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</p>
<p>To what extent?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Pratt</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2210 (800 Math, 720 English, 690 Writing)
ACT:33
SAT II (if submitted): Math II (760), U.S. History (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): AP Calc AB (A), AP English (A), AP U.S History (A), AP Physics (A), AP Calc BC (B+ curr.), AP English (B+ curr.), AP French (A curr.)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/440
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP English (5), APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics (A), AP Calc BC (B+), AP English (B+), AP French (A), Band (A), Jazz Band (A), Adv. Biology (A-).<br>
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athelete, AP Scholar, Honor Society Community Award, Solo and Ensemble: (2 I’s, 2 II’s), All State Band 1 year, WIBC (like All state): 2 years.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Marching Band (3 years): Section Leader, Jazz Band (4 years): Lead tenor, Wind Ensemble (4 years, Lead Alto), Cross Country (4 years, Varisty for 2), Select Soccer (Team Captain 4 years), Track (1 year, varisity)<br>
Job/Work Experience: Internship at mining engineering company.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital (4 years, w/lead role)
EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Running (Thought I did a pretty good job with it)
General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Packing your resume v. Actually enjoying your hobbies, your classes, etc. (I spent a lot of time on this essay. Its the best thing I have ever written.)
Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Visiting Duke, listening in on a Medeval History Seminar, my reactions (Again, I spent a lot of time on this essay)
Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t See it
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t See It
Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t See It
Interview: Went really well</p>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Washington
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Did a summer project dictating in full the math behind the existance of the Higgs Boson Particle at Stanford University</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Well Rounded Applicant
Weaknesses: Lack of Leadership Roles
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, Depth of EC’s
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>General Comments:
Can’t wait!!!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown): none =P
[ *] ACT: 32 (30 science, 31 math, 33 english, 36 critical reading, 12 essay)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): none =P
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): upward trend from freshman year, only 4 B’s after freshman year
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school only does decile…top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US HIstory: 3, Literature 4, World History 4, Statistics automatic credit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): not availabe
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Gov, AP Lang, AP Physics C:Mechanics, Honors Econ, Pscychology, Theology: World Religions, Conditioning
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): I have been doing club swimming for 8 years, and it is a HUGE time commitment. I emphasized this on the common app in the additional EC short answer. I also am involved with my school in a few clubs and programs.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I am a CA State Beach Lifeguard (save lives =D ), I teach swim lessons and lifeguard pool parties.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A TON…and not like those kids who have like 300 hours. I have almost 1000 hours of community service, most of it from before i even thought about college. DO SERVICE YOU LOVE, and do it a lot.
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): It was about swimming and how i raised $1,200 for my team in the middle of the economic crisis and the team would have gone under, rendering 100 people without a pool and team and friends that they made in the pool.
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I thought it was amazing (slight bias), and was about lifeguarding and how as a junior in high school i am trusted with the lives of hundreds of people…all about the trials of training.
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why duke was solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Good but not the best ever
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Great
[ ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see
[ ] Interview:[/list]: It went AMAZING, totally conversational
[ b]Other</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Parochial
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ ] Gender: Male
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy from dad
[ b]Reflection</p>
<p>[ list][ *]Strengths: Solid test scores, solid grades, solid recs, but extracurrics up the heezy.
[ *] Weaknesses: Solid test scores, solid grades, and recs! haha
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:IDK but im ECSTATIC to be a BLUE DEVIL! Go duke!</p>
<p>Sorry - the formatting is wonky. I give up.</p>
<p>DS was accepted to Trinity, will major in Biology - also a beach lifeguard like you, coIIege. 
</p>
<p>Not sure if he’ll post stats later. Full IB diploma, most rigorous curriculum, 4.1 weighted aca. gpa, 33 ACT, AP Scholar w Honor, etc. Hundreds of volunteer hours and is an out-of-the-box thinker. Recognized at national level for one of the organizations he leads.</p>
<p>From a mom’s standpoint for future applicants: he came across on his application like a normal (albeit very bright, well-rounded) teenager with an incredible desire to attend Duke, and some deep volunteer and leadership projects, strong test scores and good gpa. Not afraid to say exactly what he thinks, question authority, and willing to put it all out there. Somewhat risky personal statement. Counselor and teachers wrote great recs, no doubt about it. My point would be: be yourself. Don’t try to impress the adcoms - let them figure out who you are. IMHO they seem to be doing a good job of that, and that’s one of the reasons why kids are clamoring to go to Duke.</p>
<p>No hooks - from an underfunded, huge public school - completely and totally prepared for rejection - and now happier than I have ever seen him in his life!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Trinity)</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 650 CR, 700 M, 680 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Bio E 700, Math 2 690, Lit 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (5.0 w)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): almost straight As (2 Bs and a C throughout high school career, all in Aps and two from Freshman year)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 295
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): CS A (4), Eng Lit (4), Bio (4), Eng Lang (4), Stats (4) and 4 others
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Latin: Vergil, Honors Chem, Honors Physics, Elementary Number Theory (through Stanford online), and Contemporary Literature (online college credit)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing Semi-Finalist, National Latin Exam: Cum Laude, Academic All-Conference Swimmer, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:
- [<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): High school varsity swimming (years: 4, letters all 4 years and went to regionals and states 2 years), Summer swimmer (9 years) and volunteer junior coach (last summer), Beta Club (since sophomore year – bit of a joke, though)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (2 years), Two internships, both with professors at Duke (first one done over summer and second still participating in), tutor for pay (throughout high school)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (over summer at Duke Hospital, while interning), volunteer tutoring (past few years)
[</em>] Essays: Just went back and read them. They feel pretty strong. Mostly talked about my potential, excitement for my field, and how much I really, REALLY want to go to Duke.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): saw them, very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): saw them, very good
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): saw them, very good
[</em>] Interview: Went pretty well, I believe. By the end we were able to laugh together and when I sent him a thank you email he replied nicely. “Enjoyed our chat, v impressed with your focus and passion for comp science, swimming … And duke!”
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): …U.S.A.
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Participated in research projects/internships with two professors at Duke, and am still working on one of them.
[/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Internships with professors at Duke, strong recs, strong essays (demonstrated a strong desire to attend Duke), and rigorous course load all four years
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s a good thing I filled this out a couple days ago, because I really can’t think right now. My strengths, I guess. I’m so happy! [/ul][/li]**General Comments: I filled everything out except the decision and “why I think I was” thing a few days before decisions were released, so none of this is post-decision hindsight. **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity!</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 Superscored. 750 Writing, 710 Reading, 640 Math.
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 630 Literature, 610 Mathematics Level 2, 670 U.S. History.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (weighted is ~4.5 or 4.6)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s throughout High School.
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/~210
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3), AP Environmental (3), AP English Language (5), AP US History (4).
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP English IV, AP Goverment: US, Honors Horticulture 2, Advanced Agricultural Studies, French 2, Honors French 3.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar is pretty much the only thing. I’ve gotten a bunch of smaller awards within my school.[/ul]Subjective:
[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):<br>
National FFA Organization (Chaplain, Secretary - 4 years), Parliamentary Procedure Competition Team (Treasurer, Vice President - 3 years), Southern Guilford Academy (Executive Council - 4 years), Church Youth Group (~13 years), Community Service Committee (2 years), Public Relations Committee (2 years), NHS (1 year), NTHS (Vice President - 2 years), Piano and Guitar Lessons (~9 and ~6 years, respectively), other smaller, various clubs like G.O.O.D, Science Club, INTERACT, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Minimal. A few brief experiences in vet assisting and shadowing, but no ‘official’ job.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Public library volunteer (art studio supervisor), animal shelter volunteer, Greensboro Breast Cancer Walk worker, Campbell’s Grow Your Own Soup, Adopt-A-Highway, other various one-time volunteering events.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About the FFA, and all the opportunities it allowed me to pursue. Probably the weakest of my 3 essays.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Not my best work, but certainly not bad. I was afraid because it was kind of lengthy. I wrote about a paralyzing phobia I had for many years and how I overcame it.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): My “Why Duke” was great, and I think it’s one of the main things that got me in. I mentioned how a good part of my childhood was spent in and around the campus, and how I loved Duke from an early age.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Both were good, but not very detailed. Nothing spectacular.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Like my teacher recs, it put me in a good light, but nothing to rave about.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Interview: Yes. It went pretty well. Alumni interviewer was really relaxed and we just chatted for an hour in the Barnes and Nobles caf</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Pratt
That’s enough for me…I am National Merit, Editor in Chief of the school paper, number 5 in the class, and do choir and band during school and extracurricularly among other things.
I’m so excited to be accepted. However, they offered me absolutely no financial aid…this makes it ridiculously expensive and something that if I go, will leave me with tons of undergraduate debt…anyone else have this problem?</p>
<p>^ What is your family’s income?</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted Trinity **</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didnt Submit
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 740 in US History, 740 in Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 33/572
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 in all; 5,5,4,4 on Tests already taken
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Build electric guitars, have a patent on an invention, JV/V Lacrosse (State Champions, captain, leading scorer, etc), school clubs, dont want to list others
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Own my own company, worked for a company that creates websites, few others
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Started my own tutoring club for special needs children, other things
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): On my patent, it was alright. Hard to say much in that little space
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Good, but not my best piece of work
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why Duke - Excellent job. What can I say, I love Duke.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didnt see, but I assume very good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Eh, Im assuming it was a standard rec that a counselor with 100+ kids would write. I didnt see it.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): From member of Duke’s Board of Trustees that I have known since I was 5
[</em>] Interview: Didnt have, was never contacted</p>
<p>[/ul]Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy</p>
<p>[/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Legacy, GPA, EC’s and Job Experience (my company), NC Resident
[</em>] Weaknesses: Class Rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like I had a very well balanced application.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>
<p>[/ul]
General Comments:</p>
<p>ahh i’m too nervous to open mine! i’m waiting until my finals are over on friday!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2090 (700W 670V 720M)
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):750 Math II and 700 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):All A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 1%; 1 of 523
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP CalcAB (5) AP CalcBC (5) APUSH (5) AP Eng Lang (4) Statistics (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):NO.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:4 APs, and cooking. l0l~
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None, really.
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul] .
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):Some positions in Key Club and Red Cross. Catholic youth group member, volunteer at community center.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Key Club (150 hours), Community center (100 hours), TA at Bible studies school (50 hours)
[</em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):It was alright. Teacher said she loved it, but I wrote it in a day because I was so rushed.
[<em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):“Why Duke” was pretty good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):One was amazeballs. The other one was alright.
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):Mediocre, mechanical, blah.
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):Boring. Nothing special. 
[li] Interview:[/ul] Didn’t have one.</p>[/li]
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant):California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]n0ne l0lz
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths:Probably my “Why Duke?” essay.
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT scores, extracurriculars.
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I really have no idea…maybe it’s because I come from a crappy school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 critical reading, 670 math, 720 writing
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 700 literature, 660 history
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I only know weighted, which is 3.95
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As in all of my classes and Bs in math every year, (A B- in Honors Analysis last year… )
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesnt rank but at the very least Im in the top 25%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 in APUSH, 4 in APES, 4 in Biology, 5 in US Government and politics
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): No IB program at my school
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Government and Politics, Honors Biotechnology, AP European History, AP Chemistry, AP English, AP AB Calculus
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:
[ul] 9th grade-Biology Award, 10th grade-Virginia Pilot Scholastic Achievement team, Some award English award, 11th grade-UVA Book award, Biology Award, 12th grade-National Commended NMSQT PSAT scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, Senior Superlative Class Clown
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): President and founder of a club for autism awareness at my school since junior year, secretary of the French club senior year, (member for four years) member of operation smile 4 years, secretary of my class 9-11 grade, vice president of my class 12th grade, 9-10th grade JV Field hockey, (captain both years), 11-12th grade, Fall play, 9-10th grade, JV Lacrosse, 9-10th grade JV Cheerleading, 11th grade Varsity Cheerleading, 9-12 member of the judiciary council, 9-12th grade I raised monarch butterflies and tagged them for the University of Kansas, (I feel like Im forgetting some activities but thats the gist of it)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I worked at a camp as a counselor in training for autistic children in the summer and got paid the summer before 12th grade for 1 week
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I worked as an unpaid junior counselor the summer before 10th grade
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it):I just talked about cheerleading, I dont think it was that great but it wasnt awful.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):It was about my disabled twin brother and how he cant talk, but I did it through talking about my response to this one event when I was a little kid watching this Christmas movie. Its hard to describe but I promise it wasnt cliché. It focused on a single event and didnt turn into a sob story
although it made my mom and chemistry teacher cry when they read it.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):My why Duke essay was pretty specific and my second essay was a fairly short description of my research experience. I talked about how I worked as an intern the summer before senior year at Old Dominion University focusing on algal biodiesel and how I wanted to continue research at Duke as an undergrad.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):I did not see my recommendations from my English teacher or Biology teacher, but my counselor said they were incredible.<br>
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):I didnt see it but Im sure it was good.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): I asked my chemistry teacher to write the additional optional letter that Duke asks for in the supplement, and I think that letter was very good.
[</em>] Interview:[/ul] It literally could not have gone better. The guy was really cool and really nice and we had a really great conversation about a bunch of random things.</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia Beach, Virginia
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul] My Mom did her neonatal fellowship at Duke.</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][ <em>]Strengths: I took an extremely difficult course load, I never took a study hall until senior year and instead replaced my study hall with Music Technology in 9th grade, Marine Biology in 10th grade, and AP Environmental science in 11th grade.
[</em>] Weaknesses:My Bs in math.
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Im still so shocked I got in
I think they must have liked my essay, recommendations, and my difficult course load.</p>
<p>(I was accepted to Trinity, by the way. Also I forgot to mention my french award in 10th grade for doing well on some national exam and I volunteered at the nursery at a church).</p>
<p>[ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color]</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (770 Math, 700 Critical Reading, 750 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II, 700 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7916
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Most A’s, Few B’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/491
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Ha… Didn’t send scores
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy. 6 APs, 2 Honors
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NHS, Key Club, YoDA, Cross Country, Go-green initiative, Environmental Club, Duke TIP, many more.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Around 300 hours
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About go-green initiative, pretty strong.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): On Duke TIP experience. Awesome.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why Duke? Fantastic.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): One of them was amazing. I’m not sure about the other.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Probably generic, but good nonetheless?
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Awesome. From Duke TIP advisor.
[</em>] Interview: Pretty Good.</p>
<p>[/ul]
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public, Competitive, Nationally ranked
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nah… research at Duke I guess?</p>
<p>[/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded
[</em>] Weaknesses: UW GPA, SAT II?
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I’m well rounded.</p>
<p>accepted to trinity by the way 
:D</p>
<p>The average SAT/ACT concordance for those accepted on this thread is 2193.33 (if anyone is curious).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2170 (770 Math, 640 Reading, 760 Writing)
[</em>] ACT:31 (32 Math, 35 Science, 32 Writing, 26 English)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Chemistry, 770 Biology M, 730 US History, 720 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.357 (weighted)
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): AP Biology:A-, AP Chemistry: A, AP US History: A-, AP Statistics: A, AP Spanish: A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/389
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology: 5, AP Chemistry: 5, AP US History: 5, AP Statistics:5, AP Spanish: 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Literature and Composition, Accelerated Band
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Williams College Book Award, All County and All Conference Soccer Player, State Championship Winner for Soccer, AP Scholar with Distinction, 4th Place Finish in New Jersey State Chemistry Competition[/ul]
Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Soccer (4 years varsity), Red Cross Club (3 years), Key Club (2 years), Girl Scout (10 years total), Future Nurses and Physicians Club (2 years), Habitat for Humanity Club (1 year), Holiday Sponsors (4 years, 2 years as co-president), yearbook editor (2 years), 9th Grade Ambassador (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor for 4 years, babysitter for four years, worked at a local privately owned sporting goods store for over 40 hours a week for the past four years
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: built a house for Habitat for Humanity, volunteered at various blood drives and food drives
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): soccer and coming back from an ACL injury. I thought it was pretty good and showed my passion for the sport.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I wrote about building the house for Habitat and how it made me appreciate what I have as well as served as a way to give back to a woman who had helped my family through a rough time. I really liked it and it was probably one of the best things I’ve ever written.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I just wrote about how Duke fits my lifestyle in everyway
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):didn’t see it but I’m sure it was good
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Saw one of them and it was good it was from my boss and the other was from a Duke Alumni
[</em>] Interview:Went well it lasted two hours[/ul]
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):N/A
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Alumni recommendation[/ul]
Reflection</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>]Strengths: Good ECs, good essays, good recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: leadership positions
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Good ECs, good essays, good recs[/ul]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted to Trinity **</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (CR 800, M 610, W 670)
[</em>] ACT: 32 (33 science, 30 math, 32 english, 36 critical reading, 8 essay)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.50
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mix of As and Bs
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but I’m guessing top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore: Euro: 4, Junior: Calc AB:3, APUSH: 3,
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Art History, AP Spanish, AP Literature, History Research with a professor from Macalaster College, Top Choir in my schoool, Ethics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar of Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Achievement Semifinalist [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): JV swim team/manager (5 years), School Musicals (8 years), Church’s Worship Band (5 years), Church Nursery (1 year), Worship Leader (1 year), Yearbook Editor (2 years, editor-in-chief senior year), Affinity Groups/Diversity Club (5 years) MLK Day Symposium (4 years, chairperson senior year), Student Integrity Council (3 years, president senior year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Baby sitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Part of my school’s curriculum, every Wednesday for 2 hours, knitting baby hats for hospitals, organizing a blanket making event for the homeless
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Mine was about my experience with my African-American affinity group, and how being able to withdraw and discuss the struggles and laughs that come with being a female of color in a majority white private school and in the general society helped me grow. I tried really hard to not sound like an angry Black woman, but it definitely wasn’t the most captivating part of my writing.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I think that it is one of my best pieces of writing ever. It’s an edited version of a memoir I wrote, which I subsequently used for my senior speech and college essay. I wrote about my hair, and how growing up around people whose hair behaved itself a lot more than mine did produced some self-love issues that I had to overcome. Of course I ended with how I overcame and an india.arie reference…
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I wrote about how much Duke has done for my family (the school helped my parents escape from a civil war) and how it reminded me, in all the best ways, of my high school. Pretty good, but couldn’t top my general essay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations (only if you saw it): I didn’t see them, but I have a really good relationship with both teachers and they’re both brilliant, so I’m assuming that they were great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I have no idea
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): It was the one needed for an art supplement, and it was very well done.
[</em>] Interview: It was very fun. If we had met in college, I think the two of us would’ve been friends…and I just had to sing for her…secret weapon <em>wink</em> [/ul]</p>
<p>** Other **
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy from mom, research [/ul]</p>
<p>** Reflections **
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Decent test scores, solid grades, sick essay, tons of extracurriculars, and leadership positions, legacy.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades and test scores could be better
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I can’t really tell you, because I’m still honestly surprised that I got in…all I did was scream and cry when I saw, “Congratulations.” Kids at school were telling me that they remembered when I told them in first grade that I was going to Duke. So this is a lifelong dream coming true for me and I am beyond excited to see all of you next year…we’re gonna TEAR IT UP!!! [/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): onesitting 2180 (770 CR, 620 M, 790 WR); overall 2240 (highest M 680)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Japanese 680, Literature 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.825
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): As and Bs
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32 out of ~600 (10th percentile)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geo 3; AP World 4; APUSH 5; AP Lang 5; AP Physics 3
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Gifted Spanish IV, AP Econ/Gov, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, Gifted Directed Study
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, UGA Merit Scholar, Star Student (Highest SAT)[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Japanese Language and Culture Club (3 years, Language Teacher); French Club (3 years, Historian, Tutor); BETA Club (4 years); Scholar’s Bowl (1 year); Literary Magazine (2 years, editor, layout design); National Spanish Honor Society (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Japan-American Society of Georgia, PGI Systems, COX Enterprises, Raging Sky Records
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at various breast cancer walks throughout the years; BETA Club community service
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): JASG, what I learned about myself, wrote quickly so not particularly strong
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Importance of reading. Quite strong
[</em>] Second Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Extra little blurb. Typos. Not good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>] Interview: went awesome. luved her. easy to talk to[/ul]</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: black
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A[/ul] </p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: grades, SAT scores, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: community service
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, alumni interview, speaking with my regional person thingy[/ul]</p>
<p>Pick one and include either Trinity or Pratt:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):710-M, 610-CR, 710-W
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Bio(E)-690, Chem-700, Math1- 750, Math2-700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 100.0):100.167
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): above 95’s for most part
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):5-IB SL Physics, 7-IB SL Mathematics (methods)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: ib diploma (sl french, hl physics, hl chem, hl history, hl english), ap bc calc, wind ensemble (band), science research
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): science olympiads, mathletes, forensics club, leo club, NHS, french honor society, sadd, french club, quiz bowl, varsity tennis (all state, county doubles champ, all conference, all division, captain), xylophone, piano, (i think im missing a lot more but whatever you get it i do a lot lol)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: tutoring (2 years)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, town youth council, volunteer at hospital
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): sadd-being a role model as president and promoting good choices and decisions to younger people of the community
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): experiences at bollettieri tennis academy and how it allowed me to learn of other cultures and to adapt to any situation
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): “Why Duke?”–the best research availability and i referenced the motto eruditio et religio and how i truly believe in its message
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):didnt see
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):didnt see
[ ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see
[ ] Interview: veryyyyyy good. about 45 min-1 hour
[ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public (nationally ranked)
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): summer lab research (entered intel, isef, siemens, and a few other competitions), all state tennis, close friend with duke alumni, art supplement of xylophone recording (no one plays that lol)
Reflection
Strengths:well rounded i guess with athletics, music, research etc.
[ ] Weaknesses: SAT scores, but were definitely balanced with my ACT score
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i was the only one applying ED from my school and i really believe i did everything possible in my high school life to deserve it.
[ b]General Comments: good luck to everyone else! i cant believe i am finally a BLUE DEVIL!!!</p>