<p>Waitlisted.</p>
<p>i was accepted</p>
<p>Time: 1:16:00 PM E.S.T</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): math: 770 reading/writing: 800
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): math II: 800, literature: 760, chemistry: 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/386
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), Calc AB (4), English Language (5), Psychology (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Microeconomics, Literature, US Government, Calculus BC, Physics C, and Statistics, and Chemistry II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team, Model UN (president), Track & Field
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospice, Cyberbuddies (founder)
[</em>] Essays: commonapp was decent, probably a little cliche
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one was amazing, the other was good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[</em>] Intended Major: i think i put chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: the highest
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my tractor is sexy</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: stats/numbers
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of extraordinary ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: stats/numbers[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Don’t really feel like filling that form in, but holy crap guys!! I got accepted!! I can now die a happy woman.</p>
<p>Accepted. UNBELIEVABLE.</p>
<p>waitlisted tooooo</p>
<p>how many of you guys will pursue it? I filled out the card right away but ddnt put in college committed to, is this bad? </p>
<p>sucks cause i got rejected from georgetown earlier and amherst friday
i have NO hope for Thursday I may not even read my email</p>
<p>got rejected it was a ridiculously high reach, but doesn’t bode well for my other reaches</p>
<p>Rejected! Hahaahaha I totally saw that one coming. 
It didn’t hurt as much as the time in December, though. Actually… it doesn’t hurt at all. o-0</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 680CR/800M/710W (super scored, 2 sittings)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 770 Chemistry, 760 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure about unweighted but weighted I think I have around a 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), Comp Sci AB (5), AP Eng Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Topics in CS, AP BC Calc, AP Physics C, AP Econ, Creative Writing, Science Research Class, Free 
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commendation letter, other than that, nothing</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Years JV/V soccer, 3 years club soccer (Div 3) School Civil Liberties Club (Co-president, but we only have 3 members), Quiz club (2 years), Recreational DJ, Ice hockey participant
Job/Work Experience: I sold people’s stuff on e-bay when I was turned down for work at 7 different places.
Volunteer/Community service: 3 years of red cross stuff (2-3 hours/wk)
Summer Activities: Ice hockey during summer, failing to get a job haha
Essays: Didn’t even to optional one, lol. Most likely my downfall
Teacher Recommendation: I had two, they were probably very good, one from a math teacher I had in 3 different classes, and one from a very nice english teacher.
Counselor Rec: Amazing— He teaches one of my classes and loves me.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went okay I guess</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, ritzy, highly competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really.
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recs, GPA, Kind of SATs
Weaknesses: ECs, Awards, I donno.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Didn’t show any interest probably because I wasn’t interested. Grats to accepted!</p>
<p>waitlisted…oh well</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected, Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT Composite: 32
ACT “Superscore”: 33
Didnt take sat Is or IIs
AP/IB taken/scores: 4s and 5s on all taken: ap world, apush, ap psych, ap physics honors almost everything else
this year: ap enviro, ap econ, ap gov, ap stats with all As last semester
GPA: 3.95/4.00
Rank or % estimate:no idea, somewhere near the top</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: great
Teacher Recs: three, all great
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): nationally ranked debater/ political activism</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: small, private
Ethnicity: didnt list
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: CSF, Band (section leader and first chair flute), Voice training, Dance Teacher, Debate (founding member, president, top 10 nationally ranked), Youth Ministry, LOTS of community service, on leadership of many clubs, founder of one.
Interview: Yes, went well. she had a daughter applying to my high school.</p>
<p>Strengths: essays, extracurriculars, gpa
Weaknesses: scores
Why you think you got rejected: scores for sure, or maybe the ridiculous acceptance percentage this year… hopefully this isnt indicative of johns hopkins results…</p>
<p>Oh what the hell, I’ll fill one of those things out. I have no homework anyway. I was a 1:16, btw.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Lit 750, Bio (M) 660, Math 2 650
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92+/100 (competitive private school)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Comp (5) [my school only allows 3 APs/year for seniors, only US Hist for juniors]
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP French, AP Bio, Spanish I, English IV, Computer Animation (elective), American History (elective)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude Society (private NHS equivalent), National Merit Finalist, National Latin Exam Cum Laude (2 years)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (4 years), Varsity Badminton (3 years), code and run my own graphic design website/business
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Subway restaurants (4 years)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Member of Service League for all of high school, tutor middle school students in French
[</em>] Essays: Ehn. Common app was okay, optional was better
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Bio and French teacher, both of whom have known me since freshman year
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I think
[<em>] Additional Rec: My middle school principal and teacher
[</em>] Interview: Yes. Went very well, still in touch with my interviewer</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Computer science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Private, all-girls
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, extensive research experience</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Various research experience, strong classes, good interview, entrepreneurial skills demonstrated
[</em>] Weaknesses: School only allows a certain amount of APs to be taken per schedule, competitive school, few extracurriculars. Pretty mediocre junior year grades due to time spent doing research at JHU
[li] Why you think you were accepted: No freakin clue, I’m a bit shocked to be honest. I honestly thought my testing scores for SAT IIs were abysmal but at least my ACTs brought those up. And I guess my experience with research for three years out of my high school experience, plus running an online business for as long added an extra edge. Otherwise, I feel slightly inferior to other acceptees.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Wow. Still floored.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED (1:16)!!! Too much hw to post stats, will post later :)</p>
<p>Time: 1:16</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): not submitted
ACT: 32
SAT II (if submitted): not submitted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked, around the top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, Accelerated Physiology, Accelerated World Literature, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Award in Leadership and Academic Excellence, National Honor Society, National Spanish Exam (2 awards)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (editor-in-chief, sports editor), National Honor Society, peer tutoring, varsity soccer, JV softball and basketball, CYO basketball, business club, spanish club
Job/Work Experience: Election worker, Babysitting, softball umpiring
Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours of volunteer tutoring and soccer coaching
Essays:
EC Short Answer: About school newspaper
Common App Essay: About how my family has influenced me to become the person I am today…themed around a kitchen table, somehat creative
Why Duke: talked about love for athletics, service learning, politics
Research: n/a
Teacher Recommendation: did not read, but have very good relationship with both teachers
Counselor Rec: Did not see, should be good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: went very well, really connected with interviewer, 1.5 hours</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Very competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: n/a
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, Essays
Weaknesses: ACTs, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lower objective stuff
General Comments: none</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 760 M, 780 W (2340)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 790 USH 800 MathII 770 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Val (1%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH, Euro, Lit, Psych, all 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Micro/Macro, College Comp, Journalism II, World Religions & Intermediate French II @ local CC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, regional leadership awards, Missouri Scholars Academy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jeffersonian Society (President), French Honor Society (Pres), Class Exec (VP), Speech and Debate (Sec), Newspaper (News Editor), Varsity XCountry
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring Service, Guidance Office Internship
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours local Military Museum, 150 hours communications school board
[</em>] Essays: 9/10, nearly perfect
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 and 8/10
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 9.5/10
[<em>] Additional Rec: 10/10 from VP of a local marketing firm who worked on Comm Board with me
[</em>] Interview: 10/10 she convinced me to go to Duke :D</p>
<p>[/ul]Other [ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: NROTC
[</em>] Intended Major: International Comparative Studies & Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100-150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: military passion, academics, commitment
[</em>] Weaknesses: not angular, could have pursued passions more fully
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I worked my butt off and finally got into my dream school :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: </p>
<p>I LOVE DUKE AND I CAN’T WAIT TO ATTEND!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR 700 M 730 Writing
[</em>] ACT: Not Taken
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Span 720 Chem 770 MathII
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9ish 4.4 on my school’s scale
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 at the end of junior, 2 at the end of senior probs
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish, English Lang, Stat = 5; currently in Bio, Physics, Calc, and English Lit
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP English, Hon Government, Hon Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bunch of random ones</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CTIA – Tech thing (leader), NHS (president), Student Council, SOS – community service (president), Amnesty International
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at my school as a programmer and network admin
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS + SOS got me lots of hours
[</em>] Essays: Common App was strong, no duke supplement
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from math teacher (great), 1 from english (think it was good)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I know her really well, so I’m assuming it went well
[<em>] Additional Rec: My principal wrote one because I got to know him through working at the school
[</em>] Interview: I thought it went poorly, but apparently not</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Still haven’t got my tax forms in…
[</em>] Intended Major: Comp Sci
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: EC’s and grades and working at the school
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not doing a why duke essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because they’re wonderful![/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m not going to UConn anymore!</p>
<p>Waitlisted
Time:
1:16</p>
<p>SAT: 2400
SAT2: 800, 800, 800, 800
Rank: 1 out of 1.3 billion
Extra curriculars: found cure for cancer and AIDS; won nobel peace prize; won “smartest kid in the world” award</p>
<p>Accepted? O_O</p>
<p>I checked it at 8.30am my time right after waking up so I’m still in a bit of a blur. For some unknown reasons I closed the decision letter as soon as I saw “congratulation!”
And I’m still in bed.I think I’m collapsing right back to bed after this post.</p>
<p>Bloody hell…I’M ACCEPTED? O_O</p>
<p>
Thanks Robbie. You’re saying the same things as everyone else, but for some reason all I can believe is that despite my high scores, ECs, etc I’m unattractive to colleges? I felt that my essays were strong (writing is one of my strengths) but didn’t really convey my personality (I didnt want to take a chance by writing humorous essays). also, I only read one of my teacher recs (that one was glowing) but I didn’t read the other one, and maybe that showed some kind of flaw? Idk all I can think about is all the things I could’ve done wrong 
I’ve never been this depressed in my life. I hope you’re right about thursday, but I can’t get my hopes up.</p>
<p>
It’s a great school. but I really did love duke. sigh.</p>
<p>**Time: 1:16 **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (2nd take, but single-sitting)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): MathII (800), Lit (780), USH (770), Bio-E (760), Chem (760)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.5/100 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/115
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Calc BC (5), USH (5), English Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Environmental, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Comp Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholars Nominee, AP Scholar w/ Honor …nothing really major</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): captain of varsity XC, president of my school’s community service organization, literary editor of my school’s lit&arts mag (2nd year as editor), day prefect (student gov’t/mentor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: worked on a farm in the summers!
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: through my school’s community service group
[</em>] Essays: didn’t submit the optional one!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec: sophomore year English teacher (wanted to balance out my calc & bio recs)
[</em>] Interview: alumni interview…went fine, but was probably my worst interview</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: haha nope (I would need financial aid to go, but it was either the Robertson (or other scholarship) or nothing!)
[</em>] Intended Major: Bio
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small private prep (boarding)
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~160,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): none!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA/rank, scores, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: essays (didn’t do the optional one), ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m happy to have gotten in, but without the Robertson or another major scholarship, I knew I wouldn’t choose it over Yale (where I got in SCEA)…so now I’m only waiting on Harvard & Brown before making my final decision! Congrats to everyone else who got in! And to those waitlistees who’re staying on the waitlist: have hope! I will be giving up my place, so that’s at least 1 more spot that’s available And to those rejected: I know it hurts (I got rejected from MIT a few weeks ago…), but it’s all for the best…you’ll end up at a good place in the end</p>