<p>HAHA! We should revive the Stanford REA thread (****ing stanford…)</p>
<p>I LOVE Duke. It’s beauty, location, and diverse offerings just make it so incredible. Specifically I love Carpe Noctem and DukeEngage. I probably should have made my why Duke more specific in retrospect, but it is optional so I don’t think it could hurt my chances.</p>
<p>If I don’t get into Duke I’ll be really upset, their admissions is so much more numbers driven than Harvard’s/Stanford’s and that’s my strength. </p>
<p>Like someone above said it is my realistic #1, if I get into Harvard or Wharton I’ll definitely have to visit all of them because I can’t decide atm. </p>
<p>I want to major in Economics and International Comparative Studies (I think that’s the name, I wish it was Int. Relations like every other college lol), minoring in French.</p>
<p>I think this is my realistic number one too (although not even being deferred at Stanford made me a little worried, but we’ll see). However, my Harvard interview made me reeeeeeeaaaaaally want to go there, too. So I guess I’ll just wait and see.</p>
<p>i know this kid who honestly had perfect sat/act scores, a wall of 5s on his APs, national spelling bee contestant, siemens awards, and national merit finalist, debate champion and still got straight up rejected by stanford… scary</p>
<p>I don’t mean to bring down anyones hopes, but it’s not as number driven as you think. I got in with a 760 R 600 M 600 W and 30 ACT. I feel like their admissions are a lot more “Duke type of student” driven</p>
<p>Wangatang does he live in St. Louis? because I know someone with almost exactly the same thing… (was he a senate page?)
Stanford just makes me lose all faith in the college process. I hate that they are REA, they should have lets us apply elsewhere if they were going to reject us =/</p>
<p>Duke is known for medicine but I’m not
sfg2014 me too!!! Don’t worried about not being deferred. Deferrals at Stanford are 90% reserved for minorities/legacies/athletes with increasing grades and elite prep school kids that Stanford doesn’t want to offend (the kids, their parents, and the schools’ Guidance Counselors). Honestly, only 10% even belong on the deferred list, hence 10% get in RD So don’t sweat it!</p>
<p>I really hope that you get into Harvard! Maybe we’ll both get lucky and see each other there ;)</p>
<p>I’m not saying it is numbers driven. The context of our comments is important. We were all rejected at Stanford because they are (arguably) the least numbers driven school in the nation. For instance Stanford and Duke’s SAT/ACT spread is the same, I love Duke to death, but Stanford is incredibly more selective and diverse than Duke, therefore having the same numbers doesn’t make sense unless Stanford really could care less if you have a 31 or a 36. </p>
<p>Whereas Duke, as an emerging educational bastion that is trying to become an established bastion like HYPSM, wants to rapidly increase its prestige (and yield, Stanford/Harvard/Yale are all 70%+, Duke is 40.8%). A 2300+ carries A LOT more weight at Duke than Stanford, however, there are a still a bevy of stories like rk33’s and the opposite (35/36s getting rejected).</p>
<p>All we are saying is that we have much better chances at Duke than Stanford, but that does not mean that any of us will get in. We can only hope/wish/pray for the best.</p>
<p>And I promise you that I am a Duke type of student
My numbers are slightly stronger than my ecs/awards, but that does not mean that my ecs aren’t substantial and unique. Don’t count us out just yet my friend ;)</p>
<p>Haha, I wasn’t trying to discourage you or say you didn’t have a shot, just giving you my input 'cuz I assume it could only help. For instance, one of the first people that posted in the ED results thread had a 2400 and got rejected. Watch the interview with Guttentag if you haven’t yet, it’s pretty useful. Kinda long but you’ll get a whole lotta insight on the admissions process.</p>
<p>I agree with rk33, if you look at the ED results thread, you’ll see absolutely no correlation between >2200 SAT scores/4.0s and acceptance. As the inverse of rk33’s example, I was deferred with 2350/4.0 GPA and all the right numbers.
Their decisions are definitely “Are you the right student for Duke?” driven, which frankly makes getting a deferral confusing. Apparently they want to reconsider how “right” I am for Duke in the context of the RD pool? I don’t even understand, but the one thing I can undeniably tell you is: numbers are not the thing to lean on for Duke.</p>
<p>I would watch that but seeing as how my app is already submitted XD I’ve spent so long studying this process that hopefully I already knew what he said. If not, I get rejected and go somewhere else. Stanford crushed my dreams, so I don’t expect anything anymore.</p>
<p>As long as I get into one of my other 7 I’ll be happy in the end. :)</p>
<p>The right student for Duke… hmm my impression is a student who partys as hard as they work (which is realllllly hard), loves Duke, and isn’t the normal good grades/leadership/scores type of student.</p>
<p>But that’s just my take… ask admissions, from everything I’ve heard they do a reallllly good job of picking students perfect for Duke</p>
<p>Thanks for the reassuring words. I hope we both get into Harvard or Duke (or any other great school) because it would be awesome to meet some original SCEAers thread posters.</p>
<p>Haha it definitely would! We do go to Duke/Harvard we must meet up! Anonymous93’s top choices are also Duke/Harvard
It’s a popular combination. :)</p>
<p>I’d be really upset if I get rejected from Duke, I would hope that all of these years of hard work would count for something =/</p>
<p>Yeah. I would too. Besides, I definitely feel like I’m the “right” student for Duke. Mainly because I LOVE sports and love being in places that are awesome (for example, the Duke campus). :D</p>
and DukeEngage. I probably should have made my why Duke more specific in retrospect, but it is optional so I don’t think it could hurt my chances.</p>
