Chance's please! Much appreciated.

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<p>I would be applying as an international student as I am currently living and being educated in New Zealand. Extremely keen to go to Duke - also applying for the Robertson scholarship.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Have been in the top stream class (top 30 students) for all 5 years at high school.
Not sure what my GPA is?? But these are my results...</p>

<p>IGCSE Results 2007:
English Literature: 99% (A<em>)
History: 94% (A</em>)
Biology: 94% (A<em>)
Chemistry: 94% (A</em>)
English Language: 92% (A<em>)
Maths: 92% (A</em>)
P.E: 91% (A<em>)
German: 90% (A</em>)</p>

<p>AS Results 2008:
English Literature: 90% (A)
History: 95% (A)
Biology: 92% (A)
Chemistry: 90% (A)</p>

<p>A2 Results:</p>

<p>Taking English Lit, History, Biology and Chemistry A-levels and predicted to get 94% and above in all. </p>

<p>School-wide Creative Writing Award 2007.
1st in 6th form English Award 2008</p>

<p>SATS:
Taking SAT I's in October, should get 2100 plus. SAT II's (Bio, chem, lit) in December. </p>

<p>Sporting:</p>

<p>Played Club level Tennis for 6 years.</p>

<p>Football (Soccer) is my main sport that I have been playing for 14 years.</p>

<p>At Club level:</p>

<p>East Coast Bays 13th and 14th Metropolitan (Top league in North Island)</p>

<p>Birkenhead United 17th Metropolitan Champions 2007 + Manchester United Premier Cup Regional Champions and national finalists. </p>

<p>Birkenhead United 19th Metropolitan (Top league in North Island) team 1st 2008 + National Champions 2008.</p>

<p>At reigonal level: (5 reigons in NZ)
United Soccer 1 13th, 14th and 15th Grade Representative Squad and team in National tournament 2005, 2006, 2007</p>

<p>United Soccer 1 U17 Representative Squad.</p>

<p>For school:
Westlake Boys High School 13A1 Auckland Champions 2005<br>
Westlake Boys High School 14A1 Auckland Champions 2006 (+ Golden Boot)
Westlake Boys High School 1st XI (Top school team) and 1st XI team in National Secondary Schools Tournament 2007, 2008, 2009 (3 years - since age 14).</p>

<p>Auckland Secondary Schools U19 Squad 2009</p>

<p>National honours:</p>

<p>New Zealand U15 Representative Squad 2007 and Tour squad to USA.</p>

<p>Musical / Cultural / Leadership / Volunteer:</p>

<p>ABRSM Piano Grade 4</p>

<p>YMCA Leadership Certificate Level One completed in 2007
Darren Pereira Leadership Seminar (2008)
OPC Sir Edmund Hillary Leadership Certificate (2008)<br>
WBHS Prefect 2009 (40 prefects in the school - leadership position)</p>

<p>WBHS Peer Mediator and Buddy
WBHS Graduation Co-chairman 2009
Yearbook Editor 2009
‘Deputy Chairman’ of the WBHS Student Drugs Committee
Member of the Academic council (2008 and 2009)
Co-founder of the ‘Westlake Post’ School newspaper (2009)</p>

<p>What are my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

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<p>honestly, its hard to tell because we dont know the grading system and we dont have any american test scores to go on. Do you know how people who are ranked at your level at your school have done with amercian universities? That’s your best guide to your chances, without knowing anything in depth about your extracirriculars.
Oh and cool I didnt know you have to apply directly to the robertson scholars program now. When I applied, they jsut sent all the duke accepted applicants to the scholarship office and considered every applicant.</p>