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Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>hey thanks for looking at this i really appreciate it! I've been really stressed by this whole college thing for some time. like you have no idea how much ive been stressed, but anyway im very interested in Duke. I know my SAT/ACT and GPA scores are bad. Anything else I can work on?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 unweighted 3.65 weighted
ACT: 25 (retaking)
SAT: 1830 (retaking)
Should get good recs and should write a great essay</p>

<p>ECS
-founded my own business which works with Amazon.com in book sales and distribution
-I love trading stocks and started when I was in grade school
-often talk about starting a business and the importance of academics to kids in underdeveloped communities (having been doing this on a regular basis for 2 years now) through a group that links business leaders to youth.
-berekly model UN
-summer at brown econ class
-taking two college classes at local community college
-work at local store for 10hrs/week
-Vice President (10,11) President (12) of a the teen advisory board which acts as a liaison between teens and the city council</p>

<p>Background:
- I now attend a very prestigious school in a very affluent neighborhood, however I came from a grade school that did not prepare students for this type of a challenging academic atmosphere. It was a fight to be able to go to the high school I do now, but I have always had the dream of attending a great college.
-I went through difficult transitional periods my frosh and soph years but beginning 2nd semester sophomore year have taken the hardest course load and have done extremely well.</p>

<p>Im a hispanic californian and would not need financial aid. Thanks for your help!</p>

<p>Also, i dunno if this is a sore subject but any chance the Duke rape alligations could mean a decrease in applications?</p>

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<p>Your ethnicity will help you. Work on boosting that GPA even higher if you can. At my affluent, mainly white, California prep school, people with over a 4.00 were rejected from Duke. Ask your counselor to play up the challenges you've faced and how you've dealt with them in his/her rec. You have a shot, but you aren't a shoe in.</p>

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<p>You definitely need to boost your test scores otherwise it's a definite uphill battle for you.</p>

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<p>that is one strange job you have . . . 10 hours a week at a store?</p>

<p>and why are you working if you trade stocks and started your own company?</p>

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<p>ok this is going to sound really stupid. My dad makes me basically go to this store that he owns in a neighboring town and collect things from the manager there and bring them to my dad. I also sometimes work the cash register there. So yeah, its a wierd situation and Ive actually quit doing it for the summer.</p>