What are my chances? (UChicago EA)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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Okay, so I got outright rejected from Columbia and UChicago is my number two choice. I want to study economics.

Grades:

  • GPA Unweighted: 3.863/4.0
  • Freshman year had 2 B’s and 1 B+
  • Sophomore and Junior year all A’s or A-'s

Tests:

  • SAT 1540/1600
  • ACT 35/36
  • SAT 2 Math lvl 2 800
  • SAT 2 Chemistry 800

AP’s:

  • Calc AB, Calc BC, Chemistry, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Spanish Language, English Language
  • All 5’s

This year I’m taking Stats, Physics, English Lit, Spanish Lit, and US History

Extracurriculars:

Model UN (Founder, President)
Boy Scouts (Eagle scout)
Student Government (Vice-president, now Social chair)
Debate Team (Yale Tournament quarterfinalist)
Math Team (Captain, went to states two years in a row)
Stock-trading club (Board Member)
National Honor Society

I play Viola and Alto Saxophone for school. Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Orchestra. I am also a band officer (elected position in my band)

Essays:
Common App - talked about a fight with my brother in which I seriously injured him and the guilt I felt afterwards
Supplement - Make and idiom (won’t go in depth)
Why UChicago - Great undergraduate resources, great faculty, the core curriculum, academic rigor

My school doesn’t have class rank.

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Ur stats are great, but I think your common app is somewhat too risky -especially assuming you wrote on #1 prompt
You still have two weeks till regular round and if I were you, I would rewrite the common app essay.
I would say if your extended essay is strong, you have chance of getting in

3

i think you have a good chance

4

You have good stats. So it will solely depend on your essay. This is the most important factor for U Chicago admission.

5

You may ask olireg02 about how to write a good essay. She got in through questbridge applications and her essay was chosen as sample essay immediately.