Do I have a realistic chance as an RD applicant at Duke?

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<p>Well, now that my applications are all sent out, I feel that it is worth making a chance me thread. I appreciate your ability to take the time and chance me.
State: New York
White Male
Intended Major: Economics
ACT: Composite: 30 English: 33 Math: 30 Reading: 30 Science: 27 Combined English/Writing: 28(6 essay)</p>

<p>GPA: 101.4286(Weighted)
Class Rank: 3/593</p>

<p>AP Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry
College Credit Classes: SUNY college classes in both English(101 and 102) and Precalculus
Syracuse University Project Advance Economics, Syracuse University Project Advance Government, SUNY Albany Italian I, SUNY Albany Italian II
All other classes are honors </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Student Gov't(Treasurer(9) Vice President(10,11,12))
Newspaper: Sports Writer(9, 10) Sports Editor(11,12)
Winter and Spring Track(11) I lettered in winter and spring and was a county and section champion in the spring
Baseball(9,10)
Cross Country(12)</p>

<p>National Honor Society(11-12)
New York State Science Honor Society(11-12)
Math Honor Society( Mu Alpha Theta) (11-12)
World Language Honor Society(11-12)</p>

<p>Awards/Distinctions: Male Student of the Year(only recipient of my grade)
Served as a delegate for New York State's Boys State Program
University of Albany Certificate of Recognition for Intermediate Italian I
A member of the Academic Hall of Fame
A member of the Principal's Honor Roll every quarter of high school(94.5 average or above)</p>

<p>Volunteering
Volunteer for three organizations. One of which is Organ Transplants Awareness
Over the course of high school I have accumulated about 85 hours of community service.</p>

<p>Work Experience
Town Camp Counselor(10)
Town Pool Lifeguard(11 and 12)</p>

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<p>I’d say try to raise your ACT score to the 32-33-34 range atleast and you’ll have a very decent shot!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>any perspectives?</p>

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<p>Echoing what skittlescutie said, I would definitely try to raise your ACT score. Especially that science score of 27 doesn’t look too good. Try to make each component relatively close to the other components.</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Obviously there’s no more time to raise your standardized testing scores now. If that’s how you submitted your application, you stand a fair chance at admission. It is hard to say that you stand out. You’re extracurricular activities are somewhat generic. It seems you pushed the limits of your school’s educational offerings, taking courses at the local college. The sense I get is that not only are you an intelligent student, but one with initiative. Hopefully, that came through on your essays. I believe the substance of your essay will hold the determining factor on Duke’s decision for you. There are a few components of your application tugging you toward rejection, hopefully you overcome the adversity of your test scores and lackluster ec’s.</p>

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<p>thank you. just curious is a 30 ACT frowned upon very seriously, or is it possibly a benchmark that will just need additional pull by other application material such as rank and gpa etc</p>

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<p>i asked this because Duke’s ACT scores range from 30-34</p>