<p>ACT - 34 composite with 35 in math and 36 in science, 34 English, 31 reading, 31 combined eng and essay (but they don't look at essay anyway)
770 chem 780 math subject tests (should I submit these scores? They aren't required but if they're good enough i heard I should)
3.96 unweighted 4.7 weighted cumulative HS after Jr year
AP wise - took Gov as So (5), chem and lang as jr. (Will know scores soon), plan to take Econ, Spanish Lang, bc calc, h. Physics, and literature as a Sr.</p>
<p>Nat honors society
Science nat honors society
VP graphic Design club
Volunteer Sundays at retirement home
Been playing a sport nationally for 10 yrs
Captain of HS team since Freshman year
Paid internship for 1 year related to CS - my intended major
AOIT (academy of information tech) pathway at my HS</p>
<p>Recruited and verbally committed in a varsity sport at UC, but even so, because they're d3, im not guaranteed to be admitted 100%.</p>
<p>Female, rising Sr class of 2019, like in northeast, Asian</p>
<p>You definitely have a compelling application. Don’t sell yourself short with the Asian stigma!</p>
<p>Make sure you show your interest and write great essays (duh)! You have a mini-hook being a female interested in comp sci who shows that interest through her ECs. I wish you luck in the admissions process and hope to see you on campus one day! </p>
<p>Ask the coach directly to what extent he or she will go to bat for you. The fact that it is D3 means that the coach can’t sign a letter of intent with you or offer you scholarship money. It doesn’t mean that as a practical matter the coach can’t get you admitted.</p>
<p>Here’s your issue: If the coach uses a slot on you, you are, frankly, a shoo-in, unless your essays make you seem like you are illiterate. But your credentials are strong enough that the coach may be tempted not to give you the strongest level of support. The coach may want to save that for someone with a less shiny academic record, in the hopes that you will be admitted on your own merits with just a little nudge from him or her, so that the team will have two great players for only one commitment. And . . . that’s probably a pretty good chance, but it’s not the same as being a sure thing. (Of course, if it means a stronger team, you may be down with that strategy, too.)</p>
<p>If you ask directly, the coach will be honest with you. (If you think the coach isn’t being honest with you, then you may want to reconsider your verbal commitment to the University of Chicago.) If you listen carefully, you will learn far more about your chances than you could possibly get on College Confidential.</p>
<p>Also: the stuff about Asian stigma is insulting. No one at the University of Chicago is trying to keep you (or anybody else) out because you or they are from an Asian ethnic group.</p>
<p>Agreed. But I think kids of Asian origin do feel that a higher bar is set for them, especially for boys, at HYPSM. My guess is that this is partly their own fault - their failure to project their individuality in their application package. I am stating this based on what I heard from an admissions officer from MIT when he visited our son’s high school a few years ago. He was telling how important it is to socialize with designated school counselors who would be filling in one of the recommendation forms. Often Asian kids let their grades and other academic accomplishments do all the talking and as a result the image projected via these counselors tend to be stereotypical which is not sufficient at highly competitive elite universities. </p>
<p>I think uchicago and handful of other schools like caltech are different in this regard and I feel that the unusual essay(s) that applicants have to write makes it fair.</p>
<p>@JHS sorry for the late reply!! I got an update from my coach and my question was “How much influence do you have in the admissions process?” and her reply was “Quite a bit. I can help players get in but for you, I’m not worried about your admittance.” SO I guess it’s like you said and she’s not using one of her slots on me Thanks for your advice!</p>
Thanks for your advice!</p>
Dos UC see that when I apply?</p>