<p>Gender: Female
I attend a public school in Southern Ohio. Less than 50% of my classmates will pursue higher education.
Intended Major: Communication disorders/hearing sciences/linguistics to become a Speech Language Pathologist
Will need a large amount of financial aid (EFC is around $6,000)</p>
<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.2
Rank: 7/228
ACT: 33
Taken/will take 3 AP classes (my school offers only 3)
Taken all honors classes offered at my high school</p>
<p>Senior Schedule: AP Lit, AP Calc, Spanish IV, Orchestra, Symphonic Chorale, Physics, Honors Govt.</p>
<p>Athletics:
Varsity cross country and track</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Region Orchestra
All-Ohio Youth Choir
Part of select traveling contigent of All-Ohio Youth Choir
Civic Chorus
Civic Chamber Chorus
Foreign Language Club
Church Choir -adult and youth choirs
National Honor Society
Career Mentoring with a Speech-Language Pathologist
Junior Leadership Seminars
Playing as a student apprentice in a sem-professional orchestra
Voice and viola private lessons
Worked as a Fine Arts Camp Counselor last summer
Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Chorale</p>
<p>Service:
Key Club
Girl Scouts -directing a camp for younger girls
Hospital Volunteer
Volunteers at junior high track meets</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
Girl Scout Silver Award
Working on Girl Scout Gold Award (will spend at least 65 hours on it)
Buckeye Girls State
Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Ambassador
Local Rotary Club's Outstanding Musician Award</p>
<p>I'm assuming you haven't gotten many Bs or Cs. I'd say Duke is a low-reach, but if you apply ED you'd have better odds. Duke is need-blind, so your financial aid wouldn't be a factor. If it's any consolation, Duke also meets 100% demonstrated need based aid.</p>
<p>Yeh, I'd say you have a chance but just know that admissions doesn't always make sense. (especially when you are on the applicant end) I know that I got into duke just fine while my twin brother who had nearly the same everything as me did not. (still not sure why) Just know that you can plan and plan but when it comes down to it college admissions just don't make sense. That said, I don't know if I agree with the rest of the people that say Duke is a definite reach for you. You seem pretty strong to me actually. You've used your school to the max that it can be so it really doesn't matter that you only have three AP's while some others have a ton because you took what your school offers. So I'd say that you should go ahead and apply ED if you really want to go to Duke and if you don't get in, it isn't really the end of the world. (I know my brother is perfectly happy at his school now)</p>
<p>^Depends on the applicant.. a person applying to Duke with weak grades and a lack of EC's would probably need at least a 34 to get in.. and even in that case.. the person would probably have to have a 36 to get into Duke.</p>
<p>blondie625, 2 years ago, there was a "travelling program" with 4 admissions reps from Duke, Penn, Harvard and I think the fourth was Princeton. They did a presentation with each admissions rep. speaking for about twenty minutes. Then there was a Q&A session. Afterwards, refreshments were offered and time to speak directly with the reps. I mentioned that my daughter had scored 32 on her ACT, and he said that she would need a 34.</p>
<p>fpfan, I believe that someone misinformed you. If we look at the stats for the admitted students, it is clear that a 34 ACT is not required for admission.</p>
<p>It's all in the context. A 36 wil also not guarantee admission.</p>
<p>lol thats quite ridiculous, an admissions officer will never tell u a "magic number" to get into their skool, if they do, then the skool blows, and thats not the case for duke</p>
<p>omg im freaking out how do u improve after u hit the 30's, I got a 31 the first two times I took it, I don't know what else to do! any suggestions?
ps to op, u have a GREAT SHOT!</p>