I’m a current high school junior, Caucasian, female
Current GPA - 5.0 unweighted 5.64 unweighted
Rank - Top 10%, most likely top 5% (estimates; my school got rid of rank)
Classes I’ve taken and plan to take:
Freshman Year: Honors Global Issues, Honors English 9, Honors Geometry, Honors Integrated Chemistry-Biology I, Journalistic Writing, French I, Web Page Design
Sophomore Year: AP European History, Honors English 10, Honors Algebra II, Honors Integrated Chemistry-Biology II, Marketing & Advertising, 2D Media I, French II
Junior Year: AP US History, AP Lang, Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Biology, Forensics, French III, Sociology, PE Student Leaders, Writing Center Consultant
Projected Senior Year: AP Government, Honors British Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Macroeconomics, 2D Media II+III, PE Student Leaders
AP Scores:
The only one I’ve taken so far is AP European History and I got a 5
ACT Score:
- I took it twice and got a 32 both times, superscore is a 33 (35s in both english and reading, 31s in both math and science; I got a 36 on my writing essay portion)
I plan to take the following SAT subject test:
- Biology
I volunteer monthly at my local museum teaching small children about science at Science Night and do various restoration projects
Every summer I am a camp counselor for Camp Invention, a summer camp for elementary schoolers centered around STEM and engineering
I babysit for my neighbors regularly (3 kids, 7 yo. twins and a 3 yo.)
I am in several clubs…
- Art Club
- Model UN (I go every year to the conference, MUNUC, hosted by UC if that helps; and I was the secretary for the club)
- Newspaper
- Science National Honors Society (Senior year I will be president of the Society)
- Social Studies National Honors Society
- Badminton
I plan to get a job this summer as a Swim Instructor at my local pool
I’m pretty quirky and have strong writing skills.
I plan on going into Evolutionary Biology with a focus in either Biological Anthropology or Vertebrate Paleontology.
If I’m missing any information let me know, thank you in advance for your input! University of Chicago is my #1 school. I just love the campus and the students SO much (not to mention Neal Shubin is part of their staff!)
- Kirsty
I was accepted EA and will be going there this fall. I can tell you this so far. Your profile looks good enough academically. My GPA was worse than yours, and I had slightly test scores. Your test scores are good enough and your ec’s while a bit typical (some of them) seem decent. What you really need to make sure is that you get those essays showing you are the UChicago type. You seem to have a good idea of what they are looking for, but if you’d like, I’d be happy to go over with you your profile more in depth over private message and what more I really think you could do to maximize your chances, and if later down the road you want to send essays for some proofreading, I’d be happy to check it out. And of course, if you have any questions about Chicago, feel free to ask me. It’s truly a wonderful school that doesn’t get the credit it deserves most of the time. 