<p>Hi, high school senior here, and UChicago is honestly my dream school, but hell if it isn't hard to get into. </p>
<p>Stats:
Female, White (Slavic); 18</p>
<p>GPA:
unweighted 4.7</p>
<p>Class Rank:
Don't know it exactly, but in the top 10%</p>
<p>SAT/ACT:
haven't taken it yet, but it's likely it'll be in the 2000's;
1740 on my PSAT in sophmore year.
ACT w/Writing - 28 (blegh. It was a bad day.)</p>
<p>SAT II:
Literature - 800
U.S. History - 780</p>
<p>Recs:
Pretty awesome, I really love my teachers, and they know it, so it definitely shows in their recs. </p>
<p>ECs/ Volunteering/ Sports:</p>
<p>AP U.S. History Summer Bridge 2011
AP English Lang & Comp. afterschool as Sophmore
National Honor Society
French National Honor Society
French Club 2010-13
French Club Secretary 2011-12
French Club President 2012-13
Swim and Dive Team 2011-13
Debate Team (founding member) 2012-13
2012 Kids Triathlon Volunteer
Church Group 2009-13
Student Leadership Team</p>
<p>Awards/Achievements:
AP Scholar with Honors in Sophmore year
AP Scholar with Distinction in Junior year
Social Studies GHP nominee 2011-12
Junior Marshall
French Honor Society Member Achievement Award 2011-12
Most Improved Swimmer 2011-12
January Swimmer of the Month 2012</p>
<p>Courseload:
Freshman year: all honors and AP Human Geography (got a 4 the exam)
Sophomore: all honors, and AP Lang (3), AP World History (4), AP Euro (3), AP Art History (3)
Junior: all honors, and AP Psychology (5), AP US Hist. (5), AP Physics B ( didn't take exam for)
Senior: AP Lit (guaranteed a 5), Ap Bio, AP French, AP Macro, AP Calc A/B, AP American Gov, Ap Comp. Gov</p>
<p>Essays:
Not conceit, but i'm a pretty strong writer, so my essay won't be a problem at all.</p>
<p>I'm stressing the hell out. One reason is because I have a misdemeanor on my record, from some stupid careless thing that happened a year ago, and I think that'll tank any chances I had of getting accepted. Also, a question: Does it matter if I apply EA or just Regular Decision? Does either one effect your chances of getting accepted? Thank you!</p>