chances at duke?

<p>white male hopefully applying to trinity arts and sciences</p>

<p>SAT reading - 750
SAT math - 770
SAT writing - 700
(I haven't taken any subject tests but plan on taking chem spanish us history and maybe bio)</p>

<p>rank - 12 out of
GPA - unweighted 3.85, weighted 4.75</p>

<p>I am currently taking all AP/IB classes and by graduation will have taken 16 AP/IB exams.</p>

<p>member of national honor society, latin club, french club.
president of spanish national honor society
captain of varsity swim team. member of 2 swim teams.
spend my summers volunteering at hospital, conducting swim meets for young/old/special olympics, relay for life, pet adoptions, all that jazz. (250 hours)</p>

<p>1st place regional science fair, finalist state science fair, swimmer of the year, best spanish student, top ten ib student, swim team record holder</p>

<p>national merit commended scholar</p>

<p>i hope i didn't forget anything! what are my chances?</p>

<p>also, what do you think my chances are for receiving any merit-based scholarships?</p>

<p>Take your subject tests, make sure you do them in subjects you are confident in!</p>

<p>I think you are a low-reach to Match for Duke – it’s very selective but you meet all of the criteria and I hope you go for it.</p>

<p>I don’t know enough about Duke’s merit-based scholarship, but you DO have the merit.</p>

<p>all right. thanks so much!</p>