UChicago Early Action

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, the University of Chicago is one of my top choices and I am applying early action. It would be great to hear what ya’ll think of my chances.

GPA: 3.76
HPA: 4.78
Rank: 8/510

ACT: 33 English (30), Reading (35), Math (35), Science (30)
I’m taking it again this month

SAT: Math (800) Reading (660) Writing (700) Essay (10)
SAT total: 2160

SAT Subject Tests: None, but I’m taking them next month

AP’s: Human Geography (3), Seminar (3), Biology (4), World History (4), U.S. History (4), English Lang & Comp (5)
Calculus AB (5), AP Literature and comp (PE), AP Physics (PE), AP Research (PE), AP Calc BC (PE), AP U.S. Gov (PE)

AICE’S: is a the Cambridge version of AP offered at my school.
Math (precalc/Trig) ©, Marine Science (B), Thinking Skills (B)

Dual Enrollment: Introduction to Engineering, Psychology, Statistics, College Algebra, Macroeconomics

Honors: National Honor Society: Team Captain, Science National Honor Society: President, AP Scholar with Distinction,
AP Capstone Diploma Candidate, National English Honor Society

Community Service/ clubs/ activities:
Family Central: Teen Advisory Board: Secretary, Tutor for students with disabilities (4 years)
Medical Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital (2 Years)
Recycling Club; Vice President (4 Years)
Science Olympiad: Team Captain (3 Years)
Teens Against Water Abuse (TAWA) Co-Founder (2 Years)
Varsity Debate Team (3 Years)
B’nai Brith Youth Organization: Vice President, President and Treasurer (4 Years)
Key club member (2 Years)
Varsity tennis player (2 Years)
Surfing for autism instructor ( 1 Years)

Me: White Jewish Male from Florida

Special Circumstances: Learning Disabilities

Essay: 10/10
Letters of req: both 10/10
Councilor req: 1000/10

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You should probably try to be a little more realistic in grading your own essays and recommendations…

Anyway, you are a good candidate and you know that. But if that 3.76 GPA is weighted, I would say that’s a problem. Definitely puts you pretty far below the average at UChicago, I think.

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If your essays are 10/10, then I would say U Chicago would be a match as Chicago weighs the essays really heavily.
They really like people who are quirky and think outside the box and really only essays can reflect that type of personality.

So, assuming your essays are 10/10, counselor rec is 1000/10, then I think you would get in, but the problem is that you’re not the one judging your admissions essays.

Admissions officers are and they might think differently of your essays.

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@ChiefCelery Yeah my unweighted is 3.78 and my weighted is 4.78