chance me for duke please!:) will be a senior this fall

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<p>School type: public
location:Maryland
race/gender: Indian( the one from India.lol), female
prospective major: biology
current unweighted gpa: 4.0
class rank: 1/430</p>

<p>SAT- total:2270 breakdown: math: 740 CR- 730 writing: 800
SAT II's took bio-700. took USH, but haven't gotten a score yet. will hopefully be decent</p>

<p>Courses
9th grade
Gt English ( highest possible except for ap)
Gt math
AP biology- 5
Gt American gov
french III
orchestra</p>

<p>10th grade:
Gt English
AP chemistry- 4
Ap statistic's 4
GT precalc
french IV
Gt world history</p>

<p>11th grade
AP english
Ap economics
AP french
AP U.S
AP Calc a/b</p>

<p>12th grade</p>

<p>AP calc b/c
Ap Lit
Ap Psych
AP physics C
AP euro
gym</p>

<p>Extracurriculars -</p>

<p>-will have done a summer internship at NIH in the lab of cardiovascular science for two summers. summer of 2008/2009. i'm close with my mentor and she's impressed with my work so i hope to get a rec from her.
-3 years varsity tennis in high school.
-key club( 9-12) have done a lot of volunteering for it french club(9-12), nhs(9-12), literary magazine(10-12) It's academic( 11-12) math Nhs( 11-12) french nhs(9-12) science nhs- 12th grade. peer tutoring- 9-12.
Started south Asian society (SAS)-president/ founder- basically we watch asian movies. play asian games, asian cuisine.it's really ethnic but anyone can join and feel comfortable
-volunteer at the greater Baltimore temple and help set up other activities. except...i don't know where you'd actually put this on a college app?
violin since 3rd grade
- do Indian dance rigorously. will get my dance degree end of senior year. typically takes about 8 years. I've been doing dance since 6th grade
- black belt in taekwando</p>

<p>Awards-
Tennis:
9th grade. 1st place county and regional tournament
10th grade. 2nd place in county and regional tournament
11th grade: 1st place in county and regional tournament, 4th place at states
- awards for maintaining a 4.0 gpa during varsity sports seasons/ earned varsity letter every year</p>

<p>Science:
-discovery channel young scientist semifinalist 2006- for excellent communication skills
- 2006 baltimore science fair- 1st place and another award for best project in medicine.
2009 Baltimore science fair- award from u.s corps for excellence and one from another company
2008- NIH poster day/ science fair- 1st place.</p>

<p>Random:</p>

<p>future business leaders of America- 1st place at school and regionals, 2nd at states- topic was introduction to business communications
- 11th place in state for french national exam
- 1st place in high school poetry competition Baltimore county
- AP scholar
- published a memoir/ short story in Maryland voices which gets submissions from all of Maryland.</p>

<p>i may have missed a few things here and there though. if i think of anything i'll post it i guess.</p>

<p>I'm think i should be able to get good recs. one from my mentor at nih. possibly my dance teacher. my high school teachers like me too.good essays( we did sample essays in English and my teacher thought it would be excellent if i made a few corrections. ) i'm thinking about writing about dance, tennis, or research because those are the things i really love doing.</p>

<p>thanks so much for your help!!</p>

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<p>also. i really like duke and i feel i’d fit in the most there. i might do ED…i don’t know if it would actually improve my chances or anything though,</p>

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<p>I like your chances…I don’t see a flaw anywhere in your application.</p>

<p>ED does improve your chances, not because they accept less-qualified applicants ED, but rather because there are simply less applicants in the ED round. That being said, there is less up to chance. Take the summer and decide if Duke is your top choice.</p>

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<p>thanks! i will really look into it. anyone else, please:)</p>

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<p>please. other people. i really want more opinion. duke’s my top choice. and i really don’t want to have false hope.</p>

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<p>I think you would get in with class rank: 1/430 and SAT 1 even your APs/SATII are not impressive.</p>

<p>but who knows, I knew a few with scores worse than yours and got into DUKE, UPENN,
DARTMOUTH and CORNELL in last 3 years.</p>

<p>best</p>

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<p>you look like a strong applicant. Doing ED would definitely increase your chance. Just take the summer to think about whether or not Duke is your number one choice, since ED is binding. Also keep in mind the amount of money you might get, since aid is a breaking factor for so many people.</p>

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<p>i agree. i think my ap scores and sat ii scores are a bit on the low sidre. i plan on taking 2 more sat ii’s this fall before applying.</p>

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<p>your set, valedictorian + good sat scores…I would suggest applying to some ivys(valedictorian really helps)…</p>

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<p>thanks. yeah. the thing i really don’t feel good about is the fact that i have absolutely no leadership positions. it’s not me so i didn’t bother…but i think it’s a really weak point in my application.</p>

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<p>also. i will be published this December( of course not a fisrt author but i will still be a part of the paper) how do i mention this on a college app? and how much does this help my chances?</p>

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<p>As a current student, I’d say very good chances with ED, and pretty damn good chance still with regular.</p>

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<p>thanks. and ohh. i got a 760 on u.s. i hope that makes up for my low ap ans sat ii scores</p>

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<p>wow. you look stronger than most of the applicants with chance threads for HYPSM…</p>

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<p>thanks frenchhorngirl:) but i have a ton of weaknesses too, unfortunately :(</p>

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<p>I think you have a really good chance of getting in. Although Duke doesnt always accept the smartest kid in the group. But you seem to have good ec’s too. As long as they know you’re not a stereotypical smartie but you have some passions and you’re a good fit for the school they will admit you. Duke is one of the few colleges where they accept people that are good for Duke and Duke is good for the applicant. They dont just accept smart people like HYPS. Will you chance me please?:)</p>

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<p>can i see your stats?</p>

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<p>my stats are under yo chance me duke 14!!</p>

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<p>would RD be a better option for me?</p>

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<p>i think you will get into a better school than duke :slight_smile: and it think you will fit in much better at that school :)</p>