worried!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>So, I know that the amount of applicants to uc increased by 42% :0 GRRR! but do you still think I have a chance? I REALLY want to go here and I would be so happy if I got in. </p>

<p>-School: Public School--Illinois suburb
-First generation student
-Heart condition--granted a wish from the Make-A-Wish foundation</p>

<p>REACH/MATCH/DREAM?
NYU
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO</p>

<p>SAFTIES
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY--GOT IN--W/ Scholarship
BOSTON UNIVERSITY</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (I was sick...and i hate the act now)
Class Rank: 124/502 (25%), this was junior yr, I think I'm top 15-20% now
WGPA: 4.875/5.0 (before you wonder why my gpa is weird...this is directly from my transcript!--so it is CORRECT! haha--sorry just wanted to clear that up)
UGPA: 4.525/5.0
***BOTH WENT UP SENIOR YEAR-Mid-yr report
AP SCORES: LIT--4</p>

<p>Freshmen Yr.
French II-B/B
Global Issues-A/B
English I-A/A
Algebra I-A/A
Biology-B/A
other electives--all As</p>

<p>Soph Yr.
French III-B/B
English II-A/A
2D/3D Art-A/A
Honors Geometry-B/B
Chemistry-B/A</p>

<p>Junior Yr.
French IV Honors-A/B
US History Honors-B/B
Photo I/II-A/A
AP English Lang-B/B
Journ/Creative Writing Honors-A/A
Algebra II Honors-B/B
Physics Honors-B/B</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Macroeconomics-2nd semester
AP Biology-B
AP Psych-B
AP English Lit-A
AP French-A
Honors Govt-B
Honors Pre-Calc-C (I know! It's my first C. But it is honors and my teacher sucks!)</p>

<p>XRTAS
-Newspaper Editor (9-12)--ALOT OF HOURS! TOTALLY EXTRACURRICULAR--Not a class during school. We have production week when we are at school until 9 pm!
-French Club Member (10-12)
-French NHS President (11-12)
-NHS (12)
-NArtHS (11-12)
-MHS (11-12)
-School Play Publicity Prodcution Member (10)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER
-Messenger at Hospital (11-12)--every other saturday...two hour shift
-Dog Walker/Cat Socializer (8,11-12)--once a week--two hour shift
-Food Bank Volunteer (10, 11-12)--once every other week--three hour shift</p>

<p>ACHIEVEMENTS
-International First Place for Quill & Scroll--Overall Newspaper (3 yrs in a row)
-Columbia University Silver Crown Award--Overall Newspaper (3 yrs in a row)
-MHS, NHS, MHS, FNHS, NAHS enrollment award
-Upstate 8 Honorable Mention (Photography)
-Certificate of Participation at UC's Medical School's Mini-Medical School for a Day Biomedical Research Day--Got accepted out of all Chicagoland high school applicants...400 accepted. <em>Really sparked my interest in the medical field.</em></p>

<p>CAREER PATH
-Cardiothoracic Surgeon--same field as my heart condition...I want to pay if forward...in a way. I want to get involved in the same field that saved my life. </p>

<p>ESSAYS
-I've got alot of interesting topics with Make-A-Wish and my heart condition and different events...plus I used to want to be a journalist and have taken many writing classes. I am a skilled writer so these won't be a problem. Update: My essays (I believe, are amazing! and so do others! I dont wanna give away my topic but it was very creative!) Everyone that has read them was amazed at how interesting and creative they were. </p>

<p>RECS
-My AP Lang. Teacher-had him for two yrs. He went to Northwestern U. He is the best writer I know and we are great friends.
-I got my US History teacher--HIS REC IS AMAZING! he is very intelligent and really saw something in me. </p>

<p>I really want to know if I can get into here. I am applying RD. What are my chances? I'm hoping my weaker parts like my act and rank will be overshadowed by my writing and personality that will shine through my writing. Thanks so much...and for you fellow college bounders--Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Don’t do this to yourself. You’ve already applied (there’s nothing you can change) and, more importantly, no-one on this board that isn’t in admissions at U of C could tell you your chances. We don’t know the kind of people applying this year (42% suggests that SOMETHING is different) and we don’t know what they’re looking for this year (could be the same things as EA/previous years, or it could be different).</p>

<p>Just forget about your application until the decisions come out. You already have a safety you got into, you don’t need to worry.</p>

<p>But anyway, good luck =).</p>

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<p>Arguably, not even UofC admissions-related folk can always predict how a decisions is going to pan out (in many cases, committee decisions, for example, are not unanimous). What you should know is that UofC is known for some of the most unconventional (or unique or erratic, depending on your point of view) admissions practices, so even if we did have complete access to your essays and your recommendations (which we do not), the fact remains that no one on this board, or even an arbitrary admissions officer, would be able to say for sure if you’ll be admitted. So, you have every reason to add more exclamation marks to the back of your title, but it’s far wiser to resign yourself to the long wait and distract yourself with something more gainful to do in the meantime.</p>

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<p>I’m going to be honest, and biased. If the admissions game is like chess, then the statistics above are the pawns. In my opinion, your essays are the queen at play; they can move you in and out of the admitted pile more quickly than other pieces. If you lose out on your queen, you’re not nearly as likely to win the game. The question is: are you confident about your essays?</p>

<p>Again, just my opinion.</p>