chances at duke?

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>Iraqi male, VA resident</p>

<p>Freshman( bad year, long story)- 1 honors, which i got a B+ in, and the rest regualr, had like a 3.7 gpa</p>

<p>Sophmore- 3 honors, A in 2, B+ in 3rd, rest regular. 3,85 gpa</p>

<p>Junior( right now)- 3 aps ( bio, stats, art history), rest regular( also precalc honors online self study thru JHU). 4.28 gpa</p>

<p>Senior- will take 5 aps ( english, govt, french , bc calc, chem) + some electives</p>

<p>Took April SATS, shooting for a 2100+ ( pretty sure i can do it, did well on practice)</p>

<p>Extracurricualrs:</p>

<p>Starting HOSA club, will be prez
Co-starting SADD chapter, will be prez
Muslim Student Assoiciation
Key Club
Oaktagon
J/v lacrosse 2 years ( cut from varsity)
American Red cross
Radio Club- VP
NHS
Math Honor Society( will run for office)
-gonna do French honor society next year
-gonna do robotics next year
200+ volunteer hours at Hospital
Will do NYLF forum on med
have a lawn mowing buisness, w/ 20 regular cusomers</p>

<p>awards:
academic letters
Cougar accomidations- volunteering
Honor Roll
Stait A’s
Scholar Athlete
Volunteer of the Month July 2005</p>

<p>Hook- dunno, being iraqi, upward trend ( as rigor of classes increased, grades got better) </p>

<p>Intended major- Art history w/ Premed concentration</p>

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<p>The key to getting admitted is to make yourself stand out in the applicant pool (in a good way!) - just do your best and that’s all you can do.</p>

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<p>yeah, i am just wondering if I should do ED or not.</p>

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<p>IF you are SURE it is your first choice there is absolutely no reason not to do ED. </p>

<p>If you are positive you would be as happy there as anywhere it is something you need to consider.</p>

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<p>So…what is Oaktagon? I have to admit, when I first saw it I thought it might be an Ultimate Figting Club sort of thing… Which brings this up - be sure that your resume or pesonal statement explains every acronym at least once; same thing with HOSA Club just to make sure.</p>

<p>And keep in mind, if you are interested in robotics and come to Duke, I reserve the right to dangle the carrot of a BME major with a minor in Art History and a track of robotics classes in front of you :)</p>