Chances ED at Penn or Duke

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>How are my chances at getting into Duke and Penn Early? Where do you think I have a better chance- I love both equally. Also- can you recommend other safeties? Thanks so much in advance. </p>

<p>Early- Duke, Penn
Safeties- Santa Clara, Holy Cross
Targets- Notre Dame, Emory, Colgate, Hamilton, Boston College, Pomona
Reaches- Georgetown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, </p>

<p>my essay is about my summer spent doing research on a rare form of cancer found in china at yale and how it brought me to china</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0
APs: Chem 3 Bio 5 stat 5 english 5, physics, calc bc, english to be taken
SAT I: 2200, Critical Reading: 700, Math: 740, Writing: 760
SAT IIs: Chemistry: 710, Biology: 750, Math IIC: 800</p>

<p>Academic Achievements:
Cum Laude
Won high School Scholarship
Commended Scholar
book award from a renowned college
science and technology award from another university
Participated in IBM Math and Science Honors Program
Placed 8th, then 3rd in state national spanish exam
Honor Roll Througout high school
Various Achievement Awards and Recognition of Effort Awards
Participant of Yale Discovery to Cure Program</p>

<p>Extracurricular
Four year science research program
worked doing research at yale lab
volunteer for leukemia/lymphoma society
peer leader
editor in cheif of lit mag
editor of yearbook
model un
piano for 8 years- charity events
volunteer at nursing home and hospital
led program to teach inner city teenagers about violence
member of community service club
member of gaelic american club
recreational squash player
recreational irish step dancer
went on community service trip to france
eucharistic minister
spent a month abroad for four years</p>

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<p>ur stats seems to be similar to mine, and i'm also applying to penn and duke both, as well as several other colleges on your list. u prob have a greater chance at duke, and upenn depends on if ur applying to wharton or not.</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Penn in either Engineering or the College- does that change things at all?</p>

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<p>an engineering major is much easier to be accepted than those who apply to wharton, so u have a greater chance of getting in.</p>

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<p>Do you think i have a better chance applying to engineering at penn or engineering at duke early?</p>

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<p>Penn is one of the schools that openly implies that ED applicants have a better chance, so ED should improve chances.</p>