A Couple Questions about U of C

roosh92
Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:27:05 +0000

First Post! I’ve just started looking at colleges seriously, and U of C is at the top of my list. I have a couple questions about the college and my chances that I’m hoping you guys can help me with.

In US News and World Report it says U of C has an acceptance rate of 35% (highest of the top 25 universities in the country I believe). How does UC manage this? Does it improve my chances of getting in? Or does UC just have a smaller but more competitive pool of applicants?
I’ve read that UC has great math and physics programs. How do they compare with those of MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Stanford etc?


Now about my chances.
-GPA -99.5
-Class Rank -2
-Extracurriculars - chess club, school newspaper, school literary magazine, National Honor Society (i know they’re weak)
-Athletics - Serious soccer player. Co-Captain of the varsity squad at my school. Interested in playing at UC.
-Community Service-CYO coach for girls soccer team (a little over 100 hours since Freshman year)
-National Merit Scholar
-SATs(predicted based on six practices)- Math 800, Reading 780-800, Writing 780-800

How high would you say my chances are of getting into UC?
UC seems to be one of the only top colleges to give Merit Scholarships. What do you think my chances are of getting one?


Thanks in advance for your help!