<p>Decision: Deferred from Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* [li] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (740 reading, 780 writing, 680 math)[/li] [li] ACT: didn’t take[/li] [li] SAT II (if submitted): 740 literature, 720 Math I[/li] [li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8[/li] [li] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): most A’s and a few B’s in all IB/AP courses for all four years (the first two years were “preIB”)[/li] [li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 0.5% of district (28 out of about 4000)[/li] [li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro history (3), Microecon (4), US gov/politics (5), US history (4), Bio (3), Psych (5…self-study), Language/comp (5)[/li] [li] IB (place score in parenthesis): due to take IB diploma tests May 2011[/li] [li] Senior Year Course Load: English 4 IB, IB History of the Americas, Spanish 5 IB, Biology 3 IB, IB Stat/Differential Calc, Social Anthropology 2 IB[/li] [li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit (finalist status still pending), National Hispanic Recognition Program finalist[/li] [/list]Subjective:
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[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):[/li] [li] Job/Work Experience: year working in a local Bagel shop[/li] [li] Volunteer/Community service: a lot, don’t feel like listing all[/li] [li] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about my role as president of the Unity Club in my school. It’s a unique club and one that focuses on diversity and acceptance, which obviously are things important to Duke life.[/li] [li] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about my experience on swim team and how important it’s been to me despite the fact that I wasn’t very good, hah. Sounds kinda cliche, but it actually reads a lot more creative than it sounds.[/li] [li] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I thought my ‘Why Duke’ essay was one of the strongest parts of my app. I feel like I did a good job expressing just how passionate I am about Duke and how well the school fits my needs/wants.[/li] [li] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Waived my rights, but I’m sure they were really good.[/li] [li] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Amazing. My counselor really likes and has gotten to know me well over the years, and she wrote me a glowing rec.[/li] [li] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): I forgot to send it, ■■■. [/li] [li] Interview: It seemed to go reallyyy well.[/li]</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* [li] State (if domestic applicant): Florida[/li] [li] Country (if international applicant): USA[/li] [li] School Type: Public, around 1500 students[/li] [li] Ethnicity: Hispanic[/li] [li] Gender: Female[/li] [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, Duke TIP(?)[/li]</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* [li]Strengths: essays, course rigor, leadership in ec’s, recommendations[/li] [li] Weaknesses: test scores (specifically math), gpa?[/li] [li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because my life freaking sucks, obviously.[/li]</code></pre>
<p>General Comments:</p>
<pre><code>* I’m really disappointed, but screw it. At least there’s still RD, I guess.
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<p>And sorry I don’t know how to fix the formatting.</p>