Chance me for UChic EA?

mrsjawnwatson
Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:18:08 +0000

Hi everyone! I applied to UChicago EA and I’m really desperate to know if I actually have a shot. Please chance me, thank you so much
SAT: didn’t send
ACT: 34 (36 E, 34 M, 36 R, 31 S)
SAT II: didn’t send but will send if deferred. 740 MII, 740 Lit
APs: 5 Calc BC, 5 English Lang
Grades: All As except 3 A- (Honors precal 1 sem, PE 1 sem and AP Calc BC 1 sem)
Senior courses: AP Comp Gov, Number Theory (MTH 344 or some such), AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Spanish (along with others like choir and theology)
Awards: NMSF, received some grants for my volunteer group that I co-founded, school-wide awards for English and Spanish
Recs: Both teachers (AP Lang and AP Calc BC) liked me a lot and I did very well in both of their classes, especially AP Lang.
Alumni interview: I thought it went really well. My interviewer teaches and said he wishes he had more students like me.
Essays: Common app ones were good with EC essay about my volunteer group, personal statement about family problems and additional info essay with rec from Newbery Honor winning author. The UChic supplement I thought was REALLY good, really creative and I think it’s what they were looking for.
ECs: Co-founded a volunteer organization teaching science to underprivileged students (I have about a million volunteer hours from this haha, and featured in local news multiple times), school choir 4 years (earned varsity letter), selective independent choir 4 years (we sing with groups like the Symphony, Pink Martini etc), tae kwon do 3 years, El Salvador volunteer trip, Ignatian Teach-In at Georgetown, member of the leadership program at a camp for highly gifted youth, work experience at an IT consulting firm for two summers as a receptionist and finance intern, NHS, SNHS Activities Officer
Other: I skipped a grade

Thank you so much for your help!!

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