EA or RD at Chicago? Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Well, Junior year finished, and I obviously didn't try as hard as I should have tried.</p>

<p>school uses blocking, and no the school isn't difficult. I'm incredibly lazy.</p>

<p>GPA 9-11: 3.68W(awful weighing system: 4.333 for an A in an AP)
GPA 10-11: 3.938W(again, lol)
Freshmen:3.196UW(no AP, 1 Honor)</p>

<p>Sophomore:3.791(no AP, no Honor)[1Ap and 1 Honor was offered]</p>

<p>Junior: most AP anyone took
English 3: A/A-
*Pre AP Physics B: A/A
*AP US History: B+/B/A-
*Pre AP Calc AB: A/A
*AP Biology: A/A
*AP Statistics: A/A
Speech III: A
Spanish: A/A</p>

<p>*:Weighed course, A=4.333 A-=4.0 B+=3.667, etc</p>

<p>Class Rank: at the moment, probably top 12%. I'll hopefully get to the 10% after the first semester of senior year(based off of an assumption that I won't be lazy...)</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT: 2300
SAT II: 790US, 770 Biology, 800 Math IIC
PSAT 220</p>

<p>AP Tests: At least a 4 on Bio and US(only took those)</p>

<p>ECs:
*Speech and Debate 3 Years LD Debate, nats qualifier
*Medical Club 3 Years
*AIME (like it means anything, right?)
*Stanford Debate Camp - Advanced Seminar
*Attending JSA Georgetown Session - Advanced program
[If I like JSA, I'll probably start a JSA chapter at my school...]
*NHS 3 years
*Internship at a local Law firm</p>

<p>My ECs reflect interest in politics, while my grades reflect interest in math & science... @_@</p>

<p>9-12 for RD GPA will be about 3.75
9-12 for EA GPA will be about 3.71</p>

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<p>Well, put your head down and shake off the laziness the first semester of your Sr year, get great recommendations from teachers who really know you and can speak highly of you [any mention of laziness could doom you, as Chicago is known to be an academically tough college], and work long and hard on the essays so you and your passions and interests come shining through, and you have a chance at RD. I wouldn't try for EA. The essays are REALLY important at Chicago, and they can help you overcome less than stellar grades. You have to show that you are a great FIT for Chicago, not just that you want to go there. Forget about scholarships, as they only go to top,top students the college REALLY wants.</p>

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<p>Money is sort of an issue-- if I shouldn't be expecting any sort of money from Chicago(as you've said)... I suppose I won't apply, thank you</p>

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<p>It's a problem for many. Financial aid is harder to come by at Chicago than at many comparable universities, just so you know ahead of time.</p>

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<p>So do I have a good chance at RD or not so good?</p>

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<p>I'd say good, IF your essays are really good- the kind that will make an admissions officer remember you. They LOVE students who take advantage of the quirky prompts on the Uncommon App., and use them to really let their "voice' come through. If I were you I would take a look at this years prompts, and think about how you would answer them. Also, there is virtualy no word limit on the essays, so if you are good writer, you can take advantage of the opportunity to help the Admissions committee really get to know you.</p>

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<p>you're in the range of accepted applicants, so you might as well apply. But if you truly are lazy, or, rather, you like doing academic things and you're talented, but you'd rather do them at your own pace and under your own rules, I don't know if you'd enjoy Chicago, where, at least for your first two years or so, you aren't going to be under your own rules, really. A lot of my high school friends were a lot like you in this regard, and they didn't spare a thought on applying to Chicago, so make sure that your "laziness" won't be a problem for you if you do become a student here.</p>

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<p>Do I have a good chance at EA?</p>

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<p>yea you do...just write some good essays and you're set...oo and be out there</p>