Chances for UChicago (primarily) and schools of comparable selectivity?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a senior, white male. Here are my stats, etc.:</p>

<p>I have taken 4 AP Exams thus far (Euro, USHist, Psych, Chem) and received three 5's and a 4. I will take 10 more this year (Lit&Comp, Lang&Comp, Macro, Micro, Physics C (both tests), USGov, CompGov, Stats, Calc BC) and at the risk of sounding presumptuous, will likely receive 5's and 4's in a similar proportion.</p>

<p>I have a 4.0 unweighted and something above that weighted because of the 7 semesters of AP. Currently I have all A's as well (schedule=5th year Spanish, AP Phys, AP Stat, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, Indep. Study of AP Econ, AP Lit&Comp). </p>

<p>I am ranked #1 (tied) in my class of about 375.</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (36E, 33M, 36R, 32S) and waiting on the Sep. 8 results.
SAT: 2150 (I don't remember the specifics) and I might take it again.</p>

<p>I am a member of the varsity Quiz Bowl team, and have been for 2 years now. I played football until this year. I volunteer several hours per week outside of school. I am also a member of NHS and a couple service clubs in school. I was an exchange student in South America this past summer for my Spanish class. I was also selected by my school's gifted facilitator to attend a leadership camp this summer with approximately 60 kids from around the state. I feel like I'm forgetting something but this is a rushed chance thread, so I'm not too worried about it.</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Honor
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>I will have two awesome rec letters from teachers and likely one very good one from a counselor. My essays will be fantastic most likely, as writing is probably my strongest asset.</p>

<p>Chances for UChi? Comparably selective schools?</p>

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<p>It’s also worth mentioning, I suppose, that I have taken essentially every AP and ‘advanced’ (honors, more or less) course that I can when they have been available.</p>

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<p>I’m also doing Early Action most likely, which I failed to mention earlier.</p>

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<p>nothing? Bump.</p>

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<p>SAT score falls short. You should take it again and aim for 2250+</p>

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<p>Really? Isn’t UChi a score choice school? Am I fundamentally misunderstanding what that means?</p>

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<p>Bumping because after the Sept. ACT, my updated score is 35 (35,35,34,34). Come on, somebody chance it.</p>

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<p>I think it`s a high-match…scores are pretty on par with the school. I think you could probably also get into Northwestern and Columbia.</p>

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<p>Columbia is actually another school high on my list. Chicago, Columbia, Stanford are probably my top 3 out-of-state. I’ll probably apply to Northwestern as well. As far as Chicago schools though, it’s no where near UChi for me. Thanks for the response CE527M!</p>

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<p>being male is probably your only downfall, otherwise I would say Uchicago is in the bag.</p>

<p>My friend got in with a 4.0, 34 ACT, and only one AP, along with two varsity sports and the president of two clubs - however, that’s a female</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answer! It’s good to know that. I am shocked that one AP was enough. It seems like a school focused intensely on academic rigor. Although if that’s all that was available to her, then never mind.</p>

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<p>I echo that shock. UChicago really emphasizes academic rigor. I hope your friend was able to transition well from taking 1 AP throughout high school to UChicago’s challenging courses.</p>

<p>Edit: that sounded kind of mean. I’m sure she’s a smart person by her ACT score and hardworking from her extracurriculars. I just meant to say that the first year might be very different from her usual academic work.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it sounded too terribly mean. The jump from standard high school courses to courses at an academically prestigious school would be a fairly large one. Hell, I expect that if I am able to go there, the jump from 6 AP’s and a high-level language class to classes there will be noticeable.</p>

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<p>“I would say Uchicago is in the bag.”
???</p>

<p>Chicago, Columbia and Stanford: Reach
They are reach schools for almost every unhooked applicant.</p>

<p>Essays, essays and essays if you want to go to UChicago.</p>

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<p>So now a couple votes for very good chance and one for reach. Thanks guys. Keep 'em coming.</p>

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<p>There’s no way to calculate it, but let’s assume you have a 50/50 shot–a very good chance. That could still be considered a “reach” since you aren’t certain of getting in. People say that those top schools are reaches for everyone, so you can simultaneously be a reach and have a much better than average chance.</p>