Admission chances at Duke University/ACT improvement

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi!
I’m a junior at a smaller charter school in North Carolina (in the same county as Duke). I have always wanted to go to UNC Chapel Hill (and other less prestigious schools than Duke) because I never thought that I was a very good student, however, in the past year I have discovered that I’m well above average. These are my highschool achievements so far:
Gpa UW: 3.9
AP classes: my school doesn’t offer these until senior year so I will be taking 3 next year
Beta club treasurer
Student government senior representative
Current valedictorian
Volunteer at highly selective Rex Hospital program
4 varsity sports, 1 club sport
Next year I will be taking 4 college classes (community colleges offer this to high school students to get some classes out of the way before college)
ACT composite: 27 (this is obviously very low, however I’m studying over the summer and retaking, hopefully 33+)

Do I have a chance at Duke? And do you think it’s possible that I can bring up my score 6 points?

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1st, I want to say that your ACT isn’t low: you did better than ~87% of people
2nd, your score can definitely be raised. This past fall I scored a 27, I scored a 31 in April and now I’m expecting a 33 from my June test. Raising your score is possible with the proper work ethic.

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ACT can definitely get higher! For SAT, I went from 1860 to 2170.