<p>What are my chances for getting into uchicago? Now before you read my stats, you should know that the past four years have been extremely complicated for me, especially in my personal familial life that has effected my academics. I had just moved into the US from a country called Bangladesh when I was in 7th grade. My family is very poor and this has led to severe problems in the households. I don't know how much uchicago values experiences or character, but I would say I have a lot of it and I am definitely going to mention it in my essay.
GPA : 3.2
SAT: 2230
AP Classes: World History, US History, Comparative Government, Economics, Psychology
ECs:-Created Community class to teach english (for free)-2 years
-Created community class to help people pass the US Citizenship test-2 years
-Intern at the Yunus Centre (created by Dr.Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Prize winner)-2 years
-Normal Job as a cashier at a gift shop to support family
Recs: Got two from my teacher, counselor is writing (hopefully) a great one, and also one from Dr.Yunus (a big plus?)
I should also mention that I wasn't a 3.2 GPA student. I used to go to this elite school in Bangladesh where I was consistently at the top of my class (not to get too cocky lol). It was just all the personal things that happened to me during my high school life that barred me from performing as best as I really could. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks</p>
<p>hey I think you should be confident with your app. Your scores are generally unaffected by your family upheavals; you have the cross-cultural background; pretty awesome intern&part-time etc. However, apart from uchicago I think that you should look more into Ivy schools, because with your credentials and especially personal experiences you’ll catch their attention. Good luck! I think you are a good candidate 
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<p>And uchi app essay is quite a challenge and do take it carefully! I think you’ll be interested in the “untranslatable word” prompt given your bilingual background. </p>
<p>uchichen lol, I appreciate the compliment, but there is no way I could get into an ivy league school with a 3.2 GPA. And also what do you mean by “Your scores are generally unaffected by your family upheavals” ? Of course it can effect one’s scores. I was (still) in a dysfunctional environment where I was emotionally abused, it definitely effected what my grades could have been.</p>