Chance me for U Chicago EA,ED UPENN (CAS/Wharton), Columbia, Cornell, and Harvard

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/680/700 (single sitting, first time)--> will be retaking<br>
SAT II (subject, score): (have not taken) Will be taking Math 2, Biology, and Physics<br>
GPA: grade 9 (89%) grade 10 (88%--> extenuating circumstances, good friend committed suicide) grade 11 (93% so far)--> All AP and Gifted, most rigorous course load possible
School Rank: Top 3%, Only 1 of 10 students taking a full AP track (class of 450)
School: Vigorous public school, top in the country
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Advanced Functions, AP English, AP Economics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, AP Human Geography
AP Subjects: 5-Micro Economics, 5-AP English Language, 5-Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): McGill National Debate Tournament semi-finalist, Western University Debate tournament semi-finalist. Grade 10 RCM Certificate, Second Degree Black belt from World Taekwondo Federation (8 years)
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Tons of provincial Deca awards (top 3 places), local community recognition awards</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): VP Deca (3 years), VP Debate (3 years), Involved with 4 different school band 3 (years). Works at a two youth charities, one more involved than the other (1 years each).
Job/Work Experience: Works at local Pharmacy and worked for local newspaper for 5 years
Volunteer/Community Service: 200 hours from the local hospital, 300 hours from local police (heavily involved with local police). Over 500 clocked hours so far</p>

<p>Summer Experience: Volunteered for at risk youth in Toronto (400 hours, 2 years)
Country: Canada
Ethnicity:Asian--> First Generation Canadian
Income: Under 100,000 </p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Knows me quite well, has known I wanted to go to the States (these 5) for the longest time<br>
Teacher Rec: Will be very good, teacher knows me well, we have hour long conversations after school.</p>

<p>Personality: I am a very liberal individual, are these schools a good fit for me? </p>

<p>Department intended: Economics </p>

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<p>Testing. You must shoot up.</p>

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<p>otherwise, I’m on the right track right? </p>

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<p>Your courseload is good… but your CR score is well below average for Chicago. </p>

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<p>What would be a solid score? I am planning to retake the SAT so hopefully I can get into the 750 range </p>

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<p>The mid 50% range is 720 - 800 for CR. And as an Asian (I’m assuming Korean because you have “choi” in your username), it’s probably a better idea to have a score at the upper end of that scale.
Then again, I’m an Asian male and my score was below that. </p>

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<p>I’ll definitely be looking to score in that range. Just a side question, but does U-chicago even take my writing score into account? </p>

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<p>No, U of C does not take Writing into account.</p>

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<p>Try to get your M/CR into the 1500 range. My D was accepted EA with a 1480. I think she was a little lucky and was bolstered by strong essays, ECs, and recommendations. Even then, the EA acceptance rate was about 11-12% and the overall rate 8+%. Many excellent candidates get turned down.</p>

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<p>I’ll try to convey myself with my essays! Thanks for all the great advice. </p>