<p>Black Female from Pennsylvania
Taking most demanding schedule at very competitive school
GPA: 3.83 uw, 4.14 w (should improve by the end of senior year)
3rd decile- I transferred from a lousy school with no honors or AP courses, bringing down my rank, while other students had an advantage of taking them in their freshman and sophomore years
SAT: highest composite: 1960 (700M/720W/540CR)
Hard of hearing--->explains my low verbal score
SAT II: 750/610 (Will take Bio-different subject-this Jan to get 700+)
AP: 4s on USH and Psych
Awesome recommendations (shows that I am highly motivated and always improve academically)
Good essays</p>
<p>EC:
Community outreach program- Won an award for service and dedication
Volunteered at clinic
Tutoring
Some academic clubs
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine on scholarship
Research at lab
National Honor Society</p>
<p>Additional Info: A Venture scholar, academic honor rolls, an award from non-varsity sport</p>
<p>Bad news: I think I will get B in 2 AP courses at the end of the semester.</p>
<p>why do people never respond to my threads?! just take a guess- say something.</p>
<p>how would being hard of hearing affect your verbal score?</p>
<p>your reading, not listening</p>
<p>for some reason I dont buy that, considering u must be a good reader to get such high overall grades...</p>
<p>Um... I would consider it a far reach...
X<10% chance</p>
<p>Very weak SAT scores
Low GPA</p>
<p>No offense, but I don't really even know why your considering Duke...</p>
<p>um... i would say the exact opposite....</p>
<p>girl from my school got an early write from dartmouth with a 1320 and 63 / 400 rank</p>
<p>guy from my school got into harvard with a 1350 and 22/400 rank</p>
<p>affirmative action allows a large number of blacks to get into elite schools... although their qualifications are below the 25th percentile for the school. At UVA black instate students with 1100-1150 have a better chance of being accepted than white students with 1400-1450, Shocking?</p>
<p>i would say you have a chance, i would not be surprised at all if you were accepted. however, if you were a white female you would likely be rejected.</p>
<p>I wouldn't underestimate the power of awesome recs and essays. hopeforfuture, I think you have a shot.</p>
<p>^^ I agree. Someone (first generation) got in Duke with SAT of 1980. Nothing's impossible.</p>
<p>lol that means i better get into DUke, my bro went there and i have 2110</p>
<p>haha. yeah but you must have a special hook. someone with 1980 was a first generation immigrant.</p>
<p>My friend got into Stanford ED with a 1980...plus he was an Asian male.</p>
<p>I was that someone...I may be a first gen immigrant, but I don't believe that was the only reason I got in. I'm involved in a lot of activities that I truly CARE about and it shows - I consider myself to be a proactive person who takes the initative to explore my passions. I've founded my own community service organization through grants, I've earned numerous awards, I've worked with pre-meds on research case-studies.
The bottom line is, I <3 Duke and I let them know that mere SAT numbers are just that - mere numbers; I'm absolutely bent on making an impact on the world and Duke knows it. :)</p>
<p>um numbers tell a lot you know... the average 1570 kid on my hallway got mostly As this first semester... go figure</p>
<p>^ I'm not discounting grades and/or the SAT - both are important. Just letting people know that there's more to apps than the SAT & giving hope to people who may be discouraged to apply</p>
<p>IHATESAT: That was disgusting.</p>
<p>To the OP: you have a really good chance; your ECs are really strong, and you have a high gpa. If you can pull up your SAT IIs I'd say you'd be even better off. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for encouraging me to consider Duke, but I want to hear your BRUTAL honest opinions. </p>
<p>IHATESAT, I understand my SAT score is really low, and my GPA is quite low. I faced difficulties last year, and hence, I got a few Bs. Nonetheless, I still persevered by taking the most demanding courses. As a senior, I am improving academically (and mentally) this year. I got letter of recommendations from teachers who praised my hard work, my efforts, and my improvement in their classes.</p>
<p>My GC already explained why my verbal score is really low. I explained my situation to some admission officers (some specifically from MIT and Harvard) and they said that they doubt they will hold it against me. So, there's nothing I can do with my verbal score because I already took it three times and I will take SAT II subject test this month.</p>
<p>What kind of things can you tell the regional admission officer about?</p>
<p>i sent in my duke app today :)</p>
<p>I am just curious. How does being hard of hearing affect verbal score. Again, my disclaimer is I am not being critical, just wondering for the sake of knowledge...</p>
<p>Congrats dayo! I did yesterday and it felt great...</p>
<p>Verbal includes vocabulary and other elements of language that are usually absorbed through conversational speech.</p>