Duke chances...

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<p>Hey everyone-names cj i posted a thread a few weeks ago on this same subject and well id like a few of your thoughts on whether i could get into this school or not
Applying to:Cornell, Duke, Michigan, Brown, UF (in that order)
Im looking to try to get into economics or anything prelaw for undergrad
Right now im a junior in a competitive school in florida. Last year (10th grade) i took
AP World History,-A (3 on Ap test-i know sucks)
Ap Biology-A(3 again-i had a really bad fever and missed like the last two weeks of school so this was expected)
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Geometry Honors,-B
English 2 Honors -B
Drafting 2. -A</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far/ projected)
AP Chemistry-C (Project a 3)
AP English Comp -A (Project a 4-5)
AP American History -A (Project a 5)
AP Government (TOOk ONLINE)-B (Project a 4)
Spanish IV Honors -A
Pre Calculus Honors -B
Algebra II Honors(TOOK ONLINE)-B
Precalc Honors(TOOK ONLINE)-B
Latin I Honors (TOOK ONLINE)-A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
Ap Stats
Ap English Lit
Ap Spanish
Ap Psycology
Physics H
Calc H
Economics H (Online)
Latin II Honors (ONLINE)
Test Scores
ACT-31</p>

<p>SAT II's
MAth I-710
American History- 710
Spanish-680</p>

<p>ECs(by the end of high school)
4 years of Track (3 varsity, 3 school records, regionals states all that good stuff, not going to run in college though)
3 years varisty Cross Country (Captain Jr and Senior year) ran on a cracked rib the whole season, so didnt go to states or anything
Finished 4th in my age group in the Naples Half Marathon (1:32:00)
3 years of soccer (varsity senior year)
Job at Country Club (18 hours a week)
Founder and president of local running club
2 years of Key Club
3 years of FCA
2 years of NHS
2 years of History Honors Society
Trying to attend the national Youth Leadership Conferance in Washington this summer-but im poor so maybe not haha
National Honor Roll</p>

<p>My recs will be great and im writing my essay on how i ran all of cross country last year on a cracked rib and torn intercosstiual? muscle in my chest, so im sure theyll like it</p>

<p>If this helps me any, my mom is a single mother with 4 kids on a teachers salary...</p>

<p>My Gpa should be around 5.3 ish due to the weight our school puts on honors and AP courses and 3.7ish U.W.
Class Rank= top 15
I ve basically worked my balls off this year to give my self a chance at this...
thanks
cj</p>

<p>p.s. are there any good skiing spots up there? i really dont know what the n.c. climate is at all..</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>you have a very small chance of getting into Duke. Good luck.</p>

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<p>what makes my chances small??</p>

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<p>try to bring the GPA up a bit (unweighted that is), Duke likes to see lots of A's.</p>

<p>Maybe try to achieve something really impressive with your extracurriculars
National Youth Leadership Forum/Conference is a scam -- I wouldn't do it if I were you.</p>

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<p>^There are quite a few kids in the Duke 2011 Facebook group who have done those programs, for what it's worth.</p>

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<p>yah-it doesnt look like im gonna be able to afford it anyway...
but overall-would u guys say id get in?deffered? or just rejected-thanks for your time in advance, trying to get a few people's opinions so i can improove my app the last two months of school</p>

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<p>Write remarkable essays. I actually got a note from my admissions officer complementing one of my essays.</p>

<p>At this point, you should focus on oustanding extracurricular involvement. Do something that really stands out. This could be a big community service project or perhaps scientific research. </p>

<p>Also, don't hesitate to send supplementary materials as long as they're quality (articles, abstracts, short papers, extra rects, music recordings, etc.).</p>

<p>Ask teachers that really like you to write you recs. Good luck.</p>

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<p>CJ,</p>

<p>I would attend American Legion Boy's State. It's a great leadership program and your local American Legion Post pays for everything. </p>

<p>Also you don't know if you can't afford it until you get your financial aid package. I had a friend who paid less to go to Duke than U of Illinois (his state school)</p>

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<p>im not really worried about neccessarily afforiding it right now-im just wondering on whether i can get in first..
i just cant afford the leadership meetings</p>

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<p>2 many Bs for all but UF</p>