Chances at Duke for a legacy ED

<p>Hey everybody! I will probably be applying early decision at Duke in the fall and I want to know if my chances are excellent.</p>

<p>Weighting is on a 5.0 scale, where a 5.0 is an A in an AP class and a 4.67 is an A in an honors class.</p>

<p>Freshman year:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.60</p>

<p>Sophomore year:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.81
Weighted GPA: 4.67</p>

<p>Junior year:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.81</p>

<p>Senior year schedule:</p>

<p>Calculus III/Linear Algebra
Advanced Topics
AP Biology
AP European History
AP English Literature
Italian 4- Honors</p>

<p>Cumulative: Unweighted: ~3.91
Weighted: 4.70
Rank: ~10/443</p>

<p>SAT (single sitting, one time): 2280/2400 | 1550/1600
Chemistry subject test: 700
US History subject test: 800</p>

<p>AP scores so far:</p>

<p>Statistics: 5
US History: 5
Chemistry: 4
Calculus BC: 5
AB subscore: 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>Italian Club: 4 years, VP junior, Pres senior
South Mountain Conservancy: 2 years (volunteering in local forest)
Summer@Brown: 2 summers, Ancient Egyptian Religion and Game Theory courses
Math club: 1 year
Mission trips to impoverished regions of US in two summers
Working for uncle on a bison ranch</p>

<p>About me: White male, family income 210k, suburban NJ public school</p>

<p>Sister and uncle attended Duke University (siblings count for legacy status)</p>

<p>I am pretty optimistic. Should I have any issue?</p>

<p>You have a good chance. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll definitely get in though.</p>