Help Me Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>After struggling my freshman year(2 C's) I just finished my sophomore year(1 C;retaking class),standing at a 3.3125. I have been accepted into English/History AP for my junior year.I am trying to get my GPA as close to a 4.0 as possible by the time I graduate.I cheer for my school(I was head cheer captain this past year) and I play soccer for both club/school. I am Vice President of my sophomore/junior class, I have participate in pep club for two years. I am a current volunteer for Feeding America and have sung in my church choir for 8 years. I was chosen this year to attend the VMI Leadership Conference and I am part of a small leadership group that will establish an Honor Code in my school.
I am in a tutoring program at my school and I tutor kids over summer at a local church. I also am a peer mentor for a new school program at my school.</p>

<p>Junior schedule:
Calc I
English AP
History AP
AS Chemistry
Psychology/Sociology
American Conflicts
Drama II
SAT Prep</p>

<p>Should I take SAT prep? If I have high SAT scores and raise my GPA will I be able to get in? Any advice!?! ( I know this is a huge reach,please don't sugar coat!)
State: Virginia
Plublic School
African American
I want Duke so bad!<3</p>

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<p>Would you consider University of Virginia? I’m asking because you are in Virginia and University of Virginia, from what I heard, is a great university to go to. It’s not Duke, but it’s great and in state.</p>

<p>Like you said, Duke would be a reach for you. However, I do believe you have a chance if you raise your GPA, keep up the ECs, and do extremely well on the SAT.</p>

<p>Good Luck.</p>

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<p>thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Duke is not unbelievably out of your reach. if you raise your grades significantly, and have a solid SAT score you should have it as a low reach. actually, schools like duke value ECs and SAT scores slightly more than GPAs in my opinion. (its just my opinion, so if someone doesnt agree, dont shoot me) I feel this way because if you notice,GPA systems differ by county or by state, some are out of 5, some out of 4 and some out of 8. some are just random and weird. the point is, the GPA can be inflated by schools to look like something its not. so to compare you on a national level with all the other applicants, standardized testing is a valued material. just my thoughts xx</p>