Chance me for Duke University, Northwestern & Brown

Hi guys, I really really really want to go to Duke University more than anything in the world. If I had two other options I’d also want to go to Northwestern or Brown. Do you think you guys could chance me for Duke? Thank you!! :slight_smile:

GPA: Unweighted: 3.88 (95 average at my school)
ACT: 33 (I’m gonna retake it to try to get a 34)
SAT Subject Tests: Biology, Latin, US History, English
AP’s taken: AP Euro, AP Composition, AP US, AP Biology, AP Stat, AP French, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Econ Macro, AP Econ Micro, AB Calc & AP Physics (12 AP’S)
Ethnicty/Gender: Female and Indian
Any legacy at these places: My mom did her residency at Duke (I don’t think that counts as legacy for undergrad), my dad went to Northwestern and Northwestern Med School, and my mom went to Brown med school (I don’ think that counts as legacy for undergrad)
My school is SUPER competitive where everyone will be applying to these schools and many of them are Asian and have legacy too

Here are my extracurriculars:
My intended major is Classical Studies (Latin, Greek, Sanskrit) so I tried to make my application revolved around Classics.
I’ve been on varsity soccer for 4 years and am the varsity captain. I am also on varsity lacrosse. I am president of Latin Honor Society, a president of SoupKitchen (volunteering club), a treasurer of Model UN and a member of National Honor Society. I am attempting to create a History Honor Society but I’m not sure if it will run. In Latin, I created a non-profit organization where I volunteered a lot in my community and spread Latin and its culture, basically showing that I’m passionate about it. Also, I took online courses at CourseEra in Greek studies and Roman mythology. Then, I took college credit classes at Harvard for Greece and Sanskrit. I also won 3 National Latin Exam Awards where I placed gold in one and silver in the other two. I also volunteered for 100 hours at my local museum where I worked with kids involving history (I thought this could somehow play a role in classical studies). I then also contacted a local professor at a college where I helped her in classical studies and was part of a college club involving Latin there. I also won a writing award having to do with Roman mythology. I also took the Latin subject test but the results have not come out yet.
Are these enough extracurriculars involving Latin? Do my extracurriculars stand out enough to get into Duke?

Teacher Recs:
I got a rec from my AP Physics teacher and my AP Comp teacher. Both of them liked me but neither one of them really LOVED me. They will write good things but they will write the same average things they will for the other students they liked too. My guidance counselor liked me so he probably wrote a good letter of rec. I also had the local classical studies professor write me a letter of rec where she will talk about the leadership I took for classical studies.

What are my chances for these schools? If I have a slim chance what do you guys think I can do to improve the chances? Thank you so much! :slight_smile:

Your ECs are pretty good for your intended major. GPA seems a little low for these schools, but your test score is about average for them and your course rigor should help too. I’m not sure about the legacy part either. I think these could be matches or low reaches. Good luck!