chances for medicine at duke

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>*I am an Asian Indian from one of the best high schools in oregon (won top AP school award this year) and am top 10 in a 500+ class.</p>

<p>*Freshman year:
Lit 9-A, A with honors both sem
Spanish 1-A,A
Social Studies-A,A
Health 1 (req)-A
PE (req)-A
Adv. Algebra 2-A, A
SAT Verbal prep-A
SAT math prep-A
10th Grade Science-A, A with honors both sem</p>

<p>*Sophomore Year (really messed up):
Lit 10-A, A with honors
AP Chem- B, A
Precalc-A, B
Social Studies-B (note: can I explain a grade anywhere because this grade was ridiculous), A
Physics 2-A,A
Spanish 2-A,A
Band-A,A (needed for an EC)
Health 2-A (req)
PE-A (req) </p>

<p>*I'm projecting to finish high school with around a 3.7 or 3.6 UW...maybe even 3.5 worst case senario in IB diploma (aka f-ing hard) classes.</p>

<p>*Varsity tennis 4 years
*Science Team 4 years
*World Quest Trivia 4 years
*Science Club VP
*Math Club VP
*Portland Youth Philharmonic 3 years
*National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine Nominee
*National Honor Roll
*Mathfest Algebra 2 1st place fresh year
*OIMT Participant Fresh Year
*Mathfest Participant sophomore year
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Rising Star Program (will have 150+ hours done)
*Mathcounts Tutor (about 30+ volunteer hours)
*expecting around 2000-2100 on SAT, 29+ on ACT</p>

<p>Do I even have a shot given my poor GPA?</p>

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<p>your SATs probably hurt more than GPA</p>

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<p>Agreed, your GPA isn't bad, that's around what I had when I got in to Duke unweighted.</p>

<p>SAT/ACT scores are a bit low, but in general you'd probably make the cutoff for a student they'd see as qualified and capable of excelling at Duke. So, yes, you have a shot, but that doesn't mean that you're interesting or unique enough to be admitted. Think about what sets you apart from the 14,000 other BWRKs (bright well rounded kids) with good SATs and GPAs.</p>

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<p>If you're top 10 of a 500+ your GPA isn't going to be much of a problem</p>

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<p>I'm trying to figure out why "medicine" is in the title of the thread. Are you trying to enter Duke as a premed? Or are you trying to project, six years from now, your chances at Duke Med?</p>