<p>Nonsense. The OP has a good shot, but I've seen people with better profiles get rejected. </p>
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<p>Second most important: essays. We work very hard on our essay questions and are looking for creative thinkers and strong writers.
Taking hard classes is all well and good, but Cs and Ds are NOT good.</p>
<p>For math, also check out Lawrence U, Oberlin, Kalamazoo, Knox, Kenyon, College of Wooster, Reed, Beloit, Grinnell, and Carleton. Chicago is becoming exceedingly popular, especially since they're trying to boost their image.</p>