Hello, I want to see if I have a chance at Duke if I ED. I would be applying to the Pratt school of engineering and I want to do electrical & computer engineering and physic or biophysics and maybe a computer science minor – not completely decided yet.
Stats:
GPA: 3.81 unweighted, 4.6 weighted
ACT: 34
Honors classes: 12 (bio, chem, physics, geo, precalc, spanish 3, spanish 4, american history 1, american history 2, la 2, la 3, la 4)
AP classes: AP physics c mech, AP physics c E&M, calc BC, spanish, statistics, microeconomics, comp sci A
Activities/leadership:
Research with professor about medical physics
Board of directors of nonprofit organization about girls in comp sci
Co-leader of girl scout troop (not old enough to be official leader)
Treasurer of environmental club (stem branch)
Quantum computing research - building algorithms (currently in progress)
Member of National Honor Society
Dance for 11 years - all different styles
Tutor kids in math and science
New york academy of sciences member
Building projects - LED matrices, wind turbine, rockets
Other than the above, I have no legacy, no financial hardships, I am asian (indian) and I am a female.
If Duke is your first choice and you don’t need to compare FA offers, ED will give you your best shot. Based on your stats, you wouldn’t be wasting your ED shot at Duke - you are likely to be seriously considered. Of course, Duke is very selective, so there are no guarantees.