my chances for admission 06? i'll wash your car if you reply

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>Male, Southern Indiana</p>

<p>SAT: 2130
CR: 690
Math: 640
Writing: 800
…I’m retaking them in November. Odds are in my favor that it will increase.</p>

<p>SAT II: Taking in Oct. (Math IIC and English Lit)</p>

<p>AP English Lit: 4</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 unweighted
Class Rank: This is my only real negative, I’m 30/170. My class is competitive as hell, and the private school I go to doesn’t weigh GPA’s, so I can’t escape people who take easy classes and get good gpa’s. At any public school I’d definitely be top 10%.</p>

<p>I’m taking the hardest schedule possible.</p>

<h2>EC’s</h2>

<p>Wrestling - 3 years (2 years Varsity), Team State Qualifier/Placer all three years. Nationally recognized team. (20 hours a week x 15 weeks) Academic All-City, Individual Regional Qualifier
Football - 4 years (3 years Varsity), Conference Champs, Academic All-City (3 years) (17 hours a week x 16 weeks)
National Honor Society
Magna Cum Laude Honor Roll every semester
Founder/President of Fine Arts Club
Academic Super Bowl - 4 years, 3 years English captain
PEERS Project - 2 years, 2 years team captain
Several published poems/essays
Over 100 service hours</p>

<p>I’m applying for several state and federal grants to help improve my schools curriculum and clubs. I have a very legitimate chance of receiving it.</p>

<p>I have really good teacher rec’s and, because my strength is writing, I’m betting I’ll have a good essay.</p>

<p>I plan to major in english and psychology.</p>

<p>Duke is definitely my first-choice school.
Should I ED?</p>

<p>Also, should I be rejected, what are my chances at:
-Northwestern
-WashU
-UMich
-U Notre Dame
-Boston College
-Boston University
-Oberlin</p>

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<p>if it’s definitely your first choice go ED for sure i’d say…and you’ve got a decent/good shot…</p>

<p>my car is the dark gray one parked in the blue lot straight in front of brodie…thanks</p>

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<p>Your SAT I scores are a little low for Duke if you are not a URM. I would strongly consider taking the SAT I again and applying RD with higher scores. As for your other schools:</p>

<p>Northwestern - Reach
WashU - Reach
UMich - Match
U NotreDame - Match
BC - Slight reach
BU - Safety/match
Oberlin - match</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>BC is really a reatch?</p>

<p>I will be retaking SAT I’s…</p>

<p>is my class rank, despite my GPA and courseload, going to significantly hurt my chances?</p>