- Nora Sun
Tags: Duke
Institution: Duke University
Study: Major in statistics
High School Experience
Went to a big public high school, 2000 kids, thought it was too big at times.
Course choices
I was into music and math, most of my classes were band or STEM classes.
AP/IBs
AP human geo: 5
AP env science: 5
AP calc AB: 5
AP stats: 5
AP calc BC: 4
APUSH: 4
AP English Lang: 4
AP CS principles: unknown
AP CS A: unknown
AP English lit: unknown
AP physics: unknown
Dual enrollment in Calc 3.
GPA
4.0 unweighted, 4.5 weighted
Standardized Testing
SAT: 1490
SAT US History: 670 SAT Math 2: 800
Extracurriculars
I did music (played drums), tutored math, and worked at a martial arts studio.
Recommendations
Had my math teacher for 4 classes, ate lunch with my English teacher a lot, and the counselor liked me so all my recommendations were probably good.
Essays
I wrote about music and math for my common app essay.
Strengths
I got really invested in playing drums and it made me unique.
Advice
Use Reddit.
Circumstances
None
Why?