Please chance me for uchicago!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>Hello to all... I am going into my senior year and I plan to go into some science
My stats are listed as below...
GPA: UW 3.73 (the highest GPA you can get at my school is a 3.88) On a 4.0 scale my GPA would be a 3.84.
ACT: 25 composite (yes I know under the average for tech) My highest section was Reading followed by Math. The English/Writing and Science sections were tough for me. I recently took the ACT again, June 9th, so I wll be getting my results back in a few days (I think I did much better the second time). (Haven't taken the SAT yet..)
As far as high school rigor goes:
3 IB classes (8th grade year)
All honors classes freshmen year (I used to go to school in Tennessee, but then moved to Philadelphia sophomore year). At my current school only the science classes are considered honors, and no APs are offered.
ECs:
(Co-Founder of the Science Club)
Engineering Club for 3 years
Chess Club for 3 years
Varsity Soccer for 3 years
Wing Chun Kung-Fu for 2 years.
Played Club indoor soccer for YSC sports in Philadelphia.
1st Place Winner in Earth/Space Science in the city wide "George C. Washington Philadelphia Science Fair" sophomore year. I did a project on Terraforming Mars.
Honorable mention in Earth/Space Science for the Delaware Valley Tri-State Science Fair.
Honorable Mention in the city wide "George C. Washington Philadelphia Science Fair" junior year for the category of Physics. I did a project on the Manipulation of Electrons in CRT televisions. (mentored by Stephon Alexander of Haverford University).
Distinguished young scientist of the city of Philadelphia 2010-2011.
Volunteer @ MANNA food packaging service (once a week)
Volunteer @ The Franklin Institute (Big Science Museum in Philly)
I am a member of a five man research team at the Joel Bloom Observatory where we take composite images of the Sun with astronomer Derrick Pitts.
Member of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society of Philadelphia.
Finalist of the Ableton Live Summer Music Challenge, which was a global contest for producers under the ages of 18. (2010-2011).
URM (African-American male, if that helps at all..)</p>

<p>I know that my test scores could be better for Tech but Tech is pretty much my number one choice, and I also plan to apply Early Action. Regardless of the chances, could anyone recommend any schools with strong physics programs. I really have an interest in Astronomy/Astrophysics, but I would also certainly go into Aerospace (for the challenge, and fun). I am also planning to apply to University of Arizona, Uchicago,University of Washington, Cornell, maybe Berkeley (if not Santa Cruz or San Diego).</p>

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<p>READ THE FOLLOWING : This contains old info… My act as of now is
Composite:28
English/Writing:31
English:29
Reading:29
Math:25
Science:30</p>

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<p>bump!!!</p>

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<p>U Chicago ACT middle 50% is 31-34.</p>

<p>So, your ACT score will hurt you because your score of 28 might be somewhere around bottom 10% of the incoming freshmen scores. Unless you are hooked, that kind of score needs to be compensated for by some really strong assets else where, and so far, I don’t see them based on what you entered.</p>

<p>Is there a room for further improvement since you could take another one in October.</p>

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<p>There is definite room for improvement!</p>

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<p>The ACT is offered in September though, so you don’t have until October. However, being an underrepresented minority sometimes they will give us some leeway on standardized testing. Additionally, most of the schools you mentioned require two SAT subject tests, therefore you should DEFINITELY take a physics subject test and another of your choice. If those can b above 700 then I would think your chances would be fair enough considering your outstanding awards and ECs. Hope this helps! Please do me a favor and chance back by clicking on my profile. It’s the only topic I’ve posted. Thanks and good luck!</p>

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<p>DEFINITELY TAKE THE SAT. I’m reading this not to chance you, but I saw that you scored low on the ACT and that can be VERY common for some people. Try your hand at the SAT, because some people excel at that and do horribly on the ACT (me). It depends on how your mind thinks, and honestly, no matter how stellar your resume looks, a school like UChicago probably won’t accept that ACT score.</p>