Chances for an average chick

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>White Female from Michigan
12/521 (I believe.) Somewhat competitive school.
Both parents went to college but never graduated.</p>

<p>GPA
Fresh-Junior UW- 3.89 W-4.03 (Sick 2nd semester of fresh yr... grades suffered, 3 b's)
Soph-Junior UW-3.96 W- 4.17</p>

<p>ACT- 33
Haven't taken SAT yet but PSATs were very high.</p>

<p>AP Classes (including next year's)
Calc AB
Calc BC
European History
World History
English (Lit and Comp)
Chemistry</p>

<p>AP Tests: All of the above plus Psychology (5), Biology (5), Government (5), Statistics, and Spanish.</p>

<p>Recs: Teachers: Great. All of my teachers love me.
Counselor: Don't know because it'll be a new counselor next year. Which is good because mine hated me for some reason.</p>

<p>ECs (weak)
Debate Club (10th-12th)
Model UN (11-12). Many trips to Model UN at U Mich.
National Honor Society (11-12)
Basketball (9. Injury, could only do city sports after.)
City Sports (Basketball, softball, volleyball, swimming)- 11 years.
Volunteer Coaching- 5 years. 3 teams a year for inner city kids. 3 hours at least a day. g
Well over 300 hours of community service (Not something I kept track of =[)
Basketball Referee- 2 years. 6 Hours every weekend.
Volunteer Umpire- 3 summers.
Part-time Job.
2 summers at CTD program at Northwestern.
Piano 6 years. Self-taught but never did any concerts or anything. Just entertained children at my community center at an after-school program.
One strange fact: Technically I am an plumbing apprentice. I could get my journeyman's before I go to college. Hey, women plumbers get paid at lot of money. =] Haha.</p>

<p>I am looking to major in psychology or sociology. Want to go on to law so I can one day grow up to do something in children's rights. </p>

<p>Thank you =]</p>

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<p>Bump.
And add Thespian and Tech work ~15 hrs/week to the list because I forgot them.</p>

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<p>you seem like a really strong applicant! keep those grades up.</p>

<p>why bother taking the SATs with that good of an ACT score?</p>

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<p>Cause the ACT was free and somebody told me some colleges don't take ACT scores. Is that true?</p>

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<p>Btw MallomarCookie you're like everywhere! I know you posted on at least a few of my other posts maybe on Stanford and Northwestern?</p>

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<p>Yeah I usually just click "New Posts" and look at threads with interesting titles. Anything to pass the time between now and March 29 (when I hear back from college).
Good luck with Duke :) I got in a few weeks ago!</p>

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<p>Congrats!! </p>

<p>I like Duke but Stanford's still my dream. Where else did you apply just outta curiosity?</p>

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<p>Duke takes the ACT and you don't need anything else. PS "Average chick" haha. Maybe rephrase that as average Duke applicant and it's a little closer to the truth.</p>

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<p>Haha no I really am an average chick.
I hate studying and I believe my grades are a fluke. School is just really easy but I'd really rather go to trade school and do something like electrical or plumbing work then go to college, but hey watcha gonna do?</p>

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<p>Lol not plumbin work.
And Stanford's my dream too. Eek!</p>

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<p>Haha.
I like working with my hands. I've always been a MAJOR tomboy and "guy" work just kind came really easily to me. I have always loved going to work with my dad and uncle (plumber and electrician). Learning about anything and everything has always been fun and electricity helped me a lot with physics and plumbing helped me with geometry and earth science (which was the worst class I've ever had to take.)</p>

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<p>Shesays-</p>

<p>FWIW: I think you look like a good bet! But who knows, maybe there is an unusually high number of female journeyman plumbers applying this year. Nothing wrong with a "trade." A university education is not necessarily vocational school! But you never know what may catch your fancy along the way.</p>

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<p>I don't want to go to vocational school. I want to go into sociology, then later to law. So I have my "fancy." But, nothing wrong with a backup plan.</p>

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<p>No-sorry, that's not what I meant! I was merely saying that a college education has intrinsic value beyond vocational purposes. It was something of a wise crack. I get it: you are an interesting young woman with diverse interests.</p>

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<p>Huh? I wasn't yelling, I was responding in a semi-sarcastic way to sarcastic post :P. I just like the word fancy =].</p>

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<p>;0)</p>

<p>mafool</p>

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<p>Hey! You're from Michigan too. I just realized that. =]</p>

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<p>Yep. And I do think your stats, activities are impressive. FWIW, my Mchiganian son is loving Duke.</p>