I need a safety...

College Search & Selection
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<p>My dream school is Duke. I will list my stats below but other than Duke (where I will apply early), I loved Yale, Penn, Dartmouth and Georgetown. I am hoping to find a safety school where I can be happy. Sorry the post is so long:</p>

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<p>I'm a rising college senior and Duke is my dream school. I'm going to apply ED. What are my chances and what can I do to improve them? Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Profile: White Suburban Female from New York (No points there)
GPA: 3.91 Unweighted (School does not weight)
School Type: Highly Competitive Public
SAT: 2140...Math -700, CR - 720, Writing - 720 (Will retake in October...Math practice tests had been 800s)
SAT IIs: US History - 770, Math IC - 750</p>

<p>Junior Year APs:
US History - 5 (School only offers APUSH and AP Stat for juniors)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Calc AB
AP Spanish Language
AP English Lit
AP Comparative Government
AP Chemistry
Advanced Latin III</p>

<p>ECs:
President/Founder of club to raise money for children's hospital - 10, 11, 12
Treasurer of Midnight Run Club (Brings food/supplies to homeless in NYC)..Club Member - 9, 10...Treasurer - 11, 12
Special Olympics Coach
Volunteer at group home w/ men who suffer from down's syndrome (I will become certified as a counselor there this summer)
School Newspaper - 9, 10...Assistant Editor - 11
NAAPT Physics Bowl Participant (Only girl from my school who qualified - 10 students - 9 boys and me)
High School Honor Society - 11, 12
National History Day Competition - 4th place in region; 3rd place in state
Tutored a mentally disabled boy in math for 4 years
Varsity Tennis - 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain)
USTA Tennis - Ranked in top 60 in Eastern Section
*I probably forgot to list some...</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think my chances are and what I can do to improve them...</p>

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<p>UNC-Chappel Hill comes to mind, just because you mentioned Duke.
Chicago, maybe.</p>

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<p>Thanks for responding. Do you think UNC is a safety even though I'm out of state? Also, is Chicago really a safety?</p>

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<p>UNC is probably a safety, yes. Chicago is probably a match. Rice is another match.
USC, Emory, Vanderbilt, Tufts etc. are all safeties.</p>

<p>There are a lot of options in LAC's, if you are interested in those?</p>

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<p>IN any case, if you apply early, I think you have an excellent chance at Duke.</p>

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<p>UNC restricts the total number of slots for OOS to something less than 20%. I understand that getting into UNC from OOS is almost as competitive as getting into Duke itself.</p>

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<p>I'm not so sure. I know someone who got into UNC from California but didn't get into berkeley or ucla.</p>

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<p>Which LACs do you think would be reach/match/safety?</p>

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<p>unc out of state a safety, hahahahaha, thats funny cause you must be joking. Don't listen to this guy UNC is not a safety by a long shot.</p>

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<p>yeah UNC is NOT a safety for OOSers!!! might help to know what you want to major in?</p>

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<p>Im not sure what I want to major in yet. I've heard that from out of state, UNC is almost as hard to get into is Duke. Is this true?</p>

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<p>I will be in 8th grade in August. It has been my dream since I was 8 to be an AF Pilot and hopefully attend AFA in 2010. I would like your advise as in what classes to take in High School? I am also wondering if I should attend the prep school first?</p>

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<p>UNC has 18% out of state x 4,000 class size = 720 </p>

<p>Now consider how many of those 720 OOS slots are going to athletes (especially after last night's NBA draft!)</p>

<p>UNC is definitely not a safety for OOS . . . nor are several other prominent state schools.</p>

<p>By comparison: Duke has 85% out of state x 1,525 class size = 1,300. </p>

<p>You may want to look at Davidson. While it's not a safety (27% admit rate), you have strong stats for their profile.</p>

<p>Good luck going ED to Duke.</p>

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<p>futureAFA, go over to the Military Academies link on this site, then scroll over to the AFA link and ask your question. DocFrance will most likely answer. Keep your grades up, get involved in athletics, clubs and try to become a leader in something. AFA likes Eagle Scouts, Boys State, Civil Air Patrol to name a few good outside organization. The spring of your junior year apply to the academy summer programs. For classes, try to get into as many AP classes that your High School offers. The prep school is offered only if the AFA wants you, but your stats (math/english need a boost) come up a little short. You can't apply specifically to the prep school.</p>

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<p>You have a good chance at Duke ED but I would recommend Emory and comparable schools as safeties...definetely not UNC
Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Maybe UNC Ashville. Wake Forest?</p>

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<p>Am I missing something? 1 AP junior year at a highly competitive school and a 1420 (they probably won't look at writing this year) does not seem like it woukld make Duke or UNC strong shots I agree that Wake and Davidson are more likely.</p>

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<p>Other safety Ideas; American, George Washington, U Richmond?</p>

<p>Davidson is not a safety. Neither is Rice.</p>

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<p>Zagat, Juniors are only allowed to take one AP junior year and I'm taking the SAT again in october</p>

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<p>I'm taking 5 APs next year and admission into AP classes at my school is highly selective. To be able to take an AP class, people must pass an entrance exam and get letters of recommendation for each class. Also, the AP test average at my school is a 4.5</p>