Chances EA Class of 2019

Pz79524
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 04:55:53 +0000

Hi Guys, if you can help me out it would be greatly appreciated! I’m a rising senior looking at my options and I love UChicago!

GPA - 97.8 unweighted (out of 100 possible)
Rank - Most likely top 5% in class of over 425

SAT (superscore)= CR- 680 M- 690 W- 710 (2080/1370)
SATIIs - Bio (700) - taking more in October (US History, World History, Math I)
ACT - 31 ( E- 32 M-31 R - 33 S - 27) - one more shot in September

According to guidance, all our classes are marked as “honors”. I did the best with what I had. In fact, I even took AP tests on the side to prove to admissions officers that my work ethic was above par, and that the courses were intense. Results pending…

Extracurricular:

Speech and Debate (9,10,11,12) - (Captain) Had success in debate during all four years. Qualified for nationals all years. Highlights include being a semifinalist in the state freshman year, finishing as second seed sophomore year at states, all state debate sophomore, junior, senior year, and a top 32 in the country finish at nationals.

Orchestra (9,10,11,12) - String bass

Science Olympiad (11,12) - competitive in numerous events at regional and state level

Newspaper/Publication (11,12) (editor) - write articles for both in print and online version of the paper, promoted to editorship shortly after joining for skill and leadership ability.

Honor Society (all years available)

Work Experience:

Internship at State Senator’s Office (Summer 2013) - 20 hrs a week for a month and a half. Great experience, he loved me. Probably getting a rec from him.

Internship at Cancer Genetics Research Lab at Columbia University (Summer 2014) - Along with helping the lab carry out its planned experiments, I am able to come up with my own experiments/hypothesizes and test them with the lab behind them. I will construct a pamphlet of my final findings and submit it to the app as a supplement. Everyone in the lab loves me, so I will most likely get a rec from the head PhD from the lab.

Summer Stuff:

Johns Hopkins CTY (Summer 2011) - Race and Politics Course at Lafayette College ( three weeks)

CTY Civic Leadership Institute at Johns Hopkins University (Summer 2013) - This program included 100 hours of service learning and 25 hours of hands on community service in the inner city of Baltimore. ( three weeks)

Do I have a chance at all? Please provide feedback. Thanks guys!!!