Chances for Duke/WakeForest/Penn/Dartmouth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a senior from rural NC:</p>

<p>Rank: Exact 1 of 270
GPA: 3.89/4 UW 4.8/6 W
Sr. Classes: AP Human, AP World, Honors Calc AB and AP Calc AB, Honors Bio 2 and AP Bio, Honors Spanish 4, AP English Lit
ACT: 31 (33 Eng, 33 Reading, 29 Math, 27 Science)
SAT II: 680 Chem and 670 US History (May not submit)</p>

<p>ECs: </p>

<p>Junior Civitan (international service organization similar to Key Club): School Member at Large, Vice President, District Lt. Governor and Governor, International Director and President
Student Council: Freshmen Class President, Soph, Jr, and Sr class rep, project chairs
CYC (Christian Club): Youth Leader
Marching Band: Pit Captain Soph-Sr Year, soloist every year
Sigma Phi Gama: Science honors club
Wind Ensemble: Most Improved Player, Most Outstanding Player, Directer's Award, NC All State Band (2nd Chair Mallets), UNC Greensboro Band Festival (1st Chair Percussion), NC All District Band (1st Chair Mallets), All County Band (1st Chair Mallets, Timpani), State Solo Contest (Superior Solo and Group)
NHS</p>

<p>Summer Programs:</p>

<p>UNCG Summer Music Program
Mars Hill Student Council Leadership Camp
Summer Ventures in Science and Math-similar to governor's school administered by the NC School of Science and Math and free of cost, I was selected for the Molecular Genetics of Marine Organisms Class in which I sequenced blue crab DNA, took place at UNC Wilmington
Junior Civitan International Conventions 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012</p>

<p>Honors: </p>

<p>Above listed band awards
Granite Quarry Civitan Scholar
Barry, Ontario Honorary Citizen
Recognized by school district for community service
Piano District Contest Superior</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>Over 1000 hours through Junior Civitan, fundraised over $6,000 for developmental disability research
Rowan Regional Medical Center Junior Volunteer, 100 hours
Rowan Helping Ministries, 250 hours</p>

<p>I sent recommendations from my professor at UNC Wilmington and from the Manager of Jr. Civitan; I submitted an extra essay as well and an update. I also had interviews with Dmouth and Wake that I feel went very well.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>My total guess would be that you will have no trouble getting into Wake. Dartmouth presses for diversity, including geographic, so being from NC (and rural NC at that) will help.
Not sure about Duke and Penn.
Did you attend NCSSM (I ask because you mention Ventures and often those kids seem to overlap with NCSSM students)? If so, then I think your chances at all schools will be good. If not, then your stats still look good but they will want to know (and will find out) how competitive your high school is. An A in a non competitive pond is different than an A in a terribly competitive pond filled with bright kids.
Off topic question…does your desire (or lack thereof) to continue band play into your college choices much? Not sure Dartmouth’s is too active with pit/mallet stuff.
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