Hi guys,
So I’m thinking of applying to duke (pratt) as my ed and am curious as what my chances are. Below is the major stuff I’m going to have sent if I apply.
Ib score - 37 (6 in hl math, 7 in physics, 6 in hl chem, 6 in sl english, 5 in ab french and sl psych) (about a 4.05 weighted?)
act - 35 first attempt (36 math, 36 science, 35 reading, 34 english, 8 writing…)
sat subject test - taking soon but I’m getting 750-800 in phys and math level 2 on practice.
school doesn’t give class rank
letters of rec
sl teacher loves me even though im not doing that well and told me she wrote an amazing rec
not sure on phys but hes my cas advisor and knows about the many activities im doing + is mentoring a phys competition im leading + knows about my love for phys.
Counsellor rec - will probably be really good
Additional rec - getting the principal plus heads of makers space and stuff to make a combines rec highlighting my qualities
essays
essay on helping some from getting bullied and eventually empathising with the loneliness of the bully and becoming a friend/ helping him change. Taught me kindness, etc.
supplemental on me focusing on interdisciplinary engineering and focusing on my passion for building through engineering and robotics (drones, etc.)
Main 10 EC’s
chair and founder of biophys, vicechair astro, vicechair phys. had to present weekly due to the volume of participation
started competition with 10k+ in funding where i mentored students to mimic nature to create solutions using engineering to problems
taught students in schools on solving problems through innovation using arduinos
leader of first ever a company’s business challenge where I worked with students to create an innovative business proposal that received 10k$ as a reward.
part of robotics/ engineering (4+ hrs) building a drone and go kart + opening an ewb chapter in the soc to solve problems using engineering.
received 50k to use to call speakers. invited and lead the creation of events to invite ai speaker and more soon
stuco vp where i increased sustainability in school through new initiatives and dealt with fallouts + normal duties + more
Started a website that generates questions and uses adaptive/ machine learning to quiz students with progressive difficulty
Co/vice founder of music ngo where I played in a band in old age homes/ hospitals all over my state + taught students biweekly. Trying to move this internationally. Was leader of a school ngo where I raised money for poor people in india (thousands of dollars)
Did internship (not a program) in a well known university where i used fpgas and attempted to make pid feedback loops with waves etc.
MMA fighter, won national silver karate medal a couple years ago.
I’m in a super competitive school though so that might be a disadvantage + my gpa + my race (indian)
It’s a huge info dump but a general guidance on whether I should even bother applying considering my gpa would be awesome (uni advisor is saying there wont be a point)