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<li>What sort of GPA, SAT score, and ACT score do people who get admitted usually have?</li>
<li>If you don't have a great GPA could you still be admitted if you did extremely well with the SAT/ACT?</li>
<li>Do they prefer applicants to take the SAT or ACT, or it doesn't matter?</li>
<li>Do I need to do any AP tests or SAT subject tests? If so, which?</li>
<li>If they don't require AP/SAT subject tests would it still look good if I did them anyways?</li>
<li>What classes in high school (apart from Economics) are most recommended?</li>
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<p>I'm feeling pretty anxious cause I'm in 11th grade but I don't know much about the whole college admissions process and everything..</p>
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<li><p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1041336-official-university-chicago-class-2015-ea-results-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1041336-official-university-chicago-class-2015-ea-results-thread.html</a></p></li>
<li><p>See post above</p></li>
<li><p>Does not matter</p></li>
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<p>4.You do not need AP tests, but you need AP classes. Course Rigor is the most important aspect of college admissions. I believe you need two SAT IIs in your best subjects.</p>
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<li><p>See above</p></li>
<li><p>Try to have a rigorous course load. By the way, colleges do not expect you to have found your major yet as an 11th grader. Unless you have many extracurricular proving your devotion to economics, make sure you talk about other possible interests.</p></li>
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<p>Also note that Chicago puts a strong emphasis on your essay, so be prepared to write a very creative, unique essay about YOU.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Would it look good if I did AP and SAT II tests anyways? Cause the highest my school has is Dual-Credit. And I’ve already decided that I wanted to do Economics</p>
<p>Out of all of these, which tests should I do?</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP World History
SAT II World History
SAT II Mathematics Level 1
SAT II Mathematics Level 2
SAT II Physics
SAT II Spanish</p>
<p>I need to get a lot more community service hours but I don’t know what to do. Where can I volunteer to do something economics-related? If that’s even possible. I live near Dallas, btw.</p>
<p>UChicago is my dream school, but I’d rather shoot for the moon, so that even if I don’t make it I’ll still end up at a better place than if I aimed lower. And then I’ll get better grades in college and try to transfer. The thing I’m worried about the most is my GPA</p>
<p>I got in with a $5000 merit scholarship without doing community service. I have a 3.9 GPA and 2250 SAT with 8 extracurriculars. I take the hardest schedule my small private school offers and am a member of two varsity sports teams. You definitely don’t have to do one thing, ie community service, if you have enough other stuff going on.</p>
<p>^Ditto. I got the $10,000/year scholarship with no CS to speak of on my app (I’d done some for my school’s IB program requirements but didn’t mention it). It’s about doing something interesting and at a high level outside of school. What it is isn’t particularly important. </p>
<p>One thing I’ve noticed from the results thread this year is that Chicago isn’t quite as lenient in their admissions as they used to be. While your essay matters, objective factors–SAT, GPA–are becoming much more important.</p>
<p>Obviously, being admitted has a great deal to do with your grades, classes, test scores, etc. However, you’re putting way too much weight on it. Take the hardest classes you can, work as hard as you can, study hard for the SAT/ACTs, and just do your best academically.</p>
<p>Chicago’s admissions is making a big push recently and will continue in the near future to find well-rounded people. I know plenty of kids in my school that have perfect ACTs, near perfect GPAs, take the hardest classes possible, yet were deferred. They’re not just looking for a student, they’re looking for an amazing person. Make sure you’re involved with service, athletics, have leadership roles, and don’t just come across as someone who spends 100% of their free time studying. Do your best in school and get involved with lots of things!</p>