<p>I am curious about my chances of getting into Duke.
I am a junior in Wisconsin and am strong in math.</p>
<p>Current Schedule and 1st Semester Grades-
Calculus And Analytical Geometry III (at local college)- A
AP American Studies- History-A CA-A
German IV- A
AP Physics- A
Honors Band- A
Personal Financial Management- A (required course)
Currently Taking Differential Equations at the local college</p>
<p>I have a UWGPA of 3.9 and an ACT of 35 (36 Math, 36 English, 36 Science, 30 Reading)</p>
<p>I have won the MAA at my school the last two years and advanced in the AMC 12 last year.</p>
<p>I have taken 4 AP Classes and many Honor classes as well as my two college classes. My schedule is as difficult as my school allows.</p>
<p>My EC's-
Weekly Boys and Girls Club volunteer
NHS
Golf Team at HS
Band
Math Club
probably more but I can't think of them</p>
<p>I am thinking about doing the National Youth Leadership Forum for Medicine. I was wondering if that would help.</p>
<p>I am interested in biomedical engineering, planning on going to med school.</p>
<p>Thanks for looking. I appreciate comments because I am not sure how I measure up.</p>
<p>brad89-- I'm pretty sure that your numbers alone can get you into Duke and a host of top biomedical engineering programs. Your test scores and grades are phenomenal. Your outside courses also show your outstanding academic firepower. Your ACTs are among the top 10-25% of ADMITTED students at Duke and other top colleges. Your ECs, however, don't seem too strong. Try to get an internship, and show substantial and unique achievement in your activities.</p>
<p>I have heard that MIT likes Varsity athletes, so try to get on Varsity Golf at your High School and contact coaches at MIT.</p>
<p>National Youth Leadership does not look very good to colleges, since anyone with the money can do it and it is too easy to get nominated.</p>
<p>Try Intel Science Fair, MIT RSI program, Seimens Westinghouse.</p>
<p>Try to publish a paper in math or biomedical engineering. Use family connections or contact people in your local community and perhaps at your local community college.</p>
<p>Many people do these things successfully, but have mediocre academics and grades. You already have the scores and the gpa to be a top-notch ADMIT (notice I'm saying admit and not applicant). You need to distinguish yourself now, which I think is much easier than getting a 35 and taking 2nd year college math courses as a junior.</p>
<p>National Youth Leadership forum is absolute crapola. Anyone can get "nominated", you shell out the cash for a week of mediocre seminars, then, at the end, are asked to nominate other students to do the program and to choose teachers to nominate other students. It's like a gigantic chain letter sort of a system.</p>
<p>Your scores are so good, and grades are nice enough that I don't think Duke will really care all that much. If you were borderline, with Bs in other classes and a C, I might be worried.</p>
<p>Hey im from Wi too! Just remember to take the Sat2's and the writing section of the ACT. Im not sure of Duke requires it, but most of the ivies and other top colleges do.</p>
<p>Also, What do you think of uw-madison? is it a good school that everyone goes to? Is it your safety school? Is it a match?</p>
<p>Madison isn't a bad school, but the funding is dropping drastically and I would rather get out of the area as I have lived in WI my whole life. I took the writing on the ACT and got an 8 on a paper that my teachers said should have recieved a 10 or 11, but I'm not worried because I'll have plenty of essays to write for apps.</p>