Official Duke 2018 ED Results ONLY Thread

ryton53 · November 29, 2013, 1:42pm

We are only 2 short weeks away! The announcement of when decisions will be released should be made in the next couple days. Hopefully we will hear a little earlier than the 15th. Please respect this thread as for only posting decisions. There are separate threads for hopefuls and general discussion.
Here is the template and good luck everybody!

Here's the template. No need to remove any spaces:

Quote:
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
For future record, if you use
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texaspg · December 12, 2013, 4:16pm

Moderator’s Note

Only Results are allowed to be posted on this thread.

bluedog · December 12, 2013, 5:41pm

Here’s a template that will actually work unlike the one above, which is the result of using the below template…

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
[li] Essays:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] Intended major(s):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths:[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
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danhwkim · December 12, 2013, 6:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (760/740/750)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: USHistory 770, Math II 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 4, English Language 5, US History 5 (Micro, Macro, Stats, English Lit, US Gov in May).
My school only offers 3 AP courses, the other 5 were taken independently via accredited online programs

[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Economics, AP Government, AP Statistics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist (likely Finalist), AP Scholar, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Recipient

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Varsity Ice Hockey, Junior Varsity Ice Hockey (Captain), Varsity Swimming, Student Body Treasurer, Student Government Junior-Class Representative, Summer internship at a local university’s music program, Volunteer at music department of large church, Founder of music program for underprivileged, Electric guitarist on 8-city, 14-date international tour, Recording artist (was on album that reached #9 on iTunes Christian), Camp Counselor, Organizer of church youth events

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
Musician at “mega church” of 13,000

[] Essays: Fairly decent. Received good reviews from multiple teachers, counselor
[] Teacher Recommendation: Stellar from 3 of my favorite teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Stellar
[] Additional Rec: Very good, though one arrived late
[li] Interview: n/a, no interviewer in my area[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): Economics, minor in Statistics
[] School Type: small parochial
[] Ethnicity: didn’t list
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, Class rank, rigor of courses
[] Weaknesses: no glaring weaknesses
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
Maybe too much focus on music in my extracurriculars.

[/ul]General Comments:

Congrats everyone.

eht1erb · December 12, 2013, 6:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 35 Composite
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/346
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Physics B (4) US Gov’t (5) Stats (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Psych (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB History HLB, IB English HLB, Calc BC, Physics C, IB Film SL, Intro to Programming, “Computer Electronics” (It’s actually more of a Web Design/Photoshop class)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor Award, Semi-Finalist in John Stossel Essay Contest, Academics Award…[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BETA Club, NHS, Human Rights Club (my friend started it this year, and he made me one of the leader people)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: A TON of youth group stuff
[] Summer Activities: Mission Trips w/ Youth Group
[] Essays: I’m not sure. I’m weird about letting people read what I write, so I didn’t have anyone revise them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were good.
[] Counselor Rec: I guess it was good??
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: I’m really awkward…[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] Intended major(s): Engineering (Undeclared)
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $71,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well, my grandpa went there.

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: ACT?
[] Weaknesses: Essays, ECs, etc.
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Couldn’t tell ya

robin5540 · December 12, 2013, 6:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Pick one:
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2150(CR730/M770/W650)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: M II 800, Chem 780, Phys 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School Doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, Chem 5, Phys B 5, Envi Sci 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Electives, No AP offered
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Strong Enough
[] Job/Work Experience:
Kinda sloppy
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Strong
[] Summer Activities:
Strong
[] Essays:
Good
[] Teacher Recommendation:
Excellent, 3 recommendations are all by my best teachers. One is by Duke alum
[] Counselor Rec:
DK
[] Additional Rec:
None
[] Interview:
Excellent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO(Highschool), I’m actually international
[] Country (if international applicant): China (I know)
[] Intended major(s):EE, BME
[] School Type: Tiny Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
E/C is good
[] Weaknesses:
SAT, ethnicity
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]DK, SAT&GPA, probably.

[/ul]General Comments:
Oh Well, good luck to the rest!

newg33b · December 12, 2013, 6:29pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (CR: 760 M: 800 W: 780) 2340 one sitting
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 Chemistry: 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% but our school doesn’t do rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chemistry (5) US History (5) English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP BC Calculus, AP Spanish Language, AP English Lit, AP Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): idk what would be considered “major” but my Common App had: 3 time Premio de Oro winner (95th percentile or higher on exam) (National Spanish Exam), AP Scholar, National Honors Society, National Spanish Language Honors Society, [/li]Columbia University Book Award

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Member (Captain) of Varsity Golf Team, 9,10,11,12
Member of Varsity Basketball Team, played in program for 4 years
Member of Varsity Baseball Team, Freshman Baseball Team MVP, 4 year program member
Concert Band Trumpet Player 9,10 (couldn’t participate in 11,12 due to graduation requirements)
Member of Investment Club 10,11,12
Member of Church’s Peer Ministry Group 12
Member of a group for high school athletes who have demonstrated leadership at the varsity level at my high school
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 Mission Trips to Gulfport, MS area, 1 week, 40 hours each summers of 9,10
Worked with youth baseball teams in prep for summer tournaments, summer of 10
[] Summer Activities: Didn’t really ask for them, but in general the mission trips and prep for all three sports (i.e. summer baseball and basketball leagues and local golf tournaments)
[] Essays:I think good, wrote it about golf
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, I hope it was pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec:I hope good, no idea
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[li] Interview:I think good, very conversational.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s):Undecided
[] School Type:Small public school, very competitive
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: $100K +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):legacy

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:Objective stats, legacy
[] Weaknesses:ECs/ leadership if anything
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think mostly the Objective stats, legacy certainly helped.

MarchSAT · December 12, 2013, 7:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A(2080 but didn’t send)
ACT: 33 with 12 Essay
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% but our school doesn’t do rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP French, AP Gov, AP Physics C, AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, Deans List, Debate Honorable Mention at CFL Tournament, and Outstanding Delegate at CMUNCE conference.

Extracurriculars:
Debate
Model UN
Asian Awareness Club
Muslim Awareness Club
Medical Office Volunteer
Healthcare Center Volunteer
Islamic Society Volunteer
TEDx
Operation Smile Club

Volunteer/Community service: Demonstrated above.
Worked with youth baseball teams in prep for summer tournaments, summer of 10
Summer Activities:
Essays: Wrote about my mom’s food and my cooking
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, I hope it was pretty good.
Counselor Rec:I hope good, no idea
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview: Decent.
Other
State (if domestic applicant):MD
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Undecided
School Type: Highly Ranked Private School
Ethnicity: African American
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: $100K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM

Reflection: Strong ACT/Extracurriculars. Weak (relatively) grades.

I’m so happy I got in. Congrats to everyone else who made it!!!

leapbaby2996 · December 12, 2013, 7:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (2120) 800 CR, 680 W, 640 M
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 750 English Lit, 720 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), English Lang (5), Art History (4), Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Econ, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, Creative Writing, Digital Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published in Teen Ink Magazine (poetry), Finalist in Stage of Life Essay Contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Theater (a few lead roles), Voice Lessons (opera singer), Piano Lessons, Dance Ensemble, English/History tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: 1 summer as a camp counselor, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 summers volunteering at a hospital, 1 summer at an art museum
[] Summer Activities: See above
[] Essays: Extremely heartfelt, everyone who read it loved it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, but both teachers love me
[] Counselor Rec: not sure
[] Additional Rec: I submitted an arts supplement for my opera singing, I think it was pretty good.
[li] Interview: Seemed to go really well.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] Intended major(s): History, certificate in Policy Journalism
[] School Type: Small Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <400,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, CR score, Essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA, Math and Writing Scores,
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am completely flabberghasted. My junior year GPA was absolutely awful (3.4 UW, 3.9 W). Everyone on here has much higher scores than me. I think my essays were very strong and my arts supplement was good. They must have really wanted an opera singer![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in! To all future applicants reading this who, like me, pored over CC and got depressed when they saw all the 4.0s and 2300s getting rejected, don’t worry. It’s not impossible. I do really well in things I love (music, history, english), and have had low grades in things I don’t (math, science). Clearly Duke wanted me for the things I do excel at.
GO BLUE DEVILS!

smokygiraffe · December 12, 2013, 7:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (730/640/770)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 710 (Math II), 680 (Lit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know, weighted is 4.17
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/327
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Chem, Symphony Band, AP Stats, Physics, Sociology, Ethics, AP GoPo
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity indoor track, 4 years varsity outdoor track, 4 years field hockey (2 years varsity), 2 years science NHS, 2 years history NHS, 4 years Leo club (elected secretary), 3 years bass clarinet (1 year symphony band), 1 year DECA (5th place at state conference)
[] Job/Work Experience: Did not make it on app, but working seasonal retail
[] Volunteer/Community service: Leo club, band volunteering, Relay for Life team captain
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Outstanding
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, probably pretty nondescript but positive
[] Additional Rec: DNA
[li] Interview: Excellent[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): Chemistry
[] School Type: medium-large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Dedication to range of activities, senior course rigor, essay, recs
[] Weaknesses: Subject tests, ACT, gender/race/income/location
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Too many other qualified applicants, poor sAT subject tests[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Kudos to all of those who got in and good luck to all those who got deferred.

mydd123 · December 12, 2013, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 680, MA 780, WR 710
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Chem 800, Physics 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (This is the best ranking our teachers can give)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 for Physics C2,Chemistry,Microeconomics,Calculus C. 4 for Macroeconomics, Stats.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: GCE A-Level H1 * 1, H2 * 4, H3 * 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ARML International First Place Team, Singapore National Physics Olympiad Bronze, Singapore National Math Olympiad Silver*2, USAMO Qualification, Singapore Science&Engineering Fair Bronze

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Vice President in Math Club (organize some math competitions), Photography Society, Programming Club, Completed four science research projects (duration approx one year each),Cross country award winner
[] Job/Work Experience:Nope
[] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a lot (approx 350 hrs), but I only listed one in Common App cuz Common app can list max 10 activities
[] Summer Activities: 2 Summer Math programs (HCSSiM & PROMYS)
[] Essays: Good…wrote about my enthusiasm in computer programming
[] Teacher Recommendation: Dunno…Probably good
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno…Probably good(How do I know…I’ve waived my rights to read them)
[] Additional Rec: Asked the Director of PROMYS to write a recommendation
[li] Interview: Not available for international applicants (probably due to high volume of applicants and lack of resources)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[] Intended major(s): Computer Science & Economics
[] School Type: Private (One of the top in Singapore)
[] Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of awards (at least national level), strong research&EC profile, strong science achievements (Olympiads,research,AP,SAT II,summer programs etc)
[] Weaknesses: SAT Reasoning…Especially CR. But I took again in Dec, though no use, I think I can get at least 750 for CR
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Refer to strengths[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

Knockaround · December 12, 2013, 7:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR 710 W 770M
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 740 Lit 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (4) Lang (5) Stat (4) Gov (2)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish, Econ, AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Art History, AP Calc 2[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Do not want to get into them to maintain anonymity, but they were fine, better than the average Duke applicant for sure.
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[] Essays: Fine, nothing special, but not bad
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume excellence
[] Counselor Rec: Fine, nothing special
[] Additional Rec: Glowing
[li] Interview: Went well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Intended major(s):Statistical Science and Psychology
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hooks[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, ECs, Recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA for sure, dang unmotivated Freshman me
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:GPA mostly, just doesn’t compete with all these perfect people.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got in. I’m not too bummed, there are people who deserved it more than me. On to USC / UCLA!

DanGooster · December 12, 2013, 7:41pm

mydd123, did you apply for financial aid?

Shinbone96 · December 12, 2013, 7:48pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (760 math 740 reading 700 writing
[] ACT: 35 (36 math 36 science 35 English 32 reading)
[] SAT II: math 2 760 biology 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/354
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): us history(5) government (5) calculus ab (5) biology (5) psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load:Taking all APs: stats, calc bc, physics, literature, environmental science and computer science this year
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing notable[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis, NHS president, environmental science Vice President and a couple other school clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: around 50 hours for town events and other similar things
[] Summer Activities: tennis camps, traveling
[] Essays: common app essay on my tennis playing. I liked it a lot and so did others… Supplements were decent too.
[] Teacher Recommendation: both stellar
[] Counselor Rec: mediocre at best
[] Additional Rec: tennis coach, very good
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): biomedical engineering
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 160k-180k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: academics, recs
[] Weaknesses: extra curriculars weren’t extraordinary but still decent, no major hooks or awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strong academics and I felt my recs and essays probably gave a good window into who I am[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Can’t believe that I was accepted but incredibly excited for the chance to go to duke!

hannahmcmullan · December 12, 2013, 7:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

nishi1288 · December 12, 2013, 8:03pm

Decision: Deferred

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170: 690 CR, 770 M, 710 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math Level II- 800, Physics- 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73, Weighted: 4.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 36/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB/BC (5 on AB subscore), 4 APUSH, 5 Physics C Mechanics, 4 Physics C E & M
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Further Math, AP Chemistry, AP English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AAPT Physics Bowl Top Scorer, National AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin: Concertmaster of ESO, Associate Concertmaster of TYP, NSO SMI, KidzNotes Volunteer, Paid Performances… Tennis: Mens’ Varsity Tennis Team at Enloe, Lettered and Academic All Conference every year, MVP (11), Captain (12)… Chess: Top 30 in state and Placed in top 10 and NC State Chess Championships (9,10)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Kidznotes, Kramden, some Key Club events
[] Summer Activities: National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
[] Essays: Love Common App, Very passionate Why Duke, Decent EC essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great from 2
[] Counselor Rec: General
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went well![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): Physics or Engineering
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Arts Supplement for Violin

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs lots of Passion and Leadership, Arts Supplement, WhyDuke Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT and UW GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: More Qualified Applicants[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I’m sad but not too sad. Congratulations to all that made it!

picklechicken37 · December 12, 2013, 8:07pm

Decision: Deferred

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 790 Bio, 750 Math II, 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology 4, Literature 4, US History 4, World History 4, French 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Government, AP Language, French 6 (beyond AP level)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Stem cell research, Cross Country (Captain), Relay for Life Club (Co-founder/VP), Relay for Life (Captain), Notre Dame Summer Scholars, Science Club (President), French exchange trip, track and badminton coach, ski instructor, Track and Field, Mission Trip
[] Job/Work Experience: Ski instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 200 hours
[] Summer Activities: Notre Dame Summer Scholars
[] Essays: Common app was great. I liked my Duke essays too and spent a lot of time on them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other was probably goodish
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good
[] Additional Rec: From someone I am doing research with, it was awesome. Another from my sister that was pretty good.
[li] Interview: None offered[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): Biology
[] School Type: Top public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research, activities that relate to major
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, possibly letters of rec
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I thought I was a strong applicant but there are stronger applicants out there.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am not losing hope! I am remaining optimistic for the RD round. I really hope I can go to Duke and will continue to work hard to make it happen. But what happens happens and it is always for the best. Congrats to everyone who got accepted! For those who were rejected, you will end up at some place you love and this is just a sign that Duke is not the place for you. For those who were deferred, don’t lose hope! They will still accept some deferred people in the RD round!

Specularplane · December 12, 2013, 8:19pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 34 w/ 6 on writing (was worried about writing lol)
[] SAT II: 720 chem, 730 US history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/585
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): eleven 4’s, two 5’s, one 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes one honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP scholar, National Merit [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years varsity baseball one year JV, NHS, Think Pink Kids member, volunteer organizer for 2008 Obama campaign,
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: collected used baseball equipment to be shipped to less fortunate kids in the caribbean
[] Summer Activities: summer baseball, summer AP classes, National Student Leadership Conf.
[] Essays: Stellar. Common App about brother with Aspergers, solid but kinda cliche Why Duke, very good extracurricular about baseball
[] Teacher Recommendation: The one out of two that I saw was very nice but I thought it lacked examples
[] Counselor Rec: Probably eh
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Very relaxed and laid back conversation, thought it went very smoothly. lasted about 35 minutes.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): Economics
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, grades, essays
[] Weaknesses: no hooks, recommendations?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: who the hell knows!!![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: SO HAPPY AND EXCITED FOR NEXT FALL WOOOOOOOOOO!!!

magicorange · December 12, 2013, 8:40pm

Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800M 800CR 780 W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 760 Biology(E) 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 UW (taken 9 APs/ 3 honors by end of Senior)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9% for sure (using ELC with UC system, my school doesnt actually rank)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s English Literature, Biology, Psychology, 4 Euro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5AP’s and 2 unweighted (required courses)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): rather not go too in depth, but were fairly standard, maybe a bit above the bar
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: volunteered in various local summer camps that were loosely affiliated with my church… no summer research probably hurt me lol
[] Essays: i thought they were good
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably good (one teacher is ridiculously nice and is advisor of one of the clubs i attend; the other taught me AP Bio and biotechnology, so was excited that i applied for biology undergrad)
[] Counselor Rec: unsure… my counselor seems nice though haha
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: average? we talked for only ~40 minutes, but were laughing a lot… didn’t really talk TOO much about college though[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s): biology/pre-med
[] School Type: very good public school, consistently sends multiple students to top colleges
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: ~80K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: honestly thought i’d at least get deferred… oh well

Erin33333 · December 12, 2013, 8:52pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB-4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio AP Spanish AP Calc BC AP Lit and Comp Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): don’t feel like listing SORRY freaking out still[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 varsity sports, captain of forensics etc.
[] Job/Work Experience:2 jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500 plus hours
[] Summer Activities: summer studying abroad in spain, lots of volunteering/work
[] Essays: hopefully good! talked about duke engage and duke focus and really conveyed my excitement and curiosity. talked about the strains of running cross country and the team relationship for the community one. common app was about a failure in forensics.
[] Teacher Recommendation: good i think!
[] Counselor Rec:very good probably
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: went well i think! we talked for almost an hour. flowed very well. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MICHIGANNNNNNN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Intended major(s):biology and spanish
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: >350000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: well roundedness, lots of activities and awards, lots of volunteering i think was important and did research for a vet hospital
[] Weaknesses: act score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really have no idea. I didn’t expect this at all so I have no idea how to react. I was completely caught off guard. My mom thought I was having a seizure. I am BEYOND excited to meet all of you guys and have been looking forward to this moment for forever. Wow. Really crazy. Seriously.[/li]
To those deferred and rejected, don’t get too down. My best friend was rejected by cornell, columbia, etc. and then ended up getting accepted into Yale. its so random and crazy. If the same bunch of us applied next year I bet the results could be completely different.

[/ul]General Comments:

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