Please Chance! I don't know if I am enough for Chicago!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p> NUMBERS
GPA - 3.95/4.5
ACT - 33 (first time taking it with one practice test, retaking soon and aiming for 34/35)
Class Rank - 10/406</p>

<p> EXTRA CURRICULAR
Chemistry Research at a tier 4 university - Volunteer with responsibility of one portion of the project - 100+</p>

<p>Optoelectronic Research at a tier 4 university - Volunteer - 100+</p>

<p>Public Health Department - Volunteer with a doctor in the TB center - 4 hours a week for a year (200 hours)</p>

<p>Muslim Students Association - President and Founder - 2008-2010</p>

<p>Muslim Interscholastic Tournament - Participant in Nationals in Regionals 9 - 12, founder of High School Team in 11th grade, team captain 11th and 12th grade, various award in math and science, fundraising organizer all four years - 400+</p>

<p>Project Downtown - Volunteer (passed out food that I helped cook and clothing to homeless in downtown atlanta) - 300+</p>

<p>Science Honors Society - Tutored high school students in chemistry</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta - Tutored high school students in mathematics</p>

<p>National Honors Society - tutored 4th graders - once a week for a semester</p>

<p>Interfaith Committee of high school - Founder and Chair
Ambassadors - Board member in 12th grade, member since 11th</p>

<p>Foreign Languages of Club - Board since 11th, member since 10th</p>

<p>Other Clubs - National Honors Society, Science Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta, Key Club, HOSA</p>

<p>Youth Group - Member since 9th grade - 200+</p>

<p>Tutor - tutored 4th graders - once a week for a semester</p>

<p>Humanitarian Dinner - Volunteer - 2 years</p>

<p>American Eagle - Employee - November 2007 to October 2008</p>

<p>Jewelry Story - Employee - December 2008 to Present</p>

<p> AWARDS
1st - Honorary Physics Award - School
2nd - Knowledge Test at MIST - Regional
3rd - Knowledge Test at MIST - National
1st - Best MSA Newsletter - Regional
1st - Technology Award - School
Highest Grade - Biology - School</p>

<p>National Honors Society - National
Science Honors Society - National</p>

<p>National competitor of MIST every year of high school</p>

<p> COURSES
Junior Course Load
1. Honors Physics
2. Honors Spanish 4
3. APUSH
4. Honors American Lit
5. Honors Analysis (Precalc)
6. Spanish 5
7. AP Physics B
8. AP Stats
* All A's</p>

<p>Senior Courses
1. BPE/Health
2. AP Physics C
3. AP Calc BC
4. AP Lang
5. AP Psych
6. AP Econ/Gov</p>

<p> EXTRA COMMENTS
I am inclined towards the sciences.
I moved around a lot my freshman year; therefore, I was not able to pursue many ECs. I am retaking the ACTs (my first time was a 33 with a week of prep) and am aiming for a 34/35
I've made two Bs in high school, one in honors algebra 2 in 9th grade and one in honors chemistry in sophomore year. In my next math classes, Honors Geometry, Honors Analysis, and AP Stat I made a 99, 95, and 96 respectively. In AP Chemistry I made a 94 and a 5 on the AP exam. I believe that shows a very high upward trend, so I hope it doesn't hurt me much.</p>

<p>I live in GA and am south Asian female.</p>

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<p>they said i have a good chance if i write good essays and stuff. if i have a good chance, you definetly do.</p>

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<p>Please don’t bother retaking the ACT. A 33 is the 99th percentile.</p>

<p>I got in with stats similar to yours, and fewer ECs. Actually, I had probably half as many ECs as you have. Assuming you know how to write, you’re in.</p>

<p>Please don’t bother retaking the ACT.</p>

<p>Your GPA is a 3.95 unweighted. Quit worrying about the random Bs you got. </p>

<p>…And don’t retake the ACT.</p>

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<p>Chill, it’s 2 B’s why are you worrying? People get into Harvard with B’s.</p>

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<p>Yeah, don’t sweat the two B’s. Not the end of the world.
And you really don’t need to retake the ACT. Like JB said, its 99th percentile. It’s what I got (my third time taking it, but first time studying), and I was jumping for joy. The difference between a 33 and a 34 is probably a difference of about 3 questions you missed. 3 questions. UofC is not going to rule you out because you got a 33 (about 99.1 percentile) instead of a 34 (about 99.4 percentile) or a 35 (about 99.7 percentile). Really its not a big deal. And you also have to consider the fact that the UofC Adcom doesn’t weight SAT/ACT scores as heavily as nearly every other school. And on top of all that, a 33 is 75th percentile of all students accepted by UofC, which is a pretty distinguished group, so don’t sweat it, not even in the slightest. No reason to waste the $43, put it towards your application haha.</p>