Decision Predictions for Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
1

<p>I know this is kind of late :P, but what do you people think of my chances? A simple "in" or "out" will suffice.</p>

<p>Sorry if this is kind of long; it's a copy/paste from an old chance thread of mine.</p>

<p>Tests:
SAT I: Verbal: 730 Math: 800 Writing: 790
SAT II: Physics 800 Math IIC: 800
ACT: English: 35 Reading: 32 Math: 35 Science: 36 Writing(essay): 31(8) Cumulative: 35</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.44 (not taking into first semester senior year)
unranked HS</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Marching Band
Math Team - Captain
Science Olympiad
Drama Club
Film Society
Volunteered at local Jewish Community Center drama program
conducted research at Columbia's astrophysics lab this entire past summer
Built website for multi-school district anti-drug coalition
Built website for school's counseling department
Ham Radio Technician Class License
Former Moderator of Large (10,000+ members) computer forum
invented and distributed new ring tone (commended by New York State & covered heavily in the press)
Taught myself guitar and music theory
Contestant on "The Long Island Challenge" TV Trivia program (had to qualify)
Ran a company for tech support and computer construction in 8th and 9th grade
Design and maintain commercial websites</p>

<p>Awards and Recognitions:
5th Place (11), 8th place (12) individual - Nassau Math Tournament - County
6th Place (11) team - Nassau Math Tournament - County
National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>I attended a private school for the gifted that had an IQ requirement for grades 5 through 8, at which I took high school classes beginning in 6th grade. My grades in high-school level classes (on a separate transcript sent to colleges) were all 4.0. I skipped my sophomore year of high school.</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman:
Precalc Research Honors (honors + 4 independent projects)
AP Physics B
Global II H
English H
Spanish H
Writing Enrichment</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C
US H
English H
Spanish H
Natural Science Research Seminar
Health</p>

<p>Senior:
Multivariate Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Biology
English H
Spanish H
Independent Science Research</p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

2

<p>In .</p>

3

<p>^agree. you are definitely in.</p>

4

<p>I want to say in, but the GPA.... it's a tough call.</p>

5

<p>ur in hoe :)</p>

6

<p>I went to a similar private school actually.. got me uber-accelerated in high school.
I would say your chances are good.. but I'm sorry to say that the GPA does not make you 'definitely in'</p>

7

<p>gpa is sorta low. idk...good ec's and scores, but the most important is gpa. maybe waitlisted?</p>

8

<p>I guess I'll find out soon enough lol</p>

9

<p>definitely in.</p>

10

<p>I would say in, good luck!</p>

11

<p>yea but those scores override the gpa. and the gpa is still good. i would accept u if i was an admissions person.</p>

12

<p>amazing chances buddy i wish you the best of luck bc honestly i pale in comparison to you.</p>

<p>congrats on all of your achievements nonetheless and i hope you get what you want =]</p>

13

<p>Thanks a lot, all of you.</p>

14

<p>you are in if you go to a good school. because if you just go to some regular school with little to no students going to Ivies and other top privates... i dunno about that GPA.</p>

15

<p>I'd say in...</p>

<p>on a side note, being a math-oriented Nassau County person, I'm guessing I probably know you lol. Come to all-star team practices?</p>

16

<p>I actually haven't been to any practices yet lol. When's the next one?</p>

17

<p>Haha, this Thursday night ;)</p>

18

<p>I was in a show at my school, and then on vacation, so I couldn't go to any previous ones.</p>

<p>On a completely unrelated note, are you Asian?</p>

19

<p>Nope. And since I'm a girl...well, this is going to be both sexist and racist for a moment, forgive me...I'll be pretty easy to recognize at all-star practices lol.</p>

20

<p>Haha, I'll try to find you. </p>

<p>BTW, I got in!</p>