Chance Me For Duke And Other Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a white male from Wisconsin planning to study microbiology</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (36 Science 35 Reading 34 Writing 33 Math 11 Essay)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests: 800 Chemistry 740 US History</p>

<p>AP's: Chemistry(5) APUSH(5) and German(4) My school offers 12 AP classes and by the end of my senior year I will have taken 10 of them.</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1 out of 419</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>My senior class load is: AP Psych, AP Calc, AP Stats, AP Lit and Comp, AP Government, AP Physics, AP Physics Lab and Independent Study German 6</p>

<p>Major Awards: AP Scholar, Academic All-Confrence for soccer, nothing major</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:
4 year soccer player, 2 year varsity letter winner.
3 year quiz bowl member.
Organizer for the local blood drive.
Student mentor.
I participated in a thing called High School of The Future where I helped modernize my school.
I also organized a soccer clinic for kids with need in downtown Minneapolis
NHS</p>

<p>Essays: For my common app essay I wrote about my passion for soccer and how it has been a common themem throughout my life (I lived in Germany, have a step dad from England, been playing all my life) and how I have been able to channel my passion into my community through the clinic I organized</p>

<p>From what I've read, I have good recs (counselor wrote one of the best students she's had in 28 years, although I'm sure these colleges recieve similar letters all the time)</p>

<p>A potential draw is I have lived in Germany for 3 years</p>

<p>I know pretty much all of these colleges are huge reaches for me (as they are for most applicants) but I would love to know which ones I have a reasonable shot at getting into. Obviously my number one school is Duke, but after that it is probably Princeton U Penn Stanford and Cornell.</p>

<p>Colleges:
Duke (Early Descion)
University of Virginia
UW-Madison
Cornell
U Penn
Princeton
Stanford
Rice
Chicago
Yale
John Hopkins</p>

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<p>Duke (Early Descion)- low reach
University of Virginia- target
UW-Madison- target
Cornell- low reach
U Penn- reach
Princeton- reach
Stanford- reach
Rice- low reach
Chicago- depends on your essays, you got the grades.
Yale- reach
John Hopkins- low reach</p>

<p>From what I’m seeing, you look a bit 1-D. You sell yourself as only a soccer player, it gets a little repetitive. Also, you lack that strong leadership position most top colleges look for.</p>

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<p>Thank you! Anyone else? I will chance back!</p>

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<p>Living in Germany is a plus. I give you the following chances.</p>

<p>Duke (Early Decision) - Match
University of Virginia - Low Match
UW-Madison - Low Match
Cornell - Match
U Penn - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Stanford - Reach
Rice - Match
Chicago - Match
Yale - Reach
John Hopkins - Low Reach</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Bump, will chance back!</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>“Chicago - Match”</p>

<p>Maybe in youe dream. You will see the admit rate soon.
It was 8.9% RD rate last year and it will be a lot lower this year.</p>

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<p>Alright, so Chicago is a high reach for me?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>I think you have decent chances at Duke (ED).</p>

<p>Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Penn and Chicago are reach schools for you and for almost every unhooked applicant.</p>

<p>You did everything you could do. Its time to pray.</p>

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<p>I agree with 20more.</p>

<p>With your stats you have a chance at Duke (ED). Hope you tied your career aspirations in Microbiology to ECs via Essays.</p>

<p>Wish you the best.</p>

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<p>Would living in Germany for three years be considered a “hook”? It’s something that very few applicants have, and sets me apart. Or are URM and First Generation the only things considered hooks?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>all of those schools look like possibilities but as you know those elite schools like duke, cornell, and penn are highly selective so there is a possibility you might not get accepted</p>

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<p>What High school do u go to? and you have a good chance at almost all of them? I live in Wisconsin and am a huge soccer player applying to a lot of those schools</p>

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<p>Awesome! I go to Hudson! We were one pk away from state this year</p>

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<p>Are you applying ED to Duke too?</p>

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<p>Omg I go to Appleton north and we lost in sectional final as well :frowning: and no I’m not applying to duke. I am applying to Harvard Yale and Princeton. I doubt ill get in tho :(</p>

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<p>Oh awesome! It wouldn’t have mattered if we got to state cause our first round would have been against Marquette haha. I think we may have played you guys in football playoffs? Good luck at your schools, it probably helps being from Wisconsin because I don’t think there’s many applicants from around here</p>