Duke ED, Tufts, Emory, Vanderbilt, URichmond, UMichigan

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance me please! I'm a Junior. I'm also applying to Northwestern, UMD, Rice</p>

<p>Stats:
[] SAT:1860 (Not sending)
[] ACT: 29 (Retaking in June)
[] SAT IIs: Taking Physics, Spanish in June
[] GPA: 3.5 Weighted, I'm taking the most rigorous curriculum possible
SIGNIFICANT upward trend -sophomore year 3.23 weighted, junior year- 3.86 weighted and rising
[] Rank: School doesn't rank
[] Other stats: Junior Class President, SGA President (Senior Year), Editor of Newspaper, Yearbook Editor, Captain of Cross Country Team, Tour Guide, Ambassador of Prestigious Summer Travel Program, Student Conductor/Director of show band been playing piano for 8 years, participated in many state competitions. 100+ Hours of community service in Spain, Morocco, Peru. Applying for summer internship in Washington D.C.</p>

<p>Subjective:
[] Essays: will do something very creative, already have an idea.
[] Teacher Recs: Very close with teachers, great recs
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Hook (if any): legacy at Duke and Tufts</p>

<p>Location/Person:
[] State or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Private, VERY competitive
[] Ethnicity: White (50% Lebanese.. so maybe Arab American )
[] Gender: Male</p>

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<p>I dont think your scores are high enough for duke but what do i know.</p>

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<p>Well my ACT score was with absolutely no prep, just as a test run, so I’m doing prep now so I’m expecting at least a 3 point increase. And my GPA is going up every semester. So by the time I apply my gpa and act should be higher. How much does legacy status help with Duke? My dad went to undergraduate and grad school there.</p>

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<p>bump ill chance back immediately!</p>

5

<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>In: Richmond, Maryland, Emory, Tufts
Target: Northwestern
Low reach: Michigan, Rice
Mid reach: Vanderbilt, Duke</p>

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<p>well if you truly attend a very challenging school, and with an upward trend, your gpa shouldnt be too much of an issue. if you get your act up to at least a 30, i believe you should get into all these schools, maybe with the exception of northwestern and duke, but you still have a shot. please chance back!
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<p>Look, it is becoming more and more challenging to get accepted these days and with your scores it may be difficult especially at these top universities. I think all of those schools are reaches except Richmond. Sorry, just an honest opinion.</p>

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<p>I’m alot like you, same kinda grades and upward trends, way less EC’s though (blame it on the basketball)30 on my ACT, URM (i’m assuming your URM because you said Arab American). Literally the same schools too (Vandy, Emory, Northwestern and Duke in consideration).
Id say:</p>

<p>Match/Low Reach: Richmond, Maryland, Emory, Tufts
Reach: Michigan, Rice, Duke (legacy)
High Reach: Northwestern, Vandy</p>

<p>Vanderbilt and Northwestern are just a really hard to get into. URM status (don’t know exactly if you have it though) makes alot of assumptions fly out the window.</p>

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<p>^ Arabs aren’t URM’s.</p>

<p>Your GPA is holding you back.</p>

<p>Duke ED - Reach
Tufts - Reach
Emory - Low Reach
Vanderbilt - Reach
URichmond - Match
UMichigan - Reach
Northwestern - Reach
UMD - Low Reach
Rice - Reach</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your GPA/scores are a bit lacking. I see you’re from a competitive school so you’re GPA might be understandably on the lower side, but your ACT/SAT scores should be high then. If you want to be competitive for these schools, aim for a 32+ ACT and a 2200+ SAT. Also, work to get that GPA up as high as possible. I will say that your ECs look great; international service, captain of XC, editor of yearbook AND newspaper!</p>

<p>Here’s what I’d say for these schools; keep in mind that if you get your scores up you’ll become much more competitive:
Duke ED: reach
Tufts: reach
Emory: reach
Vanderbilt: reach
URichmond: reach
UMichigan: reach
NU: reach
UMD: match
Rice: reach</p>

<p>My advice to you: most of these become low reaches/high matches once your scores improve. Study hard!</p>