Chance me please...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>lol I think Duke is probably out of my reach but anyway...</p>

<p>GPA : 4.05 out of 5.0 weighted (pretty bad I know, that's like top 18%ish in my HS although our school does not rank, I'm not very good at my humanities classes. But my grades show a very strong upward trend)</p>

<p>SAT: M:800, CR:660, WR: 690</p>

<p>SAT II's : Math Level II: 800, Chemistry: 800</p>

<p>AP's: BC Calculus-5, Chemistry-5, Statistics-5</p>

<p>EC/Awards:
-two time USAMO qualifier (AMC12: 129, AIME: 9)
-ARML participant (scored a 7 out of 8 in the 2006 ARML, which is like top 50ish that year?)
- AMC school winner/high scorer
- 3rd in my state math competition this year
- member of school math team
- random volunteering (60+ hours) for local non-profit organizations</p>

<p>Should I even apply?</p>

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<p>advice from a duke student:</p>

<p>if you are not in the top 10% of your class and are not a recruited athelete - you should consider not applying.</p>

<p>consider BC as a fit, georgetown/hopkins/northwestern/cornell as reaches</p>

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<p>advice from another duke student:</p>

<p>i was not in the top 10% of my (albeit competitive) high school class and was not a recruited athlete, got in RD just fine. but it is a reach.</p>

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<p>Nice job on ARML.. as someone who has participated in it throughout high school.. I have to say 7 out of 8 is 'Holy crap, you are awesome at math!'. </p>

<p>You should definitely apply to Duke!</p>

<p>I can't say whether you will get in or not.. but your math ECs will definitely help you out! </p>

<p>Best of luck next year! The things which may hurt you are sub-700 CR & WR scores and class rank but besides that... chances pretty good!</p>