Chance me? Please?

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<p>Really want to go to Duke...Not sure about getting in...</p>

<p>Regular Decision
White Female from Texas
Major: Undecided (I know, it kills me too- but I can't choose!)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.32
top 10%, school doesn't rank- working on getting 5% with this semester (I think I'm close! My counselor thought I was going to be last year and unfortunately I was only 10%)
School: Private, Catholic, Class size: 208</p>

<p>Testing (I'm a terrible tester...):
SAT: CR 740, M 700, W 720
ACT: Composite: 33, Reading: 36,English: 35, Math: 31, Science: 30, Writing: 9
APs: US History, English Language, World History: 5s; Biology: 4
SAT Subject: US History: 750 (planning on taking lit, math (idk which), latin in december)</p>

<p>Activities:
Band- play flute, lettered, private lessons, camps
girl scouts- gold award, president
venture crew- president, Philmont trek
volunteering- mission trip to El Salvador (2 yrs), National Charity League (leadership position, awards for hours over required), miscellaneous volunteering
latin club- founder, one of the triumvirate
other random clubs and organizations that I have no leadership positions in </p>

<p>Other:
recs should be good (both my teachers acknowledged they did it, with smiles (idk if that really means anything...) and my counselor wrote my letter first (again- who knows if this means anything- just makes me feel good)
essays are good- common app one touched my counselors heart (yeah, she said that...)
one of very few in my grade taking over the allowed number of honors courses per semester (5 when 4 are allowed)</p>

<p>I'm worried because I'm not SUPER strong (or maybe not strong at all- idk- you tell me) and I have almost no direction in my activities, along with no major</p>

<p>Please respond! Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>You’re not a terrible tester, so shut up. A 1440/1600 is top 3-5% in the U.S. So shut up.</p>

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<p>^ There is no need for such hostility. :slight_smile: But really, kat96543, you are a very good tester comparatively.</p>

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<p>By no means do I wish to berate anyone in this thread…but I thought this definition of college confidential on urban dictionary was humorous:</p>

<p>“The forum where overachievers go, where people will do anything to get into Top 15, where people self-study APs, brag about their acceptances/rejections, and complain of getting 790.”</p>

<p>I still think your standardized test scores are top notch…not exactly 790’s though haha</p>

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<p>Your SAT 1440/1600 is at top ~2.5%, and 2160/2400 is at top ~2.7%. Reference</p>

<p>[SAT</a> Data Tables](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/data-tables]SAT”>SAT Suite of Assessments - College Board Research)</p>

<p>Your SAT II is a little bit low. You still have chance. Things depend on your luck even though Duke had a 29.5% admit rate for ED for class of 2015. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>I heard to get into duke you needed SAT scores of top 2.4%… Almost made it!</p>