OFFICIAL Duke University Class of 2017 ED Results

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800CR, 790W, 770M)
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 US History, 800 Math Level 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/308
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Six 5s, Two 4s… (shame)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP World, AP Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don’t know if these count as “major”: national volunteer award, 3 or so debate competition awards, 4-6 or so math tournament awards, 1 national essay award, many other minor awards from school/local/state</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I had quite a bit. I filled out the Common App Activities List and then attached an additional 3-page resume. Lots of leadership. Interact Club (president), Beta Club (president), School Democrats (founder, president), Science Bowl (Captain) MHS, NHS, NTHS, SHS (executive), Relay for Life (executive), Debate, Math Team, Tutor, Violin, Guitar, Tennis
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math instructor at tutoring company, convenience store cashier, self-employed computer repair ($3000 or so made in the past 3 years)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Probably over 2,000 hours total. I was the president of two service organizations so I organized food drives, fundraisers, and service events for my school and took dozens of kids on these events.
[</em>] Summer Activities: RYLA, Business program at Emory, 400 hours hospital volunteering, Ronald McDonald House volunteering, SAT tutoring, volunteering at my school
[<em>] Essays: Why Duke was excellent, precise, and well-written. Common App could have been a hit or miss since I took an incredibly creative route. If it was a hit, then I’m sure it was one of the best essays the adcom has ever read. If it was a miss, I guess the rest of my application made up for it.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Although I never read them, my thoughts are: APUSH - strong, Spanish - generic<br>
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Exceptional – she and I had a good relationship and I interacted with her often since my sophomore year. She gave anecdotal evidence of my leadership, initiative, and involvement with my community and school.
[</em>] Additional Rec: My boss from the math tutoring place
[li] Interview: Went really well. I hit it off with my interviewer, and I felt that it could have helped me. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: >200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, good all-around applicant with definite places where I stood out.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Can’t think of many – weak Spanish rec, my hit/miss essay.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The fact that I’ve done so much with two jobs, many ECs, nearly perfect scores, and perfect GPA. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I knew I had a good shot, but I was still scared on the lead-up to my decision… My advice: emotionally invest yourself in everything you do. Even though I had many activities, interests, etc. I invested myself heavily in everything I did, and as a result, I did well.</p>

62

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR (650), M (720), W (680). I scored in the top 99th percentile for PSATs and qualified for National Merit so those scores were sent to Duke.
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Bio - E (550), Math II (630)
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 4.2): 4.07
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/610
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (1 - not submitted), APES (4), Physics B (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych HL (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Program w/ Bio as elective
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior State of America, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Student Conservation Association Crew Member, Apprentice at Monell Chemical Senses Center
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a Live Animal Center for 3.5 years, I also do a lot of conservation volunteering
[</em>] Summer Activities: Research Apprentice at UPenn, Summer@Brown University (Creative writing course)
[<em>] Essays: Main essay was about my alter ego, activities essay was about why I want to become a conservationist, Why Duke essay included how I felt when I visited. The very last line of that essay was something like: “WHEN I am a student at Duke next fall, I know that I’ll be able to call the university my home.”
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Each of my 3 recommenders had me for 2 or more years so they knew me well as a student and personally.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea…
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Went really well! I think it helped my application because I was able to show my enthusiasm for Duke and show my personality more than I could have in the written application component.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA/rank, academic performance, Commitment to conservation, all three essays illustrated different aspects of myself
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores were below Duke’s “average”
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I will never know exactly why I was accepted. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Honestly, my advice would be to wait until AFTER you submit your application to start doubting yourself. When I applied, in my mind I wasn’t going anywhere but Duke. I knew my scores weren’t perfect, but I also knew that I had a lot more to offer than just grades. I made sure that my application allowed the admission staff to see that, too. Good luck to those who did not get in or are going to apply! You don’t have to be perfect, just show your very best and you will find the place right for you.</p>

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<p>I am an international student accepted by Pratt! I am so excited but I think my status won’t be helpful to you guys! Best wishes to you all.</p>

64

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: US History 800 World History 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/140
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5 US History 5 English Language 5 (taking a bunch this year)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP Courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder/ Editor of School Newspaper, Class President, Quiz Bowl (Captain/ Founder), NHS (Treasurer), Student Government (Senior Class Representative), many others with leadership.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Administrative Assistant/ Web Design at a small business
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Service project
[</em>] Summer Activities: William and Mary History program, internship with local politician
[<em>] Essays: Both were pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, but they all like me a lot.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: We have a really good relationship, but she is new, so it may have been generic.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my boss, it was really good.
[li] Interview: I had one and it went pretty well. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~120,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ECs, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT Score, Class Rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Not completely sure…ECs, essays and recs. most likely. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: YAY!!! I’m so happy! I have wanted to go to Duke since I was 5! See you all next Fall :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[</em>] ACT: 35 composite (10 on essay)
[<em>] SAT II: did not submit any
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 4.0 (4.6 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/270
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP USH (5), Statistics (5), Language and Composition (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, AP Literature, Honors Latin 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Letter of Commendation, AP Scholar, National Latin Exam Award, Princeton Book Award (for my school), Superintendent’s Recognition Award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance, Golf team, Student Government (secretary senior year), NHS, Mentoring Program (president), School Reaccreditation Committee, and other clubs at my school
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at a sleepover camp
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for many organizations, like soup kitchens, blood drives, etc.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer before my junior year, I did a leadership program in Israel for 5 weeks. Last summer was a camp counselor
[<em>] Essays: Very strong
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should’ve been good. Got one from my Latin teacher of 4 years and one from my Statistics teacher who is also the Student Gov advisor (which I’ve been on all 4 years)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Was probably incredible, we are very close
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: It went okay. I was extremly nervous for it because it was my first college interview. It only lasted about half an hour</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >250,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades/course load, class rank, ACT score, well-rounded extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Volunteer work (didn’t have 100+ hours like many other applicants), didn’t have any ECs that had to do with engineering
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: White, female engineer. Strong grades, scores, and ECs</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I’m SO excited to be a Blue Devil!! Congrats to those accepted</p>

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

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

67

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

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World history (5) US history (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP American Gov, Pre-calc, Honors Spanish 5, Creative Writing, Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Leader of history club, American caner society club, Community service Board, JBT (Junior Bowlers Tour) competitive bowling, Member of the local coin, Performing arts (Acting in my schools productions) club in town
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Law intern, Waiter
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteer at my Temple’s Hebrew School, Volunteer at Community Food Bank
[</em>] Summer Activities: George Street Playhouse (Acting program)
[<em>] Essays: Very strong, unique with a showing of my love for history
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very strong, picked teachers that I knew would represent me well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very stong, I have a good relationship and she knows my strengths pretty well
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Went very well, worked a huge advantage in my favor. Got to show myself through face to face and not just paper</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Extra-Cirriculars, Teacher Recs, Interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, GPA probably a little low for Duke
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My unique extra-cirriculars, well rounded, interview went well, essays</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone! See you all next year!</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): took once, 2240 - 800 math :slight_smile:
SAT II: 760 USH, 780 MATH II
GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Eng Lang (5), Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP French, APES, AP Comp Sci, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, Cum Laude, AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: debate…
Job/Work Experience: modeling (wilhelmina)
Summer Activities: more modeling waitress
Essays: moi bene
Teacher Recommendation: awesome
Counselor Rec: awesome
Additional Rec: awesome
Interview: awesome
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not going to share
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): jewish?
Reflection
Strengths: grades, scores and work :slight_smile:
Weaknesses: community service and other extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I ROCK AND I LOVE DUKE!
General Comments: yay! got into my dream school, can’t wait to meet everyone, have a great time and do well :)</p>

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<p>@FraNeighbor I’m also hispanic, specifically Cuban. I applied ED to Duke and got deferred :confused: with a 2210 SAT. I am by no means rich (Middle Class income) but I come from South Florida which is 90% Cuban</p>

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<p>I was rejected from Trinity.</p>

<p>I didn’t expect to get in, but it had been my dream school for a long time and getting that letter was difficult.</p>

<p>I’m so happy for all of you! You should all be so proud of your high school accomplishments and continue your hard work at Duke. Congratulations and please remember to acknowledge everything you have achieved, because believe me I would give anything to be able to celebrate with you all right now.</p>

<p>I hope to maybe see some of you at grad school at Duke because this rejection isn’t going to stop me from reaching my goal of being a Duke Alumni!</p>

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72

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

<p>Objective:
[li] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 28</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: Spanish with Listening: 800, Math II: 720, Biology (E): 720</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 , Weighted: 4.8</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/595</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB and BC: 4, AP English Composition: 4, AP Psych: 5, APUSH: 4</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Bus man (SL): 7</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: IB English 4, IB 20th Century, AP Statistics, IB Math Methods 2, IB French 5, IB Biology 3, IB Business Management 2, IB Psychology 2</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/, Nationals HOSA 11th, HOSA States 2nd</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]HOSA- Future Health Professionals (President), Chess Club (Co-President (12), Vice President (11)) Tennis Team (Co- Captain and Varsity), Twelve (Captain (12, 11)), Youth & Government (Co- Founder (11), Vice President (12) ), Public Health Society (Co- Founder (11), Vice President (12)), National Honor Society (Corresponding Secretary), Club Tennis 4yrs and summer</p>

<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Tennis Instructor</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: South Charlotte General and Vascular Surgery (Medical Assistant 4yrs), Church Community Service, Hospital Volunteering, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Urubamba, Peru- Actually met and worked with Duke Engage associates in the region, Medical Conference at Columbia University</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Probably the best and most inspired essays I’ve ever written, multiple rewrites and revises</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: not sure but all of them love me</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: ok, kind of a good relationship</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec: friend recommendation: excellent</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: didn’t get one </p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): NC</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: >250000</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first to go to a US university although my dad did his residency as Yale</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Strengths: Essays, Extracurricular, Recommendations, Volunteering, and URM</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: GPA, Standardized tests</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted because my essays had passion and emotions, also, in my supplement I expressed that I worked with Duke Engage associates in Peru doing medical healthcare (impressive I think), Well rounded and made up for my grades with excellent extracurricular</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: eh, don’t be deterred from applying just because you don’t meet “average scores”, universities want leaders and people that will act not simply study all day and do nothing. </p>

<p>GO BLUE DEVILS!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 620 M: 640 W: 610 (1870)
[</em>] SAT II: Math I: 640 US Hist: 660
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/183
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5) English Lang(3).
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Discrete Math, British Lit, African American Studies, Honors Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, Computer Engineering II, AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (9th grade-Class Chaplain, 11th Grade- Vice President, 12th Grade-Student Body President) Marching Band (Drum Major), Tennis, Student Leadership Team (Co-Founder), Science Club (President), Sr. Beta Club, Church String Ensemble (Viola)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: School wide Annual Food/Toy Drive
[</em>] Summer Activities: Attended North Carolina Governor’s School West (Social Science)
[<em>] Essays: Talked about placing second in Drum Major category in my first band competition, and how band has taught me that positive collaboration is an aspect of success.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: From Math and English teachers.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I suppose, but didn’t get to see it.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurricular activities showed I was active and a leader in my school. Essays were personal and gave insight about who I was as a person.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I stood out in my community and surrounding areas with my combination of grades and extracurriculars. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I am excited to be a part of Duke’s class of 2017 and am relieved to have been accepted ED. It feels really good to have all of the college application process behind me. Congratulations to everyone else who was accepted and I can’t wait until we begin our journey this fall.</p>

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<p>Please those who got accepted, please fill me in on the basics, I’m an international applicant</p>

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<p>Hello is anybody there?</p>

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

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 Math, 760 Writing, 730 Reading) (one sitting)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take.
[<em>] SAT II: 790 US History, 730 Bio M, 760 Spanish, 800 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/201
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (4), Environmental Science (5), English Language (5), Spanish Language (5), Art History (3), US Government (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, and a few honors classes.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Financial Literacy Program at a college (President), Best Buddies (Grade Representative), Book Club (Secretary), Lacrosse all 4 years, Debate, some other relatively inconsequential stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Interned at Alienware Computers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:St. Vincent de Paul Community Outreach Program (Organizer)
[</em>] Summer Activities:Duke TIP 3 years, CTY Princeton 1 year.
[<em>] Essays: Good, unique I think. Emphasized my heritage in commonapp, emphasized love for Duke in optional “why duke” essay.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both definitely good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I think good, but not sure.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t have one.
[li] Interview: Went really really well.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Cuban-American)
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Best of luck to deferred applicants, and GO BLUE DEVILS</p>

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<p>This thread was super helpful on getting an idea about my chances of being accepted. If anyone else is considering Duke ED I would highly recommend reading through this thread.</p>