Chances at Duke and Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello!

I am a junior looking to apply to Duke, Cornell, and UPenn as well as other prestigious schools. I am looking into STEM or business. Any criticisms or advice on what I should be doing would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!

So here are some things about me:

Race: Asian
Citizenship status: Permanent Resident (I moved here when I was 7)
Family Income: Less than 45,0000
School Program: IB

Academics-
GPA: UW- 4.0 W- 4.39 (After sophomore year)
I expect to get 4.8-4.9 by end of this year.
Class Rank: 2/450
Standardized Test Scores:
SAT: Pretty Low :frowning:
First time 2160 (750 CR, 680 M, 730 W)
Second Time 2200 (760 CR, 750 M, 690 W)
Superscore: 2240
I am planning on taking the New SAT in March
SAT 2: Will be taking Math 2, Physics, Biology
AP: Stat (5), Latin (4), Micro (4), Macro (5), Comp Gov (5), Gov (5), Psych (5) Human (5)
I am taking AP Bio, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science this year.

E.C-

  1. Boy Scouts (2010-Present)
    Leadership: Senior Patrol Leader for 1 year
  2. Debate (2013-Present)
    Leadership: Captain (10th-Present)
    Awards: 3rd at Regional (9th), Some invitational awards, Planning to go to Regionals and states this year
  3. National Math Honor Society (2014-Present)
    Leadership: Planning to hold a position this year
  4. National Honor Society (2014-Present)
  5. Science Bowl (2015)
    6.World Quest (2015)
    Awards: 1st at Conference (Team is competing at nationals however, I might not be able to go due to schedule)
  6. Orchestra Club (2012-Present)
    Leadership: Technology Specialist officer (10th)

Awards-

  1. Orchestra:
  • Senior Regional Symphony Orchestra (9th, 10th, 11th)
  • All Virginia Symphony Orchestra (10th, Auditions have not started for this year yet)
  1. Boy scouts:
  • Going to be Eagle Scout by February
  1. AP:
    -National AP Scholar
    -AP Scholar with Distinction

Community Service-

  1. Church Children Choir: Violinist
    Hours: 250+
  2. Local Camp for Autistic Children: Junior Counselor
    Hours: 200
  3. Eagle Scout Project: Leader
    Hours: 20+

Experiences-
-Summer Residential Math, Science, Technology Governor School (10th)
-Planning to intern at a local university science lab

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Bump

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I think you should apply to all 8 Ivies and dual enroll in two of them.

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^Is this dad serious? Anyways, your SAT is not great but good enough for all these schools. Your GPA and Rank will help as does your ECs. You seem to have alot of ECs so make sure you only have the ones most important to you, most involved in, and mostly related to your major. You have a decent chance at all 3 schools but they are all reaches since anything can happen. Try to show interest in your essays. If you choose business, UPenn is great for you considering your financial need. Any other major is equal in all 3 but Cornell is slightly less prestigious than Duke and UPenn.

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Oh ok. Thank you!!