<p>I'm applying to Duke ED. I know a professor at the law school who is going to write a recommendation for me. How much will this help? (I know my SAT scores aren't great).</p>
<p>Also, please chance for Yale (legacy), Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and Wake Forest. </p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
Class rank 3/165
SAT I 2220 (800 m, 750 w, 670 cr--ouch!)
SAT II 790 m1, 630 history</p>
<p>6 APs </p>
<p>Sports:
Started sport (crew) at my school (negotiated with administration, recruited players and coach, created budget...)
Fall varsity crew all 4 years
Spring crew 4 years
Captain of crew team 2 years
Basketball 4 years (Varsity 3)
Most improved basketball sophmore year</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>Class President
Student gov 3 years
Quiz Bowl
NHS
Spanish Honor Society
Worked in finance at local restaurant (prepared forecasts, budgets, etc.)
Treasurer of Spanish Club
Excellence in Spanish 4, 6
Busboy at restaurant</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Started tutoring program for local hispanic kids
Volunteered at local library and church
Participated in many fundraisers for my class and crew team
Helped mentally challenged kids play baseball</p>
<p>I think you’re definitely in at Yale especially with the legacy. Cornell should be a low reach or match and Duke should be a low reach. You’re ECs are great… Although I am slightly partial since I’m a class president too… Good luck!</p>
<p>If you’re a true yale legacy- one of your parents graduated from the undergrad college-I’d focus on bringing the SAT up for a real shot.</p>
<p>Letters from profs don’t help in general, these folks generally can’t get their own kids in. If it’s an unusually powerful prof with connections in admissions, maybe.</p>
<p>Stocker93 has absolutely know idea what he/she is talking about. One of the stupidest things about collegeconfidential is that anyone and everyone can chance. People with 1800s on their SATs and those with 2400s on their SATs. No one is definitely in at Yale unless they have done something absolutely extraordinary coupled with amazing grades and extracurriculars. You have a good shot at all of the schools you listed but nothing is guaranteed nor should it be.</p>
<p>Haha ok eak 325. I think the professor at Duke is fairly well kown (cause he did some work on the Duke lacrosse case). Does this change anything?? I really want to go there!!!</p>
<p>Good E.C.'s…especially starting crew!
Definitely in at Wake Forest I’d say…possibly Yale…chance at the others.
I’d say it really depends on what you are planning on majoring in. Hopefully it’s something involving math…if it’s not, you may have problems with those scores.</p>
<p>@Eak before you tell me I cant chance, try to refrain from making pathetic grammar mistakes… “Stocker93 has absolutely know idea what he/she is talking about” … I think the OP can determine his/herself who seems more reliable just by the context of the post…</p>
<p>stocker93, you really do have no clue what you are talking about. “Grammar mistakes”? That’s it? Your bluff is that he made a grammar mistake, whereas you say that someone is “in” at Yale? To be “in” at Yale, you probably need to have a family dynasty, and/or international achievements.</p>
<p>He’s a legacy in the top 10% with on level SAT scores… I find it more likely than not, that he will be accepted. Feel free to dissent, it’s just an opinion…</p>