Hello! Before I jump in, I just want to say that I’m aware of my low GPA (for UChicago) and SAT scores. That said, I just retook the SAT last weekend and am taking the ACT this month. 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!
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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)[/li][li] Application type: Early Decision[/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/i
[] National Latin Exam: *cum laude/i
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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:
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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]
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Just goes to show that chance me’s don’t really mean a whole lot on the grand scale of things.