Coursework -
4.00 UW, 4.6 W, took as many AP’s as I could fit (14). Also taking Vector Calc at a CC this fall. Duel enrollment classes are Spanish IV, Spanish V, and a literature class.
Testing -
1550 (750/800) SAT, one take
800 Math II
770 USH
750 Bio E
33 ACT (not reporting)
5’s: Lit, USH, AB, BC, Micro, Psych
4’s: US Gov, Macro, Lang, Bio, Phys C Mech (not a science guy if you couldn’t tell)
NMF status: Yes
Extracurriculars (listed important ones):
- Play piano a ton, local but not state recognition
- Full-time finance internship at a commodity trading firm (competitive application process)
- Church youth group (student leader)
- Soccer referee
- A lot of volunteering: includes soup kitchens, NHS, playing piano at hospital and small charity concerts, service trip
- Various band extracurriculars like solo contest, marching band, pep band
- Played club and high school soccer the first two years before quitting due to medical reasons (see bottom)
Other info:
White male from Washington State
Middle income
Majoring in economics with second option political science
Letters of rec: “best student in class” for one (9/10), “always asking questions and trying to understand others’ viewpoints” for the other (7/10). Additional letter of rec from internship supervisor (8/10).
Essay should be strong but not amazing (8/10).
I have visited Duke and open every link I get in my email (been on the list for like a year.)
Extenuating circumstances: I have had medical issues all throughout high school. One required me getting treatment that basically debilitated me for one day out of every week (it was all i could do to get an hour of homework in after school that day), which went on for two years. It was literally a chemotherapy drug except in lower frequencies and dosage. The other problem was a torn rotator cuff/surgery, plus 2-3 hours of PT every week for a year and a half.
Thanks!