Low gpa Low sat's-good EC's DUKE

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance me ED
CHANCE ME DUKE ED and schools listed below</p>

<p>Info:
Senior, class 2010
High performing public school on Long Island
African American
Both parents went to a 4 year college
-mom passed away when i was 11
-dad unemployed
-brother passed away when i was a freshman (college essay is about him) </p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 89 UW
Rank: School does not officially rank or do %
probably in the top 15</p>

<p>SAT: 1850 out of 2400 1310 out of 1600
ACT: 28
AP Euro: 5
AP US: 5
AP Psychology: 5
AP Biology: 4
AP English: 3
AP Lit: Pending
AP Govt: Pending
AP Econ: Pending</p>

<p>Activities:
Student Government-Vice President
Anti-Bias Club- President
Peer Drug Educator-Selected Member
Peer LEader- Selected Member
Cancer Benefit Fashion show- Selected member/model
Minority Group-Member
DECa
Freshman Oreintation Committee </p>

<p>Job: TjMaxx for 2 months in summer</p>

<p>Awards:
Trained by the Anti-Defamation League
AP Scholar with Distinction
University of Rochester Award for Social Sciences</p>

<p>Other facts:
Great Recs from two AP teachers and Guidance Cons
A friend of my dad knows the DEan of Admissions to Duke very well (the guys said he'll put a good word in for me)
Only minority from my school applying out of 3 other people applying
1st Quarter grades were not good
Had a good interview
Really good essay </p>

<p>Other schools im applying to:
Mich
Tulane
Princeton
Upenn
Boston College
Yale
Harvard (receive mail from Harvard all the time)
Emory
Vanderbilt
Cornell (receive mail all the time form Cornell)</p>

<p>PLEASE BE ABSOLUTELY HONEST!!!!</p>

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<p>HYP/Penn-high reach
Duke-reach
BC-high match</p>

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<p>Well it sounds like you have strong essays and EC’s, but I think Harvard and Princeton may be a reach. But if you have the money apply! You never know!</p>

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<p>Just because you get mail doesn’t mean much in admissions chances. Lots of reaches/high reaches on your list, which isn’t a bad strategy. I can’t see any of the Ivy schools biting (do you have SAT2 scores?) with that low of ACT, but I could see a surprise or two given your situation. I see you getting into one of Michigan, Duke, Vandy, Emory, most likely Michigan if I had to guess. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t apply, I think I could be drastically wrong since CC overvalues objective stats when making chances. Tulane is a match. You might want to add one more safety but you don’t have to.</p>

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<p>yeah i have a 770 in US history, and 680 in Biology. tulane and mich arent really my concern, but if i dont get into Mich, I’ll apply to like Wisconsin or Maryland</p>

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<p>I’d say HYP/Penn are all high reaches even with your URM status. Cornell/Duke are also reaches but I’d say Mich/Emory/Tulane you’ll get into at least one.</p>