<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700M 770V 730W
ACT: NA
SAT II: 690 Math, 730 English (I think!??)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (Trouble freshman year, senior year was almost straight A’s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unknown, guessing top 25% (Note that I go to an extremely competitive private school where most kids are extremely driven and end up going to top colleges. Almost everyone goes to a top 50 school. None of the courses are specified as AP or honors but all are at that level, etc.)
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: Biotechnology (semester course), Chinese IV, Concert Choir, Civil Liberties, Precalculus, Children’s Literature, Advanced Music Theory (note, most seniors take 5 classes at my school, 7 is pretty much unheard of)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
School newspaper (Opinion page editor), Students for Environmental Action Club (President), Theater, Stage Crew, Church involvement (leadership roles), Engineering Team, Play Instruments (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele), Model UN, Model Congress, Yearbook, Literary Arts Magazine, Madrigal singer, +
Job/Work Experience: American’s Abroad for Barack Obama (Intern), Changemakers (Intern), Shakespeare/Moliere Outdoor Theatre Camp (Intern)
Volunteer/Community service: Hurricane relief in Galveston, TX, tutor kids at local public school
Summer Activities: Theater camp, work experience listed above, hurricane relief listed above, study and travel trip in China for 6 weeks, +</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: I was told my common app was very creative and well written. I think my ‘Why Duke?’ was also fairly good.
Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers seemed really excited to write them.
Counselor Rec: My college counselor really seems to like me…so, good?
Additional Rec:
My grandfather, who attended Duke
My boss at Americans Abroad for Barack Obama, Duke alumni (wrote recommendation without being asked)
Interview: We ended up talking for two hours. We really clicked. Good. : )</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided. Possibilities: Political Science, Music Composition, Mandarin, Production Design, Environmental Science
State (if domestic applicant): Washington, DC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: I’m not sure what was put.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …double legacy…</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Extracuriculars
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unusual combination of interests, essays, extracurriculars, applied ED, luck
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got in ED. Applied to Tulane early action as fall back and got in. Planned to apply to: Wash U (2nd choice), Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Tufts, Georgetown, Emory, Oberlin, +</p>
<p>I’m so excited!! :D</p>