRATTTTTTTTTTZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! I just dont knw wat to say…
:D:D</p>
<p>OO WOW!! CONGRATS DUDE!! I feel so jealous of you… not only did you get in… you nailed it in EA, so u wont have to worry for 4 more months.</p>
<p>So, I think you could do us a service by detailing what you did for the application. No one better than a UChicago admit to help the rest of us Minoans…</p>
<p>WOW Darth. Dude. Awesome Job.
CONGRATS!!!</p>
<p>btw. turns out I actually know you. My friends were all talking about you on facebook. We got sth like 18 mutual frnds on fb.</p>
<p>Anyways. Congrats man!!! btw, what did you get in SAT I? You once said that you didn’t want to reveal, but I guess now that wont be a problem.</p>
<p>And thanks a LOT for withdrawing your application from Duke, Colgate and Vassar. :D</p>
<p>Hello everyone, from the Indian thread. How are your apps going? And congrats Darthspawnus. UChicago is awesome. :D</p>
<p>OMG Congrats !!! Good for u and good for us too !!
Btw, which topic did you choose in the supplement ? UChicago has the most quirky essay topics ever</p>
<p>@DarthSpawnus: congrats DarthSpawnus. </p>
<p>Btw, what did you get in SAT I??</p>
<p>Here is the thing guys.</p>
<p>You cannot prepare something specific before application. I have been pursuing of my activities and hobbies for a minimum of 4-5 years and I have been pursuing them not for the sake of colleges but for my own sake. But what made me appealing to them was the essays. UChicago puts a heavy emphasis on essays. My essays were not very quirky or creative but they showed them who I am as a person and I guess that mattered. </p>
<p>Once again I am not going to reveal SAT scores. Reason is pretty simple. I hate SAT and I don’t thing it ever will measure my or anyone’s true potential and abilities. I also hate when people try to measure themselves and each other through SATs. YOU are much better than your SAT scores and colleges know that and look for other things as well. </p>
<p>Give them the bigger picture. Talk about your academic interests and vocational plans. Give them details of your extracurriculars through an activity list/resume. Make sure you get the best rec letters. Send supplementary materials if you think it will enhance your applications. And last of all, write essays. UChicago didn’t accept DarthSpawnus, UChicago accepted the impression through the application I gave to them. So essays matter a lot.</p>
<p>And thanks Eatyoualive, Mayisha, Hopeless1, RoughE, Number 287 and Karan.</p>
<p>I hope you all of you can make it your dream school. I sincerely do. :D</p>
<p>And Mayisha I wrote about the Non-scientific method :)</p>
<p>@DarthSpawnus- wat u said was inspirational…:)</p>
<p>btw, was that EA a binding? have u withdrawn all ur RD apps?</p>
<p>No EA was not binding.</p>
<p>But I withdrew anyway since UChicago is my #1</p>
<p>@DarthSpawnus: Thnx dude. For withdrawing from Colgate and Macalester.</p>
<p>@ DARTH>>>>> DUDDDEEEE!!! AMAZINNN CONGRATTTTTTSSS>>> U DA MANNN!!! woaahhh, readinn dat i was nt only happy juss fr u, i was happy dat a Bangladeshi can do it nd we all hav a chance!!! nd wattchuu sedd abt ur SAT n SATs>> I COMPLETELY AGREEEEE>>> i juss hope collegess think in da same way wen revewing ma application… </p>
<p>AS UR AN ADMITT nd sum1 who understands da admissions process (betta dan most people neways), Temme sumfin>> Honestly I dnt have stellar academics nor SATs nor ECAs… wat i do havv is VERY revealin essays abt myself and my goals (nt academic goals, im really nt sure abt my career, i kinda wanna explore ma interests) , a unique HOBBY which i do fr da sheer love of it nt fr college apps (i had no idea abt US college apps till 3months ago) and of coursee a compelling storyy to tell (i’ve faced major challenges last few years)… also ive been into community service since ive lived in chittagong (local organization nuthin national)… in the true spirit of COllege confidential, CHANCE ME?? juss kiddin haha>> wat i wanted to know was dat, besides ur essays, WAT OTHER PART OF UR APPLICATION DID U THINK WAS DA MOST APPEAALING TO ADCOMS?? ECAs? mention a few? awards? Community service? WAT MADE U TICK?? nd wat part of my application do u think i should highlight the most?? expertt comments plz :)</p>
<p>Nd again, U DA MANNN!! u deservveeee ittttt!!! nd if we some of us others manage to get to USA, den inshallahh we’ll hang outt>> gladd to have made sum new friends>> btw dnt disappear off CC, hang aroundd a lil, or else da BD thread will suckkk. Seriously</p>
<p>I do not think there was a single part of my application that was mind blowing and stellar. Rather, I think all the parts were strong so the cumulative effect of all these parts made me like a fit candidate. My academics aren’t stellar. I don’t have O Level and A Level World Highest and Distinctions. Just straight A’s and top 1% in class. I just made sure I submitted the best teacher recommendations. They genuinely liked me and were willing to write rec letters on my behalf. And I spent a lot of time on the essays. I wrote 4 drafts just for my Common App extracurricular essay. So imagine the effort I put into my writings. </p>
<p>About ECAs, well I have been pursuing visual arts for over 10 years now and I admit I have some international awards in them. I participated in some science and math contests, won some regional recognition but nothing special at national level. Participated in Debate competitions and some MUNs. And Community service, well I just have been engaged with many long term projects since 2007 so I guess that counted for something. Oh and I have some leadership positions in school clubs. You see, nothing stellar but okay.</p>
<p>@DarthSpawnus: Did u apply in UChicago using the fee waiver or did u pay the app fees??</p>
<p>I paid the application fee.</p>
<p>DarthSpawnus,omgggggg…congratzzzzzzzzzzz dude…you are genius…we r proud of u…you are kinds like a insperation to us,that we can make it to our dream college too…um so happy for you:D</p>
<p>DarthSpawnus,omgggggg…
congratzzzzzzzzzz z dude…you are
genius…we r proud of u…you are kinda
like a insperation to us,that we can make it
to our dream college too…um so happy for
you</p>
<p>btw, What about the universities that say on the commonapp that you have to submit the supplement or the commonapp before you can submit payment? I mean, if I submit my commonapp and the supplement on the last day…I can pay for my application after the deadline has passed?</p>