Chance an ugh frosh year for Duke and ND

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thinking about Duke ED and Notre Dame EA. </p>

<p>Male from a rather well respected catholic prep school in the northeast. </p>

<p>ACT: 33- probably will retake </p>

<p>SAT II: 770 US
730 Math I</p>

<p>UW GPA is like a 3.7-3.8, weighted is just under 4.0 (like 3.98ish)</p>

<p>Grades:
Freshman year (3.539 W)</p>

<p>English A-
Geometry Honors B+
French II B-
religion A-
Biology A-
Music B+
Health A
History A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Year (4.02 W)</p>

<p>French III A-
Alg II Honors A-
English Honors A-
US Honors A-
Religion A
Chem A
Health A
art A</p>

<p>Junior Year (4.3 W)
US AP A (5)
English AP A- (5)
Physics honors A-
Calc Honors A
French IV A-
Music A
Religion A</p>

<p>Next year I will have 4 APs. </p>

<p>ECs
Track (Indoor and Outdoor)- about 16 hrs a week- every year (dec 1-June 10ish)
-I've won some awards like conference champ, all-star, state competitions and national competitions, and have placed high at state HS meets and Northeastern regionals (some D1/D3 schools want me, but not duke or nd)</p>

<p>XC- one year- captain of frosh team</p>

<p>Student council-3.5 years about 1.5 hrs a week and Im a committee chair</p>

<p>GAA Club Founder and captain- 2 years- Irish football and hurling 3 hours a week in the fall</p>

<p>School fan club founder and pres (Jr and sr years) Few hrs a week</p>

<p>200ish hrs of volunteering, mostly with special needs children
Work</p>

<p>Internship at colligate summer baseball league (I'd do set up, get money, etc) for 2 years (12 hrs a week in summer)</p>

<p>Lead writer for yearbook for the above baseball and edited it too- 3 years</p>

<p>Mowed lawns every summer for a few hrs a week- my own "company"</p>

<p>This summer I had an internship in a European government for a month where I shadowed a politician (2nd in charge of party) answered phones, took notes on meetings, etc and next summer I can go intern at the European Union in Belgium </p>

<p>Intended majors: Econ and political science/public policy</p>

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<p>Anyone? I can chance you back and share my imput. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at Duke and an even stronger shot at Notre Dame, just raise that weighted GPA up a little more and you’ll be good to go.</p>

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<p>you will definitely get into duke especially if you’re in state! Great Ec’s</p>

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<p>Duke is a private school, in state / out of state doesn’t have bearing on admissions.</p>

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<p>You have awesome ec’s and a solid act score. Definitely try to raise the gpa and maybe your sat II’s. Your curriculum also looks challenging and well rounded. Your shot at both notre dame and duke are pretty good especially if you apply ed to either. Of course, you must make sure that you highlight your leadership skills in the essay and have great recs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! Ill probably retake the act (just for fun haha) and I guess I don’t need to send sat ii scores if I send my act, but should I still send them anyway (1500/1600 isnt that bad right) and I’m not in state, not that it really matters for duke.</p>

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<p>I was wondering why people were saying “In state so you’re fine” because it was private…</p>

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<p>Which politician did you shadow and how did you get to do that? Sounds like my dream internship.</p>

<p>As for your chances of getting into Duke or ND, I’d say you have a great shot at both. Impressive ECs, great grades with an upward trend and a great ACT score should get you into ND and you have a good chance of getting into Duke.</p>

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<p>He used to be a neighbor to my family(before they moved to the us) so I called him up and told him that im interested in pol sci and was wondering if I could do an internship and he let me and it was a lot of fun, I’ll probably focus on this in my essay, I really learned a lot about international politics (really interested in that)</p>

<p>Also, will the upward trend kinda make up for a poor frosh year (especially that french grade)</p>

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<p>Your ECs are cool, especially because you want to do something in pol sci. GPA is a little low, but with the upward trend it wont hurt you too too much</p>

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<p>Thanks 29.</p>

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<p>I think you will have a good chance… Duke im not too sure…
but i think you have interesting ec and your act is high enough.
and + your upward trend…</p>

<p>So Good chance overall.
and good luck! :slight_smile:
and thanks for reply for my post</p>

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<p>Duke is a friggin private school, stop dishing out bs like “in state your fine…”</p>

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<p>I see a great upward trend in your grades which is always a plus! Your EC’s seem rather solid and good, and you gpa’s could use a boost but I really believe you’ll be good for Notre Dame and Duke should be alright as well, but I’m not too familiar with Duke.</p>

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<p>Alright thanks</p>

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<p>good shot at Duke and I think you have a better shot at ND. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks raza</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chance.</p>

<p>Try to bring up your ACT and really try to shine in your essays by emphasizing your great ecs. Your GPA is a little low, but I think you can make up for it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you shine in that essay you should have a great shot</p>