<p>Again, far from an admissions expert here, but I do think your application will be considered on its own terms. Libby posted on the blog about how they don’t feel compelled to admit or reject a certain number from any given high school, and I think that’s because they just want to know who you are.</p>
<p>I’m sure if you have high scores, that helps you, if you have scores in the midrange, that’s not a yes or a no, and if you have scores below the midrange, that’s also not a yes or a no.</p>
<p>If I could spell out admissions patterns through the people I know, I could say that Chicago likes people who:
– Did something in high school that they really *enjoyed<a href=“whether%20it%20be%20working%20on%20a%20show,%20quiz%20bowl,%20Model%20UN,%20newspaper,%20volunteering,%20etc.%20etc.%20etc.”>/I</a>
– Have definite academic interests, even if not a definite idea of a major
– Are able to do the level of work here and show a strong desire to do it</p>
<p>That’s what I think every Chicago admit has in common with each other. Outside of that, there are many other circumstances considered. One of my friends has a pretty serious learning disorder that interfered with her grades at some point in her high school career (Chicago said yes), another of my friends was homeschooled and got by on reading books by himself and watching educational programs on TV (Chicago said yes), another of my friends was in drug rehab for most of high school and took a year off before applying to schools (Chicago said yes). If anything, that goes to show that your application will be considered seriously, whether blemished or not.</p>