Should I Even Bother Applying to UChicago? Please Chance Me?

ma402016
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 02:41:02 +0000

(I go to a very rigorous private school which is expressed in the school profile that my counselor sends out)

UW GPA: 3.6 (My school doesn’t rank)
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1520/1600
SAT II: 800 Math II 740 Physics
AP: AP Calculus AB- 5 AP Physics 1- 5 AP Microeconomics- 5 (My school doesn’t offer AP until Junior Year)

ECs:
Varsity Ice Hockey for 4 Years
Club Ice Hockey for 4 Years
Volunteer at LVHN Hospital for 2 Years
Coached and Volunteered at Lehigh Valley Special Hockey for 2 years
FRC Robotics Team (Chief Strategist) Junior+Senior Year
Physics Lab Assistant at Lehigh University
HOSA Medical Club (President)
Economics Discussion Club (Founder and President)
App Development Club (Programming in Swift)
Moravian Academy Chess Club (President)
Chess Club (President)
Advanced Photography and Photoshop/Lightroom Skills
National Merit Commended Scholar

Recommendation:
My History Teacher- He loved me, got an A+ in his class, always talked with him about out of class topics, likely 10/10
My Physics Teacher- Also head of our Robotics program, got A+ in both classes, likes me a lot, likely 9.5/10

Essays:

I really think my essay is the strongest part of my application, and may be the main factor if i somehow do get accepted
I wrote about dressing up as a princess for halloween in 3rd grade, and how this showed me the insitutionalized misogyny and phobia to homosocial relationships that many boys have at a young age, and how it is still apparent today

Major: Physics