<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2360 (800 CR, 770 M, 790 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Bio-M, 790 Chem
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW (school doesn't weight, but probably 4.25-4.33ish W)
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: 5's on AP Bio and Computer Science AB, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I dunno, I barely let anyone read them. Mediocre, I suppose.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: No clue, but one was my AP bio teacher, who chose me for a school excellence award out of all 4 of her classes, so it must have been pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No clue.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Girl in engineering, maybe?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Colorguard/winterguard, tons of community service (both through clubs + outside of school) and tutoring, among other things. Few leadership positions, although not president.
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Most of my ECs weren't related to science/engineering, but my numbers were high? And essays weren't exceptional.
[li] Other thoughts: My first non-acceptance, but it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would... probably because I'd gotten into Johns Hopkins an hour earlier. Interestingly enough, I thought I'd be more likely to get into Duke than to JHU, but maybe what made a difference was my JHU "essay," which was awesome IMHO.[/ul][/li]Getting waitlisted does not bode well for my Penn decision tomorrow... oh well! Congrats to those who got in and good luck to all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 730R/760M/740W 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 History/730 Math II/770 Chinese
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.6/6.8 UW/W
[<em>] Rank: 2/865
[</em>] Other stats: Every single AP excluding the foreign languages and art. Had 3 Dual Enrollment courses too.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Freaking Amazing
[</em>] Hook (if any): My essay topic/content
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: Public: Large and Competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian!!
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: (Over the course of 4 years) President of 2 clubs, VP of 1 club, co-founder of a honor society and community service program (400 hours), 4 yrs orchestra, several other minor positions in Key Club and Math Club
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: The ECs and the essays.
[*] Other thoughts: OMFG!! <3 I was totally not expecting this - got waitlisted by WashU earlier. My GPA is so low!! (And not to mention THREE Cs!!! >__< God the midyear report was horrible) Duke did take 6 or 7 of my school's top 10 students last year - I heard they weren't so generous this year though, only 3 I think so far. I'm so happy!!![/ul]</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2230 (740 CR, 780 M, 710 W)
* SAT IIs: 660 Math IIC, 690 Lit
* ACT: 32
* GPA: 3.5 UW
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Good
* Teacher Recs: Good
* Counselor Rec: Good
* Hook (if any): None really
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: FL
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: M
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Class Parliamentarian, Best Buddies, Guitarist in local bands, Jobs, Club Soccer, Debate Club, Red Cross/United Way volunteer, Boys Volleyball Captain, Powder Puff Captain, Varsity Club founder, Founded own business for organizing local concerts/aiding local bands
* Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: weak GPA and average SAT for Duke. I really only applied because of my mother anyway so it's no biggie.
* Other thoughts: First Rejection, very nice.
</code></pre>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 660 CR, 700 M, 700 W (11 essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: German 800, Spanish 770, French 720, Italian 690, Chemistry 730, Biology 730
[<em>] ACT: no ACTs available in Germany
[</em>] GPA: around 3.8 UW
[<em>] Rank: 2/85
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Hook (if any): speak several languages, great interview, broken the Headspin World Record
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: GARMISCH; GERMANY
[</em>] School Type: competitive public Gymnasium (German high school)
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: MALE
[/ul]Other Factors:*[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Breakdance, Taekwondo, Violin/Orchestra
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted: well-rounded, community service for 9 months (40hours per week), languages, fantastic interview with a Duke representative who coincidentally resides in my very small hometown Garmisch, Germany
[] Other thoughts: It's sooo great! extreeem geil!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/250
[</em>] Other stats: 30 semester hours of college credit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Not the best--Not as good as some other ones I wrote
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): Well apparently I didn't have one lol
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: OH
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: 4 Years Varsity Cross Country and Track, Student Council President, NHS Treasurer, Science Club Treasurer
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Nothing special about my essays.
[li] Other thoughts: Planning on either attending George Washington or an Ivy, if i'm accepted. But, I'm going to miss the thought of warm weather! lol[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Got in....no idea if I should be happy or not...I'm still waiting to get the financial aid package...I could never afford $46k</p>
<p>Congrats to those accepted(see you in the autumn maybe?)
and good luck with the other colleges to the rest(graduate schol is all that matters so don't fret)!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2190 740 M 750 V 700 W
SAT IIs:
USH: 690 Math IIC : 740 Lit: 710
GPA:n/a
Rank: 5/25
Other stats: IBDP student
Subjective:
Essays: okay?
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): no
Location/Person: Shanghai, China
State or Country: Canada
School Type: Independent
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Other Factors: Skipped 10th grade, moves around every 2-3 years, been in Asia for the last 7 years, self-studied for SATs
Extracurriculars: 7 Years competitive swimming, MUN, Hip-Hop, Poetry, Art
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: don't know, ...not good enough?
Other thoughts: Planning on going to McGill....this rejection really stings, I fell in love with the school</p>
<p>Oh nothing important, I'm just trying to figure out how much the finaid factor influences the admissions decision for int. students. Duke isn't very informative when it comes to this, all it says is that it's taken into consideration, but not how important it is. But thanks for the info. And a big congrats, of course! Where are you getting decisions from today?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 2240 (800 M, 720 CR, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 SR, 34 M, 33 R)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio, 780 Chem
[</em>] GPA: 3.95 / 4.70 weighted
[<em>] Rank: None
[</em>] APs: 5's on Bio, Calc AB, Chem, Comp Sci A, HumGeo, and Lang; 4's on Enviro and Stats
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs: Several, with leadership positions
[<em>] Essays: Common App was ok, Why Duke was solid
[</em>] Recs: One was decent, I didn't read the other, but I sent a supplemental rec that was very personal, and my counselor rec was very strong
[<em>] Interview: Loved it. It was in a local coffeehouse.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks: None...
[li] Other thoughts: I already got a likely letter so I'm just pumped for Duke Up Close![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2320 (740CR/800M/780W) - from single sitting
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Bio-M/Chem/Math IIC, 740 Chinese (that's 18th percentile! :p)
[<em>] ACT: 34 (34/34/33/36) - taken once, no essay
[</em>] GPA: 3.85UW/4.66W - has gone up due to midyear grades
[<em>] Rank: School does not rank
[</em>] Other stats: National awards in science (including some from the OP's sample), international awards in music, NMF, 9 AP classes, four 5s on tests so far (and a 3 :D), 600+ hours of community service
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good, and they were editted by my AP Lit teacher, who thought they were good as well.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: School policy says we can't see them; I'm sure one was exceptional.. the other, not so sure.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great, I made the effort of having us really get to know each other in junior year.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Aforementioned (inter)national awards? <em>shrug</em> Oh, I found a cure for skin cancer, although the only people who might ever truly appreciate the extent of my contributions to the field of oncology are myself and my research mentor at Georgetown (go Final Four Hoyas!). :)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: points left</em>
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:*[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: National Science Bowl, music performance, science volunteering (demonstrations for elementary school kids and biotech labs for middle school students), Honor Societies
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Poor grades, especially among applicants from my school. The trend I notice in friends who have been accepted is that Duke likes "great/perfect grades" students. I am also completely unaware of whether that second teacher recommendation could have hurt my application, since it didn't demonstrate depth in my school studies (both letters were from science teachers, albeit different subjects.)
[</em>] Other thoughts: This doesn't bode well for the HYPS decisions coming out today and tomorrow. :( I do not think I will try to get off the wait-list. I applied to Duke because of its merit scholarships, which I am unlikely to get if I have been wait-listed, so there is no reason to choose Duke over one of my highest choices, which has offered me a great FA package. I still love Duke, though! I have so many friends there who love their academic environment, and I know many more who will be heading there soon from their ED contracts. Good luck to everyone with their college endeavors! :)[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 31 (English - 34, Reading - 36, Science - 29, Math - 26)
[</em>] GPA: 4.023
[<em>] Rank: 4/237
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Kansas
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Natural Helpers, NHS (President), Relay for Life (Event Chair), Student Council (all four years), Forensics (went to state three years in a row), Sophomore class Vice President, Youth Court
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I actually applied Early Decision and was deferred. I didn't expect to get in Regular Decision
[*] Other thoughts: Well, it actually doesn't bother me as much as it did when I was deferred. I had already decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to go to American University (I definitely prefer the location over North Carolina) so my deposits for American were already turned in and I'm waiting for my roommate assignment![/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:No
SAT I (by section): 770 Math, 690CR, 660W
SAT IIs:770 Bio-E, 750 Math IIC, 690 USH
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.52W
Rank:5/700
ACT: 33
APs (including this year's): WH-5, USH-5, Lit-4, This year: Macro/Micro, U.S./Comp. Govt., Calc BC, Lang, Psych
IBs (including this year's: None
Senior Yr Courseload: 6 AP's, 1 honors, 1 normal
Number of Apps from Your School: just me
Other stats (Awards, etc.): 2006 AAA Travel Challenge State Champion, band awards, swimming awards, other scholarship awards, nothing amazing...
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity Swimming (team captain), NHS (president), FCA (captain), Club swimming (25 hours/week), SGA (parade co-chair), Band (section leader) This is the are I really thought would help me, I have a lot of leadership and small awards with these, but none are spectacular
Job/Work Experience: Summer Babysitting
Essays (subject and responses): I thought they were okay, can't really say
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: don't know
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none really
Location/Person:
State or Country: FL
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): 20% of kids attend 4 year institution
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: EC's, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT's
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Nothing too spectacular, I was hoping to be fast enough to get recruited, but wasn't</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used: No
SAT I:
SAT IIs: 780 USH, 740 Spanish, 740 Lit
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.87 / 4.24
APs: USH 5, Engl 5
Rank: top 7%
Senior Yr Courseload: six APs
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nat'l Hispanic Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed: showed passion for strongest interest
Job/Work Experience: min wage jobs
Essays (subject and responses): very good
Teacher Recs: strong
Counselor Rec: very strong
Hook: URM</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: GA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:
Hook: URM</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Disappointed, but not broken.</p>
<p>Our D got in today - 2280 SAT; SAT IIs 750 Eng, 740 Math 2; 700 Latin; 34 ACT w/ 11 Writiing. 3.95, 2 in class, great recs; good ECs; research experience</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2400
[ *] SAT IIs: 790 (bio m) 780 (2c) 800 chem
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA: 3.8
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats: 9 as in olevels, 4 in AS
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: ermm why duke was brilliant. The other one was fine.
[ *] Teacher Recs: no clue
[ *] Counselor Rec:no clue
[ *] Hook (if any): research, vp of a couple of societes
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Pakistan
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Quite a few, but nothing outstanding. I'm editor of a page of a local paper, think that matters.
[ *] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted:my why duke essay.
[ *] Other thoughts: I really didnt expect to get in. Admissions is a complete crapshoot, and this proves it. A girl who got into mit from our school got waitlisted. Its all very strange.</p>