<p>Hey, guys! I just completed my first semester of college. Right now I am attending MTSU, which is the biggest public university in Tennessee. I applied only to in-state schools my senior year of high school because I thought it would be better if I were to be close to my family for at least a year or so. Now, I'm THINKING about transferring to Duke or Vandy (or possibly Belmont, which is also a school nearby and one that I love going to sometimes to visit people). Can you tell me if I might have a chance at getting into Duke or Vandy?
(P.s. I didn't get into Vandy the first time I applied. I think it might have been because of my ACT score. I believe I am qualified to attend there, but my score was a 28, and their minimum is a 29. My SAT was equivalent to the 28 on the ACT.).</p>
<p>Here's what I have to offer:</p>
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<li>Filipino </li>
<li>Tennessee (not sure if this and the one above are relevant, but you never know!).</li>
<li>Major: Political Science for Pre-Law (have taken 2 classes for this major.).</li>
<li><p>Minor: Journalism (have taken 1 class for this minor.).</p></li>
<li><p>3.853 college GPA</p></li>
<li><p>34 hours of credit so far (I took dual-credit classes in high school and went to a Governor's School program; I also took all the high school honors classes that were available and did well in them. I went to a small school ((around 450 students in all)), so no AP courses were offered, unfortunately.). </p></li>
<li><p>I've joined two college clubs this past semester. I'm planning on joining around two clubs every semester (as long as I don't get overwhelmed! Lol.). </p></li>
<li><p>3.92 high school GPA</p></li>
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<p>(Numbers below indicate which years I was involved in the organizations):
- Class President 1
- Class Vice President 2, 3, 4
- High School Band
- Spanish Honors Society 2, 3, 4<br>
- Student Council 1, 2, 3
- Student Council Officer 2, 3
- SkillsUSA 2, 3, 4
- SkillsUSA Officer 2<br>
- Health Occupation Students of America 1, 2, 3, 4<br>
- Health Occupation Students of America Officer 4<br>
- Future Farmers of America 1
- Future Farmers of America Officer 1<br>
- Future Business Leaders of America 1, 2, 3, 4
- Future Business Leaders of American Officer 2, 3, 4<br>
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes 4
- BETA Club 2, 3, 4
- BETA Club Officer 3, 4<br>
- Library Assistant 3
- Read! Across America 2, 3, 4<br>
- Gibson County School Mock Crash Drama Team 2, 3, 4
- American Legion 3, 4
- SCOPE 1, 3
- Gibson County Youth Leadership Program 3
- Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors 3, 4
- Teen Action Group 3, 4
- High School Heath Board 3, 4
- Kincaid-Gooch Voice Studio 1<br>
- Piano Guild Member 1, 2, 3
- Alice Adams Jackson Piano Studio 1, 2, 3, 4
- Cross Country 2, 3, 4
- Track 3
- Cross Country Captain 4</p>
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<li>Around 230 community service hours (I mainly volunteered at the local hospital and did a lot of tutoring and community projects around other schools in the county.).</li>
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<p>(Numbers in the brackets indicate the years in high school that these things occurred. Like, 1=Freshman year, 2=Sophomore year, and so on).
- Acceptance into the 2007 National Student Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN
- National Piano Guild Member 1
- Health Occupation Students of America - Researched Persuasive Speaking 3rd Place Regions, 1st Place State (2), 3rd Place Regions (3)
- Future Farmers of America Opening and Closing Ceremony 1st Place District, 3rd Place Regions (1)
- 2008 TN Governors School for the Arts (Piano) Alternate List
- SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Ceremony 1st Place Region, 1st Place State, 5th Place in the Nation (2)
- The National Society of High School Scholars (2)
- The National Honor Roll (2)
- American Legion Oratorical Contest 1st Place District, 1st Place Region, 2nd Place State (3)
- Acceptance into the 2009 TN Governors School for the Arts (Piano) 3
- Acceptance into the 2009 TN Governors School for the Humanities 3
- Acceptance into Hanbans Confucius Institute 3
- Wendys Heisman School Winner (4)
- Viking Service Scholar Award 1, 2, 3, 4
- Yearly recognition for being in the Top 5 of the Class 1, 2, 3, 4
- 3rd in class rankings (though I graduated from a class of 96 people, so it really was quite a small high school!).</p>
<p>Please tell me if I would have a chance of getting into these schools! I would really appreciate it ^_^.</p>