do i have any chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): business
[ *] SAT (one sitting):770 math/660 critical reading/790 writing
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] unweighted GPA:3.61
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): APs: us history (3), biology (4), government (3), calculus ab (3), english language (5), world history (3), chem, european history, english lit, physics, stat (i am taking these classes this year, haven't taken the eoc yet.)
[ *] Rank:61/670
[ *] Other stats: nm semifinalist, expecting to be finalist
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 3-year basketball letterman, member of student congress, beta club member, national honor society member, spanish club member. i have a ton of community service hours, but i did them to get confirmed (i'm catholic) so i don't really know where to put them.
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:sketchy, my counselor's not the greatest.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person: conway
[ *] State or Country: arkansas
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: my main problem is my gpa. i'm hoping to get it closer to a 3.7 after this semester.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>

<p>yeah, my gpa's terrible. and my ec's are pretty weak, too. basketball has sucked countless hours out of my life; sadly, i'm still not good enough to get an athletic scholarship anywhere. thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>umich, northwestern, duke.. same placed i'm applying to, that's awesome (i pointed out the arkansas thing in mich)</p>

<p>pretty much, look at my umich and northwestern posts.. duke is a little harder to get into, but there's always a shot no matter where you are.. i think you've got as much of a shot as anyone else applying to duke.. top 10% will help you out a little too</p>

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<p>you're top 10% but barely so don't get too excited. anyway trust me duke is not even on the same level as umich and even a tier up from northwestern (doesn't have much to offer imo) when it comes to admissions so don't get your hopes up too high. while a 3.6 is not terrible especially considering your courseload, i'd sure try and get that up some more if possible.</p>