Chances RD!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>am from WV if that matters. Male - Asian</p>

<p>Scores - 1st Date - 560 cr, 780 math, 600 writing (8 E)
2nd date - 630 cr, 760 math, 690 writing (9 E)
3rd date - 710 cr, 770 m, 670 W (11 E)
4th date - 700 cr, 770 m, 680 W (9 E)</p>

<p>composite - 2150 (2 sit-ins got this), highest from each section - 2180</p>

<p>SAT II's MathIIC - 750
Chemistry - 770</p>

<p>Taking USH in january</p>

<p>Now for academic stuff
Rank 2/360, saledictorian
i think about a 4.0 gpa uw (it may be 3.96 or 3.98. Got 1 B and like 45 or 49 A's)
took most rigorous course in my school which isnt saying much, 6 APS, 10 honors.</p>

<p>Um now for the essays
MOst of them will be good. Some may be a bit iffy but overall pretty ok / good</p>

<p>EC's
This one club called ACE team. Pretty fun club. Like jeapordy. Won many awards for it. its a regional thing
Math Field day - (we have no math / science club) went to regionals twice
NHS - not much to say here. TUtor in this club also
HIspanic NHS - treasurer for this club. Do other things >.>
Big Brothers Big Sisters - a club in which I tutor 2 hours a week to another kid
Varsity tennis - 10-12. 3rd doubles team
Varsity CC - 9-10. Now really worth mentioning. Wasnt very good at it though.
SPIRIT program - My school is very diverse. With minorities making up about 40% (about 25% african american, 10% hispanic, 5% asian and other races). In this it was a 2 day workshop. We talked about many things our school had problems with. Pretty interesting. Was nominated the speaker and leader for the asian group whenever we have meetings during the year to talk about this thing.</p>

<p>Some out of school things
9th grade summer - summer school / volunteer at hospital for 50 or so hours
10th grade fall - volunteered at a theatre for about 70 hours
11th grade summer - summer school / volunteered at hospital for 50 hours or so
12th grade - traveled to india. Got to see some cool things. Some surgery's too :0</p>

<p>Anyhow summer was pretty filled for me, believe it or not.</p>

<p>Ok finally awards.
9th Grade - Golden Horseshoe Award (involved both 8th and 9th) (State award)
10th - Math Field Day - advanced to regionals
9th, 10th - Social Studies Fair - Advanced to regionals both times
9th, 10th - Science Fair - Advanced to regionals both times
11th - Highest Point Award (ACE Team)
11th - ACE Team - 1st place
9th - 11th - Success Through Academic Recognition (STAR)
Volunteer Awards - From two separate hospitals for volunteering</p>

<p>I have more awards and probably more EC's but some of them are not worth mentioning. Anyhow thanks for the feedback in advance!</p>

<p>Also I am doing an optional essay.</p>

<p>Oops sorry if other college stuff is in here. I accidentailly copied / pasted from the chances thread.</p>

<p>Applying probably to chem. engineering or bio engineering.</p>

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<p>wow i'm impressed you had the motivation to take the SAT 4 times....and it improved a lot! your stats look good...</p>

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<p>Just FYI, since you've taken the SAT more than three times many schools will then average your scores rather than take the highest composite or individual ones. I quickly did the math and you've got a 650 V 770 M 660 W, which comes out to a 2080 composite. Just something to keep in mind.</p>

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<p>salutatorian*</p>

<p>Anyhow duke does this? I never knew this. That sucks :(. OH but duke wont be getting my 4th SAT scores :). Because I got them in paper mail and they were delayed. So I sent My SAT scores w/o the november ones. That way there were only 3 lol.</p>

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<p>Sorry no one ever told you. If Duke doesn't know then you should be okay.</p>

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<p>Ok so this ONLY applies to > 3 and not 3 or greater?</p>

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<p>Yes, I think most schools will let you take it three times before they start averaging scores. You can check with individual admissions offices to be sure, although if that isn't the case there isn't much you can do about it now.</p>

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<p>I know for sure most of the ivies, if not all, will only take your highest score from each section, regardless of how many times you take it. Certainly they will see you took it 3+ times but their policy is consistent for everyone, they take the highest score from each section.</p>