Possibilities, if you will

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>GPA 3.6
SATs
Verbal 640
Math 660
Writing 760</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Varsity Football, Varsity Track and Field, Spanish Club (representative), Spanish Honor Society, Literary Magazine (editor), Writing Club, Book club, Large amount of Community Service 100 hours by graduation, Honor Council, Take every AP English, Spanish and History courses open to me, on advanced/honors track for math and sciences. Also found out a couple of weeks ago that I'm getting a poem published in an anthology, planning on submitting more of my things.</p>

<p>So what do you think? Thanks</p>

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<p>While you have above-average stats for college-students overall, you'll probably find that your numbers are low on U of C standards. Go for it, but also target some schools that are less of a "reach".</p>

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<p>Essays essays essays... and try to visit if you can. </p>

<p>You may want to retake the SAT - your verbal looks a bit low somehow.</p>

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<p>just took them again this past jan. i was surprised how low it was too. really not a math person</p>

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<p>I'll bet you misbubbled the first time and will be happier with your new scores. Also remember that published works also make great additional material to send with applications (and, congrat's on your debut in print!).</p>

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<p>Thanks! I also just brought CR up to 690.</p>

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<p>essays are big, I hope you worked hard on them (and made them a bit quirky :))</p>

<p>Also, I couldn't help but notice your first two extracurriculars were varsity sports. Are you sure that Chicago is the place for you if you're really big on sports? (could've been coincidence, I know, when I'm putting off homework I read waay too much into stuff)</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>I don't know, a football player with published poetry sounds pretty Chicago to me :-)</p>

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<p>Haha, thank you. All I can say is I like to diversify. I like being the big jockish looking type that thinks about a singularly troubling couplet in between snaps at practice. Don't get me wrong, football is a great time, but I can definitely see myself without it, especially if that time is replaced by some witty conversations with intelligent people. Which is what I like about Chicago in the first place. Hopefully I can get this across without seeming overly trite, but I've had my fill of locker room humor, and looking forward to some from the library. Cliched? Maybe a bit. But I think that's what draws a lot of people to Chicago in the first place. Now, back to my Thoreau paper (don't think you're the only fantastic procrastinator).</p>

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<p>Hah, good deal.</p>

<p>Hope I didn't offend you, I tend to inadvertently offend people fairly often.</p>

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<p>Not at all, I prefer someone to read into it more</p>