<p>I'm thinking about Duke ED
I know that nobody can accurately predict someone's chances, but based off your knowledge, do you think I will be fairly competitive for admission (do I have a decent shot)?</p>
<p>Male from a rather well respected prep school </p>
<p>ACT: 33- probably will retake </p>
<p>SAT II: 770 US
730 Math I</p>
<p>UW GPA is like a 3.7-3.8, weighted is just under 4.0 (like 3.98ish)</p>
<p>Grades:
Freshman year (3.539 W)</p>
<p>English A-
Geometry Honors B+
French II B-
religion A-
Biology A-
Music B+
Health A
History A-</p>
<p>Sophomore Year (4.02 W)</p>
<p>French III A-
Alg II Honors A-
English Honors A-
US Honors A-
Religion A
Chem A
Health A
art A</p>
<p>Junior Year (4.3 W)
US AP A (5)
English AP A- (5)
Physics honors A-
Calc Honors A
French IV A-
Music A
Religion A</p>
<p>Next year I will have 4 APs. </p>
<p>ECs
Track (Indoor and Outdoor)- about 16 hrs a week- every year (dec 1-June 10ish)
-I've won some awards like conference champ, all-star, state competitions and national competitions, and have placed high at state HS meets and Northeastern regionals (some D1/D3 schools want me, but not duke or nd)</p>
<p>XC- one year- captain of frosh team</p>
<p>Student council-3.5 years about 1.5 hrs a week and Im a committee chair</p>
<p>GAA Club Founder and captain- 2 years- Irish football and hurling 3 hours a week in the fall</p>
<p>School fan club founder and pres (Jr and sr years) Few hrs a week</p>
<p>200ish hrs of volunteering, mostly with special needs children
Work</p>
<p>Internship at colligate summer baseball league (I'd do set up, get money, etc) for 2 years (12 hrs a week in summer)</p>
<p>Lead writer for yearbook for the above baseball and edited it too- 3 years</p>
<p>Mowed lawns every summer for a few hrs a week- It was my own little company- nothing too impressive I know but it is something</p>
<p>This summer I had an internship in a European government for a month where I shadowed a politician (2nd in charge of party) answered phones, took notes on meetings, and actually attended some meetings along with writing Press Releases and speeches for bills etc and next summer I can go intern at the European Union in Belgium. </p>
<p>Intended majors: Econ and political science</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>