<p>Actually, your chances are much stronger than you think. You have a very solid profile and are clearly very interested in a particular subject, which is hard to find among most 17 year olds. Your SATs aren’t even that low. The critical reading is fine. The math is decent-if you can improve it, great, if not, it won’t kill you. Improve your writing a bit. Honestly, I know plenty of people at UChicago with similar or lower scores than you who do just fine here. </p>
<p>Just make sure you rock your essays. Mine were definitely why I got in with an average applicant profile (average by UChicago standards, not by regular standards!). Good luck my friend!</p>