Chances of ED?

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<p>Indian (asian) Male from Florida
ACT - 35 (34-writing, 35-math, 34-reading, 36-science)
GPA - 3.92 Unweighted, 5.2 Weighted
99th percentile in county (No Class rank) class size - approx. 500
Summa Cum Laude of school
Classes- 6 IB classes 1 dual enrollment, 7 IB classes last year (Tested out of Spanish. Doubled up in sciences, took both chemistry and biology (2 year IB courses)
AP Exams - Calculus AB-5, English Language-5, U.S. History-4, AP Psychology-4, AP Microeconomics-4, IB Spanish-6</p>

<p>Main ECs:
Varsity Tennis 4 years - Earned Letter
Math Team 4 years - Calculus Team
Service in villages of India for the past 2 summers with Northwestern University grant along with sister
Representative of NHS
Officer on Assignment/Legislative Coordinator of Youth In Government club
Attended selective science program at University of Florida
Program at University of California at Berkeley last summer
Mu Alpha Theta - 4 years
Mock Trial - 3 years as Prosecution Attorney on state ranked school team
Director of Youth Wing of India Association of Fort Myers
Member of Rho Kappa (Social Studies Honors Society)</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Distinction
3rd Place in County Mock Trial
3rd Place Regional Science Fair for red tide research in Southwest Florida
15th place Pre-calculus Regional Mu Alpha Theta Competition
4th Place Algebra II Regional Mu Alpha Theta Competition
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award winner
Finalist of State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida for work with oysters in tidal deltas
Outstanding Freshman Speaker of Youth in Government
National Merit Commended Student
Published poem in anthology: "A Celebration of Young Poets".</p>

<p>Essay on Hurricane Charley and Aftermath </p>

<p>Please evaluate my chances of getting into Duke's Trinity of Arts and Sciences
Thank You</p>

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<p>Looks good, where in the state are you from? I'm from the Ft. Lauderdale area and go to Duke.</p>

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<p>I'm from fort myers, it's on the west coast. You go duke? Is there any way i can contact you, like AIM or something, to talk to you about it?</p>

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<p>Duke's a reach for you.. but best of luck man, you have some good EC's and academics stats are tots!</p>

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<p>ur gpa is horrible but ur awards and estracurriculars r pretty good
u cant get a 6 on an ap exam. y do u tink u got a 6 on spanish?</p>

<p>i say duck is a way reach 4 u and u shud apply early def cuz otherwise ur not getting in</p>

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<p>I think you've got great stats and an excellent chance. I would encourage you to apply!</p>

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<p>3.92 UW is horrible now? Anyways.. If he has good academic stats, good ECs, and is applying ED, why is he still a reach?</p>

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<p>this all looks good to me...i think you should be able to get in...</p>

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<p>lol how is this a reach?? a 35 with a near perfect gpa is in</p>

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<p>no1 is a shoe-in 4 sur.</p>

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<p>you seem to have a lot of ECs, as well as an impressive ACT score...I think you should get in</p>

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<p>soyboy... your stupidity makes me cringe... if you had actually spent time reading his post, you would have seen that he said he had a 6 on IB spanish, which grades on a 9 point scale(?)... now who's stupid? Also, match doesn't mean a definite acceptance, thats normally called a safety, in my opinion, duke is a match for his/her because they have a very good chance at getting in... next time you reply, think before you post...</p>

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<p>Arvindian08 - feel free to email me @ <a href="mailto:w.lee@duke.edu">w.lee@duke.edu</a></p>

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<p>IB exams are on a 7 point scale Amesia7, a 6 is very good... Anyways, I think you have a very good chance!</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies, anyone else have any input?</p>

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<p>Yeah man, 3.92 is by no way horrible, especially considering your hard course load. Good scores, although I can't believe you got a 4 on psych lol. But seriously though, you've got great numbers and EC's. Plus, you're applying early. So I think you'll have a really good chance as long as your recs and essays reflect all the success you've had.</p>

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<p>haha well I never took the class at school so I was surprised that I even got a 4 on psych</p>

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<p>north-indians dont know anything! soyboy.. do you do shrooms when u read these threads?.. rocks maybe? </p>

<p>you have a great chance bro ;-) dont listen to soybean, dude's perception is blinded by his own ignorance (i got that from a book, i have no idea which =P.. let me know if u've heard this quote..)</p>

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<p>wooow enough with the north indian comments...thanks everyone else i hope i get in</p>