Official Duke Class of 2013 RD Decisions

thelovepizza · March 27, 2009, 7:45pm

Pratt (BME)

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 790 M, 770 CR, 750 W (2310)
[]ACT: 35
[]SAT II: 780 US History, 760 Math IIC, 750 Biology M
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9989
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/381
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5), World History (5), English Language (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP French, AP Govt, Debate, AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP English Lit.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Finalist and School Awards[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA (Treasurer), Science Bowl (Captain), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Guitar/Piano/Harmonica/Didgeridoo, Amnesty International (Officer), Debate, We the People
[]Job/Work Experience: Couldn't work legally
[]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Library Volunteering. 250+ Hours
[]Summer Activities: Travel to Nepal, India; Euro 2008; pwning n00bletts; the food network; guitar/piano/harmonica/didgeridoo
[]Essays: Excellent. One of the things that got me in no doubt.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. Close relations with both teachers. They both told me they wrote excellent recs and that it was a pleasure to write me a rec.
[]Counselor Rec: Once again excellent. We have a close relationship, and she also said it was a privilege to write me a rec.
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: Absolutely great. We talked about Garcia Marquez, Literature, Travel, Music (I opened for B.B. King and Clapton and we talked for about 2 hours). Said he was impressed.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): KS
[]Country (if international applicant): Nepal (but I obtained my greencard before the deadline and Duke kindly changed my status)
[]School Type: One of the better schools. Ranked ~ 500 ish by Newsweek
[]Ethnicity: Asian (Nepali)
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 60k or bust
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah. Being Nepali is kind of diverse though.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: Grades, Test Scores, Recommendations, Essays, EC's
[]Weaknesses: EC's
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: I guess Duke saw that I would fit very well with their class of 2013. There's of course much luck involved. Others could have easily taken my seat in the class. Duke is one of my top choices and I know that I'll get good FA, so we'll see.[/li][/ul]

stchen0724 · March 27, 2009, 7:53pm

Trinity

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (don't remember anymore....)
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 Chem, 690 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), Euro (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc ABC, AP Gov, Brit Lit, Japanese III, AP Physics C
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar

[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Destination Imagination(captain/team manager), Quiz Bowl (VP, Varsity A), Teen Court (VP), Science Club (VP), Piano (lessons 10 years)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Math tutor, random other stuff (150+ total)
[ *] Summer Activities: 2 years Nanotech research
[ *] Essays: Good, went into details about Nicholas Enviro school...
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Dunno, one was probably mediocre
[ *] Counselor Rec: Standard
[ *] Additional Rec: Dad, talked about my leadership in DI
[ *] Interview: Horrible!! Interviewer knew my reputation in DI, but I couldn't answer any of his questions...

[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, fairly good
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 100k+ (parent's are divorced, so I dunno how that works...)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Really

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ ] Strengths: Scores, maybe EC
[ *] Weaknesses: Essays, Recs, Interview
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: Recs and Interview were really bland
[/ul]General Comments:* I really wanted to go to Duke...and I don't think I can wait another 3 months...
Get to freeze more another 4 years...

Abbie10390 · March 27, 2009, 7:56pm

<a href="Trinity">b</a>**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 760 M, 760 W
[] SAT II: Biology 780, Math I 730, Chemistry 790, French 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5), World History (5), French (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Lit, French 5 Honors, History

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not many, for complicated reasons
[] Job/Work Experience: I work with little kids.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some small projects within my church.
[] Summer Activities: Work...
[li] Interview: requested, but never notified to have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F

Momasita · March 27, 2009, 8:05pm

In at Pratt!
SAT 2380
Rank 1 or 2 of 715
EC: State champ XC & track
Good comm. svc.
Good essay
Excellent interviews for full academic ride

mytra_ob_Crazier · March 27, 2009, 9:08pm

*Decision: rejected *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2310
[] SAT IIs: WorldHIst: 750, Math : 800, USHIs: 750; Physics: 750
[] GPA: 4.16
[] Rank: top 10
[] Other stats: AP World History:5; AP Calculus BC: 5, AP CAl AB Sub: 5--- those three are in 10th grade; AP PHysics C ( mech and E&M): 5&5; AP micro and Macro: 5&5; AP Stats: 5; AP US HIst: 5; AP Eng: 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recs:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Hook (if any): International??
/list]Location/Person:[list]
[] State or Country: Vn living in DC
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Vn
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: i have been having so many rejections lately.. cuz i think iam in the hardest pool imaginable
_ International, needs near full aid... only 3 or 5k contribution a year
_ i live in the states, so my ECs are compared to those stellar ones of US students. if i lived in VN my ECs would be considered awesome because there's no one doing anything there . but in here, my ECs are nothing.
_ i have a twin.. and they can't award 50k a year a couple of twins... especially with economic downturn... i got waitlisted at Bryn Mawr, Franklin and Marshall, and Colby- which aren't super hard schools.. because my twin also applied there.. but i got into Colgate and Oberlin with near full aid cuz my twin didn't apply.. we didnt factor the twin effect into the process.

thewarrior215 · March 27, 2009, 10:09pm

<a href="Trinity">b</a>**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 M, 750 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Literature (770), Physics (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB/BC (5), Physics Mech (5), Comp Sci AB (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Chem, AP US Hist/Gov/Econ, Multivariable Calc, Number Theory
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, regional science fair awards, AP Scholar with Honor [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (co-captain), Varsity Cross Country, science fair, lab research, Model UN, Mock Trial
[] Job/Work Experience: math tutor, actuarial internship for insurance firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Home for the Aged in India, Alterra Memory Care Center, local library
[] Summer Activities: leadership summit at Stanford, internship, some volunteering
[] Essays: probably above average, but nothing special
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 strong, 1 adequate
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private Catholic, medium-sized
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I, advanced coursework/grades, two varsity sports
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, average essay, no outstanding leadership positions, two 7th semester Bs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/waitlisted/rejected: no idea but I'm SO happy[/li][/ul]General Comments:

freeyomind · March 27, 2009, 10:17pm

Decision: Rejected

SAT: M 800 CR 790 W 800
ACT: 36
SATII: English 710 MathII 800

GPA 3.6
CR: top 20%

EC's good stuff but nothing extraordinary
I guess I should have applied ED, maybe then I could have gotten in or at least waitlisted, or I guess the best thing would have been to do would be try harder in school and not just on tests like ACT and SAT.
Maybe grad school

ilak1551 · March 27, 2009, 11:45pm

<a href="Trinity">b</a>**

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT:34
[] SAT II:none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/560
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Lang (5), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, rest honors (my school's scheduling system limits you to 2 AP's per year)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity swimming (captain), yearbook (co-editor), NHS (executive board member), oboe (1st chair in top band and orchestra), rotary interact club (treasurer), beta club, chorus
[] Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard/swim instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service:BBBS, Habitat for Humanity, volunteering at local hospital
[] Essays:very good
[] Teacher Recommendation:awesome!I was very close with one and knew the other for 4 yrs
[] Counselor Rec: ok, good rec but written poorly (my counslor's kind of a ditz)
[] Additional Rec: 1
[] Interview: I thought it went very well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: large public, not competetive at all
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket:less than 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):absolutely none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essay, recs, ACT score
[] Weaknesses: no SAT or SAT II's, nothing to make me stand out
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: I'm probably too much of a "typical" applicant[/li][/ul]General Comments: No hard feelings. Duke wasn't my first choice so I probably won't accept the waitlist offer. Best of luck to all that did get in!

ragstoriches919 · March 28, 2009, 1:45am

<a href="Trinity">b</a>**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):730/800/800
[] SAT II:800/780/770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5/5/4
[] Senior Year Course Load:4.5 AP, 1 honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, USABO Semi-Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Science olympiad), (Rec bball), (Varsity Volleyball), math club, other stuff
[] Job/Work Experience:self-employed tutor, NIH+NCI Internships
[] Volunteer/Community service:Some stuff here and there
[] Summer Activities:2 summers of research work
[] Essays:I liked them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Solid/Glorious
[] Counselor Rec:Best piece of writing I have laid eyes upon since Harry Potter
[] Additional Rec:Solid
[li] Interview:Smooth[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CT
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Indian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):A true baller

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Scores, grades, extracurriculars, guidance counselor essay
[] Weaknesses:essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I guess they liked my scores, rank and EC's. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Wow, I am truly flattered that they accepted me. Funny thing is, earlier that day, I was talking trash about the Duke bball team w/ my friends, saying that they were overrated and whatnot. But after 6:00 pm, they became my favorite team lol. Until they lost to Villanova. But anyways, congrats to everyone who got in!

Technonaut · March 28, 2009, 1:55am

Trinity

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300: 800 M, 730 R, 770 W
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 780 Math I, 750 Chem, 600 French (no listening)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not great... about 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): College-Prep School, No Ranks
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 English Lit./Comp., 3 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Intro to Film, Themes in World Religions, Drama Honors, AP Prob/Stat, Advanced Physics (Not AP), 20th Century China Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): "Major"? National Merit Commended Student, 3rd Regionally French Contest... I'll call these minor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Discipline Committee, Piano Performer, Composer, Singer, Varsity Cross-Country and Varsity Tennis, Mathematics Competitions, Snowboarding, Debate Team, Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Piano Instructor for numerous students
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local Science Center/Museum, Primarily a field-trip location for disadvantaged schools/youth, Gets younger kids interested in science with cool exhibits. Served as leader of school groups, explaining exhibits and guiding children through the center.
[] Summer Activities: Generally spend it at a college. Earlier it was CTY at Carlisle, two years ago political philosophy at Cornell, last year Piano/Composition at Carnegie Mellon. So, spending my parents' money essentially. Other than that, practice music a lot, vacation, chill.
[] Essays: Excellent; of a philosophical, "pseudo-intellectual" nature for personal statement. Duke essay about ties to school (Legacy and many visits, etc.).
[] Teacher Recommendation: I would think excellent, can't know for sure.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher rec., a little more confident.
[] Additional Rec: School Music Director, better than others.
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Pennsylvania
[] School Type: College-Prep, Quite small (approx. 70 per grade)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks: Legacy, Intended Music Composition Major, Very good at Music Composition lol

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT Scores, Legacy, Music, Essays, Recs
[] Weaknesses: Really only GPA and possibly AP scores, High SAT + Low GPA = Lazy
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: I'd like to think because I deserved it. And legacy. :D[/li][/ul]General Comments:

t4k · March 28, 2009, 2:09am

** Pratt**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 800CR, 780 CR in one sitting, 2390 superscore
[] ACT:none
[] SAT II: 800MathIIC, 800BiologyE, 800Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97 [1 B]
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): uh about 30/530...we have so many valedictorians D:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5) Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English, AP Calc BC, French 4, Digital Imaging, Gov't/Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really anything...I have a US Patent and a random French award,[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): travel, math organizations, promotion of self-wellbeing [if I'm not @ work or at school, I'm at the gym...]
[li] Job/Work Experience: tutoring @ a learning center 8hr/wk[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteering ~200 hrs
[] Summer Activities: working @ a camp for children ~ 4 weeks per summer which is about 200 hours. Also past summer engineering internship for 8 weeks
[] Essays: Good...there was one I really liked...and the Why Duke I didn't bother following directions my essay was like twice as long as it shouldve been
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should've been good....
[] Counselor Rec: eh.
[] Additional Rec: from engineering internship...it was great
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~350000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female applying engineering? not really a hook....[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: engineering, grades, standardized test scores
[] Weaknesses: I'm pretty lazy and like my sleep, so I definitely am short on ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: great scores/GPA, applied engineering[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I need to visit it....it was my dream school 2 years ago...but my dreams change and I really need to see it in person...my dad wants me to go to Caltech though...2 very different schools, I'm going to have a hard choice

fortune3 · March 28, 2009, 8:47am

*Decision: Waitlisted Trinity *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800M 800R 780W
[] SAT IIs: 800MII 800UsHis 700Lit (don't take the Lit it will kill you)
[] ACT:n/a
[] APs:5 USHIS, 5 Eng.Language 4 Chem
[] IBs:n/a
[] GPA:3.8ish uw, 4.5 w
[] Rank:Was 9 1st semester senior year
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:Mu Alpha Theta, Marching Band, WTP, NHS, Academic Team, 
[] Job/Work Experience:Grocery Bagger
[] Essays (subject and responses):
[] Teacher Recs:Solidly Good (they like me)
[] Counselor Rec: Should've been very impressive, she's experienced at her job
[] Applied on:12/20
[] Hook (if any):High SATs? can't think of anything else that i'm better than ppl at
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:United States
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public,Graduating Class:400, About 10-15 go to a "top cc university" or "ivy league" each year.
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[li] Gender:M[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It makes ALOT of sense that I was waitlisted.... since I never really planned on going to Duke (when i visited it didn't feel like a "fit" for me, I liked the giant forest but something about the atmosphere irked me). So yeah for all those who made it Congrats!!!

Kong_Wen · March 28, 2009, 12:19pm

...Flat out denial...unbelievable

prepre · March 28, 2009, 1:10pm

Pratt (BME)

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770M, 680R, 690W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Math I, 710 Bio M, 700 World
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): NSL (4), World (5), Calc BC (3), Calc AB subscore (4), Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP spanish language, AP Psych, AP Bio, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): uhhh none really...MD Distinguished Scholar semifinalist, national merit commended, humanities award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, SHS, SADD, HHMI/NIH internship, language school
[] Job/Work Experience: NIH (over 1 year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: assistant teacher at language school, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: NIH (scientific research)
[] Essays: common app was pretty good; "Why Duke?" for engineering was great and really showed why I had such an interest in engineering
[] Teacher Recommendation: one generic :( , one good
[] Counselor Rec: no clue, but it should be good
[] Additional Rec: from my lab's PI
[li] Interview: I was supposed to get one, but was never offered one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public; sends a few to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Persian
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: >100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nopers[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs and GPA; my essay
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I showed a strong interest in the school[/li][/ul]General Comments:
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!! congrats to all who were accepted and for those who weren't, don't worry about it you will do well wherever you go! :D

eaad · March 28, 2009, 3:10pm

Rejected!!!

silyaznfoo · March 28, 2009, 5:13pm

<a href="Trinity">b</a>**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[2350] SAT I (breakdown): 780 Writing/CR 790 Math
[] SAT II: 790 Chem 800 Math 2 750 French 700 Bio (Enviro)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure, probably 3.9+?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on Chem, US History, Psych
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 Official AP courses + taking 2 more aps
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot of random stuff, math team, science team, speech and debate, music-piano, yeah my ec's were kind of weak
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: summer counselor, church stuff
[] Summer Activities: summer camps at brown (10 days) and gtown (1 month)
[] Essays: why duke was good, common app essay was very good <- my own opinion
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 is really good, other i'm assuming is decent
[] Counselor Rec: decent probably
[] Additional Rec: a good friend rec
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Azn
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: high =(
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My essay was funny? =p

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: recs, essay
[] Weaknesses: ecs
[li] Why you think you were accepted: not too sure. but duke university, i <3 u[/li][/ul]General Comments: SEE YOU AT DUKE BLUE DEVILS DAY!

azndrummer07 · March 28, 2009, 6:33pm

Trinity

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 760 CR, 790 W, 10 E (2350)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 M Lvl IIC, 720 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (103.23 on 100-pt. scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/583
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Psych (5), Stats (4), US History (4), W. History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Various Local Awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decent (Three Leadership Positions)
[] Job/Work Experience: Helped at Parents' Business, Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Decent
[] Summer Activities: Above Average
[] Essays: Extremely Generic (I was tired of writing essays by this time...)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Excellent[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public 5A
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Less than 50,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection*[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Scores, Awards
[] Weaknesses: Extra Curriculars, Essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: Just wasn't good enough I guess...[/li][/ul]General Comments:* Likely from Dartmouth, Wait-listed by Rice and WUSTL, and... REJECTED by Duke. Still waiting to hear back from five universities. CONGRATS to all those ACCEPTED!!! :D

levomihialtus · March 28, 2009, 6:48pm

** Pratt**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2260 -- CR-730, W-730, M-800
[] SAT II: MathII- 770, Physics- 760, Chem-780
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.12
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC(5), ABCS(5), Spanish Lit(5), Spanish Lang(5), Chem(5), Bio(5), APUSH(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 5 Post-APs, Some Honors.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track Captain, Many Service Clubs.
[] Volunteer/Community service:Spent a month in South America working in squatter communities on my own.
[] Summer Activities: Latin America Travel
[] Essays: About growing up as a missionary.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No clue.
[] Counselor Rec: No clue.
[li] Interview: I think I impressed him.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State:VA
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 80-110

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[*] Weaknesses: GPA.

vin09 · March 28, 2009, 10:03pm

Trinity

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 ( 760 M 800 CR 760 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Math II 740 W Hist 740 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/620
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nmsf[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis, decathlon, health career club, debate
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 120 hrs
[] Summer Activities: tennis, college courses
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[li] Interview: good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: efc=99999
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: nice!![/li][/ul]General Comments:

armistice · March 29, 2009, 12:50am

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2370 superscored 2x
[] SAT II: 800/800/790
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.8 after junior year; as for senior year...let's just say the number of Bs on my midyear report senior year was greater than the number of Bs I've had through all the rest of high school and middle school. I cannot believe they forgave me for it.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably top 2-3%, judging from years past, but
my school only gives by decile until after acceptances are all in
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 5 4, two were self-studied
[] Senior Year Course Load: decently rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some small awards for bio, USABO semi[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): volunteering and generic stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: none (I work now)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: an internship, summer course
[] Essays: my common app essay was serious and (hopefully) well-written, the optional Trinity essay was about how lemurs were my favorite animal when I was little and how cool it is that Duke's got a lemur center
[] Teacher Recommendation: great, good
[] Counselor Rec: generic
[] Interview: went badly--my second interview ever, and I hadn't gotten the hang of it yet. I think I came off as sincere though.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: affluent public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[li] Income Bracket: 200k+[/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection*[ul]
[] Strengths: stats, essays
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: I don't understand why they accepted me. I couldn't have imagined that I would get in. I showed lots of interest, though they said it didn't matter much. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments:* It wasn't my first choice originally but for some reason the Duke acceptance has made me the happiest. I don't think I've gone two hours without smiling. I wonder if that's a hint about where to go? Definitely coming out to Blue Devil Days.

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