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<p>*Decision: Accepted (Pratt) *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:no sat act-31
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 4.03w
[</em>] Rank: 4 out of 270
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: my English teacher said they were great...shrug
[<em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ehhh
[<em>] Hook (if any): Female in engineering/awesome robotics team/ mentored junior robotics teams
[/ul]Location/person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: Arkansas
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[*] Gender: Female</p>

62

<p>yea lol that warning page freaked me out.. and it took forever to load...</p>

63

<p>Yes!!!!</p>

<p>Starbucks + Shopping + Food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>:)</p>

64

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT:1530 (800 Math, 730 Verbal)
SAT IIs: 770 Writing, 740 US History, 710 Math IIC, 710 Molecular Bio
GPA: 3.968 weighted
Rank: Top 5% (rank 11-15)
Other stats: 5 on AP US History & 5 on AP Biology
Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: Unique "intellectual experience" essay / "why duke?" above average
Teacher Recs: Very Good
Counselor Rec: Very Good
Hook (if any): Uncle went to Duke and Interest in Baseball Statistics
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Varsity Cross-Country (9, 10, 11, 12)
Varsity Basketball (11, 12)
National Honor Society President
Student Council Representative
Spanish Club Executive Officer
Broadcaster for Sports on Morning Announcements
300+ Hours of Service
Sports Business Independent Study
Summer Camp Counselor
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research</p>

<p>PITCH ME A TENT IN K-VILLE BABY!!! F-YEAH!!! BEST OF LUCK DUKE CLASS OF 2009!!!</p>

<p>Trinity</p>

<p>I can't figure out that special font.</p>

65

<p>...do you live in westford, CB is #1?</p>

66

<p>Decision: deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 4.83 W, 3.96 UW
[<em>] Rank: 4/370
[</em>] Other stats: All APs, a few clubs, officer of 1...thats what killed.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good...passionate
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 great, 1 good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: awesome...totally awesome
[</em>] Hook (if any): dancer for 14 years, with a killer passionate essay about.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NC
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: what happened?</p>

67

<p>ya im from westford. chris borrero or chris bordeau?</p>

68

<p>HOLY CRAP.
i'm pm'ing you.</p>

69

<p>DECISION ACCEPTED
Rank: 11 out of 660 (4.375 weighted, 3.772 unweighted)
SAT : 1390 (M 670 V 720)
ACT : 31 (33 E 32 M 32 V 27 S)
SAT II: IIC : 740 , Chem 720, Writing 650
AP Scores: total 14 after senior yr so far the ones reported...
CALCULUS BC : 5
Physics C: 5
American history: 4
World history: 4
Human Geography: 4
English : 3
Chemistry: 3<br>
Extra cirriculars: piano since kindergarten, numerous awards
Volunteer for Hospital (100 hrs)
Track and Cross country : 10th, 11th, 12th
Young democrats club treasurer
NHS officer
Mu alpha theta
National french honor society
french club
golden fleece
lots of other ec's
excellent essays
music tape
excellent teacher recommendation(best in years, etc)
READY TO BE A BLUE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!</p>

70

<p>congrats sunnyd!</p>

<p>trinity?</p>

71

<p>yupp
so awesome i can't wait i've always wanted to go to dukeee</p>

72

<p>I still can't believe it.</p>

<p>Congrats '09!</p>

73

<p>Decision: deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.92 UW
Rank: 12/226
Other stats: 3 reported APs, 3 more this year, most rigorous courseload every year
Essays: I really enjoyed it and worked on it for months
Teacher Recs: 2, but wasn't allowed to read them
Counselor Rec: she was happy with it, so I assume it was pretty good
Hook (if any): Strong background in music and theater, also played sports, so I was 'well-rounded'
Location/Person:
State or Country: VT
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Other Factors: I wish I knew why they deferred me... I guess I should have submitted a CD of my singing. Damn, so much to do in the next month.</p>

74

<p>seahorse- we're SO MUCH ALIKE, and in the same predicament. Sucks to be us...</p>

75

<p>my son was also deferred...1520, 3.9 (UW), decent SAT 2s and ECs. oh well.</p>

76

<p>Decision: Miraculously Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1500 800m 700v
ACT: I didn't bother
SAT IIs: 780math iic, 740 writing, 650 bio - you would think 2 years of IB Bio would help?
GPA: 3.96 (2 B's in all of high school, none after sophomore year)
Rank: 21/360ish
Other stats: tons of AP and IB classes
Subjective:
Essays: Real powerful with humor
Teacher Recs: really great
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): nothing
Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Other Factors: 8 out of the 9 kids who applied to Duke early from my school were accepted. It was rediculous, but awesome. Those 8 include two to Pratt. You also have to understand that I attend one of the best public schools in all of Florida.</p>

77

<p>YOU THINK THAT IS A MIRACLE?</p>

<p>i got into pratt w/ a 1350 lol</p>

78

<p>After a certain point, scores=CRAP.</p>

<p>1350, 1450... whatever. An entire 7-8 questions!
Pssssssssssh.</p>

79

<p>Decision: Accepted (Trinity) </p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 32 (28E,31R,33M,34SR)
GPA: 4.00(uw)4.79(w)
Rank: 1 out of 247
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: passionate "why Duke" essay, longer one was pretty good I would say (not great)
Teacher Recs: AP stats and Latin, EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!
Counselor Rec: um...not really sure, probably pretty good
Hook (if any): location probably helped, other than that not sure
State or Country: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

80

<p>r2005- are you being sarcastic? I kinda was under the same impression- once you go above a certain level (say 1300) SATs don't really matter THAT much. Think I can get in with a 1380?</p>