Background: 100-115k income, white male, both parents have degrees. My school is largely uncompetitive.
Intended major: Political science (plan on going to law school afterwards)
Stats
GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.68 W (2/300)
ACT: 35 (35.25)
SAT: 1550 (740 M, 800 EBRW).
Subject SATs: 800 USH, 770 Lit
APs: USH, Gov, Lit, CSP, Calc AB. All 5s. This year I’m taking Euro, Lang, Chem, and Calc BC (would be taking more, but internship prevents). No APs taken freshman or sophomore because school forbids.
ECs/Random
- Internship with law firm, 5 hours every school day
- Mock Trial 4 years, captain.
- County student congress, 3 years.
- Model UN 3 years; Last year I along with a few others founded it as a club rather than an activity for certain students at our school, and now hold leadership position (2 years).
- Registered EMT, volunteering with local medic.
- Founded, organized, successfully implemented school-wide voter registration program in partial coordination with non-partisan nonprofit. I have been doing this for 3 years. All seniors are registered via my program.
- State democratic party volunteer
- NHD judge for school district qualifiers. Have mentored for students in competition for 3 years.
- Mock trial mentor for students in middle school mock trial.
- Worked as soccer referee on weekends for about a year now.
- Internship with local judge this last summer.
- Other miscellaneous clubs not really worth mentioning, raised 1000 dollars in one of them for education of children in poorer countries.
- Tutor for school. 2 years
Other
Essay: Almost definitely strong
LoRs: AP Lit teacher - probably tied for my strongest subject. Don’t know her amazingly well but I definitely put in a lot of great work/effort in that class. AP Gov teacher - had for 10th and 11th grade, one of my favorite teachers and kind of fomented my passion for law/civics and getting involved politically. She very much liked me.
Misc/Hooks: I have legacy at Duke, and have multiple family members working there as full time faculty.