How are my chances? (will help you in any way whatever if you respond!)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Chance thread for nervous senior. I will chance you back/advise in any way I can
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I've already applied to college so I can't change anything now, but I am about a week into a four-month wait and it's agonizing. Please give me your thoughts- thank you.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.81 unweighted, 4.2 weighted
Taken 7 APs- Biology, English Lit, French, Calc BC, Chemistry, USHistory, EuroHistory
AP Scores: 5 English Language, 5 English Lit, 5 European History
Senior Year Load: AP Bio, AP French, AP CalcBC, APUSH
Ranking: top 20% out of 40 students</p>

<p>SATs: 2320
SATII Literature: 750
SATII Math 2: 690 (will retake)
SATII French: 680 (will retake)</p>

<p>Essays: strong- I did the "find x" option and wrote the optional essay about my five favorite poems.
Recommendations: strong</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Theatre: significant show resume
Theatre: Conservatory classes from 10th-12th grade
Theatre: first student director of high school play
Voice Lessons: weekly lessons, daily practice, 9th-12th
Creative Writing: 5th-12th grade. Sent in a short supplement
Speech team- 9th and 10th grade, quit because of school change, many state awards
Track&Field, XC, FH- one season each (quit for theatre)</p>

<p>Honors:
National Merit
Honorable mention in Hollins poetry contest
Accepted to competitive Governor's School for the Arts for writing
Smith College Book Award for English
Top Student in Adv English 2 (as a freshman) and French I
Nominated by faculty for school Supreme Court
Honor roll all four years</p>

<p>Summers:
Duke Tip 2 years
Carnegie Mellon 1 year
Governor's School for the Arts
Two homestays in Francophone countries</p>

<p>Thank you again. Please let me know if I can help you in return!</p>

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<p>As a 2015 EA admit, I would say your chances are strong, your GPA and SAT’s are both great - your subject test scores are on the low end so it’s good that you’re retaking - but with chicago essays are key and as long as you’re confident in them you’ll be fine. EC’s are good too - you have nothing to worry about good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I don’t know why you would have to worry about Subject Test scores, namely because Chicago doesn’t request them.</p>

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<p>Really? Well, I’m applying to 8 other school so I figured I should retake. But this is really helpful! I wish I hadn’t submitted them now…</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, definitely try to improve for the other schools, but I don’t think that UChicago cares about Subject Test scores.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah - sorry, totally forgot about that =)</p>