<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2220(680V, 790M, 750W)
[</em>] SAT IIs:760P, 760C, 730MII
[<em>] ACT:34
[</em>] GPA:4.0
[<em>] Rank:1/78
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: must be good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nepal
[</em>] School Type: Public/uber competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity:S Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Great...
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea...perhaps it was the huge financial aid I was asking
[<em>] Other thoughts: It seriously </em>*es me off when I see people with similar stats accepted..life's just too unfair[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180 (670cr, 760m, 750w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 math2, 620 chem
[<em>] ACT: didn't submit
[</em>] GPA: 3.77
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: common app was great, supplement was okay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: amazing, he loves me
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: georgia
[</em>] School Type: independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors:*[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: community service: site leader, leadership board; newspaper: editor-in-chief; habitat for humanity: president; food bank club: vice president; international club: president, founder; outdoors club: instructor; theater: 5 plays; NHS: executive board member
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: gpa
[] Other thoughts: i've gotten into unc, boston college, uga, and auburn so far...still waiting on uva, penn, dartmouth, columbia, brown, vandy, and emory, but i don't have much hope after this.</p>
<p>ubetteraccept_me, did you apply for financial aid?</p>
<p>bocca: You were most likely rejected because of your financial aid request. I assume (hope) that was the same reason for me. At least I got deferred from Yale EA so my applications can't be total bs, and now rejects from Chicago and Duke, it must've been because of myfinaid request. Did you apply to HYPDartmouth?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 730R 780M 700W (2210)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740M2C 700USH 770Chinese
[<em>] ACT:-
[</em>] GPA: 3.44 uw, 4.0w
[<em>] Rank:-
[</em>] Other stats:-
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]<br>
[<em>] Essays: decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good, i think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good, i hope
[</em>] Hook (if any): principal's rec, if that did any good
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: lots and lots and lots of stuff, regional/county awards, international buisness
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: uw GPA= looooooww
[*] Other thoughts: I hope this isn't foreshadowing the 3/31 and 4/1 results</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2330 M-780 CR-790 W-760
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History-740 Biology M-730 Math II-720
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 4.28 w 4.00 uw
[<em>] Rank: top 5 / 150
[</em>] Other stats: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one outstanding, one average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): 2 yrs extensive science research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:
[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Siemens Semifinalist, 2 yrs ISEF Finalist, varsity cross country and track captain, 500+ community service hours
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ?
[*] Other thoughts:Very dissapointed. Congrats to all who were accepted.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 2260 (780 M, 760 CR, 720 W)
* SAT IIs: 670 Math II, 720 Spanish w/ List.
* ACT: na
* GPA:3.98 UW, 5.08 W
* Rank:3/650
* Other stats:5 AP's, all w/ scores of 4
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: ok
* Teacher Recs: good
* Counselor Rec: don't know my counselor very well, but I think it was pretty good
* Hook (if any): nothing big
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Indiana
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: caucasian
* Gender: female
* Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: challenging course load, ECs, full AP/IB
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Not my first choice, so I'll live. A bit humbling I suppose.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2340 (780cr, 780m, 780w)
* SAT IIs: 800 math 2, 800 us history, 780 physics, 780 chinese, 750 bio
* ACT: 34
* GPA: 3.77
* Rank: top 10%
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: with flair, reception by readers vary
* Teacher Recs: never read it, but i think it should be good
* Counselor Rec: never read it
* Hook (if any): omg none
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Location/Person:**</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: california
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: asian
* Gender: male
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Other Factors:*[list][<em>] Extracurriculars: quizbowl, sci bowl, sciency stuff</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: gpa[]i don't get it. i really don't. other than the gpa, but i thought that it was forgivable (>4.3 W)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: did not submit
[</em>] SAT IIs: did not submit
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1 of 102
[</em>] Other stats: NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any): ???
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Mock Trial (Captain), Varsity Tennis, Quiz Team (Captain), NHS (President), Student Council, State Level Speech Stuff, Other minor clubs and stuff
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I don't know ... I'm kind of ***<em>ed ... Perhaps an Anti-ACT bias??
[</em>] Other thoughts: I got a scholarship from Vandy today so I probably wouldn't have gone to duke anyway!</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I: 2260 (780 M, 680 CR, 800 W)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 700 Chem, 800 Math II, 650 US History</li>
<li>ACT: 35</li>
<li>GPA:3.96 UW, 4.69 W</li>
<li>Rank:1/ 620</li>
<li>Other stats:8 AP's, 6 5's, two 4's; 1 IB exam so far, Econ SL: 6</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: decent; didn't do optional one on the fact that admissions officer said 50% of people who got in never did it</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: eh....one of my teachers misspelled my name because she forgot that the AutoCorrect corrected her too well</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: decent i think. but we're not allowed to see, so this is speculation</li>
<li>Hook (if any): nothing big</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Florida</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian/korean</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: courseload (AP/IB), valedictorian</li>
<li>EC's: Mu alpha theta historian (2006-07); NHS Historian and then eventual President (2007-2008) (Prez thing came a little too late); TRIBE (principal's honor club)</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
didn't either have the EC strength or weren't involved in those scientific competitions that I consider (no offense) almost worthless.</li>
</ul>
<p>getting into NU only makes me a little bit happier but i still wanted to duke a lot more</p>
<p>*Decision: WAITLISTED *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 770 760
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 4.91
[<em>] Rank: 3/150
[</em>] Other stats: AMC 109.5 AIME 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i gave them 4 full-length ones so they might have been </em><em>ed that i didnt follow directions. that really irks me but i thought they were all very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: bad but it was a new guidance cuonselor
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public doesn't send many to top10
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: XC and track was my main one, a lot of others ones i dont wanna name
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: i didnt follow the rules to "1-2 paragraphs to EITHER of the optional answres and gave them 4 paragraphs for each"
[*] Other thoughts: i hate this</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 720 CR, 800 M, 780 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 710 World History, 800 French, 740 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 34 cum
[</em>] GPA: 3.87 W (AP's weighted .5)
[<em>] Rank: 15-20 out of 120-130 (school doesn't rank)
[</em>] Other stats: 5's on 5 ap exams, 4 on one
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one good, other not sure
[<em>] Counselor Rec: really good
[</em>] Hook (if any): born in france to full french parents, moved to orlando fl when i was 7, moved to japan 2.5 years ago
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: tokyo japan
[</em>] School Type: competitive private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: not spectacular at all
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: maybe my cultural situation?
[li] Other thoughts: yay![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 (780 M 730 CR 790 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790-Physics 750-Math I 720-American History
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.3 W
[<em>] Rank: ~14/400
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Well, I thought they were good. I did do the Why Duke one-it confuses me why people who didn't got in.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Stellar, love 1 of them especially
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably weak, not much of a relationship
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: 4 Years Varsity Wrestling, Captain Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse, President Mu Alpha Theta, Treasurer NHS, Jazz Band
[</em>] Why I think I was waitlisted: Not really too sure. My rank is great, top 7%ish, but could be better I suppose? Lack of some kind of hook? No real demonstrated interest in Duke?
[*] Other thoughts: Not devastated, Duke wasn't my top choice. Congrats to those who got in, especially to those who will attend.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: M800, R760, W750 (2310)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2C 800, Bio E 750, US History 740, Math 1C 740
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 3.87 UW, 4.6 W
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: One about music, one about sports
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Calculus and English
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Yes
[</em>] Hook (if any): No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Envirothon, Science Olympiad, JSA, Math Team, Chinese Yo-yo
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: demonstrated interest
[*] Other thoughts: this makes up for my rejection at Northwestern</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: M: 750 CR: 720 WR: 710 (1470/2180)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700M IIC 720 USH 720 Latin
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 3.95 / 4.45
[<em>] Rank: top 1% of 900
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't look
[ Counselor Rec: didn't look
[li] Hook (if any): all-state cellist, live in Oklahoma[/li][/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[ ] State or Country: Oklahoma
[ *] School Type: well regarded Public H.S.
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:*[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Lots of cello (all state, youth symphony, string quartet), key club, honor society, church youth group president, altar boy
[ *] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: SAT could have been higher... did the application the night before
[ *] Other thoughts: not my first choice anyway! ha!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 710 M, 760 CR, 730 W (2200 total)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 US History, 690 Math I
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 97.3/100 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/489
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App one was very good from all who read it. "Why Duke" was fairly generic, but well-written, I thought.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): absolutely none! white, middle-class male here.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: United States Senate page, extensive church volunteering, internship at world hip-hop championships, academic bowl, NHS, golf, bowling
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Too many applications and too few spots? Could have been any number of reasons, honestly. I thought my decision could go either way (and of course, I end up stuck in the middle!)
[</em>] Other thoughts: I got into Stanford SCEA, but the only thing keeping me waiting was this Duke decision. By waitlisting me, they essentially made my mind up for me. And congrats to everyone who did get accepted!
[/ul]</p>