Official Duke 2015 ED Results Thread

ireallywantduke · December 14, 2010, 6:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 770 Writing: 750 Critical Reading: 700 Total: 2220
[] ACT: Composite: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 770 Bio M: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7916
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mostly As, Few Bs
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/491
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (3), Calculus AB (4), Statistics (4), Environmental Science (4), English Language (4), United States History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty heavy. AP Biology, AP Comparative Government, AP United States Government, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature and Composition, Honors Law and Justice, Honors Research Methods
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really.
[/list]Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NHS, YoDA, Key Club, Cross Country, Research at Duke, Duke TIP. There are a lot more. I had leadership positions in most of these
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Average
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): It was about a go-green project I initiated.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Duke TIP; it was great.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why Duke? Awesome.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): I saw one from my English teacher. It was really good. I’m not sure how the one from my APES teacher was.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I’m sure it was pretty generic.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): It was awesome. It was from a Duke TIP professor.
[] Interview: It went well.
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Competitive, Nationally Ranked.
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian, but I did not list.
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I did research at Duke.
Reflection
Strengths: My stats are well-rounded and I have done a lot of stuff at Duke.
[] Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, SAT II
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded
General Comments: I honestly thought I had no chance at all. My junior year was a disaster. To those accepted: OH MY GOD I CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR OAPIFDOFIOSAF. CONGRATULATIONS
To those deferred: You still have a chance! Don’t lose hope! You got this!
To those rejected: Everyone who applied is amazing. Don’t forget that. You worked hard, and you will achieve just as well–if not better–at another school.

TheMountebank · December 14, 2010, 6:38pm

Decision: Accepted Trinity

Objective:

<pre><code> [ul] [li] SAT I (breakdown): 2320: 730 CR, 800 M, 790 W[/li] [li]ACT: N/A[/li] [li]SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800, Bio-M 770, French 680 [/li] [li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[/li] [li]Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Almost all 100s[/li] [li]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Tied for 1st/390[/li] [li]AP (place score in parenthesis): US Govt 4, Stats 4, Microecon 5[/li] [li]IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB; only exam from Junior year was SL French 6[/li] [li]Senior Year Course Load: Full IB, academic elective[/li] [li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi[/li]</code></pre>

[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Captain/President of math team, reading bowl team, quiz bowl team, and chess club. Also in Beta, French honor society, and international club.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring math after school, coaching a middle school math team
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about quiz bowl, showed how it was fun and educational
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about how novelty and challenge create happiness, probably not the best
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): personal experience with Duke through brother and TIP
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see it, but I’m sure at least one was very high praise
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see them, but probably excellent
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[] Interview: I thought it went well. I told her how I wanted to improve the education system and I know at some point she wrote down that I was resourceful.[/ul]
Other

<pre><code>[ul][li] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia[/li] [li] School Type: Public, very large[/li] [li] Ethnicity: White[/li] [li] Gender: Male[/li] [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Sibling legacy, spent a summer at Duke TIP?[/ul][/li]</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>[ul][li] Strengths: Grades were near perfect, strong SAT, showed leadership, great recommenders [/li] [li] Weaknesses: lack of national awards, ECs could have been more focused, essay was probably not the best[/li] [li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The combination of my strengths and my love of Duke![/ul][/li]</code></pre>

General Comments: I’m so excited to be a blue devil class of 2015!

lawdertrain · December 14, 2010, 6:51pm

Accepted trinity!!! Congrats everyone!!

ohioman2011 · December 14, 2010, 6:54pm

TRINITY
Decision: Deferred

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[]ACT:31
[]SAT II (if submitted):N/A
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.85/4.01
[]Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):A
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 10 but does not rank
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load:AP calc, BGSU english, BGSU astronomy, BGSU biology 205, BGSU economics
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Just things like all-academic, nothing too great

[/list][ b]Subjective:**

[list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):Tennis (4) undefeated regular season last year, 4 letters, captain, Golf (4) state qualifier Junior Year, captain senior year, 2 letters, Treasurer of class (4), NHS (3), NHS secretary (1), Key Club (4), International Club (3), Ohio Model United Nations (4), OMUN Officer (1), Teen Leadership Corps (1), House Leader (similar to Hogwarts in my school), Homecoming and Prom Committee, Academic Challenge
[]Job/Work Experience:Plum Brook Country Club (1)
[]Volunteer/Community service:Local Hospital (5), Big Brother/Big Sister (I currently have 2 littles), Local Library, Providence Care Facility (Nursing Home), Teacher assistant for 4th grade, local church pancake breakfast, bell ringing during the holidays, and a lot of small things
[]EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):Ohio Model United Nation’s and its I-OPEN project, I thought it was well written
[]General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):Well done, maybe a bit long though
[]Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):Why Duke, excellent and creative
[]Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):Did not see, probably just average
[]Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):Never saw it, probably just average
[]Additional Rec (only if you saw it):n/a
[]Interview: It went alright, he is my eye doctor so it made the conversation flow better because I had known him previously

Other
[]State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
[]Country (if international applicant):USA
[]School Type:Small Catholic School
[]Ethnicity:White
[]Gender:Male
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):No FA, sister currently attends, dad received both him b.s. and MHA from duke, my grandfather went to duke as well.

Reflection
Strengths: Legacy, from a small town
[]Weaknesses: GPA and class options at my school
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Duke is need-blind, I am a white male, mostly because besides the 3 generations of legacy I am just an average duke applicant
General Comments:
You win some, you lose some. Best of luck to all of those who were accpeted, rejected, and/or deferred.

Knowledge is power.

echoxiv · December 14, 2010, 6:56pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown): 730w, 750m, 650r | 2130
[] ACT: 32 (33 if superscoring existed)
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.42
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes: A’s and mostly B’s
[] AP: 8
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[/ul]

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars: a lot - three varsity sports, work, leadership, academic, community service, theater, research, business/career (all disciplines except music)
[] Job/Work Experience: 40hrs a week, 10 weeks researching at a hospital during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: key club, nhs board
[] EC short answer: not bad, about student rep. to school committee
[] General Essay: not good
[] Second Essay: very good, very personalized to Duke
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Interview: seemed pretty good[/ul]

Other
[ul] [] State: MA
[] School Type: Recognized public, 1000 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks: Legacy

Reflection

[ul][]Strengths: EC’s, rec’s, why duke essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA, main essay
[] Why you think you were deferred: My essay could have been a lot better, my gpa is really low. Everything else seems spot on for Duke.[/ul]

musicalchains · December 14, 2010, 6:57pm

Decision: Accepted Trinity

Objective:

[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (did not submit)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 US History, 710 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.999999
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All 96%+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/273
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro 5, Psych 5, US Hist 5, Eng Lang 5, Stats 5, Environ Science 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[] Senior Year Course Load: heaviest possible (6 AP’s, the rest my school offers + online classes)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): nothing great, mostly playing a lot of instruments + some clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: a fair amount
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of tutoring, environmental work
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about playing multiple instruments, pretty neutral
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about my attitude towards learning throughout my life, turned out really good.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): pretty good, way longer than recommended but well written
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see it but I think they were very good based on the teachers who wrote them.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): no idea.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): n/a
[] Interview: went very, very good. She told me I got a 5/5.

Other

[ul] [] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: rural-ish public (no one ever admitted to Duke before)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none? hah.
[/ul]
Reflection

[ul][]Strengths: grades, recommendation, clear focus on how I value learning in my application, distinctive EC’s
[] Weaknesses: no hooks, essays both on the long side, no real leadership positions in clubs per se
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows who cares[/ul]

shockazulu · December 14, 2010, 6:57pm

Trinity

Decision: Deferred

[b ]Objective:**
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 2100
[* ] ACT:31
[* ] SAT II (if submitted): 780 US 730 Math II
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[* ] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): good(?)
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3 %
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): all 4’s and 5’s
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis): one (blech)
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: tough
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): junior marshall(is this major?)
[/list][ b]Subjective:**

[list]
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): model UN, president of youth group, president psychology club, moot court, some other stuff…hundreds of hours of baseball research (sabermetrics)
[* ] Job/Work Experience: some
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: a decent amount of hours
[* ] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): solid
[* ] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): great
[* ] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): great
[* ] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[* ] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[* ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[* ] Interview: went well
Other
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[* ] Country (if international applicant):
[* ] School Type: public
[* ] Ethnicity: White
[* ] Gender: Male
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: interesting extracurricular, good essays, good curriculum
[* ] Weaknesses: SAT I
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: mediocre SAT I for a non-hooked applicant

hl0523 · December 14, 2010, 6:59pm

Decision: Deferred (Trinity)

Objective:

[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown):M 720 W 710 CR 680 (2110)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 720 Chem 650 <– ouch
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88? 4.50 W
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s in AP and two B’s on Honors classes
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/467
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, Stat 5, Chem 3, World History 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3, AP Physics 1 & 2, Discrete Math (at 4-year university), AP Lang and Comp, World War II, Sociology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor? Lol idk if that’s major
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Club Cheerleading (8 yrs, captain), Varsity Cheer (3 yrs, captain), other misc. stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Entrepreneur of an international business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Organized 4 major charity fundraisers, established and fund athletic scholarship for cheerleaders, other misc. stuff like animal control, domestic violence abuse center, etc etc etc.
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About volunteering at one of the places I volunteer at. Nothing too special, but got the job done (or halfway got the job done, since I was deferred haha)
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About my business and what I’ve done with it. Definitely thought it was a strong point of my application.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): The Why Duke essay? A strong point, as well.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Only saw one. It was personal and genuine. Did not see the other.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see it, but she learned my name all of three weeks ago. So I can’t imagine it was fantastic.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): From my mom (Duke alum).
[] Interview: Pretty great, but I wouldn’t say amazing.[/ul]

Other:

[ul] [] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy[/ul]

Reflection:

[ul][]Strengths: ECs/work experience for sure, Essays, Course Rigor
[] Weaknesses: Had very average stats overall
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably just having average stats all around[/ul]

shark2810 · December 14, 2010, 7:06pm

Decision: Accepted to Trinity!

Objective:

[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (770 math and CR, 750 writing)
[] ACT: 33 but didn’t send
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 math 2, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As, 9 APs at graduation.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sent but top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5)
US History (4)
Physics B (5)
Computer Science (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Macro and Micro Econ
AP Psych
Honors English
AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended
AP Scholar with honor
National Spanish Exam Gold
Essay published in national Prader-willi syndrome magazine (about my sister)
[/ul]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
Debate (4 yrs.)
National Honor Society (2 yrs.)
Cyber Defense Competition (1 yr. co-founder)
Interfaith relation committee (4 yrs. presented at meeting yearly)
Soccer (4 yrs.)
Guitar/Music producer(10 yrs.)
[] Job/Work Experience: Radiology shadow
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (50 hrs.)
Community Outreach Program (Organized some donation drives)
Youth Soccer Coach
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):
Wrote about debate and how it has made me open minded
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):
Very memorable IMO. Wrote about a childhood experience and how it displays my determination.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
Why Duke was about the DukeEngage program and my hope to participate in it
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
didn’t see but we are pretty tight
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): none
[] Interview:It was good but not great

Other

[ul] [] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, fairly competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
[] Gender:Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]
Reflection

[ul][]Strengths: GPA, scores, uniqueness of ECs, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Leadership positions could be more numerous
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]First off excuse my lack of grammar/spelling/overuse of emoticons, haha I’m just so freaking happy!!!

I think I was accepted because my ECs were unique and really brought out my personality.
The grades and scores didn’t hurt though
[/ul]

BusinessScholar · December 14, 2010, 7:08pm

Thanks for the new template Bluedog. Whomever I stole from obviously made a crap template. Sorry for that everyone. Anywayyyy

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown): 1960
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 U.S. History 570 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88UW 4.27W
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt rank, but would be top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s on World and U.S. History, and Language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):1st Place State Science Fair
[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Food Pantry all the time
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about my dad
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): “Why Duke” was amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): probably awesome
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): probably awesome
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): none
[] Interview:She no doubt helped me get in. it went extremely well
[/ul] Other

[ul] [] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: AA
[] Gender: male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): AA [/ul]
Reflection

[ul][]Strengths: subjective
[] Weaknesses: objective, SATs can blow me
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Why Duke essay, interview and recs [/ul]

Nosike · December 14, 2010, 7:10pm

Decision: Rejected

**Stats: **[ul]
[] SAT: CR - 740, M - 730, W - 690 = 2160 composite
[] SAT IIs: Math II - 800, Chemistry - 730
[] ACT: N/A
[] GPA: 91%
[] Rank: N/A
[] IB Courses: Math SL (6), Biology SL (5), Chemistry HL, Physics SL, French ab initio
[] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Very well written about my travels
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Very Good I would assume
[li] Hooks: URM[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Gender: Male
[]Ethnicity: Black
[] major strength/weakness: Not sure.
[] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred where you were: International
[] significant awards/recognitions: Few math contests, top student, etc.
[] summer activities: N/A
[/ul]Other Factors:

BusinessScholar · December 14, 2010, 7:11pm

Can a moderator please delete my crap template. Again, I’m sorry for that everyone.

misspandaz · December 14, 2010, 7:15pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to Trinity[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2100
CR: 670
W: 700
M: 740
[ *] ACT: 33 composite
[ *] SAT II:
U.S. History: 610
Math Level 2 (II): 720
Chemistry: 650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92/4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/487 (top 5%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (4), AP Calc AB (4), AP Calc BC (4), AP World History (4), AP Lang & Comp (4) AP Chemistry (3), AP World History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Select Strings Orchestra
AP Physics B
AP Statistics
Honors French 3rd Year
AP Lit & Comp
AP Micro/Macro Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (President, VP), NHS, French Club (VP), Orchestra
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Several hours of community service
[ *] Summer Activities: Visited Yellowstone
[ *] Essays: I thought they were pretty good - my Why Duke essay especially had some depth into the school, since I visited my sister and the school last Spring
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good - they really describe who I am as a person from my Science Olympiad Coach (who I’ve known for 4 years now) and my sophomore English teacher (who is also the advisor for the Service for Peace Club, a club started by one of my close friends which I’m still participating in)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good - it talked about who I was as a person
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Applied for one, but didn’t get one
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: I forget, may fill this later
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legay (sister a sophomore at Duke)
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ACT score, extracurriculars, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, ORM
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had some legacy, and I thought that my essays/recommendations really conveyed who I am as a person
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere else!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I’M SO EXCITED!! I was so nervous to check! Congratulations to everyone else, and good luck to the rest. I can’t wait to see you all on campus!!~~

kobudnik · December 14, 2010, 7:22pm

Decision: Deferred at Trinity
Objective:

<pre><code> [li] SAT I (breakdown):CR:730 M:710 W:800[/li]
[li] ACT:N/A[/li]
[li] SAT II (if submitted): 770 US, 630 Lit (Yea, I know)[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6. This is what got me. B- in math Soph year and C+ in Math Junior Year. I’m bad at math. Everything else was really good.[/li]
[li] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s in 5 APs 1st Quarter.[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8%[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US, 4 Lit[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:Gov, Span, Euro, Enviro, Lit. All AP[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None that are major by CC [/li]</code></pre>

standards. Various writing awards.

<pre><code> [/list]Subjective:

[list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):Lots. Movies. Drama. Work. Volunteering. Interning. Don’t want to go through it all.[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Worked at pharmacy.[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Few hundred hours at various places.[/li]
[li] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I thought it was good.[/li]
[li] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): English teacher loved it. About a movie I was in.[/li]
[li] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):Why Duke was 715 words. Said a lot but don’t know if it got to the core of why I loved Duke. Still pretty good in my opinion.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): The one from my U.S. teacher was superb. I didn’t see the one from AP lang…[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it) :Didn’t see.[/li]
[li] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):From my uncle who I interned with last summer in Hamburg. Broken English. I didn’t have him change it b/c I wanted it to seem natural but I’m scared the admissions committee laughed at the funny way he said things.[/li]
[li] Interview:Solid. Don’t think it had any affect honestly.[/li]</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code> [li] State (if domestic applicant):CT[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:380 kids. Crappy school.[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:White[/li]
[li] Gender:M[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Don’t [/li]</code></pre>

see any.

Reflection

<pre><code>[li]Strengths: SAT wasn’t bad and probably helped make me look smarter than my math grades did.[/li]</code></pre>

[li] Weaknesses:Math, math, math. Killed my GPA. And my stupidity for insisting on taking Honors. Had I taken math without honors my GPA would be much higher. I should’ve just accepted my faults. Ahh well. No major awards also didn’t help.[/li]
<pre><code> [li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I think my ECs and SATs at least got me waitlisted, along with my senior year grades. Rejected due to GPA probably.[/li]</code></pre>

General Comments: Sad.

sunflowersummer · December 14, 2010, 7:22pm

accepted to trinity! way way way too excited to post stats right now, will do it later!!!

MW2isawesome · December 14, 2010, 7:26pm

Decision: Accepted Trinity

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (CR: 770, M: 770, W: 800), one sitting
[] ACT: 34 (E: 35, M: 34, R: 33, S: 32), one sitting
[] SAT II: Didnt take.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/475 (shared)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 5, 7, 6, 5, 6, 5 (predicted)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB (HL Math, HL English, HL History, HL Bio, SL Spanish, TOK)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None to speak of
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain, 4 years, lots of awards), Varsity XC (3 years, several awards), Varsity Wrestling (1 year), Math Club (3 years), Track (senior year only, complicated), Club tennis (4 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: An abysmal 30 hours this last summer at a food bank.
[] Essays: Very good (main one about aliens + me, short answer about tennis, Why Duke solid but not exceptional.)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Very good-Excellent (didn’t see but I have like the highest test scores in the history of my school so I imagine it was pretty flattering)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Terrible
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (not competitive at all)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Very high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None.[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, essays, recommendations, IB rather than AP
[] Weaknesses: Interview (I was really “blah”), no subject tests, no national awards, EC’s were (imo) sub-par (I was half expecting deferral because of this).
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Strong test scores and grades out of a really weak public school, essay was pretty unique
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred: Didn’t apply anywhere else! (ED)[/ul]
General Comments:
Well I’m really happy; high school doesn’t really matter anymore, I can just enjoy life! BTW I did have my tab throughout the entire process and I stand by my earlier conjecture that it was a harbinger of acceptancce/deferral (however I’m sure they will fix the problem in years to come). Congrats to everyone else accepted. To those deferred don’t give up!!!

findingSerenity · December 14, 2010, 7:27pm

hmmmm, this is not coming out well. i’ll fix it and post my stats tomorrow. for now…

ACCEPTED!

Nosike · December 14, 2010, 7:27pm

^^^ I had the tab, so no it meant nothing lol.

ens0613 · December 14, 2010, 7:30pm

Decision: Accepted to Trinity

Stats might come later ;)

raineyelizabeth · December 14, 2010, 7:30pm

Decision: Accepted Trinity

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT: 32
SAT II (if submitted): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank- top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro 4, US History 5, Lang 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude (12), Highest GPA on Dance Team (4 years)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
Captain/President: 4 Years Class President; 2 Years co-captain Varsity Dance Team, 1 Year Head Captain Varsity Dance Team
Job/Work Experience: Gubbins Running Ahead (Long Island, New York)
Volunteer/Community service: Taught Dance Camps, Anchor Club, Local Clothing Organization, Boys Town
EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Experience as 4 year class president
General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Dance
Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Duke as a second home, both brothers went, what it means to me, grown up with it
Teacher Recommendation: Really good
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see them, but probably good
Additional Rec (only if you saw it): One from brother (alum), one from board of trustee member- both very good
Interview: Both went very well!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Private, very small (90)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Sibling legacy, connection to basketball department and board of trustees, All-American Dance Team member, excessive amounts of dancing

Reflection
Strengths: Grades, Leadership!!!, Dance, Recs/Interviews
Weaknesses: Test scores? Could have taken more APs before senior year (taking 5 now)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Application was unique, strong ties to Duke community, LOVE OF DUKE :)

General Comments: WAHOOOO CLASS OF 2015!!! :D

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