Chances for Duke?

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<p>Hi guys thanks for the look!</p>

<p>White male, IL, private school, no Financial Aid</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.84 (Out of 4, 1 B+ sophomore year in APMEH, rest A's)
Rank: Guess we dont rank would be top 5/120.
SAT1: 1st Try: 690M 690V 670W
SAT1: 2nd Try: 650M 740V 740W
ACT: 1st Try: 32C 35E 35R 31M 28S 33W 10E
ACT 2nd Try: 33C 34E 34R 31M 33S 33W 10E</p>

<p>ECs/Awards:
Commended NAtl Merit Scholar
AP Scholar
Nominated for LFA’s “Cum Laude” society as a junior (1 of 6 chosen)
Voted “Senior Class President” by fellow students
“Head of School List” for GPA above 3.75 (Each year)
“Academic Performance List” (Recognized each year by teachers for enthusiasm in subject, commitment to excellence, positive attitude, seriousness, and reliability)
Winner of LFA’s “Sophomore Narrative” Award (Placed #1 in essay–writing contest)
Nominated for “Prefecture” (senior class leadership) by faculty
Named Senior Class Graduation Speaker
Selected as Editor-in-Chief School Newspaper (end of junior year)
Selected as Special Reports Editor (end of sophomore year—junior year)
Student Council: Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior year (only student-elected position at LFA, 1 of 3 elected each year)
Sports (Baseball: Freshman-Senior year, Golf: Sophomore-Senior year medalist)
Kohl’s Children’s Museum: Youth Leadership Board (Meeting Chair)
Summer Jobs: LFCDS youth camp counselor, youth baseball umpire</p>

<p>Essays:
Main Common essay is a fun one just about being a camp counselor
Activities essay is about journalism
both good, not like outstanding or anything</p>

<p>Recs: everyone says "amazing" or whatever, i mean i think theyll be good </p>

<p>What else is there...umm 8 APs by end of senior year....do you guys think maybe i should just turn in ACT?</p>

<p>Thanks for any feedback!! - Will</p>

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<p>how come ur gpa is 3.84 w/only one b+? i've had B+s, A-s, and As and I have a 3.93....</p>

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<p>haha by "rest A's" i definitely meant a fair share of A-'s, which count as 3.67, so thats why I have a 3.84. At my school though thats like really really high, i think the highest is a 3.97 for this absolute genius...it's also a 3.84 with a "very rigorous courseload" if I can throw that term around...</p>

<p>so what do my chances look like? Thanks again.</p>

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<p>I think your stats look pretty good. Duke will combine your best ACT sections to give you a 34.</p>

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<p>they do not superscore the ACT? do they? well i hope they do</p>

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<p>So what are my chances like....for comparison, how is the difficulty of acceptance at Duke compared to a place like Penn?</p>

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<p>i think your test scores and ecs are there... but your gpa definitely isn't, esp. your class rank.
i think it's easier to get in penn ed, but i think for regular, it's probably the same. admissions are so random nowadays, it's hard to tell.</p>

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<p>Well yeah like i said though, we dont list class rank, im just guessing im somewhere around there...that sucks that like that gpa isnt good enough, lol i mean 1 B+, too bad i didnt find CC until this past summer haha</p>

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<p>Well yeah like i said though, we dont list class rank, im just guessing im somewhere around there...that sucks that like that gpa isnt good enough, lol i mean 1 B+, too bad i didnt find CC until this past summer haha</p>

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<p>3.84UW not good enough? Give me a break. Don't worry, it won't keep you out of Duke.</p>

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<p>I think TT may have typed backwards - your GPA seems fine, but your test scores seem low.</p>

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<p>What about just sending the 32 and the 33 ACT? thats gotta be somewhere 25-75% right?</p>

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<p>It will come down to the subjective stuff like essays and recommendation letters for you Will.</p>

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<p>According to CollegeBoard.com, Duke's 25-75% ACT is 29-34.</p>