My chances at a U of C/Northwestern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I currently attend a public high school in Elmwood Park, IL and will be a senior this upcoming year. I was wondering what my chances at being accepted at the University of Chicago or possibly Northwestern. </p>

<p>I am currently ranked 3rd in a class of about 150 students and maintain a GPA of around 4.3. (Honors courses equate to a score of 5 for an A towards one's GPA).</p>

<p>My ACT score consists of:
-English--29
-Mathematics--33
-Reading--25 (but received a 28 the first time I had taken the test)
-Science--29
COMPOSITE--29</p>

<p>ACT Writing:
-English/Writing-- 28 (1-36) , 91%
-Writing-- 9 (2-12) , 86%</p>

<p>As a junior, I have taken the only AP class available in my school in the form of US History and received one of the first A's for a semester that my teacher has ever given out. I am due to receive my test score sometime this month, but I am confident in obtaining a 4 or 5.</p>

<p>As a senior, I will be taking AP English, Calculus, and Physics.
Our school utilizes a 4 block schedule throughout the entire year, and all of the AP classes also take place throughout the year. Therefore, I really had no possibility of taking another one of these classes.</p>

<p>Besides this, my English teachers have repeatedly praised my writing abilities. My freshman English teacher had even commented that I had the most exceptional writing skills that she had ever seen in a student (Obviously one can't exactly make this assumption from entire except). </p>

<p>I have not had an opportunity to participate in too many extracurricular activities during my high school career namely due to my strenuous schedules year after year. However, I have played soccer for 3 years and have been the editor of my school's newspaper in the for the past 2 years....</p>

<p>...well, that is all that I have to say about myself...for now</p>

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<p>I might also add that I was born in Poland and first arrived in the U.S. when I was 6 years old, not having spoken a single word of English. I'm not sure whether that will have any implication on my chances of admission, though... :)</p>

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<p>you have a shot at both! you should look up some of the ivy's. try and get a higher score and you'll be fine. for the sats try to get 2100+ and for the acts 30+. good luck. also try for nyu, john hopkins, and usc</p>

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<p>Thanks for your encouragement. I plan on taking the ACT's once more in October and will definately try to score within the 30's. Had I attained the same score on the Reading portion this time around as I had on my first attempt, I would have gotten a composite score of 31. Oh well. </p>

<p>The SAT's are not exactly recognized as a mandatory test within the Midwest, so I had avoided taking them this year. Of course, it is no longer possible to take them again, as I am to submit my college applications this year. I had though, been selected amongst other Chicago Public School students to take the SAT test (math, reading portions) as a 6th grader and received a score of around 1100...I wonder whether the universities would accept that.. :-) Well, your comment actually shed some light upon me, as I was gradually becoming depressed upon learning that nearly everyone within this forum scored upwards of 32-34 on their ACT's and still received letter of rejection from such schools.</p>

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<p>Ummm..you can still take the SAT next year, they will update your score up until Febuary. If you got an 1100 in sixth I bet you would get a 2200+. My friend got a 28 on the ACT but a 1490 on the SAT. He never sent in the ACT scores.</p>

<p>Its the biggest thing hurting you.</p>

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<p>I'll definately discuss this with my counselor when school resumes. Thanks.</p>