<p>^My son had a very high CR score, but Math and Write were just under 700. He had 6 or 8 APs depending on how you count Calc BC and Physics BC.</p>
<p>We considered U of Chicago a real reach and Tufts a reach.</p>
<p>What made a difference at Chicago?
- applying EA
- being a semi-legacy (grandmother and aunt attended but didn’t graduate, uncle and grandfather graducated)
- writing a funny “Why Chicago” essay that included reference to some silly Chicago t-shirts family still wears
- going all out on supplement essay - again a little daring, sense of humor
-I also thought is EC essay was valuable in showing both intellect and again his sense of humor - outstanding school recommendations
- he probably looked like a better musician on paper than he actually is (in two orchestras, concert master of freshman orchestra)
- I think there was a pretty coherent picture of him as intellectually curious, not quite ripe, but with lots of potential, and a great sense of humor.</p>