Am I on track / Advice for Junior

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Could these stats get me in to UChicago or at least stand a good chance? Only honors / AP courses are written, everything else is standard</p>

<p>GPA: 3.88 / 4.0 UW (Top 10%, but my school does not calculate rank)</p>

<p>9th Grade
Honors Latin II…B+
Everything else A’s</p>

<p>10th Grade
AP European History…A+ (Got a 5)
Honors Latin Literature III…A
B in Geometry, everything else A’s</p>

<p>11th Grade
AP Biology…A (4 or 5)
AP Latin Vergil…A (4 or 5)
AP US History…A+ (probably a 5)
Honors Pre-Calculus…B+/A- depending on 4th quarter / final exam grades
Everything else A</p>

<p>12th Grade (Most Likely)
AP English Literature…A+
AP Statistics…B to A range
AP Art History…A
Senior Thesis (Only offered to top students)…A
Everything else A’s</p>

<p>SAT Scores
I have not yet taken the actual SAT, but these are my highest scores obtained on practice tests so far, and they seem to be going up:</p>

<p>CR- 750
M- 620
W- 780
SS- 1370 / 2150</p>

<p>EC’s</p>

<p>9th Grade
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Google it)
Israeli Krav Maga (Google it)</p>

<p>10th Grade
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Israeli Krav Maga
Yearbook
Camp Counselor</p>

<p>11th Grade
Newspaper Editor
Politics Club
Tutor
Camp Counselor</p>

<p>12th Grade
Newspaper Editor
Yearbook
Book Club
Politics Club
Tutor
Would Deer Hunting count?</p>

<p>I also am a distinguished scholar for the state I live in, and have received awards for good performance on the National Latin Exams. </p>

<p>My essays will probably be really good, since I am a very strong writer.</p>

<p>Letters of Rec…I can probably get one from a former US ambassador…and numerous teachers would write me one saying how hard-working I am…so those will probably be good.</p>

<p>Any advice or suggestions, please feel free!
Thanks in advance and for reading my post.</p>

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<p>Everything’s looking pretty solid, except your SAT Math score.
Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I am hoping to get that math score >650 and improve my reading score as close as I can to a 800. Thanks again for the advice!</p>

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<p>UPDATED INFO:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 / 4.0 UW
SAT I: 1410 (780 CR, 630 M)
SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 Lit, 760 US History
APs: European History 5
US History 5
Biology 5
Latin Vergil 5
Race: Hispanic.</p>

<p>EC"S</p>

<p>9th Grade</p>

<ol>
<li>Brazilian Jiu-jitsu</li>
<li>Israeli Krav maga </li>
<li>Leadership Camp Counselor</li>
<li>Volunteering- 300 hours</li>
</ol>

<p>10th Grade</p>

<ol>
<li>Brazilian Jiu-jitsu</li>
<li>Israeli Krav maga </li>
<li>Yearbook Member</li>
<li>Spanish Club member</li>
</ol>

<p>11th Grade</p>

<ol>
<li>Writing Seminar Instructor </li>
<li>Tutor- over 40 hours</li>
<li>Politics Club Member</li>
<li>Hunting? </li>
</ol>

<p>12th Grade </p>

<ol>
<li>Philosophy Club Founder and Leader</li>
<li>Politics Club </li>
<li>Newspaper Editor</li>
<li>Yearbook Editor</li>
<li>Mountaineers Club</li>
<li>Tutor- over 100 hours</li>
<li>Hunting? </li>
</ol>

<p>Awards:

  1. Maryland Distinguished Scholar
  2. AP Scholar with Distinction
  3. National Latin Scholar - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th.</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Two of the three will say I am one of the best students they have ever had. The other graduated from the University of Chicago, if that changes anything. </p>

<p>Essays:
Have already started. Coming along nicely. </p>

<p>Any comments and suggestions are welcome!</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Hey everything looks great… I’m not sure if the hunting will help unless you won some competitions or somehow raised money for charity with it. As long as you pull up your math SAT score about 50 points, you should be pretty much set. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Well… I just looked over your credentials again and you are very strong in everything else so your SAT I math score shouldn’t affect your chances too much. Maybe just try to get it to ~650 and you will be set.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’m retaking the SAT in October for 800 CR, 800 W, 650+ M so hopefully that will not be an issue.</p>

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<p>Just FYI, the UofC only looks at CR+M, not W.</p>

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<p>^I know. Unfortunately for me.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry, seriously. Your academics are strong enough (yes, even for Chicago). I’d worry more about the essays and presenting your ECs well. If you’ve done more than just occupy a title with your clubs, and your essays are ok, I’d say you have a fantastic chance.</p>

<p>It’s not like the UofC admissions office is so incompetent to realize what it means that you have 2360 on your SAT IIs and a bunch of 5s on your APs. ;)</p>

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<p>Obviously, raising your SATs can only help you, but you certainly are solid in your other respects. Even though the W isn’t counted, the fact that you score as well as you do should put you in good shape for those all important essays.</p>

<p>Oh, and UofC doesn’t require SAT IIs. Obviously, they can’t hurt you, but I don’t know how much of a help they’ll be.</p>

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<p>Yeah raise your SAT math and keep working right on through senior year. Write some good essays…chicago loves essays</p>