Do I have any chance AT ALL? (ED or RD)

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<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>-GPA: 3.61 unweighted, 4.02 weighted
-10 Honors classes taken, 5 AP taken (all 4's and 5's on the tests)</p>

<p>-Will run college track if my times permit (14.91 in 110m hurdles, 41.09 in 300m hurdles), both indoor and outdoor</p>

<p>-Senior class president
-Founder and President of Philosophy Club
-Founder and President of Pyschology/Sociology Club
-President of Politics Club
-Diversity Club member- went on school trip to Canada, and hosted a student from Canada for two weeks
-Debate Club member
-"Friends of the Orphans" Club member- went on week long mission trip to an orphanage in Mexico during spring break</p>

<p>-225 Hours Community Service completed upon graduation (of 125 required for graduation)
-Varsity Track for school (two years JV, two years Varsity)
-Run club track during the summer and off season (Track Athlete Year Round)- went to USATF Junior Olympics NATIONALS for 110m hurdles
-Very, very good recommendations
-Graduated Summa Cum Laude from a prep school in Arizona
-School does not rank, but about 25 out of around 200 usually graduate Summa Cum Laude</p>

<p>-SAT: Math 730, Writing 760, CR 710, Total: 2200</p>

<p>-?Possibly going on a mission trip to Tanzania to help with cataract surgery for underprivileged children
-?Possibly going to study philosophy at Oxford for two weeks over the summer</p>

<p>-Wrote a very personal essay about my father's alcoholism, and how he took his own life when I was eight years old. It is very, very good (If I dare say so myself).</p>

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<p>Wow, are you serious? You can better grades than 95% of the country and your’e wondering whether you have a shot? Everyone has a shot. Theres no formula for guaranteed admission.</p>

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<p>It’s just that I’m up against a huge number of applicants with higher gpa’s than I have (an average of around 3.8)
A lot of the dudes on this forum will tell you that you have absolutely no shot if you don’t have like a 3.9, so maybe my confidence was just invalidly lessened</p>

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<p>Don’t listen to them and apply. You never know…</p>

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<p>I got in to Duke…my GPA was 3.6. You have an awesome chance!!! I’m not saying that your chances are any better than other applicants, but you’re looking pretty good! Find a way to convey your uniqueness on your application!</p>