<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>]ACT: 32 (29 science, 32 math, 33 english, 34 critical reading, 35 writing, 9 essay)
[<em>]SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.54 (my high school has odd calculations)
[<em>]Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 550
[<em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): World History: 5, English Lang&Comp: 5, APUSH:5, AB Calc: 4, Human Geography: 5
[</em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English, AP Statistics, AP Gov, AP Econ, Debate 4, Theatre 1 (I needed an arts credit!), Video Technology 2
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):“Sophomore of the Year”, Dallas Morning News Student Voice, AP Scholar of Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Debate Team (President, 4 yrs), Philosophy Club (President, 3 yrs), Broadcast Journalism (Producer, 2 yrs), International Student Congress (4 yrs), National Honor Society (2 yrs), Swing Dance Club (2 yrs), Habitat for Humanity (3 yrs)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court, Habitat for Humanity, CASA
[</em>]EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I wrote about my experiences at Teen Court–getting to know students who had been busted for possession of drugs, etc. etc. It was well-written and about an interesting topic, but it wasn’t very personal.
[<em>]General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I wrote about scars, and how the body has as much to tell about a person’s past, present, and future that the mind does. Wow, writing that synopsis made my essay sound really boring, but it was actually much more personal than my short answer and pretty cool (:
[</em>]Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): By far my best. I talked about my experiences living in one of the most reliable republican congressional districts, and how I believed I had nothing to gain from the experience (being an astute liberal), but came to find that my hometown challenged me to hear different perspectives and engaged me in meaningful conversation. I discussed how Duke offers me that communicative, open environment. I also went into detail about my passion, the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership
[<em>]Teacher Recommendations (only if you saw it): No clue
[</em>]Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): No clue
[<em>]Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[</em>]Interview: Really fantastic!! We talked for an hour and a half. We were both chatty women from diverse public high school backgrounds. I’m a really fun-loving person and getting to know other people is one of my favorite things to do, so I knew my interview would be an asset.
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[li]Gender: Female </p>[/li]
<p>Reflections:
[<em>]Strengths: Personality, Interview, Extra-Curriculars
[</em>]Weaknesses: Volunteer Activites, and test scores could’ve been better
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea! I didn’t even think it was possible for someone from my area to get accepted into such an esteemed university, to be honest. My interview helped a ton, I’m sure, and I’m very open minded, which I would imagine they liked.
[</em>]General Comments: Honestly, I don’t deserve to go to Duke because of how long it took me to figure out the formatting of this haha. Can’t wait for this year! Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back!</p>