<p>I am a senior and will be attending college in the fall of 2012. The school I am most interest in is the University of Chicago. I have some concerns about applying here though. First what are my chances of getting in. I go to a small very difficult/prestigious private school in New york City. My overall high school gpa is a 3.6, but once again my school is not some easy run of the mill public school. Though my overall gpa is a 3.6, my junior year, the most important year, gpa was a 3.8. I currently have a 1350/2020 on the SAT C:670, M:680, W:670, but I will be taking it a second time in October. My sister graduated from U of C (undergraduate) in 2011 and my dad graduated from U of C (graduate-business) in 1983. this makes me a legacy of sorts which I believe help me, but how much? My family does not donate enormous amounts of money, but we do regularly donate pretty generously. I also intend to apply to U of C early action, this I believe should also increase my chances of getting accepted. My school has grades of 30 students and we send a student or 2 to U of C every other year or so, so U of C likes my school at least to some extent. With all these factors considered what are my chances of getting in? If my SAT was a 2100 what would my chances look like? </p>
<p>Another quick question. My second choices are the University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in St. Louis. With the stats listed above what would my chances of acceptance be if I were to apply early to these schools. I also have a sister who attends Penn, making me a legacy of sorts. I also hear both these school really like when kids apply early, more then other schools do. </p>
<p>I am undecided in my major, I am white, and I am jewish. what are my chances of being accepted to these schools especially at Chicago.</p>
<p>You are in the possible range for all those schools, especially if you can raise your SAT scores. But the only ones who can give you a realistic assessment of your chances are the members of the admissions committees at those schools, and then only when they have your complete application package in front of them.</p>
<p>This message is MIT-specific, but the principle applies to all selective colleges:</p>
<p>Make sure your college list includes some safeties - schools where your stats are well above the norm, that you can pay for under most pessimistic FA assumptions, and where you’d be happy.</p>
<p>I think you have a decent shot at UChicago, mainly because of your legacy there, but I’m not sure about UPenn. Your SAT is pretty low, but if you get a higher score, then you could probably have a decent shot as well…</p>
<p>Everyone applying will have 2100 and good gpa’s.</p>
<p>So all of the top schools are very difficult to get into.</p>
<p>I think that you should apply to some less lofty schools as well, which I presume you are doing.</p>
<p>fyi, my son raised his CR SAT score from a 730 to an 800 with zero studying, and his math from a 660 to a 700, so you can certainly raise your SATs to a 2100 if you do some serious prep.</p>
<p>But even if you do that, it is still a crapshoot.</p>
<p>What is your class rank? What are your ECs? Some of the kids applying to the top schools have almost superhuman ECs.</p>
<p>To be honest, it’s hard to give advice when someone goes to a small very difficult/prestigious private school, as you do. Grades/rank at these schools just have different meaning than almost all other schools.</p>
<p>This being said, your SATs are somewhat low for the schools you mention, but certainly not impossibly so. APPLY.</p>
<p>If UofC is your first choice, APPLY EA. If you’ve read these boards, you understand it’s a numbers game. But your legacy status will help. You certainly have a shot.</p>
<p>I have no real feel for your chances for Penn or Wash U with your SAT scores – but why would you apply ED if UofC is your first choice. How would you feel if you got into both Penn and UofC and had to turn down your first choice because of an ED commitment you had made?</p>
<p>Find a few schools in the next tier for ‘match’ and ‘safety’ schools, just in case.</p>