chance humanities kid for EA?? will chance back

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>I'm a rising senior at a top urban independent school (we send about 25% of the senior class to Ivy Leagues every year). I want to major in Classics; my other interests include philosophy, music theory/history, and English. I'm a white middle class female.</p>

<p>Last year, UChicago seemed to love kids from my school (about half were accepted). This year I'm one of only a handful applying early.</p>

<p>GPA: 94.8
Rank: we don't rank, but avg GPA is about a 91
SAT I: 2340 (m/cr/w is 740/800/800)
SAT II: 750 in Latin, taking Lit in November
PSAT: 224
APs: 5 in Latin, 5 in English Lang</p>

<p>All classes are at least honors-level, and we offer very few APs (for example, we don't have APUSH or any AP English courses).</p>

<p>Freshman/Sophomore Grades: Mostly A's, some A-'s, straight A+'s in Latin, straight B+'s in math until this year...</p>

<p>Junior Grades
AP Latin: A+
US History: A
Precalculus: A
Physics: A
English: A-
Theater Production: A+
Chorus: A</p>

<p>Senior Classes (grades are only guesses)
Latin V: A+
Philosophy: A
James Joyce's Ulysses: A
AP Music Theory: A+
AB Calc: A-
Internal Medicine: A</p>

<p>ECs
-Assistant Stage Manager for professional production company (4 wks/yr, 25 hrs/wk)
-Stage Manager (2 yrs, at least 15 hrs/wk) for 5 high school productions
-props crew for multiple high school productions (4 yrs)
-piano for 10+ years; selective chamber music camp for 3
-Mock Trial (3 yrs, 6 hrs/wk), team has done quite well
-President of RAPSD (play-reading club)
-founding member of Tea Club</p>

<p>Awards, Etc
-National Merit Semi-Finalist
-one National Scholastic Writing Award
-multiple Regional Scholastic Writing Awards
-top NLE award this year (gold medal 4 yrs in a row)</p>

<p>Essays: I think they're good. CommonApp is about how I view family tragedy through literature; UChicago supplement portrays props as my enemies when I'm a stage manager; WhyChicago really shows my enthusiasm for interdisciplinary education/the Core/Classics/etc.</p>

<p>Recs
English teacher: Probably outstanding. I've had him for 3 years, done fantastically in his classes, and he knows me very well.
Latin teacher: Quite good. I've had her for 3 years as well and she likes me a lot.
Supplemental: From theater teacher. Probably quite good as well. I've stage managed for her a lot over the years and she relies on me to get things done (even when they're not technically part of my job...)
Counselor: She doesn't really come into her office ever, so who knows.... I'm sure it's decent.</p>

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<p>I feel intimidated as an EA applicant. Hope that gives you a sense of where you’re at? :)</p>

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<p>haha thanks! my main concern right now is that I’m very humanities-heavy (recs, APs, SAT IIs) and my math grades aren’t so great… and I’m not sure how impressive my ECs are? but thanks! I looked at your profile and I saw you had already submitted your app so you’re way ahead of me there :P</p>

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<p>UChicago wants an letter from teachers that have taught you in academic subjects…I don’t think Latin counts as an academic subject maybe more of a foreign “dead” language…I’d check if two language recs are okay.</p>

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<p>Latin is an academic subject at my school (as are all foreign languages) and it’ll count for a rec, but thanks</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump?</p>

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<p>“Humanities heavy” is fine as long as you’re capable in math and science. And judging by your SATs and academic record, you’re more than capable. </p>

<p>I hate chance threads, but you sound like you’d fit in quite well here. I’d say you have as much of a chance as anyone.</p>

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<p>thanks! bump?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>