Official Duke University Class of 2017 RD Results

[Canadian112]

<p>Decision: Accepted Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (single) R:710 M:800 W:790. 2320 Super R:720, M:800, W:800 but didn’t send super >:O
• ACT:N/A
• SAT II: 800 math ii, 800 chem
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/150~ish
• AP (place score in parenthesis): MicroEcon(5), MacroEcon(5), Stat(5), Calc BC(5), Chem(5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place at Deca internationals. Grand prize at national business competition in Korea</p>

<p>Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
• Job/Work Experience:N/A
• Volunteer/Community service:300+ hours at the hospital. but didn’t report
• Summer Activities:Couple business competitions
• Essays: Good. I love Blue Devil’s Basketball xD
• Teacher Recommendation: One from Ap Eng teacher and one from AP Econ teacher. Both good
• Counselor Rec: Awsome. Probably best I’ve gotten
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview:Duke didn’t give me one >: O, Once again this proves that interview doesn’t mean indication of acceptance</p>

<p>Other• Intended Major(s):
• State (if domestic applicant): N/A
• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type:Private
• Ethnicity:Korean
• Gender:M
• Income bracket (if applicable):200k+?
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None</p>

<p>Reflection• Strengths: I had couple very unique ECs.
• Weaknesses:Asian Male Canada
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I love Duke, Duke love me
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Deferred ED Columbia, Accepted EA UChicago, Accepted EA UVA, Accepted Northwestern and of course, Duke</p>

<p>General Comments: Good luck to all with your future success!</p>

[BigBoss7]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math II / 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4) / English Language (4) / US History (5) / European History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Light!
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective: None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Surf Club
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 42 hours…
Summer Activities: Travel
Essays: Ok
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Not bad
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: None
Other
Intended Major(s): Economics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): 500k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection: Not really surprised. Received some sort of likely letter a month ago…
Strengths: Math II Subject Test score!
Weaknesses: None
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid candidate
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UChicago / Duke / Cornell (likely) / Brown (likely) / WUSTL / Amherst (Early Notification) / Vanderbilt (Early Notification) / UCLA / UCSD / UCSB
Waitlisted - None
Rejected - None</p>

[eniloracw]

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored from 2 sittings - 800 CR, 720 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT: did not submit
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Literature, 770 Spanish, 770 Math 2, 770 Latin, 680 Math 1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96, 4.86 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/131
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (5), Calculus AB (5), English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): enrolled in full diploma program with scores pending - Psychology SL, Math HL, Spanish HL, English HL, History SL, Chemistry SL
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB courses above plus IB Theory of Knowledge/Research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Latin Exam Gold Medal, National Spanish Exam Silver Medal</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain, many awards), Sailing Team (Skipper), Dance Marathon charity event (Executive Board), Key Club, Model UN
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Junior Docent at art museum
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Dance Marathon, Girl Scouts
[</em>] Summer Activities: Counselor in Training at sailing camp, Duke TIP, debate camp
[<em>] Essays: Wrote main common app about sailing and short one about debate, both solid
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t read them but one of them told me I’m one of the best students she’s ever had.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know her that well but it’s probably positive.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Debate coach, probably very good
[li] Interview: Solid, with a local alumnus</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Relations
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] School Type: IB magnet within large public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy from mom and grandma</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection:[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, grades, and legacy
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I wrote a good Why Duke essay expressing my strong interest.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars are nothing special
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats are good and I’m a legacy
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: George Washington (accepted), William and Mary (accepted), American (accepted), Georgetown (deferred EA), Yale-NUS (rejected), waiting on several more</p>

[coolpillow]

<p>Decision: Rejected @ Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520/2290 (720C, 800M, 770W) superscored
SAT II: 780Math, 730 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (although officially no ranking)</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B/US History/AB Calc (all 5)… Currently taking Chem, BC Calc, Latin</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 3 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): local ones, nothing major</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): relatively-unique, relatively-in depth
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: few hundred hours (~300?)
Summer Activities: economics-related
Essays: comm app - great; duke - unique
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: none
Interview: mediocre…
Other
Intended Major(s): Economics
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Top Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): <$50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fierce competition!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rice, BC, Michigan, UNC Waitlist @ Wash U Rejected @ Duke
General Comments:</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone who got in! Duke wasn’t my top choice, so I am a-okay!</p>

[megamen70]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2240 W 700 CR 760 Math 780
• ACT: 36 comp 35 writing 10 essay 36 on other sections
• SAT II: 800 US history 800 Math 2 800 Biology - M
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% school doesn’t release rank but would be 2 or 3 out of 450ish idk exact number, based on weighted gpa
• AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5s: Bio, US History, Macro, Micro, Chem, BC Calc, Lang
Currently taking: Spanish, Physics, Lit
• IB (place score in parenthesis): None
• Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Lit, Symphony Orchestra, Spanish, Differential Equations at Ohio State University, Research project at OSU
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): qualified for AIME, Honda OSU Math Medal, 2 time Debate State Qualifier, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, All Conference Scholar Athlete, National Merit Finalist
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football, Track, Rec League Basketball, Math Club, Science Olympiad, Speech and Debate, Cello in School Orchestra
• Job/Work Experience: Research project at Ohio State
● Volunteer/Community service: L.I.F.E. Guard, volunteer at Summer Camp, helped with camp maintenance: Summer of 2012
Junior Director: Assist local Civic Association with community events: Grades 11,12
Representative for school Communications Advisory Council: Grades 11, 12
Link Leader, Mentor to incoming Freshman Grades 11, 12
• Summer Activities: L.I.F.E Guard, see above, EPGY at Stanford, Cosmology Course
• Essays: Probably good, had my aunt who is a college counselor look over them. I liked my why duke essay talking about wanting to be a Cameron crazy
• Teacher Recommendation: I think fine, didn’t see them but Spanish teacher I have for third time over four years and she loves me. Math teacher knows I really love math and am good at it.
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it but saw another rec for scholarship that was fabulous, sure it was good
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: fine, nothing special here
Other
• Intended Major(s): Biology
• State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public, ~1800
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income bracket (if applicable): 250,000+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
Reflection
• Strengths: Well-Rounded strong academics and ECs
• Weaknesses: Not a lot of leadership
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above plus legacy
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: Wash U, Rice, Northwestern, Case Western
Rejected: MIT
Unsure: Vandy, Yale (Deferred EA), Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Stanford
General Comments: Thought I had a good shot with legacy to boost me over. Congratulations to all those that got in and good luck to those that didn’t, you will find the school for you that is the perfect fit.</p>

[starstream89757]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (single sitting), 680CR, 800M, 730W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 760 Math II, 710 US History, 700 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea (different system).
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macroeconomics (5), Statistics (5), Chinese (5), French (4), Psychology (4), Microeconomics (4), American History (4), Calculus AB (have not taken it yet)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar (Canada), awards from various math contests in Canada
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Co-Editor-in-Chief), Junior Achievement (VP of Human Resources), DECA (Top 10 in Provincials), Wallet Farm (Not-for-Profit Initiative, Co-Founder), Book Club (Co-Head), Model UN, Debate, House Executive, Community Council, Student Council, Piano (RCM Grade 10, ARCT in Progress)
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: event volunteer + ticket booth coordinator at World Vision, volunteered at a local middle school, a local farmer’s market, and a number of fundraisers
Summer Activities: Shad Valley (a math & science enrichment camp, fairly prestigious in Canada)
Essays: They were well written, but most importantly, I think they were very honest and conveyed a great deal about who I am as a person.
Teacher Recommendation: I did not read the letters or asked them what they wrote, but I have no doubt they were both great. Both teacher that I have chosen know me very well and I know they have put a lot of effort into their letters.
Counselor Rec: Again, I have no idea what was been said in the letter, but my guidance counsellor is also my Teacher Advisor at school, and she has known me fairly well since Grade 10, so I trust that she was able to speak about me to a great depth.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Did not get contacted for one
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Intended Major(s): Economics
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income bracket (if applicable): N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays, Teacher Recommendations, AP (especially since half of them were self-studied)
Weaknesses: Mediocre SAT + SAT II, no interview, no hook
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t actually know, but I believe my application showed that I am the right fit for Duke. Also, I really like Duke and I think the admissions committee was able to see and sense my passion.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Duke was the earliest American university to give me their decision, I won’t know the rest until tomorrow.
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: To those of you that got accepted, congrats!!! To those of you who didn’t get the outcome you wished for, I’m sure you will end up at another great school so don’t be discouraged! To those of you thinking of applying in the future, don’t ever let anyone else tell you what is and isn’t possible, always believe in who you are and what you have achieved. Remember, if university application is “a shot in the dark for everyone” (which is what I have heard a lot from people around me), then you may as well be the one who has the right shot. Good luck, everyone!! :D</p>

[HBSoph]

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (690 CR)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/644
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World History, Chemistry, U.S. History, Spanish Language, Music Theory, Physics B
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus B/C, AP Macroeconomics/AP U.S. Government, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Best one is semifinalist in USNCO.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club Board (treasurer, head of member relations), Mentoring (Head Mentor), fiction and video editor, pianist of 14 years
Job/Work Experience: AP Chemistry Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club/Mentoring
Summer Activities: Same</p>

<p>Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I asked questions about the school; the interview lasted for an hour and a half.</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major(s): Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public (~2500 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): 120k?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Academia
Weaknesses: Not enough science in my extracurriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not interesting enough.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCI, UCSD, UCLA, UCB (Regents scholar for all announced; waiting on UCB tomorrow); Rejected: Caltech, MIT (deferred -> rejected) Waiting: Harvard, Yale, Stanford
General Comments: Congrats to those accepted.</p>

[Urstruly]

<p>Decision: Deferred ED —> Accepted</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 750 CR, 690 W
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 770 Math II, 740 Math I, 630 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79 (Strong Upward trend)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History, APES, AP English Lang, AP Art History, AP Gov, AP Statistics, AP Bio, AP Macroecon, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Macroecon, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, Honors Latin American History, Philosophy, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Secretary), Key Club (Senior Rep), Statistics Club (Secretary), Athletes for Charity (Board Member), Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: Quality Control Manager at a local dairy company, Gibraltar Bank (Intern), BlackRock (Shadowed a Southeast Divisional Sales Manager)
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours; Habitat for Humanity, and numerous other service projects; I also cofounded a book drive for a small school in the Bahamas
Summer Activities: LEAD SBI at Duke, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Institute
Essays: Good except for the short common app essay
Teacher Recommendation: Really Good
Counselor Rec: Really Good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Decent
Other
Intended Major(s): Econ or Math
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Catholic school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores (for a URM), extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA, short essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: After my deferral I didn’t give up. I sent my regional admissions rep an email providing reasons as to why duke was still my top choice. Later on, I sent her additional updates and a revamped resume.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMiami (Singer Scholarship Candidate), UF, Vanderbilt, UNC, UVa, Emory, WUSTL, Babson, BC (Honors); Deferred: Tulane; Waiting to hear from: UPenn, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Tulane
General Comments: Go Blue Devils! I will probably end up going to Duke, but I’m just waiting to hear back from a few schools. I was also invited to LSRW and will probably be attending that.</p>

[PsychoDad10]

<p>Posting for my son</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I: did not submit
•ACT: 30
•SAT II: did not submit
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
•AP (place score in parenthesis): did not submit (he is in the full IB diploma program)
•IB (place score in parenthesis): will take exams in May- estimated score around 40
•Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Bio HL, IB Psych HL, IB English SL, IB Music HL, TOK
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State recognition in Latin Forum</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Biggest EC is his position as Young Adult Representative of Patient Advocacy Committe of the North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF), a national nonprofit organization; Latin Club (VP Academics), Central Florida Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism Support Group (Founder and President)
•Job/Work Experience: Summer internship with NATF in Boston
•Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours
•Summer Activities: Summer internship in Boston
•Essays: Made some of his teachers cry- described how, despite his own medical problems, he has helped his autistic brother with his therapies and what impact autism has had
•Teacher Recommendation: Excellent; his math teacher showed us the letter (although my son had waived his rights to see them) and wrote that he had never met any student with such passion in 25 years of teaching
•Counselor Rec: Excellent (likely)- she has known my son for 10 years
•Additional Rec: Letter of rec from a world-renowned Cardiologist at Harvard Medical School
•Interview: Interviewed with alum, probably wasn’t a major factor
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): FL
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Private, IB Program (son is doing full IB diploma)
•Ethnicity: Asian, Indian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: $500000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my son is only one of 4 seniors in the country with a rare medical condition (about 100 in the world). He has been so involved with patient care advocacy and is working with two hospital to educate physicians about the dangers of blood clots.
Reflection
•Strengths: His “story”; IB diploma
•Weaknesses: ACT score
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: His ACT score was his weakest part; I realize that I am biased, but my son impresses nearly everyone with his poise and composure despite his health issues, which nearly killed him twice. He is able to portray how he has overcome adversity and how he will continue patient care advocacy in the future. I really believe that this was the distinguishing factor. His ACT score certainly did not separate him from the crowd. He really thought that the ADCOM would look at his overall candidacy, but he is not bitter.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Michigan, Boston College, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Florida, WUSTL, Emory. Wait listed at UVA. Rejected at northwestern and Rice. Awaiting decisions from Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Penn, Yale, and Harvard
General Comments: If test scores aren’t everything, then his strength of character would have been enough to get him in. Oh well, as many of know, it’s a random process. I just wonder if with Duke’s new policy of reading applications (the first reviewer can make the final decision without a second set of eyes ever seeing the application) had anything to do. Good luck to all of you. My son is OK and knows that Duke’s loss will be some other school’s big gain.</p>

[Mandoggy]

<p>Decision: Accepted, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300
SAT II: 790 Biology 790 math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/ 400
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on 8 AP test
Senior Year Course Load: Creative writing, Economics, IB math, AP environmental science, political science at community college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Vice Editor-in-Chief of newspapercountry; Tennis captain, concertmaster
Job/Work Experience: Unpaid research position
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
Summer Activities: Research
Essays: Grammatically correct, if nothing else.
Teacher Recommendation: One probably pretty good, one pretty mediocre
Interview: Didn’t have one</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major(s): Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): WA
School Type: Competitive, selective public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income bracket (if applicable): 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever. ORM. </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Scores, grades, courseload
Weaknesses: Recommendations
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really tough courseload, and I did well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Washington, UC San Diego
Waitlisted: Rice University</p>

<p>General Comments: Feels odd that it’s all over!</p>

[patesq]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2260 - Math: 770, Reading: 760, Writing: 730
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 800s on Bio(M), US History and Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/315
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Euro Hist, Calc BC, Eng Lang, Bio, US Hist, Span
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Chem, AP Eng Lit, AP US Gov, College Physics, College Stats, Differential Equations, College Enviro Science, Mentorship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar w/distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, VA Boys State, West Point Leadership award, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive air rifle, 8-12, Junior Olympic silver medalist 2012; 4-H Patriot shooting club (treasurer, 10, president 11); martial arts, 1-12, black belts: 4th degree in tae kwon do, 2nd degree in combat hapkido; Scholastic Bowl, 9-12 (JV co-captain 10, Varsity co-captain 12); Science Bowl, 11-12;
Job/Work Experience: instructor for tae kwon do and combat hapkido
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and physical therapy volunteer, greyhound rescue volunteer, MathCounts head coach,
Summer Activities: volunteer work and courses
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Intended Major(s): Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income bracket (if applicable): middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Subject tests, APs, rigorous course load, interesting ECAs (air rifle, martial arts)
Weaknesses: essays, not sure I stood out among many qualified applicants
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strengths??
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: MIT (early), Ga Tech (early), UVA (early), UAB (honors), VCU (honors, presidential), Drexel (honors). Waiting to hear from JHU.
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: posting for DS</p>

[ailahyu]

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - 790 Math, 780 Writing, 750 Critical Reading
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5), Us History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none.
Senior Year Course Load: Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Econ, SUPA Gov, AP Physics. I’m doing a special program in which I go to the hospital every Tuesday/Wednesday to shadow doctors and watch various procedures.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Wellesley College Book Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Social Action Club (Communications Officer/Secretary), Gay-Straight Alliance, National Honor Society, Mock Trial, Math Team, Physics Club
Job/Work Experience: none.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer EMS, Violin tutor
Summer Activities: JHU CTY Program for 6 years, NYSSSA School for Orchestral Studies, Summer@Brown (Organic and Biochemistry)
Essays: They were okay. Could have been better, but my Commonapp essay was strong.
Teacher Recommendation: My physics teacher loves me, so I’m sure that went well.
Counselor Rec: Average. She knows me well and wrote many good things, but I know that her grammar and spelling isn’t the best, which may have annoyed some admissions officers.
Interview: Went pretty well. My interviewer was nice and we talked for around an hour. He said I had answers to the interview questions that were new and interesting and we got along well.</p>

<p>Other:
Intended Major(s): Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income bracket (if applicable): 300k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I co-run a nail polish website (sonnetarium.net) with my sister. </p>

<p>Reflection:
Why you think you were rejected: My essays probably could have been better.</p>

<p>Accepted to: University of Pittsburgh (full ride), Stony Brook (full ride), Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University
Waitlisted at: Washington University in St. Louis (I didn’t visit, and they’re notorious for waitlisting applicants who don’t.)
Rejected from: Duke
Waiting to hear from: Brown, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, New York University, University of Southern California</p>

[sname2013]

<p>Rejected but kind of didn’t matter either way. Already accepted to Rice, UChicago, UVa and UT honors. Short of something coming to fruition tomorrow my decision has been made for about a week.</p>

[callz109]

<p>Decision: Accepted at Pratt! :)</p>

<p>Objective:
Test Scores: Slightly below average for schools like Duke. 2220 SAT, 800 Math II, 750 Bio, 730 Chem.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not in the top 10%, but in the top 15%
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc C/D, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Physics B, Physical Education (bleh),
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Internships, lots of sciency stuff, piano, volunteering at the hospital, working with children (I worked with children a LOT through volunteering at the library, working at summer camps, volunteering at the science musuem, etc.)
Essays: I went against the college advisor’s advice to “write about something you accomplished” and I’m so glad I did! I wrote about the meaning behind my Chinese name.
Teacher Recommendations: English Lit teacher’s was a bit boring (she just kept mentioning examples of my work in class and I thought it was redundant), Math teacher’s was nice C
Counselor Recommendation: Only about two paragraphs long, decent but vague.
Other:
State: CA
Country: USA
Reflection: Honestly did NOT expect this at all! This is one of the best colleges I’ve heard from yet and the only other one I’m really hoping to hear back from is Cornell.
Strengths: Essays, Recs, ECs
Weaknesses: SAT scores!
Acceptances: UCLA, UC Berkeley(regents invitation), UCSD (regents), UCI(regents), UC Davis(regents), Boston College. Waitlisted at Emory, Rejected at WashU, Rejected from JHU.
General Comments:
I’m not sure if I’ll be attending, but I’m very grateful for the opportunity! I can’t express how blessed I feel, especially since I was planning on going to UCLA or Cal and spent the past few days clicking on college confidential links to see which UC I was gonna go to. I seriously didn’t even know acceptances came out today!</p>

[Frankw]

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit, 2270
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/600ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 5’s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 weighted, TA and newspaper
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Fed Econ challenge semi-finalist, NMF [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN secretary general, debate captain, mock trial captain, some speaking awards at JSA conventions
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: not much, key club/NHS here and there
[</em>] Summer Activities: nope
[<em>] Essays: debating. Talked about a book written by Duke professor for supplement
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: hopefully great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: likely mad-libbed, but I don’t know for sure
[</em>] Additional Rec: nope
[li] Interview: nice guy, gave some advice just for college in general, nothing bad nothing great[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades, leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: community service, didn’t think my supplement was that great
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea. I don’t think there’s much that sets me apart. Maybe my supplement on specific courses at Duke?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Washington University in St. Louis, UNC Chapel Hill, Rice. Waiting to hear back from others
[/ul]General Comments: Don’t be discouraged from applying- you never know if one small part of your app could resonate really well with an admissions officer! Best of luck to everyone</p>

[Gallardo147]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 760 M, 710 W (9 essay)
ACT: 34 Comp (35 E, 35 M, 30 R, 34 S)
SAT II: 690 Chem, 680 Phys, 740 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/725
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psychology (5), Spanish lang (5), US History (3), English lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB+BC, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP English lit, AP Macroeconomics, Criminal Justice
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinctions, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research Internship (640 hours) (Paper will be published), Class Senator (11th-12th), Student Council (11th-12th), Track and Field (9th-11th), National Honor Society (10th-12th)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 160+ hrs
Summer Activities: Research Internship (mentioned above)
Essays: Common App-Wrote about immigration 2nd essay- very passionate about learning
Teacher Recommendation: Both recommendations were great by teachers who really like me
Counselor Rec: Should have been very good
Additional Rec: Submitted recommendation from research mentor
Interview: None
Other
Intended Major(s): Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): <60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, research
Reflection
Strengths: Research and my passionate essays, URM also helped for sure
Weaknesses: Okay SAT/ACT, not that many ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the adcoms were able to see my passion for learning and I really appealed to them
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted-Stanford SCEA, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, UT Austin
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted, and don’t feel down if you weren’t! I’m positive everyone will end up in an amazing university!</p>

[Avalde4]

<p>Decision: Accepted - Trinity CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110
(CR710/W720/M680)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: US history 770 WHist 750 Lit 670
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school does it on a 100 scale, but I believe it would be a 4.0 because all of my grades have mostly been above 97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/542
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), Lang(4),Psych (4) Env. Science (4) WH(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP calc bc, AP eng 4, AP macro eco/AP US gov, AP Bio, 2 creative writing courses (required for my magnet program), Latin Word Power and team sports
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national Hispanic scholar, AP scholar with distinction, silver key in poetry from scholastic alliance for young artists and writers, directors award at regional science fair, school representative at state poetry out loud contest 9th and 12th grade year, Texas high school aerospace scholar (required congresswoman’s nomination), 4 of my poems out of 55 Selected published in city public library anthology out of 2000 entries, poem was chosen to be on the city buses for the month of April 2013 for national poetry month </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lit mag (co editor-in-chief-12) (contributor 9-11), spoken word and performance poetry events for creative writing department of my magnet program, film appreciation club, north east school of the arts representative forum (senior creative writing class rep), model un, Spanish honor society (historian), animal society (co founder and treasurer), earth club, national honor society, social studies UIL,
Job/Work Experience: waitstaff at a soup/salad buffet, secretary and Internet advertiser for my dads real estate business
Volunteer/Community service: young writer’s camp (team leader for screenwriting group), church group (occasional playwright for skits 9-10), chandler nursing home, miscellaneous book fairs, writing workshops and plays at nearby elementary and middle schools</p>

<p>Summer experiences: young writers camp mentioned above, working for my dad, summer school in order to make room for more AP classes I was interested in, national student leadership conference for theater at Fordham university, Dartmouth bound summer program</p>

<p>Essays: I think my common app essay was absolutely terrible. Some people have liked it, but I think it was kind of pointless and whiny and I don’t like it at all in retrospect.
Teacher Recommendation: one was probably good and one for sure was very strong
Counselor Rec: not too shabby, we have a nice relationship
Additional Rec: my cousin sent in a beautiful one (optional) about how she felt about me as an artist and writer which I thought was nice
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: English (also listed interest in poli sci and Env sci)
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, with an arts magnet program
Ethnicity: Hispanic, Mexican
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 20,000 <
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: extra curriculars, GPA, sat IIs?, URM
Weaknesses: sat score, essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: URM status helped me, but hopefully it wasn’t all about that and being versatile and having multiple passions in different fields maybe (but I could be wrong)
General Comments:</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/denied/wait listed:
Accepted: Iowa state, northern Arizona, ut austin, Fordham, Hofstra, Arizona state, mills, Tulane, Williams (early write), Wesleyan (early write), Wellesley, northeastern, northwestern</p>

<p>Waiting on 5 ivies, Barnard and usc</p>

[iozsan]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Pratt School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630 Reading, 700 Writing , 800 Math
ACT: Didn’t send
SAT II: 790 Math II, 720 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd in 80
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): 41 / 45 predicted
Senior Year Course Load: A LOT! mun conferences, mun secretary general, IB coursework
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): U of Waterloo Maths Awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Secretary General), Professional Archery , … MANY
Job/Work Experience: Stanford Internship, Hospital Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Rotary
Summer Activities: Andover, Cornell, Stanford
Essays: STRONG
Teacher Recommendation: GREAT
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: no
Other
Intended Major(s): BME
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Turkey
School Type: IB
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income bracket (if applicable): >100.000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can’t fathom
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WUSTL, Middlebury, Northwestern Accepted, UChicago rejected
General Comments: Good luck everyone!</p>

[cathybright]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): maths olympiad, physics stuff, art performances etc
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student organizatoin (leader), volunteer project (initiator and leader), environmental protection activities, drama, etc
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hrs
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: I think they’re well-written but not outstanding. my teachers like me a lot but they don’t know how to write excellent recommendations coz they don’t do it frequently.
Counselor Rec: the same as above
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Intended Major(s):
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): sg
School Type: very competitive public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
Income bracket (if applicable):
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses: grades within school. definitely.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the same as above I guess?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVa, UMich, UCLA, Georgia Tech. Waitlisted by UChicago.
General Comments: have been feeling really really really sad since I found out about the rejection. congrats to people who get in!! you guys rock.</p>

[IdleDevil]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>[li]SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 CR, 790 W, 710 M)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 760 English Lit, 780 Math II</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/approx 200</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:Tough (Indian CBSE Board)</p>[/li]
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Been Head of School Council all four years of HS, state/national level swimmer, won lots of state/national level debates, elocutions, Science talks, etc.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Intern with Times of India</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Organized and headed community service events in school, teacher-volunteer with an NGO that teaches slum-kids.</p>

<p>Summer Activities:Nothing special, the internship, volunteering and swimming.</p>

<p>Essays: Can’t really say for sure, but my Duke essay and commonapp essays were really good in my opinion. I’m a pretty strong writer.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Excellent</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Excellent</p>

<p>Additional Rec: Excellent. From a close friend and senior; it was very well-written and portrayed me very positively.</p>

<p>Interview:Nope.</p>

<p>OTHER</p>

<p>Intended Major(s): English/Sociology/Political Science (not sure)
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):India
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:Indian
Gender:Female
Income bracket (if applicable): I didn’t apply for aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):No very special hooks, really. </p>

<p>REFLECTIONS</p>

<p>Strengths:Consistently high academic performance and rank. Pretty well-rounded applicant, I guess. Essays <em>might</em> have set me apart.
Weaknesses: ECs aren’t out-of-the-world, unlike most Duke applicants.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Strengths.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Received only 3 decisions as of now, UCLA, UNC Chapel Hill and Duke and accepted to all 3. Ivies and others come out tonight, so expecting a bunch of rejections.</p>

<p>GENERAL COMMENTS:</p>

<p>I was VERY surprised that I got in. Hadn’t expected it at all. But I’m very happy, Duke is one of my dream schools! Might attend.
For future applicants : Work hard on essays, and make them original and honest. I think that’s what worked in my favour.</p>