<p>Rejected 1:16</p>
<p>iRunShow, sorry about that =/ But at least you prove that it was all a conspiracy!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
Time: 10:53</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 (710 CR, 800 M, 780 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math IIc, 780 chem, 700 bio(m)
[<em>] GPA: 4.729 W
[</em>] Rank: 2/280 @ private school
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chem (4), Stats (TBD)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: tuffest f0 sh0
[<em>] Other Awards: 1st place @ musical talent show?, haha
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): thing is, most of my extracurriculars are “independent”, but here goes:</p>
<p>School Extracurriculars
Soccer Team: manager 9th
Math Academic Superbowl: 9-11th (captain in 11th)
Knowledge Masters: 9-11th
Show Choir Band (guitar): 11-12th
BD (my high school) Ambassador: 11-12th
NHS: 11-12th
Habitat for Humanity: 9th, 11th, 12th</p>
<p>Independent Extracurriculars
Guitar: Lessons, 7-11th; play at local parish/school Masses (11-12th)
Voice: Lessons, 12th
and don’t laugh, but Weightlifting/Exercising: consistent lifting/cardio routine w/ football players (12th); Indoor Soccer League (12th)</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee 3 yrs, school cafeteria 4 yrs (does that count?)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital escort/lab tech assistant ~45hrs, random tutoring and participating in school-organized volunteer days (that were mandated, mind you)
[<em>] Essays: strong point, I have an intense writing style; common app one was about overcoming a 5 yr video game addiction
[</em>] Teacher Recs: they love me, but their generic praise can only go so far; no awe-inspiring, standoutish examples
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but I only had a bland relationship w/ her when she sent it
[</em>] Additional Rec: my guitar teacher sent one in along w/ my guitar music supp
[<em>] Interview: mediocre
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: helllllz yes
[<em>] Intended Major: chem, maybe biochem?
[</em>] State: IN
[<em>] School Type: parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: white/sheltered
[<em>] Gender: XY
[</em>] Income Bracket: mother makes just under 100k (parents are divorced)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays (common app, why duke)
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC leadership/involvement
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ive matured a lot since the application process, and looking back, I dont think the person I portrayed on my Common App came through as the real me, nor as a mature student
[/ul]**General Comments: ** Things keep getting more selective and competitive, so I shouldve started working towards a college acceptance my freshman year instead of not seriously thinking about high school until my senior year.</p>
<p>Rejected. 5:35…
Arrgh… Expected it anyways…</p>
<p>Time: 5:35</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected (Pratt)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (3 takes)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 770 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/421
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2/3/3/3/4/5/5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): X
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): X</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Meh not much leadership
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship with Boise State University Civil Engineering
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: ish
[</em>] Essays: meh
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: meh
[</em>] Counselor Rec: meh
[<em>] Additional Rec: Research professor from internship, good i think
[</em>] Interview: Amazing</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: CS
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): Geographic Location?</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: not much
[</em>] Weaknesses: see above
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above above[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted! I don’t feel like posting stats but this is definitely a shock. I think it’s gonna be UVA in the end though!</p>
<p>Rejected!!!</p>
<p>Waitlisted
Stats:
SAT: 2240 one sitting, 2300 super-scored
SAT II: MathIIc:800, Korean:800, Chemistry:700
ACT: n/a
GPA: 4.6 / 3.95 unweighted
Rank: 30 out of 770 or so?
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): pass AMc12 for 2008 & 2009, APs: Bio 5, Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, Stats 5, Chem 4, APEuro 3
Subjective
Essays: i think they were okay… actually looking back they might not have been my best…
Supplementary Material:
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): nada
Personal
Location: So-Cal
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (International with low-income GG)
Gender: Male
Other
Extracurriculars: Key Club President, World Vision President (founder), Mu Alpha Theta Secretary, Taekwondo Referee Certificate (Center referee), Debate club historian, 300+ volunteer hours at senior apartment and TKD
Awards: Nothing worth noting
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Congrats to all who got accepted!</p>
<p>Time: 01:16
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 790 CR: 700 W: 660
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Maths II: 800; Chemistry: 800; Biology: 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): dunno
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 44
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: HL: Maths, Bio, Chem; SL: History, English A1, Chinese A2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that major</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): <a href=“http://yichunteng.blogspot.com%5B/url%5D”>http://yichunteng.blogspot.com</a>
[li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at St. Annes for disabled young adults; teaching art to local elementary kids
[<em>] Essays: Not spectacular I think - I’ve never been that great at writing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I think
[</em>] Additional Rec: Awesome Arts recommendation by my music teacher
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
[<em>] School Type: International; private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Dunno. High.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Arts supplement; recommendation
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Probably because of my arts supplement. I dunno 
[/li][/ul]General Comments: Although I won’t be going to Duke, I’m still really really really happy!!!</p>
<p>waitlisted!! =) still have a chance. </p>
<p>1:16 time. if you want stats look at my stuff</p>
<p>this is my fourth school today i got waitlisted at.oh well! haha =)</p>
<p>1:16 Waitlist</p>
<p>ACCEPTED… omg i can’t believe this!</p>
<p>Reeeeejected</p>
<p>1:16 and rejected. My financial demands must have benn way too high…</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 36 C (35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 W)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 770 Bio-M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 (on a 4.33 scale)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc, Chem, Bio, US Gov, Eng Lang (all 5’s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Vergil, AP Phys C, AP Eng Lit, Linear Algebra and Modern Algebra (through EPGY), electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO x3, USNCO, Eagle Scout</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, SciOly, JCL (pres or co-pres of all), StuCo (Class VP), Quiz bowl
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at AwesomeMath, some tutoring and lifeguarding
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts if that counts
[</em>] Essays: Common App good, Duke mediocre
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Waived
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Good</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Math/Econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] School Type: Private Day
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Decide for yourself</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics and Leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see Strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: No scholarships, so I probably won’t even consider.</p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Time 1:16</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 1:16</p>
<p>you’ll easily find my stats elsewhere</p>
<p>OMG. I’m so exited !!!
1:16 Accepted</p>
<p>with NO optional essay
NO interview
… Just a portfolio </p>
<p>I will post stats laterrr!</p>
<p>totally agree with moxxess</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), US History (3), Govt Pol (3), English Comp (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Calc BC, Ap Micro Econ, Ap Macro Econ, Ap Lit, Ap Chem, Psychology.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ACS club (founder/pres) NHS, SHS, LSH History HS, Student Gov
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 jobs
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours
[</em>] Essays: excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[<em>] Additional Rec: excellent
[</em>] Interview: excellent</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: over 150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: extra currics, test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: ap scores, gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well i was deferred ED. im guessing i wasnt focused enough on one thing?[/li][/ul]General Comments: just glad i didnt get wait listed!</p>
<p>accepted
1:16.
i haven’t been active much on the duke thread. can someone fill me in on this whole time stamp thing?</p>