Chance me for ED please :)

madrigal59
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:47:48 +0000

Race: Asian
Gender: Female
Location: NC

GPA: 3.82 (UW) / 4.69 (W)
Rank: 19/395 (a very competitive public high school)
SAT I: 1920 - retake in October
SAT II: US History - 740, Chinese - 800, Math II - 710 (-.-)
AP Scores: US History - 4, Calc BC - 3 (>.<), Biology - 5, Environmental Science - 5

Senior Year AP’s: Chemistry, English Literature, Statistics, and Music Theory

EC’s:
Science Club (4 years) - won several medals in regional and state competitions
SkillsUSA (3 years) - VP in 11th grade, President in 12th grade, 4th place in the state for web design
NHS (2 years) - small group leader, Freshman mentor
Volunteer Awards for 100+ service learning hours (2 years)
Orchestra (3 years) - honors chamber orchestra in 12th grade
Violin (8 years)
Web Design (5 years) - entered various competitions, made websites for clubs and family members

Service Learning:
Public Library
Duke Hospital Volunteer
Duke Medical Center Volunteer
Art Camp Counselor

Total number of service hours: ~330

Teacher’s Recs: should be pretty good
Counselor’s Recs: should be good; I’ve asked her to write me recs for summer programs
Essays: “Why Duke” is good, but I need to work on the CA one

Apparently, I’m a terrible test-taker But I’ll try my best to bring up my SAT score. My classes this year are pretty challenging and I’m not sure if I could get all A’s first quarter. Would a B or two hurt my chances?

Thanks for reading!