Chance me for Fall 2012

Applying to College
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<p>Hey, I am currently a senior applying to the following universities and I was thinking if you guys could chance me: Duke, UF, BU, Purdue, and Vanderbilt. <em>I am puertorrican</em></p>

<p>Academics:
Class Rank: Top 10%
GPA: Weigthed is more than 4.0
Class rigor: Most rigurous and challenging program available since 9th grade ( I take all the AP courses)</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: (Superscore)
C:26
E:26
M:28
R:24
S:27</p>

<p><em>still 26 if not superscored</em></p>

<p>SAT II's:
Biology M:660
Biology E: 700
Spanish(reading): 800</p>

<p>EC's:
1. Chemistry Club- Member (11th and 12th grade) Approx. 3hrs/wk 26wks/yr</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Animalia Club- Founded in 2011, Representative (11th grade) Member (12th grade)
Approx. 1hr/wk 12wks/yr </p></li>
<li><p>Student Council- Sub-Secretary (9th grade), Representative (11th grade) Approx. 1hr/week 30wks/yr</p></li>
<li><p>English Club- Member (7th, 9th), Treasurer (10th and 12th grade), Vice President (11th grade) Approx. 1hr/wk 12wks/yr</p></li>
<li><p>SHPE Jr. Member(11th grade)</p></li>
<li><p>Ministry of Music Singer (9-10th grade)</p></li>
<li><p>Student at Music School(Guitar and Music Theory) (9-11th grade)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer at a Vet Clinic: (11th-12th grade)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Regional Science Bowl 2nd Place
Regional ACS Chemistry Section Test Participant scored 40/50 on the test
Outstanding Student Award 10th and 12th grade</p>

<p>Enrichment programs:
I was accepted at a selective veterinary medicine program at Purdue University on the summer of 2011.</p>

<p>On a side note, I think that my writing skills are very good(according to the head of the English department at school) and that my letters of recommendation will be great as well since both of the teachers love me. xD</p>

<p>Please let me know soon :)
Thank you.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Duke and Vanderbilt are the most prestigious out of all of those, so probably not those due to the low test scores. The others are a maybe since you’re a URM although still it might be difficult with the low test scores. Also, make sure someone reads everything before you send it in, because there are many mistakes in your post.</p>

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<p>Sorry for the mistakes. I usually don’t write that bad but I was pretty annoyed by the fact that my PC kept saying that the webpage had expired so I had to write it three times. xD</p>

<p>In respect to your comment, I know four people from my school that got into very presitigous universities with relatively low scores. If I recall correctly, one of them got into Duke with approx. a 1740 on the SAT. The others got into MIT and Harvard with scores of 1860(MIT),1950(MIT), and 2010(Harvard) respectively.</p>

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<p>By the way, you should try looking at my stats in a holistic way instead of just looking at my scores. People with 36’s or 2400’s get rejected too you know… >.></p>

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<p>bump…10char</p>

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<p>Holistically you seem like a good student. I can tell that you have a passion for the science field, your ECs are strong. I think you have a realistic shot at all of them.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot :D</p>

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<p>Duke is almost always somewhat of a toss-up regardless of stats or other achievement simply because of the applicant pool they receive. Other than that, the rigor of courses you took should be able to make up for the slip-up on your SAT, and your extra-curricular activities should put you into the competitive range.</p>

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<p>Thanks! :slight_smile:
anyone else wanna chance me? :D</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>ummmm…bbbbuuummmmppppp</p>