Chance me EA? I'll Chance back!

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<p>Hi all.</p>

<p>I wanna be straightforward - My GPA is outright bad for the schools that I am applying to, but i'm trying to be the candidate who can compensate with ECs/Testing. What are my chances at getting into uChicago.</p>

<p>I'm an Indian (as in the asian variety xD). I go to [one of] the most competitive school[s] in all of massachusetts.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5/4.0 (UW), 4.0/5.0 (W)
Rank/percentile: Not offered at my school.
SAT (superscore): 2340 (740 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC (also 800 Math IC but nobody cares xD), 730 Chem (ew), 710 Lit
AP: Comp Sci A - 5, BC Calc - 5, Chem - 4, Physics - 4, US History - 4
Taking Psych, Spanish, and Stats this year predicted all 5's</p>

<p>Current Courseload:
International Relations H
Multivariable Calculus (class which only 6 out of ~500 students in my grade are allowed to take... considered highest math class at our school)
Spanish V H/AP
Psychology H/AP
Madrigal Singers (auditioned group of 24 of the whole school's best singers... out of a student base of 2000... extremely prestigious group)
Statistics H/AP
Science Fiction and Fantasy (unleveled senior elective english class)</p>

<p>Reccomendations:
Math Department Head (BC calc teacher) - has very high opinion of me and should give excellent rec
English III H teacher - likes me as a person .. didn't do to well in her class (got a B year avg). will prlly have a good insight into my personality though.
Counselor rec - idk too much of what the counselor thinks of me.. BUT she's writing her rec based on the recs which i'm getting from outside school which are - 1. TyE Business Competition Mentor and 2. MIT professor who i did an internship with (Both EXTREMELY strong recs)</p>

<p>Extra curriculars... (100 million over here). Listed in order of descending importance:</p>

<p>First High school level Bollywood A Cappella group which I founded in sophomore year (it's been 1.5 years (will be 2.5 when school ends). - Sophomore year thru senior year
TyE Business plan Competition - We spent a whole year formulating a business plan and we got 2nd place in the competition. I was the CFO... - Junior year
MIT RFID Lab internship - I spent the summer working in a lab with PhD students and the RFID dept head helping them formulate thesis. I may be listed as a co-author on these MIT students' theses (there are 2). - Summer before senior year</p>

<p>~Gap here because those 3 up there are the most important of the ECs~</p>

<p>Math Team - Captain Senior year - frosh to Senior year
Madrigal Singers - Senior year
Chess team -Freshman year to senior year - won 2nd place junior year. Senior year yet to be determined (predicted top 3)
Robert Creeley Foundation - Exec. Board member - Poetry foundation honoring deceased poet. We bring in a famous poet each year to our high school to recite for students. We also have an award given to top achieving students in poetry from anywhere in massachusetts area.
Student council - Junior to senior year
Chess Club - Co-founder - Junior to senior year
All Male A Cappella group - frosh to senior year
Science Team - Frosh to junior year</p>

<p>Miscellaneous notes/awards:
Presidents volunteer award (1 bronze, 1 gold)
AIME Qualifier
Massachusetts Math Olympiad Level II Qualifier
I've been singing Hindustani Classical and Bengali Music since I was 5 years old.
I'm also fluent in bengali (spoken, written, listening, and reading)</p>

<p>So... how do i compete?</p>

<p>Thanks all!! and feel free to ask me to chance you as well. I don't know how well i'll be able to do, but i'll give my best effort.</p>

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<p>I think you are pretty competitive in terms of you ECs and SAT score. Just work on your essays. UChicago separates admitted students from wl/deferred students by their essays!</p>

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<p>thanks for the help :). any other advice/chances anyone else?</p>

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<p>Bump </p>

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<p>The U of C doesn’t use the Writing score portion of the SAT I in their admission process. Instead, they pay very close attention to the essays, especially the one prompted one. So despite having an 800 SAT in Writing, you are going to have to prove how well you can write. If you really want to attend the U. of C., you should spend a good amount of time on the UChicago specific essays. Indeed, last year I saw someone on CC with 2350+ SAT’s who got accepted at Caltech and Yale but rejected at Chicago. He admitted that his problem was his essays.</p>

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<p>o.0 darn lol. advantage lost D: Anyway thanks rhg3rd for the advice much appreciated :).</p>

<p>I believe my essays are really strong actually. I think I really got across my creative side and kept the storyline interesting while discreetly revealing a lot about my character.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Bump x2</p>

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<p>I think you’re good. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Hey :). @thebanker any specifics I can improve on?</p>

<p>Thanks :D</p>

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<p>You should be good! It looks like your EC’s and heavy course load pretty much cover your GPA. Like hotpongtato said, I would really focus on your essays, as it seems U Chicago focuses really heavily on them. Your GPA and test scores are up to par, it just boils down to the essays, I think.</p>

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<p>^ my gpa is up to par? O.o lol I was never brought to believe that </p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Shameless bump</p>

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<p>Any other chances as deadlines are fast approaching </p>

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<p>With strong essays I think you have a pretty good chance! Your ECs are interesting enough to make them take a second look at your application, especially if you talk about them in your essays. I know you say your school doesn’t rank, but do you have any idea where your GPA is relative to other people? Is your counselor going to be able to say that your 3.5 is more impressive than it might initially seem? If it is, maybe make sure she mentions that…</p>

<p>Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1408539-chance-humanities-kid-ea-will-chance-back.html#post14979112[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1408539-chance-humanities-kid-ea-will-chance-back.html#post14979112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think I’m top 15% but not 10. Yeah so I’m not the greatest studier… Yeah… But I think my essays are rly good. We’ll just b wait and see I guess.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if the ea deadline has been.extended?</p>

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<p>nope. deadline extensions are only on the east coast due to impending storms unfortunately. the east coast university students are apparently getting the day off tomorrow too. i wish it’d snow here in chicago…i need a deadline extension >.<</p>

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<p>no, it’s been extended! check the website!!</p>