Chance me? Very high GPA, very low SAT score

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I just wanted to know my chances at UChicago.</p>

<p>I have a 4.0 GPA and im taking the following IB subjects:</p>

<p>Economics HL-7
Mathematics (differential option) HL-6
Physics HL-7
Chemistry SL-6
English Lang. and Lit. SL-6
Spanish AB initio SL-7</p>

<p>When i say my GPA is 4.0 its not officially 4.0 but my councellor told me that considering my IB points (listed above) i should expect a GPA of something like 4.</p>

<p>Also, my SAT scores are terrible.</p>

<p>1830- 630(reading), 650 ( maths), 550 ( Writing).</p>

<p>SAT 2 subject tests: 650 Maths 2C
740 Physics. </p>

<p>Im thinking of not giving my SAT 2 scores as i believe my maths scores are pathetic. I dont know how i got so low, I was expecting like 780+ in it.</p>

<p>Also, im giving my SAT 1 for the 3rd and final time now and expect to get atleast 2150 or more. Ive been scoring around 670, 780, 760 for CR, Maths and Writing respectively in my recent princeton review Diagnostic tests as well as the actual SAT past papers.</p>

<p>Also, I dont wanna list all my ECs here as the list is seriously too long but all you need to know is that my ECs are amazing.</p>

<p>My teacher LORs are also phenomenal. My teachers love me. </p>

<p>I also believe that im gonna right fairly decent and creative essays but not so sure about that.</p>

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<p>I copied this message over from the UChicago forum so that accidently got copied over.</p>

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<p>OP, it sounds like you are reporting your weighted GPA, not unweighted, given that you said your counselor referenced “IB points.” I believe most colleges look at unweighted GPA.</p>

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<p>I dont know what my unweighted GPA is but my IB points are 42/45</p>

<p>All of the points from above + 3/3 from Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge</p>

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<p>Other people who are more knowledgeable about this will hopefully chime in, but I don’t think schools look at your IB points per se. They will look at your weighted GPA, but because all schools weight grades differently (IP, AP, honors, etc.) I believe they rely more heavily on your unweighted GPA. Thus, that’s something you will want to know.</p>

<p>Also, have you tried the ACT? That may be a test better suited for you.</p>

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<p>I just checked. </p>

<p>My GPA is 4.0 out of 4.0 unweighted GPA</p>