CHANCE ME FOR UCHICAGO!?!? will chance back

<p>White male
IB program
Intended major: economics with minor in political science (uchicago doesn't care about what your major is before you get in)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.92 unweighted, 4.68 weighted
2360 SAT (760 critical reading)
subject tests: 730 bio 770 ush 800 math 2 800 french
AP: usgov-,5 psych-5, stat-5, ush-4, russian prototype-5, calc bc-5, french-5, lang-5, macro-5, micro-5, physics c mech - 5, euro-5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: awards at state and national piano competitions, performed at strathmore mansion, varsity swim team, president of model un, model un awards, national geography olympiad placed 56th, winner of poetry competitions (published), newspaper editor, music/math/national honor societies, head of out-of-school volunteer program for nursing home patients, team awards at quizbowl competitions, placed in le grand concours (french competition), <em>paid internship at national cancer institute and coauthor in a published paper on biometrics with what will probably be a great letter of rec from my mentor</em>, national society of high school scholars, mock trial team president, president of geography club and russian language club.</p>

<p>260 hours of community service</p>

<p>If your essays are great, I’d say you have a really good shot at getting in</p>

<p>Maybe low reach/ high match </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1518169[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1518169&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, I’m first generation American, parents both went to college in Russia, 250k+ income, not expecting any aid, essay will probably be about how my mom moved here selling watches on the side of the street and made a name for herself in software engineering</p>

<p>“Also, I’m first generation American, parents both went to college in Russia, 250k+ income, not expecting any aid, essay will probably be about how my mom moved here selling watches on the side of the street and made a name for herself in software engineering”</p>

<p>Not a good idea!
Colleges want to know about YOU not your mom.</p>

<p>Be creative and show your passion for learning.</p>

<p>BTW
Uchicago: Low Reach (EA), Reach (RD)</p>

<p>If you don’t get accepted not sure who would… caveats essays and recommendations but no reason to think they wouldn’t both be exceptional.</p>