Could I get into Duke?

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I am a Junior in HS planning on going into Physical Therapy
GPA unweighted: 3.0/ 3.6 weighted
AP Courses: 7
AP World History
AP US History
AP English Lang
AP Biology
AP Psychology
AP Environmental Science
AP Statistics
I will graduate HS with 36 college credits from UW Oshkosh, I am enrolled to take Spanish and English there my senior year.
Awards: UW Greenbay Outstanding civic and academic achievements
Extracurriculars:

Tennis (9th, 10th, 12th)
Basketball (9th)
Soccer (9th, 10th)
Volunteer at the hospital once a week 4 hours (for 1 year so far)
Volunteer at local elementary school big sister program (for 1 year so far)
Health Occupation Students of America
Student Council
Link Crew
Principals cabinet
Peer helpers
African American Club
Book Club
Mock Trial
DECA (buisness club)
Work part time in a nursing home
Volunteer summers at local Democratic party

I don’t know if it matters, but my parents are both refugees and I am a first generation American (I have 4 older siblings that went to college) I also have taken honors English my freshmen and sophomore year. I also started a model United Nations club at my school, and will attend a selective state conference for girls interested in government.

2

A lot will depend on how well you do on SATs. But your GPA is pretty low. Probably too low to be competitive at Duke.

3

What is the return on investment you would expect with a physical therapy degree from Duke?

4

With that uw GPA…no. There will be first gen kids with much higher.

I don’t want to be harsh, but After this season, I think we need to be more “real” with our answers!

5

^There is no undergraduate physical therapy program at Duke. In fact, there are no majors even close to that:
http://admissions.duke.edu/education/majors

6

These days, most, if not all, physical therapy programs are DPT, so the undergrad track would be pre-health (with major in whatever area desired).