Duke Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What do yall think? Could I get into Duke wit these, I'm not so sure but...</p>

<p>Hispanic, Male, 17 years old
Fluent in English, Spanish
Fairly Fluent in French</p>

<p>SAT I: 2130, Reading: 650, Math: 730, Writing: 750
SAT II: Biology M: 730, French with Listening: 640, US History: 650
AP Exams: Biology: 5, US History: 5, English Language: 3, Spanish Language: 5
GPA: Weighted: 4.6522, Unweighted: 3.8696
Class Rank: 12 of 376
Awards: Junior Marshall, Outstanding Senior, and Science Olympiads Medals, AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule Honors & APs:
Honors French IV, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP English IV, AP Environmental Science, AP European History</p>

<p>Academic Merit Extra-Curricular Activities *
French Honor Society - 10th, 11th, 12th (Elected ICC Representative)
National Honor Society - 11th, 12th
BETA Club - 12th
National Science Honor Society - 12th
National English Honor Society - 12th</p>

<p>Special Interest Extra-Curricular Activities
*<em>Science Olympiad Regionals - 11th (Placed 7th in Microbiology and 16th in Cell Biology)
*</em>*HOSA Club - 10th, 11th (Elected Reporter), 12th (Elected Committee Chairperson)</p>

<p>Leadership Roles
*<strong><em>Amigos Tutoring Program - 11th, 12th (Appointed Co-President)
*</em></strong>*Sabres Mentoring Program - 12th (Attended a 35-hour training course)</p>

<p>Sports
Outdoor Track Team - 10th (Unable to continue due to injury)
Indoor Track Team - 10th (Unable to continue due to injury)</p>

<p>Work Experience
My mom’s job is cleaning houses. I have helped her over previous summers, especially after she was diagnosed with cancer.</p>

<p>Notes
* - Academic Merit Societies are all involved in Service Projects
** - A competition concerning all major categories of scientific research.
*** - Organization for all interested in pursuing a health-related career. Members help with the blood drive, organize fundraisers, and attend walks supporting research for various diseases and conditions.
**** - Program designed for juniors and seniors to tutor middle school students in all core subjects. Volunteers meet every Monday for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
***** - Program designed for juniors and seniors to mentor incoming freshmen, and thus ease their transition into high school. Mentors must attend a intensive college-level course on leadership skills.</p>

<p>I wrote amazing essays, every teacher/friend that read it said they were really powerful.
I also completely aced my interview.
I have done an independent research project while in high school and wrote them a short essay on it.
I've had amazing recommendation letters as well.</p>

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<p>hispanic hook
top 3% of class w/tough courseload
solid SAT</p>

<h2>solid ECs</h2>

<p>=good chance </p>

<p>sit back and relax my friend. you are now a second semester senior :D (so am i).</p>

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<p>You should be accepted, but I would consider taking the ACT in February or April in case you are wait-listed, and want to impress them? Your SATS are not bad, but not that good for Duke, even though the rest of your resume is quite impressive.</p>

<p>Some students are simply better at the ACT and vice versa.</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good shot.</p>

5

<p>Good chances. Enjoy the time you have left and don't agonize over the issue; the anticipation can be worse than a rejection letter.</p>