Chances for a math major?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Caucasian
Female</p>

<p>Numbers:
SAT I: 2390: 790CR/800M/800W
SAT II: 800 Math 2 / 800 physics (taking lit)
AP: Calculus AB: 5, Calculus BC: 5, Physics B: 5 Macroeconomics: 4, English Language: 4
GPA: 4.0 UW</p>

<p>Classes:
All honors & AP classes.
Took Algebra 2, Precalc & Trig, AP Eng, AP Chem, AP Calc from Johns Hopkins online
Took AP Physics B from Stanford online
Decided to be homeschooled to focus on math
This year taking:
Multivariable Differential Calculus from Stanford
Multivariable Integral Calculus from Stanford
Linear Algebra from Stanford
AP Physics C from Stanford
Light & Heat from Stanford
AP Latin Virgil
AP Music Theory
AP US History
AP Statistics
AP Comp Sci AB
Advanced Literature</p>

<p>EC:
Violin for 12 years, many prestigious orchestras, awards, volunteering with it, etc
Student gov't class rep and then treasurer
Yearbook committee
Taught Sunday School
People to People Future Leaders Summit
I went to a really small school (~5 in class, seriously) so there weren't any other ECs available, and I couldn't play sports because of health reasons so I did all I could in violin and volunteered at my church (idk how admissions people will feel about that)</p>

<p>Work:
Math tutor
Violin teacher
Babysitter for special needs children</p>

<p>Recs:
One from my violin teacher who is a violinist in the Philadelphia Orchestra
One from my Rhetoric I teacher
- both really want me to go to a really great school so the recommendations will probably be good
& counselor rec from my mom since I'm homeschooled (and that of course should be glowing lol)</p>

<p>Thanks a lot</p>

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<p>You shouldn't need to ask this. Your stats are stellar, and you're obviously motivated. This is a bit excessive - you should concentrate on your essays rather than spend your time listening to us. </p>

<p>Look at the past few class statistics and judge for yourself:</p>

<p><a href="http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=377%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=377&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Obviously, you'll need to consider what U(C) wants from you as a homeschool student:</p>

<p><a href="http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=375%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=375&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You should also look at the past EA/RD acceptance threads on this forum.</p>

<p>Honestly, no one on CC can really give you an accurate indication as to if you'll be accepted. We are not admissions counsellors.</p>

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<p>For the record, I know a kid who was home-schooled with perfect stats except more advanced classes (he finished MVC at 9th grade or something like that) who got rejected by Caltech. Expectations for home-schooled kids can be different than expectations for public/private school kids.</p>

<p>Advice that may or may not be valid: Emphasize your connections with the real world. They don't want anti-social people who do nothing but stay in their rooms studying all day (which is exactly what you'll be doing at Chicago, actually).</p>