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<p>Do I have a shot for applying BME to Duke?</p>

<p>Stats:
- GPA: my school has a weird scaling system and it's a tough independent school, so it would be around 3.6-3.7, with a huge upscale each year. This semester I have a 4.2 GPA</p>

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<li><p>ACT score: 31</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II scores: Math I: 730; Chem: 730</p></li>
<li><p>Extracurriculars: Founder and President of FBLA since Junior year; President of Maroon Stock Exchange Club; President of Sports Writing Club; Part of Key Club since frosh year; leader in Community Service Board; Was part of the most prestigious high school choir from frosh to junior year; Model UN since freshman year; Model Congress since Junior Year; Had an internship with a hedge fund on wall street Freshman year; last year had an internship in Columbia University; was top 5 in a national stock game (turned $100,000 to $250,000 in a quarter of a year)</p></li>
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<p>Do I have a good chance for getting in? What are my pros and cons?</p>

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<p>I would say it’s a reach. Possible, but not likely. Your 31 ACT puts you below the 25th percentile of Pratt (which is 33) and your 730 math is also below the 25th percentile (750). </p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2013profile.html[/url]”>http://admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2013profile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And hard to say if your GPA is solid or not (do you have a class rank?), but I’d imagine 3.6-3.7 is on the low side as well. Certainly, might as well give it a try and don’t give up, but unless you have an amazing hook or side-story, I’m thinking it’s not likely. Sorry for the bluntness, but I assume you want our truthful opinions. Again, nobody knows for sure as the admissions committee is the one who decides and sometimes decisions aren’t very predictable. Good luck!</p>