Junior in need of help!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm new to college confidential, yet I've been anticipating college since I could crawl.(Ha) I'm a current Junior at a large public highschool, and have vowed to never attend an in-state university. Here is where I need some help...choosing the right school.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 Unweighted, 4.8 weighted</p>

<p>Rank: As of Soph year, 39 out of 500. Will most likely go up with addition of 1st semester grades.</p>

<p>SAT/PSAT: Will take old SAT next week for practice, anticipating around 1350(judging by Sophmore PSAT of 1290). New SAT in March(is 2100 a good goal?)</p>

<p>Classes: AP World last year (5)
(currently) AP English, AP US, AP Psych, and AP Bio
(senior year) AP French, AP English Lit, AP Eco/Government, AP Art History, and AP AB Calc.
All other classes are Honors execpt for the occasional required PE's.</p>

<p>EC's: 3 Years of Varsity Swimming. (hopefully captain nexy year!!)
1 year of varsity track, crew, and cross country
Clubs( French, Service, SADD)
Honor( NHS, French honor, Social Studies Honor, I Dare you, Beta, Mu alpha theta)
Summer job as Lifeguard
Community Service at local Ronald McDonald house...definatly need more.</p>

<p>Dream Schools:
Duke (Dad, 3 aunts, 1 uncle, Grandfather all Alumni)
UNC
UVA
Emory
Vandy
Wake Forest</p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>I see you are sticking to a Southern motif. To not forget Rice, UT-Austin and Davidson...and if the Southwest does not turn you off, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Stanford, UCLA and UC Berkeley. </p>

<p>You have a great list of schools just the same. Your GPA and rank are fine. However, you will need a little more than a 1350 if you want a good chance at Duke. A 2100 on the new SAT would be fine. Breaking the 2200 would be better.</p>

<p>Surely your legacy status will help, but an SAT score over 1400 for Duke applicants is pretty standard these days. </p>

<p>At the end of the day however, it is your essays that are going to make the difference.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>