Chance me for UChicago?

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<p>Hey everyone I'm very interested in Uchicago (EA) and was wondering if you could tell me my chances of getting in.</p>

<p>Background:</p>

<p>Ethnicity - Asian
School - VERY competitive public high school in New Jersey
Interests - economics/IR</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA (Unweighted) - 3.7
GPA Weighted - 4.4
AP/Honors - I have taken the most challenging courses available to me, including all honors freshman and sophomore year (i took one AP sophomore year - AP Euro). Junior year - 6 APs taken (Physics B, Calc AB, Lang and Comp, Gov, Econ, Psychology). I HAVE GOTTEN 5'S ON EVERY AP TEST TAKEN (7 tests). Senior year - 6 APs (Stat, Calc BC, Environment, Lit, Spanish Language, US History). By the way, i got straight As Sophomore and Junior year, and one B+ freshman year.
Rank: Top 10% (School doesn't rank)
SAT Reasoning Test - 2200 (Math 720 CR 710 Writing 770) (Taking again in October)
SAT II's - 3 Taken (Math 2: 740 Physics: 740 Bio: 730)</p>

<p>ECs/Employment:</p>

<ul>
<li>Captain of Debate team - Won numerous national awards in Debate (done debate 4 years)</li>
<li>60+ hours community service (senior retirement home, library,)</li>
<li>Worked for a company for 2 summers (30 hours a week) doing manual labor, product development + advertising, administration work, done demos at shops in NYC, etc (I help run the business). I work for the business although only about 5 hours a week during the school year.</li>
<li>Piano 8 years</li>
<li>Drums 6 years</li>
<li>Physics Club (1 year)</li>
<li>Amnesty International (done all 4 years of high school)</li>
<li>National Honors Society (Since Junior year)</li>
<li>Tae Kwon Do: Black belt (Freshman and Sophomore year only)</li>
</ul>

<p>Passions/Interests:</p>

<ul>
<li>Cooking</li>
<li>Discussing Current Affairs</li>
<li>Tutoring</li>
</ul>

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<p>bump*******</p>

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<p>Did’ja even have to ask? :P</p>

<p>To be honest…in all the time that I spent talking with students and faculty at the school, I can honestly (Redundant, I know D:) say that I think they are looking for passionate outgoing students who are intellectual…Not just intellectual. Are ya following me? I hope I’m not losing you.</p>

<p>You have the academics (Much more than myself) and you have plenty of activities. Now all you have to do is PROVE that you are passionate about them to stand out. Don’t just merely list things that you have done here and there. What do you LOVE to do? What DRIVES you to do these things? </p>

<p>The only thing, as far as I can see, that could stand in your way is this. You have to be unique in some way. Be yourself, ofcourse! (That is the first rule…do not go on about how you climbed Mt. Everest and you have written three novels and blah blah blah…They can see that fake stuff coming a mile away). Make yourself a person (Through your essay and I recommend an interview!) instead of just a list of stats, ya know what I mean? :P</p>

<p>Hope that gave you some insight! Also, if you want to see what it’s like for a passionate crazy person to ramble on about everything that they love, you can check out my chance me post in class of 2012 :p</p>