Do I have a Better Shot at Duke (ED) or UPenn (ED)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Location and type of school: top private school in Mississippi
Grade: Junior (as such, I have projected in my list of EC's that I will continue with my current activities)
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Indian)
GPA: 3.95 UW (everyone seems to weight differently; I will have taken 14 AP's upon graduation)
Rank: School does not rank, but I know that I am in the top 10%.
SAT: 2340 (800 CR, 740 M, 800 W)</p>

<p>Extra-curricular activities:</p>

<p>Taekwondo (9,10,11,12) - World champion in a field of ~1000 in 2007 (~8 hours/week)</p>

<p>Forgotten Global Crises Club (11,12) - president (~15 hours/week)
- I write a ten page weekly politics update for the school
- Started a global studies library, which houses volumes pertaining to political science, international relations, history, and economics
- Raise international awareness through speakers and videos</p>

<p>Student Government (10, 11, 12) - prefect of the Campus Life Committee (~2 hours/week)</p>

<p>Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12) - Captain (~10 hours/week)</p>

<p>Speech and Debate (9, 10, 11, 12) - Public Forum Debate Team Captain & Numerous local and nat'l circuit awards (~15 hours/week)</p>

<p>Quiz Bowl (10, 11, 12) - (~2 hours/week)</p>

<p>I will have logged over 200 hours of community service upon graduation.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Recipient of a $2000 global studies travel grant to work in Peru for one month.</p></li>
<li><p>National Merit Finalist (projected)</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>both equally…</p>

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<p>Coming from Mississippi with scores like that, you have a chance at ANY college. If you ED at either one, have a great shot at getting in (they would like to have someone from all 50 states locked in).</p>

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<p>Bump! Is lockn’s assertion true?</p>

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<p>holy crap. “world champion…”</p>

<p>you have a great shot at hypsm. you’re definitely in at duke and penn.</p>

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<p>you have a GOOD SHOT at any top 10 school so apply to where you WANT to go. If you are sure you want to go to Penn, do ED there…if you are sure you want to go to Duke, do ED there. If you arent sure, apply to a wide array of schools until you decide where you really want to go. i’m sure you will get into some great schools so try to focus on where you would be the happiest. But to answer your question I think ED admission standards at Duke/Penn are extremely similar and neither would be easier or harder for you to get into…I think you have a great chance at either.</p>

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<p>I have to disagree with some of the previous posts. Yes you do have good SAT scores, but your ECs are pretty weak for a top school/Ivy. Cross country, quiz bowl, taekwondo, etc. are not interesting enough to give you a “great shot”</p>

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<p>Hmm…I think you have a decent shot, more towards the accepted side.</p>