杜克是一所基本一直处在综排前十以内的学校。学习,运动都不错。地处南方,气候也相对没那么冷。如果不对东部醉心,对加州也无所谓的话,这所应该是其余地方中排名第一的学校了。 大家注意下面的图,看到了吗?ED的录取率是RD的3倍还要多。所以,如果真爱,必须ED啊。到了RD阶段,竞争更加激烈了。 杜克主要归口两个学院一个是文理学院,另外一个是工院,从分值看,工院的难度明显要高于文理学院。虽然,杜克的工院排名并不算高,但是,工院在哪里都是难申的。没办法。 如果入学了,完美的师生比,小班化教育,科研的参与度都可以堪称完美。你看下面的介绍。 再看看申请要求吧,杜克提出不需要提交SAT和ACT的作文分数了。另外,面试是需要的,还特别指出,由于中国申请的人太多,大家做第三方面试交给他吧。指明了是initialview的,ED的话可以12月1日交,RD可以3月1日交。貌似给足了时间。至于其他基本一样,只有一个蛮特殊的,看下表中,FirstQuarterGrades,要11月12日递交或者第一学期结束后递交。建议这个最好问下DUKE的AO,它可能是要你的期中成绩,建议和中学商量一下怎么处理,别漏了。 大家一般都喜欢问,谁录取了DUKE,啥背景,什么情况?告诉大家,其实不用问,网上都有,只要大家耐心找。孩子们很好的,所有信息都提供了,包括,标化,排名,GPA,AP,奖项,甚至他的活动,文书内容等等。孩子们在申请前也可以参考下,看看自家孩子有哪些和这些孩子的匹配度一致的。多看几个这种类似的学校,你也就知道学校的大概价值取向了,作为过来人我是孩子申请的时候才知道这些信息的,反思下,如果高一就知道这些条件和活动,按照这个规划,那该多好呀。下面是一个录取杜克的中国男孩的所有信息,我不翻译了,大家看英文。(这种信息找起来比较费劲,但是很有价值) Decision:Accepted TrinityCollegeofArtsandSciences SATI(breakdown):1570(800M,770R) ACT:none SATII:770USHistory,800MathII(twice),800Chem(twice)(Iwasparticularlystupidandtookthemtwiceeach) UnweightedGPA(outof4。0):3。95 Rank(percentileifrankisunavailable):Top20 AP(4,5,5,5,5):Chem,Seminar,USHistory,CalcBC,Psych IB(placescoreinparenthesis):none SeniorYearCourseLoad:APPhysics1,APBiology,APResearch,APLiterature,AP MajorAwards(USAMO,Inteletc。):TwoLocalISEFExcellence,OnethirdplaceLifeScience Subjective: Extracurriculars(placeleadershipinparenthesis):ScienceNHS(President),GastronomyClub(President),ScienceMagazineforElementarySchoolers(Editor),ISEFResearchProjects,JazzBand,SymphonyOrchestra VolunteerCommunityservice:TaughtenglishforfreeataC SummerActivities:9thUCBerkeleyATDP,10thSelfStudiedHonorsChem,11thRISEBostonUniversity Essays: CommonAppEssay:ThisonewaskindofamontagestyleessaywhereItookafewkeydefiningeventsinmylifeandkindofstrungthemtogethertodemonstratemycorevalueofstudyingsciencenotjusttolearnmore,buttosharemore。ItriedtodirecttheessayandhowIwasportrayednotbyhighlightinghowgoodImightbeatmathsciencebutbymydedicationtohelpingotherpeopleunderstandmathandscience。 DukeSpecific:WhyTrinity? ThisonekindoftalkedabouttheinterdisciplinaryapproachDukeeducationtookandkindaspoketomystatusasathirdculturechild。Notanythingparticularlyinnovativebutnotanythingmundaneorrepetitiveeither。 WhatPerspective? Thisonewasallaboutmymusic。IfiguredthatsinceIhadspentsomuchtimeinmyextracurricularshighlightingmypassionforscience,myLORswoulddefinitelyallmentionmyscienceIwantedtohighlightthatItjustanerdwhostudiedtextbooksnonstop。ItoldthestoryofhowmyexperienceplayingmusichadallowedmetoconnectwithJazzMusicianscompletelyinanimprovisedstyletheoneyearIwasatBerkeleyfortheSummer。 SexualOrientation? Okaythismightbecontroversial,butIactuallydidNOTtalkaboutmyownorientation。SIactuallybroughtupmyexperiencesofwhenIdiscriminatedattackedanotherpersonfortheirorientation。Ittryingtobeparticularlyedgyorcoolortryingtoclaimasobstory,butIwas(andstillam)reelingfromareallybadbreakupandfelttheneedtogetitoutthere:thatI。Itknowifthishelpedmeorharmedme,butIfiguredIwouldbereallyhonestandtellthemthatIhadmademistakesinmyangerofattackinganotherpersonforbeingdifferent。 ChemistryTeacher:910IwasoneoftheveryfewjuniorstakingAPChemistryatmyschoolontopofthatIalwayslovedlearningaboutchemistry。EventhoughItendupgettinga5ontheAPexamIstillthinkshewasahugeadvocateformeandreallytriedtounderstandmeasapersonwhenwritingmyletterofrecommendation。SheaskedinparticularaboutthingsIdidoutsideofacademicssolelyforfunandwestartedtalkingaboutcookingshows(whichItknownbeforehandsheenjoyedwatchingaswell)。 EnglishTeacher:9。510HtalwaystellwhathethoughtofyoubutyouknewthatifhewroteyouaLORandhelikedyouitwouldbedamngood。Ionlylaterfoundout(sincehewasfiredoverascandalatourschool)thatheactuallyobservedmeintheclassroomandspoketomystrengthsasanaturalleaderthatItreallydiscussedwithotherteachersandonlymentionedinmyessay。IthinkthismayhavebeensuperbeneficialasnowyouhadateacherbackinguptheclaimsImadeinmypersonalstatement。 CounselorRec:6。510Heknewme,butIdefinitelywasnottheclosesttohim,heknewIwasaverystrongsciencestudentandthatIparticipatedinalotofcommunityservicecenteredaroundthatscienceaspectbutbeyondthatIwasneverthetypetovisithisofficeonadailybasisortalkforgreatlengthsoftimeonsubjectsnotdirectlypertinenttothecollegesearchapplicationprocess。Tl;drheknewmeasastudentbutnotaperson。 AdditionalRec:none Interview:510IthinktheinterviewerlikedmebutitwasaveryshadyinterviewsinceitwasinhisofficeintheEastpartofShanghaiandtherewereafewotherapplicantstherewhichheinitiallystartedusalloffwithagroupinterview。 Country(ifinternationalapplicant):China Intendedmajor(s):ChemistryBiologyEnvironmentalScienceSchool Type:International PrivateEthnicity:Chinese Gender:Male IncomeBracket:(ImnotsurehowtocalculatebasedonUSstandards) Hooks(URM,firstgenerationcollege,etc。):none Strengths:EverythingIwrotewasveryhonestanddowntoearth。Ittrytoportraymyselfasaparticularlysmartpersonnorasaparticularlykindandpassionateperson。AlotofpeoplewholateronreadmyessaynotedhowstrongmyvoicewaswhichIthinkmighthavehelpedmereallystandoutasanapplicant。Irehonesthere,howoftendopeoplereallywriteaboutthemattackinganotherpersonfortheirsexuality,especiallyinthisPCculture?Idk,Itshowingthroughinmyotheressays,thatonedefinitelyshowedthrough。 Weaknesses:Ididnothavethemostrecognitionatourschoolforachievements。Ibutwhenyouaskforachievementstheywouldprobablyfalterandhesitatetoanswer。Ithaveanyconcreteevidenceofmyabilities(notmanyawards)andsoItriedtoworkthemintomyessaysassoftskillsratherthanbruteforceanargumentthatIwasgoodatscience。 Whyyouthinkyouwereaccepted:Honestly,Iwouldsayitwasplainhonestyanddiscussionofmyskillsassoftskillsratherthanasahardachievement。