<p>Your stats are impressive but might come off a bit strange because your class rank and GPA are considerably lower than your testing grades from the SATs and APs; I’ve been told that that irks some colleges. But your extracurriculars, especially debate, are fantastic and make up for the grades, I think. However, I think you really need to make those essays exceptional to stand out. Even if Duke doesn’t work out, I think you’d still get into another amazing school, I’d suggest Vanderbilt or Washington University in St. Louis!</p>