Will my unique EC's balance out a 30 on the ACT?

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I’ve taken 3 practice tests and consistently received a 30-31. Its really frustrating, but I’m going to take more regardless.Is this good enough to get me into Duke University so far.</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I : Aiming for 2100+
• ACT:Aiming for 32+
• SAT II: Chem 730 taking Math II later
• Unweighted GPA : 3.95
• Rank :top 3% 15/532
• Senior Year Course Load: Adv Comp , Honors Ex phys, Guitar , AP Comprtition Gov, AP Stats, AP Euro
• Major Awards :AP scholar award , Academic letter all 4 years , Top 10% in school for state math competition
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars:
• VP of Neuroscience Club 3 years , Third place in State Brain Bee Competition junior year
• Part of HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) for 3 years, currently VP , 1st place in state competition for creative problem solving.
My Biomedical debate team got 4th place in the HOSA Nationals competition in Anaheim , California against 48 states
• Senior class president
• LEO (leadership experience opportunity) for 2 years currently VP
• President and founder of Young Medical Physician Society
• A Member of: Doctors without Borders club 2 years(its a branch off) , Interact club, Robotics and Engineering, NHS 2 years</p>

<p>• Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered in a nursing home for the elderly since 7th grade
• Summer Activities: Shadowed a Geriatrician (elderly doctor) in Lebanon 3 days a week , 4 hours each morning starting 8am , for a month. The hospital had abandoned elderly, homeless, and mentally challenged patients.
Other
• Ethnicity :Lebanese - U.S. Citizen
• Hooks: I was part of a revolution in Lebanon and because of the war I evacuated on an aircraft carrier to Arizona at the end of 6th grade
• Universities I’m interested in attending: Brown , Columbia , Duke ,Harvard , Stanford , Vanderbilt , Washington St. Louis , Yale , Rice , University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, USC , UCLA, UCSD , ASU</p>

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<p>I would say no. Also, your question is about Duke but you posted on the Wash U thread.</p>

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<p>I think the information you included in your “hooks” section is a story that very very few other people could tell… as long as you get that point across while emphasizing how you are coupling your clear interest in medicine with your lebanese heritage, I’m sure you’ll get into at least a couple of the more selective schools on your list. You sound interesting to me, at least. </p>

<p>Also, if you’re going with the ACT, keep in mind that Wash U superscores, so take it more than once. A 30-31 isn’t exactly terrible and you’re not totally out of the running, although I’m sure you know it is below average for Wash U. You can probably boost your overall score by 1, possibly 2, more points just by virtue of superscoring alone, thus making you within the average range.</p>