What are my chances at Duke?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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My grandpa and aunt are both alums of the school. Does that give me an advantage?

Sex: Female
Race: White
Home: New York
Private School
Grades: B+/A- range
ACT: 32
SAT II US History: 720
SAT II Lit: 740
Unweighted GPA: 3.43 (my school doesn’t have weighted GPAs, Honors, or APs)

Junior Classes: Art History, Modern World History, Shakespeare, African Lit, Advanced Statistics, Biology, and Latin

Senior Classes: European History, Global Politics, Creative Writing, Historical Lit, Macroeconomics, Latin, and Advanced Art

Awards:
Scholastic Gold Key winner for Art (painting)
Scholastic Gold Key winner for Art (drawing)

ECs: Newspaper cartoonist
Yearbook - President
Leadership Club - Vice President
Feminist Club
Varsity Track
Varsity Lacrosse - defender, not many at my school

Volunteering: Working with children with autism
Work Experience: Internship at an art gallery

Are there schools that I might have a better shot at?

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sorry, but you don’t really have a shot. I’m not trying to be a downer, but your GPA, stats, and EC’s are all very weak. I definitely think look into other options like Binghamton, Miami, Syracuse, etc.

3

I’d agree your stats are weak, but I think your ECs are fine. They very clearly show your affinity towards humanities. You just have to knock those essays out of the park. I think it could happen, every other part of your app needs to shine though. Maybe look at Wake Forest too?