chances for physics major

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>hi...
sorry to do this....but i need comforting/advise</p>

<p>gpa-4.12 out of 4
ive taken weird science classes at school like
dna, quantum physics, bionanotechnology
and things like ap bio, ap calc bc, ap physics c, ap stat, apush, ap span lang, ap psych,
and gotten all 5s..
next year im taking multivar and linear algebra, ap chem, organic chem, computational physics
hopefully thatll help</p>

<p>sat i-2290, reading-760, math-770, writing-760....i think i couldve done better so im retaking in oct
sat ii bio-760
math 2-800
physics-800</p>

<p>taekwondo-7 years....3-degree black belt..like 30 awards...and 3rd at internationals....and judging certificates.... as well as many hours helping my instructor teach others
bio olympiad semifinalist for 2 years
ocean bowl, 2nd, 3rd place at chesapeake bowl
im doing an internship at gmu about genomics
future problem solving..2nd, 3rd place at states...9th at internationals
aime qualifier...like everyone else
i study independently a lot... ive taught myself multivar and stat
ohh and i taught myself to write in russian...ya im russian but i was terrrible at speaking/writing
and i taught myself to play the piano and i compose music for fun</p>

<p>i think ill get great teacher recs....especially from my physics teacher
and im good at writing essays which i heard are particularly important</p>

<p>anyway i think my extracurriculars are pretty weak</p>

<p>im also considering princeton, caltech, uva, harvey mudd, cornell, duke
if you care</p>

<p>thanks for your help</p>

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<p>sorry....my unweighted gpa is 4 and my weighted one is 4.12</p>

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<p>In no particular order...</p>

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<li><p>You need safety schools.</p></li>
<li><p>I am sure you know that your test scores, classes, and grades are fine.</p></li>
<li><p>I am sure you know that your extra-curriculars are fine.</p></li>
<li><p>There is no reason for you to re-take the SAT for Chicago or for any other school.</p></li>
<li><p>I hope that your transcript will reflect study in subjects beyond math and science, notably history or other social sciences, English, and a language. </p></li>
<li><p>You will need to ace your Why Chicago? essay. It's hard to tell from your post and your list of schools why you want to study with a core curriculum. The core will occupy most of your first two years at the schools, and most of the core is in the humanities and the social sciences. It is a lot of critical reading, thinking, and writing. Be sure that this is what you want, and express it in your Why Chicago? essay.</p></li>
<li><p>The application doesn't ask for prospective major.</p></li>
<li><p>If you visit campus, sit in on Honors Analysis.</p></li>
<li><p>How does your school weight grades? I've heard mostly of caps (as in, highest weighted GPA) of 4.3, 4.333, and 5.0.</p></li>
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