Duke, Georgetown, USC, Brown

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Im a junior in high school and took the January 24th SAT, but on the makeup (Feb 7th) and I got a 2070 :(. This was my first SAT though.

I go to a prep school in MA and i was wondering what my chances are at getting into schools like Duke, Georgetown, Brown, USC etc.

My weighted GPA is 4.33 (4.66 scale) and I’ve taken 4 APs so far and plan on taking 5 more next year.

Ive been on varsity cross country for 3 years and I also play baseball. I play guitar too (idk if that will help or not)

I have 156 hours of community service and I even did community service in an orphanage for disabled kids in India (Mother Teresa’s Organization).

Can someone please help me figuring out what my options are.

Thanks!

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Brown: reach
USC: match
Duke: reach
Georgetown: Not sure.

Strength: GPA, varsity
Weakeness: SAT, lacking EC as in what you like to do…to me I don’t see much about you. Lacking no, of APs.

Since you are junio, you still have time for SAT.

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Brown- Reach
Duke- Reach
USC- High Match
Georgetown- Low Reach

Those APs would help and with an improved SAT in the 2200+ territory, you would be able to significantly raise your stock at these schools. ECs are good but a little dry, I might try another club or two, and definitely try to spice them up more with your interests. What do you like to do in your spare time? Do you play guitar for a band? Just something else to really give a window into your personal interests and ambitions. Good Luck!

Chance back if you’ve got the time!

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Hi I’m a Duke alum. Your SAT scores are too low for Duke. Sometimes they admit students with scores as low as yours, but these students will have a hook. If you are good enough in XC or baseball to get the coach’s attention then you might be a viable candidate.

Otherwise work on raising your SAT scores.

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Forgot to add that i Also did a a Surgical and Biomedical Research at Boston Latin Institute and I did a 4 week summer internship at Tufts Medical Center

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Like @sgopal2‌, I’m also a Duke alumnus and an Undergraduate Admissions interviewer. Your chances for Duke are poor, unless your SAT I aggregate score improves by roughly 200 points. I strongly suggest your re-take the SAT I examination AFTER DILIGENTLY PREPARATION (you also may wish to study hard for and to take the ACT (plus writing) examination). Duke does not permit ScoreChoice or super-scoring, however, Duke evaluates your best SAT I or ACT (with writing) results (and you are REQUIRED to submit ALL SAT I and II results or ALL ACT scores).

With regard to “chancing” and based on your current record:
Duke and Brown - reach
Georgetown - low reach
USC - hgh match

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Internships look good. Study hard for the SAT over the summer and retake. Are you applying ED anywhere?

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USC is a match, Duke and Georgetown low reaches, Brown high reach.
Take a look at my thread if you could please :smile:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18124943#Comment_18124943