Chance me for Duke, UVA, and Ivy Leagues

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Could you let me know my chances of getting into the University of Virginia, Duke, and any Ivy League Schools?

I am in a specialty center for Science and Math.

ACT: 34
SAT: not sending
SAT Subject Tests: 740 Biology; 800 Math II
GPA: 3.82 unweighted; 4.75 weighted
I will be taking a total of 11 AP classes in all four years of high school.

EC:
I have been dancing ever since elementary school.
1 year of tennis.
National Honor Society: 12th
Spanish National Honor Society: 11th/12th
Forensics Club: 4 years
Robotics: 11th and 12th
Cancer Awareness Club
Medical Club: 4 years
Battle of the Brains: 1 year
Poetry Out Loud: 1 year

Volunteering:
750+ hours at 3 different local hospitals
183.5 hours at local library
Volunteering at VCU Lab under a mentor: 150 hours
I have volunteered abroad in a hospital in India.

Leadership:
President of the Forensics Club
President of the Cancer Awareness Club
Programming Lead on the Robotics Team
Secretary of Class- Freshman Year

Awards:
I have had several poems that I have written published in several magazines.
AP Scholar with Distinction
4th Place Winner at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Regional Winner/World Champion Representatives for Robotics
Honorable Mention, 3rd Place, and 1st Place in Metro Richmond Science Fair
Winner of the John B. Fenn award from Yale at Metro Richmond Science Fair.
Winner of Environmental Science award at the state science fair.
I completed the Mini Medical Program sponsored by the University of Virginia.

Personally, my dream school is Duke, and I want to major in Biomedical Engineering.

This is all I could think of. I know I’m missing some.

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I think your chances are as good as any competitive candidate, maybe a little better with the ISEF win (was that of the whole competition, or just your category?) I think overall you are a quite strong candidate, so I’ll just comment on the few things that stick out to me as possible issues:

  1. Several of your ECs (most, it seems) you only did for a year or two, and the ones you specified seemed to only be in 11th and/or 12th grade. While you may have truly gained these interests late in high school, joining two honor societies late as well as some other short-lived, seemingly throwaway ECs may not seem genuine and may not be worth including unless you have specific things to speak to.
  2. I also think some of your long-term ECs (namely, Forensics Club, Cancer Awareness Club, and Medical Clubs) seem by name to be kind of fluffy clubs that you wanted to be president of to show leadership. If that's not the case, make sure you explain the clubs well to show your true interest in them and their true value.
  3. Your ECs are almost all academic, which isn't bad, just make sure to show how your personality will contribute to the campus as well as the classroom.

I think if you focus on the ECs you’ve put lots of time into/been acclaimed in (dance, robotics, volunteering, ISEF) and present yourself well, you have a good chance at UVA, a fairly good chance at Duke, and a low but not out of range chance (as most do) at the Ivies (though obviously it varies among them). Good luck!

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Looks good. You didn’t share URM, First Gen, Pell, Legacy, Recruited Athlete, Class Rank?