chance me please (duke, uva, unc etc.)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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background:
male, caucasian, born in us

9 highschool in state

upper middle class
3.75 UW GPA, 4.18 W GPA,
decile: top 20% of my class, class is 331 people

academic awards:
AP scholar award
Commended Student National Merit Scholarship Program
National Honor Society (both years i was eligible)
High Honor Roll (all 4 yrs)

intended major: business related

tests:
32 ACT composite 1 sitting, 33 math, 33 reading, 30 science, 30 Combined English/Writing or Writing Subject Score
on the new sat (out of 1600): 1 sitting, 1440 total, 720 math 720 reading, 19 essay

AP tests:
statistics ap - 4, ap us history - 5, English Language & Composition - 4

class rigor: pretty much took the hardest schedule possible freshman sophomore and junior year:
freshman - junior year: 7 AP’s, 8 accelerated classes
senior year 1st semester: 1 accelerated, 1 AP, for sure taking 1 more ap second semester, perhaps a second

Extra curriculars/activites: prob my weakest section, i didn’t do too well here
club soccer, all 4 years of highschool (actually since kindergarten), captain of defense, couple playoff appearances
club indoor soccer, 10/11/12 grade, anchor the midfield, #2 scorer on team
crew member at burger king, been working there for 4 months now
volunteer at a math pentathlon program at my old elementary school, 10 and 11th grade
volunteer at a homework helper program at same elementary school, 11th and 12th grade
volunteer at a center for low socioeconomic status kids, helping with homework mainly, 10th grade
volunteer for a camp at carnegie mellon university, 9, 10 and 11th grade
eBay Business Entrepreneur (i own my own store on ebay), over 100 customers, over $25,000 in gross sales, 10 11 and 12th grade

clubs: pretty weak too
Jewish student union 12th grade (not jewish tho)
Cricket Club 11 and 12th grade
Gaming Club 9th grade
Technology Student Administration 9th grade
french club 10th and 11th grade

miscellaneous:
Fluent in Romanian

  • parents were romanian immigrants
    Intermediate in French (5 years of study)
    Extensive travel experience in US, Europe, and Asia 2005-present
    Bass guitar training 2010-2011
    Cello training 2008-2011

    Classical piano training 2005-2008

sorry this is so long lol

anyway, chances for UVA, Duke, UNC, michigan, Indiana? I’m out of state for all of those

thanks

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bump

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I think academically, you are really strong since you have a great gpa, class rigor, school rank, and many academic awards. This will definitely be appreciated by top schools. Though your testing is a bit under average for schools like Duke, the grades do make up for that.

I would say your extra curriculars are looking quite strong, since they emphasize what you like, rather than just ‘what colleges want to see’. (Im guessing ur into math and soccer

I think you have a really strong shot to all these schools. Good luck!

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Nobody on here can accurately chance you. You may as well apply but remember to apply to safety and match schools at which you would be genuinely happy and certain you can afford.

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I don’t think your academics are super competitive. You seem to have a lot of volunteering and clubs, which is good, and extensive travel experience, which is great, and lots of musical talent, which is awesome! Plus you’re fluent in an unusual language and the child of immigrants. AND you already have lots of experience with your own personal business. I think you’re very unique and overall a very strong candidate.
My predictions:
Michigan - accepted
UVA - accepted
UNC - 50/50
Duke - …? I never know what to expect with them
Indiana - honestly couldn’t tell you, I’ve never looked into them

Good luck!

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adding in ohio state ( i applied EA here) and NYU. what are my chances here?

great responses so far :slight_smile:

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I had higher stats than you last year and got waitlisted by UVA and UMich (3.93/33/~6%). I was eventually accepted into both, though… they’re gonna be tossups at best.

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From what I have seen about previous students with similar stats and profiles:
Michigan- 85%
UVA- 85%
UNC- 55%
Indiana- 95%
Ohio State- 90%
Duke- 35% (this is a tough one so I would say anywhere from 20%-50%)

Basically, your academic stats are very good and will get you into most schools around the country, but those alone are not quite good enough for a school like Duke. BUT, your extracurriculars are outstanding and you will stand out so I think that added with your academics will give you about as good of a chance as anyone at Duke.

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pretty solid for every school but duke.

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one last bump, any more opinions? all are appreciated :slight_smile: