Please chance me!

<p>Please chance me! </p>

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<p>I am an international student from China. citizenship of china</p>

<p>i got 2030(c680/m740/w610) in sat 1 in nov 2007, and i am taking another one in Dec this year. Hopefully get about 2200( c700 m800 w700)</p>

<p>I took sat2 this june and got
740bio
780 physics
800math2</p>

<p>I took toefl in oct pobrably 106(retake it in dec)</p>

<p>my gpa is 4.14/4,30 </p>

<p>i have poor ecs...
city year young hero program( team leader)
science festival volunteer
hospital volunteer
school tennis team
basketball team
basketball club
running metals in school meeting in china
prom commitee
tutor program</p>

<p>senior now
i came to America for high school in jan this year.</p>

<p>senior courses: ap bio, ap calculus, anthropology, english 12, expository writing, american history</p>

<p>i came here in january 2008. i can not take ap gov or ap american history this year because i needed to take american history before.
and my school offered only ap cal, ap bio, ap gov, ap American history, ap lit, ap Eng, ap spanish and as french
can it be an reason for my week courses?</p>

<p>Not applying to finacial aid or scholarship</p>

<p>Please rate me !</p>

<p>plus i am first generation for college
does it help?</p>

<p>Upppppppppppppp~</p>

<p>I see that you were here for high school, but are a citizen of China. Does this mean you are applying as an international student? (I would assume, but I really am not sure about that). If so, the fact that you are not applying for financial aid (as this is NOT need-blind for international students) helps out, but international admissions are VERY competitive. You need to get the SATs up, so hopefully your last attempt falls somewhere around where you have predicted. That would certainly make things reasonable. Otherwise, and I apologize for this, but I don't think your chances are exceptionally good. But, then again, international admissions is a mystery to most of us (which may explain the very few responses you have gotten).</p>

<p>Yes I am applying as an international student.
Do you think my experience of living and studying here would help?
I will work hard on the SAT!!
I am applying to Trinity and do they superscore?</p>

<p>I'm sure that having moved to the US and adjusting to life in high school will help you out, and yes, Duke does superscore the SAT (virtually everywhere does nowadays).</p>

<p>A ha thanks. I hope that. Do you know how to write a great essay...
I know that is a stupid question. but i found everybody saying their essays are amazing while i think mine is a piece of .....****.</p>

<p>I am personally not one who feels my essay is a great work of 21st century literature. My approach was a bit of a gamble, really, and I hope it doesn't come back to to bite me (I applied ED).</p>

<p>But yeah, I am no longer as confident about my essay as I was when I submitted it, but I could probably read yours and offer some suggestions if you'd like, and I'm sure other people in this board would as well.</p>

<p>T.T actually I have not done it yet......I changed my topic a couple times.</p>

<p>Score Update
My Dec SAT just came out.
I failed to get 2200, just 660 800 670 essay 10</p>

<p>superscore 2150</p>

<p>Essay would be awesome
one rec will be stellar another would be fine</p>

<p>chances?Thx</p>

<p>Scattergrams do not lend much optimism to your cause. International admissions are reputedly tougher, but Duke would be a definite reach even if you were domestic.</p>

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