Official Duke 2015 RD Results Thread

calibrationx · March 30, 2011, 7:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted.
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800-Math II, 800-Chem, 760-Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All As.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/829
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5-Chem, 5-Bio, 5-Calc BC, 5-English Lang, 5-Human Geo, 5-US Gov
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Enviro, AP Chinese, AP Stat, AP English Lit, Honors Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Chemistry Olympiad Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Too lazy to list!
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Too lazy to list!
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Excalibur (boys service group), thought it was pretty good.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Very personal essay about a family issue, had good feedback.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): My Why Duke Essay…I poured my heart and soul into it and honestly think its among the best i’ve ever written.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): n/a
[] Interview: Thought it went really well, interviewer made sure to note my connection to Duke.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very large, competitive public.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Faculty ties.
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, GPA, some test scores.
[] Weaknesses: Maybe extracurriculars?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know but I would like to think that my essay and interview got me in.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: It really does not matter anymore.
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? Definitely after…all of my ivies were rejections.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Duke is my top choice. I grew up there as my dad was faculty and I know it well. I am so excited to be going back!

kobudnik · March 30, 2011, 7:28pm

Deferred->Rejected

3.6
2240

Looking like UoMichigan.

FlyingIrish1992 · March 30, 2011, 7:34pm

First wait list?
Pratt Eng.
33 ACT
I guess there’s still hope :/

zackfasho · March 30, 2011, 7:35pm

Here is the format for when decisions come out (no need to remove spaces ):

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4,4 (APUSH, Lang)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng. Lit, AP US Govt, Economics, Physics Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Student Council (President), FBLA (State Officer, Chapter President), Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief),
[] Job/Work Experience: Disk Jockey at Local Radio station
[] Volunteer/Community service: Taekwondo instructor, church, SPCA, Student Council
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Whatevs
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): It was about the rise of citizenship and a sense of community I saw in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Shimmering
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Mediocre Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None!!
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: too “cookie cutter”
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: Dartmouth (Likely), Vanderbilt, Georgia (honors), Ole Miss (Honors, Croft, Lott). Waitlisted: None. Rejected: Yale, UNC-Chapel Hill
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? It was fine how it was. EXCEPT FOR THE WEBSITE CRASHING[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

REMEMBER, THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR DECISIONS, NOT FOR DISCUSSION

massgirl92 · March 30, 2011, 7:36pm

Decision: Deferred–>ACCEPTED!!!

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Spanish and 790 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.89/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), Biology (3-didn’t send), Spanish Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Env Sci, AP Gov, AP Spanish Lit, AP Calc AB, English seminar, Ethics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Inducted into Cum Laude in March! (I notified them when I found out)
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Boys Varsity Basketball Manager, Theater, Community Service, International Club (co-head), Religious Camp Staff (Team Leader), GSA, Environmental Club, School Newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Hostess at a restaurant during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: A lot–one of my main ECs
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Religious Camp Staff. It was pretty good.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Why I love mornings. I thought it was excellent and really conveyed my unique personality
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): My Why Duke essay - also excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): I did not, sure it was great though
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): ^same as above
[] Interview: Decent
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Independent boarding
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): NONE WHATSOEVER
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[li] Strengths: Test scores, passion for ECs, essays, course rigor, recs, stuff I sent them after my deferral[/li][] Weaknesses: GRADES GRADES GRADES
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths…and after my ED deferral, I didn’t give up. I sent them a heartfelt and interesting letter of indicated interest. I sent another letter explaining 5 reasons why they should accept me. I notified them when I was inducted into the Cum Laude Society. They saw that I’m not only qualified, but also am the perfect fit.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UNC, Notre Dame, UMich, BC Honors, and Wash U; Waitlisted from Northwestern and Vanderbilt; Rejected from Cornell, Penn, Georgetown, and Tufts (LOL)
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? AFTER[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all applicants–whether it is Duke that you will be attending, or another fantastic institution. With the 10% acceptance rate for deferred applicants…I knew my chances were VERY slim. But I NEVER gave up. I sent them good, heartfelt stuff afterward and updated them about new things. And thank GOD I never gave up on them. Today is the BEST DAY EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Collegemeltdown · March 30, 2011, 7:40pm

Decision: Deferred ED
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chem, 710 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted 5.07/ 5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A 
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP USH (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, English H, AP Statistics, AP Economics, Multivariable Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country (10,11, Captain 12)
Soccer (9,10,11)
Service Club (11, President 12)
Yearbook (10, Editor 11, Editor in Chief 12)
NHS (11, 12)
Cum Laude (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (12)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Random stuff, but Presidential Bronze Award (11)
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine
[] Essays: Common App talked about how driven I was, I think it was decent. Why Duke was decent… Talked about a meeting with a teacher there
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH Teacher: Hopefully good? She’s my XC coach as well. Math teacher, had him for Calc BC and Multivariable, it was pretty generic but decent I guess
[] Counselor Rec: ?? hopefully fine
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went pretty well… He kept on talking about his “inside connection” with Duke admissions office… that went really well…[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: North Shore public competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Dad’s a legacy[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades were okay, but not stellar
[] Weaknesses: bad freshman year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: … I don’t really know… I guess just not strong enough overall
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted: UofI (business), Wisconsin- Madison (invitation to apply for direct BBA program), Case Western (Preprofessional Law interview), Northwestern. Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame.

General Comments: I knew this was coming? Duke defers so many people each year and rarely accepts any… (which I find to be extremely annoying… I would have rather just known I was rejected in December). But it’s okay, I’ve fallen more and more in love with Northwestern, so I will be a wildcat next year! (I thought it was a sign that I would go to NU over Duke, especially since the blue devils lost to the wildcats this year (even if it was Arizona’s wildcats)) Just sayin’

Oh also, just a note for applicants applying who has the same admissions officer as I do, HE IS REALLY REALLY BAD. I sent him multiple updates about why I wanted to go to Duke and new awards and activities I was involved in and he never responded to any of my emails, so watch out for that…

icapax · March 30, 2011, 7:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (CR 780, Math 800, Wr 760)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Bio (770), Math II (800), USH (790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6614 (Our school only does weighted)
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A-'s, A’s, A+'s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~2/500?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Micro (4), Bio (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5)/AB subscore (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP English Literature, AP Euro, Orchestra, Math at Princeton, AP French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholar, 2nd place in local Mystery Writing Contest, Central Jersey Regionals (Violin), Honorable Mention in NJ Mole Day Poster Contest, National French Honor Society, had poetry published in a nationally-distributed anthology
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Violin (concertmaster of high school orchestra, soloist at Carnegie Hall, assistant concertmaster of YOCJ, Independence Sinfonia, Regionals, NJYS), NHS (VP), Human Rights Coalition (Treasurer, Pres), Chemistry Olympics Club (Treasurer, VP), Student Council (Class Treasurer), JV Volleyball, Key Club, School Newspaper, Literary Magazine, French Club, Academic Team
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chinese School (60 hours), NJ Museum of Agriculture (200+), Key Club (50+), various other volunteering for clubs
[]Summer Activities: People to People Student Leadership Summit, NJ Governors School in the Sciences, writing novel
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Lame.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Good.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Good.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Good.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Apparently good.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t send to Duke I think.
[] Interview: Fun.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nada
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[li] Strengths: Well-rounded. Decent test scores.[/li][] Weaknesses: Not stand out?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Things happen for a reason.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Waitlisted at Tulane, Cornell, Columbia. Rejected from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, UPenn, Northwestern, Dartmouth.
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? After.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Honestly, I didn’t think I was getting into college. After getting rejected from Northwestern and waitlisted from Tulane, I didn’t know what was real. Seeing rejection after rejection after rejection today, I thought I was going to take a gap year and not get into college at all. It’s so scary when you’ve worked all your life at carving out your person, working hard in school, taking on challenges outside of school, etc. to only be met by multiple rejections/waitlists. It’s so scary. 8 rejections. 3 waitlists. Who can take it? And the scary thing is that I had no idea what in the world I did wrong. I felt like a piece of crap. What did I not do that the people who got in did? Am I not good enough? But after I saw the word, “Congratulations,” total relief. I’M GOING TO COLLEGE.

DGAFPRO · March 30, 2011, 7:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 math, 740 writing, 670 reading
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Biology M, 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 97/696
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), U.S. History (5), world History (5), Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A at our school
[] Senior Year Course Load:

1- AP European History
2- Honors Economics/AP Government
3- Calculus III/Differential Equations
5- AP Environmental Science
6- AP chemistry
7- English 101/102

[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A bunch of debate trophies, 5th place in state biotechnology competition
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and debate, Film Society, Community Counts, Muslim Student Association (founder/president), Health Occupation Students of America
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: pretty awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation: never checked
[] Counselor Rec: never checked
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: really chill and simple
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first generation college
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars and SAT
[] Weaknesses: GPA and awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: crappy GPA and not enough leadership positions
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] rejected from all of my common app schools:[/li]Cornell
Stanford
Northwestern
Brown
Johns Hopkins
General Comments:
this overall sucks.

thankyou4flying · March 30, 2011, 8:07pm

Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 M, 740 CR, 790 W, 10 essay)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Math Level II, 750 Spanish, 740 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mostly As; couple A-s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4% (402 students)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (4), AP Calculus BC (4), AP English Lang/Comp (4), AP US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, AP English Lit/Comp, AP US Government, Honors Physics, art/ethics electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Finalist, some school awards
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Competitive League Bowling (11 years), Tae Kwon Do (6 years), Newspaper Staff Writer (3 years), NHS (4 years), Medical Explorers Program (2 years), Freshman Orientation Leader (1 year), few clubs here and there
[] Job/Work Experience: 7-week Research Internship (cancer cell research)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteering (3 years); Church Volunteering (8 years, leader of activities); California Service Trip; Second Harvest Food Bank (1 year)
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): It was about bowling. It was pretty good, in my opinion.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About my dad. I honestly think this is what might have brought me down a little, seeing as how I didnt get accepted at any CommonApp schools. I dont think I wrote it very well at all.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why Duke essay I talked about Dukes biology department and also talked about its commitment to athletics and academics. Standard academics/sports balance essay, I guess. I also submitted an essay on my research internship.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didnt see them. Assuming one wasnt great.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didnt see it. Assuming it was good.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Sent in a rec from the president of my church. It was pretty short, but pretty good.
[] Interview: Didnt have one.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private 
[] Ethnicity: Asian 
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, commitment to ECs, some SAT scores, volunteering
[] Weaknesses: Lack of many ECs, lack of leadership positions, AP scores, Teacher Recs and Common App Essay (dont know for sure but assuming).
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dont know. I think because of the weaknesses I listed. There were too many applicants this year, and I dont think I was one of the better Asian males applying from California.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted at UC Davis/Berkeley/LA/San Diego and USC; Waitlisted at WashU, Vanderbilt, and Rice; Rejected at Columbia, Cornell and Harvard.
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? I dont know, not really. It wouldnt have made much of a difference. [/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: Im pretty disappointed about this, but Ive pretty much gotten over it. As Guttentag said, many of us could have been admitted last year or the year before, but this year turned out to be too competitive. That, or Im just not Duke quality. Either way, Im just glad this whole process is over, and Im looking forward to college next year. **

PioneerJones · March 30, 2011, 8:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Received a likely last week, but now it’s official :)

[Stats</a> posted here](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12304327-post32.html]Stats”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12304327-post32.html) from my Princeton decision.

swimstar · March 30, 2011, 8:09pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

My stats are on other decision threads.

[ul]
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD (Regents), Davis. Waitlisted: Rice, Dartmouth, Duke. Rejected: Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Pomona College.
[] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? No preference really. This is going to sound depressing, but it would be disappointing either way.

[/ul]General Comments: Admissions were brutal this year. Congrats to those accepted; to fellow waitlistees, I really hope everything works out for us, whether it is by our getting off the waitlist or by going to another wonderful school. To those rejected, you can’t take denial personally when the pool is so qualified, and I’m certain we will all end up where we belong.

rosegirl777 · March 30, 2011, 8:13pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070; M-690 CR-650 W-730
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II (if submitted): don’t remember
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 weighted - 4.35
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s in 10 AP classes, one B+ in honors math
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,4,4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Physics M, AP Enviro, AP Art History,Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, other local/regional awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Presidents of two clubs (founder of one of them), leadership in charity groups outside of school
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Good; My involvement with the Heart Association and how it made me believe in grassroots activism
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Very good and creative; linked death of my father to one of his quotes and my talent for balancing on balance boards
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why Duke? Essay was very creative and very well written…probably the reason I made it to the wait-list pile
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Very good
[] Interview: Yes
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large, public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m not sure…
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, not taking AP Calculus maybe?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: they see potential, but it’s all just a numbers game
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: UC Berkeley Regents’ Scholar, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Claremont Mckenna College, Scripps College, Wake Forest University; Rejected: Stanford, Vanderbilt, Brown; Waitlisted: Duke and Tulane
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? Who cares![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I’m visiting soon, and if I fall in love with the school I hope I get off the wait-list!! : )

.

Michellelio · March 30, 2011, 8:15pm

Rejected. Heartbroken.
2110. SatIIs sucked. 15/625 (top three percent).4.338 gpa.
Awesome essay. Killer recs.
Decent extra currics. Some leadership positions. Devotion to charity work.
My interview went pretty poorly. My interviewer had a stutter and it threw me way off for the whole interview. Also, he didn’t ask me any questions; he wanted me to ask him questions. Completely cought me off guard.
White female. No hooks.
Waitlisted at vandy and nd.
Off to the university of Texas.
(sorry for not following the format)

brownman23 · March 30, 2011, 8:25pm

Decision: Waitlisted, Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore <a href=“720%20CR,%20770%20M,%20800%20W”>i</a>*
[li] ACT: 35 C <a href=“35%20E,%2036%20M,%2036%20R,%2033%20S,%209%20Essay”>i</a>[/li][li] SAT II: 800 MathII, 780 Chem, 770 USH, 740 Bio-M[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/335 (Lowered to 9 after mid-year)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 <a href=“Bio,%20Chem,%20Calc%20BC,%20AB%20subscore,%20USH”>i</a>
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB program
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, Hon Span 5 (no AP available), hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF —> NMF?, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [list]
[li] Math Club (Captain)[/li][] Recycling Club (Secretary)
[] Computer Club (Treasurer)
[] Varsity Track & Field
[] Chess Club
[] Amnesty International
[] Research at university[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Internship[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Religious – 530 total hours
[] Summer Activities: Research Internship
[] Essays:[ul]
[] CommonApp - Decent, it was about how/why I love science. 
[] Supplements – [/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but should’ve been good
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but had to be general…new counselor this year
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:

[/list]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: BME
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium sized, sends a few to Ivy’s and top colleges
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: EFC was $5000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[list]
[] Accepted – Johns Hopkins
[] Waitlisted – WUSTL, Rice, Duke, Dartmouth
[] Rejected – Stanford (REA), Yale, Princeton
[] Still waiting on Harvard, but probably rejected[/ul]

aarush · March 30, 2011, 8:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 lit, 800 US history, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05 weighted, don’t know otherwise
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%, don’t know rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Physics B, BC Calculus, English Lit, US History, Comp government (self-studied
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 classes & 3 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A couple really obscure/strange things like rock climbing, unicycling, flying planes and drama, creative writing
[] Job/Work Experience: one summer coaching, one summer at an iPhone app company,
[] Volunteer/Community service: just what is required to graduate my school
[] Summer Activities: summer writing programs, jobs, travel
[] Essays: common app was about writing a novel, supplement was this really weird creative thing about being in the sky? I have no idea but it worked. Also submitted a creative writing supplement which may have fed in.
[] Teacher Recommendation: both should have been lovely
[] Counselor Rec: Also one of my teachers–he said it was wonderful.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: I talked to the lady about how ridiculous the school system is. She was really cool. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: no idea
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: mixed, no URM
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: > 200 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Perhaps the weird extracurriculars?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: unusual application & essays
[] Weaknesses: I don’t really do the average things in an attempt to get into college…lots of clubs, lots of community service, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing the essays and probably test scores/transcript.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? accepted at UChicago, wesleyan, tufts, brown, dartmouth, princeton. WL at harvard and rejected by yale.
[/ul]
General Comments: I’m debating between Brown and Princeton at the moment, but might think about Chicago as well…don’t think I want to go to NC so I think I’ll say no to Duke. Beautiful/amazing place though. I’m so gratified to have been accepted. I saw my Duke decision first because I tried to wait for all of them…and man was I happy! It sort of set me up to get into the ivies.

idaisyi · March 30, 2011, 8:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (CR 800 M 800 W 780)
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math IIC 760, World History 780, Chemistry 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s, three Bs in (AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, Honors English 10)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/788
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (5), Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (4), United States History (5), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP Biology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): SYMF Violin, National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Nominated for Presidential Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon (Captain 3), Mathematics Competition Club (President 4), Medical Club (Treasurer 2), Art Exploration Club (Founding member, Secretary 1), Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (4)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours at Maternity Ward in hospital, cardiology internship
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Excellent because although she only knew me for two years, we would talk almost every other day about random things – a very friendly relationship
[] Interview: Interview was fantastic. Almost missed the interviewer because we were sitting at opposite sides of the coffee house, but the little mishap made for a very relaxed and casual atmosphere.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: Asian <— yeahhhhhh.
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, grades, interview?
[] Weaknesses: Lack of strong ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academic student (?) I’ll never really know!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to all UC’s (Regents at UCB and UCSD), Presidential scholar at USC, Waitlisted at Northwestern and UPenn, Rejected at Harvard, Yale, and Brown.
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies?: I saw it after all my Ivies, and I’m glad. I was almost scared that this day would end with a slew of rejection letters; Duke saved my sanity. <33333[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Duke wasn’t really a serious consideration for me at first, but with the financial aid package in the mix, I’m most likely coming here instead of staying in-state. Hope to see some of you guys at the Blue Devil day! To the waitlisted / rejected: no matter what, you ARE going to college, and Duke maybe just wasn’t the fit for you. I don’t think you’ll be thinking much about it once you are at college – wherever you go – and you’ll love the experience nevertheless of this one decision. Good luck!
P.S. So thankful that this admissions process is finally over.

Chlorinated · March 30, 2011, 8:50pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (CR: 780. M: 800. W:790)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), American Gov’t (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (5), English Lit (5), currently in Macro, Micro, Spanish
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: fairly rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (captain), swimming and water polo, NHS, SHS, student government
[] Job/Work Experience: swim coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: therapeutic horseback riding facility
[] Summer Activities: swimming, coaching, Summer@Brown
[] Essays: pretty good, I think, but not fantastic
[] Teacher Recommendation: did not read but would guess one great- APUSH, International Relations, independent study and one pretty good- AP Lit and other weighted english class
[] Counselor Rec: did not read but I think it would be pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: I think it went pretty well- not fantastic but one of my better ones.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: independent study class on terrorism and failed states, rec letters, academics
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, possibly essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: You never know! I have other fantastic options though, so I won’t be pursuing the waitlist.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown, Georgetown SFS, Tufts, WashU; Waitlisted: Duke, Pomona; Rejected: Yale[/ul][/li]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that was accepted and to everyone that was wasn’t, keep your chin up. Everyone on this thread will go to an amazing school that they will love, regardless of whether or not Duke is the one.

jbizzle827364 · March 30, 2011, 9:04pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2070 (M: 720, WR: 690 READING (sucks): 650)
[] ACT:NA
[] SAT II (if submitted):800 Physics (taken in January '11…(dont wait that long)) 780 Math IIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.87
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):Mostly A’s some B’s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):9/317
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Phys. B (5), Phys C Mech (5) Phys C E&M (4) Calc AB (5) English Lang (4) English Lit (3) Stat (5) Spanish Lang (4) Macro (3) Ap Gov (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):Didnt report (Chem SL: 4 Math SL: 6)
[] Senior Year Course Load:Physics HL Matrix Theory
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Not really (Lemelson Mit Inventeams maybe?)
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Varsity Water Polo, Varsity Swimming, Board Game Club (Treasurer), Computer Club (volunteer teacher for Computer Literacy Courses), Mu Alpha Theta, Inventeams (insert bs position here), others not worth mentioning also
[] Job/Work Experience: Should have had some…
[] Volunteer/Community service:Random stuff
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Mediocre, about board game club
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):Better than my first one by far, completely personal and not school related in the least
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):About engineering and why I like it as symbolized by a project I did (Inventeams again…)
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): One teacher liked me but called me a slackadoodle sometimes and the other loved me to death
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): idk guidance sucks
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[] Interview:Duke was a late add to my list so no interview.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public Magnet (IB Program with a Math Science Engineering program too)
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender:Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):N/A
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths:Class Rank (considering school is competitive and ranked nationally), Maybe EC’s, Sick Nasty courseload
[] Weaknesses:SAT for sure. I was always laughed at because my SAT score was lower than my birth year. Not until October of senior year did I break 2000… Also there was a definite downward trend in my grades after sophomore year bc of messy divorce(4.0 and ended with a 3.87 so you can kinda do the math)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Well Rounded
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies? I liked it just where it was. As I was losing hope after being rejected by Penn and Columbia, it was great to see some positive news. I left it for right before Cornell (bc Cornell was my first choice). I was so excited even though it was a school I never seriously considered. I called my mom and felt so good that I basically forgot about Cornell for a little. I ended up getting rejected at Cornell, but I am still thanking my lucky stars that I got into Duke. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I had only been accepted to my safeties (University of FLorida and Georgia Tech) before today. I really didn’t apply to any match schools (was thinking about UMich). I had mostly reaches (Ivies Duke and CMU). I was relieved to be accepted at Duke. The bottom line is apply to a bunch of schools and have school that safeties, matches, and reaches. Also don’t let anyone give you S H I T about SAT scores because they obviously don’t mean everything. Hopefully going to Duke. Might go to Carnegie Mellon CIT if taken off the waitlist.

kate225 · March 30, 2011, 9:07pm

**Decision: Accepted **
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted):n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s and A+'s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), English Lang.&Comp (5), US History (5), Micro Econ (5), US Gov (5), Physics C, Lit and Comp, Psychology (all this year)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: all honors and ap, as well as calc II and III at a community college
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF and some state level awards
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Friendship Connection- special ed outreach (Planning Committee, 4 yrs), NHS (Vice Pres., 2 yrs.), Mu Alpha Theta (2 yrs.), various clubs, and competitive cheerleading (NCA All-American, freshman and sophomore year only)
Other: Biomedical Engineering Camp working with disabled children last summer.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: special needs camps, programs, etc. plus that from nhs
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): pretty broad, talked about my definition of success and applied it to specific parts of my life… pretty good i think
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Why duke? just talked about DukeEngage and other duke specifics and how they will help me reach my goals in BME
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Great! The teacher loved me, so that didn’t hurt
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): rec from a college professor from engineering camp. really nice.
[] Interview: not offered
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): woman in engineering?
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[li] Strengths: Clearly displayed my passion for BME through essay explaining work with kids with CP, etc., scores, engineering camp[/li][] Weaknesses: pretty average EC’s, low amount of recorded community service hours
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think being a female going into engineering, and my essay really showed the passion i have for it.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to: WashU St. Louis, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Purdue. Denied to UPenn
[li] Would you rather have seen your Duke decision after or before Ivies?[/li]Penn was the only school i got denied to, so i was glad to see the good news from Duke after penn. helped my mood a lot!
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! Can’t wait till blue devil days woooooooo!

Zorigoo1993 · March 30, 2011, 9:07pm

Decision: Waitlisted
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2160(single) CR:680 Math: 800 Writing: 680(9)</li>
<li>ACT: -</li>
<li>SAT II: German reading: 800; Math II:800; US History: 760; World History: 710</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): none</li>
<li>AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP WH, APUSH, AP European History, AP US GOV, AP Comp Gov</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP classes(max are 3) plus alot of other courses adding to 18 or 17 i think</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Won bronze medal in a NFL-IDEA international Debate competition–Junior
Won various debating competitions to get into the WSDC team–Junior
Top 4 in the Ulaanbaatar Open Debate(regional)NOTE not finishedSenior
World Online debating Championship Quarter Finalist
IQ/Logic Regional Olympics Gold— Sophomore
City Math Olympics SilverFreshman
Tug of War Champion, 2nd place, 3rd place (11th,10th and 12th grade respectively) School(YESHHH!! Hehe I cant believe I added this on my app)
Best individual of 2009/2010 and Best Student in 2010/2011 year at Hobby School for grades, participation and extracurriculars School 11th and 12th grade
School Chess Vice-Champion-- Junior
Various School Drama awards
Various English Linguistic Awards. (Mostly minor)
Full scholarship at my school Senior</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate: Very Devoted. Have been a WSDC National Team Member in Junior Year.
Student Government: Wrote the SG constitution twice. Been Vice-President. Am Attorney General now.
TV Debates on national TV
Teaching SAT classes and counseling on college for students
School Website Editor and Designer
Journalist for the School Website
Some other minor ECs</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: not much rly parents dont allow me</li>
<li>Summer Activities: USAP</li>
<li>Essays: I think i did a good job.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Both were pretty good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Great</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Good enough</li>
<li>Interview: Quite good i think</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: Political Science</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): -</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): Mongolia</li>
<li>School Type: Small Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 30k range</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SAT I Scores probably</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I cannot think now my brain is just full of excitement. I promised all my classmates Pizza if i get accepted</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard,Georgetown, Bowdoin, Cornell, Wooster, Pending Amherst;
Waitlisted: Duke;
Rejected: Yale, Bates, Davidson, Reed, Swarthmore</li>
</ul>

General Comments
WILL PROBABLY STUDY AT HARVARD WOOHOO
THANKS TO EVERYONE HERE, MY FRIEND BILGUUN, MY CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, PARENTS!!!

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