Hi, this is Sherry, and I am planing to apply to Duke in ED. I am an international student.
Here are my basic information:
Ethnicity: Asian
Tests Taken:
SAT 1560 (Evidence based reading and writing: 760 / Math: 800)
ACT 34 (English: 33 Math: 36 Reading: 31 Science: 36)
AP Tests:
AP Biology 5
AP Chemistry 5
AP Microeconomics: 5
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Physics 1: 5
AP US History: 4
Planning to take: AP Statistics / AP Computer Science A / AP Lang & Comp / AP Physics CM / AP World History
SAT 2 Tests:
Math Level 2 800
Chemistry 800
US History 750
GPA:
3.95 (out of 4)
ECS:
- Debate (Twice quarterfinalist in regional tournament / Best Speaker prize in a regional tournament)
- Debate club (Teaches junior how to debate and how to research)
- Individual Research Project (Whether Magna Carta signify the beginning of freedom / democracy; Publish my 8 page research article on my own website)
- Individual Research (Native Americans contribution to American Constitution)
- Individual Research (How artifacts that have a cultural importance reach to foreign lands and whether museums that currently hold these artifacts should be accountable for returning these artifacts to their origins)
- AP Online Tutorials (I established my own website to teach AP Courses)
- Established the club Peer Tutor
- Working as a translator in a direct selling conference for 4 years
- Collecting oral histories from minorities People and progeny of Qing Dynasty
- Duke Summer Credit Program (GPA 4.0 Credit 1)
- Family Responsibilities - Taking care of my brother b/c my parents are often out for business
- Research in criminal justice system (How to lower recidivism rate / how to lower incarceration rate / how to conduct rehabilitation and retribution / whether humanized prison would lower recidivism rate )
Basically, all of activities are highly focused questioning politicalized historical narratives and investigating the possibility and diversity of history.
Thanks!