Can I get into Chicago by Early Action?

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Here’s my stat. You can be very harsh in judging my stat. I want to hear accrurate possibility of Chicago acceptance</p>

<p>Korean international applicant(12th grade) with no citizenship, permanent residence and alumni relation.</p>

<p>School: Korean Science Academy(Very, very competitive science high school established and supported by Korean government, with acceptance rate being 5.6% now)</p>

<p>Major: Biology</p>

<p>GPA: unweighed, A+(4.3) being 97/100 point or above
Grade/semester | 10/1 | 10/2 | 11/1 | 11/2 | 12/1 |
GPA(out of 4.3) | 4.07 | 4.07 | 4.19 | 4.22 | 4.15 |

  • Korean applicants are not required to report GPA of 9th grade and 12th grade 2nd semester </p>

<p>college level courses:
Biology I, II, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant physiology, Human anatomy and function, Cell biology -> All A+ with highest grade in these subjects
Organic Chemistry, Calculus I, Calculus II(with Multivariable Calculus) -> A-</p>

<p>SAT 1: around 2200(expected)
SAT 2: Math IIC 800, Biology E 800, World History 800
AP: Calc BC 5, Biology 5, Chemistry 4</p>

<p>Work experience/Leadership/Volunteering/Sports: Virtually NONE</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities

  • Biology club(10th grade)
  • School Press(11th, 12th grade)
  • Mentoring From Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology(11th, 12th grade)
  • Biology Olympiad Preparation Team(11th grade: founder, team leader -> 12th grade: presidential tutor) -> now making Biology Olympiad guide book
  • Research Experience(10th, 11th grade: under guidance of Seoul national university professors -> 12th grade: leader of nationally funded high school student research project) -> Now researching to publish a paper
  • Official Ambassador of VANK(Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, a Non-governmental organization promoting international communication between Koreans and foreingers) (12th grade)
  • Tutoring from a Busan national university professor on oriental painting
  • Purdue Univesity GERI(Gifted Education Research Institute) summer camp(10th grade)
  • APEC Leader camp(11th grade)</p>

<p>Honors:

  • Korean biology olympiad - Broze medal (10th grade)
  • Environmental book review contest - Honorable mention (10th grade)
  • Best Research group award (11th grade)
  • Korean biology olympiad - Gold medal and semi-finalist of Korean representative for internional biology olympiad (11th grade)
  • Busan city superintendent of Education’s Award for best student in science (12th grade)
  • Samsung SDI scholarship for Academic Excellence(11th, 12th grade)</p>
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<p>Are you kidding me? Why even ask? With bronze medal at IBO alone you could get in.</p>

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<p>Oh, semifinalist…never mind. But ur chances are still incredible, I think.</p>

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<p>And, you have a good shot at merit money.</p>

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<p>Good chance, but I don’t know about the merit money…(i doubt you’d get it…)</p>

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<p>Can internationals get merit money?</p>

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<p>yes, they can, but they have to be extrordinarily exceptional…(at least the people I knew were…)</p>

<p>To the thread starter::</p>

<p>As an international, your chance depends on your ability to pay. Remember, the U of C is not need blind toward the international applicants. If you are not planning on applying for the Fin. Aid., your chance is good. Good luck!</p>

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<p>do you go to KOSA?
just curious thanks</p>

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<p>Not much people know about the name since it is recently changed from BSA to KoSA. Are you a student of KoSA? Just curious</p>

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<p>haha
I have a bunch of friends who go there
my msn is <a href="mailto:korearick@hotmail.com">korearick@hotmail.com</a></p>

<p>hey by the way, are you the one who was afraid to take physics after taking lots of hard physics courses and then instead took world history and got 800?
that’s a famous issue in Korea… HAHA (no offense… I think that’s great!! congratulations)</p>

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<p>Only a few of my friends know about my World hitory score since I got the score report quite recently. Also, I didn’t take “lots of hard physics courses”.
Hmm… anyways as far as I know, the only student in my school that took world history is I. So, if my school friends say about the World history 800, it is quite much likely that they are referring to me… interesting… I guess the information is somehow distorted.
Anyways, how did you get to know about “a bunch of friends” in my school? You have some relationship with my school? Or, are you a Thomas Jefferson school student?</p>

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<p>No, I go to the princeton review with them, also I have two KSA friends who went to the same middle school as I did. I don’t go to TJ, but St. George’s school in RI.</p>

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<p>you need good essays…</p>