<p>WAITLISTED</p>
<p>very shocked…
i thought it’d be pretty easy to get in…</p>
<p>
this is when I seriously begin to question my application</p>
<p>I’m probably the highest SAT to not have been accepted into any top schools yet. seems like everyone else has gotten into at least one, whether it be MIT or stanford or now, duke. sigh. there must be some flaw in my app…I think my why duke essay wasnt spectacular, but I think it was still strong</p>
<p>so it seems as if 5:35 was the time stamp of death and 1:16 was a good/semi-good marker!</p>
<p>Decision: WAITLISTED for Pratt (Honestly, I was shocked that I wasn’t rejected.)
TIME: 1:16</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (690 CR, 770 M, 730 W)
ACT: 33 Composite
SAT II: 750 Math II, 680 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0, Weighted: 4.5/5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), AB Sub (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Micro/Macroecon, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Gov, English IV Hn, religion classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Exam 98th Percentile, JETS TEAMS 1st in District 3rd at State 18th nationally, nothing super exciting</p>
<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (12 years), French Club (President), NHS (Secretary), Chemistry Club (Secretary/Treasurer), Earth Action Team, Local IT Program, Junior Engineering Technical Society, School Ambassador
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee, Intern at Procter & Gamble
Volunteer/Community service: Soccer practice assistant, Sunday School teen leader, Relay for Life, assistant in performing arts class for the physically and mentally disabled, much more small volunteering activities
Summer Activities: Space Camp, IT Camp, Internship, Art classes
Essays: Autistic brother’s fanaticism for sports made me consider my passions; aiding in Dramakinetics (class for the physically and mentally disabled)
Teacher Recommendation: Good, pretty much spoon-fed them the necessary info
Counselor Rec: Good, I’m sure, but I never got to see it.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>
<p>Other
Applied for financial aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian, but remarked on my grandparent’s biracial heritage
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $90K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Academics (Nothing but A’s)
Weaknesses: SAT score is actually kind of weak compared to other acceptees/waitlistees; no super-notable EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nothing very outstanding, but very good academic performance</p>
<p>Time: 1:16
Decision: Accepted (Trinity Arts & Sciences)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): (M-780, CR-770, W-790) 2320, one sitting
[</em>]SAT II: Math 2-780, Bio-770, USH-760, Lit-700
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/176 (top 3%)
[<em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Euro (5), AP Eng Language (5), AP Bio (4), AP Comp Sci A (3, but did not submit score)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Government/Econ, AP Literature, Biotechnology and Medicine, Sports Medicine
Also: took physics class at cc first semester (since it was not offered at my school)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended, President’s Service Award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): go to my chance board: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2014/871913-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2014/871913-chance-me-please.html</a>
[li]Job/Work Experience: none[/li] [</em>]Volunteer/Community service: go to my chance board
[<em>]Summer Activities: Chinese Root-Seeking and Culture Immersion Program, District Summer Leadership Academy, Global Citizens’ Corps National Youth Leadership Summit at Adelphi University, one of 40 students selected nationally, Johns Hopkins’ “Discover Hopkins” Program in public health/epidemiology (not very competitive), genetic research internship at UCI
[</em>]Essays: common app essay was brilliant in my opinion ( ;
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: one of them was “the best I’ve ever written”, and the other was good, not great
[</em>]Counselor Rec: great!
[<em>]Additional Rec: awesome! had my club advisor/homeroom teacher write it
[</em>]Interview: went awesome! only spoke for about 30 min, but definitely showed my personality!</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>]Intended Major: Religious Studies/Public Policy (also indicated Pre-Med)
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Orange County, CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: public, extremely competitive
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[<em>]Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket: $180k+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: my GPA/scores (sort of), essays
[</em>]Weaknesses: no spectacular talents, awards, or hooks
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m a pretty well-rounded student, the essays (especially the Why Duke) were compelling, and my strong interest in medicine and public health- which Duke is known for[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted! I probably won’t attend the Blue Devil Days since I visited Duke last spring break. I’m also unsure as to whether I will commit or not, but Duke is definitely one of my favorites. GO BLUE DEVILS! Final Four!!! ( :</p>
<p>i hate my life! being waitlisted SUCKS!!!</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Trinity CS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscored (800, 800, 770)
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math2 800, USH 780, Physics 770
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Seven 5’s, Two 4’s.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Taking 10 ap exams; 3 online classes, 7 in school.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar/NMF</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MAO (President), Science NHS (President), Tennis (Co-Captain), basketball
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs, summer program
[<em>] Essays: Thought it was solid.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: great, saw them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: not sure
[</em>] Interview: didn’t have one</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t have many awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats everyone accepted! For waitlistees, good luck! For rejected, don’t worry. That just means there’s some place better.</p>
<p>**Time: 1:16 **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (690CR / 800M / 750W)
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Physics / 790 Math II
[</em>] GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 UW; 4.34 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/469
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP English Lang Comp, AP European History (All passed)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc B/C, AP Econ, AP Gov, TA, AP English, AP Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Caltech Signature Award, ELKS Most Valuable Student Scholarship State Level Finalist, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award 2009, National Merit Commended, AIME Qualifier, Betchel Science Challenge Competition Semifinalists x2, Tech Museum of Innovation Tech Challenge Regional 1st Place Winner for Engineering Journal (was on the newspaper), Rensselaer Medal for Achievement in Mathematics, Few Chess trophies</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hindu Temple Priest for 4 years; Creator/President of chess club in school. Member of Peninsula Chess Center and Kolty Chess Center; 3rd President of Math Club in school history; Vice President of the newly created Science Bowl team; Regional California Academy Epee fencer.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tech Museum of Innovation
[</em>] Essays: Talked about my passion for Religion and Science/Also my love for engineering
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Really great I think
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Super awesome
[<em>] Additional Rec: Fencing master
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t have one!</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nuuuu
[</em>] Intended Major: BIO MEDICAL ENGINEERING!
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Partayy in the USA
[<em>] School Type: Low class Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: -----
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Umm…first gen? lol</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Dunno
[</em>] Weaknesses: Obviously none
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Its all about luck. I swear. I just don’t know.[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Stupefy, i’m totally, completely shocked about your decision. just wait 'till Thursday, i bet things will be much happier</p>
<p>sorry, what does 1:16 and 5:35 mean?</p>
<p>Waitlisted!! Since I was expecting a rejection I guess this a good news!!</p>
<p>1:16
Accepted!!!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): 720, 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): TOP 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): psych
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych- 7, physics - 6
Senior Year Course Load: All IB classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Intel Semifinalist, Intel ISEF finalist, National JSHS Finalist (lots of research awards)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): honor societies, 2 varsity sports
Job/Work Experience: websites
Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics sports league coordinator in my community
Essays: about my research / passion to help others
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome!!!
Counselor Rec: Very good I would assume
Additional Rec: My lab mentor (advised my Intel research)
Interview: I think it went well (it was my first one though)</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White / Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): Research
Reflection
Strengths: Personality, motivation, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I love Duke!
General Comments: I’m kinda in shock right now …</p>
<p>@stupefy, i’m sure they only waitlisted you to protect their yield. you would have prob. gotten into and chosen a better school in their opinion. i know if i were in admissions, i would be unsure to give you a spot.</p>
<p>but, still have thursday!!</p>
<p>
^ditto 10 char</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>lol, this is word for word my fb status except for the timestamp</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800cr 790math 740writing = 2330
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 math II, 800 Biology(M), and 750 lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC calc, Lang, Music theory, World, US, Gov (all fives)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, painting, internship at NIH
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Howard Hughes research grant</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano for 10 years, Academic team, nationally known chorus
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Working in a lab at NIH
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Church worktrips, general community service
[</em>] Essays: Original
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great I think
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Additional Rec: Great, from lab mentor
[</em>] Interview: None? Did i miss something…</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[</em>] Intended Major:Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): worked at NIH for almost 2 years. Overcame major illness</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: stats, transcript, did scientific research
[</em>] Weaknesses: ???
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably geography, a billion people from my school and county apply :/[/li][/ul]General Comments: Don’t know why. Whatever, Duke. Accepted at Rice and Vanderbilt with scholarships and also UVA with Echols and College Science Scholars.</p>
<p>14.8% acceptance rate</p>
<p>[Application</a> increase overwhelms review system | The Chronicle](<a href=“http://dukechronicle.com/article/application-increase-overwhelms-review-system]Application”>Application increase overwhelms review system - The Chronicle)</p>
<p>Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it.</p>
<p>
considering thats what everyone else is saying, there’s probably some flaw in my recs, or some mistake in my transcript that I cant see or share with you all. im very paranoid+ have no confidence now 
</p>
<p>
thanks for trying to cheer me up, but I dont think thats true. I was willing to believe that with UVA, but not for duke. duke is top notch, fairly low acceptance rate. they dont need to do that.</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR; 790 M; 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): (800 Math II; 790 U.S. History)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.76W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/435
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5); AP Gov’t and Politics (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Business and Management SL (6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Band; Spanish AP; Calculus AB AP; History of the Americas IB; Chemistry AP; English Literature AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (head drum major); Mock Trial; Youth in Government
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Election poll worker
[</em>] Essays: Nothing spectacular
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think slightly above average, but I don’t really have a point of reference
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No clue
[<em>] Additional Rec: This letter I’m pretty sure was great by any standards, written by my band director
[</em>] Interview: I applied by the Dec. 10th deadline but was never contacted for one?</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: I applied to Pratt
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Locally good public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Drum Major; Academics
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay?
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted: Honestly, I’m not really sure why I got waitlisted.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Ah well, life goes on.</p>
<p>Stupefy:</p>
<p>Look, I gotta admit that I am a little surprised about your Duke decision. While its a competitive school, you were clearly qualified (over qualified?) for it. Honestly, it looks like you have just experienced a comedy of flukes. I promise you I will eat this computer if you dont get into an ivy (top ivy? =D) on the first.</p>
<p>Robbie</p>