I’m from a competitive NY high school and I honestly have no clue where I stand:
Unweighted GPA:3.924(All A’s and A+’s, 1 A- in AP Euro Sophomore Year
ACT: 36(35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S), 9 on writing
SAT MATH 2: 780, SAT BIO M: 800
Took 6 AP courses so far, taking 6 this year:
AP Euro(3)
APUSH(5)
AP Psychology(5)
AP Bio(4)
AP CSP(4)
AP Lang(4)
AP Econ Macro/Micro
APES
AP Stat
AP BC CALC
AP Gov
EC’s
President of Model Congress
VP of FBLA
Member of A club that visits nursing homes
Founded an annual event in my school to combat public speaking(wrote Common app essay about my fear of it)
Started an NBA YouTube Channel that has 40k subs and over 20 million total views and partnerships with major sports companies.
Co-Founded an App that helps user schedule college visits, has over 6,000 Downloads
Awards: A model Congress award and a few FBLA awards, nothing crazy. Also PSAT commended scholar
Rec Letters:
9/10 : APUSH teacher and also Nursing home club advisor. We know each other very well.
8/10: AP comp teacher who saw me improve my writing and public speaking skills and thought i was a funny kid
8/10: AP bio teacher who knew I was a solid student, knew I was passionate about certain topics and even wrote a bill for model congress on a bio topic.
Counselor rec: 9/10 close relationship, knows me very well and wrote about YouTube channel in the rec
Essays:
Common App: wrote about public speaking fear and how I founded an event to help conquer the fear for myself and my peers.
Why Duke: Wrote about wanting to engage in the entrepreneurial activities on Duke’s campus
Share a perspective: Wrote about my gardening and how I’ve learned from it and what I’ve taught others.
Intended Major: Economics
Race: Asian(Indian)