Chance an international student

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<p>I’m a female from Hong Kong(currently a junior).
School: A local school (English as the medium of language) that does not send students to US colleges (almost all students pursue their studies in Hong Kong)</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA : not available
Rank: 1/190 (Sophomore)
I guess I’m the first or second this year
Grades:
(Sophomore- annual)
Chinese Language: A
English Language: A
Mathematics: (Core curriculum)A
(Module 2- algebra and calculus) A
Liberal Studies: B (It seems that no one in my school got an A)
Physics: A
Chemistry: A
Economics: A</p>

<p>(Junior) 1st term
Chinese Language: A
English Language: A
Mathematics: (Core curriculum)A
(Module 2- algebra and calculus) A
Liberal Studies: B (It seems that no one in my school got an A again)
Physics: A
Chemistry: A
Economics: A
*I have self-studied 2 APs this year: Calculus BC and Physics B.
I hope I can get a 5 in both of them.</p>

<p>Senior course Load: Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Liberal Studies. Physics, Chemistry, Economics
(This is already the most rigorous course load --- I can only take at most 3 elective subjects and 1 extra module for mathematics)
*I’ll take the Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Chemistry AP test when I’m a senior.</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT I: 2180 (the second trial)
Critical reading: 660 Mathematics:800 Writing: 720 (Essay:11)
SAT II: Mathematics level 2:800
Physics: 800
Chemistry:800
Toefl: I’m going to take it in July</p>

<p>ECs:
Girl Guides (Grade 7-11)* I’m the patrol leader in grade11
Mathematics Club (member, Grade 9-10)
Book lovers’ Club (Chairperson, Grade 11)
Prefect (Grade 9-11)
Prefect’s Association (Hon. Secretary, Grade 11)
Peer Guider (Member, Grade 9-11)
English Debating Club (Member, grade 10-11)
Arts Club (Hon,. Secretary, Grade 10)
Class Arts Exhibition: Chairperson (Grade 11)
Design a game stall for my school’s language day
Design a website for my family’s company
Mentorship Program (Grade 11)
Piano (since I was 5)</p>

<p>Awards and others:
HKMO Open: Gold awards
HKMO: 1st class honour
Local maths competition: silver and bronze awards
Hanglung Mathematics Award: Honourable Mention (a group award, with scholarship)
- this is about a math project that I did with my schoolmates
- the project will be published
NESTA-SCMP Interschool Debating Competition: 2nd runner up
Radio Drama competition: Bronze Award
Politikos Quest Championships 2010: 1st runner up (a group award, organized by CUHK)
Some arts awards
- one of my picture was shown in an exhibition in the Cultural Centre and another one published in a book
Some scholarship from my school for being the first
I’ve also completed several projects about Chemistry, Physics and Chinese History.</p>

<p>Summer Programs :
Introduction to Olympiad Maths 2010
International Mathematics Olympiad Training- level 1
Math. Program in HKU with credits (this summer)
Math. And Econ program in HKUST with credits (this summer)</p>

<p>Services:
I’ve not counted the exact number of hours, but I think I have done more than 150 hours.</p>

<p>I’ve not decided my major yet, but I’m very interested in Mathematics and Economics.
I want to EA UChicago, do I have a good chance?
Is my SAT 1 score too low? Should I retake to get a higher score, say 2250?</p>

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<p>Because Chicago doesn’t consider your writing SAT score, you might wanna retake it to bring up your CR score. Otherwise, everything looks stellar. Work hard on your essays.</p>

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<p>OxalisWombo,</p>

<p>I know my CR is a bit low, and am thinking seriously of taking another shot in October.
Do you think EA will give a better chance than RD for UChicago?</p>

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<p>Traditionally, EA has had a higher acceptance rate than RD. This past year, the EA acceptance rate was about 22% while the RD acceptance rate was about 9%. These things vary quite a bit year-to-year though, so you never know.</p>

<p>The reality is though, that you’ll likely be doing yourself a favor by applying EA as long as you have the stats for it. I would second the recommendation to raise your CR score. At present, your M+CR score is very slightly below average for UChicago students (average is 1470). As an international applicant, it’s better to be significantly above this mark. Your present scores will likely not single-handedly destroy your chances, but it would definitely help to improve your scores.</p>

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<p>I third the recommendation to raise Critical Reading score.</p>

<p>Assuming you improve your Critical a bit, your entire ‘chance’ now depends on your essays and mostly on the UChicago essay (aka Uncommon App Essay). Write a brilliant one and I don’t see why you shouldn’t be accepted :).</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

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<p>You have international olympiad experience. I would go for MIT.</p>