What are my chances of admissions into Duke Trinity School with:
SAT I (new SAT): 1510 (750 Reading and Writing, 760 Math, 24 essay)
ACT: 33 (36 english, 30 math, 34 reading, 30 science, 26 writing)
SAT II: 680 Math 2, 680 Math 1, 670 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/350
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Psychology (5), Macroeconomics (4), Microeconomics (4), US History (4), English Language (5), Human Geography (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, BC Calculus, Computer Science, Senior Project, AP Government, AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First Place Regional Science Fair, Women in Science Achievement in the Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Certificate of Participation in Spanish Declamation Contest 2016
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: STEM Club (Co-president, 12th grade), VEX Robotics Competition (12th grade), Asian Club (Social Media Leader/Secretary, 9th-12th grade), Girl Scout (9 years), Tennis (JV and Varsity, 10th-12th grade), Worked at Frozen Yogurt (11th grade), United Minority Girls (11th-12th), Smith College Pre-college Program (12th grade), Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pre-college program (11th grade), Superintendent’s Seminar (11th and 12th grade)
Volunteer/Community service: volunteering through NHS and Girl Scouts, Arlington Food Assistance Center Volunteer
when Duke reads your application, it follows a process. it is first read by a reader who is not part of the admissions staff. they’ll rate you on a 1-5 scale on each of 6 categories: rigor of high-school academic program, academic performance, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and personal qualities, personal statement and essay, and standardized testing. from there, it goes to your regional admissions officer who will go through the same rankings, adjusting the previous scores.
from here, there’s a tiny chance you’ll become an “auto-admit” or “auto-deny,” but ~95% of applications will go on to the final round where your application is read and discussed in a room by the admissions committee.
based on your stats, you will definitely have strong scores in the rigor of your course load, academic performance, and standardized testing. your extracurriculars look super strong as well! since Duke uses a holistic admissions process, a good amount of your decision lies in your essays and recommendations.
be interesting! be creative! be yourself! Duke is really looking for passionate, unique individuals who are willing to fully embrace every aspect of the Duke experience. if this is somewhere you’d really like to attend, make sure this is clear in your “why duke?” focus on what makes you special and try to develop a cohesive narrative, a common thread in your application.
