<p>Wow am I angry. Wow. I just can't believe it. Outright rejected. What happened?
Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2300 M-800 CR-740 W-760
SAT IIs: US History-770 Math II-800
ACT: n/a
GPA: 3.94 uw
Rank: top 5%
Other stats: 7 APs taken by end of senior year.
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: decent
Counselor Rec: decent
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: WA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Other Factors: Extracurriculars: Two sport varsity athlete for three years, National Merit Finalist, bunch of other stuff
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 (800M, 750CR, 650W one sitting)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780,750,750
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.67 W
[<em>] Rank: 1/515
[</em>] Other stats: 7 APs plus 5 this yr. APEuro=4 all others 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: DRIVING A PRIUS INTO A HOTTUB
[</em>] Teacher Recs: VERY GOOD
[<em>] Counselor Rec: VERY GOOD
[</em>] Hook (if any): NONE
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: PUBLIC
[<em>] Ethnicity: CAUC
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: LOTS OF RUNNING, TUTOR, WORK, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ?
[*] Other thoughts: GOT A LIKELY LETTER</p>
<p>@ spartan: unfortunately for people like you and me, Duke isn't fond of people w/o 4.0 unweighted GPAs... <em>sigh</em> let's forget it and wish for better luck during late march/early april</p>
<p>wow I didn't apply to Duke but I was thinking about it..dang they are brutal this year! Outright rejecting so many great applicants..those who got in really have something to be proud of!! congrats</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1270/1860
SAT IIs:
ACT:
GPA: 3.9 W
Rank: 1/489
Subjective:
Essays: ehh...pretty straight
Teacher Recs: EXCELLENT
Counselor Rec: doesn't like me too much
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: large public
Ethnicity:
Gender: male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: 3 varsity letters, part time work 30 hours per week since freshmen year, 2 or 3 leadership positions in clubs...pretty good ECs.
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: well, a lot of qualified applicants and not a lot of spots. I definitely could have worked harder in school and on the SAT and on my application in general.
Other thoughts: Well, now I make up my mind between UNC, NC State, and Wake Forest. Maybe Dartmouth will pull through. Either way it's a tough decision as it is. Congrats to the dirty dozen!</p>
<p>waitlisted is just as bad as rejection i think. from the looks of it, there are more waitlists than rejecteds... which means there's a fat chance any of us will actually get in on waitlist...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240: 770 M, 730 CR, 740 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 740 Bio, 720 US History
[<em>] ACT: 33 (34 E, 34 M, 32 R, 30 S)
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.79 W
[<em>] Rank: 1/374
[</em>] Other stats:</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, for the most part...my Why Duke essay wasn't that spectacular though haha...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good. My guidance counselor knows me well as a person but not so much as a student, if that makes any sense...
[</em>] Supplemental Rec: I sent in an additional rec from the board of my community talking about my leadership and volunteer work...
[li] Hook (if any): I sent in an art supplemental.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian...the worst =\
[</em>] Gender: M</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: Appointed representative of my community, President of National Art Honor Society, County art program, soccer, internship at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NASA National Space Club Scholars, some other stuff...</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No one has gotten in from my school as of yet eh. The day the admission officer from Duke came to visit, one kid </em>*ed her off because he was being obnoxious all through the information session. I don't think that's why I personally was waitlisted, but it may have been a factor. Also, my test scores could have been higher...and I could have definitely touched up my "Why Duke" essay...</p>
<p>[li] Other thoughts: Congrats to everyone that got in! Duke made a smart choice in waitlisting me because it wasn't really anywhere near my top choice school. This decision just doesn't bode well for the 5 other competitive colleges I applied to. Anyway, it's just college right? :D</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2290 690 CR, 800 M, 800 W
* SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 710 US History, 750 Chem
* ACT: N/A
* GPA: 4.78 W/3.97 UW
* Rank: 2/400+
* Other stats: 5's on 3 ap exams, 4 on one
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: good
* Teacher Recs: very good
* Counselor Rec: really good
* Hook (if any):
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: TX
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars:
</code></pre>
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* Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted:extracurriculars
* Other thoughts: yay! first acceptance!</p>
<p>Cooledge: no offense but Tufts syndrome doesn't apply to Duke, and being Asian probably didn't work in your favor. I guess they aren't joking about rejecting 50% of Vals. Sorry :(</p>
<p>Yeah dreamscape, it sucks, but its better to just forget it. I really wanted to go to Duke though. W/e. </p>
<p>Rosh, I kinda hoped that playing varsity sports year-round while still getting good grades in tough classes would at least push me to the Duke wait-list. I evidently was wrong. Go figure.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280 W-800 CR-730 M-750
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History-750 Math II-780 Physics-740
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 4.62
[<em>] Rank: 2/460
[</em>] Other stats: 7 APs taken Junior Year (5/5/5/4/4/4/4)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I don't know.. probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Absolutely no hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, Varsity Tennis/Hockey, National Honor Society President, National Merit Finalist
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Probably the essays.
[*] Other thoughts: None. I'm so happy right now.[/ul]</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 780 M, 730 CR, 750 W (2260 total)
* SAT IIs: 800 Biology, 800 Math II
* ACT: N/A
* GPA: 3.9 UW
* Rank: 1/547
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Common App one was pretty good. "Why Duke" was (in my opinion) good and unique.
* Teacher Recs: both good
* Counselor Rec: decent (it was actually quite good considering she hardly knows me)
* Hook (if any): not that i know of
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: MA
* School Type: large public
* Ethnicity: asian (indian)
* Gender: female
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Varsity soccer, varsity track, varsity debater, local Youth Court lawyer, Key Club (president), other stuff (I'm getting lazy)
* Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I know this is very arrogant of me, but I was fairly convinced that I was going to get in...oh well. I didn't have an interview (turned in my supplement too late)...maybe that affected me?
* Other thoughts: Screw Duke -- I got into MIT and I got a Yale likely letter.
</code></pre>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 US History, 730 Chem, 660 Bio
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 3.9?
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Good; Duke essay very specific
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: public magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: internship experience, fundraising, volunteering, etc.
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: well-roundedness
[*] Other thoughts: Whooo!</p>
<p>For those who are pessimistic about other colleges because of a waitlist/reject from Duke. Do NOT be!</p>
<p>Don't be mistaken!
Duke is an incredibly selective school and has SAT averages higher than that of Brown, Columbia, or Penn. </p>
<p>Here were some results from my school last year.
Six people applied to Duke.
Only two got in.. me and a girl who turned down Duke for Brown.</p>
<p>Here's where the four who didn't get into Duke are at now.
Girl who was waitlisted by Duke: Princeton
Guy who was rejected by Duke: Columbia
Girl who was rejected by Duke: Penn
Guy who was rejected by Duke: NYU Presidential Scholar</p>
<p>I, someone who got into Duke, didn't get into Princeton, Columbia, or Penn.
College admissions is so random! The only advantage I could have imagined in my case was SATs..</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to everyone else with other colleges!</p>