<p>So I had indicated to Chicago that I had wanted to study philosophy at the university, and I had briefly touched on wanting to also study physics. One of my recommenders (russian lit teacher) told chicago I had wanted to study physics and philospophy, my other recommender said I wanted to be a journalist, and my GC said I was interested in political science. This is all what I had thought I had wanted but I keep changing my mind. What I am really meant to do is write. My essays are fantastic, and many people consider me to be a very strong writer. I have written creatively all my life, and I have been currently working on a 50 page novel that I am hoping to complete during college for publication. I had just taken the ACT, and I got a 26 (32 on reading, 27 on writing, and 23 on math and science). Based on my grades and this ACT score, there is an indication that science and math are not my strongest points. However I had told chicago that I am interested in studying phyiscs and college (I also told my interviewer that as well). Can I write them a letter or indicate them somehow, about how I really want to be a writer, and that is what I want to do, and that I am very interested in Chicago's creative writing department? It is very evident from my application that I am a very strong writer, but I would hate for them to reject me based on the science part, since I had indicated interest in that on my app. (They may think "Well, if she is such a srong writer, then why doesn't she major in English or creative writing and not physics? Why would she want to major in a science if her records do not indicate great success in the sciences?") Can I tell them? And can I tell them how I would contribute the creative writing department? Or is it too late?</p>
<p>I don’t think you have a chance at Chicago with that ACT score.</p>
<p>But isn’t chicago not always about scores?</p>
<p>I have the completely opposite score comparing to yours and I wish I could trade my scores with you. My math is 32, science 28 but English and Reading are both 20. (I am an international student but I have to take ACT for some reasons<-which isn’t really fair since my first language isn’t English). Anyways, I sent 6 really good recommendation letters and I hope my essay can make it up 
I am applying for accountancy and I hope they will not look at my English scores.</p>
<p>and yaaaaa, chicago says they don’t really place as much as emphasis on scores like other universities do. The results of admission can always be surprising. I do think you have a chance to get in with your excellent essay(which I know it from your high English scores) since essay is like the most important part in the application to them.</p>
<p>Yes I know they don’t put emphasis on test scores but they look at them obviously and a 26 ACT is going to look to good.</p>
<p>kameow – </p>
<p>First, you should probably be aware that the University of Chicago does not have an undergraduate accounting program of any kind. There is one class in the business school (a professional school) that undergraduates are allowed to take if they want, but there is nothing remotely like being an accounting major at a college that has that kind of program.</p>
<p>Accounting is a popular choice of major for American students, as for students all over the world, but many elite universities do not offer undergraduate accounting programs (some do). If you want to study accounting seriously in college, the University of Chicago is not a good place to apply.</p>
<p>Second, at the University of Chicago, students do not apply to a particular major or program. You won’t be helped in your application by saying you want to study accounting, and in fact it may hurt you because it could look like you hadn’t spent any time figuring out whether the University of Chicago was an appropriate place for you given your educational goals.</p>
<p>Third, regardless of a student’s main focus of study at Chicago, every student has to go through the university’s Core Curriculum, which is VERY heavy on reading and writing. If your English and Reading scores are both 20, and that reflects your current performance ability in English, you may want to re-think whether you really want to be at the University of Chicago. Even if you don’t care about accounting. Compared to other colleges, Chicago makes even science and technical majors do lots of difficult reading and lots of writing. It could be very hard for you to do well there.</p>
<p>I think everyone tends to forget that the application process is a holisitic process and even the scores are looked at. All in all they want well rounded students and they will look for decently high scores in every section of your standardized testing. All in all, it’s almost March. Decisions come out in less than a month, and they are more than likely just tidying up last minute applications and figuring out distribution of letters than waiting on students to send in last minute updates. At this point you’re either in, out, or in waitlisting limbo, so relax.</p>
<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/classprofile.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/classprofile.shtml</a></p>
<p>^Well, if you look at the profile for the class of 2014, the ACT range starts at 23. So, there is a slight possibility that you may accepted, but remember that they probably, like most schools, try to keep scores near their general range, which is 30-34. That said, it is clear that scores lower than their average range are accepted, but it is most likely the exception, not the rule, and they will only accept you if they believe you can do the work.</p>