Chance me at UChicago

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Well, I tried to resist the impulse to do this, but as I get deeper in the process, I've been really looking for an outside perspective. Here's me:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted/ 4.46 weighted (after junior year; midyear I should be closer to 4.5)
SAT: 2290 (770 reading, 770 writing, 750 math)
SAT IIs: US History- 800, Chemistry- 770
Current year courses: 5 APs (Calc BC, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Physics B, and AP Art History), one honors-level choir class, one regular-level theatre class
ECs:
-Theatre: all four years. Really heavy involvement--currently in my 10th production.
-Academic Team: current co-captain, starting player since freshman year. Went to states sophomore year.
-National Honor Society
-Mu Alpha Theta
-Science National Honor Society
-Tri-M Music Honor Society
-Thespian Honor Society, Vice President
-CenterStage (top choir), Vice President
-School Newspaper (Guest Writer)
Awards:
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-National Merit Semi-finalist
-Several school awards for "Outstanding (insert subject here) Student"
-Attended Governor's Latin Academy (summer residential program run by state, only 45 students selected statewide)
Recommendations:
-Hopefully, and very likely, "glowing". One is the math teacher I had for both my freshman year and my first year of Calculus, who has a reputation for writing great recommendations and who I've done service projects with. The other is my Academic Team coach, who I've known for all four years and took my freshman history class and AP Euro with.
Essays:
-Pretty good. I've had a few teachers read them, and the feedback has been positive. My UChicago-specific supplement essay is explaining the joke "A dyslexic man walks into a bra" and how it relates to human progress in medicine and language.</p>

<p>Anyway, any input you have would be helpful. I'm also applying to Columbia (my very super-reach), American University, University of Virginia, and Northwestern, if anyone wants to chance me there too.</p>

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<p>You sound like a well-rounded applicant, but both Chicago and Columbia are reaches. Northwestern is a reach, UVA is a match if out of state (in-state you should get in), and American is a safety.</p>

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<p>^based on what do you say he’s a reach? I am curious</p>

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<p>Your ECs seem a little too weak and generic for UChicago, but you still have a chance if you write good essays because of your great GPA and SAT</p>

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<p>I don’t think your extracurriculars are “generic” at all; in fact, nothing about you seems generic. Although UChicago and Northwestern are reaches for anyone, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you got into one or both of them, and I’d certainly recommend you apply early to one. </p>

<p>UVA is a match, and American is definitely a safety. </p>

<p>Good luck, and continue being awesome! :)</p>

<p>P.S. Also, once admissions are over (so you don’t think I’m trying to steal it or anything!), I’d love to read that UChicago supplement–it sounds fantastically unique.</p>

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<p>At least you are not typical example of member of bundled-club like many kids…
I dont think it’s generic?</p>