chance at Duke

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<p>I have just come to America a few months ago, as a junior, this is the first time that i'm learning in a english-based school!
I'm a Chinese, US perminant resident in CA.
My statistics: foreign grade: top 4 out of 70
my junior year first semester grade 4.6667(weighted) 4.0(unweighted)
i'm now taking, ap physics c, ap chemistry, ap calculus ab, ap us history(extremely hard for me), visual art, english one.
my sat score is :math 790, writing 660, reading 550
my sat 2 score is: math2 800, chemistry 800, physics 800, (do i need to take chinese, is that so pretentious for Chinese to take chinese sat2?)</p>

<p>i have so limited ECs, because in my former school, we have a school scheduel of 7:30 am to 9:40 pm, and went home every 2 weeks, so we have almost no chance to participate in any thing rather than classes.
i'm a national level 2 badminton athlete in china, 4 years training.
i'm one of the inventors of some inventional patents.
thanks so much for any respond!</p>

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<p>I'll leave the guessing game to others, but make <em>sure</em> you explain to Duke, in one way or another, about your EC situation. And be sure to get involved in your new high school!</p>

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<p>You have very nice, impressive stats. However, there is one thing that can pull your chance down: SAT verbal score. Have you taken the TOEFL? If you are still a junior, you still have time to take it. I agree with austinj that you should explain to Duke about your EC situation and your high school schedule. I think you have good chance if you do something with your verbal score. Keep up your good work!</p>