<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Junior</p>
<p>2370 SAT (800Math 800CR 770Wr)
4.0W-4.15W (by 7th semester) about (3.5-3.6 uw)-->The killer
SAT II Math IIC, Physics, and US expecting 770+
No class rank, but top 10% (if I had to estimate 8-9%)-->not so good either
African American
Very competitive public (aka 90+% to 4 yr colleges)
Junior yr sched 5 AP's
Senior yr sched 4 AP's (3 math/sci+ap eng)
Expecting NMSF and Natl Achievement SF(226 PSAT in NJ) and AP scholar awards</p>
<p>Quiz Bowl Team member-highly ranked team that always goes to nationals (2 years)
Tutoring (2 years I put a lot of time into this)
Italian NHS (VP now Pres next yr)
Habitat for Humanity (3 yrs)
Chess Team (2 yrs)
NHS (starting next yr)
Orchestra (2 yrs)
Copious Volunteering- Started in Middle School Really
Summer of 2006-Traveled to Nigeria
Summer of 2007-Chemical engineering research at reputable university</p>
<p>Prospective Major-ChemE or BME
Also, what can I do to further bolster my app (if anything)? Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>your in
2370 and African American</p>
<p>Let me break from the angry and simplistic posturing of the poster before me and say that you appear to be a very strong candidate for Duke, regardless of race. A few of the remaining test scores will be important -- getting 5s on the AP tests, and following through on the 770+ Sat IIs. These aren't prerequisites for admission, of course; most people at Duke didn't even have them. But since your candidacy appears to be primarily grounded in academic and numerical strength, I think that completing the picture there is a good idea.</p>
<p>While your class rank/GPA are not the highest, coming from a very rigorous public school (90+ to 4-year colleges is really high) ought to compensate to some extent. Make sure that your recommendations are solid, without any hints of laziness or apathy; when admissions officers see high test scores coupled with lower gpas, they want to believe that a lack of work ethic isn't to blame, but will latch on to any suspicions raised by the material they have at hand.</p>
<p>Finally, avoid the "laundry list" phenomenon. You don't need to have an endless roster of extracurricular activities to impress admissions officers -- concentrate on the activities where you've really been involved and seem to have invested some time or leadership. Joining too many activities where you haven't shown any substantial presence can come across as too calculated, which is the only remaining risk I think your application may have.</p>
<p>All in all, however, from the information provided I'd say you have a very good shot, and certainly appear better-qualified than the majority of people I encounter at Duke. Good luck!</p>
<p>im sorry but i didnt mean to sound harsh in my previous post
i meant that after seeing your stats it seems like you have a great shot
with your SATs, URM status, ECs make you a really strong candidate and the fact that you are applying to Pratt gives you a greater chance of acceptance since Pratt is slightly easier to get into than Trinity
just be sure to write good essays</p>
<p>^^
Thanks for the advice, both of you. Also, randomperson...I saw your stats when you applied to Harvard. If anyone would have been "in everywhere" it would have been you.</p>