Blind to the Truth? My Chance?

BabyRudy
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:00:40 +0000

Hey everyone thanks for clicking on this thread and giving it a read. In my list of colleges that I have made after awhile “weeding” out colleges I have come up with a solid list of colleges that I’d enjoy and that I can get into;however, I do plan on applying to UChicago simply because it is my dream school regardless of my chances though I am curious. Do you think I have any chance at all at getting accepted into a school such as The University of Chicago with my stats?

By the way, my name is Rudy and I will be senior at Carl Sandburg High School. I will be a first generation Hispanic student who comes from a well off family (total household income is over 100k) and here is a summary of my High School record.

School Name: Carl Sandburg HS (Public)
Overall Weighted GPA: 3.1*
ACT Composite: 31 (retaking)
SAT: 2050 (retaking)
Number of AP Exams/Classes taken thus far: 5 (Exam scores 4’s with two 3’s)
Senior Year Schedule:
• Academic Math (Trig and College Algebra)
• AP Lit
• AP Biology
• AP World
• AP Psychology
• Electives (Business/History related)

Extracurricular:**
• Speech Team Member/Mentor (10th grade only)
-Earned many 1st and 2nd places in tournaments though was not allowed to partake in Regional’s due to limited spots saved for “senior members”

Hobbies:
• Have been playing guitar leisurely for about 3 years and I am a passable player.
• I enjoy writing, again for leisure, and with the suggestion of my English teacher I am planning to submit some of my short stories to the local literary magazine.

Work Experience:
• Private Tutor off and on since 10th grade
• Telemarketer, the summer of 2010 (was recently laid-off)

*My GPA is very low overall but if broken down by year it resembles this:
• Freshman Year GPA: 2.0
• Sophomore Year GPA: 3.5
• Junior Year GPA: 3.9
Hope this clears things up…

**Due to my low GPA I was prohibited from joining a majority of clubs available at my school since they require a minimum GPA of 3.0; this is my current circumstance. Joining Debate, Student Gov. and Mu Alpha Theta for myself and may or may not submit them in my application.

Will my Application even be considered at a school such as UofC or will it serve as a source of entertainment for an Admissions Officer making a “shot” for the waste basket?

Thanks again to everyone for replys!