Can I get in Duke ED????

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm going ED to Duke and its absolutely my favorite school and just want to know if I can expect some good news.</p>

<p>I have a 95.7 unweighted average with a weighted average of 99.1
this lets me graduate with summa cum lade (98+ weighted) only like 15-20 people for heaviest years.
I'm in the full IB diploma so my schedule stays extremely difficult (only AP I'm taking senior year is AP Calc BC and rest is IB classes)</p>

<p>33 composite on my ACT,31 english, 35 math, 34 science, 33 reading</p>

<p>I play 2 varsity sports, captain on 1 (3 years for that) and 2 years for the other. In addition I have summer and fall teams that take up another 8-10 hours a week.</p>

<p>Have had a summer job 2 years, worked in 2 springs as an umpire until sports didnt allow me to anymore, work with an organization that helps disabled children play baseball for 4 years-- a lot of my supplements will include this and briefly mentioned in my common app essay and its had a big imprint on me that I am trying to convey in my essays.</p>

<p>I'm a member of a few clubs, but no real leadership positions and often i cannot make meetings for that as i have sports that just conflict too much being 20 hours a week.</p>

<p>Member of NHS and foreign national honor society for spanish</p>

<p>My common app essay was about a condition that I was born with that occurs in 1 in 18,000 kids and how its really changed my outlook on life and a lot of things--- i had to make sure that it didn't sound like a sob story, because it wasn't at all just a real life changing thing for me as i got older (i think that could be something really interesting)</p>

<p>recommendations are good from both teachers, won awards in both classes</p>

<p>won book award for RPI (only top 10% can win, but we dont rank officially)</p>

<p>In terms of major, i'm undecided but i have interests in economics, psychology and possibly a pre-business/undergrad business school (mich/uva)</p>

<p>Thanks for the input! And other schools I'm applying to are:
Michigan, UVA, Binghamton (NY resident), Northwestern, Cornell, Lehigh, Vanderbilt, Penn (legacy at Penn)</p>

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<p>Our profiles and stats sound really quite comparative (heavy sports, great GPA and grades, not really any “great” ECs). My top choice is Duke, too, and I’m applying ED also. Check out my thread that I just posted today about Vandy/Duke ED. In my opinion I think you have a really good shot with the top notch GPA and test scores. To compare, mine is a 4.0/4.0 and a 35 ACT, so not much difference. How I see it, you have a really good shot at Duke ED (a guy I know that goes there gave me a 30% chance so you’re probably up there too). </p>

<p>Michigan is probably a lock for you.
UVA is also going to be a lock.
Vanderbilt is a good chance as long as essays don’t slack
(I’m applying to these schools, too)</p>

<p>If you’re ranked in top 5% or so, this increases chances even more. I hope both of us get the news we want from Duke!</p>

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<p>any ideas???</p>

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<p>I think you are fine for UVA, Mich, Bing, NW, Lehigh, and Vanderbilt. However for the two ivies no one can ever really say. Although it will be close for Duke I would be confident if I were you. Your stats look good, and it sounds like you have a good topic for your essay.</p>

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<p>hopefully you’re right! Anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>bumpppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>Your grades/scores are really impressive, especially since you spend so much time devoted to sports. I would say you are about an average applicant for Duke (which is good!!)</p>

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<p>duke: high match but since ur doing ED i think you have a pretty good standing</p>

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<p>anyone else?? I wanna get in so bad hahah</p>

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<p>bump for applications going in today</p>

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<p>ur scores look really good. u probably should get into duke. however, with a legacy at penn, it would help during the ed process. but u look pretty set on duke so go for it and good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me back please?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1564005-chance-sophomore.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1564005-chance-sophomore.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppp for a while</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent shot at Duke ED, but you are a fairly average applicant for them. You have solid academics and you application sounds like it will be very interesting. However, like what was said before, you have no incredible stand out ECs. I would say it is a low reach for you. You have a solid shot. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance back a fellow Duke ED applicant? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1561842-chance-me-duke-ed-will-chance-back-within-24-hours.html#post16449634[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1561842-chance-me-duke-ed-will-chance-back-within-24-hours.html#post16449634&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Unless you are playing DI sports as a recruit at Duke your chances are possible but not definite even ED. It would be interesting to know what medical problem you have and how you developed it in your essay. If your story stands out it will help your application! Consider UNC Chapel Hill as a relative safer bet.</p>