Feel like I'm really on the edge...chance me for Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>General Information:
White Male
Florida Resident
Divorced Parents
Switched to newly constructed school starting my sophomore year</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA
Unweighted: 3.7892
Weighted: 4.2222
Rank: 12/371, top 5%</p>

<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>SAT: 1940
CR: 640
Math: 640
Writing: 660
Essay: 8</p>

<p>SAT II:
U.S. History: 780
Chemistry: 740</p>

<p>ACT: 31
Earned a 29 on the October ACT...going to take again in December.</p>

<p>AP:
Junior Year:
Chem: 4
U.S. History: 5
English Language: 5
*Both high schools did not usually allow students to take AP's during their Freshman or Sophomore years</p>

<p>Currently taking:
AP Calculus AB
AP English Literature
AP Government and Politics
AP Microeconomics</p>

<p>EC's:
Student Council:
Currently Student Body President
Previously Student Body Vice-President, Freshman Class Representative</p>

<p>National Honor Society:
Currently President, Inducted at the end of my Sophomore year</p>

<p>Relay For Life:
Served as the Youth Team Development Chair for my school's event. For those of you that don't know, Relay For Life is the primary fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. This post requires that I continually work with community leaders and multiple student organizations.</p>

<p>Junior Statesmen of America:
Joined as a Sophomore, Served as Vice-President during Junior Year</p>

<p>First Place at Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition 2007 (lol)</p>

<p>Algebra Tutor</p>

<p>100+ Hours Community Service</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is really low for Duke. Try to raise that up to have decent chances at the 3 schools you listed. As of right now, that sat score will definitely hinder you.</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt: High match/low reach
Emory: same as above
Duke: Mid-Reach</p>

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<p>I’m not planning on reporting my SAT score for Duke, just the ACT. I seem to do better with the ACT.</p>

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<p>You are doomed to go to UF. IMHO.</p>

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<p>Duke will be extremely tough–they get lots of applicants from FL and scores/rank probably won’t do it.</p>

<p>Emory and Vandy seem more likely with a very strong application and lots of demonstrated interest. Shoot for great recs and put your all into your essays.</p>