Chance Me? Anxious Senior!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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I applied EA to Chicago!

I want to major in political science.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Freshman:
Honors English 9
Honors Biology
Honors PreCalc
Honors Modern World History
Spanish 2
Debate/Forensics

Sophomore:
Honors English 10
Honors Chem
AP Calc AB (5 on AP test)
AP Euro (4 on AP Test)
Spanish 3
Political Science
Debate/Forensics

Junior:
AP English 11
AP Chem
AP Calc BC
APUSH
AP Spanish 5 (Took Spanish 4 over the summer at the local community college)
Political Science
Debate/ Forensics

Projected Senior Year Schedule:
AP English 12
AP Bio
AP Stats
AP Gov
Journalism
Physics
Political Science (I’ll be doing a research project this year, probably a social experiment of some kind)
Debate/Forensics

I’m a straight A student.
Weighted GPA: 4.95
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Class Rank: 1/572

TEST SCORES
SAT: 2330
Reading: 770
Math: 770
Writing: 790
Essay: 9

ACT: 34
English: 36
Reading: 36
Math: 36
Science: 29
Essay: 10

ECs
DECA

  • participating for all 4 years
  • President
  • I have won many awards in various competitions
  • Did a project with the school Food Services program. I revamped the cafeteria’s menu and increased their revenue by doing so.

STUCO

  • participating for 3 years
  • Currently am STUCO Treasurer (2nd Year as Treasurer)
  • Was a Homecoming committee head
  • Was a Relay for Life committee head both years

Debate/Forensics

  • participating all 3 years
  • Have won many medals
  • Qualified to nationals last year in Congress
  • Qualified to nationals this year in Congress (Semifinalist this year)

Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
Presidential Service Award for past 3 years
Bollywood Dancer for 12 years

Thanks!

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Good chance. I’m assuming from the vibe I get from your resume above that you wrote good essays which well expressed your “fit” and desire to attend, and that you got outstanding rec’s commensurate with your fantastic academic record. You’ve got very good EC’s. My favorite is bollywood dancing. That’s pretty neat. The thing which could detract just slightly is your geography if if your town / city is already heavily represented. Making the assumption from the bollywood dancing that you are of Indian descent, then your ethnicity is neutral, in my opinion. Best of luck to you. You accumulated an amazing high school record.