Basically, I really want to go to Duke- it’s been my dream since I was 12. I can’t decide on ED or RD; I would like to wait to see my financial aid package first, but I am also hesitant to wait for RD because I know it’s more difficult to get in, especially because my ECs are pretty unimpressive. Do I still have a chance RD, or no?
My Stats:
GPA: 4.0 UW 4.65 W
Class Rank: 6/419
ACT: 34 C, 31 M, 36 R, 35 S, 35 E, 31 E+W
APs: 4 in Environmental Science, Human Geography, Biology, World History, 5 in Chemistry, U.S. History, English Lang, Calculus AB, currently taking Physics C, Psychology, English Lit, and Calculus BC
SAT IIs: Biology 650, U.S. History 740, Math 2 750, Chemistry 770
ECs & Awards:
Completed an independent research project each year from sophomore-senior year
-1st place at regional fair sophomore and junior year
-Award from the American Psychological Association for my research sophomore year
-Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology for my research junior year
-Accepted as a presenter at GJSHS junior year
Participated in the marching band’s colorguard all four years
Participated in winterguard freshman and sophomore year
Played clarinet in concert band freshman-junior year (no room in schedule this year)
Member of SHF sophomore year
Member of Mu Alpha Theta junior and senior year
Member of Beta Club junior and senior year
Member of the rotary Interact Club junior year
Started & serve as president of an all-girls community service club (there was an all-boys club at the school started a decade ago and no one ever made a counterpart) with ~100 members
Received a Georgia Certificate of Merit
Georgia Governor’s Honors Program Finalist (Social Studies major), attended summer after junior year
Recommendations: I have really good recommendations from my AP Chemistry and AP U.S. History teachers that I had last year, and from my AP Calculus teacher that I had last year and have this year.
Essay: I think my essay is pretty good. I had several people, including a friend of the family who is a college professor, proofread it and they all only had minor suggestions.
Also, I switched schools twice during my high school career, once after freshman year and again after sophomore year. This is kind of to blame for my weak ECs and why my sophomore and junior research wasn’t as successful as I would have liked. I have also lived at a different address each year of high school.
I want to study chemistry on a premed track.
Thank you all so much for your help