<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290/1530
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 780, 780
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/400
[</em>] Other stats: NMF, AP National Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good, not super
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: uncompetitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:
[<em>] Extracurriculars: NHS (sec), FHS (prez), Mu Alpha Theta (prez), Quiz
[</em>] Bowl (capt), Stu. Council, MIT Inventeams, football
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: combination of factors
[</em>] Other thoughts: I'm so happy. I'd love to attend Duke. Can't wait to
[*] visit and see if it really is a good fit. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2110 (M-690, V-710, W-710)
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History-740, Lit- 690, Math IC-680
[<em>] ACT: --
[</em>] GPA: 4.57/4.00 (9 AP's..5 acc)
[<em>] Rank: n/a, but upper 1% of graduating class (above first decile range)
[</em>] Other stats: Senior Scholar; Elite Students of America
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: very good, and very me. let sarcastic sense of humor come through.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: amazing. probably one of the strongest parts of my apps.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 2-pager. he worked so hard for me, and is the man.
[</em>] Hook (if any): uhh...none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public (tons upon tons of duke applicants)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars/Etc.: well...I uh, sent in my published poetry collection and art samples. and started some clubs at my school this year--one for the prevention of child abuse, another for community service projects. also coordinate district's Homework Club. eh, thats enough
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: lil luck, lil karma
[<em>] Other thoughts: Nice. Now, it's either here, Princeton, WashU, Richmond, or Emory.
[/ul]Other Comments:[list]
[</em>] thank god JJ's graduating...</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: South Asian
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: Hahah copied this from another thread, I just have to change the decision on each one. Peace easy and congrats to those who are in!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2370
[</em>] SAT IIs: 3 800s
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 4.22 W
[<em>] Rank: N/A (top 10%)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: weird, unique, pretty funny personal statement on random topic...Why Duke essay was generic (adapted a mediocre Why engineering essay by inserting "Duke" in the conclusion.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Bland/decent
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public exam school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Mediocre
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: SATs, luck
[*] Other thoughts: I was surprised that I got in after sending my app on 1/13, the last day of the extended deadline (hence showing negative interest basically). Congrats to those who got in. Sorry to the others. I doubt I will pick Duke over Harvard.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2210
[</em>] SAT IIs:780 USH 760 Math2C
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 103.9
[<em>] Rank: 2/572
[</em>] Other stats:lots of ecs, leaderships, tennis, track, huge focus on my anti-drug work in the community
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I'm not gonna toot my horn. I hope duke liked em.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good-Amazing (three total)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure, she has like 300 kids, but knows me pretty well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): nothing in specific
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: lots w/ leadership & dedication
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Considering that i got waitlisted to Penn, I don't know. This year was really intense. Congrats to all who got in, and if you didn't, i'm sure you will do great wherever you end up./
[*] Other thoughts: if the price tag doesn't kill me & my family, i'll hopefully see you all :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:800M/690V/770W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math1, 800 Math2, 770 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.2/4.5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: None
[</em>] Other stats: AIME 4, AMC 12 120
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Upper-Middle Class Private School Irish New Englander?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: RI
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: 4 Years Cross Country, 4 Years Basketball, 2 Years Track and Field, Math Team, Peer Tutoring, Math Circle of Greater Boston
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Too many smart people?
[li] Other thoughts: None[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>More than 1,300 of this years applicants had SAT scores of 1,550 or above on the math and verbal sections of the test; Duke admitted 59 percent of these students.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (770W/740M/730CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math II/ 750 US Hist./ 680 Biology-E
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.00
[<em>] Rank: 2
[</em>] Other stats: meh
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: President of 4 clubs, editor in chief newspaper, alot of stuff, too excited to list all
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No f-ing clue
[*] Other thoughts: AHAHHHA</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2260 (740V-790M-730W)
SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 760 US His.
GPA: 3.97 Unweighted
Rank: top 10%
Other stats: AP National Scholar
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Licensed Stockbroker
Location/Person:
State or Country: Utah
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors: ???
General Comments: Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: old-1600, new-2360 (w-800, m-790, cr-770)
[</em>] SAT IIs: IIc-690, lit-800, us history-800
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 4.26
[<em>] Rank: 5
[</em>] Other stats: i dunno any other stats u could have
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: fairly generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): i did a summer research program that i talked about in the research section...thast not really a hook though, so i guess none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: texas
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: whitey
[</em>] Gender: girl
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: band, academic decathlon
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: stats, research section
[*] Other thoughts: yay duke.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790V/790M/770W (2350, 1580, 10 Essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 USH, 800 MATH2, 730 CHEM
[<em>] ACT: 35 (36 Reading, 35 Math, 35 Science, 34 English, 32 Essay)
[</em>] GPA: 4.47 weighted / 4.0 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/264 at time of application, now 1/241
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, "5"s on AP Chem, Calc AB, Calc BC, English Language, and US History
[li] # of apps from your school: just me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was about a letter to the editor
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was incredible, the other was probably solid though I didn't see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good because I have been the office aid in her office for 2 years so she knows me EXTREMELY well
[</em>] Important ECs: Student Council, Model UN, Math Club, Academic Team State Championship, officers in all, etc..</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths were definitely scores and grades in terms of consistency, weakness was probably ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Couldn't say but most probably they liked some of my national awards
[li] Is Duke your #1 choice?: Don't really know yet</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I had recieved a likely letter a while back. Congrats to ever who got in and good luck to those still waiting!</p>