<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>
<p>Eh that’s really all I feel like putting. I’m too excited to write down all of my stats :]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]</p>
<p>@Nosike</p>
<p>Nevermind then haha. Sorry about the rejection man :(</p>
<p>I think rejection might be preferable to Deferral, to be quite honest.
They defer ~700 kids and only 70 of them will get in come Spring. That’s not exactly the best statistic, given that around 500 out of 2200 got in for ED - a much better stack of odds.
And this quote from Guttentag isn’t exactly the epitome of encouragement</p>
<p>“The hard truth is that if you applied early decision and were deferred, for most of you, unfortunately, the process is essentially over. Take a look at the defer letter — does it say what the admit percentage is for defers? If it does, take that number seriously. Keep that list of other colleges you’ve applied to close to your heart, because the odds say you’re going to be choosing from among one of them.”</p>
<p>Pick one and include either Trinity or Pratt: Trinity
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):none
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): good =)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (school only does decile)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lit 4 USH 3 World 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lang, AP Calc, AP Gov, honors econ, psychology, theology, conditioning
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): tons of swimming and volunteering
[ *] Job/Work Experience: CA State beach lifeguard, swim instructor, worked for parents business
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: almost 1000 hours. most beach related and swimming
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): just talked about swimming and the huge time commitment
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Showed my perserverance and service to others (solid)
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): why duke <3
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): not great but not bad obviously
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): good
[ ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): AMAZING (always use this tool)
[ ] Interview: AMAZING
[ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Parochial
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy
Reflection
Strengths: My personality in my essays and interview
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i <3 duke</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted TRINITY</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360; 780CR 800M 780W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math 2, 800 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):
[</em>] Rank: 5/441
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 - Calc AB/BC, Chem, Stat, Psych, English Lang, APES 4- APUSH
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Euro, AP Physics, AP Bio, AP English, AP Human Geo, Debate I
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMSF[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars:Varsity Wrestling (12th, 11th), Interact club (12th, 11th, 10th), some mixed martial arts stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A few things, about 100-150hrs
[</em>] EC short answer : Pretty standard essay on a device I made with my dad
[<em>] General Essay : I wrote about breaking my hand in a mock MMA fight. Don’t know if it was too brash
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): The why duke essay was pretty decent I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see it but I know the teachers write awesome recs
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec: Peer rec was mind blowing
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t have (weird cuz I live in Charlotte)[/ul]
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): NC Resident[/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Test scores, rank, course rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, mixed feelings about my common app essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Solid stats? And a mind blowing peer rec, for what it’s worth[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown):
650 CR 700 Math 700 Writing (2050 overall)
ACT:
31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
93/100<br>
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
Senior Year Course Load:
IB Business HL, AP Statistics, IB Economics, IB English HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Exercise Physiology, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Spanish HL
Extracurriculars: Captain of Varsity Cross Country. Captain of Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track. National Honor Society. Spanish Honor Society. Future Business Leaders of America. BBYO (B’nai Br’ith Youth Organization)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at amusement park over summer and have an internship with the Jewish Learning Institute.
Volunteer/Community service:
over 500 hours of volunteer work with foundation that befriends autistic children. I also do many road races for charities.
Common App Essay: Very good (about my dad and how our mutual love for baseball sparked my interest in statistics)
Why Duke Essay: Good but not great
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type:
Big but competitive public school
Ethnicity:
Caucasion
Gender:
Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Absolutely nothing
Strengths:
EC’s and volunteer work.
Weaknesses: GPA and inadequate standardized test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades weren’t good enough and I’m just another white jew from Long Island. So basically every reason.</p>
<p>I don’t see many stats for Pratt</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity
Stats later i just can’t believe it right now!!</p>
<p>Pick one and include either Trinity or Pratt: Trinity</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>[ul]
Objective:
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35 35 34 36)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math2, 740 Lit, 720 Bio E, 670 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72 + 3 community college courses (half a regular year’s schedule)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): 7 AP classes going into senior year
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): approx. 30/600
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 4, WH 4, Stat 5, Calc BC 5, Psych 5, English Language 5, Spanish Language 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP, 3 regular
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not that major
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): DECA (3), Varsity Swimming (4), Club Swimming (7), Piano (12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A few positions
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local nursing home approx 300 hours
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Student-run a cappella group, short but I liked it
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Letter to parents, liked it but didn’t think it’s amazing
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Typical Why Duke essay
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Saw both (eventually) and both were freaking amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview: Went decently. Interviewer said she’d write me a good rec.[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA (yeah there’s the problem lol)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (yeah there’s the problem lol)
[<em>] Gender: Male (yeah there’s the problem lol)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Commitment in certain activities? Broad range of activities as well
[</em>] Weaknesses: Comparatively low GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There are stronger Asian males from California[/li]General Comments: Good thing I didn’t slack on my other essays :P[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Pratt</p>
<p>Objective:
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math II - 770; Chemistry - 750; Spanish - 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 65/595
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem, Bio, Spanish
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]Subjective:
[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): ASB President, Junior Class President, Varsity Lacrosse (captain 3 years, member 4 years), Varsity Football, Research project in SoCal
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: A couple small jobs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Some, not lots
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):
[</em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):
[<em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[<em>] Interview: Went well
Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): California[/li][</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
Reflection
[</em>] Strengths: Not Sure
[<em>] Weaknesses: A Lot
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not quite sure! So excited though! BME was my selected major…Hope this helps some people see it’s not all about test scores and grades… Enjoy yourself, things will work out! Bringin’ Cali Swag to DUKE baby!</p>
<p>calmed down enough to post :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (1550 M+cR)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 780 USH, 750 BioE, 740 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95ish
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all As except for a minor blip last year
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 5s, 1 4, and 2 3s. Mehhhhh.
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: difficult, 7 APs and some other stuff
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing big[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: decent. nothing special, but I put a lot of time into them.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: weekend job
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots for ECs
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I really liked it
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I think my essays probably were the strongest part of my app, in all honesty.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): why Duke- Didn’t like this one as much as my CommonApp, I wouldn’t say it was mind-blowingly original or anything…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): waived right to see
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I have a new counselor this year who doesn’t know me at all, so it was pretty generic I’d imagine.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t submit
[</em>] Interview: went pretty well, I was nervous going into it but we ended up having a real conversation :)[/ul]</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: slightly-better-than-average public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): legacy[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Essays, solid SATs and transcript, very challenging curriculum esp. in the context of other top students in my h.s<br>
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my overall app. was solid, but I could not possibly be happier with my essays!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: already in at rolling state public[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: Pretty darn happy right now. Can’t wait to see you at Blue Devil Days!!</p>
<p>The template on the first page is messed up, use this one instead! It should work</p>
<p>Again, remove the spaces after each opening bracket if there’s an empty space.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[ ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[ ] Interview:[/list]
[ b]Other</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**</p>
<p>[ list][ *]Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[ /list]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>TRINITY
Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT:31
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school doesn’t do GPA
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A and A+
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):at least top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):2 threes, 1 five
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:3 AP’s, 2 honours
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):TONS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Work at veterinarian office part time
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Tons, notably, began business in Honduras to raise money to install a water purification system in an orphanage.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): on designing for a school charity fashion show- fairly strong
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):about a near-death illness. very strong.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):my why duke, fairly strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):didn’t see, but should be really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):didn’t see, but should be amazing, she’s known me for a while
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview:[/ul] seemed to go very well
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada, but I’m an American citizen
[<em>] School Type: one of the top private schools in the country
[</em>] Ethnicity:caucasian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul] none
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths:EC’s, reccomendations and GPA (i imagine)
[</em>] Weaknesses:ACT score
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] lack of awards and ACT score</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* [li] SAT I (breakdown): 740 Math, 690 CR, 680 W[/li]</code></pre>
<p>[li] ACT: 33</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II, 740 U.S., 740 Chem</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/241</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), U.S. (5), English lang (5), Calc AB (5), World History (4)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, Gifted and Talented Physics, Honors Anatomy, Honors Forensics</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li] [/list]Subjective:
[list]</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience:</p>
<p>[ *] Volunteer/Community service:</p>
<p>[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):
[ *] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[ *] Interview:</p>
<p>[ b]Other**</p>
<pre><code>* [li] State (if domestic applicant): MD[/li] [li] Country (if international applicant): [/li] [li] School Type: Public[/li] [li] Ethnicity: White[/li] [li] Gender: Male[/li] [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy (Father, Uncle, Brother)[/li]</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths:
[li] Weaknesses:[/li] [li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: </p>
<p>So excited to be a BLUE DEVIL!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2230 800M, 720 CR, 700 W
- ACT: n/a
- SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH, 750 BioE, 760 MAth II
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
- Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): dont rank
- AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 bio, 5 us history, 5 chem
- IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP calc, AP physics
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing big
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: soccer, basketball, track, band
- Job/Work Experience: none
- Volunteer/Community service: playing soccer with kinds with disabilities and middle/elementary drug prevention programs, builing homes in ky
- EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): good about leadership with some humor
- General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): good showed who i was with some humor
- Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): no
- Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): waived right to see
- Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): dont really know her all that well
- Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see
- Interview: alright
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): MA
- Country (if international applicant):
- School Type: better-than-average public
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: F
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: Essays, extra curriculars
- Weaknesses:
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid in everything and a good essay
- Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
</code></pre>
<p>Comments: essay can help you a lot</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 790 on U.S. History and 770 on Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school grades on a 100-point scale. my unweighted is ~90
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): I don’t feel like listing them all…but a mix of As and Bs
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, nor do I know what percentile I’m in. I do know that I’m not in the top 10%.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), Spanish Language (4), Biology (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB Calculus, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Literature, AP U.S. Government and Politics, and Short Story
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none [/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): I don’t feel like listing all the details, but some of them are International Club, the Winter Musical, GSA, School Newspaper, etc. I’m pretty committed and involved with all of them.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I hostess at a restaurant over the summer.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve done a significant amount since 7th grade.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): a religious camp I staff at. I think it was pretty good.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Why I love the mornings. It was sooo me. My unique voice and personality shone through.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I thought my Why Duke? was amazing and very creative.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): waived rights
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): waived rights
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): n/a
[</em>] Interview:ehhh it was alright. not that great but not bad either[/ul]
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Independent Boarding, sends many students to top schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: Bengali (so Asian, but I didn’t put down my race)
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): absolutely none at all [/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: course rigor, essays, probably recs, ACT score, SAT II scores, I sent in an additional creative thing I made
[</em>] Weaknesses: not a stand-out in terms of extracurriculars, grades could have been better, not in the top 10%, Asian
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My first quarter grades for senior year weren’t amazing. I have blemishes on my transcript for sure. Other than that I think I was a strong applicant.
[</em>] General Comments: Only 10% of deferees get accepted, so my dream of attending Duke has almost been crushed. I was academically qualified and yes, I had Bs, but I do go to a competitive boarding school where grades aren’t inflated. I also think my personality shone through in my application. I’m VERY upset that I didn’t get in, but obviously with a school like Duke I knew deferral was a very probable outcome for me in the early round. I hope I get into my EA schools and, in April, my RD schools. It’d be really nice to get into Duke too…* [/ul]</p>
<p>accepteddd to trinity! after waiting like an hour for the page to load…will post stats later this weekend!</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!</p>
<p>Is it more difficult to be accepted to Duke during the RD round? I sure hope not, this thread is giving me great hope about my chances.</p>
<p>Yes, it is more difficult to be accepted RD.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted Trinity **</p>
<p>Objective:
[<em>] ACT: 34 (34 Eng, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 35 Sci)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[li] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):[/li]AP Bio: A
AP Govt: A
AP Chem: A
AP Calc AB: A
AP World History: A
AP English: A
AP Music Theory: A
AP Stats: A</p>
<p>[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (22/330)
[</em>] AP:
Bio: 5
Govt: 4
Chem: 5
Calc AB: 5
World History: 4
English: 5
Psychology: 4
Stats: 5
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]AP Calc C
AP English 12
Spanish 4 Honors
AP Physics Mechanics
AP Environmental Science
Differential Equations G/T</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars: Nothing too big. Secretarial positions in a few minor clubs. Jazz Ensemble and Cross Country all four years.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:Private Tutoring, Web designer</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteered at church, tutored middle schoolers</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC short answer:Well written and interesting. Wrote it on cross country</p>[/li]
<p>[li] General Essay: Kind of long but well written and pretty interesting. Definitely one of the strongest parts of my application. Wrote it on my trip to Alaska.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Second Essay: Kind of generic. Basically talked about how much I loved Duke Basketball and how I’m interested in their undergraduate research programs.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: Went pretty well. I didn’t sound like an idiot and she seemed impressed.</p>[/li]
<p>Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant):Maryland</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection
[li]Strengths: Essays, rigor of course load, standardized test scores, letters of rec</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, GPA, </p>[/li]
<p>[*] Why you think you were accepted: My course load was pretty heavy. Took a lot of AP classes and did pretty well on my AP exams. My essay demonstrated that I could communicate well and that I was an interesting, open-minded, and dynamic person. My interview went really well. I made sure that the interviewer left knowing that I was independent, ambitious, and competent. My stats weren’t anything extraordinary. My GPA and standardized test scores seemed mostly on par with the typical Duke applicant. The only thing i felt that really set me apart was my essay.</p>