last hopes thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>location: new jersey
ethnicity- white(italian)- and i know white's not an ethnicity
male</p>

<p>Raw numbers:
ACT- 32
SAT 2 math 2- 780
history- 770
biology- 780
3.81/4.0 gpa unweighted
4.2 weighted
27/700 rank
Ap's
calc-5
stat-4
us history-4
bio-5
chem-4
art history-5
psychology-5
euro-5</p>

<p>extacurricluar:
co-president of winter track and field- 4 years all varsity
co-president of volleyball team- 4 years, 3 varisty
founder/co-president of independent youth of america- 2 years
friendship club(gives a chance for handicapped/regular students to interact)-
doesn't give out leadership awards, but i participated at every meeting)-
3 years
9th grade was separated from the high school, which is why my ec's didn't pick up until 10th grade</p>

<p>volunteer:
buddy ball: help out mentally/physically handicapped kids play baseball-
4 years
animal shelter
i have 750 hours total volunteer hours</p>

<p>summer work experience:
9th grade: trained to be counselor for camp that deals with mentally/physically handicapped kids
10th grade: took counselor job, and also i took job pumping gas
schedule was like<br>
8-4 counselor, 8-12 pumping gas
11th grade: same as 10th grade
12th grade: same as 11th grade, plus took leadership role in teaching younger counselors- it wasn't just basic teaching- it was like what to do if a kid has a stroke, etc.</p>

<p>awards:
nothing really significant
-top sprinter on track team in 11th grade
-will take 4-6 in county 400m at county competition- doesn't seem impressive, but the top kids who win the sprinting end up getting drafted to top colleges- every year for past 10 years, at least 2 kids have gotten full rides to usc, ucla, wake forest, rutgers, or ohio state
-we won states in volleyball when i was in 10th grade, won county when i was in 11th
-hold the school record for highest vertical jump
-have won "best student" in gym class at least once every year lol
-6 varsity letters
-national ap scholar
-president community service award- gold for 2 years, silver for 2 years</p>

<p>it sucks to see 3 and a half years of extremely hard work just laid out in front of me on one little post</p>

<p>please chance me, regular decision</p>

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<p>Great chance. Make sure you write solid essays, and I think you're in.</p>

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<p>You're a strong student, and you've worked very hard. Even if you don't get what you're looking for in terms of college admissions, you still have what you need to be happy and successful in life.</p>

<p>Stupid New Jersey laws not allowing customers to pump their own gas. I personally love pumping my own gas, but I'd hate to do it for other people.</p>

<p>Oh, wait, chances thread?</p>

<p>Show that you're serious about the school through your essays and that you do want to be a part of the U of C. I think your application will be considered very seriously. And don't be so hard on yourself!</p>