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<p>We are only a few weeks away from the decision day so in the meantime let's post our stats so that we can chance each other or discuss one another strengths/weaknesses. Also try to keep the thread positive.</p>

<p>Just copy and paste the following code filling in all applicable information, but remember to remove all the spaces before posting.</p>

<p>Pick one:
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<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Good luck to all!</p>

<p>This will be interesting. I assume that I will receive a rejection, but lets see what you guys think.
** Trinity**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1490/1600 (760 CR, 730 M, 555 W [Essay 12/12]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li][</em>] SAT II: This will kill me… USH: 760/800, Chem: 620/800
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, Probably lower cause of Mid-year report…
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (4), English Lang (5), Biology (4), Art History (5), US Gov, English Lit, Calc AB
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, US Government Honors, Economics Honors, General Psychology at local CC, AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, Physics Honors
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Umm…nothing major at IMO. AP Scholar w/ Distinction, some Community service award from the White House…yeah not much lol.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SGA (Vice- President), Love Letters: Random Cards of Kindness (Chapter founder & President), Understand Me Founder and President, Spanish Club, Varsity Cross Country…a lot of community service, see below.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked all four years of HS, due to the economy, I work 30-40 hours of week this year.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 750+ Hours, Chapter director of a non-profit organization, Founder and President of a non-profit I am starting, MDA Camp Counselor, HOBY Counselor, Boys State Junior Counselor…a few other stuff
[</em>] Summer Activities: Hugh O’ Brian Youth Leadership, Bank of America Student Leaders, Boys State, MDA Camp Junior Counselor…and having fun with my friends haha
[<em>] Essays: Excellent, I can PM them to you guys if you want.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was really good, said that I was the type of students that English teachers pray to get, the other was average.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, kinda redudent and just talked about my accomplishments…but did verify that I am starting my own national level organization. Overall, it was good but not mind-blowing.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: He said that he will give an excellent recommendation, and that if he was an adcom, that I would have been accepted.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Afghan, son of refugees
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Under 50k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, had to work to help supplement my family’s income, starting my own organization,
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs, personal qualities, AP scores, CR + M score
[</em>] Weaknesses: Writing score, GPA could be higher, one average recommendation
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: I also sent a letter talking about how in my junior year I was in and out of the hospital for over 4 months and that the doctors thought I had cancer. I also talked about how working so much through out high school taught me the importance of education and how it I realize that education is the key to open doors for me.</p>

<p>Good luck to all!</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Not sent
[</em>] ACT: 34 (34E 35M 34R 33S 10E)
[<em>] SAT II: Not sent
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 247
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: Psych (self study), Comp Gov (self study), World History, Stats. 4s: Eng Lang, Euro Hist. Taking this year: Economics (self studying both), US History (online class), Biology, Eng Lit, Calc BC (taking AB course…self studying BC)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Band, TA class, AP Calc AB, Spanish 3, AP Eng Lit, AP Biology, AP US History online, self studying AP Econ
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. AP Scholar with Distinction. Other random stuff.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band ( 4 years, Clarinet Section Leader…Hawaii All State Marching Band…Marched in Rose Parade twice), Band (7 years, Clarinet Section Leader…OBDA Select Band…2 time Hawaii Honor Band), Mu Alpha Theta (2 years, Co-President), Academic WorldQuest (1 year, Founder and Team Captain…4th out of 65 in the state of Hawaii)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Interact and NHS…not much.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer classes…Band camp…All State Band…moved from San Diego to Hawaii between Soph and Junior…
[<em>] Essays: Focused on Navy life…how I’ve moved around a lot…etc…was decent. My Why Duke was specific…probably nothing special (probably too long lol).
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 said I was best student he’s ever had…other than that it was pretty standard though =/. Other was decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No clue. Probably good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t send.
[<em>] Interview: Didn’t have one =[
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half White Half Filipino
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 200k…no aid probably =/
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy with dad, uncle, and aunt. Other than that none really…maybe Navy lifestyle/Hawaii?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Rank, Location, Legacy, ACT?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars and Awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m most likely going to be rejected. Not enough extracurriculars/awards for this application year.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck all. Hopefully I’ll get lucky and see you in August =]</p>

<p>** Trinity**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1920 (690 cr, 570 m, 660 w)—I’m bad at math!
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT II: 730 USH, 700 Lit.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76/4.52 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/316 (Top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang. (3), Psych. (3), taking Gov., APES, APUSH, Chem., and Eng. Lit. in May
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Very rigorous-AP Gov., Honors Chem., APES, APUSH, AP English 12, CC Psy 150, ab., and dev. psychology, Spanish III
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just won an essay contest, and possible APES and APUSH award for highest class grade, some art awards as well (major area of talent/interest)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASPCA Member, Humane Society Member, Gay/Straight Alliance (10th grade until it was abolished), Environmental Club (3 years) (designed club t-shirt), Spanish Club (may or may not be included), Young Democrats (may or may not be included), National Honor Society (active participant, Volunteer Secretary for Harp Seals Organization (secretary, obv.), and I also did the Duke TIP in 7th grade, but I don’t know if that does anything.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None. I can’t get a job in these parts! haha
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve done other volunteer work with animals and Harp Seals (Secretary)-200+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: I’ve forgotten…hahaha
[<em>] Essays: They should be pretty good…I didn’t talk about DukeEngage though
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Two good ones from APES and APUSH teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be good
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[</em>] School Type: Public, but great AP and Honors teachers
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle-class; 80 k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m of Arab descent, but I do not know if that does anything for me either…haha
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, SAT II, class rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT and possibly ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:N/A[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to all applicants!</p>

<p>** Trinity**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 800 W, 740 M)
[</em>] SAT II: USH 800, Lit 800, Math 2 800, Chem 700, World History 610
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 in a class of 540ish.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Environmental Science (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Debate, Academic Decathlon, six APs.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain, league champion), Academic Decathlon (Captain), officer for a few clubs.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job fixing a house with my dad.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ZERO
[<em>] Summer Activities: AcaDec summer school, aforementioned job.
[</em>] Essays: Unique, interesting style. I think they’re good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great rec, teacher loved me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor left so this one didn’t really know me, but it was very positive.
[<em>] Interview: Outstanding.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Pathetic Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic Jew
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Around 100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Stats, committed to what I did, good writer, strong teacher rec, URM.
[<em>] Weaknesses: No volunteering, dearth of activity compared to some/many.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because I loved what I did, always wanted to be the best, and held myself to the highest standard possible.
[/ul]General Comments: Received one of those ethnic likely letters, so I guess I’m in? Congrats everyone who gets in, hope stuff works out for those who don’t! I’m really excited about this opportunity!</p>

<p>** Trinity**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/213
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), US History (3), US Gov’t (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Studio Art 2D Design, AP Biology, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus AB, Two theatre courses
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Thespian Society (Historian/Librarian), National Art Honors Society (Vice-President), National Forensics League
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Two summers in a pediatrics office
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Insignificant, but service-oriented projects through clubs, like face-painting for various fund-raising events, Trick-or-Treat so Kids Can Eat, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, etc., also volunteered to help with a production for a children’s theatre, involved in community theatre production whose profits benefited my city
[<em>] Summer Activities: Annie, community theatre production
[</em>] Essays: Relatively awesome, I believe
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty sweet
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Phenomenal
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Awesome, lasted three hours
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Average public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100kish
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, Interview, Essays, Counselor Rec.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Lack of community service
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A
[/ul]</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):2160(690CR,690W,790M)
ACT: 35(34E 34M 36R 36S 12E)
SAT II: Math 2 800, Chem 800, Math 1 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/799
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), English Lit(3), English Lang(3), Calc BC(4/5), Chem(3), Spanish Lang(5), Stat(4)
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Academic Decathlon, Computer Science AP, Govt AP, Econ AP, Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess Club(pres), National Honor Society , National Science Honor Society(Pres), Choir
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer in Community nothing significant
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Not Good
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Decent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Really Good</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Average public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Whats income?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation</p>

<p>Strengths: I don’t know.
Weaknesses: little volunteering
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A</p>

<p>Received one of those ethnic likely letters</p>

<p><a href=“Trinity”>b</a>**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/87
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous, physics, adv. bio, honors english, spanish 4, principles of marketing, 2 show choirs…our school doesn’t offer much, also take 1 class a semester at a local college
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois state scholar, can’t remember others
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (treasurer), Student council, Soccer (captain 2 years), Basketball, Show Choir
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Random things, this probably hurt me cause I never did one thing for a long time
[<em>] Summer Activities: Work and last summer i did miami’s summer scholar’s program
[</em>] Essays: ok but not great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: should be good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Additional Rec:none
[</em>] Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Tiny Public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: normal i guess idk
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, Taken every thing I can at my high school and have 23 college credits
[<em>] Weaknesses: ACT(not really a weakness, but not too high for Duke), Service hours
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: I don’t really think I will be accepted but it would be amazing if I was</p>

<p>Pick one:
Pratt</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M770, CR680, W690
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II:Math 1: 720, BioM:710, World Hist:700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, top 5% (would be valedictorian if school did rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USGov(4), Lang (4), CalcBC (3), AB subscore (3), World (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Bio, orchestra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing great, but…Maryland Distinguished Scholar semifinalist, National Merit commended, Humanities award, AP scholar w/honor
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): year-long biomedical internship with HHMI and NIH, SADD, Student Academy of Sciences club, NHS, SHS, Piano!!!
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 summers +full school year doing research at the NIH
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: taught at a farsi language school as assistant teacher
[<em>] Summer Activities: working
[</em>] Essays: pretty good, especially my “Why Duke?” one
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one generic, 2nd a little better than generic though I am very close with that teacher…go figure
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no idea, but he knows I don’t like him but still has “a great respect for me” straight quote lol
[<em>] Additional Rec: from my preceptor…should be good
[</em>] Interview: DIDNT GET ONE (even though I applied well before the deadline) :frowning:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white (persian)
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: ummm $100K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: internship(and research paper I sent in), essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores and recommendations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: NOT YET!
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>I really want to get in and think I have a pretty good chance…but idk if I will be able to pay for it even if I do get in. Here’s hoping!
Good luck to all!</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I’ve taken (I’m home schooled)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team<br>
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
[<em>] Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
[</em>] Essays: Wrote it on my work in the video game industry (risk). “Why Duke” was ok, I think it could possibly have been a bit better
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I’m home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
[<em>] Additional Rec: Had one written by my “boss” at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was absolutely stellar.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] School Type: Home School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Below $60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy from Grandmother, Aunt and Cousin (haha I doubt the last two count)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique “edge” (video games)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays aren’t brilliant
[/ul]General Comments: My decision will hinge on how my work in the video game industry is perceived by the adcom, since I made that my focus. I already received a likely letter from Columbia, which tells me that this strategy worked in at least one instance already. I have no regrets though if it doesn’t, since if I’m rejected I don’t want to attend the school anyways :P</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720m 700cr 650w 1420/1600 2070/2400
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math level 2, 690 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP American Gov, AP Comparative Gov
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, AP bio, AP American/comparative Gov, Religion, Psychology, Sculpture
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of the newspaper, NHS, Ambassador, Entrepreneurhsip program, Intramurals, Religious retreat leader
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: McDonalds (7$/hr) Catering company (10$/hr)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Founded a service program that offers after school activities and tutoring to 5-8th grade boys
[<em>] Summer Activities: =( None
[</em>] Essays: Good hopefully
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good hopefully
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good hopefully
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Very good from what I have heard
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not sure, probably 100k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: No idea
[<em>] Weaknesses: Rank, and APs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hasn’t happened yet.
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>** Pratt**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 Cr, 730M 780 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 W, 36 M, 34 R, 35 S)
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Chem, 790 Math II, 790 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1or2/81
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem(4), calcAB(5), english language(4), psych (5). USH(5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci A, Multimedia, Physics I & Lab at CC
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF Finalist, NMF, State & Int’l Engineering Comp.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Big Brothers Big Sisters(President), Mu Alpha Theta(Vice President), Team CATalyst(science-related), Newspaper, Debate, Academic Team, SHS, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Big Brothers Big Sisters/ Teacher’s Asssistant @ Youth Science Summer Program
[<em>] Summer Activities: Duke TiP(neuroscience), UF-SSTP (7 weeks, 200+ lab hours), Teacher’s Assistant
[</em>] Essays: I like them? Why Duke pretty individualized and detailed from TiP
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Standard w/ a few sincere lines
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: Boyfriend/Bestfriend…better be good!
[</em>] Interview: Fine
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Magnet ranked top 25 by Newsweek
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: >100K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: you tell me
[<em>] Weaknesses: you tell me
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ahh!
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck! AB Duke? haha I can dream</p>

<p><a href=“Trinity”>b</a>**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 M 680 R 640 W
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/1260
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5(Calc AB, BC, Spanish) + 4(Euro, US)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP(Micro Econ, Macro Econ, Gov, Bio, Psych) + Honors(English, Computers)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of Varsity Basketball Team, NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Future Medical Practitioners Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Two part-time jobs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hrs
[<em>] Summer Activities: summer camp counselor, 3 summers
[</em>] Essays: good, didn’t write the “Why Duke?” essay
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent, personal
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): The Yoo Ess ove Ay
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 70-80 grand?
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: idk i guess gpa and class rank
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: dunno lol
[/ul]General Comments:
got an ethnic likely letter also. didn’t write the why duke essay so i guess it’s not that important. good luck to all!</p>

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<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[780 Reading, 780 Writing, 720 Math] SAT I:
[n/z] ACT:
[780 Literature, 770 Bio-M] SAT II:
[3.7] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[Top 25] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[AP Lit-5, AP Psych-4] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[n/a] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[AP Lang, AP Comp Gov’t, AP Bio, Spanish 5, AP Macro, Math] Senior Year Course Load:
[excellence & enthusiasm in a variety of classes] Major Awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[Poetry Club President, Senior Editor for Yearbook, downhill skiing] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[n/a] Job/Work Experience:
[MSAA Case notes researcher,big buddy program,founder of brain tumor support email group, advocate for YBTA group in NYC, etc ] Volunteer/Community service:
[Internship @ Neurosurgeon & neurologist’s office in NYC] Summer Activities:
[Excellent. Talk about my life experience & how it relates to the major I want to pursue & my preparedness for life, etc] Essays:
[1 from AP Lang teacher, 1 from AP Bio teacher, 1 from Spanish 5 teacher, 2/3 are great, bio is ok only because the teacher isn’t the best writer] Teacher Recommendation:
[Elaborates on my life experience & etc—Couldn’t ask for a better one] Counselor Rec:
[1 from a Neurosurgeon & Professor of Neurosurgery at Albert Einstein college of medicine, 1 from close friend who is also former english teacher] Additional Rec:
[n/a] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[NY] State (if domestic applicant):
[US] Country (if international applicant):
[Public] School Type:
[Registered Cherokee Indian, also Caucasian] Ethnicity:
[F] Gender:
[150,000-200,000] Income Bracket:
[Brain tumor/cancer survivor] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[My overall character, I know that sounds a bit arrogant but I think I have a unique edge] Strengths:
[Not enough leadership positions] Weaknesses:
[N/a] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I wish you all the best of luck!
Intended major-Bio w/ neuroscience cert. & pre-med track :)</p>

<p>^^Eek! Did this quickly during a pc class…sorry guys! Will re-format later!</p>

<p>A very likely rejection, but hey, it’s my reach school.
TRINITY</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 720 Writing, 780 Math (2200 composite)
[ *] ACT:didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 770 USH, 800 Math 2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IDK. 4.08/4.33
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/250
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) on Stats and USH. Have yet to take Bio, Chem, Calc, and Gov.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none at our school
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: bunch of AP classes-the usual
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): RPI $60,000 scholarship, National Merit, MUN awards, excellence in AP USH, etc.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Math League prez), MUN, (student council), NHS, varsity tennis, scholars bowl
[ *] Job/Work Experience: pharmacy tech
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:not too much
[ *] Summer Activities:took a class on medicine at Brown, did Green Mt. Boys State
[ *] Essays:decent-good enough for Notre Dame EA
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: glowing
[ *] Additional Rec:nope
[ *] Interview: seemed to go very well
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Vermont
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White-Anglo
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:140K?
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:none I can think of
[ *] Weaknesses:no hook, don’t play an instrument, stopped taking Spanish
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think I will be rejected because my cred.s aren’t good enough for a non-hooked kid at Duke.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I’d be astounded if I got in.</p>

<p>^You look pretty qualified actually. I say you have a 50% shot of getting in.</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 650; Math: 800; Writing: 720 (11/12 Essay)
[</em>] ACT: N/A (but TOEFL iBT score: 112/120)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800; French: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Romanian Language and Literature, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Philosophy, French Language, English Language, Religious Education and Physical Education
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hm… not sure
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Olympiad (9-11); EUSTORY european team contest (1st prize) (11); Dance club (11-12); Executive of Statistics and Public Evaluation Management in County Student Council (11); Executive of Mass-Media Management in School Student Council (12); Managing editor of school magazine (12); Translator for a Rotary Club project (12); Contributor for the English school magazine (10; 12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Mathematics Tutor (12)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross volunteer (10-12); Eco-volunteerism (10)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Uhm… traveling? :smiley:
[</em>] Essays: Weird. They’re not a safe bet because the feedback was not unanimous. I don’t know. However, they are very personal, “very-me”. Especially the commonapp one.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great, great, great!
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Only great, great! :stuck_out_tongue:
[<em>] Additional Rec: I had two teacher recommendations + one from the counselor
[</em>] Interview: N/A :frowning:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Romania
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian/White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: A lot below 60K (Romania, baby!)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Well-roundedness, but at the same time showing loyalty for my passions (for example, math - about 20 prizes in different regional and national contests)
[li] Weaknesses: Eh… SATs?! (I mean… the CR section) + asking for fin aid (I know Duke offers need-based aid to about 20-25 international students per year)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Duke is “only” my favorite university in the world :slight_smile: (I kinda am SO into it for 2 years long)</p>

<p>Pratt FTW</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 800 M 800 W
[</em>] SAT II: 580 lit (i know i know) 670 physics (…) 790 math 2 (woot)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc, ap physics b, stats, tech, ib lit, health/gym
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ha! no :stuck_out_tongue:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): amnesty intl, society of women engineers, bla bla
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: intern in NYC
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered w/ special needs kids & such.
[</em>] Summer Activities: volunteering ^
[<em>] Essays: good. ish.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: great! they like me lol, or they did when they wrote the recs :slight_smile:
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good :slight_smile:
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 55-60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen college stud
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: well-rounded…I’m going into engineering and genuinely like the liberal arts as well. love writing and art, for instance.
[</em>] Weaknesses: no awards. nothing that stands out.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: pending rejection :P[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m just sick of getting rejected!</p>

<p>What does “Pratt FTW” mean?</p>