Chances EA?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>I was feeling pretty confident when I submitted it, but I'm starting to worry.</p>

<p>Public School
3.8 GPA UW with an upward trend
Most rigorous course load offered at my school
35 ACT
800 Reading/700 Math/730 Writing SAT</p>

<p>XCs:
2 Years Mock Trial
4 Years Band (Marching, Pep, reached state solo ensemble contest 3 years running)
3 Years Jazz Band
3 Years German Band
NHS
Published in yearly Conference literary magazine</p>

<p>Recs were ok. Essays were good, I think. The Why Chicago essay I wrote about how I had a dream where I was a freshman at UC and the campus was attacked by zombies, which inspired me to research the school and fall in love with its intellectual bent. The favorite book, etc. essay I wrote about wikipedia and how it represents an important trend toward intellectual freedom. I chose the dinner table prompt and chronicled a political debate with a friend. I also sent along a page of political articles I wrote for an underground newspaper I founded.</p>

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<p>very cool! i like your chances</p>

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<p>Sounds good. I particularly like the whole zombie thing...much more interesting then mine.<br>
What do you play? (band, jazz band, etc)</p>

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<p>I play sax. I also play a little in a ska band on the side. Any other opinions? Thanks for your comments so far.</p>

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<p>Looks like a good fit.</p>

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<p>One more question: how does being the first one in my family to attend a four year program help?</p>

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<p>probably it does.</p>

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<p>I got deferred. :/</p>

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<p>looking at profiles like yours i am still wondering how i got accepted yesterday</p>

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<p>Two words - class rank. It seems that Chicago expects you to take the most rigorous course load AND still be in the top 5% of your school's UNWEIGHTED ranking. There is plenty of people who were deferred/rejected with extremely flattering weighted GPAs and ranks but so-so unweighted GPAs. Whether a school formally ranks or does not rank is immaterial, the colleges know enough to construct their own scattergrams.</p>

<p>nationalacrobat: sorry to hear about your deferral, in some sense this is worse than an outright rejection. I really respect the schools that render a final decision to their EA/ED candidates. This deferral business just makes no sense.</p>