U of Chicago - Aiming to high?

Raceme117 · 05-04-2008, 08:36 PM

I am a high school student from North Carolina planning to apply EA. Can you please rate my chances.

4.48 - Weighted GPA
3.87 - Unweighted
36/360 - Class Rank

ACT: 27 (I Know it's low. Took June of Sophomore Year, will retake in June and one more time in September)

APs Taken:
US History
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
Psychology
Statistics
US Government
Calculus

ECs:
Editor-in-Chief, School Newspaper (3 years)
Student Body President (3 years)
National Honor Society President (2 years)
Key Club President (3 years)
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association President (State Office)
-North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Journalist of the Year
-North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Editor of the Year
Debate Team Captain
-2 State Championships
National French Honor Society
-Studied Abroad in France for a summer
Varsity Football (3 years)
-Team Captain
-All Conference (2 years)
-All-Academic State
Varsity Baseball (4 years)
-Team Captain
-All Conference (4 years)
-Hoping to play for U of C
North Carolina Science Fair Winner
Special Olympics Volunteer (100 hours/year)
Global Young Leaders Conference
National Institute of Health Internship over Summer of 2007
-Published Research
Junior Statesmen of America Summer School

Work 30+ hours per week
Volunteer Bi-Weekly with Meals on Wheels

Am certain I will have great recommendations and essays.

Any help on how I can improve my chances, or other colleges that I could get into would be great!

randombetch · 05-04-2008, 08:54 PM

Your extracurriculars are great, but you just need to work on bringing up your GPA and test scores. If you get a 31, I'd say you're a weak match.

spectaclesam2002 · 05-04-2008, 09:01 PM

you have excellent ECs. the academic stuff can use some work because colleges are above all academic institutions, not places to show off ECs.

stockguru92 · 05-04-2008, 09:51 PM

Honestly, if you break 31-32 on your ACT and write some solid essays (UChi loves those), you are a match. Don't sweat the GPA (it's good enough).

beefs · 05-06-2008, 02:03 PM

If ACT=32, you have a shot.

UphillBattle · 05-07-2008, 06:15 AM

Agree with all the above, your EC's are amazing. If the ACT doesn't seem to work for you, go for the SAT's, some people seem to do a lot better on one than the other and it seems to me you're definitely capable

Though I would have to say go for Duke!