Chances for Duke ED and Umich

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me please, I know my reach schools are a crapshoot but…

Demographics: Male half white-asian , incoming senior, small rural Private school in Michigan (little to offer academically)
Looking to major in Neuroscience/Human biology with minor in German at Trinity.

Academics:

New SAT:1450/1600, (730CR,720Math), 21/24 Writing. (My main worry here, I’m not sure how colleges are going to use the new SAT)

ACT:no, no SAT II (will take MATH II and Biology later)

Class rank:Probably top 1%

GPA: 3.98 UW.

Coursework: Took most challenging possible courseload all 3 years. AP Calc BC (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Comparative Government (4), AP US History (3), AP Psychology (5). Currently taking Calculus III and Sophomore Physics class at local Community college.

Extracurriculars and Awards:

2 years Model UN. Named Honorable mention delegate twice at MUNUC.

2 years Track and Field: Captain, hold 2 school records, (4xAll-conference, 5xAll-region, 3xAll-State in track&field as a sprinter. Member of state-champion 4x200 relay team. Academic all-state. Member of Vietnam junior national team.)

2 years Varsity Baseball. Academic all-district and all-region, District & Regional champion.

1 year Science Olympiad (Current school doesn’t have a team): Placed first regionally, second-state wide, and ninth nationally. Medaled in anatomy.

NHS: 2 years. Some volunteer work every month, amount varies.

-Paid summer lab assistant in photovoltaics division at Vietnam National Institute for Genetics. Assisted in PCR procedures and imaging. Helped develop a smaller, more efficient photovoltaic cell that is currently being used in rural Vietnam.

Intern at Vietnam National Institute of Biotechnology (Junior year), researched fungi and medicinal applications of Lingzhi mushroom.

Volunteer at local hospital: 12 hours a week, primarily working at the gift shop.

2xQuiz bowl: Captain and Voted team MVP.

AP Scholar with Distinction. (lol)

Misc.:

Fluent in three languages.

Legacy at Umich

Schools:

  • Reach: Duke, Umich, Stanford, USC,JHU
    • Match: Purdue, MSU

-Safety: Local college, Illinois tech.

Any advice would be appreciated as well

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Why is UMich in your reach category? At most it is a high match. Instate and legacy at UMich are great. You have an good chance at UMich considering your class rank and gpa may make up for your SAT. As for Duke, your SAT is a little low but I still think you have a chance, especially with ED. Good luck

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I’ve just seen many supposed scorers of 33+/2200+ be chanced very low on umich, so I might be overestimating it. @pk1jk1 what SAT score do you think would cut it?

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Well on the UMich website, it says the SAT range is 2050-2330. Granted that is a huge range, you are an instate student so you it would probably be a lower range for you. A 1450 is roughly a 2100, so even though it is not much higher, it will probably not limit you too much considering you are also a legacy applicant.

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I see, what SAT do you think I would need for Duke? @pk1jk1 1

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Your. extracurriculars GPA are solid. Your standardised test score is probably too low for Duke. That stands out. I really do not think you should apply to Duke. I really don’t think you should apply to Duke. ED increases your chances of getting in, hence you should maximise your chance of getting in a top college such as UWash which is not as selective.

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@Logan2020 smd bruh