Chances at Chicago - how do my ECs help me?

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<p>If you've started reading this, thanks.</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian
I go to a public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Rank: School doesn't rank, but probably in top 10%
GPA (UW): 3.83 GPA (W): 4.53</p>

<p>AP Classes:
AP American Government - 10th (5)
AP English Language - 11th (5)
AP World History - 11th (5)
AP Chemistry - 11th (5)
AP English Literature - 12th
AP Music Theory - 12th
AP Caclulus AB - 12th
My school offers most of the APs, so this isn't particularly impressive.</p>

<p>Current schedule:
Honors Physics
AP Music Theory
AP Literature
AP Calc AB
Honors Orchestra (been taking since freshman year)
Honors French 5
Computer Programming 1 (I need a tech credit to graduate)</p>

<p>SAT:
Reading: 750
Math: 760
Writing: 770
Total: 2280</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Chemistry: 710
Math 2: 740
World History: 790</p>

<p>ECs:
Miscellaneous:
Mock Trial 9th-12th
Philosophy Club (Secretary of Ethics) 12th</p>

<p>Violin:
Violin lessons (since 3rd grade)
Local Youth Orchestra (violin) 9th-10th
Pit Orchestra for musicals (violin – got to play electric once too ^_^) 9th-11th, deciding between cast and pit for this year</p>

<p>Acting:
School Improv Troupe (co-founded in 10th grade, been a member since then)
School Play 11th-12th (significant roles)
Actor in senior project plays 10th-12th
Various improv classes 10th-11th
Lead in student-run community play 11th
Actor in Traveling Shakespeare Troupe (summers before 11th and 12th grade, will be working there next summer)</p>

<p>Community Service:
None, really.</p>

<p>Job Experience:
None. I did intern with younger groups at the Shakespeare troupe, though, and will be working there next summer fulltime.</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Honor
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (so far)
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention</p>

<p>I'll have pretty good recs from my teachers, and an amazing rec from the woman who runs the Traveling Players Ensemble (the organization I mentioned).</p>

<p>My interests are chemistry/physics and theatre. I think I want to major in chemistry or physics and either minor or, if that's not possible, double major in theatre. Not sure about how Chicago deals with that.</p>

<p>I'm aware that my stats place me somewhere in the range for Chicago, but I'm wondering how much you think my ECs will help me. They're a lot more focused than some of the lists I've seen on CC, and I think they show my passion for theatre, but I don't know how much that'll help me. Should I try to write about it in my essay (the Why Chicago essay I guess, not the big one of course) to get the most out of it? Any thoughts would be appreciated :). Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Your years in theatre show a high level of commitment and interest, which Chicago likes to see in applicants. I would advise writing about anything that reveals more about yourself and your passions- be it physics, theatre, what ever. Consider your essays to be a door, that when opened will give the admissions committee a better idea of "what makes you tick".
But, there is no major/ minor in theatre available at Chicago. There are some Interdisciplinary programs in the Humanities that include a theatre element.
Here are the courses of study available at Chicago.
<a href="http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/programs/index.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/programs/index.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>A friend of mine who is as psyched about Chicago as I am told me that Chicago was starting a theatre major this year (something very important to her). I just checked in the catolog and apparently it's still not either a major or minor this year. I think she might've meant that they're starting it next year.</p>

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<p>Contact the admission office, or email Libby Pearson- an admissions rep. who has her own thread at the top of the Chicago forums.</p>