lower SATS and GPA-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
SAT2: 770 US History, 680 Biology
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>Mich - don’t know
Tulane - don’t know
Princeton - probably mid- to high- reach
Upenn - low-reach or match
Boston College - low-reach or match
Yale - depends on how good of an essay you write, recs…I think you should emphasize your involvement on these peer leader, anti-drug groups you’re involved in somehow…probably mid-reach overall though
Harvard - mid- to high- reach
Vanderbilt - hmm, not too familiar with Vanderbilt but I’d say low-reach or match
Cornell - again, not too familiar but I’d say mid- to low- reach.</p>

<p>thanks for replying to mine!</p>

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<p>Mich - Match
Tulane - Match
Vandy - Match
The Rest - High Reaches</p>

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<p>What the… you only scored lower than 400 on Writing?</p>

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<p>umm no? ahah</p>

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<p>hey, think you provide an interesting background (i´m sorry to hear about your mom and your brother :frowning: ) for any college, so if your essays are really good, and the interview was good (and the dean of admissions… lol lucky ■■■■■■■) then i think you are in…
the other schools… hmmm, don´t know about the other colleges, but i´d say you have a shot at the ivies if you can convince them that you would be an enrichment to their student bodies…
chance me back pleasssse
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<p>more people please im bugging about duke!</p>

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<p>just a bump :)</p>

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<p>They are high reaches - especially with your test scores. Your ECs are good, but your best shot is just making sure your essay is awesome.</p>