Chance of Admission?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Hello all, my name is Graham. I am planning on applying to UChicago regular decision.</p>

<p>I attend one of the best prep schools in the nation, my stats are as follows:
Rank: 1/~300
GPA: UW: 4.0/4.0 W: 4.94/5.0
SAT: 2390 (800 M+W, 790 CR)
SAT II: 800 M2, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics, 790 Biology EM</p>

<p>AP Classes:
US History, European History, World History, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, BC Calculus, Micro, Macro, English Language, English Literature, Music Theory, French</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Volunteer/intern at hospital research facility - ~400 hours last summer
Published a novel (adequate success, published last spring)
Math team (captain/president) (competed nationally) - 4 years
Debate club/team (vice president) (competed and placed nationally) - 4 years
Latin Club (secretary) - 3 years
Varsity Lacrosse - 4 years
Club based water polo - 3 years
National Honor Society - 500+ hours of community service</p>

<p>Essays:
I have a rather clever idea for the Waldo prompt.</p>

<p>Hooks:
My older sister is currently attending.
I'm African-American.</p>

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<p>You’re in. /thread</p>

<p>Sent from my SCH-I500 using CC</p>

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<p>Agreed w pattyrick…you’re in anywhere you apply…</p>

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<p>Please tell us more of your “national” experiences with math and debate.</p>

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<p>Try for HYP too, you’re in everywhere guaranteed IMO.</p>

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<p>I saw the no 1 rank at a prep school and knew you were in then but reading the rest of your application is incredible</p>

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<p>lmao *** is this…you must be trolling</p>

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<p>If you apply, you are admitted, no questions asked.
Same applies for every school you will apply to.</p>

<p>These stats are almost too good to believe.</p>

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<p>lol im sorry but my gut reaction is that this guy is a ■■■■■…otherwise, great for you buddy. you are (almost) guaranteed anywhere you apply.</p>

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<p>100% ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>Yeah probably… I go to one of the top 10 prep schools in the country and in my experience, African American students (at least in my school, which is incredibly diverse by prep school standards) are simply not on par academically with white/asian students (sorry if I sound racist, but this is simply MY experience at MY school), and personally, I don’t know ANYONE at my school that has a 4.0 GPA, and prep schools generally don’t do weighted GPA or rank either…again, this is just my experience.
But again, if I’m mistaken, which I very well might be, congratulations on being admitted to your favorite school.</p>

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<p>The water polo is a hook you should play up. You should get in. The only reasons I can think you wouldn’t would be because of the diversity of your extracurriculars, and coming across as privleged because of the prep school and whatnot, but with your other credentials you should be in.</p>

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<p>Holy ****. This is why CC is bad for my self confidence.</p>

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<p>^ Don’t worry, as much as CC might seem like a good representation of the people that go to these schools, IT IS NOT. There are many more mere mortals than you would expect after hanging around here. We have a water polo team?</p>

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<p>I found a website for one somehow. When I said it though I was thinking of a school like Yale, not UChicago in particular.</p>