Chance me just for Duke please! Just a quick comment will suffice.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (this will probably go up because retake in October) 780 CR, 690 Math, 690 Writing
ACT: none
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Bio, 780 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i think like 3.7 maybe 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):none
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Chem and Computer Science AB, 4 on Language and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Econ, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Honors Robotics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): got top 10% in state (NJ) for Biology in science league (idk if matters), Honorable Mention in William Patterson poetry competition (?)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars:
Fencing - club and school (applying as recruit so athlete tag)
Fencing captain
Vice President of Asian Cultural Club
CO-Founder of TED-ED club
Secretary of Education Foundation (fundraising basically)
On the FTC robotics team (ranked 13th in the world)
Member of keyclub for 3 years, committee head of cystic fibrosis

Job/Work Experience:
Licensed USFA referee - referees regional youth circuit and regional open circuits on weekends
Tutors at local business

Volunteer/Community service:
50+ hours logged with Keyclub

Note:
The admissions officer said my grades were low but they were only looking at the quantitiative side of things. I’m also an URM and I think my test scores are alright (I’m banking on the SAT score to be 2250+) as well as extracurriculars. I’m gonna write my essay on being a URM and how it’s changed my life perspective, etc.

Thank you so much!

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Are you Asian? I’m not sure that’s an URM.

Now that I think of it, how could being an URM change your life perspective? Haven’t you always been the same ethnicity/race?

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What is your fencing weapon? What is your USFA ranking? What results do you have? @sherpa is the guru re all things fencing, but if you are being seriously recruited by Coach Beguinet then I would think your other qualifications are easily within range. It looks like your AI is somewhere around 225-230, which would be outstanding. I would think you are in great shape as a fencing recruit.

You note that you are a URM as well. In that case, you should be a fairly strong applicant even without being an athletic recruit. What is your ethnic background?

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With your current SAT it’s a no.

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I think Duke might be bit of a reach

LOOK AT MINE PLEASE
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1821375-emory-barnard-northeastern-wellesley-nyu-wake-williams-uf-university-of-miami.html#latest

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If Alex and Elizabeth are supporting you, you have an excellent chance.

Ignore @wisteria100’s comment about your SAT. A 2150 is sufficient, especially when you add in your SAT II’s.

Good luck with your application. My daughter was a fencing team captain her senior year and might be willing to answer any fencing specific questions. PM me if you’d like.