Chances at Duke ED

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<p>Hey guys, just wanted to know if I have a chance at Duke ED</p>

<p>Sat: 2080( Taking again in October, hoping to get higher)
SatII: Bio 710, American History 750, Spanish 760
Gpa: 3.85uw, dont know weighted, probably like top 5%</p>

<p>Aps: Took 4 junior( american 4, english lan 4,bio 5, psych 5 , 5 when i start as senior(calc ab, euro, human geo, gov/econ, lit)</p>

<p>EC's
100 hrs at Hospital
Interned at Washington Mutual for 1 year( made money)
Fbla 3 years( won 1st at district, 4th at state)
Spanish Honor Society 2 years, inducted( 40 hours)
Volunteered 30 hrs throughout my community
Parlimentarian for Student Government
National Merit Qualifier
National Honor Society Member 2 years
(not alot of clubs because getting rides was difficult with single parent working)</p>

<p>Hook: I dont know, Lived in foreign contries for most of my life?</p>

<p>white male, no legacy, live in florida</p>

<p>Expecting good rec's, good essay's</p>

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<p>i would say u have a good chance as long as u get ur sat score a bit higher</p>

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<p>"not alot of clubs because getting rides was difficult with single parent working"</p>

<p>Putting that in your app alone doesn't help you. Putting that in your app to demonstrate initiative/creative problem solving (e.g. "So I started my own clubs...") improves your chances.</p>