Duke, Vandy, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UVA chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Unfortunately the Princeton Review site is having errors every time I try to see my chances so I'll ask here.
My top 4 school choices are the ones listed in the title. Penn State would be my fifth choice due to the in state rate, but I'm confident I already have a good shot at getting in.</p>

<p>I'm a high school junior, if that matters. Anyway, here are my stats. Please note that Duke would be my #1 choice.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 12
Class Size: 271</p>

<p>SAT: Superscore of 1880 (560M, 650CR, 670W)
ACT Composite: 28
Two AP classes and all of the rest have been honors throughout high school.</p>

<p>Over 300 hours volunteering at the local hospital.
Member of the National Honor Society.
Member of school's tech team that volunteers around the area.
Member of the Track & Field and Swimming teams at my school since freshman year, lettered in swimming.
Top 10% of class since freshman year.
Congressional letter of recommendation on hand if it will help my application.</p>

<p>I'm retaking my SATs soon and I'm planning on going ROTC in college and picking an engineering major. I'm also Hispanic so I hope that helps because I know some colleges look to fill race quotas for "diversity" reasons.</p>

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<p>Also, I realize my SATs are low compared to everyone else on here that claims a 2200. I guess it just seemed better to me because out of a high school of roughly 1300 people I have one of the highest SAT/ACT scores (my school is pretty bad) but I’m aiming for a 2000.</p>

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<p>Duke: High reach
UNC-CH: High reach
Vanderbilt: High reach
UVA: Reach</p>

<p>For Duke, UNC-CH and Vanderbilt to be reachable you still need a 31+/2100+…</p>

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<p>Your chances of an ROTC scholarship are high – if you want that too! Higher chances for Army and Marine Corps scholarships, but Navy and Air Force are good too.</p>

<p>For ROTC scholarship purposes, you need to aim more for a “safety” school. You need a safety school anyhow. None of the above is a safety. Try to pick one. Penn State is almost a safety school, but I would add another one. Maybe North Carolina State or Auburn, especially since you are interested in engineering and apparently like the south.</p>

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<p>I definitely think that rec letter will help! You have great volunteering, and improving your test scores (30+ ACT) will boost your chances drastically. I know that Duke and Vanderbilt are hard to get into, but you could have a chance with improved scores and great essays. I don’t know much about UVA or UNC-CH, so I can’t really chance. Also, I will also say that Auburn & GATech have great engineering programs, if you are willing to consider them. You would have a great shot with those schools because they are less selective.
Please chance back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1642228-chance-for-vanderbilt-and-gatech-will-ed-help-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1642228-chance-for-vanderbilt-and-gatech-will-ed-help-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Vandy seems to put pretty strong emphasis on SAT scores (they show a higher range than more selective schools) as opposed to other elements of your app. Different schools seems to emphasize different components. </p>