What are my chances for UNC-CH or Duke

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I am a junior in NC, and I am just wondering where I should apply to college. I was thinking UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, even though Duke may be over my level. If anyone can give me suggestions about where else I shoud apply, I would be glad to hear them. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.75 out of 4
GPA W: 4.46 out of a possible 4.71 that I could have earned.
Total AP classes taken/will take: 6 (My school messed with AP schedules, or I<br>
could have taken more, but there are people in my school who have<br>
taken more than I have)
Total Honors classes taken/will take: 15</p>

<p>Senior Schedule will have 3 AP classes, 4 Honors, 1 Regular.</p>

<p>SAT I: CR: 800
Writing: 790
Math: 740</p>

<p>Will take SAT II's soon (Will take Maths I & II, US History, and Literature) (Considering taking the World History one, but I took World History in ninth grade, so I don't know if I should)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Usher at Church (75 hours) (7th through 12th grade)
Volunteer Work (won't get too specific) (80 hours) (9th through 12th grade)
Drummer/Percussionist (312 hours) (10th through 12th grade)
School Newspaper (Sports Editor) (480 hours) (11th, 12th grades)
Chess Club (Maybe President) (60 hours) (11th, 12th grades)
National Honors Society (40 hours) (12th grade)
YMCA Employment over the summer (Camp Counselor) (400 hours total) (Summer Job)
Ultimate Frisbee Club (Vice President) (88 hours) (11th, 12th grade)
Coach of Little League Soccer (Assistant Coach), (45 hours) (12th grade)
Employment at Industrial Air Solutions (208 hours) (12th grade)
Latin Club (Most Likely a leadership position) (60 hours) (11th, 12th grade)</p>

<p>Awards Won/Will most likely recieve:
Letter of Commendation-National Merit Scholarship Competion- National
Nomination-Governor's School-State
Induction- National Latin Honors Society-State
Induction-NC Scholar- State
4th Place- Latin Convention Sight Reading Contest- State
I will also take the AP exams too, and I plan on doing well on them (fours and fives).</p>

<p>If it matters, I am a first generation American (from Ireland), and I will be the first person in my family to attend college. I will need a lot of financial aid, but I think that Duke is need-blind, so that probably won't really matter.</p>

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<p>Anyone...?</p>

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<p>in at unc-ch for sure , duke 50 %</p>

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<p>UNC-CH: safe match
Duke: good chance</p>

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<p>Clarification:
Hour figures are total from high school, not for each year (for example,<br>
volunteer work: 80 hours total, not 80 hours a year)</p>

<p>The work at the YMCA will be paid; it is not volunteer work (I will get paid<br>
7.50 an hour)</p>

<p>Does anyone think that I could get into maybe Columbia or Cornell? I know I
probably would not be able to, but it still would be neat to try. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Oh, and my class rank is 30/545, but that should go up when I start applying to colleges.</p>

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<p>columbia and cornell will be tough, bc. of your gpa and your lack of any outstanding e.c. i'd say no to columbia, maybe to cornell.</p>

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<p>Keep up your grades and your chances will go up.</p>

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<p>UNC is fairly easy to get into, if you have a certain SAT they usually let you in, especially if you're from in-state so that's a definite.
places like duke are hard to say. your GPA is a little low, which they won't like, but that can be made up for in recs and essays and whatnot. you just have to show them why you want to go there.
as for suggestions, hmm, what do you plan on studying?</p>

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<p>I'm thinking of doing journalism or history; I know that UNC-Chapel Hill is good at both of those. I might even do psychology, but I don't really know. I might even be interested in going to law school, but I don't really know.</p>

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<p>the first american thing is great. your ec's are good, but lack focus. Your grades need minor improvement to be a shoo-in at Duke, but you can be fairly sure about good chances at UNC-CH because you're from NC.</p>

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<p>good chances at duke, maybe your rank will hurt. but you definitely have an above-average chance. good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input. anyone else? is there anything that i could do to possibly improve my chances (besides the cliched, "improve your GPA" thing). If it helps, I went to a competitive high school, but it's nothing special.</p>

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<p>It's cliched because it's true, kid. Deal.</p>

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<p>I know it's true, I'm not stupid. I'm just looking for some original advice. If that's too hard for you, don't post. However, if you do have some advice, then I would be glad to hear it.</p>

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<p>Scale is: unlikely reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety.</p>

<p>Duke University... REACH.
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill... LIKELY.</p>

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<p>bump 10chars</p>

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<p>moonie... do u actually moon people? because in that case u have no chance at either schools which have strict no mooning policies. besides at duke u will wind up being raped by the lacrosse team...or getting drunk like irish people tend to do.</p>

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<p>I'll keep my pants on; this is actually a reference to keith moon, drummer for the who. Besides, I know to keep my pants on when going near the duke lacrosse team.</p>

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<p>jk about the last comment, just like to liven up this forum... but yeah ur already in at unc, and you are probly 90% a duke because of ur ecs</p>