OFFICIAL Duke University Class of 2017 ED Results

gmichski · December 12, 2012, 6:44pm

Deferred… Ugh.

muckdogs07 · December 12, 2012, 6:52pm

Pick one:

On behalf of daughter

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I 2170 (CR = 700, M = 720, W = 750)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Hist = 710, Eng Lit = 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): All A’s
[] Rank; school does not rank
[] AP 9 AP’s total: Soph–World Hist = 5; Junior–Eng Comp = 5, US Hist = 5, Psych = 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus (A/B), AP Eng Lit, AP French (sixth year), AP Gov’t, photography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A; But Harvard Book Award at School for tops in English and two other class awards (top 5 out of 350 for US Hist and Psych)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Ballet, Track/Cross Country (Varsity–3 years), NHS, French Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Ballet (teaching; paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 3 hrs week at nursing home
[] Summer Activities: Senior: Young Writer’s Camp at Duke; Junior Year UVA Gifted Camp
[] Essays: Strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong (most likely)
[] Counselor Rec: Strong (most likely)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Good (lasted hour)[/li]
[/ul]Other[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy[/li]
[] Strengths: All A’s, double legacy, essay
[] Weaknesses: SATs, EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: All A’s, double legacy, essay[/li]
**General Comments: Good luck to everyone!!!

CameronCrazy34 · December 12, 2012, 6:52pm

GOT IN TRINITY. Ahh man best feeling ever!

taxisRus · December 12, 2012, 6:57pm

Every time I try to go to the official Facebook group, it goes to this website: <a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/groupsatduke/[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/groupsatduke/</a>
Anybody else having this problem??

cleverpumpkin · December 12, 2012, 7:02pm

Decision: Deferred

Pick one:

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math 750 Reading 720 Writing 710
[] ACT: Did not send
[] SAT II: Math II 790 Chem 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Calc BC (5 AB subscore 5) USH (5) Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP physics C, AP Biology, AP statistics, Honors German 4, Honors English IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years XC (3 years varsity letter, captain) 4 years track (Long Distance Captain) Science Olympiad building 2 11th-12th grade, Beta Club 2 years, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Convention Center Waiter
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Blood drive volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Swimming until 10th grade
[] Essays: Not a great writer, but I think my essays conveyed myself well
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good
[] Counselor Rec: My counselors are all idiots
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: My interviewer asked only generic background info questions, so not awesome[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120,000 ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: School, work ethic, dedication, passion
[] Weaknesses: Writing, not a ton of extra extra curriculars, NO LEGACY
[li] Why you think you were deferred: I am qualified but not particularly Earth shattering [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: My friend who is less qualified than I am in about every category got in. It stings. Did I mention his dad went to Duke? I don’t know why legacy is a factor in admissions.

SouthernBelleEM · December 12, 2012, 7:10pm

Accepted

Trinity

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 760 World 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1or2/86
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 4, Eng Lang 5, APES 4, Span 3, World 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, ASB, AP Human Geography, AP English Lit, Chemistry, US History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock trial, JSA, Varsity Soccer, Student Alliance, ASB/Leadership, Royal Ambassadors
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern for local congresswoman, reffing local youth soccer games
[] Volunteer/Community service: working at local AIDS Support Network
[] Summer Activities: Soccer, JSA, Interning
[] Essays: experience in politics and campaigns
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[li] Interview: i thought it went decent[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: catholic
[] Ethnicity: WHITE
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, some ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT2s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]No Idea. Holy hell. Hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and a little luck.

[/ul]General Comments:

GO BLUEDEVILS 2017!!!

Slobbyjoe · December 12, 2012, 7:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 M, 710 CR, 780 WR)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio E, 740 World History, 710 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): (Does not rank, but probably top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Government & Politics (5), Calculus BC (5), Biology (5), World History (5), Psychology (5), English Language & Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Did not take
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, AP Chem, AP Comp. Gov, Anatomy & Physiology, English 12H, Internship at NIST
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Meritorious (volunteer), Governor’s Citation, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): US Politics Club (Founder and President), Rubik’s Cube Club (Vice President, 5th place team in national competition), Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, Math Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Research intern at Duke Medical Center (Department of Gastroenterology)
[] Volunteer/Community service: The Arc (take care of developmentally challenged children, around 300 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Same as Job/Work experience
[] Essays: Touching CommonApp (Wrote about my experience at the Arc), Stellar Why Duke (Talked about my internship and living in Durham)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent most likely
[] Additional Rec: From Duke professor of medicine (probably carried a lot of weight)
[li] Interview: Great[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large (2000+), Competitive, Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:Large upward trend in sophomore-junior year, Duke internship
[] Weaknesses:Scores, GPA
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably a combination of everything, but the internship and rec set me apart

colorado13 · December 12, 2012, 7:19pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown) not submitted
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 math 2 800 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, Chem 5, English 5, Bio 5, USH 5, World 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, Calc 3, AP Span Lang, AP Euro, AP English,
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Model UN (secretary general)
Tennis (captain)
Broadcasting (lead commentator)
National Honor Society (president)
Mu Alpha Theta (president)
Special Olympics (co-president)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at Pizzeria
[] Volunteer/Community service: a little, nothing worth mentioning
[] Summer Activities: job
[] Essays: pretty solid I think
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: from a Theology teacher I am super close with
[li] Interview: went decent[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: > 200000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely nothing[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership, grades, test scores
[] Weaknesses: no hook or super unique activity
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]
There is hope for the well-rounded student! I got in with a multitude of interests that I show passion for!

[/ul]General Comments:
Can’t wait to see you all next year!

dcmne13 · December 12, 2012, 7:33pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred

Pick one:
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (800 M, 670 R, 660 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Chem, 740 USH, 700 SAT Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): All I know is my weighted average was 98.14
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/200+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), USH (5), Chem (4), Bio (5), Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Government, English 12R, AP Calculus AB, Spanish V
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch & Lomb Award for Science & Mathematics[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad, National Honors Society, JV Basketball, travel soccer, guitar
[] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at kid’s camp over summer, filed paperwork at college over summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Counselor was as a volunteer, participated in walks
[] Summer Activities: see Job/Work Experience
[] Essays: My English teacher said my personal narrative was really good, I feel like my Why Duke essay was decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them but I think they were all probably pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: not sure because I didn’t interact with my counselor much over my HS career
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I want to say around $100,000, I have divorced parents that make different incomes and two stepparents as well
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): only 16 (not sure if good or bad)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT Score (maybe?), rank, GPA, AP scores, personal narrative
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Volunteer/Community Service, Job/Work Experience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My grades were pretty solid except for that 700 SAT II Math (screwed myself over taking that a year replaced from the curriculum), but I didn’t have enough besides the grades and didn’t have much on my resume relevant to engineering.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I pretty much knew I was going to get deferred or maybe even rejected, but in my mind, a deferral is like a rejection because I don’t feel like I was that close to making it in. If my resume couldn’t stand out among ~2,500 applicants, i definitely don’t think it will among 20,000+ applicants.

rhdallas · December 12, 2012, 8:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[]ACT: 35
[]SAT II: Did not take
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), APUSH (4), Physics B (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Doesn’t offer
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP Calc, Spanish honors, lit
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none to great[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf for 4 years, state finalist junior year (plays a huge role in my life). Track 2 years… Lots of small others I didn’t bother to mention. 
[]Job/Work Experience: Mentoring an orthopedic surgeon over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service:Mentoring underprivileged kids on how to play golf
[] Summer Activities: ^
[] Essays: My common apps were pretty decent I thought. showed why i wanted to become a doctor. My why Duke was probably my best because i’ve wanted to go there my entire life and have been a fan for ages.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read but I’m sure were great
[] Counselor Rec: same as teacher recs
[] Additional Rec: great, didn’t read
[li] Interview: went really well, couldn’t have gone better[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Neither parent attended a university.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: Test scores, recs, essays
[]Weaknesses: EC’s, gpa
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I know it’s a sign for me to work harder for the rest of the year. I am extremely disappointed I didn’t get in ED but I still have so much hope for April! Having thought I was going to get accepted or flat out rejected, this makes me realize that I need to trust this is the right place for me and that I need to work my ass off until graduation! Definitely a humbling experience but I think it’s a blessing in disguise. [/li][/ul]General Comments: CONGRATS TO ALL ACCEPTED!!! Hopefully I will be joining you in a couple months. Just have to mature more as an individual and make a difference in everything I do. And of course…
Go BLUE DEVILS!!!

BallSoHardU · December 12, 2012, 8:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 M: 680 W: 750 (1480/2230)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Chem: 740; US History: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School Doesn’t Rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang (5), AP USH (4), AP Chem (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physic C: Mechanics, AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, Latin 4, Christian Lifestyles
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSQT Commended Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country 10-12
Indoor Track 11-12
Lifesmarts 11-12
Stock Market Club 10-12
Interact club 11-12
NHS & National Latin Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working at my parish’s rectory all throughout hs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Put in around 70 hours with Special Olympics DE over the summer, did some volunteer work at a local health clinic for the underprivileged hispanics of the area during last spring, “Healthy Kids Running Series” (a weekly activity where I helped run a race aimed at helping motivate kids to stay healthy)
[] Summer Activities: Special Olympics DE summer camp
[] Essays: My commonapp essay was pretty good, and my Duke essay was great. I talked about a unique experience I had following my tour of the campus.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, one of my recommenders is the leading oblate (my school is affiliated with the Oblates of St Francis de Sales) and works on the board of directors for the school
[] Counselor Rec: Probably fairly good
[] Additional Rec: Probably pretty good, had a coach of mine write it.
[li] Interview: Went well, didn’t come out thinking I had knocked it out of the park, but felt that it had gone my way[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private - Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership roles in EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my ACT and my essays put me in a good position for acceptance. I feel as if my essays showed a lot of unique qualities that probably helped my application stand out.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am so so hyped right now!!! This has been a dream of mine for a long long time. I had even posted an ill-advised and poorly informed chance thread in the middle of sophomore year haha. Congratulations to everyone else who got in!! Go Blue Devils!!!

gracelovesanti · December 12, 2012, 8:28pm

I got in trinity!!! So happy!!! Will post stats later:)))
Good job everyone!!!

CaptnKirk · December 12, 2012, 8:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send ( A 34 ACT is approximatley a 2300 SAT)
[] ACT: Composite 34 (I took it twice, these were my best scores, 36 Science, 35 Reading 34 Writing, 33 Math)
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 740 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Weighted 4.2 which is astronomical at my school)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/420
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 APUSH, 4 German
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Government, AP Physics, AP Physics lab,
Independent study (German 6)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Academic All confrence 2 years for soccer, rotary student of the month[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): This is what I put on my common app:[/li]Clinic Organizer: I organized a soccer clinic for children with need in downtown Minneapolis
NHS- 2 years, just a member
Varsity Soccer- 2 years JV, 2 Years varsity, just a player
Quiz Bowl- 3 years, again just a member
Club Soccer- 3 years, just a player
Blood Drive- On one of the “food” comittee, 1 year
Student Mentor- 1 year
Member of “high school of the future”- 1 year
St. John’s Deutsch Fest- Performed a skit, got 3rd, one year

[] Job/Work Experience:
Service Clerk at Walgreens- 1 year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Just the Clinic, and other events through NHS
[] Summer Activities: I went with my school to yellowstone one year, nothing major
[] Essays: I loved my common app essay, it was about my passion for soccer, and how it has been a constant theme throughout my life (I have an english step dad, lived in Germany etc…) and how I channeled that passion into my community through the clinic I organized. I liked my why Duke at first, but I started with “work hard, play hard” which I didn’t know was so cliche at the time, and I honestly thought that that might defer me. So happy it didn’t
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were amazing, I got them from 2 teachers I am extremley close with and one was my varsity coach too. 
[] Counselor Rec: She wrote “One of the best students I’ve had in my 28 years as a professional” so again I really can’t complain
[] Additional Rec: I didn’t have one. Thought I should have, but didn’t I guess
[] Interview: I guess I’m “too rural” even though I am only an hour away from Minneapolis

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, not that competitive (First person in the history of my school to be accepted to Duke)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Too much for financial aid, not enough to easily pay for Duke
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I lived in Germany for 3 years I guess…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:GPA, Rank, ACT score, Passionate for soccer, Having “diversity” by living in an underrepresented region and in another country
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity, Why Duke essay, no interview, no recognized leadership positions in Ec’s, no national awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was a competitive applicant who got some luck too[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am absoloutley ECSTATIC! Duke is an amazing school, and I can’t wait to partake in it’s history, and hopefully help make some too.

To other accepted applicants: Congratulations! We did it, the four years of work payed off, I can’t wait to meet and become friends with you all!

For those Rejected/Deferred: Don’t despair! You are all great applicants, and while I can’t imagine how hard it is for you right now, you will get into a great school. If you look back at other applicants who have been rejected and deferred by Duke, they have gotten into great schools such as Princeton, Penn, Berkley and Stanford regular descion. Just because you aren’t quite what Duke’s looking for doesn’t mean you aren’t what another school is looking for cause you are a great applicant! Good luck!

For future applicants: First off, this page will be a great resource for you! You can see what general thing you need to meet Duke’s lofty standards. You are, however, a unique person and just because one applicant is accepted or rejected does not mean you will accepted or rejected. Just pour your heart into your passion and really show you have a passion for Duke.
Secondly, I would say really try to limit your time on CC. There are some really great people on here, but some of these applicants are the cream of the crop, and have stellar credentials. There is nothing saying that they are telling the truth either, so you can’t gleam too much from what people say. 
Thirdly, “Chances” do not matter. Most people say the same thing " It’s a reach but you have a chance. Just make sure your Ec’s are stellar and write a great essay" As you can see, my Ecs are far from stellar, but I was still accepted. What I did is really explore my passion of soccer, and did something out of the ordinary. The important thing is, I didn’t do it for Duke or any other college, I did it because it was something I was truly passionate about. You are unique, so find what’s unique about you, and really convince Duke that they need your uniqueness. The rest is down to the randomness of the admissions process. It is so stressful, so just try to not think about. Once your application is in, it’s in, there’s nothing you can do. Good luck to all future applicants, and I can’t wait to be a Blue Devil!!!

logand1 · December 12, 2012, 8:44pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 30E 34R 34M 34S (32 composite; 33 Superscore)
[] SAT II:790 Bio M 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% (490 class size)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio 4, Calc AB 4, World History 4, APUSH 3, APlang 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):----
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Micro, AP Physics, Spanish 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A lot of leadership awards through my school, Ap honor scholar [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SADD (president) Varsity Lacrosse (4yr, Captain, all-conference), Academic Mentoring Group (president and founder), NHS (lettered), Key Club (lettered), Youth Lacrosse coach, Hospital volunteer, Keystone club tutoring, Super-fan council (VP)
[] Job/Work Experience: minimal, small summer things
[] Volunteer/Community service:see above, heavily involved (400+ hours over the years)
[] Summer Activities: Summer Semester at Stanford (9 credits, all A’s)
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Assume great
[] Counselor Rec: Assume great
[] Additional Rec: Lacrosse coach, very good.
[li] Interview: I was a bit nervous, but displayed academic curiosity.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public (2200+)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120,000ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, stanford experience[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unreal leadership positions across several disciplines, near perfect grades, more challenging schedule offered, college experience, volunteering for countless hours
[] Weaknesses: I’m a white dude, ACT could have been better? Maybe a job? No national awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a white guy from a public school in Minnesota… despite outstanding academics and service I probably needed to have some WOW! zinger factor on my application for them to pull from a historically non-Duke state. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Duke was my dream and it was ultimately delayed due to factors out of my control (i.e. race, gender, location). Time for me to dig in and go cure cancer ;)

haleymariexx · December 12, 2012, 9:14pm

My twin sister and I were both accepted! We balled. Best day of my life, Duke’s my dream school! Will post stats later…time to celebrate now!

notars · December 12, 2012, 10:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740 Math: 730 Writing: 680 (1470/2150)
[] ACT: 35, 31, 34, 33
[] SAT II: Awaiting: SAT II Bio; SAT II World; SAT II Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lit (4) AP Human Geo (4) AP Biology (4) AP English Language (5) APUSH (4) AP World (5) AP Environmental Science (4) AP US Gov (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Art History, AP Macro
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction; President’s Award for Community Service[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (president);
Theatre (officer since freshman year);
Hi-Q team (Science Chair);
Beta Club;
Honors Science Club;
Church Choir (first soprano cantor)
Have played and continued to play piano since age 6
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: About ten - fifteen more until 400.
[] Summer Activities: Did 2011 HOBY; 2012 NYLF Med; a lot of volunteering
[] Essays: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Assume good
[] Additional Rec: Great
[li] Interview: I felt it went very well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: Public extremely non-competitive
[] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Enough credits to graduate twice from high school; lots of my APs were taken online because they were not offered at my high school; volunteering; Why Duke essay; very rural and uncompetitive school and was able to do pretty well nationally
[] Weaknesses: Testing scores could definitely have been higher; no hooks; not as many extracurriculars, esp sports; no paid job;
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: For the strengths listed above - but I really think they look at everyone individually. I think that they see that despite the fact that my testing scores aren’t amazing, they can see that I’m really dedicated and that I work my tail off to get my grades - especially my AP![/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Wow, so. I got in. I got in. It’s been almost five hours and it still hasn’t quite hit me. I’m kind of ridiculously giddy and congrats to all of my fellow acceptees! For everyone who was deferred, I hope to see you among us come April. As for the unfortunately rejected - I’m so sorry that you didn’t get in. To be honest, I really thought that I would be among your number. Keep your chin up - a rejection doesn’t mean that you’re not good enough, and it certainly doesn’t mean that you can’t go to another amazing school. Good luck, and best wishes to all!

gracelovesanti · December 12, 2012, 11:25pm

Decision: Accepted!

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Reading 720, Writing 800, Math 800
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: MathII 800, Chem800
weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I am Cum Laude
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History(5), AP Chem(5), AP LAN(5), AP Physics Mechanics and E & M(5), AP BC Calc(5)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Macro and Micro Econ, Calc-Multivariables, AP lit, AP STAT
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch & Lomb; others(Outstanding contribution to the theatre)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama(actress), medical club(president), math club, other various volunteer work(UMD)
Job/Work Experience: I worked at UMD during the summer
Summer Activities: ^
Essays: Decent, I think.
Teacher Recommendation: My 2 teachers love me.
Counselor Rec: decent
Additional Rec: great.
Interview: It was alright, kind of short.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):China
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, recs,
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am well qualified and demonstrated my interest constantly.
General Comments: I am happy and content:)

dukie123 · December 12, 2012, 11:50pm

Decision: Deferred

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (one time)- 800 CR, 750 M, 730 W, 8 Essay
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 700 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.889/4.000 4.672/5.000
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Statistics, 5 APUSH, 5 Calc BC, 5 Calc AB Subsection, 4 Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP European History, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Advanced Topics, Literature of Social Criticism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Lacrosse earlier, Italian Cultural Club (President), FLES (foreign language for elementary students) teaching Italian, math club
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local reforestation, mission trips
[] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown for two years, mission trips, working on my uncle’s bison ranch
[] Essays: Good, focused on my family in North Carolina and my summer activities.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I would think good, my teachers don’t let students see recommendations
[] Counselor Rec: I think it would be okay
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went well, interviewer lived in my town and it was post-Sandy when all of the infrastructure was coming back.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Inner suburb minority-majority school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (sister and uncle attended Duke)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: All around good applicant, well rounded, interesting activities
[] Weaknesses: Perhaps my GPA could have been a little higher but I’m in the top 3% of my grade (of 400 students).
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know. My sister was personal friends with Dean Guttentag and I’m really sad.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

I guess my family already shelled out full pay for my sister, maybe I should do my mom a favor and just take a scholarship somewhere. Maybe I’ll get in during the spring but I doubt it. I just wish I knew what I did wrong, I have higher stats than my sister did and she got in without the help of legacy. :(

I really need to be close by to my family and my mom is already living in North Carolina, I don’t know how I’ll function without being near them. She has health problems and I’m worried about not seeing her enough. I’ve been having anxiety issues this year and now I have to go another few months without knowing where I’m going to college. I guess I need to try for UNC now.

ninatenfour · December 12, 2012, 11:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (800 math, 690 cr, 670 writing)
[] ACT: 34 (36 reading, 35 writing, 34 math, 34 science)
[] SAT II: 730 Bio M, 750 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/135
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5), Bio (5), Lit (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Calc AB, College English, Microbiology, Genetics, AP Physics C, AP Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist (so far?!)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (student body president), Varsity tennis 4 years (captain and #1 last two years), Rotary Key Club, Chemistry Club, National Honor Society, Youth Volunteers (cofounder)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship which turned into a job at animal hospital
[] Volunteer/Community service: Senior Center, Animal Shelter
[] Summer Activities: Work at animal hospital, volunteer, play tennis
[] Essays: Really unique and gave a great picture of who I am as a person. Personal essay about how having to euthanize animals has changed me, EC about tennis, supplement very passionate and specific to Duke’a programs
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good I’m told
[] Counselor Rec: Good as well, close personal friends with GC
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Went well, not amazing but not bad at all![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wyoming
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Wyoming?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, essays, leadership
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays truly showed off all aspects of who I am and the Why Duke supplement was written passionately and honestly![/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m still in shock! So excited that I can hardly stop crying great job to all the applicants, accepted or not! You’ll end up somewhere amazing.

CandidObserver · December 12, 2012, 11:59pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760V,770M,800W
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Chem 770, USHist 790, Math II 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):9.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):probably top 5%, class of 230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USHIST (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP: bio, env sci, calcab, spanish, english. others
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat Merit Commended.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, Lacrosse, Water Polo
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout (great project), dining hall. 
[] Summer Activities: UC sponsored selective science program
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: UC Professor
[li] Interview: great[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: The 1%, not the 0.1%
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy. Also, great sense of humor, comes through from references[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, grades; references
[] Weaknesses: ECs, not much leadership or wow factor
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Interest in Duke. Legacy had to help.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

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