Duke ED and Swarthmore ED2 Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>State: NJ
School: Competitive Public, sends many to top schools
Rank: Doesn’t Rank
GPA: 6.3/7.0 (including senior year) [Assuming all honors/ap, an A=7, B=6, C=5, D=4, E=0]
ACT: 36
Most rigorous Courseload [9 APs, 17 Honors]
Grade breakdown for academic Classes:
11 As, 8 Bs, 4 Cs [3 in sophomore year]
I also have an online course [not included in my GPA, where I got an A]</p>

<p>SAT: 2120
Subject Tests:
Math2: 780
Chem: 800
Physics: 800
Bio: 710
AIME Qualifier</p>

<p>ECs:
Fund Raising (~30,000 for charity)
Sang for a few charity events
Part of many activism groups (good standing in MoveOn.org)
Theater
Choir
NJ Physics League
Tutor many kids at a school on my own time
Hospital Volunteer [sang for patients as well as help them]
Habitat for Humanity
Help Special Needs children on my own time</p>

<p>Work:
Website designer/graphics designer
Had my own graphics design company for two years
Worked as a research assistant at a local ivy</p>

<p>Other:
Teacher Rec: Good
GC Rec: Great
Essays: The best part of my app</p>

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<p>Duke and Swarthmore would certainly be reaches with 4 C grades no matter the circumstance.</p>

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<p>Agreed. Perfect test scores won’t be about to cover your many B’s and C’s. Is your school super hard or something?</p>

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<p>Both are most likely reaches</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/786164-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/786164-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>bump</p>

<p>in terms of being rigorous, a 6.5 at my school is top 5%, a 6.2 is top 10%, but my school stopped ranking</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Duke is a pretty big reach but Swarthmore is possible. good luck! and great ACT!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump+++++++++++++++++++++</p>

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<p>bumped once more yall</p>

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<p>SATIIs are good but SAT = kinda iffy (not what you need to back up your B’s and C’s) i wouldn’t submit bio SATII to duke btw. uh… yeah :] good luck! i’d say duke = 30% but i’m not very informed.</p>

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<p>oh totally didn’t see ACT. idk, impressive :stuck_out_tongue: uhhh chances raised :D!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>blumpspers</p>

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<p>bada bump</p>

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