HELLPP!!!!-Duke, Georgetown, Emory, UF, Columbia, WashU....

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello all, I am an Indian male in the IB program, and My stats are as follows:
GPA: uw: 3.75 w: 4.53 rank: 15/521
SAT: M-730 CR: 670 WR: 660
(Math is my forte, so i will be retaking my SAT's, along with SAT II's and ACT's)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
FOUNDER OF "TEEN 'TEERS"- GUIDE TO NORTHEAST COMMUNITY SERVICE- (FUNDS GO TO UNICEF AND UNITED WAY)
Research Lab Internship at the University of Florida
Future Problem Solving- President
Model UN- President
Beta Club- President
Interact- Community Service Officer
"Camp i am special" and "Camp Promise"- camp counselor for handicapped kids- 300 hours
Youth Leadership St.Johns
Varsity Soccer, Track, Football
JV Athletics
Invited to People to People Future Leader's Summit
Indian Classical Music- Thabla- 6
Indian Dance- Numerous performances with awards
Club Soccer- Team invited to State Cup</p>

<p>Summer EC's</p>

<p>Duke TIP- 3 weeks</p>

<p>Summer Science Program- UF SSTP- 7 weeks- worked in research lab - 200 hrs
- Took honors seminar- Bacterial Pathogens- Received an A</p>

<p>Independent Lab Research at UF- United States Department of Agriculture - 6 weeks during summer of Junior Year- 150 hrs</p>

<p>Boys State- 1 week Leadership Camp</p>

<p>AAU Basketball- Team Captain- Invited to USSSA National Tournament</p>

<p>Awards and Recognitions</p>

<p>Various School and County Awards
Back to Back State Champions in Soccer!!!
Football State Champions!!
2nd Place Regional Competition- Future Problem Solvers
2nd Place State Competition- FPS
3rd Place Presentation of Action Plan
1st Place Regional Spanish Competition- Brain Brawl Team Captain
Speech Contest- 1st Place - St.Johns County Youth Leadsership
School Science Fair- 1st Place
Regional Science Fair- Project sent straight to State Competition
Florida State Science Fair- 3rd place- Zoology
1st place Agricultural Related Project- United States Department of Agriculture
3rd Place- Florida Junior Academy of Sciences
Tutoring- NHS- Various subjects
Numerous hours of community service- (about 500)</p>

<p>Other Info:
I am currently in IB. Here is my schedule:
9th grade
-pre-ib Biology
-tv production
-pe
-pre-ib english
-pre-ib spanish II
-honors geometry
-pre-ib english
-honors world history
10th grade
-pre-ib chemistry
-pre-ib english
-pre-ib algebra 2
-pre-ib pre-calculus
-IB Spanish 3
-AP Gov
-honors physics
11th grade
-IB/AP English
-IB Biology
-IB/AP psychology
-APUSH
-AP Calculus
-AP Stat
-IB Spanish 4
12th grade
All classes will either be IB or AP
Furthermore, I will be teaching myself AP Physics during my senior year</p>

<p>Finally, I want to close by saying that Duke is my dream school. I have been wanting to go there since my freshman year of high school, and I have an older sibling who also attends there.
I WILL EARLY DECISION TO DUKE- i will be applying to the BME program and I will also be retaking the SAT's in an effort to boost my math SAT score. Once again here is a list of my schools</p>

<p>Duke
UF
Emory
WashU
Columbia (if SAT's drastically raise)
Carnegie Mellon
Northwestern
Cornell
UCSD
UChicago</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Hey I'm glad to chance you ... but can you chance me as well? <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html&lt;/a> </p>

<p>Your GPA is good, but your SAT of 2060 is kinda low --- bump it up at least 100 points. Your extracurriculars are very impressive --- to find a balance between athletic commitments, school work, and ECs is very difficult to accomplish. Congrats on that (I couldn't do that). Your research work should also help you in admissions. </p>

<p>*Chances: *
Duke: Reach (SATs will hurt you, GPA will hurt slightly)
University of Florida: In (IB + research internship should put you in)
Emory: Slight reach
WUSTL: Reach
Columbia: FAR reach (SATs will kill you, GPA won't help entirely, ECs will help)
Carnegie Mellon: Match
Northwestern: Slight reach
Cornell: Slight reach
UCSD OOS: Slight reach
UChicago: Slight reach (but difficult to really predict b/c of emphasis on essays) </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>i will chance you. could you do the same for me?
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534699-chances-upenn-usc-ucla-etc.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534699-chances-upenn-usc-ucla-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>im gonna be plain and simple. here is what i think your chances are.</p>

<p>Duke reach
UF safety
Emory match
WashU reach
Columbia reach
Carnegie Mellon match
Northwestern reach
Cornell reach
UCSD match
UChicago little reach</p>

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<p>sorry...but what's the point of applying to Columbia and Cornell if you're applying to Duke ED??? Isn't Duke the easiest of those 3 to get into?</p>

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<p>cornell has lower average SAT's, hence my decision to apply there
and i will only be applying to columbia if SAT's increase 150+ or my ACT's are in the 32-36 range.</p>

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<p>bumppp........</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I think that if you ED at Duke, and raise your SAT by 100 or more points, that you have an alright chance! Best of Luck to you!</p>

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<p>thx TranceGod.
I also heard that Duke considers personal/character qualities when considering an applicant..... I believe my social skills is one of my strongest assets.
Is this "personal qualities" factor a myth or does it truly make a difference?</p>

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<p>Strengths: Excellent ECs/Awards/Leadership; Extremely Rigorous Courseload
Weaknesses: GPA; SATs</p>

<p>Unfortunately, your two weaknesses are the initial factors any admissions officer will consider in evaluating your application. Therefore:</p>

<p>Duke (ED) - Reach
UF - In
Emory - Match
WashU - Low Reach
Columbia (if SAT's drastically raise) - Reach
Carnegie Mellon - High Match
Northwestern - Low Reach
Cornell - High Match/Low Reach
UCSD - Reach (out of state)
UChicago - (assuming you write amazing essays) Low Reach/High Match; Otherwise Reach</p>

<p>I must say, however, being on a championship football team as an Asian kid in Florida is quite impressive. So, props for that :)! You'll end up in a good school so you don't have to worry. Good luck.</p>

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<p>thx.
would it be wise to ed to duke?
do i have a fair shot in ED, or should I not even try and focus elsewhere.
could someone try and give me a % chance i would get in?</p>

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<p>anyone??...</p>

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<p>If you really, really want to go to Duke more than anywhere else and you are 100% positive (I assume you've visited, since your sibling goes there), I would just apply ED. Try to raise your SATs by the time you apply and definitely take the ACT. With your current stats, I doubt you'll be flat out rejected by Duke. You may be deferred to regular decision, but if that's the case, there's not much harm done, right?</p>

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<p>true true..</p>

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<p>I see Duke accepting you ED, especially if you write great essays. But as you know it can be a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>ahh yes. the crapshoot.</p>