Please chance me on Duke ED!!!

dukeblue2019
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 02:50:15 +0000

don’t be too worried about freshman year! yes, it counts, but it’s much better to see improvement through the years which you obviously did! you have a very solidly high gpa. your standardized test scores are pretty solid too, but it might be better to up those a little bit - hopefully your june score will be better! and don’t forget that if you’re still not sure if you’re using your ACT score to take your subject tests.

you’re obviously a student who is high-achieving, with your 6 AP classes and good grades. keep up the course load for senior year (i’m not saying take 50 AP classes, but don’t just drop to one AP if your school offers more than that)

you’re also very obviously a well-rounded student and i’m not saying anything is typical, but with your demographic as well as the fact that you’re looking to go into pre-med, i think it goes without saying that you’re in a very competitive pool. this is where your essays will really boost you. make them genuine. and your ECs might be incredible, but it is all so diverse - they’d like to see that you’re passionate about something in particular, not just scattered all over the place.

while i personally do not believe in all these “chance me” threads, because you’ll seriously find the college that’s right for you and the colleges will seriously find the students that are right for them, i just thought i’d help out a future dukie. your chances are good, but of course it all depends on the applicant pool. don’t worry so much about what people like me say, though. all this time spent reading these posts and comments could be time well spent on much more valuable things. keep in mind that your application is exactly that - it’s YOURS, not anyone else’s.

hope that helped! if you have any other questions, feel free to shoot me a message, and good luck