Should I Even Bother Applying to UChicago? Please Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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(I go to a very rigorous private school which is expressed in the school profile that my counselor sends out)

UW GPA: 3.6 (My school doesn’t rank)
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1520/1600
SAT II: 800 Math II 740 Physics
AP: AP Calculus AB- 5 AP Physics 1- 5 AP Microeconomics- 5 (My school doesn’t offer AP until Junior Year)

ECs:
Varsity Ice Hockey for 4 Years
Club Ice Hockey for 4 Years
Volunteer at LVHN Hospital for 2 Years
Coached and Volunteered at Lehigh Valley Special Hockey for 2 years
FRC Robotics Team (Chief Strategist) Junior+Senior Year
Physics Lab Assistant at Lehigh University
HOSA Medical Club (President)
Economics Discussion Club (Founder and President)
App Development Club (Programming in Swift)
Moravian Academy Chess Club (President)
Chess Club (President)
Advanced Photography and Photoshop/Lightroom Skills
National Merit Commended Scholar

Recommendation:
My History Teacher- He loved me, got an A+ in his class, always talked with him about out of class topics, likely 10/10
My Physics Teacher- Also head of our Robotics program, got A+ in both classes, likes me a lot, likely 9.5/10

Essays:

I really think my essay is the strongest part of my application, and may be the main factor if i somehow do get accepted
I wrote about dressing up as a princess for halloween in 3rd grade, and how this showed me the insitutionalized misogyny and phobia to homosocial relationships that many boys have at a young age, and how it is still apparent today

Major: Physics

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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take

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gpa is low, but I think you have a decent shot regardless

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Looks like you already applied??? Are you waitlisted???

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Yeah

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:open_mouth: @-)

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I’m a guy btw and wrote about how kids called me “girl” and “gay” as insults

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If UChicago is your first choice then take the gap year option and show your continued interest in the school. If you get accepted to class of 2021, great, if 2022, do something you have always wanted to do in the gap. Gap years can teach you as much as a freshman year at school.

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@cu123 I totally agree with your comments.

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It’s free to apply so why not?

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Looks like you’re doomed to be a Wal-Mart shelver or Mcdonald’s frycook for the rest of your life.

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Bit of a reach but you’ve definitely got a shot. Give it a try, there are lots of people here with profiles like yours.