Help me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So next year I am applying to college. I'd love to go to Stanford, Duke, or Yale, but I also have so other schools I am looking at (UVA, Georgetown, etc). Preferably Duke because I like it the most and it is geographically close to me, as I am in NC. My parents have a high income so I will have no financial issues. </p>

<p>Do you think I have a shot a these schools?</p>

<p>My resume:</p>

<p>Grades:
Freshman Year:
A in honors English 9
A in honors civics and economics
A in honors Biology
B in honors Geometry :(
A in honors French 3
A in physical education</p>

<p>Sophmore year:
A in AP World
A in AP European
A in AP government
A in honors english 10
A in honors algebra 2
A in honors chemistry
A in honors french 4</p>

<p>Junior year (This year):
A in AP psychology
A in IB english 11
A in AP US History
A in AP environmental
A in honors pre calc
A in honors french 5 (my school doesn't have IB/AP foreign language)
A in AP human Geo</p>

<p>My schedule for next year is very tedious and is all IB/AP, except for French. 7 courses.</p>

<p>My extracurriculars:
Black Belt in Taekwondo
President of the French Club
President of the Debate team
Tresurer of the Moot Court team
Chairman of my local teenage political party club (I wish not to disclose my political party)</p>

<p>Awards:
Numerous awards throughout the past few years.
I've won 3 major essay contests.</p>

<p>Summer:
Attended the UVA summer academic program
Attended the West Point Leadership program
Directed a summer clinic for special needs kids</p>

<p>Other:
I also have had a job lifeguarding for the past 3 years, during the weekends, at my local indoor pool (year around job)</p>

<p>My SAT will be very strong. Should be around a 2100.</p>

<p>As I said, I've won 3 major essay contests and my colleges essays will probably be fabulous. </p>

<p>So... Duke, Stanford, Yale. What do you think my chances are? Should I apply early decision any where?</p>

<p>The thing that really hurts me is that B I got in honors geometry in my freshman year.</p>

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<p>Oh, I forgot to add that I am also a member of the National Honors Society and will have the optional community service diploma. I also speak fluent Russian, which I learned online in a non-credit program.</p>

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<p>Oy! I keep forgetting things. I also have attended my local governors school and worked at my State’s page program. I am also a student ambassador.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I think you have a chance! Just do well on standardized exams.</p>

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<p>for schools like stanford, duke, or yale, a 2100 in most cases won’t cut it. Get it closer to a 2250 and then i think u have a good chance</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1314286-penn-ed-huntsman-cas.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1314286-penn-ed-huntsman-cas.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Agree, a 2100 is below average at these schools.</p>

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<p>According to this, the lowest 50% have a 2060.</p>

<p>[Duke</a> University Admissions: Class of 2015 Profile](<a href=“http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2015profile.html]Duke”>http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2015profile.html)</p>

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<p>That lower fifty (actually 25%) percent = URM and legacies. If you don’t want to believe us, go ahead. But to be one of those 50% at the bottom, you have to something amazing. You have to have written beautiful essays that floor the adcoms. You have to show serious depth in one or two areas. If you can do that, a 2100 and below MAY cut it, but higher scores=higher chances. The ACTUAL 50% score is 2210</p>

<p>And btw, you read the chart wrong. The 2060 is the bottom 25%. The chart says middle fifty (25%-75%). So anything above the big numbers is 76% and higher. Conversely, anything below the smaller numbers is 24% and below </p>

<p>PS: OOS for UVA is a pretty big disadvantage + expensive</p>

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<p>Half of the class at these school are hooked applicants. The biggest number is recruited athletes, followed by URMs and then legacies and staff kids. If you don’t have one of those hooks, look at the 75th percentile numbers for where you want to be. And go to the school’s boards here to see what it took to get in this year.</p>