Official Duke 2016 ED Results Thread

njhopeful2012 · December 14, 2011, 6:19pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 math: 780 CR: 690 writing: 780
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: math II: 800 bio e/m: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 of ~410
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5) Bio (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Art Studio, English, audit of AP Chem (after having issues with trying to take Calc 3 at another school since mine doesn’t offer it)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, JSA, Key Club, President of Freshman Class, JV Cheerleading
[] Job/Work Experience: Referee at JumpOnIn
[] Volunteer/Community service: Rec Cheerleading Coach, Co-Founder of volunteer org. with the NJFFB
[] Summer Activities: NJ Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology at Rutgers(very selective and prestigious, first hand experience in different fields of engineering, research opportunity)
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, assuming they were very good
[] Counselor Rec: also didn’t see, but was told it would be “glowing”
[] Additional Rec: head of GSET (strong) and VP of NJFFB (also strong)
[li] Interview: went ok[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: test scores, grades, recs
[] Weaknesses: interview, essays, lack of leadership
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: [/li]accepted: female in engineering with good test scores and gov school, also submitted arts supplement

Jen8675309 · December 14, 2011, 6:22pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 28 (29 superscored)
[] SAT II: 800 Spanish w/listening (Did not submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, Calc, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, etc.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Varsity Cheerleading, Varsity Diving, Key Club…tons more but don’t feel like typing the rest. And plenty of leadership.
[] Job/Work Experience: Work part-time all year and full-time in summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of hours
[] Essays: Thought were excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic (he’s new)
[] Additional Rec: Awesome
[] Interview: Went well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Needed financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Essays, Letters of Rec, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Obviously my ACT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: One reason…ACT score.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am happy for everyone that got accepted. I am sure that I raised my ACT score with the Dec. sitting so I will submit those to Duke and see what happens. Really want to be a Blue Devil but realize that I have to start applying to other schools now. Hey they must have liked something I had to offer, or I would have been flat out rejected with a 28 ACT. :)

MaizeCrazed · December 14, 2011, 6:26pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (740 CR, 760 M, 780 W)
[] SAT II: US History 730, Math II 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/557
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics - 4, U.S. History - 4, English Language and Composition - 5, Psychology - 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, AP English IV, AP Biology, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Shadowing ENT Surgeon, Piano, Sports Blogger, HOSA
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 Hours
[] Summer Activities: Summer School, Eagle Project, Summer Camps
[] Essays: General - How/why I’m an avid sports fan; Why Duke - Generic
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[li] Interview: Decent[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Highest
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing stands out really, maybe my passion in my essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Competitive applicant pool, GPA[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

Hook 'em Horns! Headed to The University of Texas at Austin!

Toujoursduke · December 14, 2011, 6:30pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730 Math 800 Verbal 730 Writing)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 760 Bio Molec. 770 Math IIc
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / 4.879 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/276
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) AP Bio, (5) AP Lang, (4) AP Calc AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Physics SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: All IB, HL History English and Bio, SL French Math, TOK and Pre-IB Mandarin
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li](I was very active in each)
Academic Team (Captain): Varsity captain for three years, top in the county
:: Competed at the Region Level and the State level
Key Club: Membership 4 yrs
Technology Student Association (member/secretary)
:: Won more than 20 district, state and international awards such as Biotechnology Design and Fashion Design (well rounded, aw yeah).
Gay Straight Alliance (Founder and President, 2 yr)
:: GSA is actively involved in promoting a safe environment for LGBT students in my school, as well as the county.
SkillsUSA Broadcast News (1 yr)
:: Won the national championship in my sophomore year
Big Brothers Big Sisters (6 yr)
:: I’m paired with an adult because my mom is divorced; we do community service projects together
Humans for Humans (Public Relations, 1 yr)
:: I helped found a human rights club at my school, and served as the public relations manager for the first year.
PrismYouth Initiative (Vice President of Youth Council, 1 yr)
:: I served as the vice president for a gay youth center that recently opened in my neighborhood. I left due to logistical reasons.
T.A.R.C. (Team America Rocketry Challenge) (Captain, 1 yr)
:: Competed in the regionals for the rocketry competition.
National Honor Society: Membership 2 yr

[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Research Lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: 375 hours. Too much to go into…
[] Summer Activities: DUKE TIP program
[] Essays: My essays were great. I wrote about starting GSA and how it changed my view on things. Why Duke/Engineering was about monarch butterflies and lego…great one, too. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazzingggg, he let me read it (known him for 3 years, he adores me). Other one was great as well, he’s a big Duke fan.
[] Counselor Rec: Solid!
[] Additional Rec: Amazing. I do Big Brothers Big Sisters and my Big wrote me a letter…
[] Interview:
Let’s just say, we still email, we talked about SNL, Kristen Wigg and our mutual love of gender identity studies. We love each other, basically.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, IB
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs (sorta), GPA, ECs and NMS
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
I work for a national suicide prevention foundation. That’s what got me in, I think.

[/ul]General Comments:

SO EXCITED!! They dumped me with 14k in loans though…even though my mom makes 55k a year and Duke FA told us we’d pay 2k a year…

Seahawks506 · December 14, 2011, 6:33pm

Well, I guess I’ll post some stats for those who are reading this in the future. I feel so terrible right now, my legacy classmate got rejected so at least I shouldn’t feel as inferior right now as I do but man.

Asian Male from WA
one of the top HS’es in WA, top-50 ranked. 17% in my class…
SAT Breakdown: 2260 (720M, 740 CR, 800W) but after december SAT, will be superscored: >2340(800M,>740 CR, 800W).
GPA: 3.86, 4.33 weighted
most rigorous schedule, and taking 6 AP’s senior year (equiv. 8 tests)
solid recs, essays, sent in everything I could’ve.
IMO unique EC’s that should only improve, as my partner and I are set to dominate at DECA this year (I got the highest score in 4 years at our school on this year’s test)

^are you 100% going to UT Austin? Man, it feels good to be you…

patriotsfan1 · December 14, 2011, 6:34pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 770 USH, 730 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (Upward Trend)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on US and Lang Comp
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track, Student Council, Gaelic Football
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship in Irish Government
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250ish hours
[] Summer Activities: Irish Gov’t internship, game day operations for collegiate summer league
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, nothing great, but pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they liked me
[] Counselor Rec: He liked me
[] Additional Rec: Peer rec and Irish Government rec
[li] Interview: Thought it went pretty well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Prep
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250,00+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ECs, especially Ireland[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I’M PUMPED! LEGGO!

FutureVpFinance · December 14, 2011, 6:35pm

congratulations to all who were accepted. My friend was accepted and I’ll be waiting for RD

LmaoZedong · December 14, 2011, 6:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR + 700 M + 760 W, 2250 Composite
[] ACT: 31 (Didn’t submit)
[] SAT II: 800 WH, 800 USH, 750 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0 freshman to junior, 3.8 freshman to senior
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11th out of 290
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH, USH, Literature (5) Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 2 College classes, 2 AP classes, and 1 AP virtual school class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Section leader in Marching Band, Science Olympiad ~20 medals, SECME (President, 3rd place in national robotics, 1st place in national mouse trap car), School newspaper, FCCLA, Model UN, Math Team, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Decent, wrote within 5 hours on the last day (I have a bad procrastination habit). Did not write “Why Duke?” essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read
[] Counselor Rec:Did not read, I guess it was really good
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: ~20,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II scores, perhaps the sheer quantity of ECs?
[] Weaknesses: Quality of ECs, probably my essays, class ranking, lack of an interview or optional essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I tried to make myself sound unique in my essay (but doesn’t everyone?), and I guess it worked out somehow.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck RD appicants/next year’s ED applicants! I hope this helps!

kellian · December 14, 2011, 6:43pm

Deferred

3.9 gpa
31 act
pretty good ecs

congrats to all accepted!

AtlanticCoastDoc · December 14, 2011, 7:10pm

In general (ie with exceptions), SAT >= 2250 seems to have been the baseline for most admits.

secret100 · December 14, 2011, 7:14pm

Congratulations to all of those who were admitted!

BarDownnips22 · December 14, 2011, 7:23pm

Accepted to Trinity!!! will post stats later. I’m way too excited right now. Good luck to those of who got deferred and rejected! I

ConfidentialBrie · December 14, 2011, 7:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 W, 730 M
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Biology M, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): IDK
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5), APLAC (4), AP Chinese (5), AP Music Theory (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP French, 2 college classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, National Merit Semifinalist, assorted french and photography contests[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (photo editor), Women’s Science Club (vice president), Regional Choir, 10 years of piano
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Eco-awareness tour guide at local organic farm, wildlife rehabilitation center volunteer for a year
[] Summer Activities: 3 summer internships, vary between ecology and neurobiology labs
[] Essays: Though I spent a lot of time on them, I don’t feel like they were my best. So average, I suppose. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: I got to look at one; it was decently good. I know the other teacher pretty well.
[] Counselor Rec: Assistant principal; 1st time we met.
[] Interview: We got along pretty well; had a positive feeling about it.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Large Public High School
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, Academics
[] Weaknesses: Leadership
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Well-roundedness? [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Ran around the house and hugged my cat. XD

ConfidentialBrie · December 14, 2011, 7:43pm

BTW, I also submitted an art supplement (for photos)

AnonHigh · December 14, 2011, 8:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 W, 740 CR, 750 M
ACT: -
SAT II: 750 Math II, 780 Biology E, 760 USH, 760 Chinese, 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): First Decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5), AP EngLang (5), AP Compsci A (5), AP EuroHist (5), APUSH (5), AP Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Bio SL (6), Compsci SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/AP US Govt, AP Stats, AP Physics B, IB Philosophy HL, AP English Lit, Troy Tech Internship, AP Spanish Lang
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Semifinalist (232), AP Scholar with Dist, California Scholarship Fed
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Future Business Leaders of America, Tae Kwon Do, Piano, Computer Science Club, Operation Smile, Various stock market competitions
Job/Work Experience: 150 hour internship at University of CA at Irvine Medical Center as part of Magnet Program Internship, paid tutor in calculus, algebra, geometry.
Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours at St. Jude Medical Center, Chinese School tutoring/curriculum design
Summer Activities: See above.
Essays: Not my strong point. They were about my internship, and Why Duke focused on my specific interests in BME fields.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but excelled in the class of one, and know personally well the other.
Counselor Rec: New IB Coordinator, probably stressed the rigors of my classes and school.
Interview: We got along pretty well; had a positive feeling about it.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public High School, Top 50
Ethnicity: Chinese/Indonesian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American, First generation college
Reflection
Strengths: Academics, Class Rigor
Weaknesses: Leadership and ECs
Why you think you were accepted: Academically proficient in a rigorous high school.
General Comments: Can’t wait to meet you all!

dukehopeful27 · December 14, 2011, 8:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (790 W, 740 M, 680 CR)
[] ACT: 32 (35 E, 35 M, 30 S, 29 R)
[] SAT II: 730 Chem, 690 US His
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95, weighted : 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Psych (5), Bio (4), Euro (4), Eng Lang (4), Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ALL A’s (5.0 this sem!) AP Comparative Govt, AP Econ, AP Government, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Calculus AB, AP English IV, AP Photography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Robotics (Exec Board/Head of Finance), Tennis (4 years), NHS, Key Club, Calc Club, Quiz Bowl, Newspaper, Big Brothers
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Appalachia Immersion Trip, go to India
[] Essays: EC one was one of the best my english teacher had ever seen, other one was alright. Why Duke was pretty good, 4/5
[] Teacher Recommendation: Best recs i could get, both definitely 5/5 without a doubt
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt read, assuming it was good
[] Additional Rec: Photo Teacher. I read it and it was 5/5
[li] Interview: Told me I was “perfect” and that"youre going to Duke…" pretty happy after that :)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: > $300k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. one of my teacher recs was a duke alum, idk if that helped…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Senior/high school courseload, GPA, Test scores, Interview, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: EC’s, Awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i had alot of strengths imo and i would be kind of surprised if i got denied. But, i knew my leadership/awards were really weak so if i did i would have blamed them.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got accepted! Now I can relax about finals and next semester! I love Duke!

WilliamAndMary · December 14, 2011, 8:17pm

I’m I really the only person who got rejected?

Idomeneus · December 14, 2011, 8:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 660 CR, 760 W
[] ACT: did not submit
[] SAT II: 710 Biology E, 710 Chemistry, 700 Math IIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1, Weighted 4.812
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank; but top 10% definitely
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): did not send any LOL (school offers APs for Seniors only)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit., AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-Conference in Swimming and Runner up in Conference Track and Field Discus, I guess? Not really worthy awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): YMCA Literacy initiative tutor (11,12) (EC essay), Varsity Track and Field (Assistant Coach and Throwing Team Captain, 11,12), Mayo Internship (12), Varsity Swimming (9,10,11,12), Peer Trainer/Weightlifting Coach (9,10,11,12), Academic Tutor (10,11,12), Newspaper (9,10,11,12), Green Team (Vice P., 9,10,11,12), Student Gov. Class Council (11,12), Astronomy Club, Theatre Light & Sound tech, UNCG Bioanalytical Chemistry and RNA cancer research internship
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: 289 hours; clinical volunteering, local food bank, mary’s house
[] Summer Activities: Mayo Clinic Internship
[] Essays: pretty good common app, great why duke, pretty interesting research essay, and an additional internship description essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see but probably really good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see but probably great
[] Additional Rec: from boss at Mayo, great rec, really helped a lot
[li] Interview: amazing; couldn’t have gone better[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small NC boarding school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation american; parents are ukrainian immigrants[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: RECS most definitely, GPA, course rigor, research, internships, interview
[] Weaknesses: CR, SAT IIs, (lol at math 2)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Recs, GPA, research internships, interview[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
So happy! Congratulations to all accepted. Best of luck for deferrees. Good luck to all. Just remember that there are other awesome schools out there. Can’t wait to see everybody next year!

CroatianNation · December 14, 2011, 8:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): None
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: BioM(720) Lit.(710)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59 (YIKES!)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):30/727
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5’s in Lang, Bio, Euro, Psych
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Econ, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Lit., Broadcasting
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None to speak of[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity/JV Lacrosse (Co-Captain and Captain); Cross Country JV; NHS (Treasurer, Senior Service Coordinator); Broadcasting (Political Director, News Director, Administration Manager, Chief Documentary Editor); Key Club; Kiva Microfinance; Psychology Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: Groundkeeper at Country Club (2 Summers)
[] Volunteer/Community service: St. Baldricks Director, Cancer Support Center, PADS, Chicago Marathon Volunteer (4 years)
[] Summer Activities: Worked and played Lacrosse
[] Essays: Wrote about my documentary, which is a huge project at our school. Thought it was very solid, as writing is probably the best part about my application
[] Teacher Recommendation: These were ineffably phenomenal, my Broadcasting teacher of four years and my Psychology teacher were amazing about these, I KNOW they got me in
[] Counselor Rec: Ehh, probably ok but not great
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: My alumni was nice, but I didn’t feel a huge connection. I think she liked me well enough though[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public (3300)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 85,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I had a deep personal story about my cancer experience, and my father’s car accident that led me to want to study neurology (he suffered a traumatic brain injury that has drastically altered his function and personality)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recs and essay; the chance to try and express my personality in writing was the saving grace to my application
[] Weaknesses: GPA, lack of major awards, not the greatest hook
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that I got extraordinarily lucky and someone in the admissions office really like my essay and was able to forgive my GPA. [/li]
[/ul]**General Comments:**This is absurd though, I can’t believe I’m going to Duke!

mpsports94 · December 14, 2011, 8:56pm

Decision: Deferred

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 31 Composite (32 Superscore including 34 on math and 32 on science)
[] SAT II: 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), Euro History (4), US History (3), English Lang (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics C, AP Economics, AP Stats, AP English Lit, Advance Topics in Mathematics (after school class learning Graph Theory and Combinatorics)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, JV Lacrosse
[] Job/Work Experience: Student Coordinator at Great Neck PAL (management position)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Winthrop University Hospital, Volunteer at American Hospital of Paris
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer at American Hospital of Paris
[] Essays: Excellent, showed how I am different and know I want to be an engineer.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from french teacher excellent. Okay rec from physics teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent, knows me very well
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public School (61st in Nation) Very Rigorous
[] Ethnicity: White (non-hispanic)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <20,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong course load. Good GPA. Decent ACT scores. Unique
[] Weaknesses: Not many EC’s but my job takes up a lot of time which I indicated. Also many B’s in 1st quarter senior year.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:1st quarter grade report[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
[*] Also a dual citizen of France and USA.

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