Chances at UChicago?

Wje9164be
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:05:42 +0000

Your chances are pretty good. U.Chicago places a lot of emphasis on the quality of your essays and they want students who really understand what U.Chicago has to offer and truly want to go there. Chicago is a great city but U.Chicago is in a tough part of town. The college itself is great but the surrounding neighborhood is basically pretty rough. First generation is helpful. You know already your ACT could be a few points higher, your odds would be much better at 33 than they are at 31. Your college list is way too top heavy. If you are going to apply to an Ivy and Physics is what interests you, Princeton is a better choice than Yale. Some other colleges to consider - Caltech, Franklin W.Olin, Cooper Union, Lehigh. I would caution you not to fall in love with U.Chicago as any college with an 8% admissions rate is going to be a reach. They are somewhat notorious for enticing ever more students to apply