Chances at Duke '14??

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>General Things</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Grades
GPA: 5.31 (weighted)
Class Rank: Top 10% (school does not rank)</p>

<p>Current Schedule:
AP Physics
AP Computer Science
AP English
AP Calculus AB
Economics</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test</p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading - 750
SAT Math - 760
SAT Writing – 760
SAT Composite (M+CR) – 1510
SAT Composite (M+CR+W) – 2270</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests</p>

<p>SAT Math Level 2 - 770
SAT Chemistry – 760
SAT Biology M - 740</p>

<p>AP Tests</p>

<p>AP Chemistry – 4
AP Biology – 5
AP Latin: Virgil – 3</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities

  • 4 years Varsity Soccer (Captain)
  • 4 years Varsity Baseball (Captain)
  • 3 years Varsity Bowling
  • 4 years Jazz Band (1st chair alto sax)
  • 4 years Wind Ensemble (1st chair alto sax)
  • 4 years Pep Band (1st chair alto sax)
  • Tutor Russian student in math
  • Hebrew High School graduate
  • Lifeguard Summer of 2009
  • Member of Cum Laude</p>
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<p>you’re in, barring something we don’t know…</p>

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<p>^ Uhh… I would actually strongly disagree.<br>
Your SAT score is fine.<br>
Your GPA really means nothing to us, because it’s obviously weighted in an extremely unorthodox way, and your school doesn’t rank.<br>
Your AP schedule looks good this year, but your scores last year were pretty weak. One 5…
Your ECs are generic, unfocused in scope, and (for lack of a better word) boring.</p>

<p>To top it all off, you’re a white male.</p>

<p>This year?</p>

<p>ED: 40-50% chance.
RD: 20-25%</p>

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<p>5.31, I think that’s on the 6.0 weighted scale. My school followed that, and I don’t think it’s not all that uncommon. 5.31 is good. Your SATs are good.</p>

<p>Yes, your AP’s are a little week, but mainly because you only took 3 exams before senior year. If that’s because you took some AP classes and didn’t take the exams, then that’s fine…they don’t really consider the scores themselves that heavily at all. If that’s not the case, then there’s no way you’d have a 5.31, so your GPA actually wouldn’t be on the 6.0 scale.</p>

<p>Your ECs are great–captain in 2 mainstream sports, plus some.</p>

<p>I’d guess that you’re in.</p>

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<p>You took Virgil as a junior? That’s impressive. Officially at my school Honors Latin IV is supposed to be taken between Honors Latin III and Virgil, but since there are never enough students to take Latin IV, whoever wants to take Virgil takes it online without IV. </p>

<p>I can’t help you out much on chances, just wanted to give you props on passing the Virgil exam as a junior.</p>