ED Chances pl0x?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>GPA: 4.0 UW
Class rank: 1/475 (shared with ~10 although my course load is harder than all of theirs)
Course load: Full IB / hardest avalible
SAT: October test should be ~2300, 2200 at the very least
ACT: 34 (E:35, M:34, R:33, S:32) w/ 10 essay
Sat II: Taking Bio and Math II in November (not submitting to Duke)</p>

<p>EC's:
Tennis - varsity letter, captain 11-12, All-League 10-12, various awards
Cross country - varsity letter, various awards
Wrestling - varsity letter, league champions (quit after freshmen year)
Track - 12
Debate - 11-12
Math club - 10-12
Club tennis - tournament play/placings
Volunteering - ~40 hours at food bank</p>

<p>Race:White
State: Washington
School: Public and not that good although we have the IB program. Around here a 34 ACT is unheard of, I don't know of anyone else in my class getting over 32/2100</p>

<p>Essay: Great
Reccs: Good</p>

<p>I would say my weakness would be my paucity of EC's, however I don't regret how I spent my time. I did what I enjoyed doing and was very involved in my sports. Note that I do not pad my EC's with crap like NHS and SNHS because I consider that just sad.</p>

<p>If possible please give me an answer in terms of match/reach, yes/no, or percent chance (and why). Thanks.</p>

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<p>Oh and I am applying to Trinity btw.</p>

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<p>Pretty decent chance if you ask me. Very good stats. As you said, could work on your EC’s…maybe focus on one or two and be very detailed about those.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks. I’m trying to emphasize the massive time commitments of Tennis and XC on my Common App. With that as well as a Full IB courseload I’m hoping that Duke understands that not much time is left over for the high school experience unless you’re willing to make that time.</p>

<p>Anybody else?</p>

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<p>Hey does a 2340 SAT score boost my chances significantly? </p>

<p>CR: 770
M: 770
W: 800 (11 Essay)</p>

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<p>Bump, would like to hear some more feedback please. I’ll chance back if you want.</p>

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<p>Your chances are very good.</p>

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<p>Hey there, fellow ED-er here - I think your grades/scores are up-to-par and I assume Duke isn’t popular in Washington so that might help. I don’t think you have a paucity of EC’s though - the fact that you have a strong interest in sports and getting varsity letters is enough to cover EC’s…good luck man, hope to see you in class of 2015!</p>

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<li>High match</li>
<li>Yes 2340 does help cuz the adcoms give a score of 1-5 for each part of an application so a 2340 would prolly merit a 5.
Percentage is low - everyone’s is low</li>
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<p>I would say it’s a high match/ low reach</p>