<p>Stilll Waiting ... =(</p>
<p>So Slow!!!!</p>
<p>rejected.whoo</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 780M 730CR 710W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790Bio, 740Chem, 750Math II
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/400 some
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: common app was about my enthusiasm for ideas--it was written in a fairly unorthodox manner; also wrote an essay about my summer internship at CUHSC working with cells in the lab
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Coloardo
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: summer internship at CU's med school, debate, mun, nhs, mock trial, drama, a year of jv tennis--more that I can't remember
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I had a pretty good interview. Um, see my stats?
[*] Other thoughts: none</p>
<p>wow...about to freeze at the last moment</p>
<p>waitlisted...</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
Stats:
SAT: 700 Cr, 490 Math, 700 Wr
SAT IIs: 740 US History, 720 Literature
ACT: 28
GPA: 3.5/4.4
Rank: 20/504
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Alice Walker liked it, duke didn't - whatever
Teacher Recs: i thought they were good
Counselor Rec: ok
Hook (if any): urm, low income, first generation
Location/Person:
State or Country: Stockton, CA
School Type: never sends kids to top schools
Ethnicity: black
Gender: Male
Other Factors:[list][<em>] Extracurriculars: ASB President, Black Student Union President, City Youth Advisory Commission Chairman, Motivational Speaker/ Preacher to local congregations, work 15+ hours a week at Barnes and Noble Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: honestly, no idea...
[</em>] Other thoughts: Thouhgt Duke was the one reach school that I would get into ...guess not..whatever..lol Congrats to all the Dukies!</p>
<p>After a careful review of your application, and much consideration of your candidacy, the Admissions Committee of Duke University has decided to place you on our waiting list for admission this fall. I know this is not the news you were hoping for, but please read on while I explain the waiting list process.</p>
<p>This was an extraordinary year for the admission process at Duke. We received more than 20,300 applications, the largest number in our history and a thousand more than last year. In filling 1,650 places in the first-year class the Admissions Committee faced a number of difficult decisions, and was not able to admit students it would have admitted just a year or two ago. In reviewing our applications, it was clear that almost all of our applicants are outstanding young women and men, fully capable of contributing significantly in our classrooms and our community. Unfortunately, we can admit only a small percentage of the students we find appealing, a task made exceptionally difficult by the size of our applicant pool this year.</p>
<p>If you are like most of the applicants on our waiting list, there was nothing specifically at fault in your application; in fact, most of our waitlisted applicants had to be strong in many respects in order to be offered a place on our waiting list. Unfortunately, I cannot give you a firm idea of your chances for eventual admission to Duke. We will not begin considering students on the waiting list until the applicants to whom we have already offered admission have had a chance to respond to our offer. As a result, we usually do not know until the middle of May whether we will be able to admit students from the waiting list. In the past several years, between ten and seventy-five spaces in the class have typically become available, so if your interest in Duke remains strong, please return the card you will receive by mail and we will maintain the active status of your application.</p>
<p>Students often ask us what they can do to help their chances of admission from the waiting list. Our frequently asked question sheet discusses this and explains our waiting list procedures. I realize that since we do not review our waiting list until May you may need to make a deposit to another institution even as you remain on our waiting list. I regret that this is the case, and I hope you understand how the timing of this process makes it unavoidable. We expect to conclude all waiting list activity by early July. If we are not able to offer you admission, we will let you know by then.</p>
<p>I recognize that this letter represents something between good news and bad news. You have my best wishes for success in college, whether at Duke or elsewhere. I appreciate your patience and thank you for applying to Duke.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Christoph Guttentag
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>Just in case anyone was interested...</p>
<p>35 ACT
3.97 GPA UW hardest possible classes
4 state championships, 3 time first-team all-state tennis</p>
<p>waitlisted?</p>
<p>got punched........no chopped.......no shot in the balls</p>
<p>accepted. I'll do stats later.</p>
<p>got in, but waitlisted at rice . . .weird. , . .in at washu too</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: didn't take
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 math II, 760 bio M
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 5.33/5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats: 3 AP tests (5 in bio and psych, 4 in US history)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: common app one was excellent, don't remember the others
[</em>] Teacher Recs: both from teachers that know me well, should have been very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good, she read me parts of it
[</em>] Hook (if any): none that I'm aware of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: PR Director and head of electronics for our Robotics team, Assistant Captain on Debate team, Captain of Mathletes, Varsity Starter on Scholastic Bowl, WYSE (1st in biology and 2nd in chemistry at regional, 3rd in biology at sectional)
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: eh
[*] Other thoughts: I guess I'll just have to settle for MIT or Cornell :P</p>
<p>33 ACT, 4.0 UW, president of three clubs, what happened?</p>
<p>how is the rejection letter worded?</p>
<p>Rejected..........</p>
<p>It is with very real regret that I must tell you that we will not be able to offer you a place in the class entering Duke this fall. I realize that this is disappointing news; I want to assure you that we considered your candidacy carefully and that our decision was not an easy one.</p>
<p>This was in many ways an extraordinary year for the admission process at Duke. We received more than 20,300 applications, the largest number in our history and over a thousand more than last year. The applicant pool was one of the strongest academically we have ever had.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED TO TRINITY BABY!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 720CR, 730M, 740W = 2190
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 MIIC, 800 French, 800 Latin
[<em>] ACT: didn't take
[</em>] GPA: foreign grading system, no GPA calculated.. grades weren't very good, but at least i had a strong upward trend
[<em>] Rank: unranked
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: didn't write the "Why Duke" essay. Common App essays showed unique sides of me. They weren't too bad, i guess? :))
[</em>] Teacher Recs: i think they were great. maybe the best part of my app
[<em>] Counselor Rec: she didn't really know me... but i'm sure it wasn't bad
[</em>] Hook (if any): i'm unique? (applying out of a gap year, private in the swiss army [switzerland still has mandatory military service], many languages)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Switzerland
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: m
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: editor-in-chief of school newspaper, tutoring, webdesign, random staff
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: interview was phenomenal!!
[li] Other thoughts: VERY HAPPY right now, even though i don't yet if i will attend or if i will study in the USA at all. but Duke is such a great school.. makes me proud of myself. But i know that there were many applicants rejected who deserved it more than i did (and i'm completely serious and honest when i say this), so don't be discouraged if it didn't work out - you're all very accomplished people!![/li][/ul]
dukeeeeeeeeeee</p>
<p>wow that's it? For the rejection letter they write two paragraphs?</p>
<p>Waitlisted.</p>
<p>SAT: 2220
ACT: 33
RANK: 2
ECs: Debate, Model UN, Peer Tutoring, Choir, Science Bowl. Also started a business. </p>
<p>Duke wasn't top on my list, so it doesn't hit hard. Congratulations to everyone who got in! You sure are amazing people! And if you're waitlisted or rejected, I'm sure you'll find another amazing school.</p>
<p>WAITLISTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY I thought i would be rejected!!!!! 2330 SAT 3.9/4,0 gpa</p>
<p>rejected :D</p>