Can I get in?

Do you think I can get in?

GPA: 3.94 (unweighted)
Class Rank: Top 3% out of a class of over 500 students
AP Courses: Environmental Science, human geography, biology, world history, us history, psychology, English language, chemistry, physics, macroeconomics, calculus bc, us gov’t and politics

SAT:

  • 1360 (I am a really bad test taker)
  • 750 Chinese Subject Test

E/C:
-NHS
-Class representative, and Senior Class Sargent at Arms
-Band
-Varsity Tennis
-Varsity Knowledge Bowl-Captain
-Key Club
-Wind Ensemble
-Math club

-Internship studying an neurological disease at a research institution. (summer before senior year)- four days a week,8 hours a day
-work at a tennis center (paid intern)
-worked at an aquatic research lab (sophomore year)- one day a week, 3 hours a day, for the whole year

Awards:
-AP scholar with distinction
-regional/science fair placer
-regional scholar athlete award

Overall, I think my SAT Is my weakest part. I will take the ACT but I can’t really count on a good score. probably around the 29-31 range.
Strongest part is probably my internships at research labs and my course rigor.

Do you have a chance? Well yes everyone has a chance. But your SATs are on the low side for Duke. Without addressing this could sink you.

Have you considered retaking the SAT? ACT is sometimes an easier test for some students.