Duke Early Decision. Please Chance!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: M
Race: Asian
State: Pennsylvania
College Class Year: 2017
High School: Public
High School Type: sent dozens of people to ivy leagues in the past few years.
Major: Biology with concentration on infectious diseases
Income: 150,000</p>

<p>My SAT score is 2220(690 v, 790 m, 740 w) Superscored (Taken Twice)
SAT Subject tests: Math 2= 800
Chemistry = 800</p>

<p>Ranked in top 3% in class of 338
unweighted GPA-9th grade: 3.96 weighted- 4.7331
10th grade: 4.00 weighted- 4.867
1th grade: 3.90 weighted- 5.145
Cumulative</p>

<p>Sports:
Cross Country 4 years - Captain senior year. Varsity Sophmore Year
Indoor/Winter Track 3 years - Injured during junior year
Spring Track 3 years- Injured during junior year</p>

<p>AMC 10 school top scorer (3rd place in school)</p>

<p>Music:
School orchestra and honors orchestra - 4 years and 1st chair violin
School quartet - 3 years highly selective very time consuming
Senior Strings - 4 years district orchestra. Extremely successful. 1st place in national competition, international competition, and statewide competitions. </p>

<p>Honor Societies:
Spanish National Honor Society 3 years
Inducted to the United States Achievement Academy (for Science) </p>

<p>Misc:
Chemistry Club- founding member,board member- 2 years
Biliungual (Mandarin and English) Currently learning spanish</p>

<p>Volunteer and work experience:
Volunteer at local hospital in ACC program - 100+ hours
Teaching Assistant at Chinese University (University of Hebei) - 80+ hours entire summer</p>

<p>9 AP classes- AP Euro-4, Chemistry-currently taking AP test, Calculus AB-currently taking AP test, US history-currently taking AP test, and English lang and comp-not taking AP test. Going to be taking Biology, Calculus BC, Gov, and English Lit. this year. </p>

<p>Essays will be average, maybe above average.
Recommendations will be from chemistry, ap us history, and extras available from previous science teachers, orchestra conductors, and coaches. Chemistry and history writes exceptional recs. </p>

<p>Here are my top colleges:
DUKE UNIVERSITY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
university of virginia
jhu
northwestern
PLEASE CHANCE ME: I WILL CHANCE BACK</p>

<p>THANKS TO PROSPECTIVEDOC for providing the structure to this outline</p>

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<p>The subject tests, GPA, and EC’s all look STELLAR.</p>

<p>I would say you have a very good shot at every single one of the schools you listed.</p>

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<p>You can never really tell with Duke but you definitely have a solid shot. Good Luck</p>

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<p>Very solid shot. Make sure to send a recording of your music playing along with reporting your achievements.</p>

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<p>But I’m not applying for the music program, should I still send a recording? And am I allowed to?</p>

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<p>Look like a lock to me. No interest in Ivy League?</p>

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<p>I still think Duke is better than almost all the ivy league schools (except HYP). But Duke is more balanced and has a great biology/med program.</p>

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<p>You can send a supplement along with your application. The recording would go to the music department where it is evaluated. If your playing is highly received that could help your application significantly.</p>

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<p>Full disclosure: I’m a fellow rising senior, going primarily by older friends college acceptances. That being said…</p>

<p>You don’t need anyone to tell you that your GPA, SAT score, and extracurricular’s aren’t all top notch. To add on to that, you also seem to have a strong ‘interest’ in math and science which definitely will make a difference.</p>

<p>Duke University is ALWAYS a reach for anyone, especially since all the super achievers of the South will be applying there, so it’s a different candidate pool than most Northeastern colleges. I would consider JHU the close second, in terms of difficulty, but honestly, I know people with lower GPAs who have gotten into JHU, so I wouldn’t be too concerned. Maybe a slight reach.</p>

<p>UVA, Northwestern, and especially Vanderbilt I would characterize as target/match schools, with Vanderbilt being a slight safety. Your GPA and test scores are in Vandy’s 75th percentile plus.</p>

<p>Please chance back!</p>

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<p>Also, since your in Pennsylvania I would apply to UPenn. I know that you said your not interested in most Ivies, but UPenn has stellar departments in all the sciences and they definitely lean towards accepting high-achieving Pennsylvanian students (by no means a match, but I think you may have a slight edge.)</p>

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<p>@verily, you’re joking. They are not matches for anyone because of their unpredictable admissions. Vanderbilt is not a safety let alone a match!!! All reaches, like they are for everyone who applys. The op has a great chance but not by any means are they matches/safeties</p>

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<p>I think you’re have a really close shot !!! You have amazing scores ! Good luck!</p>

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<p>@verilytrue,
I’m sorry but Vanderbilt, UVa, and Northwestern are definitely not targets. I know these are reaches along with UNC. It’d be amazing if I were accepted to any of them.
@rorochi,
Thank you so much.</p>

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<p>COULD ANYONE ADD TO CORTANA431’s comment about adding the supplemental recording?</p>

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<p>There you go, bottom of the page!</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance. You seem like a very, very well-rounded student, and your SAT, GPA, and extra curricular’s are very high up there.</p>

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<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>You obviously have good stats and ECs and such and would be an exceptional candidate to Duke. But unlike most people have been saying, I’d disagree that you are almost certainly into Duke. While I think you are a deserving applicant, there are many, many qualified applicants applying with better scores and ECs than you that get flat out rejected from these top schools. Check out the ED and RD threads for the Class of 2016. Kids with perfect scores and phenomenal activities did not get in, but people with more modest stats got accepted. As I’m sure you know, admissions is a crapshoot. While I can easily see you getting in, I can see the opposite quite the same. You have evidently done well up to this point. Just continue to succeed in school, continue with ECs, and write killer essays and you’ll have a good shot. Also, definitely submit an arts supplement if it would enhance your resume, even if you do not intend to pursue a career in the arts. And also, no way Vanderbilt is a safety. Admission to Vanderbilt has become extremely selective as of late, and RD it is only 13 or 14 percent or something. Vandy, JHU, Northwestern, UVA, and Duke are all pretty much peer institutions, with Duke probably being the hardest to get into. I would assume, however, that you will get into one of those.</p>

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<p>Should I be comfortable with this list of colleges:</p>

<p>Reach:
DUKE UNIVERSITY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Dartmouth
jhu
northwestern
UNC
Penn State Honors College
Washington University in St. Louis
Georgetown</p>

<p>Target:
UVa
Boston College</p>

<p>Safety:
Penn State Main</p>

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<p>I think some of your reaches aren’t extreme reaches at all. You have good chances for a lot of them. :)</p>

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<p>Thank you! Could you elaborate on which ones you think aren’t really reaches?</p>