Do I have a shot at Duke if apply ED?

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<p>Numbers
<em>GPA: 3.8 (weighted: 4.3, top 10% of a good public school)
**</em>ACT: 34<a href="English%2036,%20Math%2033,%20Reading%2033,%20Science%2032">/b</a>
*SAT IIs: Biology 670, Math IC 660 (awaiting results from Math IIC and Lit)
*APs: Language and Comp 5, Stats 4</p>

<p>ECs & Sports & Work and such
*Elected captain of varsity tennis team
*Editor and columnist for school newspaper
*Helped launch and Amnesty International Chapter at school
*National Honors Society
*DECA regional 1st place finisher (Entrepreneurship) and multi-event State finalist (Business Law & Ethics, Advanced Job Interview)
*Tennis Instructor for USPTA certified tennis professional
*2 year garden maintenance worker at Minnesota’s highest rated
public garden (Noerenberg)
*50+ Volunteer hours for Life Coaches mentoring organization
*Fasted to raise money/awareness for the crisis in Darfur
*Raised funds and participated in Urban Venture’s Father’s Day 5K
Run for Leadership
*Odyssey of the Mind State qualifier</p>

<p>Awards/Achievements
*Presidential Achievement Award
*A honor roll throughout high school
*Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
*Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award
*National Language Arts League Award
*1st place singles at Minnetonka Tennis Club's holiday tournament
*1st place doubles at Wayzata Country Club's tennis championship
*1st place at school science fair</p>

<p>I also know I will have good excellent recs and am I strong writer so my essays should be solid. Thoughts???</p>

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<p>Just a note: my 34 on the ACT is equivilant to about a 2260 on the SAT.</p>

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<p>bump (10 char)</p>

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<p>what school do you go to?</p>

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<p>what did you get on your SAT'S they will look at those too.</p>

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<p>I didn't do nearly as well on the SAT (2130). I've always been told that if you take both tests colleges will look at the higher of your two scores and disregard the other. Is that not true?</p>