***Official Duke 2018 ED Results ONLY Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR -800 W-730 M-780
ACT: NA
SAT II: Biology II - 770 Math IIC - 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank available
AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
IB (place score in parenthesis): 42
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinction in Cambridge IGCSE
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rock Climbing, Varsity Cross-Country
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: Coached Athletics (Head Coach for children’s program); Worked for two different community service organizations and also helped run a club in school that supports an NGO in India.
Summer Activities: Extensive Mountaineering and Trekking in Ladakh and Indonesia
Essays: Solid common app. Not sure about supplements.
Teacher Recommendation: Not seen them, but I think they are good.
Counselor Rec: Not seen them, but should be allright
Additional Rec: Coaching reco. It was really glowing.
Interview: Pretty relaxed. Went well.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NA
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: Private School
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA
Reflection
Strengths: Good SAT scores. Decent IB grade. Decent amount of extra-curricular.
Weaknesses: Lack of leadership activities or work experience
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments: Not really sure…
For future record, if you use

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (760 M 670 CR 760 W)
SAT II: 750 Math II, 750 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Indian school certificate (ISC)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JV soccer (9, 10)
Dance (9,10,11,12)
Treasurer (10, 12)
MUN Advisor (11, 12)
And some other stuff.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Volunteering Internship at a Diabetes Hospital (100+ hours)
Volunteer/Community service:
European Charity Band Tour (100 hours)
Various fundraisers in 9th (40 hours)
Organized a Fundraiser for Malnourished Children in Africa (70 hours)
Summer Activities: Mostly volunteering
Essays: My common app was great, and my Why Duke was also pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: I got one from my Math & Chemistry teacher, and they should have been pretty good.
Counselor Rec: It should have been good as well.
Interview: It was really great. It lasted an hour, and my interviewer’s interests very similar to that of mine.
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Intended major(s): Neuroscience (premed)
School Type: Private school in India
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, international experience in 2 countries
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Interview
Weaknesses: Relatively low SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I submitted two art supplements - one for dance, and one for art. Also, it would be the international experience.
Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2: 770, US History: 750, Literature: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Politics, US History, Calculus BC, Chinese, English Language (5 for all) World History (4)</p>

<p>[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Macro Economics, Government, Statistics, Psychology, Biology, Literature, Environmental Science (All AP Courses)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, Green Club, and other stuff.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Law Firm, Diabetes Research, Radiology Research
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community Garden
[</em>] Summer Activities: Law and Research
[<em>] Essays: Common App was beast (10/10), Why Duke was all right (7/10), One EC (10/10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers liked me. Probably an 8/10 and 9/10.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She didn’t know me too well so kinda meh. Probably 7/10
[</em>] Additional Rec: NOPE
[li] Interview: Killed it. She really liked me. Probably 9/10</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Intended major(s): Mathematics
[</em>] School Type: Public, Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 60-80k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My essays were pretty good. My interview went awesome.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My scores were kinda low for Duke. No hooks.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Well, I guess luck was definitely a factor. Essays and interview are important.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Don’t get hung up about test scores. They are important but not the most important aspect of the whole process. You do not need the perfect scores to get into the top schools. You need personality, and that will show in the essays and interview. If you got deferred or rejected, do not worry too much. I know each and every one of us will get into an amazing school. Also, as long as you do not become bitter or regretful that you did not attend your dream school, I guarantee the college you attend will be lots of fun. College is what you make of it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 33 composite. E:36 M:33 R:33 S:35
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2:800 Chemistry:800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chem (5), US History (5), Mandarin (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics, Political Science, AP Studio Art, AP Latin, AP Calc BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar thing </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Lots and lots of time at my church playing in worship bands, participating in youth group and such, and doing other various tasks. (Children’s Sunday School Song leader, youth leadership council)
-Running in track, XC, and on my own time. I totally suck but I certainly showed my dedication.
-A small amount of flute.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at an arts place, also previously volunteered at a non profit store. About 100 hrs total.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Algebra 2 (went to pre-calc the year after), Summer chem program, summer math program
[<em>] Essays: Good I guess, but nothing super extraordinary.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Idk, but should have been good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Was probably good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: nope.
[li] Interview: I’m not sure, but it did last for an hour. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended major(s): no clue.
[</em>] School Type: competitive private
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none…?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Idk… SAT II I guess, commitment to extracurriculars?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of cool awards, ACT, no cool job experiences/research, volunteering isn’t so great either
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no frickin clue.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I can’t believe this. If I’m dreaming, I don’t want this dream to end.
For those accepted: I really look forward to seeing you all next year!
For those deferred/denied: You guys are all awesome people. Seriously. As I’m looking through this thread, I honestly was shocked at how most of you were so so talented, even more than me. I have no idea why Duke made the decision that they did. But I’m sure you all will end up at a great school. And remember that no matter where you go, your ambition and hard work will for sure make you successful.
For future applicants: don’t waste too much time on threads like this and chance threads. It will only give you a false sense of security or insecurity. You are different than every single person here, and no one can tell you what your outcome would be except for the admissions people themselves.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 <em>didn’t send</em>
ACT: Composite: 32 Math: 34 Reading: 34 Science: 34 English: 27
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): GPA: 4.0/4.0 HPA: 5.0/6.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Rank: 1/700
AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science: 5 World History: 5 Biology: 5 Psychology: 5 Calculus AB: 5 English: 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at school
Senior Year Course Load: AICE Marine Science, AICE Physics, AICE English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Micoreconomics, AICE Global Persepctives, Dual-Enrollment English, Dual-Enrollment Strategies. (AICE is the cambridge equivalent of AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Yale Book Award and multiple National Awards in environmental recognition. </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Environmental Club (Founder and President)
Science NHS (President)
Spanish NHS (Vice President)
NHS (Public Representative)
National Forensic League (Member)
Social Studies NHS (Member)
Varsity Tennis (player)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: I believe my community service was one of the key factors that helped me stand out. To summarize some of the things: Gaining National Green School Recognition, initiating recycling programs in a couple local schools, saving 25,000 bottles from going to the landfill, hosting our first Dance Marathon (raising over 20 thousand dollars), saving our school 7% of its energy use, creating an after-school science program at a local elementary school, etc.
Essays: Very good
Interview: The interview went extremely well. My interviewer was nice, informative and I really enjoyed our conversation. It lasted a little less than two hours and the conversation was fluid.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: High School schedule, AP Courses, Extracurriculars and deep involvement in community.
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

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<p>I needed to get my mind off it when the deferral notice first came so I couldn’t do this, but now I feel like it might be helpful to future applicants. </p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Pick one:</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): -
[</em>] ACT: 34 (super scored 35)
[<em>] SAT II: -
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 4.82/5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5) US (5) BC(5) Stats(5) English (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Spanish Literature, Band, Lin/Algebra and Calc 3 (dual college credit), AP Physics, AP Econ, AP English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar thing but otherwise nothing too dashing. 8th place individual contest at Math Team State if that counts.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Lot of Youth Group volunteering (Officer/Coordinator), 3 years at co-created computer science club (President), 4 years Math team, 4 years Academic Bowl, 2 Years TLC (school volunteer tutoring), 4 years band, and some smaller extracurricular that I didn’t really participate more than a year in.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a private tutor for Math and English for children.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of hours with Youth Group and TLC, also worked as a student-teacher for a Korean primary school.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Other than my job, didn’t do much.
[<em>] Essays: Common App was great; Supplements meh. I would have liked a longer prompt much more.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers like me, but I didn’t read them so I wouldn’t know haha
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Great, the interviewer told me I remind him of his younger self :slight_smile: </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] Intended major(s): Biomed Engineering
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Very low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good GPA, best course rigor available (had to appeal to take extra APs), a lot of community service hours.
[</em>] Weaknesses: A lot of average in comparison to the applicant pool.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Other than my interview, I don’t think my application made a good case for me to stand out from any other person. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone! The one thing that really annoyed me was I had to retake SAT 2 for the regular admissions schools…</p>

47

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT:32 composite (35 science, 33 math, 28 english, 32 reading, 8 writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 100.0): 95.54, Weighted: 98.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP Statistics
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English, AP Government, AP Economics, AP Calculus AB, ASL, Career and Financial Management
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (House manager, chief of properties), Stagecraft (chief of construction), student prints literary club (president), Peer Drugs, freshman buddies
Job/Work Experience:Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Children’s Center
Summer Activities:
Essays: Love Common App, Very passionate Why Duke, Decent EC essay
Teacher Recommendation: 2 (hopefully very good)
Counselor Rec: General
Additional Rec:ASL professor from class outside of school
Interview: Excellent
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Business
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Interview, senior year course load, GPA, extracurricular
Weaknesses: ACT, vigor of classes
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: People were better options than me and also I didn’t push myself earlier to take harder classes. Also I dropped foreign language after my sophomore year (huge mistake but I learned that too late).
General Comments: It’s upsetting because I loved the school and area, but I realize it wasn’t where I am supposed to be for now. There is always a possibility to transfer if I’m not in love with the university I end up at (which I probably will) or for graduate school which would be better. Congratulations to everyone who made it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math (800) Writing (770) Reading (710) - only taken once<br>
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (790)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.01
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Spanish Language (5) - school does not offer AP courses
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Honors BC Calculus, Honors Government, Physics, Economics and Finance
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (VP), School admissions ambassador, Junior State of America club - JSA (president, 4 years), Nordstrom teen board member, Fashion-philanthropy startup advisory board member, Varsity soccer (4 years), Volleyball, Badminton
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern for Congresswoman (fall of Junior yr) , Intern at a Cardiovascular research lab (Senior yr), Paid position in school’s Chemistry lab (Junior yr)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with national community service organization for 7 years, volunteer mostly at Shelter Network and the Humane Society.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work at a summer camp (3 summers), attended various leadership programs, JSA summer program, traveling, etc…
[<em>] Essays: personal- my nickname, extracurricular- my cardio research internship, optional- why I love Duke!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: assumedly great (Bio and English teachers, knew both very well outside of the classroom)
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Alumni interview in my town, very relaxed and friendly. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] Intended major(s): Biology, public policy- hopefully under the Global Health major
[</em>] School Type: tiny, highly academic private school
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none (which is why I was-extra surprised I got in!) </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Definitely extracurriculars and internship positions, along with overall academic standing. Interviewing was great. My essays were very true to who I am. Applying ED!!
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of any apparent “hook” or connections
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I guess it’s good to be well rounded! </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: GO BLUE DEVILS!!! I could not be any happier to be a part of Duke- if anyone reading this is questioning applying, go for it! If you know you love Duke, applying ED is by far the best choice: there’s a higher admission rate and it makes the rest of senior year completely amazing if you get in. Good luck and congratulations!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 1970; Reading 760, Math 630, Writing 590
• ACT: 31
• SAT II: didn’t take
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.84 weighted)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/346
• AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Lang (4), AB Calc (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP World (year-long), AP Stats, AP Earth, English IV, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Bio,
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none? AP Scholar, North Carolina School of Science&Math Online Student
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity cross-country (team captain for past two years); Indoor and Outdoor track (varsity, lead distance girls); Environmental club (started club and has been president for past two years); Junior Civitans (member for 3 years, secretary past 2 years); THINC competition (formed & led group, team placed 3rd overall; NHS prez; youth choir and handbell choir at church
• Job/Work Experience: Babysitting since 9th grade; Research internship on stream morphology and erosion through Meredith College for 6 weeks this past summer
• Volunteer/Community service: raised $2300 for Susan G Komen 3Day Walk; ASP Mission trip 3 years in a row; lots of smaller various events
• Essays: Very good. For the common app I used the topic about failure and wrote about my rose garden, which I think was a fairly unusual topic
• Teacher Recommendation: Strong
• Counselor Rec: Idk, probably not the best because my counselor had met me twice and is a hot mess
• Additional Rec: Strong, the professor that I did research with this past summer (who got his doctorate at Duke) wrote it
• Interview: This was a complete joke. The guy told me “This is really for you so I’ll just answer any questions you have about the university”. The only question he asked was what my intended major was.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
• School Type: Public (~2000 students)
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: $70,000 - $75,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada
Reflection
• Strengths: GPA; research, komen 3day; started club
• Weaknesses: test scores definitely haha I’m honestly I’m surprised that I got accepted with those numbers
• Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that in the application they could see my dedication to what I was passionate about (ie. running, the environment, breast cancer awareness/ missions). I made sure to highlight my interest in the environment (I’m going to major in environmental science) and I think stood out to the admissions among all the pre-med students.<br>
General Comments:
Congrats to everyone that has been accepted!! And for those who are considering applying, don’t be discouraged by all the craziness of CC. I discovered this site after I submitted my application and was so overwhelmed by some of the posts on here that by the time decisions were released I was convinced I wouldn’t be accepted! Even if you don’t have a perfect GPA or a 2400 SAT score, there is still a chance that you will be admitted. I think that my test scores proved that (I’m serious, I scored in the 37th percentile on the essay portion of the ACT. That should give you hope if nothing else!) </p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pick one:
Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (740 M, 650 CR, 750 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Calculus AB (5), Human Geo (5), Psychology (5), Enviro (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics/Electricity&Magnetism, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Micro/AP Macro, AP US Gov/AP Comparative Gov, AICE Computing (AICE=Cambridge equivalent of AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Technology reviewer/YouTube partner: 30 million views, 30,000 subscribers, Secretary of Astronomy Club, co-vp of food pantry club, Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, some programming competitions
Job/Work Experience: Founded technology website to report news on PlayStation Vita, paid writer for mobile software blog
Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life team member, volunteer for a food pantry
Summer Activities: classes at local college
Essays: Common app about YouTube channel, ec supplement about technology website, incorporated technology ECs into Why Duke/Engineering app to relate to interest in engineering. Liked all 3, good feedback
Teacher Recommendation: Probably decent, didn’t read
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec:
Interview: Short, only around 30 minutes. Nothing special</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Mechanical Engineering
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: ECs, 15 APs, essays
Weaknesses: SAT, interview?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: So excited to be attending Duke in the Fall!</p>

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<p>Hi everyone! Just a quick question…
So far in high school I have made 3 Cs and 9 Bs but that puts me at a 3.72 UW gpa and a 4.5 weighted gpa
My sat score is a 2350
Do you think I will be accepted into duke with such a low gpa??? </p>

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<p>It’s a L-O-N-G reach, quite frankly. </p>