chances and a quick question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>hi there. i'd like to know my chances at duke as a high school senior.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.7 weighted
courseload: most rigorous possible; 10 AP's and dual enrollment classes
Rank: none ;-)</p>

<p>SAT: 2260
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800, 800, 770
AP: 5's on 8 exams, 4's on 2 others</p>

<p>recognitions: national ap scholar, national olympiad semifinalist, forensics awards, columbia science honors program, AIME qualifier, merck science day scholar, nominated by my school for both a science-related governor's school and a lesser-known humanities program and got into both, local community service recognition</p>

<p>activities: forensics, JSA, NHS, ACLU, environmental club, model congress, french club, worked as a private tutor</p>

<p>leadership:
senior year - pres of 4 clubs, vp of 1, secretary of 2 (officer in every club)
junior year - pres of 2, vp of 2, publicist of 1, founder of 1
sophomore year - pres of 1, founder of 1 (not the same one)</p>

<p>summers: state governor's school program, college course in environmental management, four acceleration courses over the past three years to skip ahead in math and science</p>

<p>basically i want to combine my backgrounds and experiences in environmental science and public policy to probably major in environmental science and policy.</p>

<p>i know getting into duke isn't an exact science and nobody can predict exactly what my chances are, but i would appreciate some advice or anything else you have to offer anyway.</p>

<p>extra question - i want to major in environmental science and policy. would i apply to the nicholas school as a duke undergrad and just apply to trinity for now, or do i apply to nicholas right now?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>regular decision? race? sex? state of origin?</p>

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<p>RD, Asian, male, NJ.</p>

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<p>why on earth are you president of 4 clubs at once?</p>

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<p>Pretty amazing stats.... Congrats on 8 5s on the APs...</p>

<p>I think the only two choices to apply to are the Trinity School and the Pratt School, I'm not sure if you can apply to nicholas yet.</p>

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<p>As a prospective undergrad, you can only apply to Trinity or Pratt -- to major in EnviSci & Public Policy, you'd apply to Trinity. Nicholas is a grad school.</p>

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<p>I think you're in.</p>

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<p>i see... i wasn't sure about the school since my major is supposedly granted by nicholas. but i guess an undergrad in that program would be enrolled in trinity regardless of where the degree comes from. hmm.</p>

<p>thanks for all the positive advice/feedback. how about scholarships at duke? i don't qualify for need-based aid, but a friend of mine was i think an A.B. scholar and got a full scholarship. sounds appealing. :p what are the main evaluative criteria for those?</p>

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<p>I think all applicants are evaluated for the merit scholarhips.</p>

<p>Of course there are the ROTC programs at Duke which provide full tuition...</p>

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<p>In my experience, the AB's are really a special bunch of kids - kids who have done high-level science research, kids who are going to break new ground on theses, kids who are already well-recognized artists, etc.</p>