<p>Just ringing here for the first time! I think your chances are excellent. You have a great rank and test scores. You took the most difficult courses available. AND you are a legacy. I would not be concerned. I would agree to take off the “ran stretching drills”,or change it to “team preparation leader” or something like that! I would also remove “applied for a job at a store”. It’s just not pertinent. </p>
<p>As for the other schools that have been mentioned. I agree that you should probably not apply to Duke ED. Duke’s ED is extremely competitive for one, but other than that, you might get in and all your decisions are taken away. I would apply RD there, as I think you are more competitive that way.</p>
<p>As for SLU, I can tell you (son is a soph there) that in addition to the smaller engineering college, there are learning communities for engineering that would allow you to live with other engineering students, giving you that more intense experience. They seem to have a lot of spirit too! It looks fun and you would make friends and study partners for life. SLU is a really beautiful “urban” campus. I quote urban, because really, when you are on campus, you feel like you are out in the country. They have done a great job with the campus. </p>
<p>Good luck to you! My daughter is now a senior at ND! She has loved every minute and is actually applying to med schools now…time flies! Feel free to ask me anything about that process, since it seems that you are interested in that route.</p>
<p>All the best!</p>