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<li><p>GPA
4.32 GPA (w) and 4.0 (uw)</p></li>
<li><p>Rank
Ranked top 10% in school, possibly top 5 students</p></li>
<li><p>Classes
taken/plan to take: 4 yrs of spanish (yrs 2-4 are honors)
taken/plan to take: 4 yrs of history, math, science, and english (with all AP and honors, AP taken when offered)</p></li>
<li><p>Clubs & Officers
Member of National Spanish Honor Society and its secretary
Member of Mu Alpha Theta
Member of NHS and its historian
Member of science club
Member of investment club
Member of health club
Class President Freshment & Sophomore years</p></li>
<li><p>Sports
Golf 3 yrs (1 yr varsity)
Basketball 3 yrs (1 yrs varsity)</p></li>
<li><p>SATs
SAT subject tests: chemistry 520 :(
SAT: 1220//1820 (plan to re-take it and plan to take the ACT)</p></li>
<li><p>APs
3 AP Euro
(taking AP US and AP Eng Comp this year)</p></li>
<li><p>Awards:
I have won "Most Outstanding Student Award" in 6 different classes during my 9th and 10th grade years
I have won School's Principal Award
I have won "Most Improved" in Sport Award</p></li>
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<p>Basically, I really want to know my chances at Duke. I'm really worried about my SAT, so I'm wondering if my EC's and GPA will make up for it. Am I heading in the right direction for Duke or Stetson? Also, feel free to recommend any colleges that I should look into. Thanks!</p>
<p>Only someone into golf would be into Duke…and Stetson. You’re in at Stetson, Duke is a reach at this point. Try to narrow down you EC’s and focus on one or two things…and do them really well.</p>
<p>Any suggestions of schools that I should look at? I would give chances for you guys, but seeing how I wrote this, I’m pretty bad at the whole “chances” thing. lol. Thanks for the comments though :)</p>
<p>Duke is probably a high reach for you. Although your GPA is great, your SATs are really lacking for Duke’s standards. If you can, retake the SAT and get at least a 2000-2100. Also, try to focus on and create a hook with your extracurriculars. Right now, they lack focus, something that Duke and all other top schools dislike, and it seems as if you’re spreading yourself thin. Earn some leadership positions in your clubs.</p>
<p>your a Junior, you have at least 10 more shots for SAT + Act. Sat isn’t hard… I thought grammar was impossible at one point but did princeton review tests for literally 5 hours straight the friday before the test and the next day my score improved by 100. I’m sure the same can be done for reading and math, just that the nerves get to you sometimes. I remember the day i took my SATII’s and it rained i missed math problems because my head hurt and so I retook it when it was sunny and got an 800. Just rinse and repeat SAT problems alot and I’m sure your grade will improve. Btw i read a book called “The underground guide to the SAT’s” waaaaayyy back in 8th grade for the DUKE TIP Sat thing and its helped alot. So the humorous take on the Evil Testing Serpent (ETS) might help you remember some tricks.</p>
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