Official Duke 2014 ED Results Thread

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown)
ACT: 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Government (Not taken yet), Statistics (not taken yet), Literature (not taken yet)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, Economics, Current Events, Independnet Study, AP Literature, AP Statistics, Spanish 4, Computer Processing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, Honor Roll, Varsity Letterman
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (VP), BPA (Regional Winner), Football (Captain), Tennis, Track (State Runner-Up in Shotput), Competitive Dance Team, Scouting, Special Education “Buddies” Club.
Job/Work Experience: 20 hours week at a gym
Volunteer/Community service: Not a ton of formal stuff, but I put a lot of time into church
Summer Activities: A normal kid summer, football, swimming, trips.
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: I think good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Not an interviewer in my area</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Doing ROTC
Reflection
Strengths: ACT, ROTC, Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Class Rank, APs, I’m a white male
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m a white male.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied ED, but I got into TCU, Baylor, and Illinois.
General Comments: **** Duke.</p>

102

<p>Decision: Deferred (Trinity) </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M: 770 R: 740 W: 770
ACT: None
SAT II: Math II: 760 French: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not available (international)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15 %
AP (place score in parenthesis): Int. School
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: not relevant?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no idea what this is</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of MUN, President of Sports Club, Treasurer of NEHS, Musical Theatre, Vocal Lessons (2 years) , Piano Lessons (10 years) , Guitar (4 years), Varsity Basketball (4 years), Choir (4 years) </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: a lot
Summer Activities: Summer conservatory camps Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon
Essays: pretty solid
Teacher Recommendation: They were amazing
Counselor Rec: Great again
Additional Rec: Vocal teacher, father.
Interview: Was OK.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Public Policy
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): International
School Type: Private - one of the top schools where I am from
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no idea
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection[list][<em>] Strengths: Scores, Extracurriculars [</em>] Weaknesses: Maybe my rank[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It might have been my grades, I’m not sure though. I think it was just bad luck.</p>

103

<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>