Do I even have a chance at U Chicago?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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With the super-competitive college admissions process, I know there are so many other students out there with academics comparable to my own. I was wondering if my love for research put me at any sort of advantage, even though I have not participated in some of these science competitions. I plan to enter the Intel STS competition, but I want to apply to U Chicago early, so I won’t be able to list this on my app. Do I have a shot amongst such competitive applicants?
GPA: 3.97
ACT: 34

Awards: NMSF, other minor business/medicine awards

ECs:
9th grade summer - research at local university and clinic to aggregate and analyze patient data, volunteered at local hospital
10th grade summer - volunteered at local hospital
11th grade - hosted and organized a blood drive at my school
11th grade summer - researched at two different universities, one was neuroscience research that mapped fetal brains, the other was field research dealing with parasitic work
Currently - researching with my math professor at local university, writing up a paper to be published soon

Clubs: President of Math honors society and Red Cross Club

Coursework: I take the most rigorous course set available at my school and I took Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calc at local university

Ethnicity: Indian
State: OH

2

Obviously you have a chance! You’re very lucky to have had such opportunities. Don’t make yourself out to be less than you are.

3

Bump

4

But I’m worried I look exactly like many other applicants. Really haven’t concerned myself in being unique, I just pursued things I liked. I’m fearing this will render me to have little to no chance.

5

youre going to be pretty competitive for uchicago! you can set yourself apart in your essays. i think you are unique in that you have a science focus to your ECs, and you have research experience. you have good chances for most schools, i think.