Chance me for duke!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White
Male
Maryland
Top 5 HS in State</p>

<p>SAT:2270 superscored
writing= 790 reading=770 math=710</p>

<p>SAT II: Lit 720 USH 710 BioM 700</p>

<p>GPA: 3.80 UW
No Class Rank</p>

<p>Freshman= all honors but not hardest math and spanish classes available
sophomore= all honors but not hardest math and spanish classes available
junior: ap english A, AP USH A-, honors precalc B+, honors spanish 3 A, honors physics A-
senior:AP Lang, AP Euro, AP Psych, AP Enviromental Science, honors statistics, honors spanish 4</p>

<p>AWARDS:
-1 national scholastic silver medal for journalism
-8 regional scholastic gold keys for journalism
-national and state awards for community service project
-national deca bronze for entrepreneurship
-president's volunteer service award for 250 comm. service hours</p>

<p>showcased on state televison show and state's largest for organizing large impact comm. service project</p>

<p>pictured in Forbes magazine with president of kumon</p>

<p>Job/internship/volunteer:
-tutor students at kumon 6 hours/week
-worked in restaurant for a year
-250 hours + volunteer tutorin disadvantaged students ina addition to kumon
-created own river cleanup program w/ 100 volunteers
-internship @mcgraw hill publishing
-created website bookstore for books- made 2000 bucks</p>

<p>Leadership
-state VP DECA
-chapter president DECA
-editor (not editor in chief) for 2 school newspapers
-concert choir thats nationally ranked
-global challenge club member
-NHS officer
-SHS</p>

<p>Letters of Rec:
-1 teacher will write prob. best rec of his life on my leadership in deca
-1 teacher will write a probably very good rec on my english skills
-guidance counselor and i are tight friends
-probably get anothe rec from someone if i think its necessary/relevant</p>

<p>essays should hopefully be pretty solid since writing is what i do</p>

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<p>You seem smart and well rounded. I definitely think you have a shot at Duke. I have a few friends who were accepted there this year and don’t have the number of creds you have.</p>

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<p>You have a decent shot… low reach.</p>

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<p>bump please anyone else?</p>

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<p>Several people in my school who have comparable stats have been accepted in the past 3 years to Duke so I would think you have a good chance!</p>

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<p>And btw, they also had leadership positions in DECA.</p>

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<p>i think you have a pretty good shot of getting in. Your creds looks really good</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/721928-just-another-exciting-chance-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/721928-just-another-exciting-chance-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your grades are great, your SAT is excellent, but most importantly, it appears as if your EC is truly remarkable. You will most likely make Duke.</p>

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<p>anyone else? I’m pretty nervous because about 3 kids in our school get in each year but usually it is because they apply ED. Financially, I can’t afford to go ED. </p>

<p>I am also looking at Georgetown, Brown, and McGill. Any chances on them as well as well as Duke?</p>

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<p>…???</p>

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<p>The data from your school provides better info than what you can get here.</p>

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<p>I think it is 50/50, since Duke has gotten so competitive.</p>

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<p>match.</p>

<p>now this is more than 10 characters</p>

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<p>i think match is being way too liberal
i thought it would be low to mid reach but its nice to have a claim substantiated by others as well</p>

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<p>id say pros: tough school, pretty good ECs, solid SAT scores, except math and subject tests should be around a 750</p>

<p>cons: gpa’s low especialyl coming from a great school, doesnt seem like you are taking toughest classes, no great awards like olympiad, isef, etc, and you’re a white male</p>