Chance me at University of Chicago?

Applying to College
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<p>I am of Asian & Pacific Islander decent and will be a senior next year. I live in Oregon and plan on going out of state for school. </p>

<p>*GPA: Unweighted-- 4.0 Weighted--4.162 (rank 7/392; top 1.8%)
*ACT: 29
*Financial Situation: struggling
*Race: Asian and Pacific Islander</p>

<p>*Freshman Classes: Biology, Spanish II, Adv. Algebra, English 9, World History, Wellness, Weight Training, Web Design I</p>

<p>*Sophomore Classes: Chemistry, Spanish III, Pre-Calculus, English 10, US History, Geology, Marine Biology</p>

<p>*Junior Classes: AP Chemistry (score: 4), AP Calculus AB (score: 5), AP Government (score: 3), English 11, Honors Spanish IV, Honors Physics</p>

<p>*Senior Classes: AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Spanish V, English 12, Web Design II, World History II</p>

<p>*Extracurriculars: </p>

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<p>(Freshman-9th)
Honorable Mention in Microbiology at the district science fair, qualified for statewide science fair </p>

<p>(Sophomore-10th)
1st place in Microbiology at the district science fair, Award for Best Representation of Field Knowledge, 2nd place in Microbiology at the statewide science fair, Award for Best Use of SI, qualified as student observer at the Intel-International Science and Engineering Fair </p>

<p>(Junior-11th)
1st place in Microbiology at the district science fair, Best In vitro Project Award, Scholarship to Oregon State University-$2000 for 4 years, Best in Fair at the district science fair (11), 1st place in Microbiology at the statewide science fair, Scholarship to University of Oregon-$5500 for 4 years, Best in Fair at the statewide science fair, 3rd place in Microbiology at the Intel-International Science and Engineering Fair</p>

<p>Will also be applying to Siemens and Intel STS competitions this fall.</p>

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<p>*Career Interests: Pre-Medicine; Major in Biology related studies, preferably Microbiology & Immunology</p>

<p>*Personality: Reserved, humble, studious, hard-working, conservative, diligent, self-motivated, and meticulous</p>

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<p>You sound like a good candidate, but you really need a higher ACT than that… aim for 31-ish at least. Chicago superscores, so if you just concentrate on the areas you didn’t do well on, you could really boost that.</p>

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<p>Yes, raise the ACT or take the SAT. You will also need to write really good essays on weird topics. Your EC’s seems to be impressive with winning all those competetions, but I don’t know much about that. I like the adjectives you choose to describe yourself - the type of qualities asian philisophy teaches.</p>

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<p>The U of C is also my first choice. Your competitions seem very impressive and would likely help you a lot seeing as they are in areas related to your desired field. Chicago is looking for a certain kind of personality, a sort of intellectual type. I guess you really need to express this in your essay, which is the strategy I’m taking. Of course, if you don’t get in, there is a number of great schools you could study at for your interests. If all turns out well for both of us, we could be classmates soon!</p>

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<p>I graduated from UofChicago in 2005. With your academic profile, you have a good shot at Chicago. However, you will need to crank out a top notch essay and solid recommendations that support your strong academic and extracurricular profile. Don’t worry too much about your ACT score. Chicago tends to focus on these less than other top 10 schools. It’s all about showing admissions staff that you are a good fit for the school’s quirky, cold, and rigorous educational environment. Have you visited the school yet?</p>

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<p>no with a 29 ACT you shouldn’t even apply. Look at the other kid he has a 2360…</p>