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College Admissions Info

blue_devil

Duke University ‘14
BS, Neuroscience, Chemistry

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Profile Overview

Profile contains

Test Scores
High School Performance
Personal statement
1 supplemental essays
4 advice topics

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Student Background

From: Vancouver , Canada
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Asian
Legacy: No
Admission: Regular Decision
Applied To: 11 schools
Accepted At: UPenn, UC Berkeley, NYU, WashU, UCLA, Dartmouth, UCSD
Denied At:
Waitlisted At:
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Is English First Language: Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken: Mandarin

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Test Scores

2240

SAT

Converted SAT Score: 1530
Highest SAT: 2240
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High School Performance

4.00

GPA

Top 5%

Rank

High School Type: Boarding
AP / IB Classes and Scores:
Academic Performance in High School: Steady

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College Application Essays

Personal Statement: Chinese heritage, Family background, First in family to college, Story central to identity, Summer experience, Study/travel abroad, Volunteer/public interest work

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Blue sky. Beautiful fields of corn and tobacco leaves. I take in a deep breath, and I indulge my city boy self with the natural beauty that surrounds me. As I look around, this scene of a village in mountainous China strikes a chord within my soul. Something deep inside me resonates. As I walk around in this isolated village, I imagine my father among the wireframe thin kids that are herding oxen or plucking weeds in the fields. As...

Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay

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The pursuit of knowledge has always appealed to me. Whether it is following pius Aeneas through his wild adventures in Latin class or learning about how humans share 50% of our DNA with bananas, I went wherever my curiosity led me. This summer, my love for biology led me to do research at UBC with Dr. Burtnick. Since then, I’ve found my life’s passion in the world of biology and medicine, which I plan on nurturing and expanding at...

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