UChicago68536,
UChicago
B.A., Economics
While I enjoy applied work in the public and private sectors, what I love about college above all else is learning about and contemplating more abstract ideas
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Hometown
Briarcliff Manor, New York
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2017
First Gen College StudentYes
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
French, Hebrew, Spanish
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Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
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University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Applied for a B.A. in Economics
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I still remember the first time I went to see him. My mom had just returned from a business trip, and with a sense of urgency, she took me to see my friend Matt. I was told he had Leukemia again, which meant little to an 8-year-old. Then I began to understand that he was very sick, and that what he had could kill him. These were things that, at the time, I could not begin to understand. Matt was...Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay353 WordsWhen my mother refers to me as “a little old man,” I know she says it with affection, considering that she refers to me as a goofball nearly as often. Yet, when my closest friends joke that I am “a 40-year-old in a 17-year-old’s body,” I am less certain of how to take it. I like reading The New York Times, The New Yorker, and books in English class; I like history and science class, and how these classes...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school605 WordsI think the question I am asked most often is: “Do you have twin telepathy?” My answer is always the same, an emphatic “No.” I am an identical twin, and although my brother and I have many things in common, it is impossible for me to know his thoughts while keeping in mind my own. My whole life, people have seemed to marvel at the fact that there could be two nearly identical people. I could simply tell them that...Read more...Supplemental Essay Amusing anecdote501 WordsIt’s a Monday afternoon. After a seemingly endless day at school, I come home, watch a recording of The Daily Show from the previous week to blow off some steam, and then start my homework with the hope of starting the week off on the right foot. Like many teenagers, one of the first things I do when I turn on my computer is open iTunes. But it’s not the music of Wilco, Guster, The Who, or Radiohead ...Read more...Additional Essay Details26 WordsUChicago has a very long supplement, with a number of quirks and additional details. Please see their site for some insight into the components I've posted.Read more...General Admissions Advice
Most popular extracurricular activities at my college22 WordsModel UN is definitely very clique-y, but...Read more...What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling38 WordsIt is a grind. I love it and I wouldn't have...Read more...Recommended summer activities during high school and college11 WordsTake your first...Read more...Why I ultimately chose my school4 WordsI...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why69 WordsMy favorite course thus far was ECON 20100. In and of itself, the syllabus for this course was nothing special, since it...Read more...High School Performance
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