What are my chances for Duke ED? (And financial aid question?)

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<p>Race: Asian
Gender: Female
Location: Southeast
SAT: 2210 superscored (680 CR, 730 M, 800 W); will take again in June
SATIIs: 700 biology M, 760 Math IIC</p>

<p>GPA: 3.73 unweighted, 4.57 weighted (hardest course load)
Rank: 13/422 (top 5%)
Hook: unique extracurriculars? I’m mainly focusing on my interest in the arts and literature. With my ECs and accomplishments, do you think that’s a good enough hook? How can I improve this?</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-founder and editor-in-chief of an international literary and art magazine (published authors from sweden, australia, ect.). The magazine has more than 10,000 readers.
-my poetry and photography have been published in more than 12 national (some are international) literary and art magazines (each with about a 20% acceptance rate).
-founder and president of UNITEworldwide, a national organization with more than 500 members
-president of Amnesty International Club at school
-vice president of IC club at school
-Policy Debate: 1st in the district, 1st speaker and team at a national debate institute, quarterfinalist at Glenbrooks national tournament, octafinalist at Wake Forest national tournament, and more
-Piano: state champion, 4 time district winner, 1st place in state sonata competition, and more</p>

<p>-volunteer at a local science center, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, American Cancer Society, and National Conference for Community and Justice (more than 500 volunteer hours total)</p>

<p>-member of spanish honor society, national honor society, and youth leadership</p>

<p>I’m planning to apply to Duke Early Decision. Would that affect my chances of getting financial aid? How is the financial aid at Duke? My family falls into the $120,000-140,000 income bracket</p>

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<p>mine does too. we got ~35000 in grants.</p>

<p>i would say that gpa is a LITTLEEEEEE on the low side. but the magazine sounds good. i would say low, low, loww reach (as are most top schools anyway…). but you have a better shot than most, i’d say :)</p>

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<p>fin aid varies among people, but you seem like a strong candidate so apply ED (ED does, furthermore, boost your admission percent)</p>

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<p>Wow, your ECs look great, though if you can explain a low GPA it shouldn’t be a problem. </p>

<p>SATs seem fine as long as you improve CR which shouldn’t take too much beyond a few practice tests before the test.</p>

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<p>First off, great job placing at Glenbrooks. I would say that you have a 99.99 percent chance of admissions. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>with your SAT2 and GPA, ED chance is better than RD.</p>

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<p>apply to stanford.</p>

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<p>Your unweighted gpa, while not nearly perfect, isn’t all that low. Your EC’s are rather substantive…I think you’ve got a good shot.</p>

<p>As for your financial aid question: If you’re planning on applying for need-based aid, be careful with Early Decision. Unless you can “prove” to them that you can’t afford their calculated family contribution, you’re stuck with whatever financial aid packet you get, and you have to pay it if accepted. I’m not sure if they give any less aid to ED’ers. They use a systematic formula to calculate EFC/aid, so I don’t think they do. But still, if you think money could be a problem, I’d advise against ED anywhere (unless it’s non-binding “Early Action”).</p>