Chances at Uchic-AMUSING JOKE WITHIN!!!

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>I am interested in Uchicago, but im not sure about my stats:</p>

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<li>White upper-middle-class male</li>
<li>Top 10% weighted GPA at EXTREMELY competitive public HS (top 5/6% without freshman year)</li>
<li>old SAT: 710 v, 720 m</li>
<li>new SAT: 750 cr, 690 m, 790 w</li>
<li>ACT: 33</li>
<li>Will take 6 APs by end of senior year</li>
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<p>ECs:

  • editor of paper 9th and 10th grade
  • editor-in-chief 12th grade
  • Co-head Democrat club
  • Co-head Latin club
  • Amnesty International
  • Natl. Latin Honors Society
  • Silver Medalist Natl. Latin exam</p>

<ul>
<li>Leaning toward liberal arts for major</li>
</ul>

<p>As an extra bonus for anyone taking time to offer their advice, here’s a little joke:</p>

<p>Descartes is in a bar. The bartender asks him if he wants a drink. Descartes says, “I think not,” and he disappears.</p>

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<p>Descartes rocks! I’m more of a Voltaire fan though…</p>

<p>I’m sorry I can’t offer advice regarding UChicago, 'cause I’m from Southern California. But your stats look solid, and if your UC is like the UCs here, you’re good to go.</p>

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<p>They are nothing alike. The UCs of California are great schools, but the University of Chicago is on a totally different level above.</p>

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<p>True. I find it strange though that UCLA and UCB have like 24%acceptance rate while Chicago is 46%.</p>

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<p>It’s not that strange.</p>

<p>Chicago gets less than 10,000 applications annually - that is less than the total number of UCLA or UCB students. And Chicago applicants tend to be very highly qualified.</p>

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<p>Chicago’s yeild is in the 30% range so they accept a lot of their applicant pool.</p>

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<p>Chicago accepts about about 39% of it applicants.</p>

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<p>They accept 39% and only 30ish% decide to attend, so they are forced to accept a lot more than other schools.</p>

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<p>no offense, but that joke was soo not funny.</p>

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<p>…bump</p>

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<p>none taken, iciclerose. personally, i would rather be criticized by a uchicago hopeful than anyone else.</p>

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<p>ooh-almost forgot to mention- applying EA</p>

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<p>could anyone please give me some feedback about my chances?</p>

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<p>As has been said many time before, while your stats put you in the hunt, it will come down to your essays.</p>

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<p>i don’t get the joke.</p>

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<p>“i think, therefore i am”-famous quote from Descartes</p>

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<p>odyssy,</p>

<p>It’s ironic you ask if you’ll get in for self-assurance, and let me tell you why. As far as your numbers, your fine quit worrying: they won’t reject you cause they wanted ten more points on the SAT. Then again, the same is true for thousands of other applicants.</p>

<p>It’s the same with every college, really. What your focus should be is the essay. Make it visually descripitive and make yourself sound original. My friend got into Harvard but not U of Chicago, and he told me beforehand that he messed up on the latter essay.</p>

<p>thats all.</p>

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<p>oh and i personally find this joke a lot more amusing:</p>

<p>Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of “Being and Nothingness”. He says to the waitress, “I’d like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream.” The waitress replies, “I’m sorry, monsieur, but we’re out of cream. How about with no milk?”</p>