<p>Chance me ED
CHANCE ME DUKE ED and schools listed below</p>
<p>Info:
Senior, class 2010
High performing public school on Long Island
African American
Both parents went to a 4 year college
-mom passed away when i was 11
-dad unemployed
-brother passed away when i was a freshman (college essay is about him) </p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: 89 UW
Rank: School does not officially rank or do %
probably in the top 15</p>
<p>SAT: 1850 out of 2400 1310 out of 1600
ACT: 28
AP Euro: 5
AP US: 5
AP Psychology: 5
AP Biology: 4
AP English: 3
AP Lit: Pending
AP Govt: Pending
AP Econ: Pending</p>
<p>Activities:
Student Government-Vice President
Anti-Bias Club- President
Peer Drug Educator-Selected Member
Peer LEader- Selected Member
Cancer Benefit Fashion show- Selected member/model
Minority Group-Member
DECa
Freshman Oreintation Committee </p>
<p>Job: TjMaxx for 2 months in summer</p>
<p>Awards:
Trained by the Anti-Defamation League
AP Scholar with Distinction
University of Rochester Award for Social Sciences</p>
<p>Other facts:
Great Recs from two AP teachers and Guidance Cons
A friend of my dad knows the DEan of Admissions to Duke very well (the guys said he'll put a good word in for me)
Only minority from my school applying out of 3 other people applying
1st Quarter grades were not good
Had a good interview
Really good essay </p>
<p>Other schools im applying to:
Mich
Tulane
Princeton
Upenn
Boston College
Yale
Harvard (receive mail from Harvard all the time)
Emory
Vanderbilt
Cornell (receive mail all the time form Cornell)</p>
<p>PLEASE BE ABSOLUTELY HONEST!!!!</p>