UChicago Class of 2018 EA Decisions/Results

Braydenslv · December 20, 2013, 10:57pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 620CR, 740W (8 Essay). 2160 total, 1420 CR+M (Didn’t send)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): ^(Single sitting)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (34E, 33M, 35R, 33S)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): ^(Single sitting)
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 770 Math Level II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
[] Weighted GPA: 4.27
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 62/570
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (3), Calculus AB (4), Chemistry (4) U.S. History (5), English Language (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, Band, AP Government, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC (double), AP Latin, AP English Literature, Jazz/Marching band (switches at semester)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: One other that I know of.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalst, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Chemistry Olympiad Local Champion and National Finalist[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (VP, 2 years), Quiz Bowl (Captain, 3 years. State runners-up last year), Band (Lead saxophone and section leader, 3 years), Debate Club (Co-founder and President, 1 year), Junior Classical League (Club and State Board VP, 2 years), AP/Test Club (President, 1 year)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[li] Volunteer/Community service: I just put on the application something like “Volunteer opportunities within National Honor Society” because it was a bunch of little things. Around 150 hours I would say though.[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: I wrote about jazz and how it changed my thinking. In middle school, I was strictly a math and science guy. Even with music, I believed there was a right or wrong answer for everything. Jazz taught me a lot of things are open to interpretation (9/10)[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Extended essay(which topic): (You are you and your…) I said I am me and my tacklebox. It was about fishing with my dad and how my organization and preparation of my tacklebox represented me. I can’t really describe it, but it’s better than how I made it sound. (8ish/10)
[] Optional Essay: I said my favorite book was Moneyball, and my favorite movie as Good Will Hunting. I kind of had trouble putting my love for these into words… (6/10)
[] Why Chicago: Talked about Quiz Bowl and how their Division III status actually appealed to me because there wouldn’t be the established social distinctions between the “jocks” and “nerds”, because everyone’s a nerd there. (8/10)
[] Other: N/A [/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Quiz coach, JCL advisor, and Latin teacher. He loves me, pretty much. It was a very good recommendation, in my opinion. (9/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher and AP Club advisor. He totally loves me, but we have a sort of dry relationship. We talk a lot about books and writing and we joke a lot, and he’s a very sarcastic guy. I love it. His rec was less about structured academics and more about my love for books and learning. (7.5/10)
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen it, but I can only assume it’s perfect. I’m literally her favorite student. She tells me she talks about me to her family when she goes home, so…yeah. (10/10)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: November 8th
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, not very rigorous, ~2000 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, counselor rec
[] Weaknesses: Favorite things essay, lack of “outstanding” ECs, but it’s just got to be the GPA. Not even an upward trend either. Ugh. I had a really tough year personally between 4th and 5th semester, so grades kind of sucked. I’m totally back on track though, hopefully that’s enough.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Sigh. Deferred’s not the end, officially, but…ugh. Sucks. I’ll fight through to the end. I’ll submit my 7th semester grades, have my counselor send a letter to my regional admissions director, get another rec if I can, the whole shebang. We’ll see what happens. Parents are pushing me toward a safety, though. **

harvard14 · December 22, 2013, 12:37am

Decision: Accepted

**

Objective:**[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 1530 CR - 730; M - 800 (uno sitting)
SAT II: Biology: 740; Chemistry: 780; Math IIC: 800
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1%
[]Class size: 500+
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):[list]
[li] Microeconomics (5)[/li][] English Lang and Comp (5)
[] Latin (5)
[] Bio (5)
[] Chemistry (5)
[] European History (4)
[] Computer Science (5)
[] Chinese (5)[/ul]
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Government
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[ul]
[] NMSF
[] Auditioned into national all-star jazz band
[] Various jazz scholarships and awards (studio time, professional clinics etc.)
[] One stock portfolio competition finalist award
[] Standard AP awards and Honor Roll stuff
[] So in essence, not much
[/ul][/list]
**Subjective: **

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [list]
[li] Business [list][/li][li] Own business (solar energy); nationally recognized by Green Business Bureau for sustainable practices and green impact in community.[/li][] CFO of company that has been sponsored by Jamie Foxx and his record label in the past, as well as other lesser-known hip-hop recording artists. Shot music videos, product placement etc.[/ul]
[] Music [ul]
[li] Recorded album with one of the all-city honor bands I play with[/li][] Lead in combo of mostly undergraduates at arts conservatory; composed a score for a performance [/ul]
[] School [ul]
[li] FBLA – Founder and president (2 years)[/li] [] Not going to mention the various honor societies [/ul]
[/list]
[] Job/Work Experience: [ul]
[li] Intern at financial management group—promotes sustainable development in third-world countries. [list][/li] [li] Drafted and initiated marketing campaign and set up system for local management groups to communicate; gave out micro-loans to prospective small-business owners [/ul][/li] [li] Research Intern [ul][/li] [li] Co first authored paper on wastewater purification and chromatography; accepted for publication by Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences JEI[/ul][/li] [li] Intern at tire company [ul][/li] [li] Created and initiated company’s first system of carbon filters that currently offsets 53 tons of CO2 annually. This proposition is mostly economically based as the system actually cuts costs for the company and decreases harmful emissions.[/li] [/ul][/list]

[] Volunteer/Community service: [ul]
[li] Solar Panel Installer - Build and install solar panels for free for low-income homes in LA area. 38 systems so far; 250+ tons of carbon saved. I’m an eco-nut haha.[/li] [] Music Non-profit - Founded and run a non-profit youth organization that organizes local musicians to play at Alzheimer’s wards at nursing home concerts and fundraisers; $1000+ for Alzheimer’s research; currently encompasses three schools and has played 100+ concerts.

[] Summer Activities: Basketball, traveling, summer jam sessions in the garage
[] Essays: [ul]
[] Common App (7); ehh. humble brag about the carbon filter thing
[] Extended Essay (7.5); honestly, not that good. It was the mantis shrimp one. I wrote about ink.
[] Optional Essay (9); favorite nicknames
[] Why Essay (10); probably what got me in. leaped out of my chair in english class when I got the idea for it. message me if you want to see any of my essays.
[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation: One probably decent; the other one is by a teacher that doesn’t write English too well. (8 and 7).
[] Counselor Rec: Ehh. Didn’t know her too well. (7)
[] Additional Rec: Letter from supervisor at an financial management group that I interned for. Insightful comments about my humor. (8)
[] Interview: The only one I’ve had so far. Talked about hydrogen fuel cells and solar energy. Didn’t curse too much. Maybe a 7.
Other
[] Date Submitted App: 11/7/13
[] State (if domestic applicant): Don’t worry about it
[] School Type: 5th on list of high schools most known for drugs. Yeah baby.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Not sure
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Haha okay.
[/list]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Why Essay. Also I’m easy to quantify in the 60-90 second one-page exposure to officers you get at the committee level (Jazz playing environmental science/business guy).
[] Weaknesses: Too many
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Dumb luck and Jesus Christ
[li] What would you have done differently?: Write a new common application essay. I didn’t like the one I sent in. Otherwise nothing.[/ul]Other Factors:[/li]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** Got deferred from Columbia about six days before so my hopes weren’t high. Mom couldn’t drive home from work because she was crying too hard. Overall, I don’t deserve this, but I’ll run with it and take full advantage of this incredible opportunity. Class of 2018 here we gooo

HERE’S MY ADVICE FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS: 1) Read and study all 100+ or so extended essays on the UChicago Post Your Essay thread. 2) BE AUTHENTIC. I know UChicago is about quirky and edgy, but I don’t think that every essay in the entire application should be about how weird you are, otherwise you come off as a manic-dream pixie girl/boy stereotype, you feel? There’s a line between showing yourself as different for the sake of being different and actually having a logical reason for being different. Don’t cross that line. 3) Answer the Tumblr postcards they send out in the mail. Demonstrates interest and gives you a little more exposure in your application, which is always valuable.

Good luck to all future applicants!

kerrierae4 · December 22, 2013, 1:24am

Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT: 29
SAT II: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
weighted: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis):These are not offered
IB (place score in parenthesis): These are not offered
Senior Year Course Load: Medium difficulty (Most difficult courses offered at my school I took in 11th grade)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Academic Awards: President’s list for CIS college, Academic letter
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I had a ton including NHS, Student Council, LINK crew, Softball, Blood Drive Team… ECT.
Job/Work Experience: I have two jobs that are both part time.
Volunteer/Community service: I mentioned volunteer opportunities through the organizations I am in.
Summer Activities: I mentioned that I work all summer to pay my bills, and I play softball.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app: 8/10 I wrote about my mom nearly dying and having gone through 20 surgeries which has helped me mature and be independent. Why UChicago 7/10: I wrote about their history and how much I love it, and that I am interested in their Psychology and English departments. Art type essay 9/10: I wrote about my overwhelming love for The Temptations, and how their story influenced my life. Main essay 9/10: I did “you are you and your…” and I did I am me and my world of fiction because I love creative writing. 
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 Awesome!
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 Awesome!
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Awesome!
Additional Rec: 10/10 Awesome!
Interview:
I live in northern MN, so I could not do an interview.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.

Reflection
Strengths: Essays/ recommendations
Weaknesses: ACT/ Small town-Small school (48 kids in graduating class!) / coursework
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was waitlisted because my coursework is not rigorous enough this year, and my school does not offer AB or IB. Also, my counselor told me my transcripts were not needed, so she did not send them.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have been accepted to UMD and St. Scholastica.

General Comments: Congratulations to those who were accepted, good luck to those deferred, and good luck with your college search to those rejected!

adrian1996 · December 22, 2013, 11:10am

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 math 730 writing 750 writing 2280 (2 sittings)
ACT:
SAT II:
Spanish: 800
Chemistry: 800
Math 2: 800
US History: 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (4.68 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Physics B (5) Chemistry (5) US History (5) Human Geography (5) German (5) Spanish Lang (5) Macroeconomics (5) Microeconomics (5) English Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Economics Seminar, Calculus BC AP, English Lit AP, Physics C AP, Biology AP, Spanish Lit AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
Academic Awards:One of 12 people to get a perfect score in the Macroeconomics AP exam, 3rd place regional Chemistry Olympiad, Science Department Award, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, National Spanish Honor Society, Beta Honors
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started a piano school I teach nine children piano on a weekly basis and I have been playing for 11 years. German Club President, Researched fraud prevention for a vehicle inspection company, Tutor
Job/Work Experience: Worked in Chile as a Spanish editor and translator.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at my little sister’s elementary school. I organize and run the book fair and help out in classrooms.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Commonapp essay: wrote about moving to America from Germany. (7)
Uchicago extra essay: wrote about the mantis shrimp and how they see a utopian society that humans cannot see. (6 didn’t really like the essay but the deadline was approaching)
Why Uchicago: (8)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:Calc teacher that loved me (10)
Teacher Rec #2:Physics teacher I’ve had for 3 years and she loved me (10)
Counselor Rec: Don’t really know but I’m sure it was fine (8)
Additional Rec:NONE
Interview: Didn’t request

Other
State (if domestic applicant):Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:College Prep School
Ethnicity:Hispanic
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):hispanic, german major, speak spanish german and english

Reflection
Strengths:grades, scores, teacher recs, rigor of courseload
Weaknesses: ECs and essays

General Comments:

CodeNameVerity · December 22, 2013, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340, Reading:780 Math: 760 Writing: 800
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: Math 2: 800, Literature: 730, French: 670 (Did not submit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP English Language and Composition 5
AP English Literature and Composition 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Most classes are the highest available
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Academic Awards: National Cum Laude Society, Top 10% National French Exam 10th and 11th grade, National Achievement Semi-finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics, Science Club, Math Club, Founder of Book Club, Archiving, Art Club, Diversity Awareness Club
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Didn’t mention them
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I don’t know how good my essay was, since I wrote it. I would assume an 8, because I think it was interesting.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher.
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher.
Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure she loves me, so I hope my rec was good.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: I loved my interviewer. We had an interesting conversation.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private School
Ethnicity: Ethiopian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: I think my essay was pretty strong. I was close to the teachers who wrote recommendations for me.
Weaknesses: I don’t have many extracurriculars or volunteering.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have absolutely no clue.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet.

General Comments:

happyadmit · December 24, 2013, 12:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>-SAT I (breakdown): 1600 (CR + M) first and only take if that matters
-SAT II: Biology 800, US History 800, Math II 780
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
-AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology 5, Computer Science A 5, French Language 4, World History 5, English Language 5, US History 5, Calculus AB 5
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP US Government/AP Comparative Government, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics/AP Microeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Psychology (self-study)
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): top 10 nationally in the US for algorithm design in a competition, wrote an online article for Nature
-Academic Awards: the basic stuff everyone here has (AP scholar, science olympiad regional champion, honor roll) nothing else that stands out
</code></pre>

Subjective:

-**Extracurriculars<a href=“place%20leadership%20in%20parenthesis”>/b</a>: **Varsity Cross Country<a href=“captain%20of%20a%20nationally%20ranked%20team,%20team%20member%20of%203%20state%20champion%20teams,%205%20years%20total”>/b</a>, **Varsity Track<a href=“state%20qualified%20in%203%20events,%20was%20the%20%22most%20valuable%22%20distance%20runner,%206%20years%20total”>/b</a>
-Volunteer/Community service: around 130 hours working with typical and disabled children at the local science center (won a nice award for distinguished service from this)

Writing:

-Common App Main: my disabled brother giving me the motivation to come back from a broken foot to lead the cross country team senior year
-Extended essay: mantis shrimp, a formal, analytic essay. I wanted to show my love of philosophical thinking
-Optional Essay: formal as well, one paragraph about my favorite book, one about my love of gardening
-Why Chicago: the basic “I’m a great fit”, I also said how excited I was to run for UChicago
-Teacher Recommendations: Everyone here always says their teachers “love me/want to adopt me 10/10”. That definitely doesn’t apply to me, but I picked teachers that saw my best side
-Counselor Rec: I’m one of only 40 seniors she has and she knows my family well, I’m thinking this helped it stand out from the more cookie-cutter ones from overloaded counselors in larger schools
-Interview: on-campus, I tried to tie everything I did back to my intellectual passion and drive I get from my disabled brother
-Date Submitted App: October 31st
-State (if domestic applicant): FL
-School Type: smallish, selective private
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: M
-Income Bracket: didn’t request financial aid

Reflection:

Strengths: the all-mighty stats (SAT, AP scores, SAT subject tests) were all very good in both the verbal and quantitative arenas. I only had a few activities, but I did them at the highest level I could
Weaknesses: my GPA wasn’t great, but fortunately I had an uptrend as the courses got harder
Why you think you were accepted: the stats got me onto the playing field, all the subjective areas must have appealed to the person(s) making the decision. I really can’t say I had any advantage over some of the others who were deffered honestly.

General comments:

Be your best self on your application. If the school is a good fit for you, you’ll show it and have a great shot. Good luck to the RDers and deffered!

IWillKillForMIT · December 26, 2013, 9:16pm

I got deferred and withdrew my app because I got into an ED school that I am really happy to be attending.

prvm123 · December 27, 2013, 1:50pm

Peace. good job.

robbygreenbean · January 2, 2014, 5:45pm

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

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): One sitting: 2300 / 1500 2-score
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): CR 750, M 750, W 800, E 10
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 36 M, 27 S, 24 R, 34 E
[ *] ACT superscore: 30
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Physics, 730 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 91 or 92
[ *] Weighted GPA: 97
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably top quarter. By far the worst grades of anyone at my school applying to ivies/MIT/Chicago
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), AB Calc (5), English Language (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Physics C (mechanics and E/M), AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, AP French Literature, Senior religion
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 or so.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended (PSAT 221)

[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Speech & Debate, Swimming, A cappella, Piano lessons for 13 years, French Horn for 3 years, Trombone for 5 years, Tuba for 2 years.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Volunteer teaching in Kenya
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer teaching in Kenya [/list]

[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: 6 – “I may look American, but I’m not.”
[ *] Favourite authors, musicians, etc: 9. Talked about Kurt Vonnegut and why he’s my personal hero.
[ *] Extended essay(which topic): Mantis Shrimp. 10. I talked about reference frames and special relativity. By far the best essay I’ve written for any college so far.
[ *] Why Chicago: 7. Talked about how I didn’t have any friends in preschool and spent all my time talking to my teacher and as a result she gave me a ten-volume encyclopaedia for my birthday. [/list]

[ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: French teacher. Probably very good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math teacher. I hope it was good, though my impression of my math teacher’s impression of me is that I’m either really artsy or just not very bright.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #3: Latin teacher. Probably very good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Talked about how I have self-taught a lot of courses over the summers.
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None
[ *] Art Supplement: None [/list]

[ b]Other** [ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: November 22nd (didn’t go through on November 1st because of some glitch)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD (I live here)
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Kenya (I’ve lived most of my life here)
[ *] School Type: Private, Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: more than 200k, but not much more. Probably gonna get zero financial aid (o_o)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation to go to college on my dad’s side; on my mum’s side everyone has PhDs. Grew up in Kenya, parents placed a lot of emphasis on learning outside of the classroom. [/list]

[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Growing up in Kenya, volunteer teaching
[ *] Weaknesses: White male who wants to study math and computer science (I applied as a math and linguistics major).
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: combination of legacy, shrimp essay, and international experience
[ *] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list]

[ b]Other Factors:** none, really
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:** I didn’t think I’d get in. In the days leading up to this, I had been rejected from MIT and Oxford, and deferred at Georgetown.

lainaloo · February 24, 2014, 3:47am

If anyones nervous and looking through this-be happy to know you’ll definitely get in ahead of me xD
I’ve been to three different highschools (two on american military bases overseas and one in illinois) so all my stuff is jacked up

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: (only took once) 31 composite: English- 32, Math-28, Reading-33, Science-29
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ehhhhh no idea. no reporting.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap English Lit:5, Ap Psychology:5, Ap US:4, didnt report AP Bio
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP English Language, Reading Writing and Producing Media, Honors Pre Calculus (Credits didn’t transfer and needed to retake Alg II), AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major
Academic Awards: I was in a bunch of different honor things but cant remember any, and ap scholar.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Writer for School paper (prefer to write than to edit), Academic Bowl, Cross country freshman year, NHS-ishhh,
Job/Work Experience: Worked At Panera Bread as an associate for a year, 23 hours a week, and ran a pretty successful etsy shop online
Volunteer/Community service: nopeeee
Summer Activities: Woodward Digital Media Camp and Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 8/10: I did the life story one, because growing up overseas in a really small community (graduating class 23) on a small island is really odd. Really personal I suppose, but I related it back to an experience spending New years in Romania
Supplemental: Joke Essay 9/10- A really funny and purposely awkward joke from my favorite comedian. Everyone loved it.
Favorites Essay: 10/10 Wrote a story about a “what-if” romance between the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and the photographer vivian maier if they had grown up in the same time period-expressed my love for both, very artistic
Why UChicago: 7/10: Rather average

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 11/10 My AP Lit teacher who adores me to no end, really knows me on a bunch of different levels and also went to Uchicago
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10 AP Bio teacher, may have forgotten me a bit after I moved but I was one of the youngest to take her class and had the highest grades so she should at least have painted me as kind of smart
Counselor Rec: 10/10, crafted depending on meetings and discussions with parents, we reallly put in everything
Additional Rec: nay
Interview: was absolutely awful. the girl I had seemed completely uninterested from the get-go and in a hurry to leave, as soon as i would answer a question she would move on. I was really disappointed and I think it was rather unfair, especially since my GPA is a lot lower than most deferred people. I’ve got great social skills so this was a real bummer.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): currently IL
Country (if international applicant): Went to school in USA, Spain, and Italy
School Type: 2000+
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Military Kid, grown up all over

Reflection
Strengths: Background, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: Basically Everything: GPA, extracurriculars, community service, test scores…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i have no idea, i totally thought id get rejected. Im thinking my recommendations were dripping with dazzle.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None-ya

General Comments:
The school’s I grew up in were full of kids who either joined the military or went to community college…unlike a lot of kids who apply to ivies who have been training for college since elementary…I also couldn’t take half of the APs I wanted to due to credits not transferring or not having the right background courses which weren’t required at other schools. rather lame.
but its amazing i even got deferred, dont expect me to be in the accepted posts come march!

Koreangirl101 · October 7, 2014, 11:23pm

Hey UChicago class of 2018! If you got accepted, can you please post your essays or PM me? I really need inspiration. I am applying EA this year and would appreciate all of your help!

Thanks!

Koreangirl101 · October 7, 2014, 11:24pm

Hey UChicago class of 2018! If you got accepted, can you please post your essays or PM me? I really need inspiration. I am applying EA this year and would appreciate all of your help!

Thanks!

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