How much of a chance does this student have of getting into top colleges like the ivy leagues and duke?

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Okay so say there was a senior in high school and this was what they accomplished during their high school career. How much of a chance would they have of getting into an ivy league and/or Duke University?
-4.0 gpa
-all honors/advanced/AP classes
-approximately 1900 on SAT
-band program all through high school, including marching band and concert band.
-Band section leader as a junior and woodwind captain as a senior.
-1year of junior national honor society and 3 years of national honor society
-4 years of key club and key club president as a senior
-volunteering at local hospital once a month for 3 years
-(I am not sure if this counts because it is a summer activity) 4 years of a music/art camp over the summer, 2 of those years as a camp counselor
What would you say this students chances were? Is there anything else they need to do?

DS · Accepted Answer

Everything looks great EXCEPT your SAT scores.  1900 would be way below the average accepted at the ivy leagues.  And is that a 4.0 weighted or unweighted?  If thats unweighted then thats amazing, if its weighted then its well below ivy league.

So basically retake the SAT and aim for ~2200.  And if that 4.0 is unweighted you should stand about a 20-30% chance.  The reason its so low is because almost EVERYONE who applies to those schools has ridiculous stats like you.

Little Mermaid · Answer

Not excellent enough
At least a 2200 SAT, At least a 700 on SAT II.

other kids that apply will be just as outstanding.

Anonymous · Answer

I would say very good chances.  However, this person should apply to other Ivy League schools such as Adelphi University and Long Island University.

ИichelleвαиgsinAlaska♥Suspended · Answer

11% chance because that's how many people get accepted in.

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