Chance Me

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<p>So i'm thinking of applying to Duke, could you kind people chance me?</p>

<p>I'm biracial male(white/persian) with a 3.65/4(unweighted) GPA at a small prep school outside of Boston.</p>

<p>Test Scores:
33 ACT Composite
32 English
33 Math
32 Reading
35 Science</p>

<p>SAT II's 720 Bio, 750 World History and 620 Math II</p>

<p>National Ap Scholar with Distinction
AP Bio 5
AP US 5
AP World 5
Ap English Comp 4
Ap Calc AB 3</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>All Conference Basketball Player(good enough for d2/d3, not to get recruited to Duke)</p>

<p>School Newspaper 2 years</p>

<p>Model UN 4 years</p>

<p>150 Hours Community Service teaching kids how to play sports</p>

<p>Last Summer worked in a bio-tech lab on a project about the toxins in red rice extract</p>

<p>This Sumer interned at a sports medicine practice</p>

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<p>your scores are strong and your GPA is decent. your ECs are flat - they seem kindof token. </p>

<p>i'd say you have a shot, but definitely no sure thing. what are you thinking of for an essay?</p>

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<p>Middle of the pack applicant with decent EC and ACT, but weak SAT II and GPA.
You got a chance, go for it.</p>

4

<p>You have good SAT II scores and ACT, and your GPA is fine too. You have great in-depth extracurriculars which I think you could integrate and elaborate on in your essays if possible. </p>

<p>If you're applying Regular Decision to Duke, aim for straight As in first semester senior year, because that could actually make a difference. I'm not a professional "chancer" (I'm also a rising senior interested in Duke), but I do know that you have good chances. Just give it your best shot, and write AWESOME essays, because essays matter too. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>yeh, i would say that duke easily has twice as many applicants as they do spots that are within reasonable range of the expected scores, gpa etc. what seperates the rest are EC's and essays. Your essays can be the factor that gets you in or leaves you behind with the other well-qualified rejections. Your obviously smart and successful in several areas though, so you will end up somewhere great! </p>

<p>Overall, at Duke Regular Decision i say toss-up, 50-50, but keep in mind that this chance could increase or decrease based on essays and other factors I am not aware of. Also, I too am a rising senior in HS and by no means have the chancing skill of an adcom or a current Duke student for that matter. Those who have been through the process and succeeded would no doubt be better judges than I.</p>