<p>My school does not release any ranks, not even percentages. It is also a very competitive school. My GPA is lower than the average GPA at Chicago and most other top schools. However, my GPA met the ELC (Eligibility in Local Context) for the UC's. This basically means that I was in the top 4% of my high school class and am guaranteed a spot at one UC. </p>
<p>Can I include that I met the requirements for ELC in the Additional Info Section of the application to basically prove my rank and the competitiveness of my school? And also should I keep the letters that prove ELC just in case Chicago would want to verify?</p>
<p>Include everything so that you are comfortable -- meeting the ELC is an earned honor and concrete evidence of your rank. Will your gc mention it in his/her letter? That's a great place to highlight it.</p>
<p>This is a question I think it's fair/advisable to ask the admissions office, unless you know your GC is going to include it in his letter. If your school is one from which at least a few people apply to Chicago every year, I suspect they'll say "Don't bother, we know how to read your transcripts." But I can't imagine any real harm to providing the information, other than looking a little compulsive, which isn't the worst quality to display in applying to this particular college.</p>
<p>I don't mean to be rude or anything, but you don't technically meet the ELC requirements.
"The Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) program recognizes students' individual accomplishments in light of the opportunities offered by their particular high schools. If you rank in the top 4 percent of students in your California high school's graduating class as determined by UC, and your high school participates in the program, you can become UC-eligible through ELC."</p>
<p>~I think that only applies to the California people. SO you can't look at a guarantee to get into the UC system, but, some aren't very hard to get into and you can probably make it into them (UCRiverside UCMerced UCSanta Cruz).</p>
<p>But UC's don't use recommendations largely due to the fact that the schools were made to serve California residents. So no counselors to vouch for you on the application. So you may have to say that you are in the top of your school (like in the awards/recognition part?) or just say that in the additional part of the application. I'm sorry to say that most UC's just go by numbers so GPA is pretty important. But it never hurts to prove that your school is competitive and that you are in the top part of your class. </p>
<p>You should write that you meet all the standards of an ELC student besides the LOCAL part, then say something like..."I'm totally an ELC student :Eligible Local of Chicago"</p>
<p>...btw, there isn't RD action for UC, they just take them all during the month of November for Fall attendance.</p>
<p>EDIT:...wait... are you talking about UC as in University of California? in the University of Chicago section? I'm talking about california if that helps. I don't think that UofC has and ELC program.</p>
<p>I think I made a problem there. If you are from California you qualify for it basically through the statewide eligibility and test scores alone. I'm sorry you don't get the whole ELC distinction, but your pretty much well enough without it.</p>
<p>I'm in the same exact situation. Classes at my school are taught at college level, and I don't mean AP/IB either. Thus, people here have signifcantly lower GPAs. But, our school sends a profile , and my counselors/teachers will drop hints in their recs. (like my counselor wrote how we have 17/60 NMSF). Don't worry, if your school is extremely rigorous, I'm sure U of C will understand. Good luck!</p>
<p>Sorry i was thrown off by the whole Chicago thing. UC and UC and the Chicago in your name didn't help much, neither did the ELC in the Chicago thread sound right.</p>
<p>My bad =p. But , i read your stats or whatever and your like in for all of them!</p>
<p>Haha, it's helpful to call the University of Chicago the U of C, Chicago, or, my personal favorite, U(C). It helps differentiate it from other schools you may be considering!</p>