Chance 2016 ED? Duke is my dream school :]

<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>Duke is my DREAM school. Hence, I have chosen to apply here for ED. I know that Duke is not a complete match for me, rather a slight reach, but I think my personality will really shine through in my essays. Duke academics, location, environment, social life, programs are all a match for me. I am interested in pursuing pre-med/biology/BME/etc. Any advice from current Duke students welcome.</p>

<p>Please chance me!</p>

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<p>My Stats:</p>

<p>GPA Weighted: 3.94
GPA Unweighted: 3.63 <== i go to a very competitive high school</p>

<p>I THINK I WILL BE SENDING ALL MY SAT AND ACT SCORES. ACT is def stronger, but my SAT Math is quite impressive.</p>

<p>SAT I (Super Score)- 2020
780 Math
640 Reading
600 Writing
8 Essay</p>

<p>ACT- 33
32 Writing
33 Math
33 Reading
34 Science
7 Essay</p>

<p>SAT II-
740 Math 2
740 Biology E
750 Chinese</p>

<p>Course Schedule-</p>

<p>Middle School
Honors Algebra I
Honors Geometry
Honors Spanish I</p>

<p>Freshman
Honors Algebra II
Honors Biology
Honors Language Arts
Honors Spanish II
American Gov/Health
Band</p>

<p>Sophomore
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Chemistry
Honors Language Arts
Honors Spanish III
AP World History (5)
Band</p>

<p>Junior
AP Calculus AB (first semester had a 79 unweighted and 86 weighted, worried about this)
AP Biology
AP Lang
On-level Physics
On-level US History
Band</p>

<p>Senior
AP Stat
AP Chemistry
AP Lit
AP Micro/Macro
PE/Internship
Band</p>

<p>ECs-</p>

<p>Club (# of years in by graduation)</p>

<p>Student Council Representative (4)
Beta Club (4)
National Honor Society (2)
Marching Band (received varsity letter) (4)
Tutoring Club (2)
plus 1 year of competitive cheerleading (program cancelled after my first year due to lack of funds, but i recieved varsity letter)</p>

<p>-regular volunteer at local library
-peer education at a local AIDs center
-part time job as of summer 2011</p>