Does Anyone want to take a look at my uncommon essay
I did my common app essay on my personal philosophy regarding the universe and how my AP teacher’s suicide really affected that. For my UChi essay I chose the first one and wrote a letter to an object.
My stats are 1340 on SATS but I’m retaking them on Saturday
4.0 GPA weighted and unweighted
AP Course are: US History, World History, Macro Econ
Honors: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Chem
Art Honor Society, Varsity Track, Letterman, Marching Band, Chorus, Graduated high school as a junior, current 4.0 in college courses, ski club, cross country, gifted program since 4th grade (I’m not sure if that even matters, I honestly completely forgot about it until now), Girl Scouts for 10 years but stopped sophomore year, working on an art collection
Parents make over 110k a year but my mom recently took a 50k pay cut per a company merger so for my next years tax returns I’m changing my fafsa a to 60k a year
Live in an extremely rural part of North East PA with less than sub-par school districts
I don’t really like posting my stats because it makes me sound like a robot. On my applications, I’m centering my essays towards my love for knowledge and how I want to be a lifelong student. I’m also writing about how I used to tell myself I couldn’t pursue my passion for history, philosophy, and astronomy because there aren’t many careers that I could have so I originally was going to a university for something else but decided last minute not to go a and actually pursue what I’m passionate about. My teacher’s suicide and my other teacher’s terminal diagnosis is what really prompted my life path change. They really meant a lot to me and impacted my life so much.
I would love to read your essay!!
I’m pretty much just posting everything you did YoungMis 
reach: UChicago
Match : Boston U
Safety: Drexel, UColorado Boulder
I’m not applying to many schools because I honestly love every school, even my safety schools. I can’t even decide between them If I were to get rejected from UChicago or Boston U!!
Drexel and UColorado are also the only two schools I applied to as a transfer so I would be transferring in January if I were to enroll
I wrote my supplemental essay on the letter to an inanimate object and I chose to write about a tennis ball i sorta picked up off the ground from the UChicago tennis courts on my college visit lol. I’m hoping they find it endearing and quirky and not just paint me as a mischievous delinquent
I also wrote another prompt on the 13th century voyage to the end of th world. I like both of my essays the same and I can’t decide between which one to use. The Tennis Ball one is quirky but the 13th century voyage is more intellectual in regards to philosophy and universal knowledge and conjecture.
Does rank matters because I am number 19 out of 67 kids because I come from a fairly competitive small school. However, my GPA is a 4.06 out of 4.5 which is rounded to a 3.74 out of 4.0 unweighted
@tennisballtheif send me your email
@tennisballtheif I would also like to read yours
Your supplemental
@Youngmis123 I’m not sure, class rank is important but it’s not the most important factor. The classes you chose to take and your gpa are by far the most important. I believe they will be understand of your class rank, especially since you come from a small private school with strong academic competition.
How do I send you a private message? @Youngmis123
Nevermind!!! Apparently I have to make 15 poss before I can send any PMs!! This is an excuse to get one out of the way (:
you can type your email on the comment box and I can send you my essay. My email is tlatona@student.rak12.org
joining the thread!! I’m EAing to Uchicago and I’m doing my supp on “a mind that does not stick”
One of my friends from the same school is also applying to EA to UChicago, he has one lower rank than me and is white applying test optional but he has impressive extracurriculars, his spike is that he did an internship for four years with animals which he is pursuing as his career. I don’t know if I stand a chance.
How long are everyone’s essays? My Why Uchicago essay is 630 words and I feel like that’s a little too much
Applying EA to Chicago! Good luck to all of you! Where my recruited athletes at?
@luciabuscemi My supplemental was 647 words long and my why UChicago was 640 words. I don’t think it’s too much unless it’s mostly filler. If your essays are full of intriguing and meaningful sentences then I don’t think it will matter how long as long as it’s less than 650 (Obviously).
Hey you guys! My twin brother and I (female) are applying EA. I have taken a couple classes and a summer program at UChicago, and I’ve absolutely fallen in love, UChicago is my favorite school <3
Stats:
1520
3.9 / 5.0 GPA
AP Capstone + Dual enrollment at local uni (not UChi)
Born in another country
How are the uncommon essays going? I like the tree prompt a lot
*would love to read essays, just DM me 