Should I even apply RD?

rastafarian
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:02:06 +0000

I’ve been rejected Early from Duke

African American
Taking all honors/AP classes

A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1

I got to a difficult/competitive public school

Freshman year [5 honors]: 3.2/4.0
Sophomore year [1 AP, 3 Honors]: 2.4/4.0 [Grandfather died, had to go abroad to see him. Then i came back, i happened to catch tyohoid in my trip there, by the time that healed, i managed to get mono. Then another death happened. Overall it was a bad year. I was asked if i wanted to take the year off, but i didn’t and I kept trying to work on my classes despite being sick
Junior Year [2 AP, 3 Honors]: 3.2/4.0
Senior Year [5 AP, 2 Honors]: 3.86/4.0

My grades look horrible don’t they? Well I’m still in the top 10% in a class of 550.

ACT:33 [36 English, 31 reading, 35 math, 28 Science, 10 Essay]
SAT2: 780/720/710/700 [Math 2, Physics, Bio-E, Chem]
AP: Calc BC: 5, Stat: 4

If you want to know what my school is like

I got a C in precalc, but 780 in Math 2
C in Chem [70 sophomore year]: 700 in chem
Bs in the others

Essays: Are good, I feel like I’m a good personal writer
Teacher Rec 1: Good
Teacher Rec 2: Good
GC Rec: Good

ECs:
Raised over 20k overseas in a country for charity [alone]
Done cultural shows for said country
tutor underprivileged children in a nearby city for free
theater [many leads]
Tutor a mentally disabled child in math, english, reading. I helped him say his first words
some other stuff here and there

Awards: honor roll, AIME qualifer, NHS, some theater awards