ED Trinity Chance Me!

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<p>Trinity ED</p>

<p>ACT 31
SAT II: Chem-680 US History-690
Unweighted GPA: 3.89 of 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.79 of 6.0
Class Rank: 1 of 270
Senior Classes-H Bio 2, H Calc, AP World History, AP Human Geo, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, H Spanish 4 </p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Junior Civitan International (community service club): Int'l President, Int'l Director, District Governor, District Lt. Governor, School Member-at-Large and Vice President, fundraised over $4000 for developmental disability research
Student Council: Freshem Class President, 4 year member
Marching Band: Letter, Pit Captain 3 years, soloist
Band: Most Outstanding Player, Director's Award, Most Improved, UNC Greensboro Carolina Band Festival 1st Chair Percussion, NC All State Band 2nd Chair Mallets, State Solo Contest Superior (single and group), Piano Contest Superior, Jazz Band Soloist
Committed Young Christians: Youth Leader
NC Governors Page, Summer Ventures in Science and Math (NC research summer program) at UNC Wilmington</p>

<p>Summer Community Service:</p>

<p>Rowan Regional Medical Center Junior Volunteer-worked in surgical prep unit
Rowan Helping Ministries-Food Pantry volunteer</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Student Council Mars Hill leadership camp, UNCG music camp, Summer Ventures, Junior Civitan Int'l Conventions</p>

<p>APs</p>

<p>Taken 10 of 13 that my school offers, As in all</p>

<p>State: NC
School Type: Public
Hooks: Sequenced Blue Crab intron, reccomendation from professor of genetics at UNCW</p>

<p>Essays:
Why Duke-Discussed experiences and how they relate to Duke
Optional Research Essay-SVSM
Submitted common app arts supplement</p>

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<p>I’m banking on being deferred…</p>

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<p>I would say about 30% chance of acceptance; there was quite a large rise in ED applicants from north carolina this year and your test scores are below the 50% range. However, you do have an extensive list of EC’s with a large array of interests (volunteering, music, medicine/science) and your grades are at least on par with other strong applicants.</p>

<p>The hooks that you mentioned aren’t really “hooks” such as legacy, first gen, sports, etc. but more like interesting activities that would stand out.</p>

<p>Overall, you have a slightly higher chance than the average applicant so like most people, only chance and time will tell. Best of luck</p>

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<p>Your test scores are somewhat low, but you have a lot of extra-curriculars and it’s evident that you challenged yourself in high school. The fact that you’re from North Carolina helps a lot more than you think it does as well. Duke loves in-state kids; it’s sick of everyone in North Carolina pulling for UNC and State and the perpetual Duke-hate. I think the genetics part is really interesting, too, especially if your “Why Duke” relates to that somehow.</p>

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<p>I don’t think this is accurate - “your test scores are below the 50% range.” The middle 50% ACT score range is 30-34, so they are in the 50% range, not below it.</p>

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<p>The 30-34 range factors in people that were assisted through sports, legacy, and other hooks which the scores can be relaxed a little. I was also referring to the SATii scores that were posted as having two below the 700 mark is below average, that much I am sure of.</p>

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<p>Being from NC helps… Really? Cause from what I have heard that can be a disadvantage as the majority of legacies and employees kids(which are treated as legacy is what an admissions officer told me) are from NC.</p>

<p>So Duke wants diversity , likes to get people from outside, due to which a North Carolinian without any hooks gets hit! People please give your opinion. Especially this year with the rise in ED applicants from NC.</p>

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<p>As a current Duke student and a native North Carolinian, I feel confident in saying that being from North Carolina helped me in the admissions process. </p>

<p>However, I’ll retract part of my previous statement. I believe it helps you more if you’re a Regular Decision applicant. I applied RD, and when I toured Duke, there was something like a 1% difference between the percentage of students admitted ED versus RD solely from the state of North Carolina. </p>

<p>That being said, 11% of my class (2015) is from North Carolina, second only to California. So I’d say there’s an advantage to being from North Carolina, although it’s most definitely far from impossible to get in if you’re from another state. There’s still another 89% of the pie to go around.</p>

<p>istayshining, I would bet that Duke’s international community leads most of its legacies to come from outside the state of North Carolina. Obviously, sons and daughters of employees would live here except in extenuating circumstances, but I’d assume that most children of graduates are from outside the state.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response michaelmarion, u r probably right that legacy can come from anywhere.</p>

<p>When you say, “…1% difference between the percentage of students admitted ED versus RD solely from the state of North Carolina…” can you elaborate on that.</p>

<p>North Carolinians should still have a better chance with ED than RD right? Its a little late for me to ask this :slight_smile: but just want to be assured that I have given Duke my best shot.</p>

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<p>j3wfr0 ~ The 30-34 factors in everyone. The people with the “hooks” can also very possibly be in the under 50% median (ACT of 29 and under).</p>

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<p>istayshining, for applicants just from the state of North Carolina…</p>

<p>~26% of North Carolinian applicants in the ED pool were admitted.
~25% of North Carolinian applicants in the RD pool were admitted. </p>

<p>(FYI, these are off the top of my head, so if someone has the actual numbers they’re right. These are approximate.)</p>

<p>From a probability standpoint, there isn’t much difference in applying ED or RD if you’re an in-state applicant, which is why I went RD so I could have more time to strengthen my application. </p>

<p>North Carolinians do have a slight advantage when applying ED, just like everyone else. However, that advantage versus applying RD is somewhat smaller versus applicants from other states. The flip side is that North Carolinians have an overall slight advantage versus applicants from other states. It evens out. </p>

<p>Don’t worry about it too much. It’s negligible. And if you went ED, you’ve already submitted everything you can. I know it’s excruciating. </p>

<p>But it’ll all work out in the end. It always does.</p>

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<p>OhioMom2 ~ if the 25th percentile is 30 and the 75th is 34, then it should be reasonable that the 50th percentile is around 32, so a 31 is less than average in that case. By 50% range i meant 50th percentile, not middle 50%, sorry for being confusing to anyone :)</p>