How much will legacy help me?

Heisenbergyk
Tue, 26 May 2015 01:59:46 +0000

U Chicago has Early Action, not Early Decision, and I think it’s non-restrictive so you can ED to another school and apply EA to UChicago at the same time I believe. Legacy does help a little, but I can say that with your GPA UChicago is kind of a reach for you. You have really good ECs and rigor, and if you get the SAT you want all that’s really hindering you from UChicago and other top schools is GPA. If you right good essays you’ll have a good shot at a lot of schools, potentially even UChicago despite it being kind of reach for you. If you have a clear top choice even above UChicago I’d ED their first for the best odds, but I’d still apply UChicago as EA (just realize if you get into both ED trumps EA and you have no choice where you must attend). Good luck!