do I stand a chance?:)

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>What are my chances at:</p>

<p>University of Chicago </p>

<p>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign </p>

<p>Basically what is the best school I can get into with these stats?</p>

<p>School Type: public community college
Location: Illinois
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Psychology
Minor: Philosophy
GPA UW: 3.80 { plan on graduating with a 3.94} </p>

<p>Sat: unavailable, plan on taking it and going to a few prep clases + studying my ass off, but i am guessing i will do well :) hopefully</p>

<p>Extracurricular Info:
Involved in the following clubs:</p>

<p>The Cheshire Cheese Society (a book club in which everyone reads and shares thoughts)</p>

<p>College Students Against Destructive Decisions</p>

<p>Le Coeur de France- French Club</p>

<p>Nirvana Buddhist Fellowship</p>

<p>Phi Theta Kappa- International Honors Society</p>

<p>Special Needs Action Program</p>

<p>Down to Earth- an Enviornmental Club</p>

<p>Volunteer at local animal shelter: 250 hours</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Babysat 1 year
Worked at Small Art Gallary 4 years</p>

<p>Other: very good at painting, drawing, and graphic design</p>

<p>Awards (nothing special so far):
High Honor Roll</p>

<p>High Shool stats:
horrible GPA which = 3.01
not even in top half of graduating class
involved in cheerleading 1 year and art club</p>

<p>It would be my dream to transfer to The University of Chicago. What do you think my chances are, even though I did poorly in high scool, if I did really well on the SAT and graduated with a 3.94 GPA?
Also, what can I do to improve my chances of getting in?
Thanks so much in advance for your time/help/advice!</p>

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<p>There have been many successful community college transfers to Chicago. You have a legitimate shot depending on your SAT scores and essays. I would say you have an excellent chance at U of I.</p>

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<p>From personal experience, I would agree that UChicago is very welcoming of transfers from community colleges.</p>

<p>And yes, SAT is always important, although it is a known fact that it is less influential for a transfer applicant. With this in mind, the essay may be the second most influential factor next to GPA -- just speculation on my part.</p>

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<p>From UChicago's website..</p>

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We do not give special consideration to students from any type of college; we regularly have admitted many transfer students from public schools and community colleges. We look for strong applicants who have demonstrated a high level of academic capacity and sought challenges at whatever school they previously attended.

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