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Honestly, you seem like a fascinating person. The fact that you chose to write out your extracurriculars instead of listing them off did two things: it made the list more interesting and readable, and it showed that you can write a lot about yourself easily (I assume it didn't take you two hours to compose that post). Those are very, very good points on your side in college admissions, especially at UChicago.
I took the liberty of checking out some of your other posts, curious about other schools and your chance requests, and found a lot of people warning you about test scores in relation to UChicago. Really, that's a little misguided: Chicago prides itself on its relative disrespect (though not outright dismissal) of test scores. Your SAT scores are slightly low compared to the average admitted student's, but that will by no means keep you locked out. If anything, they'll be hidden by your great GPA, listing of tough courses, and devotion to extracurriculars! That novel for an elderly person, combined with a creative writing publication and personal, active interest in languages and writing? Beautiful!
I think you have a wonderful chance at the U of C. Craft your essays, as you surely already know to do. Look even more at the University and find specific things about it that look special (they have a solid linguistics program and great student-run theatre). And keep doing what you love.
Also: I used to love finding AMV's! What shows do you use? Are they on youtube or something?
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