Chance me for ED Duke?

<p>Can anyone chance me for Duke ED and Vanderbilt/Cornell/Brown/UPenn RD? I'll be applying for Trinity Class of 2018 for Duke. Also, can anyone provide me with what schools would be matches and safeties for me? I live in FL, so if a public school is mentioned, I would rather it be a Florida school so I don't have to pay an exorbitant amount of tuition.</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (680 Math) (730 CR) (700 Writing)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 US 760 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (5.44 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/396
AP (place score in parenthesis): (5s) in: AP Human Geo, Stats, US History. (4) in Chemistry</p>

<p>AICE (place score in parenthesis): Scale is A (highest) to E, (A's) in: Eng Lang, US History, Marine Science, General Paper. (B's) in: Chemistry, Sociology (D's) in: Psych, International History, Thinking Skills. </p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: The hardest classes available, some AP's online, and a few Dual Enrollment at a local community college. Total adds up to about 14 or 15 AP/AICE/DE</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar. Co-Principal Trombone for All-County ensemble. Superior on a Grade 6 solo at both state and district solo&ensemble. Invited to and Marched in the last Presidential Inaugural Parade with a drum corps (see summer activities). Scheduled to perform in Carnegie Hall next Spring with the Youth Symphony Orchestra. I'm not sure where to put the last two, but they're pretty significant. Is there a place where they'd be acceptable on the application, or should I leave them out entirely?</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (Drum Major), Model UN (secretary), Youth Symphony Orchestra (principal bass trombone), Mock Trial (Founder and President), Mu Alpha Theta (historian)
Job/Work Experience: N/A</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Approximately 150 hours. Most of which would be working at a horse rehabilitation center. The rest would be performing in a pit orchestra for a local musical theater production.</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Marched in a World Class Drum Corps (Boston Crusaders) as a lead baritone
Essays: Should be good
Teacher Recommendation: Should be very good
Counselor Rec: Alright, although the counselors rarely have the chance to know students personally at my school.
Additional Rec: Should be great, this one would talk a lot about my character and leadership traits</p>

<p>Intended Major(s): Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Slightly below average Public. Not a large push for colleges other than state schools. Minority of us go to flagships.
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Puerto Rican)
Gender: M
Income bracket (if applicable): <40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first-gen, (low income?)</p>

<p>Duke ED: Low reach
Cornell: Reach
Vanderbilt: Reach
Brown: Reach
UPenn: Reach</p>

<p>Are you sure UF isn’t an option? Sure, UF is very irregular, but it is a school you should consider.</p>

<p>I’ll be applying to UF either way, but I’m just loathing the chance that I’d have to go there if I can’t get into any of my reaches.</p>

<p>UF, Loathing? Really!</p>

<p>I know that sounds shallow, but I have visited UF on a few occasions. Nothing in it really struck me, and it doesn’t have much to offer me that correlates with my interests. It’s a great school, but I suppose it’s not the right match for me. I was going to look into other Florida schools in the near future because of that reason.</p>

<p>Bump, any other opinions on my chances?</p>

<p>UF: Low match</p>

<p>Duke ED: Reach
Cornell: Low Reach
Vanderbilt: Reach
Brown: Reach
UPenn: Big Reach</p>

<p>Duke ED: Low Reach
Cornell: Low Reach
Vanderbilt: Low Reach
Brown: Reach
UPenn: Reach</p>

<p>What could OP do to improve his chances of UPenn and Brown?</p>

<p>Bump up the SAT1 score. Try to get 1500+ in CR+M (now it is only 1410).</p>

<p>With my new SAT score, I have a superscore of 2190 (680 math, 730 reading, 780 writing).</p>