***Official Duke 2019 ED Results ONLY Thread***

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2120 (800M, 700CR, 620W (8 Essay))
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 Chemistry, 700 Biology (M)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), AP English Language & Comp (4), AP US Government (4), AP US History (4), AP Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP French, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] N/A
Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, French Honor Society, President/Founder of Physics Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[<em>] Essays: Not great; writing is a weakness of mine
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Amazing! Couldn’t have asked for better teachers to write them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: From a duke alum – glowing
[<em>] Interview: Went very well![/ul]
Other

[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores (Math, mainly), schedule, URM, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, ecs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Duke was the first one to get back to me! [/ul]
General Comments: SOOO EXCITED TO BE JOINING DUKE CLASS OF 2019! GO BLUE DEVILS!</p>

42

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: N/A
[</em>] ACT: 34C (36E,34R,29M,36S) single sitting
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74/5.808 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (7/121)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP World History (5), AP European History (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP Literature and Composition (4), AP Human Geography (5), AP US History (4), AP Biology (5), AP Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics (N/A), AP U.S. Government and Politics (N/A), AP Microeconomics (N/A), AP Calculus BC (N/A), PE, Art, and JROTC (required for graduation)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:

[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Varsity Basketball co-captain (4 years), NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, 2 major research projects, major position in national debate club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid intern at Marine Biology lab and intern at Biology lab
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Charity which built schools in India (4 years), volunteered at a pet shelter (2 years)
[<em>] Essays: 7-8/10, about passion for scientific research and my experience visiting one of the schools built in India with funds from my charity
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: signed the FERPA lol I can only speculate (6-7/10)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: (5/10)
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: ok only lasted 25 minutes
Other
list]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Fl
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Small, competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada
Reflection

[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Research and community service. Was a recruited basketball player for D-3, D-2. Definitely not Duke level lol
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA and ACT math subscore…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not unique enough :frowning:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] nowhere
General Comments: Well this sucks, but I have straight A’s senior year. Since I got deferred with my GPA, maybe they’re actually waiting for my midyear report? A guy can only hope… Congrats to all who got in, and to those rejected (especially on this forum who were way better than me) you’ll definitely get in somewhere great!</p>

43

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:

  • •SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (800 Math, 710 Reading, 730 Writing)
    •ACT: 35 (35 English, 36 Math, 35 Reading, 35 Science)
    •SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (790), Chemistry (740), Spanish Reading (670)
    •Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
    •Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/575
    •AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), English Lang & Comp (5), World History (4),
    U.S. History (4)
    •IB (place score in parenthesis):
    •Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish, AP English Literature & Composition,
    AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics
    •Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
    •National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalist (finalist status is still pending right now)
    •AP Scholar with Distinction
    •National Piano Guild “Superior” standing

Subjective:

  • •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
    [list]
    •USA club swimming from 6th grade to 10th grade (JO qualifier)
    •Summer Suburban Swim League from 3rd grade to present (5 consecutive years of 1st place in medley<br>
    relay- broke league record in 2010)
    •High School Swim Team from 9th-12th grade (Districts Swimmer)
    •Job/Work Experience: piano teacher 
    •Volunteer/Community service:
  • •100 hours at local retirement home
    •60 hours at local hospital
    •50 hours mentoring younger swimmers on summer swim team
    •Summer Activities:
  • •Research in cancer laboratory at a Medical School lab for 6 weeks - 10th grade
    •Participated in 10 day cardiovascular awareness research in high school students in rural India (survey<br>
    based)-11th grade
    •Essays:
  • •CommonApp: 8/10
    •Teacher Recommendation: Overall Rating=8-9
    Teacher rec #1- excellent 9/10
    Teacher rec #2 - very good, but did not have much time to write 7-8/10
    •Counselor Rec: 7/10, my counselor has changed 3 times over the past 3 years, just got to know the<br>
    counselor who wrote my rec in October.
    •Additional Rec: n/a
     •Interview: 9/10, interview was about 1 hour - talked about sports, my activities, and things the interviewer found interesting at Duke

[/list]
Other

  • •State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
    •Country (if international applicant): n/a
    •Intended major(s): Biomedical Engineering
    •School Type: Large Public School
    •Ethnicity: Thai/Indian
    •Gender: Female
    •Income Bracket: >200,000
    •Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

  • •Strengths: number of AP courses taken, well rounded, research, course load
    •Weaknesses: recommendations, SAT I scores, Spanish subject test (did not have an option not to send Spanish
    as it was taken the same date as Physics & Chem and scores were rushed), did not have numerous<br>
    extracurricular activities and major awards
    •Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: female candidate applying to engineering, quality of extracurricular activities even though quantity was not that high(because club swimming was so time consuming), strong course load including classes like Microbiology & Human Anatomy

General Comments: You don’t have to be the president of 10 clubs that you aren’t passionate about, quality is more important than quantity. Good luck to everyone applying! :)</p>

44

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I:Reading 670, Math 620, Writing 690 ( didn’t send )
ACT: 30, super scored 31
SAT II: World History 680, Biology E 700, lit 740 (didnt send lit)
Weighted GPA 4.6700
Rank: idk last year i was 11 out of 60ish
AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (4), Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, ap psych, ap stat, honors french IV, honors calc, ap studio art drawing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
2013 Congressional Art Competition Winner
Scholastic Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention Awards
October 2013 Arts and Activities magazine cover and featured artist
AP Scholar with Honors
Presidential service award</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Ballet except senior yr due to injury
president of 2 clubs at school and some other stuff at my church youth group</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Commissioned Artist
Graphic Designer for local student culinary business
Volunteer/Community service:Soup Kitchen, childrens art camp, Chamber of Commerce,Selected for service trip to work with National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington D.C.
Summer Activities: self funded trip to france to visit a friend --alone… twas an experience
Essays: average quality meh
Teacher Recommendation:idk
Counselor Rec: great
Additional Rec: idk
Interview: none! and then i found out too late that you could supplement with another rec and i thought i ruined my chances but guess not yay!!!</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NC
Intended major(s): art and business
School Type: tiny private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: LOW
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my dad didnt complete college so not total first generation but yeah, only person in my HS to apply early, art supplement, small town</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: art, location
Weaknesses: test scores, no interview
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: idfk but im not questioning it</p>

<p>General Comments: i almost didnt apply but my sister and best friend gave just enough confidence to fill out the app and i am so thankful. even if you think you have 0 chance JUST DO IT</p>

45

<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2280
[</em>] SAT II: Math II 740, Chemistry 770, US History 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psychology (5), English Language (5), Statistics (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature, AP Music Theory, AP Calculus AB/BC, independent research seminar (I talked this up a lot in my application because I’m doing a research project that matches my intended major)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Two choirs and an a cappella group, Visible Woman’s Club (President), JV cross country, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship in a pediatric office, started my own math tutoring business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Christmas caroling with choir in homeless shelters and nursing homes, mentoring children with autism in social skills class
[<em>] Essays: thoughtful, extremely edited, spent a ton of time on them
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: probably pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Additional Rec: great
[<em>] Interview:went really well! [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): girl interested in science, went to NJ Governor’s School over the summer (science research program) [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Gov School, strong demonstrated interest in science, essays, interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: white, couldn’t come up with something I considered “unique” for the perspective essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Gov School and the senior research project definitely helped
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tulane with Presidential Scholarship, accepted to Fordham, accepted to Penn State (University Park), apps withdrawn from Vandy, Chapel Hill, and U Miami [/ul]
General Comments: This is pretty late, but congratulations to everyone who got in! To those who were deferred or rejected, more opportunities are sure to come your way in the next few months. You’re all brilliant and talented and you’ll find a great place to go next year :)</p>

46

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: n/a
[</em>] ACT: 32 (35 E, 29 M, 36 R, 34 S, 8 Wr)
[<em>] SAT II:n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 u/w, 3.88 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/228
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, Lang & Comp (4), US History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: H. Calc, American Government, AP Lit & Comp, AP Bio, Career Search (Dual Enrollment)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Model UN charter member, Harry Potter Club VP. four year varsity swimmer and team captain, varsity track, varsity crew (Scholastic Nationals qualifier freshman year), founder and co-president of my school’s environmental club, Rotary Youth Exchange student ambassador, National Honor Society treasurer, Math club secretary then president.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Head lifeguard/assistant manager at my local country club. I also own and operate my own bakery out of my kitchen.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Humane society volunteering, Joyce Ivy Foundation Lead Fellow
[</em>] Essays: I thought my common app one was great, why duke so so.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: two awesome. Third teacher didn’t bother to write a letter, simply wrote a generic paragraph about my strengths.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read it, I assume very good. She likes me.
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview:[/ul] Did not occur. I live in a remote area that did not have alumni.
Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 125,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none
Reflection

[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essay, Joyce Ivy Foundation work, leadership in my work experiences
[<em>] Weaknesses: ACT, GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA probably had something to do with it I assume. Also the fact that my school only offers six AP classes.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Won’t hear back from any other schools until April, gah.[/li]General Comments:
Pretty heartbroken, Duke has been my dream school for as long as I could remember. Staying hopeful for the ED round!</p>

47

I really don’t feel like filling it all out lol
Accepted to Trinity
SATI: 1850
SAT II: didn’t take
ACT: 27
3.95 GPA
Rank: 7/270
AP scores: 3 in APUSH and LANG, 4 IN PSYCH
4 AP classes this year

Ton of EC
Retail job, nothing major
Superb essays and recommendations
Funny and cool interview

Not poor

I posted this because at first I didn’t want to apply to Duke. I was discouraged by others who were saying my stats weren’t good enough. I want to encourage others (probably future applicants) that it’s not always about test scores (even though they are tremendously important) . Believe in yourself, and do your best. Be remarkable. Good luck to those not accepted; you’ll do well and succeed whatever you go. And congrats to class of 2019!

48

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): CR: 680, Math: 580, W: 670 (1930 total)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Lit: 680, US History: 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Statistics (regular), AP European History, AP English, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, Latin Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam x2, National Spanish Exam x1

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:Babysit
Volunteer/Community service: Work at a non-profit as group leader
Summer Activities: work at the non-profit for approx 8-10 hours/week
Essays: awesome
Teacher Recommendation: awesome
Counselor Rec: awesome
Additional Rec: awesome
Interview: awesome

Other

State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): ICS (International Comparative Studies)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy

Reflection

Strengths: My essays and recs were really good and I had good ECs
Weaknesses: Test score and gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores and gpa

General Comments: I’m going to take the SATs again and hope and pray the math goes up. Really hope I get in regular.
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49

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro(4) Bio(3) Lang(4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs and a PSEO class each semester
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Girl Scout Gold Award
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: JV tennis and golf, Key Club, NHS, Rotary Interact officer, HOSA officer, Girl Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Started an organization called “Lauren’s Chemo Care Bags”, tutoring, volunteering through my church (taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School), documented over 215 volunteer hours in the past year.
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendations: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Average
[] Additional Rec: Awesome
[] Interview:[/ul] N/A
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle-class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Volunteering involvement
[] Weaknesses: Essays and counselor rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had recommendations from two current or previous Duke students. The Minnesota nice aspect, as well as being a part of a farming family (to increase diversity).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted at Marquette and Drake, but obviously had to withdraw those apps as well as others

50

Decision: Accepted to Trinity

Note: I am just getting around to doing this. I’ve been a little distracted by senior year.

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: never taken
[] ACT: 31 (state testing), 33 (Nov 2014)
[] SAT II: never taken
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/around 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, APUSH, Psychology, US Gov, English Language, Stats
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load (all AP): Economics, Calc AB, English Literature, Euro, Comparative Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Eagle Scout, multiple state debate circuit wins[/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: extensive with proof that I did something with each organization that was meaningful (i.e. didn’t “resume build”)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship with an ad firm in town
[] Volunteer/Community service: extensive
[] Essays: started it in August and edited it many times over, great essay
[] Teacher Recommendations: never read but all three were over two pages each
[] Counselor Rec: I would assume pretty generic
[] Additional Rec: from my Principal, worked closely with him for two years
[] Interview:[/ul] pretty close to an hour and a half, discussed wide variety of topics, even politics gasp

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: recs, essay
[] Weaknesses: my grades could have been higher
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: recs, community involvement
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] after my acceptance, I withdrew all other applications as requested by Duke

General Comments: I am so excited to be attending my dream school next year! Good luck to all of the RD applicants.

51

Decision: Accepted to Trinity

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34C
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Biology E 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (W 4.182 - 4.25 Max at school)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ESS (6), Math SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL 2 English, HL2 History, SL Spanish 5, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, HL2 Art, TOK
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Visionaries Travel Scholarship to Berlin (I doubt this is major, but it was a national applicant pool), NSLI-Y Scholarship Semifinalist (Now a finalist - going to China for 6 weeks this summer!) [/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:Ambassadors (District Representative and Trainer), Global Visionaries-service and travel group (Executive Board Member and Communications Director), NHS-comparitively active in my school (President), Founded tutoring program at nearby K-12 school) Service Club (Service Coordinator), Investment Club (Founder and President), bunch of other minor stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years at fast food place
[] Volunteer/Community service: Probably a total of 1200ish hours or more
[] Essays: Commonapp Essay was really good (9-10), the “why Northeaster” one was weaker (6-7)
[] Teacher Recommendations:Teacher Rec #1: English teacher (10 - was incredible); Teacher Rec #2: Bio and ESS teacher (8-9)
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Somewhat generic I’m sure, but I know my counselor well (7?)
[] Additional Rec:Chem teacher (8-9) - All the teachers let me read them
[] Interview:Really good, she was very nice and we had a lot in common [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: My general essay and maybe community service
[] Weaknesses: ACT score, it’s not as great as others’. SAT II’s were also comparatively weak. No national awards, Not really recognized ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know how I got in. I’m in shock
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Johns Hopkins, NYU, UC Berkeley, BU with Presidential Scholarship and Kilachand Honors College, Northeastern with Deans Scholarship, URochester; Rejected: UChicago, Columbia ED, Swartmore, Stanford; Waitlisted: Northwestern [/ul]
General Comments: NEVER EXPECTED THIS! I’m so excited

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^ I posted this in the wrong forum. I was a regular decision applicant. My apologies.

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53

[color=green]Decision: Accepted/color

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2260 (740 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[] ACT: 35 (8 Writing)
[] SAT II: Chem 800, Math II: 790, Bio M: 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World: (4), USH, Euro, Calc BC, Chem, Bio, Macro, Lit: (rest 5’s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Lang, Gov, Physics C, Band, anatomy, and newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]: National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, ChemOly (only local awards, though), some state concerto competitions, 2nd place Regional Science Bowl, (idk if these even count)
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Piano, horn (band and orchestra), newspaper (editor, graphics, photographer), NHS, a music club (performed at retirement homes), took a gen chem + orgo class outside of school,
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at an ice cream place
[] Volunteer/Community service: 3 yrs at a hospital, 3 hrs/week,
[] Essays: 8/10 (skipped the optional prompt lol) Wrote about music
[] Teacher Recommendations: 8/10 (I read one of them, and it was good)
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: 9/10, from hospital person
[] Interview:[/ul]: Stumbled on the deep questions, but overall it was good: lasted around an hour
Other: Did a music supplement: a Beethoven concerto movement and a Chopin Etude, but they weren’t amazing

[ul]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): IN[/li][] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $120k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] N/A
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, ACT, SAT II, Large commitments in EC’s, but not necessarily a lot of them.
[] Weaknesses: SAT, leadership, big awards/programs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applying ED probably helped more than anything. The extra rec letter and the music supplement may have helped (Idk, though).
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] got into my safety schools.[/li]General Comments: SO glad I didn’t apply early to an Ivy like my parents wanted me to.