Duke, Dartmouth, & Cornell Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.89, 5 B's in English.
Rank: 17 of 500 Top 4%
SAT: 1820(670math, 590verbal, 560writing)
SAT II: (690BiologyE, 640Math II)
Take all Honors And AP courses.</p>

<p>I swim a ton.. 21 hours per week on a club team. thats about 1000 hrs per year. This is my life: I have accomplished a lot through swimming, and learned a lot about myself. Through High School swimming I have accomplished a lot.. MVP Jr & Sr year, Captain Jr. & Sr. year, named Region Swimmer of the Year, placed top 5 at D1 High school Championships. My commonapp essay is an amazing essay about learning from swimming and becoming an athlete. Just trust me, Professional essay writer and acceptee of UPENN really complimented my essay. Its Legit.</p>

<p>Additionally I:
Hold leadership positions in Student Council
I am also in NHS, LHS, Mu alpha Theta, & Gifted Program at my school
I have a summer job as a lifeguard
Ton of community service</p>

<p>DARTMOUTH:
My support through Dartmouth's admisisons from the swim coach was recently put on the line, I am now on a waiting list behind a few other kids. There are only 5 spots this year. I will know in late febuary whether I have a spot for support.</p>

<p>Peer evaluation was written by a really talented writer that knows me really well.. She is actually the UPENN acceptee I was talking about before. I read it, it was truly toutching.</p>

<p>Recommendations are Great</p>

<p>DUKE & CORNELL
For Duke and Cornell's Supplement, I wrote a spectacular essay on my ambitions of being a doctor and my love for science. Again, people have told me its one of the best essays they've ever read.
Recommendations: For Cornell, I have a strong Alumni recommendation. For Duke, I am working on getting a recommendation from a big name colelge alumni, who has donated a lot to the school and has been known for getting kids into the school. :)</p>

<p>I know my SAT's aren't that high, but I know that my essay's will really catch admissions' attentions. With what I have told you, what do you think are my chances to Dartmouth? (with and without support from athletics). Chances of getting in at Duke and Cornell without support from athletics?</p>

<p>My main concern, is how much these schools care about SAT's. And whether they will realize my strength and devotion to the medical field. not the "OK" grades and SAT's in the English department..</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Without the support for athletics for Dartmouth it will be a high but possible reach. They are extremely selective even for an Ivy. With the support it will be a mid reach, support from a faculty member is huge.
With Duke and Cornell its a mid reach.
You have to understand something. You’re not applying to Dartmouth, Duke, or Cornell. You’re applying to the college of science in these schools.
Why don’t you have anything more science related? If you did it would help your chances tremendously. Reading this I was just about sure that you wanted to grow up to write articles on the greatness of swimming. When they see something like this you have to make sure they see you as the person that will cure cancer.
Overall Hypothesis:
2/3 Duke and Dartmouth.
For some odd reason my gut tells me you’ll make it their and not Cornell.
Please comment back so I can see the results if you don’t mind.
Hoping i helped,
S</p>

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<p>thank you, yes I will post the result. Any more opinions?</p>

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<p>What is your ethnicity?
If White/Asian, I would still label them all as high reaches…</p>

<p>You have to understand that your SAT scores are not just low for these schools but really, really low. They are at least bottom 5% percentile for those schools, and the people at that level are either double legacies, URMs, or the best in the world at something. Even more discouraging is your GPA… It’s not bad, but you have to understand that these schools turn away kids with solid ECs, 4.0, valedictorian, and 2300+ SATs. Additionally, you have listed no AP test score results which most other applicants will have, and the quality of essays is all relative. Unless you get recruited from swimming at Dartmouth, these schools are high reaches.</p>

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<p>white.</p>

<p>Ya the numbers are discouraging. I really wanted to go to Dartmouth, and it was all looking swell before the swim coach backed out a few days ago for the support. That was sooo disappointing. So now I am looking into where I will get in without support. </p>

<p>I really tried to sell everything else i do. hopefully it will work. Of course I have backups, Boston University, University of denver, UCSD. But the ivies and Duke are really impressive. And I legitimately think that my dedication to swimming, my strength in science (which i hope they will see), my really strong essays, and alumni recommendations will get me in. At least Cornell…</p>

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<p>Hey man, I feel your pain. I’m prestige hunting too ( <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/801251-chance-anglo-saxon-hero-ivies-tier-1-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/801251-chance-anglo-saxon-hero-ivies-tier-1-schools.html&lt;/a&gt; ) - haha! :slight_smile: but I wouldn’t rule out acceptance as impossible at the ivies and Duke so hold on to hope!</p>

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<p>Cornell/Dartmouth/Duke-Reach</p>

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<p>Why did i apply to these colleges!!! applying to ivies is a trap! you are bound to failure! yet there is that little ounce of hope. If you legit have an ounce of hope for me, tell me. But be honest. i think i have to convince myself I am not getting in, then it wont be a big deal when i dont. And a HUGE deal if i do!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at these schools due to your passion for swimming.
If there were to be a reason why you should not get in, it would be because of your SAT scores, but other than that, I would be surprised if you couldn’t get into at least one of these three.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you’re not a top recruit, there is basically no chance at Duke/Dartmouth/Cornell. SAT’s/Grades are way below the bottom 25% percentile, your “dedication to swimming” is no different than the thousands of applicants each year that play 2-3 Varsity sports from Freshman year with much higher stats. I would aim a lot lower.</p>

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<p>wellll I officially am not going to worry about it till April. So i will tell you guys when I know</p>

<p>Thanks for your opinions!</p>

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<p>To be honest, I question whether the coach could pull you in with the current score if he wanted to.</p>

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<p>what do you mean?</p>