Hi, guys. I am considering Duke as ED choice.
I am an international student from China but not in those most competitive schools.
SAT:2270 with R740, M800, W730. (I took only one time)
SAT II: Math Level 2, 800; Physics 780
TOEFL:115 with R30,L28,S27,W30
GPA for the freshman year (in a traditional high school):90/100
I am studying IB program; my current score is 40/42 and my expected will very likely to be 43or44 out of 45.
Ps, high school in China is 3 years long
Extra curricular:
- Basketball varsity and captain 9-12
- Vice president of School broadcast 10-12
- One year experience in student council 10
- Intern at the biggest investment bank in China 10-12
- Founded an organization to promote rural finance and related education in China 11-12
- Columbia High School Program to study The intro to Business, Finance and Economics 10 Summer
- Participated in an investing program on a big-data analysis firm (getting a recommendation letter from a prestigious professor in America for this) 12 Summer
- Volunteer at an aid-education organization.
- Stock market experience 9-12
Award:
Best Learner in school
Best CAS (student organization) leader in school
Excellent Student in school
1st prize of state English listening competition
Adidas High School Basketball League: One national 1st prize, one state 1st prize and one state 2nd prize
1st prize in a city-scale business competition
Duke is really my favorable choice and I am extremely interested in finance so I probably will apply Economics or statistics science with finance minor.
Appreciate your advice…