RD Chances

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>University of Chicago right now is my 2nd Choice School. Can you guys tell me if I'm in the range for this school?</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted rougly 3.89 top 5-7% (this is my estimate for mid-year grades)
ACT: composite-33 english-32 math-32 reading-33 science-35</p>

<p>Honors/AP Taken:
Pre-AP English<br>
Accelerated Physical Sciences
Honors Algebra 1<br>
Honors English<br>
Accelerated Biology
Honors Algebra 2
Pre-AP U.S. History<br>
AP Biology<br>
Honors Geometry
AP U.S. History<br>
AP Chemistry<br>
Honors Trigonometry/Analysis
AP Government
AP Psychology<br>
AP Calculus
AP Comparative Politics
AP Environmental Sciences</p>

<p>EC:
Varsity Cross Country<br>
National Honors Society
Varsity Track<br>
Future Business Leaders of America
Freshman Football (1st String)<br>
NWA Medical Center Volunteer
Mu Alpha Theta<br>
First Responder Certified
Amnesty International<br>
American Heart Association CPR Certified
International Club </p>

<p>Positions/Awards:
National Honors Society– Elementary School Project Committee
Amnesty International– Treasurer
Cross Country-- Most Improved Runner 2002
National Honor Roll
Power Scholar (Freshman Year)
National Student Leadership Conference Invitation</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your responses....</p>

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<p>Your stats are competitive. However, please tell me you're not including all of those in your EC/awards. You definitely shouldn't include something from elementary school, unless it's VERY important (NHS certainly doesn't count). An invitation to NSLC is likewise meaningless- I don't know anyone who didn't receive one. A few other things seem pretty fluffy too. My point is, if you're trying to impress a school with a laundry list of activities, it's not going to work. Including meaningless stuff just undercuts all your real achievements. Maybe elaborate on your volunteer work or your participation in FBLA (did you win any awards in that?) Take a look at those ECs and write an awesome essay and I think you've got a shot. Just out of curiosity, what's your first choice?</p>

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<p>hahahha I am on a committe that does things for our town's elementary schools... I didn't actually do that in elementary school...</p>

<p>My first choice is JHU. I'm applying ED there.</p>

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<p>Most imporved runner?<br>
National Student Leadership Conference Invitation?</p>

<p>Dude... Come on</p>

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<p>chances are probably good. uchi accepts 40% of their applicants.</p>

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<p>Your chances are good, but take the essay very seriously - don't wait to start it after you hear your JHU results (good luck on that, BTW).</p>

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<p>ohio mom is correct: Take those essay's seriously, 60% of students with similar stats are not taken.</p>

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<p>that is not true. uchi rejects 60% of their applicants not students with the stats posted. they probably would accept more than half of the applicants with the numbers posted. decent essays are fine here.</p>

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<p>Given Chicago's academic reputation, the typical applicant's numbers tend to be high, the self-selection factor works early to trim the applicant pool from the outset, so don't be overly comforted by the 40% number. I know two applicants from this past year with nearly identical numbers who were not accepted, one was wait listed the other rejected. Both had very good EC's as well. My S who read their essays, said he believed that they were the reason they were not accepted.</p>