Admission Chances HYPS + Duke!!

<p>Hi these schools are my first choices, and i wondered if i have no/decent/good chance at getting in. My stats are (as a junior)</p>

<p>-4.0 (my school doesnt weight)
-2400 superscored (2280+2330)
-5's on all AP tests so far (took 3 last year Chem Calc and WH)
-EC:NHS, Eagle Scout, free tutoring, youth grant committees, JV tennis (all 4 years), principal's advisory group. i think those are the main ones. everyone has little tack on's ;)</p>

<p>i know that getting into the top four schools in america is pretty much a crapshoot, but how about Duke? is it really that tough?</p>

<p>Weak. Go to community college.</p>

<p>^CC may be too rigurous… he should consider trade school or the military,</p>

<p>Yes, Duke is tough. You obviously have the scores, so your ECs, recs and essays will determine your admission. Eagle scout is good, but no guarantee. Good luck.</p>

<p>You know you’re very academically qualified. I imagine, too, that you know you fall a little flat with your ECs, which are primarily school-centric. Admits to HYPSM-caliber schools will have national and even international awards under their belt. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t apply (why not?), but definitely make a college list with a wide range of safeties, matches, and reaches, which HYPS and Duke will be.</p>