(x-post from UChicago subforum)
Hello! Before I jump in, I just want to say that I’m aware of my low GPA and SAT scores. That said, I just retook the SAT last weekend and am taking the ACT this month. For UChicago, my college counselor has placed me (on a scale of safety-likely-possible-reach-far reach) at “possible” bordering on “likely,” which he approximates to a 60-65% chance of getting in, but I’m not entirely sure where he’s getting that from and I would love to have a second (or third or fourth) pair of eyes chance me for UChicago and the others on my list!
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Demographics
- [li]State: GA[/li][li]School Type: Private[/li][li]School Rigor/Competition: High (nationally ranked institution)[/li][li]Gender: Male[/li][li]Income Bracket: $50-60k[/li][li]Hooks (URM, first gen. college, etc.): African-American (note: not 1st/2nd-gen African or West Indian), bisexual (hook?)[/li][li]Applying to: UChicago (ED I), Duke (RD), Brown (RD), Swarthmore (RD), Haverford (RD), Emory (RD), UGA (RD), Amherst (RD), Boston College (RD), Tufts (RD), WashU (RD), Columbia (RD)[/li][/ul]
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Objective Material*
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[]SAT I: 1350/1600 (710 R/W, 640 M)
[li]ACT: Not yet taken[/li][li]SAT II: N/A[/li][li]GPA/100 (W): 92.29[/li][li]GPA/100 (UW): N/A[/li][li]Rank: N/A[/li][li]IB Courses: N/A[/li][li]AP Courses:[/li][list]
[]English Literature (4)
[]English Language (4)
[]Latin Virgil (3)
[]European History (3)
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[li]Senior Year Courses:[/li][ul]
[]AP English Language
[]AP US History
[]AP Statistics
[]AP Computer Science A
[]U.S. Politics and Government (1st semester)
[]Macroeconomics (2nd semester)
[]Chamber Orchestra
[]Honors and Awards:
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[]Georgia Governor’s Honors Program finalist (Communicative Arts)
[]Sewanee Book Award for Excellence in Writing
[]Writing Fellow at my high school
[]AP Scholar with Honor
[]Most Improved Student Award (10th)
[]National Latin Exam: magna cum laude (Latin III)
[]National Latin Exam: cum laude (Latin IV)
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Subjective Material
- []Extracurriculars:
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[]Varsity Track and Field (9th)
[]Young Investors’ Club (9th, 10th)
[]Model UN (9th, 10th)
[]Mock Trial (10th, captain 11th/12th)
[]Literary magazine (10th, head editor 11th/12th)
[]History Club (co-founder 11th, co-president 12th)
[]Writing Center tutor (11th) and co-leader (12th)
[]Gender and Sexuality Alliance (12th)
[]Young Democrats (12th)
[]Job/Work Experience:
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[]Lower School tutor (11th/12th, 1 hr/week)
[]Law intern at local firm (11th, 34 hrs/week)
[li]Volunteer/Community Service:[/li][ul]
[]Church food pantry/passing out clothes to refugees (20 hrs)
[]Junior deacon (1 hr/month)
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[li]Summer Activities:[/li][ul]
[]Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (<1% of all high school students in Georgia)
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[]Essays (including UChicago supplements, since UChicago is #1):
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[li]Personal Statement (Common App, prompt 5): How opening my mind to a variety of academic subjects at the Governor’s Honors Program catalyzed my intellectual and emotional transformation[/li][li]UChicago Supplement (historical figure mashup): Julius Caesar’s assassination in Caesar’s Palace Hotel/Casino as CEO of MGM[/li][li]Why UChicago?: Stimulation of intellectual curiosity, “quirky” culture[/li][li]List of favorites: Not yet completed[/li][/ul]
[li]Teacher Recommendations:[/li][ul]
[]11th grade English teacher, absolutely loved me in a teacher’s pet sort of way
[li]7th and 9th-11th-grade Latin teacher, did decent in his class 7th/9th but drastically improved in 10th and 11th[/li][/ul]
[li]Counselor Recommendation: Should be very good, I get to see him every week in our LGBTQ+ affinity group and I’ve talked to him a lot about my strong desire to attend UChicago[/li][li]Additional Recommendation: Either Writing Fellows director or internship mentor[/li][/list]
