Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>I wasn't considering applying to UChicago until recently when somebody suggested it, so I don't really know the typical range of applicants. Is it more of a reach or a match for me?</p>

<p>Male
Hispanic
Class of 2008/2012
South Florida
Private Catholic school, sends some grads to top schools
GPA: 4.1 (Weighted)
Rank: 33/339 (~Top 9%)
PSAT: 205
SAT: 800CR 620M 720W (1420/2140) retaking in october</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Spanish- 770
US History- 760
Math IIC- 710</p>

<p>AP Tests/Classes:
Spanish Language- 5 (Grade 10) Youngest student in class
English Language- ? (Grade 11) Highest grade in class
US History- ? (Grade 11) Scheduling error; self-studied for test</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP English Lit
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Computer Science AB
AP US Gov
AP Comparative Gov
AP Microeconomics
AP Spanish Lit (self-studying)
AP Macroeconomics (self-studying)</p>

<p>ECs:
- 4 years in DSA (local version of Young Democrats); will be President next year
- 4 years in Model United Nations; attended 3+ major conferences and won Outstanding Delegate; 2 years as Secretary
- 3 years as freelance photographer/writer for both yearbook and newspaper
- 3 years in Spanish Honor Society
- 3 years in History Honor Society
- 2 years in Math Honor Society
- 2 years in National Honor Society
- 2 years with school's morning news; worked as anchor, editor, producer; will be an Executive Producer next year
- 2 years in Squires (service organization, rival of Key Club)
- 75+ hours volunteering</p>

<p>Awards:
- National Merit Commended; possibly Semi-Finalist
- 3rd place in a local Physics Olympiad
- 2nd place in a local Geography Bee; lost to the current World Champion</p>

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<p>Bump. Anybody willing to help me out?</p>

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<p>Match (although not a sure thing). </p>

<p>Please don't work yourself into the ground senior year. All the college stuff takes about as much time as an extra course, and you have too many already. IMO, you could ditch the self studies: you need a rigorous curriculum, not a masochistic one. It is really difficult to produce excellent applications if you are exhausted and short on sleep. </p>

<p>Anyway, congrats on your accomplishments thus far - some college will be very lucky to get you!</p>

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<p>Your URM status plus your strong SAT scores and academic performance and your heavy involvement in Model UN are definite highlights to your profile.</p>

<p>I read somewhere that Chicago ignores the SAT W score, so try to bump up math a little bit if you can. No big deal though-- you got a 710 on the IIC, which is a more involved test.</p>

<p>Again, yeah, if you're going to do anything, have fun in a thoughtful way. If you're right for Chicago, you're probably doing that already. If I were you, I would research the school a bit, figure out what you do and don't like about it, and when the uncommon essay questions go up for this year, take a good look at them or come up with a question your own. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>