<p>Your personal statement will play a HUGE role in the application process. You should probably raise your SAT score up a little, but I wouldn’t make that your priority. Focus on what you want to do in college and express those feelings in your essays. </p>
<p>Source: I’m an Asian student. I got…like a 1970 on my SAT1, but I got in Early Action. (I made up for my abysmal SAT scores with other things in my HS career).</p>
<p>Also…I currently attend another university. Good luck with the application process. UChicago is a beautiful and wonderful institution! :)</p>