<p>GPA is a little low, but depending on the kind of school you’re at it could be solid (that would translate to about a 3.5 at my school which is SOLID for us). Test scores are, again, a little low, but if you bring them up you shouldn’t have a problem especially because the UofC doesn’t weigh them too heavily. ECs are pretty good.</p>
<p>The only thing that sat a little funny with me was your bit about the essays. I’m not debating that you’re a good writer, you very well might be, but the way you described your writing seems a little counter-productive to college applications. Both Common App essays and the “Why Chicago?” essay are about yourself, so it should probably be in the first person, which doesn’t sound conducive to your writing. For all I know, you could be just as good a 1st person writer, but I thought I’d point it out that writing short narrative stories and writing about your most meaningful extra curricular are two completely different things. However, if what you say is true about your writing is true, I would use that to my advantage in the extended essay for the UofC supplement. It could make for a very interesting essay which might be the lynch pin to your admission. Good luck.</p>