<p>atxnickg:</p>
<p>Your objective stats are obviously excellent and it sounds like you have an interesting back story to your life that you could reference for your college essays. For UChicago, you definitely would meet the target scores/class standing/grades threshold. The main task for you will be to write essays that:</p>
<p>1) show that you understand what UChicago is all about
2) demonstrate you would thrive in such an environment
3) show that you have a curious mind that is not only interested in Ideas, but is capable of examining and re-thinking them in unique, unconventional and perhaps playful ways.</p>