Blind to the Truth? My Chance?

Polobear
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:08:30 +0000

I’m no admissions person but I wouldn’t include that “private tutor” stuff in your app. I mean, from what I’m getting here, you must have taken atleast 3 APs junior year (seeing from your senior year academics). Then you should have made more than a 4.0 (right?). This will be something that the committee will note, so just don’t include this. Improve your study habits for senior year, and show it to yourself that you can get A’s in most of your classes. The admissions does not want to ruin your career if you can’t handle their curriculum, so it is best to strengthen yourself, and, uchicago or no uchicago, you should improve on that gpa. B/c you’ll have the chance to transfer anytime to uchicago if you don’t get in but first you need to be fit for the school and ready for its study environment.
But your trend is promising, and your application is pretty interesting to read. I would say you have a good chance if your story impresses the committee and your progress in school has an upward pattern.