Chances for Duke, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm just finishing up my applications and I was hoping I could see my chances. Please chance me for Duke, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Georgetown. I will chance back!</p>

<p>Class Rank: School doesn't provide rankings, but I am likely in the top 2% at a highly competitive public magnet school</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.9/5 weighted</p>

<p>SAT I: 2340 (800 CR, 800 W, 740 M)</p>

<p>SAT II: 770 Physics, 760 Math II</p>

<p>APs: U.S. Gov't & Politics - 5 (I only have one because I changed schools junior year and my new school doesn't offer them)</p>

<p>Senior Courses: All senior courses are taken at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (so college level/higher than AP level)
-Intro to Biotechnology
-Object Oriented Design Concepts (Computer Science)
-Physics: Mechanics
-Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
-American Dream Literature (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Literature of Sin (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Intro to Philosophy and Religion
-Freedom and Existence (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Calculus I-IV (Essentially calc BC plus multi-variable)</p>

<p>Major Awards: 1st place MA State Science Fair, US Air Force Award for Research, National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist (probably finalist), 3rd Place in International Essay Competition</p>

<p>ECs: -Mock Trial (team captain)
-Speech & Debate (Club president)
-President of my class
-Intern at US Congressman's Office
-Tutor at Inner City School
-National Honor Society
-Teen Leadership & Service Program in Vietnam
-Various Leadership and Government programs
-Peer Mentor
-~600 hours of community service
-Leadership training program and Counselor at Summer Camp</p>

<p>I have 5 published papers, and have completed 2 large-scale research projects (one in biology and one in engineering)</p>

<p>Essays: Excellent
Recs: Excellent (teachers told me that I am "the standard they hold other students to"), and I have an extra one from a US Congressman so that should help</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White, non-hispanic
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
No "Hooks"</p>

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<p>Fantastic stats. Congratulations! I’d say Georgetown is match. Same with Duke. Yale is a reach for everyone. Low- mid reaches for Dartmouth and Columbia. But in my opinion, I think Georgetown, Duke, maybe Columbia, and most likely Dartmouth will be sending your acceptance letters soon. Wait screw it I just reread you have 5 published papers. If you emphasize those with your other stats, I’d say everyone but Yale is a pretty good shot if your essays are good. Wait screw it again. My reading ability is bad today. The letter from a congressman might just push Yale into low reach/high match territory too. Best of luck!<br>
Chance me back?
In summary,
Georgetown: match
Duke: match
Dartmouth: high match
Columbia: low reach/high match
Yale: low reach/high match</p>

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<p>Your chances are as strong as chances get just as long as you are not looking to major in math/physics/cs/engineering</p>

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<p>Georgetown: High Match
Dartmouth: Low Reach
Duke: High Match/Low Reach
Columbia: Reach
Yale: Reach</p>

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<p>Wow. Everything is really impressive. I’d say you have as good a chance as anyone to get into all of these schools (in fact probably better) and agree with Achilles. That being said, just curious, how do you get a 4.9 GPA with only one AP class and with one semester of classes at WPI?</p>

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<p>The 4.9 was a typo, oops! It’s more like a 4.6 but my school does GPA oddly (factoring in the colleges courses make it difficult) so it will probably be recalculated by admissions committees.</p>

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<p>You have really very impressive stats, but the schools on your list are generally hyper-competitive - I think you’ll get in at least one of them, though. Shine with your other intangibles,(i.e. essays),since that will set u apart.</p>

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<p>No doubt that you will get into all of them truthfully your SATs, Grades, Senior Courseload, and ECs are really good. Unless your grades are super inflated you should be fine…<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1597246-chance-me-harvard-upenn-princeton-stanford-will-chance-back.html#post16763760[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1597246-chance-me-harvard-upenn-princeton-stanford-will-chance-back.html#post16763760&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^You’re kidding right? No one is a definite lock for schools like schools like Yale and Columbia.</p>

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<p>^Agree. @Andrew, if you believe that go look at the results threads on the Ivy forums on CC. People with 4.0s and 2400s get rejected and deferred.</p>

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<p>You have a good a shot as any! Best of luck</p>

<p>Yale- low reach (its a low reach for everyone)
Columbia- low reach/high match
All others- match</p>

<p>Chance me back plz!</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses! What kind of chances do you guys think I have of getting merit scholarships at Duke?</p>

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<p>I’m looking for more solid information right now, but from what I hear, it’s extremely difficult to get a merit scholarship at Duke. Since you have published papers, and with your awesome stats, you’ll probably be in consideration, but from what I see, the few merit scholarships that Duke gives out are often in an attempt to get students to go to Duke who have been accepted to HYP and haven’t enrolled yet.</p>

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<p>Yeah I haven’t been able to find much about the scholarships, but I’d imagine they would be hard to get considering the quality of the school. Thanks for the response!</p>

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<p>You have the best possible chance you could give yourself for schools like that, but you never know what happens with top competitive schools like Yale (it’s practically a reach for everyone). But with that said, you definitely have incredible stats and are generally a match for all those schools except the unpredictables like Yale and Columbia. I mean if you don’t have the best possible chance then no one else does hahaha good luck and chance me back please! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1595874-chance-me-ucs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1595874-chance-me-ucs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Georgetown: Match
Dartmouth: Low Reach
Duke: Low Reach
Columbia: Reach
Yale: Reach</p>

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<p>Wow dmart! You should be all set for Duke and G’town. The Ivies are probably all tossups/mid-reaches since it’s unrealistic for anyone to have better chances.</p>

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<p>Duke is more selective than Dartmouth. As usual, we have a bunch of uninformed high schoolers giving someone bad advice. In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow. </p>