Chance me for Duke(Pratt) and Cornell Engineering Early Decision Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I have visited both schools and have fallen in love with both. I am interested in BME and/or ECE. I want to apply early decision to one but I can't choose between them... Please chance me!</p>

<p>I am a rising senior attending a public school in California
Ethnicity: white
Male</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0(unweighted)/4.58(weighted)
Rank: My school does not rank</p>

<ul>
<li>= Honors/AP Class</li>
</ul>

<p>Freshman Year:
*Honors English
Geometry Accel.
World History
French II
*Bio honors</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Drivers Ed./Intro to law
*Honors English
Chemistry (No honors offered)
French III
Algebra II
*AP Computer Science</p>

<p>Junior Year:
*AP English Composition
*AP Chemistry
*AP Physics
*AP US History
*Honors French IV
*Honors Trigonometry/Pre Calc.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
*AP English Lit.
*AP Comparative gov./Econ.
*AP Calculus AB
*AP Biology
*AP French V
Art (level I)</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Comp Sci: 5
English Composition: 5
Chemistry: 5
Physics: 4
US History: 3 (I'm not really a history person)</p>

<p>SAT I Scores: (I have taken it once and plan to take it again in October)
Reading: 710
Math: 760
Writing: 760
Total: 2230</p>

<p>SAT II Scores:
US History: 730 (Probably won't submit)
Math II: 760
Chemistry: 760</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with distinction
National Merit Commendation
My high school's Excellence in Chemistry Award (1 of 10)
My high school's Science department award (1 of 3)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>-I have rowed on my local nationally-ranked club team for all 4 years of high school.
I have dedicated 20+ hours per week each year and have have rowed at the varsity level for the past 3 years.</p>

<ul>
<li>I have volunteered over 100 hours to helping kids learn to row at my club during the summer</li>
</ul>

<p>-I volunteered to teach autistic children how to row (4 hrs) This summer</p>

<p>(I'm hoping all of this shows my passion for crew)</p>

<p>-I volunteered at local homeless shelters (20hrs)</p>

<p>-This summer: 3 week engineering course at Brown University</p>

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<p>I know I don't have a lot of ec's but I devoted almost all of my free time to crew and am very passionate about the sport. I did not have time for any other activities. I am going to write one of my essays on my experience with rowing.</p>

<p>Please chance me honestly... I want to know where I stand for early decision acceptance at Duke(Pratt) and Cornell.
Thank you!</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Your stats and all are great. If you really can’t decide maybe wait until RD and apply to both (that way you can think it out a bit more). Your application is great, so you would be very competitive RD (ED only really gives a slight boost).</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Any crew awards? Think it would greatly boost awards section.</p>

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<p>I might make the USRowing scholastic honor roll and I won a “Leadership in Stroke Seat” award. Thanks for the input!</p>

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<p>I think you may stand a better chance with Duke just because you are from California whereas a whole lot of them apply to Cornell from Cal.</p>

<p>OTOH, if Cornell has a rowing team and you can get recruited it might just be easier.</p>

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<p>I see no significant weaknesses in your stats (well the CR could be a little higher, but I wouldn’t really sweat it).</p>

<p>University wide, Cornell’s ED acceptance rate is about double the RD acceptance rate. Duke has about the same range.</p>

<p>IF (and this is a big IF), either school becomes a clear first choice, I would recommend applying ED. If you’re not sure, it’s better to go with the RD pool.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that both schools have <20% acceptances, so even with your stellar stats, there are no sure things.</p>

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<p>bumpbump…</p>