Chance me for Duke?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! I'm a rising senior applying to Duke ED. Duke has always been my dream school- I am a double legacy and also have two aunts who went there. Note that I go to a rigorous private school (top 50 is country) and my schedule is the most challenging available at my school. </p>

<p>PROFILE
School: Small private
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Class Rank: n/a
Potential Hook: Both parents went to duke as well as two other family members</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 34
SAT: 2240</p>

<p>FRESHMAN
French 2 Honors
Latin 2 (honors not offered- very difficult course.)
Algebra 2 Honors
Physics Honors
World History Pre-Modern (honors not offered)
English 9 (honors not offered)
Art I</p>

<p>SOPHOMORE
French 3 Honors
Latin 3 Honors
Geometry Honors
Chem. Honors
World History Modern (honors not offered)
English 10 (honors not offered)
Darkroom Photography</p>

<p>JUNIOR
French 4 Honors
Latin 4 Honors
Pre-Calc Honors
Bio. Honors
U.S History Honors
English (honors not offered)</p>

<p>SENIOR - REGISTERED
French 5 Honors
Latin 5 Honors
Greek (morning class for credit)
Arabic (afternoon class for credit)
Advanced Molecular Bio.
Analyzing Plays English Elective (Semester 1)
Heroes Throughout History English Elective (Semester 2)
Phycology History Elective (Semester 1)
Contemporary World Issues (Semester 2)
Mathematics of Finance (Semester 1)
Stats 1 (Semester 2)</p>

<p>Notes that I got an A- in precalc, but I have received an A in all other courses</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR
-Model UN (9,10,11,12) and club head next year
-Newspaper (9,10,11,12) editor next year
-Yearbook (9,10,11,12) co-editor last year and next year
-Dead Language Society (9,10,11,12) head last year and next year
-Girls Learn International Club (9,10,11,12)
-Modern Science Club (9,10,11,12) co-head next year
-Lit. Mag (9,10,11,12)
-School Tour Guide (9,10,11,12)
-Community Service Rep. (Elected-11,12)
-Refugee Club
I started this as a sophmore. We hold drives for phila. refugee mental health collaborative and discuss solutions to refugee issues.</p>

<p>AWARDS
-National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude 9,10 and perfect paper 11
-Phila. Classical Society Academic Awards- perfect paper 9,10,11,12
-Phila. Classical Society Art Awards- Magna Cum Laude 9,10,11</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer 1 hr./week for three years so far and next year at adult day center
Drives for Phila. refugee mental health collaborative (refugee club)
Girls Learn International Club</p>

<p>OTHER
Duke Young Writers camp for four years
Self published young children's series
Working with the Refugee Mental Health Clinic on Mondays in the Summer
Shadowing various psychiatrists
Helped published medical paper about bi-polar teens</p>

<p>Essays: very good</p>

<p>Recommendations: Strong, especially from english teacher who went to Duke and knows the president</p>

<p>Thank you for reading this and helping me! All advice is appreciated.</p>

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<p>Sorry my sports got deleted and I can’t edit the post!
SPORTS
Golf and field hockey varsity all four years, golf captain junior and senior year.
Please note that varsity is not offered in these sports, and I couldn’t play either at the college level</p>

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<p>You have a chance, and I think you’ll get in. Your test scores and gpa are good. Your ECs are a little cliche’d but your double legacy, aunts, and teacher from Duke would most likely help you a lot. Good luck and tell me how it goes!
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<p>Where are the AP/IB classes? I doubt your private schools lack them. A 4.0 only looks good if you are taking a rigorous course load otherwise it appears you are selling yourself short. And since you are interested in foreign languages/the classics, why not take those at the AP level?</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t have AP/IB classes, if you want to know why you can read below- I copied and pasted this from my school’s website. I don’t think this has much of an effect because my school always graduates many students to top schools.</p>

<p>After thoughtful, lengthy discussion within the school, we have reached a strong consensus that the College Entrance Examination Board’s Advanced Placement [A.P.] program no longer serves the school’s mission or our students’ needs as it once did. The strengths of the AP programs are greatly outweighed by myriad disadvantages when teaching to a generic, external high stakes test – the very kind of teaching that is being cited everywhere as antithetical to best pedagogical practices.</p>

<p>And while the AP program may help weaker schools elevate their curriculum, it is no longer standard practice at competitive universities to accept AP credit. Nor does the AP label guarantee extra consideration in the college admissions process.</p>

<p>The erosion of AP participation among independent schools – and some first-rate public school districts - is widely known.We know we can create programs that retain the rigor and intellectual challenge of the best of the AP program while allowing our own highly-educated and creative faculty to create college-level programs that are relevant, exciting, and tailored to our own needs and direction.</p>

<p>The courses replacing our AP offerings in 11th and 12th grade will be equally demanding. High-level courses will retain our typical prerequisites to ensure a good match between student and course work. In some courses much of the current AP curriculum will be retained; others will include more relevant and focused material.</p>

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<p>Strong numbers and very strong EC, plus your parents both went to Duke. Have a nice mix of Science and literary</p>

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<p>you have a very good shot (even without legacy u would probly be a shoo-in) especially with ED. if that is the most difficult schedule in ur school, that is fine. just put good thought in ur essays, have them reviewed by English teachers, and ur set.
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<p>@FischerDude97‌ thank you!! </p>

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<p>thank you @oregon5s !!! good luck to you too</p>

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<p>I would be surprised if you didn’t get into Duke. Your scores are good, your ECs are great, and your class rigor is good. Also, you are taking a lot of language classes, something not many students do. I think that will set you apart. Make sure your essays are up to par, and you should be set, especially with ED! Good luck!</p>

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<p>70-30 chance of getting in. Everything seems in place . Chance me please !</p>

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<p>Wow you have amazing stats and interesting ECs! I’m almost certain you’ll get in. Congratulations on all your great achievements!</p>

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<p>You should never be surprised if someone doesn’t get into Duke. It’s a lottery school. </p>

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<p>thank you so much @jinx123445‌ @germangirl123‌ and @SameerHussain‌ !!! Your feedback very much appreciated!</p>

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<p>@Innominata‌ ?? I have never heard this before, and I am 99.9% sure duke is not a lottery school. What makes you say that?</p>

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<p>sounds like youre going to duke! :smiley: legacy… </p>

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<p>@cassa22‌ WAit… did you take any SAT Subject Tests? </p>

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<p>@cassa22‌ Also, do you hold officer positions (preferably President) in any of your clubs? Because you should :o (But this is coming from an asian :)) </p>

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<p>@cassa22‌ Do you even know what lottery school means? Duke has a 10% acceptance rate. It is among the 8-12 most selective schools in America. It’s a reach for virtually everybody who hasn’t won a major academic award…</p>

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<p>@cassa22‌ @Innominata‌ Duke is def a lottery school. basically all top 15 can be considered lottery schools </p>