Chance me for ED Duke University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: White Male
Location: Chicago, IL Public High School
Income < 50k
First Generation College Student</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 UW 4.75W</p>

<p>Class Rank: 3/395</p>

<p>Freshman Year:(0 AP offered)
Honors Lit I: A/A
Honors World History: A/A
Honors Environmental Science: B/A
Honors Physics: A/A
Honors Algebra 2: A/A
Spanish I: A/A
Gym I: A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: (1 AP offered)
Honors Lit II: A/A
Honors Biology: A/A
Honors Geometry: B/A
AP United States History: A/A
Spanish II: A/A
Male Choir I: A/A
Gym II: A/A</p>

<p>Junior Year: (two AP max)
Honors modern US History: A/A (graduation requirement)
Honors Chemistry: A/A
Honors College Algebra: A/A
AP English Language and Composition: A/A
AP US Government and Politics: Na/A (took online through Illinois's virtual school)
Art I: A/A
Advanced Mixed Choir I: A/A
Gym III: A/A</p>

<p>Senior Year: (3 AP max)
Honors Lit IV:
AP Calculus AB
AP Environmental Science
AP World History
Honors Advanced Choir II
Gym IV
Elective</p>

<p>ECs:
300+ Service Hours (recorded on transcript)
President of Key Club (9-12)
Officer of Poetry Club (10-12)
Member of National Honor Society (11-12)
Member of:
Chess Club
Asian Club</p>

<p>Summer of sophomore year volunteered with school with freshmen initiation program (6 weeks)
Summer of Junior year internship with local alderman's office.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Also chance me for:</p>

<p>Georgetown
U of Chicago
Northwestern
GWU
UIUC
U of Denver
American
U of Michigan
U of Iowa
Michigan State</p>

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<p>ACT:
28C: 24E, 27M, 28S, 33R, 9W
28C: 26E, 27M, 30S, 27R, 10W
28C: 27E, 27M, 30R, 28S, na W (state)</p>

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<p>Bump…
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<p>Very low chance, ACT score is way too low. You want a 32+ to be competitive. Try the SAT and get a solid 2100+.</p>

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<p>What do you plan on studying?</p>

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<p>I agree with cortana, you need like a 33+ to be really competitive as the rest of your application stats wise looks good. But your ECs are very weak, not enough leadership in there. I’d say duke is a pretty high reach for you. Your good for all of the other schools your applying too except for UChicago which your chances are pretty much on par with Duke’s. Northwestern as well as Georgetown will probably be mid reaches. With a 32 superscore on your ACT i’m willing to say they’d be low reaches.</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1359833-chance-umiami-will-chance-back-very-desperate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1359833-chance-umiami-will-chance-back-very-desperate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Public Policy</p>

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<p>Do people get into the highest tiered schools with ACT under 30?</p>

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<p>It is possible, sure. But it is very rare. It doesn’t occur often.</p>

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<p>It happens but it will be hard. They do look at all of your app and rank you in six different categories at Duke though, so you still have five to shine. Anyway study hard for the act and take it in Sept</p>

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<p>Yeah your ACT is too low. Extra curricular are also weak. Course rigor is also weak. All the previous mentioned schools you will not have any chance for. Below 30 would be extremely rare, even with a hook. For you it would be impossible, as nothing is on par and you have no hook. However you have a good shot at the other schools on your list.</p>

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<p>I think Duke will be a fairly high reach for you. Your GPA is fairly low compared to other competitive applicants to Duke (3.97+) and your test scores aren’t competitive enough at all. However, all else on your app looks stellar, and if you can manage to get your ACT up to a 35, and SAT up to 2300, Duke will be less of a reach for you. Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1358653-chance-rising-junior-will-chance-back.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1358653-chance-rising-junior-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Also, Northwestern and Georgetown will also be reaches, but lower reaches if you improve your test scores to the aforementioned levels.</p>

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<p>Will the September ACT be in time for ED admissions? </p>

<p>I will get “most demanding” for course load.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Yes, if their parents donate millions to the college or is a recruited athlete and/or is a serious URM (i.e disadvantaged hispanic/black or native american)</p>

<p>And yes, the september ACT will be received in time for ED consideration.</p>

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<p>Isn’t First Generation College a “hook”? People from my HS routinely get in places with much lower test scores when they are 1st Gen (even though not URM) then everybody else.</p>

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<p>Hooks include things like being a legacy, a URM, a first gen, a DI-DIII athlete, etc.</p>