Chance me ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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Hi im an Australian student. I’m currently in year 11 at a good private school.

I’ve travelled to 4 nationals and 1 pan pacific games and spent 3 weeks in Europe on a training camp for water polo. I also play in a womens water polo competition. Ranking highly in all comps.

I have had lots of work experience at my dad’s finance company and at a stock broking/venture capitalist firm. I have gotten straight A’s all through high school and although my school doesn’t offer AP or honours classes my classes are some of the hardest offered.

I do Mock trials (for 2 years) which is organised by the Law society of Western Australia. Ive played water polo for school for fours years and got an honours for it. I am apart of the st vincent de paul society at school and have done about 60 hours of community service at a childcare place and at a soup kitchen.

I also was chosen and will be travelling to Canberra for a national science forum at the Australian national university. Only 300 people in the country were chosen. Next year I will be picking up many co-curriculars such as, volleyball, soccer and some service groups.

I haven’t taken the SAT’s yet but my expected score is around 2000.
I will also be sitting my ATAR which is an Australian ranking score and my expected ATAR is around 97-98 which means I’m in the top 2-3% of people in my year in Australia.

Just wondering what my chances would be. My family is quite well off so I wouldn’t need financial aid i don’t know if this makes a difference.
Thanks

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You have a very interesting resume. You have the grades by if you do 2000, your SAT will be a bit low. If your main sport is water polo, UChicago does not have water polo. If, however, you are a good swimmer that could help. Contact the swimming school. In sports, UChicago participates in Division III of the U.S. NCAA which is the lowest level. No scholarships are given in sports. If you can get the SAT up a bit, particularly in the math/reading, and you show a level of intellectual interest through your essays and recommendations, you’d have a shot. Best of luck to you.