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College Admissions Info
ZacharyF
Duke University, ‘14
BA, Anthropology and Archaeology, Language Studies and Linguistics
BA, Anthropology and Archaeology, Language Studies and Linguistics
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Profile Overview
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Student Background
Duke University student from Longs, a rural area near the South Carolina coast. Interested in cultural anthropology, history, and finding out why the world is the way we say it is.
From:
Longs
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White Non-Hispanic
Legacy: No
Admission: Regular Decision
Applied To: 6 schools
Accepted At: Swarthmore, Duke, Wake Forest, SC
Denied At:
Waitlisted At:
Withdrew From:
Is English First Language: Yes
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Test Scores
34
SAT
33
ACT
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High School Performance
4.20
GPA, Weighted
Top 5%
Rank
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Academic Performance in High School: Some good some bad
Explanation of Any Low Grades:
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Extracurriculars & Awards
Sports: Baseball (Recruited), Basketball, Football
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College Application Essays
Personal Statement:
Failure experience
787 Words
The history of race relations in South Carolina is one marred by abject failure. Between secession, Jim Crow, and our decision to elect Strom Thurmond to something like 600 terms as a US senator (many of which he was elected to after splitting with the democratic party over their refusal to support Jim Crow), racial discrimination and prejudice have bludgeoned South Carolina’s historical record. Our failure has been a failure to coalesce, a failure to progress, and a failure to...
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College Admissions Advice
Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
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Do it beforehand; if you have questions about your status because of a specific instance or sequence of grades,...
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