Hello! Before I jump in, I just want to say that I'm aware of my low GPA (for UChicago) and SAT scores. That said, I just retook the SAT last weekend and am taking the ACT this month. My college counselor has placed me (on a scale of safety-likely-possible-reach-far reach) at "possible" bordering on "likely," which he approximates to a 60-65% chance of getting in, but I'm not entirely sure where he's getting that from and I would love to have a second (or third or fourth) pair of eyes chance me!
Demographics
* State: GA
* School Type: Private
* School Rigor/Competition: High (nationally ranked institution)
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: $50-60k
* Hooks (URM, first gen. college, etc.): African-American (note: not 1st/2nd-gen African or West Indian), bisexual (hook?)
* Application type: Early Decision
Objective Material
* SAT I: 1350/1600 (710 R/W, 640 M)
* ACT: Not yet taken
* SAT II: N/A
* GPA/100 (W): 92.29
* GPA/100 (UW): N/A
* Rank: N/A
* IB Courses: N/A
* AP Courses:
* English Literature (4)
* English Language (4)
* Latin Virgil (3)
* European History (3)
* Senior Year Courses:
* AP English Language
* AP US History
* AP Statistics
* AP Computer Science A
* U.S. Politics and Government (1st semester)
* Macroeconomics (2nd semester)
* Chamber Orchestra
* Honors and Awards:
* Georgia Governor's Honors Program finalist (Communicative Arts)
* Sewanee Book Award for Excellence in Writing
* Writing Fellow at my high school
* AP Scholar with Honor
* Most Improved Student Award (10th)
* National Latin Exam: magna cum laude (Latin III)
* National Latin Exam: cum laude (Latin IV)
Subjective Material
* Extracurriculars:
* Varsity Track and Field (9th)
* Young Investors' Club (9th, 10th)
* Model UN (9th, 10th)
* Mock Trial (10th, captain 11th/12th)
* Literary magazine (10th, head editor 11th/12th)
* History Club (co-founder 11th, co-president 12th)
* Writing Center tutor (11th) and co-leader (12th)
* Gender and Sexuality Alliance (12th)
* Young Democrats (12th)
* Job/Work Experience:
* Lower School tutor (11th/12th, 1 hr/week)
* Law intern at local firm (11th, 34 hrs/week)
* Volunteer/Community Service:
* Church food pantry/passing out clothes to refugees (20 hrs)
* Junior deacon (1 hr/month)
* Summer Activities:
* Georgia Governor's Honors Program (<1% of all high school students in Georgia)
* Essays:
* Personal Statement (Common App, prompt 5): How opening my mind to a variety of academic subjects at the Governor's Honors Program catalyzed my intellectual and emotional transformation
* UChicago Supplement (historical figure mashup): Julius Caesar's assassination in Caesar's Palace Hotel/Casino as CEO of MGM
* Why UChicago?: Stimulation of intellectual curiosity, "quirky" culture
* List of favorites: Not yet completed
* Teacher Recommendations:
* 11th grade English teacher, absolutely loved me in a teacher's pet sort of way
* 7th and 9th-11th-grade Latin teacher, did decent in his class 7th/9th but drastically improved in 10th and 11th
* Counselor Recommendation: Should be very good, I get to see him every week in our LGBTQ+ affinity group and I've talked to him a lot about my strong desire to attend UChicago
* Additional Recommendation: Either Writing Fellows director or internship mentor
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