chances at duke, chicago, hopkins, vandy?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying to duke, university of chicago, johns hopkins, vanderbilt, emory, and carnegie mellon. what are my chances?</p>

<p>unweighted gpa: 3.55, weighted: 4.09</p>

<p>AP scores:
World History-5
Calc AB-5
Chem-4
Spanish-2
English-5
US History-4
Stats-5
Bio-5
Physics-3
i'm taking 4 more ap classes this yr</p>

<p>SAT I - 2140 (730 M, 710 W, 700 CR)
SAT II - 780 Math II, 700 Chem, 700 US History</p>

<p>EC's:
San Diego Youth Symphony, 2nd violin (11,12)
Cross Country (9,10,11)
Hospital volunteer (11,12)
Teaching Assistant at chinese school (10)
Club president, raising money for earthquake victims (12)
I also donated my paychecks that I earned over two summers to a charity that helps kids with cleft lips</p>

<p>national merit semifinalist</p>

<p>I know my gpa's on the low side, but i feel really good about my essays and my letters of rec. so what r my chances? pls b honest</p>

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<p>also, does it help that i hav an upward grade trend? i got a 3.83 1st semester soph yr. 4.15 2nd semester soph yr. and 4.5 both semesters junior yr</p>

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<p>Yeah, having an upward trend definitely helps. Your GPA is a bit low but your course load is rigorous. Also, solid SATs and Subject Tests.</p>

<p>Duke - low reach
Chicago - low reach
Johns Hopkins - match
Vanderbilt - match
Emory - match
Carnegie Mellon - match</p>

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