Duke and likely letters

<p>What are some of your stats of those who got the letters?</p>

<p>Nothing special. I think my essays really helped.</p>

<p>2350 SATI, 4.0 UW GPA, 4.81 WGPA... uh random SATIIs between 710 and 800.</p>

<p>34 ACT, 4.03ish GPA, NIH research (published) abstract</p>

<p>2330 SAT I. 800 x 3 SAT II's. Valedictorian. 115 on AMC 12 and 5 on AIME. Medical Research. Lots of state math and science awards. Nothing crazy.</p>

<p>Oh yeah... 1400 hours of organic/radiochem research at NIH - unpublished so far.</p>

<p>And my essay was about how I'm addicted to lawnmowing - hehe it's the clincher.</p>

<p>I think all 350 are on CC. :eek:</p>

<p>I can't help with info about the scholarship weekend, but I do know about the upcoming Blue Devil Days. :)</p>

<p>Hahaa all 350 on CC... wouldn't be surprised.</p>

<p>Ohhh man. Can't wait to hit up some parties !</p>

<p>me too man, me too</p>

<p>(fengshui: just out of curiosity, did you apply PLME to Brown?)</p>

<p>Yeppers but it don't matter if I don't get it. I've been flirting with law lately and also I'd take Brown PLME or not really :P</p>

<p>Yeah, being a second semester senior is cool to be in. I can ditch my classes, smoke weed, drink, and party all day. Its so fricken awesome.</p>

<p>Hell yeah, that's what being a senior is all about right there</p>

<p>So...if we haven't gotten a letter yet, should we not expect one? I mean, I'm not expecting one anyways, but there's always a glim ray of hope. </p>

<p>In other news I got in at Rollins with similar status in that I am one of 55 finalists for the 10 full rides they give out!</p>

<p>Well, I think they were dated January 31, so you probably should have gotten one by now. Congrats on Rollins though.</p>

<p>Where are you all from, likely letter kids? I'm just wondering if anyone in the midwest (KS) has gotten one yet.</p>

<p>Not sure...I'm from around Philadelphia and I got mine a few days ago</p>

<p>Mmm.. makes me nervous. I got into Yale SCEA and likely letters from UVA (finalist for Jefferson's) and UNC but no word yet from Duke. Eek.</p>

<p>No one has heard about Robertson's yet, right?</p>

<p>Wow... finalist for Jefferson? Congrats! I didn't get past the second round!</p>

<p>jegan, I live in Tennessee.</p>

<p>fengshui, I was one of the at-large finalists. So it was easier for me in that I didn't have to do any of the interview "rounds" but harder in that I had no idea I was going to be picked out of the whole applicant pool, lol. What a shock that phone call was! </p>

<p>Where else did you apply besides Duke? Is UVa your first choice?</p>

<p>Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, UMD-CP, UVA, Johns Hopkins, URochester, Boston University.</p>

<p>I'm not very keen on going to JHU, URochester or Boston... just sorta safety schools. Brown is far and away my top. But if I get good money from duke as opposed to Brown it will be a tough choice. UVA was only on the radar for JeffScholars, they have a neurosci major but I just think it'd be really too conservative for me (and dartmouth is the same - but also isolated). I like brown's culture a lot.</p>

<p>Hopefully I'll have a good experience at duke in April. I know it's not known as an artsy hip place, but if the atmosphere is good then who knows? :P</p>