<p>HI, GUYS! Less than a month and a half until ED decisions come out! I am going out of my mind. A chance thread will really calm my nerves. /sarcasm</p>
<p>I applied ED to the Duke's Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. </p>
<p>Objective Data:
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[<em>]SAT Reasoning: 2360 (790W, 800CR, 770M)
[</em>]SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry - 800, Math Level 2 - 800, US History - 800
[<em>]GPA: 4.0 Unweighted
[</em>]Rank: 2/309
[<em>]AP Exams: Government 5, Psychology (self-study) 5, Human Geography (self-study) 5, Language 5, US History 5, Comparative Government (self-study) 5, European History 4... Chemistry 4...
[</em>]Senior Year Courseload: AP Physics, AP World, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP Calc
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<p>Subjective Data: (I'll add a brief snippet of my impact/contribution as I was active in everything I did)
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[<em>]Interact Club - President
Organized services events and fundraisers for the entire school. $700 to the Ronald McDonald House. $200 for a breast cancer event. Dozens of other service projects. Coordinated service projects with the president of county Rotary Club.
[</em>]Beta Club - President
Similarly, organized service projects. Raised $2000 for the Red Cross by a candy sale fundraiser I organized.
[<em>]Math Team - Captain and Coordinator
Organized tournaments, practices, and teams. Won a few tournaments and awards.
[</em>]Debate Team - Vice President
Won tournaments and awards. Competed in national qualifier. Taught newer members of debate. Organized fundraisers and currently organizing debate tournament hosted at my school.
[<em>]National Honor Society
Most active member. Over 400 hours. Organized school events with school counselors like freshmen orientation and presented there.
[</em>]Math Honor Society
Coordinated meetings. Was most active tutor, and thus won "Math Honor Society Student of the Year."
[<em>]Science Bowl - Team Captain
Lead my team in practices. Teach science lessons to team.
[</em>]Teenage Democrats - Founder and President
(I'm in Georgia. Cut me some slack) Head writer and editor of monthly political newsletter distributed in school.
[li]Other: Spanish Honor Society - Executive Member (Organize fundraisers and cultural events), Tutor - I work with the graduation counselor at my school and help struggling students, Violin (>4 years), Guitar (>4 years), Tennis.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Work Experience
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[<em>]Mathnasium Math Instructor
Work everyday 3 hours after school. (This is pretty tolling on me because I have to do homework after...) Helped set up and run math tournament for elementary schoolers.
[</em>]Computer Repair - Self-Employed
Made over $3000 in the past 3 years.
[li]Convenience Stores [/li]I worked around a day a week at convenience stories, sometimes as a cashier, other times as someone managing stockrooms, etc.
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<p>Summer
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[<em>]School Volunteer
300 hours over 2 summers. Worked with administration to help them set up for next school year.
[</em>]Trinity Hospital of Augusta
3 summers. 300 hours.
[<em>]G5!@ Goizetta at Emory University
Business program hosted at Emory. 300 students selected from applicants in Georgia.
[</em>]Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
Leadership program. Chosen by county Rotary Club. Part of $500 scholarship
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<p>Service
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[<em>]Most of my service is derived from Interact/Beta Club. Hundreds of hours of actual volunteering and also coordinating events.
[</em>]Ronald McDonald House Volunteer
50 hours
[<em>]Relay for Life
Raised $200 dollars. Participated in event for 2 years in past. This year, I'm on the Executive Committee so I'm actually planning the county-wide event and fundraisers.
[</em>]Various Honor Society Activities (NHS, SHS, NTHS, MHS)
Over 500 hours total of tutoring, service, etc.
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<p>Awards
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[<em>]1st Place Essay - United States Achievement Academy Spring Essay Contest
[</em>]Gold Level - President's Volunteer Service Award
[<em>]AP Scholar with Distinction
[</em>]National Merit Commended
[<em>]Winner - Cruming.com Essay Contest
[</em>]5 math competition awards (2nd, 2nd, 4th, 2nd, 2nd)
[<em>]3 debate awards (1st, 1st, national qualifier)
[</em>]Local Honoree - Prudential Spirit of Community Award
[<em>]2nd Place Essay - Regional Comcast Young Writers Essay Contest
[</em>]School awards: MHS Student of the Year, AP Euro Student of the Year, AP Gov Student of the Year
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