Regular Decision...Can it happen?

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>Background Information
Class of 2008/2012
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Location: Northeast
High School Type: Public, sends many grads to top schools
High School Rank: Top 5% (Not sure, but likely)
Class Size: 560</p>

<p>GPA + Courseload
Cumulative Unweighted GPA: 3.7589
9th: 3.7143
10th: 3.5627
11th: 4.0000</p>

<p>Wacky GPA trend. All Honors and AP classes + most rigorous courseload.</p>

<p>Adanced Placement Classes/Tests
11th grade APs:
AP English Language and Composition (5)
AP United States History (5)</p>

<p>12th grade APs:
AP French
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Government
AP Calculus AB (taking BC test though)</p>

<p>Standarized Tests
SAT I: 2260 (superscore). I might retake to get around a 2330 which is very possible.
SAT II: Biology M 760, United States History 750, MathIIC 800 (projected)</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars
*Odyssey of the Mind <a href=“9th%20to%2012th”>/I</a>:
-Three-year team captain (9th, 10th, 11th)
-Treasurer (11th)
-President (12th)
-3rd Place Regionals (2006)
-3rd Place State Finals (2006)
-Qualified for 2006 World Finals
-1st Place Regional Tournament (2007)
-1st Place State Finals (2007) + Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
-20th Place at World Finals (should’ve done better…)</p>

<p>*Marching Band<a href=“9th%20to%2012th”>/I</a>
-Varsity letter
-Section leader (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>*Model United Nations <a href=“9th%20to%2012th”>/I</a>
-Recognition/ awards at national conferences and local conferences. ILMUNC and WMHSMUN</p>

<p>*French Alliance/ French Honor Society <a href=“11th%20to%2012th”>/I</a></p>

<p>*National Honor Society <a href=“11th%20to%2012th”>/I</a></p>

<p>*Social Studies Honor Society<a href=“11th%20to%2012th”>/I</a></p>

<p>*Head Injury Center Junior Volunteer <a href=“approx.%20100%20hours%20by%20the%20time%20I%20apply”>/I</a></p>

<p>Essays and Recommendation Letters
Essays: I’m starting them in mid-August. I did well on AP Language and I did well on the SAT Writing…I guess I’m decent. I’ll make my essays original and interesting (hopefully). Let’s just say they’re good.
Recommendations: They’re going to be pretty kickass. I’m guessing they won’t be generic but personal and profound? I already have a rec. from my guidance counseler and my science teacher from a previous program, so I’m pretty sure they have a good idea on what to write next time.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Well, it must be comforting to know that people will have such profound things to say about you.</p>

<p>Gross. Do you have ANY idea what you sound like when you make statements like that? Seriously, I’m curious.</p>

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<p>What are your Math & Critical Reading scores?
Duke doesn’t count Writing as much as the other two…</p>

<p>If you have above 1500 in Math + CR… I would say that with your grades and EC’s that you should get in RD for Duke.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>“Odyssey of the Mind (9th to 12th):”
what the h-e-double snakes is that?</p>

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<p>Isn’t Odyssey of the Mind now called Destination Imagination? At least, it is in my region…</p>