<p>Hey all, I would really appreciate some input on my chances as a junior college transfer to UChicago. I have posted in the What Are My Chances thread and received ZERO responses, so something here would really help me out. </p>
<p>Ethnicity: Mexican</p>
<p>GPA: I have had a 4.0 all five semesters I have been attending junior college, and am positive I will be able to continue this trend my sixth semester.</p>
<p>Volunteer Work: I have volunteered at the same Humane Society for two years now, give blood frequently, donate my hair to Locks of Love, and am a volunteer TA for a history teacher. My TA responsibilities include grading quizzes and papers, lecturing, leading study groups, and occasionally running the class. I also watch my four younger siblings at least five hours a week, tutoring them, cooking for them, etc.</p>
<p>Letters of Rec: I think mine will be great. One is coming from a Princeton graduate who is the man I TA for. I got high A's in three of his classes, have dinner with him and his family semi-frequently, and would call him a friend. Another is from a professor who is a UC Berkeley PhD graduate and whose classes I have gotten A's in five times. The third is from a woman who I know all the way back from when I went to high school. She is good friends with my family and I got an A in her English class.</p>
<p>EC's: I play tons of musical instruments and am in multiple bands that tour and record, and I record and sound engineer for my own bands as well as others. I also create films and video shorts, have worked since I was a Junior in high school, am currently working two jobs, and participate in non varsity athletics.</p>
<p>Essays: I am confident my essays are strong</p>
<p>High School: My High School GPA is a mere 3.0, but I think that since I'm transferring that won't play a big role. I really turned my life around after graduating.</p>
<p>SAT's: 2160 -- 750 reading, 740 writing, 670 math. I'm hoping that although the math is only at the 25th percentile for the schools it won't hurt me much because I'm a history and religious studies double major, which has nothing to do with math. At least the reading and writing are above the sixtieth percentiles though?</p>
<p>If anyone has an idea where all this might put me I would really appreciate it, thanks so much!</p>