GPA good enough???

<p>I'm a junior and African American Instate. My GPA is a 3.714 uw 4.21w cummalitive and i have pretty good EC's...school doesn't rank...and lets say i got like a 2000 on my SAT thanks!</p>

<p>...All honors and AP classes also..(some classes only offer honors and not AP)</p>

<p>OOPS..i definitely meant out of state</p>

<p>I read that the average HS GPA for incoming freshman is around 3.93, and that was for 2 years ago, so you're a bit low. And a 2000 SAT is also on the low side. I mean, it very well might be good enough... but don't count on anything. Don't let that stop you from applying though, there's a lot more to an application than numbers.</p>

<p>The instate/african american is certainly a nice boost. I wouldn't count on anything, but you certainly aren't out of the running.</p>

<p>Duke is competitive, and there is an alumni article that discusses the "average" applicant at Duke. Average is how you interperet it, so bear with me. Still, you might have a chance.</p>

<p>It pays to be optimistic.</p>

<p>candyman, Duke will be a reach for you but it is in range; your numbers won't keep you out.</p>

<p>aycaramba, I highly doubt that the avg gpa is a 3.93 - at least unweighted. </p>

<p>danielh, do you have a link to that article?</p>