Chance. I appreciate your input.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>I apologize for adding another chance thread to this forum, but I want to emphasize that I write it for the very practical purpose of trying to decide where I should apply Regular Decision and where I might realistically stand a chance of being accepted. So please be honest. </p>

<p>Objective Stats:
Biological: White male
GPA: 96.66, weighted (my school doesn't calculate unweighted averages).
Class Rank: 16/126
Type of school: pretty crappy, relatively uncompetitive public school in upstate New York (just to contextualize my class rank as being even worse than it initially appears).
Course Load: most rigorous in class, including a skipped grade of math and now college math classes at the local LAC.
SAT I: 2370 cum, 800 cr, 800 m, 770 wr
SAT II: 800 math II, 770 ush, 730 lit
ACT: 35 comp
APs: 5s on Euro, US History, Calc AB, Physics B, currently enrolled in AP Eng Lang, Gov, AP French, and AP Chem.</p>

<p>Subjective Info:
Childhood (i guess not entirely subjective but whatever): happy, extremely fortunate, comfortable childhood, no hooks whatsoever.
ECs: Ballet, extensive involvement, have attended 4-week summer intensive for 4 years now. Music, extensive involvement, play cello in several local orchestras, attended 4-week summer intensive this past summer partnered with Philly, compose electronic music. Model UN, vice-president. Lit Mag, staff member. Mathletics, team member. Some community service, I tutor refugees in English at the local refugee center weekly. Finally, I have a music radio show at the local college radio station. I guess it's not an EC in the traditional sense but my love of music in general is such a big part of me in general that I included it in my app.
Honors/Awards: nothing really spectacular, National Merit Semi-finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, NHS.
Recommendations: excellent, i was able to build friendly and intellectually stimulating relationships with both teachers.
Essays: Common App essay is fairly good, details my love of photography and my year spent living abroad, things I didn't include elsewhere on my app. haven't started supplement...nervous laugh. </p>

<p>Sorry if I missed anything, and I genuinely appreciate all of your helpful input, regardless of what it says. Also, sorry for my erratic and inconsistent capitalization.</p>

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<p>Apply. You have a 2370 and your grades are fine. You also have good EC’s. You stand a chance at any school, although your class rank may hurt you.</p>

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<p>axel…dont worry you’ll get in columbia :D</p>

<p>but uh one question haha…from your SAT I and SAT II you seem like a genius…so what happened on the class ranks? slacked off? lol</p>

<p>but i think u have a great shot at Uchicago. like from my friends that got in the past, i have the feeling that uchicago places more emphasis on test scores than class ranks…(alot of my friends got in with barely or not even top 10 percent, but 2330+ SAT’s)</p>

<p>hopefully we get in columbia…heh…heh…*nervous laugh</p>

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<p>“what happened on the class ranks? slacked off?”</p>

<p>partly. you can read my more long-winded and comprehensive response to basically the exact same question in my williams chance thread.</p>

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<p>I think you stand a great chance!
Obviously, your class rank is on the lower side, and that will hurt you. But I think you more than make up for it with your test scores.
Also, from your post you seem like you are very honest and humble about yourself. These are intangible traits that should help you earn an acceptance.
Good luck, hope to see you on campus next year!</p>

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<p>submitted my app yesterday. anyone feel like giving me one last nerves-aggravating/calming post-submission chance?</p>

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<p>UChicago isn’t a guarantee for anyone with high test scores - I know someone who got rejected with a 2400. However, I think you seem like a really interesting applicant, especially with your radio show! If you write great essays… My only qualification is that I’m an EA admit who recently sent her deposit, but I’d say you’ve got an excellent chance despite your class rank.</p>

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<p>I’d venture to guess that your chances are quite good. Based on what you’ve written, you seem to be the sort of smart, self-effacing and intellectually curious candidate that would fit in well at Chicago.
I would not worry too much about the class rank. As long as it does not suggest a poor work ethic (which it does not appear to, given your course load and extracurriculars), I doubt that it would be of concern to the admissions committee.
Good luck.</p>