African american male, pre-med as psychology major; gpa: 3.95 w gpa:4.92, act 30; AP: sophmore:CS(3); junior: Calc-AB, Research Sem, Senior year: will be taking dual credits: stats, biology, psych, sociol, & research capstone
ECS: feed homeless, track and field, play baritone, acting(small part in film, a commerical and principal actor in music video work)
junior class vice president, 2nd place in regional science fair in 1oth grade
Also have 4 match schools and 2 saftey on list
Nothing overly impressive stands out to me about your application but you seem to be a very reliable and solid student (everything in your application is relevant) The acting is also very interesting and your grades are within the appropriate range. Use your essays not to highlight your ecp’s (they’re all self explanatory) but your personality.
not your question, but you have the other things that those schools typically expect in HS curriculum- 4 years of english, 3 of fl, one each of bio, chem & physics- yes? Also not your question, but continuing with calculus is a gift you can give next-year you: you will need it for pre-med, and either having it already in the bag (if the credit is accepted at whatever college you end up in) or having a strong base going in (if you have to take it in college) will stand to you.
imo, Duke & UChicago are really different experiences- obvs I don’t know why these are 2 you are reaching for, but that might bear a little more thought. Rice might be another reach to consider.