Do I Have a Chance?

Applied major: Global Health
Rank: 34/800 (will most likely go up after first semester grades go in)
GPA: UW 3.8/4.0; W 4.54/5.0 (calculated GPA’s based on first semester grades)
SAT: 2250 superscore (M 750, CR 770, W 730)
SAT Subject Test: Math 2 740, Literature 720, US History 710
AP Scores: World History (3), Psychology (4), Chinese (5), Statistics (4), English Language (5), US History (4)
Senior Courseload (school does not offer honors): AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 2, Health, AP Government, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Human Geography

Extracurriculars: FBLA (Executive Vice President), National Chinese Honor Society (President), Chinese Club (President and Founder), NHS, dance classes, other miscellaneous volunteer activities
Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, 1st-2nd Place awards at Area and State levels for FBLA, 4th Place award at Nationals for FBLA, APUSH Award of Excellence
Essays: I discussed a program that I was interested in for the required and did the optional. I thought my CommonApp essay was pretty good.
Teacher Recs: 9/10 probably. They like me and they’ve known me since Freshmen year, but I’m not sure how it translates into a rec letter.
Counselor Rec: 6/10-7/10 I definitely know her better than most students at my school, but even then, it’s not like we talk to each other often.

State: Texas
Gender: Female
Race: Asian (Chinese) - natural born US citizen
Income: >200k
Other: I’ve already been accepted to Tulane (32k/year scholarship and Honors) and UT Austin (auto-acceptance). I’ve also applied/plan to apply to: Boston College, Cornell, Columbia (lol), Barnard, Wellesley, UNC Chapel Hill, Case Western, Northwestern, and Notre Dame

Yes of course you have a chance. Why not try?

Duke has made a concerted effort under President Broadhead with Duke Kunshan University in China. If you decide to apply look and see if there is anything that you can do which aligns with this vision. If so definitely highlight in your essays.

good luck! I think you have a wonderful chance!