You have worked hard on your college prep all round. However you must write that Chancellor’s essay. And why not. The CV essay as well. They give merit offers to ED students, too altho I can’t recall when they are notified of that offer. If you don’t get in, it is because a thousand other 18 year olds also deserved a chair. If you have any eye on using your fluency to serve the United States in the public or private sector, i would suggest you target Duke on the RD round. The Sanford School of Public Policy and the Diplomat in Residence programs are unique there and often very dual major flexible.