Duke ED and USC Chances!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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SAT: 2120 (CR-660, M-800, W-660 Essay:10) CR+M (1460)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 720 Biology M

UC GPA (Capped at 8 Honors) - 4.0
9-11 UW- 3.68
9-11 W- 4.16
10-11 UW GPA- 3.69
10-11 W GPA (Uncapped)- 4.23

UPWARD Trend:

Freshman (8 A’s 4 B’s)
Sophomore (6 A’s 4 B’s 2 C’s)
Junior (13 A’s)

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (Not sure exactly how I made it LOL, maybe course rigor?)

AP (12 AP’s total (rigorous)):
Chemistry (3)
European History (3)
Calc AB (4)
Physics 1 (3) (LOL)
Spanish Language and Culture (3)
US History (4)

Senior Year Courses:
AP Computer Science
AP Gov
AP Physics C
AP Psychology
AP Calculus BC
Advanced Composition

Major Awards: None are major, but OCMC 5th place (math competition for my county).

Extracurriculars:
Summer@USC Summer Camp (Got an A in the Discover Engineering course!)
JHU CTY- Intro to Java Course
Intern at Social Security Office
Kaiser Hospice Office Intern
Mathnasium Tutor
CSF (3 Years)
Key Club (3 Years)
Spanish NHS
Taekwondo 3rd Degree Black Belt (13+ Years)
1st Place Cal State Open Taekwondo Tournament
Junior Leadership Team for Taekwondo
Taekwondo Instructor Experience (200 Hours)
Volunteer as Taekwondo Instructor (50 Hours)
Technology Director-Spanish Club
Love 2 Read (Library Reading Program)
Teen Advisory Board at Library
AP Scholar With Distinction
600+ Community service hours

Major:
Duke-CS (Trinity)
USC-Physics/Computer Science (Dornsife)

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http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2015/03/ferpa-request-gives-inside-look-duke-admissions-process

I’m sorry to say but I think you’re probably not a competitive candidate (unless you are an under-represented minority). I think you will probably get deferred into the RD pool. Best of luck

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If you applied for a back door way in could you transfer to computer science sophomore year?

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@sgopal2 Hi, I am not a URM, but Asian so I am sure that wouldn’t help me, but I did talk about being demisexual in the optional essay, I am not sure how much that would help.

@ClarinetDad16 What exactly do you mean?

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Also, as far as my “Quarter Report” (Not Mid Year Report) for Duke

I had:

AP Computer Science-A
AP Gov-A
AP Physics C-A
AP Psychology-A
AP Calculus BC-B+
ERWC (English)-A

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I had never heard of the term demisexual, and had to google it. Certainly would make for an interesting essay.

Sometimes admissions people will fight for someone who they find incredibly interesting. Hopefully that might work for you.

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Thanks for the feedback, but I doubt it is that good of an essay. Do you mind reading it over PM?

Also any chances for USC?

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You definitely have a respectable chance at USC if you write good essays. Duke is a super high reach though, even ED @JimBurles2189

Chance me back: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1936788-predict-my-results-stanford-mit-princeton-cmu-and-others.html#latest

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@allnighter21 Thank you so much! Also for future chances:

I have a letter of rec from a USC professor and a USC TA!

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Sure I would be happy to read your essay. send to me via pm

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@sgopal2 Thank you so much for your feedback!