Official Duke University RD Admissions Results for 2016

GeeFizz · March 18, 2012, 2:23pm

Official Duke University Class of 2016 RD Results

Copy and paste the following template, fill in your stats, and let everyone know how it went! Good luck!

[noparse]Pick one:

Decision: Accepted

Decision: Waitlisted

Decision: Rejected

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
[li] Essays:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] Intended Major(s):[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income bracket (if applicable):[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths:[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:[/noparse]

entomom · March 29, 2012, 3:47pm

Please, results only on this thread so that it can serve as a valuable resource for future applicants.

Good luck to all!

Purpender · March 29, 2012, 5:38pm

Decision: Likely Letter → Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 780 M: 760 W: 700 E: 10)
[] ACT: 34 (R: 36 M: 35 W: 32 S: 34)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 Chem, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (5), Psychology (5), Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5), Calc AB (5), APUSH (5), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP / Most Rigorous (AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Micro, AP US Gov, AP Physics, Band VI
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None other than National AP Scholar / School awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Drum Major, 2 years), Clarinet, Piano, Composition (submitted Arts Supplement), Jazz Band, National Honor Society (Leadership Board past two years), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Odyssey of the Mind (8 years, world finals three times).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Around 300 hours, hospital, church, etc. small things
[] Summer Activities: FSU Summer Band Camp, volunteering, stuff for school Band
[] Essays: Common App 9/10, Why Duke: Very good 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of them I read and it was stellar quote: “The best thing I’ve ever written about a student in 26 years of teaching,” the other one I didn’t read but the teacher really likes me
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good (large public school), counselor barely knows me
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Not Contacted
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120k-140k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Sat I Scores (kind of), No Hook… etc
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Composition supplement
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: Dartmouth, Penn, Duke (Likely Letter), Emory
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown
Waiting on: Stanford (not waitlisted)
[/ul]

General Comments:
My advice to future applicants is to just be passionate about something and really let it shine through on your applications… really. I think I managed to convey this to the schools that I got accepted to. My ECs are definately not laundry list style but they are quite involved and there are things that I LOVE doing. There are a few things I would have done differently in this process, but I am glad to have been admitted to some amazing schools. As a side note, I also think my composition supplement had a positive impact on my acceptance.

Not sure I will end up at Duke, but nonetheless…

Go Blue Devils '16!!!

hotair · March 29, 2012, 5:54pm

Decision: Likely Letter accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340 best 800 CR 800 W 740 M
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Us history, 700 Lit, 760 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/356
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on calc AB, world history, euro history, Human geo, stat, english lang, us history
IB (place score in parenthesis): Philosophy SL (6), Latin SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, IB ToK, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, IB Math SL, AP English Literature, IB English HL, AP Comp Gov, AP Latin Vergil, IB Physics HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really any i guess, national Merit Semifinalist, member of a bunch of honor societies
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Boy Scouts (eagle scout), Explorer Post (VP), JSA (VP), Great Decisions (President), IB Magazine (Co-Editor), Academic Worldquest (Captain), Brain Brawl (Captain), Certamen team (Latin Brain Brawl)- Captain
Job/Work Experience:na
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, hospital work
Summer Activities: volunteer stuff, slept on my long suffering couch
Essays: One about an experience I had when I went rappelling
Teacher Recommendation: History/Philosophy Teacher, Latin teacher
Counselor Rec: He’s a pretty respected guy, I barely know him though
Additional Rec:
Interview: I got the previous class of president, pretty cool guy, thought it went well
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top 5 public school in the nation
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 120000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: academic record
Weaknesses: ethnicity, I’m not a great essay writer
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I havent the slightest idea
[ b]General Comments:**
Pretty excited someone really liked me after being waitlisted by UChicago, NW, WUSTL, and Upenn and rejected from Princeton and Columbia. Sadly, the pathetic financial aid they gave me (They tripled my EFC) will cause some problems

ttam110 · March 29, 2012, 5:55pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] ACT:29
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (5.3 weighted)
[] Rank : 1/300
[] AP:APUSH (5), AP Gov (5), AP English Lang (4), AP Earth (4), AP World, AP Calculus
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stat, AP English, AP Psych, h Spanish 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President) Environmental Club (President), Student Council (Class President), Varsity soccer (4 years, co captain) BETA Club, Spanish NHS, Operation Smile, Interact, Rotary, lots of other
[] Job/Work Experience: 2008-2012 Work, Internships…jMa
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200ish volunteer and service hours.
[] Summer Activities: Leadership camps 2x, work opportunities
[] Essays: above average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great 2x
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Interview: Yes, went very well.

[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Class rank, GPA, Leadership, Course Strength,
[] Weaknesses: Test Score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UNC, Wake, and Davidson

[/ul]General Comments:
**** Standardized testing. That is all.

sboarder · March 29, 2012, 6:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[]ACT: Composite: 34 English:35 Math: 33 Reading:31 Science: 36 Writing: 8 
[]SAT II:N/A
[]Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
[]Rank:1/259
[]AP : AP US Government and Politics (4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy and Physiology, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Chem 
[li]Major Awards: National Essay Contest grand prize winner, global video contest winner[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Student Council (President), Class Officer (President), three political youth councils, varsity tennis, golf, mentor to underclassmen at my school, and the usual clubs and organizations
[]Job/Work Experience: Self-employed tutor, Self-employed lawn mowing business, country club pool attendant (summer job).
[]Volunteer/Community service: national organization volunteer, Volunteer at local hospital, school projects, other small organization work.
[]Summer Activities: Summer 2009: Foreign exchange, Summer 2010: Foreign exchange, Summer 2011: various leadership camps, engineering camps, work, volunteering.
[]Essays: Not as good as my other college applications but still pretty good.
[]Did you submit the “Why Duke?” essay? No, just the Pratt essay.
[]Teacher Recommendation(s): Didn’t get to read all of them, but the one I read was really good.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[]Interview: N/A
[/ul]

Other:[ul]
[]Date submitted:12/31/2011
[]State: Nebraska
[]Country:
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Middle
[]Hooks:
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: ummm…maybe being involved in a lot of national, international and political things.
[]Weaknesses: My school does have many AP classes. No research opportunities.
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application is very holistic. I have a lot of political and international experience. I did some unique things while abroad.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]

General Comments:
Received a likely letter from Duke!

stewta4 · March 29, 2012, 6:03pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 790 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/119
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), taking psych, gov, english, and calc now.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible. My school doesn’t offer many aps, all through high school I’ve taken as many honors/aps as possible
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multiple varsity sports (tennis, track, xc), student senate president, relay for life team member 4 years, math tutor,
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at Michigan House of Reps
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 100 varied total hours
[] Essays: Really strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, should have been good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, should have been really good
[] Additional Rec: didn’t send one
[] Interview: Eh, my interview didn’t go badly but it didn’t go great either. She was really nice and seemed to like me, but it was an odd interview; all questions, no conversation, and mostly weird hypothetical questions.

[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Bio and Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] School Type: Private (Catholic)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: GPA, Rank, Test Scores, Essay
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ECs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted to Boston College (Honors), Michigan (Honors and Ross Pre-Admit), and Emory
Still waiting on Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: I have to say I’m pretty surprised and very disappointed. I really liked Duke, although things will be okay because I love Michigan as well and was leaning towards going to Michigan anyways, even if I would have been accepted. Congratulations to all of those who were accepted and all of us will end up at a place we love! Stay positive everyone!

ctodd152 · March 29, 2012, 6:03pm

Rejected, 2140, valedictorian, average ECs and essay.

I don’t mind so much because I got into a school that I really love. Duke’s rejection letter was very kind though.

pinkcoconut · March 29, 2012, 6:04pm

**Decision: Likely Letter >>>> Accepted **

Trinity

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (M: 720, CR: 760, W: 760)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: Math II - 760, World History - 800, Biology - 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Human Geography (5). Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology are all pending.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Stats, US History, US Gov and Psych (all honors towards AP). Anatomy and Physiology - Honors. Shakespeare/The 20th Century American Novel (each a one semester course). Journalism. Spanish VI - Honors. Photography. Senior Seminar.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just a few local awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator) and volleyball.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Extensive volunteering (food bank, homeless shelter, peer to peer etc). I have received the President’s Volunteer Service Award at bronze and silver levels. Girl Scouts (Gold Award).
[] Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
[] Essays: Was really pleased with them. Had excellent feedback.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great. Highlights were that one said his classroom will be a poorer place when I’m gone, the other that I was a “delight” to teach as I was always inquisitive and eager to absorb knowledge.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: One excellent rec from a manager I work with in my volunteering, I wanted a rec from someone who knew me outside of school.
[li] Interview: No[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recs and academic scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs are mainly non-academic, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted: Strength of essays and recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rice, SMU, Columbia (still shocked), Harvard (ditto), Duke, Chicago, University of the Pacific (safety), Rejected: Yale, Still waiting: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Really pleased, and I know my grandma will be too, as she is Duke alumni. When I make my final decision, Duke will be in the mix for sure.

ready2go2 · March 29, 2012, 6:05pm

**Decision: Waitlisted- Trinity **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown 1320/2000
[] SAT II: Bio: 590 Math I: 620
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: All college classes

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Interview: It went pretty well, I have a feeling he was a great advocate on my behalf[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <75,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: Scores and GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected to get rejected so this is a pleasant surprise. I don’t really know why I was waitlisted
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Swarthmore, Bing, University of Rochester, Denison University
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Dickinson, Duke
Rejected: Rice, UPENN
****

[/ul]General Comments: Was not expecting it so thanks Duke. Great school. Congrats to everyone but I will be going to Swarthmore. (Immediately declined my wait list offer for those of you who will have to worry about one less person)

averageguy · March 29, 2012, 6:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 CR, 680 M, 680 W)
[] ACT: 33 (32 E, 33 M, 33 R, 34 S, 11 Essay)
[] SAT II: 710 (Math II), 670 (Biology)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5), Calc BC (5), World History (4), US History (4), Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, World Literature, Humanities, Human Physiology & Anatomy, Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (vice president), Math Team, Track & Field, Latin Club, BETA Club, NHS, NEHS, NAHS, SNHS, Model UN, and others I’m forgetting at the moment
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours (Habitat for Humanity, etc)
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I guess they were decent. I’m a bad judge of my own material.
[] Teacher Recommendation: no idea. I assume decent
[] Counselor Rec: no idea. I assume decent
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Undeclared Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: URM
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ignoring the knee-jerk explanation of URM status, I’m not really sure
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Rice, Carnegie Mellon. Rejected: Cornell

[/ul]General Comments:
Very happy! Not too surprised since I received the BSAI invitation, but nevertheless still very relieved.

busterbeetle · March 29, 2012, 6:13pm

**Decision: Accept to Pratt under BME **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 780r 800m 800wr (single sitting)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 chem 800 mathII 800 bio m 800 chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem 5 bio 5 chinese 5 calc bc 5 (ab subscore 5) eng lang 4 cs 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics, ap lit, ap spanish, ap gov, ap stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major. USABO semi, regional science olympiad medal, natl merit, ap scholar w/ distinction, some minor art awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literacy club president, Best Buddies VP, Art Club co-founder, minor Key club officer, science club, some minor church leadership, a couple art activities, Stanford internship, a little speech and debate, a little fbla.
[] Job/Work Experience: summer job as an office clerk/tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600 hours total
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: Common App essay and my why duke are hella badass, in my humble opinion lol.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 was good, not excellent. 1 described my quirky personality.
[] Counselor Rec: Kinda quirky. good, but not excellent
[] Additional Rec: A Stanford Professor - my intern mentor.
[] Interview: Incredible! My interviewer said I was a great fit!
[li] Arts supplement: Submitted a Visual arts portfolio. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: middle of the middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none but didn’t need it [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, gpa, essays
[] Weaknesses: not enough awards, leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was very very Lucky
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, USC Presidential, Berkeley Regents, UCLA Regents, UCSD Regents. Waitlist: UChicago, Dartmouth Reject: Caltech, Penn, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: I really showed my love for Duke in my essay - it was my best application. Thank you so much Duke. I can’t believe I got in! Go Blue Devils!!

WhaleWhale · March 29, 2012, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted

**Pratt School of Engineering (I think) **

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 800R 800M 740W
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 800Math2, 800Bio, 800Phys, 770 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available but top 10% because of Cum Laude
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in 7 APs (Bio, APUSH, Compsci, Calc AB, Calc BC, Euro, Physics B), 4 in English Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP Stats, AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics C, Advanced Topics in Computer Science, a watered down multivariable calc course, 1/2 credit art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, but a few average awards in visual art and math[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club/team (Prez), Political Club (Prez), Art Society, school literary/visual arts magazine staff, Tennis (JV and Varsity)
[] Job/Work Experience: Nothing at the time I applied
[] Volunteer/Community service: 120ish hours at library (lead volunteer), 30ish at school
[] Summer Activities: Research for two summers at Ohio State’s Cancer Center, Library Volunteering, went to a couple camps the summer after frosh year
[] Essays: My common app one was amazing… the duke-specific one was decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Really Good
[] Additional Rec: Research Mentor: really good
[li] Interview: None… I didn’t send another rec either[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Biomedical Engineering… might change to CompSci
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: (sends 8ish people a year to top 10 schools or top 5 LACs, but most are weaker than the people who got accepted and post their stats on College Confidential)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My stunning good looks

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Being a fairly strong, “well rounded,” applicant
[] Weaknesses: Lack of real accomplishments… I can’t say that I took the full advantage of my high school years.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am decent
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Ohio State Honors, Pitt Honors, University of Cincinnati, Case Western, Wash U, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins (not sure if I got into BME)

Deferred at Yale (probs rejected, but a low orbital ion cannon is messing with the Eli accounts), Waitlisted at UChicago and Princeton, not accepted to Harvard (but not sure if rejected or waitlisted yet)

[/ul]General Comments:[list]
Congrats to all who are accepted! If I get offered a good financial aid package, I will probably go there!

djking99 · March 29, 2012, 6:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210- 680 CR, 750 M, 780 W, Essay: 11/12
[] ACT: Did not send
[] SAT II: SAT II Biology M: 790, SAT II Math L2: 760, SAT II U.S. History: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.83 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/256
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), APUSH (4), AP English Lang. (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP French Language, AP English Lit., AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, Econ/Govt (required to graduate)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): California State Legislature Assembly Leadership Award in Health, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, President of French Honors Society, MVP of Varsity Tennis team[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Leadership Institute, President of Health Committee, passed a bill concerning health in schools, Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, Founder President of Cultural Diversity club and Tennis club, etc.(these were major ones)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kaiser Perm. LAUNCH Summer Youth Employment program paid intern in Radiology
[] Volunteer/Community service: Canal Alliance, Member of California Scholarship Foundation, Peer Tutoring after school, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Marin Indian American Association
[] Summer Activities: UC Davis COSMOS program, UC Berkeley ATDP program, Kaiser job
[] Essays: how duke is a good fit for me due to my interest in neuroscience and quirkiness of student body. sibling wrote a letter as well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: All very great
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[] Additional Rec: Principal’s rec- awesome
[li] Interview: Went great[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, not very competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income bracket (if applicable): $180,000-$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Strong academics, decently strong SAT, strong AP scores, ample amount of leadership and concern for my community
[] Weaknesses: Essays could have been slightly more unique, SAT not incredibly high
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academics, EC’s, essay
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCD, UCSB, UCSD, Cal Poly SLO. Rejected at Northwestern, Rice. Waitlisted at Washu, Brown, Cornell, UPenn, Johns Hopkins. Waiting for Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Did not expect to get in at all! To those applying next year, make sure you do something for your community, be a leader, not just for college but to build your personality. HOLY CRAPPPP

JasminT · March 29, 2012, 6:38pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 760(M), 760(W), 600(CR)
[] ACT: Composite: 31. – 29(E), 32(M), 34(R), 30(S), 29(English/writing)
[] SAT II: Not taken
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95, 4.72 (W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/551
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APHG(4), WHAP(3), Stat(4), English Lang(3), Chem(3),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not taking IB but AICE – similar program from CIE
[] Senior Year Course Load: Six college-level courses. (Econ, Calc AB, Calc BC, English Lit, Marine Bio, and International History)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Elks MVS Scholar, Cambridge Scholar, AP Scholar With Honor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact (treasurer), National Honor Society, French Club, Sixth Man, a few other small things.
[] Job/Work Experience: Guest Services at Target. About 25 hours/week since my sophomore year.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours. Did a few polio drives, Relay for Life three years in a row, Little Language Learners program (Taught French to elementary schoolers after my high school day ended for a few weeks during Junior year)
[] Summer Activities: Spent a summer in Europe.
[] Essays: Wrote an essay about my family’s struggle in arriving in the United States from our war-torn homeland of Bosnia as refugees. Pretty strong essay, in my opinion. Didn’t submit any other essays.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing!
[] Counselor Rec: Great.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went fairly well![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Economics & International Affairs
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public high school.
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student. Also think my personal background/ethnicity helped a lot. I was a refugee when I moved to the USA[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: SAT Math/Writing, GPA, Essay
[] Weaknesses: ACT, SAT Critical Reading
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weak SAT reading score/ACT score.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Just state universities. Duke was my only reach school.

JonDrums · March 29, 2012, 6:40pm

Decision: Waitlisted
Trinity
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2190 720M, 690CR, 780W 11E
[] ACT:33: 34R, 34E, 32M, 31S, 9E
[] SAT II (if submitted):760US, 730WH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):17/770
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5’s: Calc BC, World History, US History, Psychology, Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Euro, AP Gov, AP MacroEcon, AP Lang, AP Stat, Spanish IV
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few local awards and scholarships. National Science Olympiad.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tons of leadership roles. I also teach leadership development lessons to various teams and organizations. Pretty strong.
[] Job/Work Experience:Summer Experience past 3 years
[] Volunteer/Community service:250+ Hours
[] Essays:Common App Essay and Additional Info - Could have been better, but not too bad.
[] Teacher Recommendation:Pretty Generic for two, Pretty Special for one
[] Counselor Rec:generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:Went really well. Honestly it may be what put me in the waitlist pile.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major:Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant):Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large, Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:<180k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):NONE (anti-hook??)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:LEADERSHIP (not just roles, but training and development!), Course Rigor
[] Weaknesses:SAT Score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I came through in my essays. I was very genuine, and I think the message I tried to convey was supported by my resume. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m not going to lie; I am really disappointed. Duke has been my dream school since I was a child. It hurts to know I was close, but not close enough. I really did not expect to be accepted, so I am currently not devastated- which is good, but now I just have to wait it out and see if Duke is meant for me. Congrats to all those accepted, and Good Luck to everyone else!!!

chessysmom · March 29, 2012, 7:04pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 – one sitting, junior year
[] SAT II: 790 (Lit), 730 (Bio), 710 (USH)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20th percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 4, USH 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Honors Latin IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Merit Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President, Latin Club; Manager, Theater Costume Department (4 years); Water Polo Team Manager
[] Job/Work Experience: Swim instructor (four summers), Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours in Pediatrics at hospital, other misc stuff
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Meh - my interviewer lacked much personality

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Intended Major(s): Bio/anthro (pre-med)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, all-girls Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican-American)
[] Gender: F
[] Income bracket (if applicable): That middle ground where we don’t qualify for FA but really can’t afford $60k+/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Nothing outstanding, just a solid student
[] Weaknesses: See above

Accepted: Tufts, Wesleyan, Fordham (full-tuition scholarship), Villanova, Loyola Chicago ($14k scholarship)
W/L: None
Rejected: Yale, Duke, USC
Waiting: Amherst, Georgetown

Cavalier16 · March 29, 2012, 7:08pm

Decision: Rejected

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 750 M, 800 WR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 790 US Hist.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/213
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (4), Chem (5), US Hist (5), Language and Comp (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Honors Philosophy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (Captain, All state), Math Team (Captain), Academic Decathlon (State Champions), Special Olympics volunteer
[] Job/Work Experience: Hospital internship, caddy, babysitter, Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 150 hours
[] Summer Activities: Golf
[] Essays: Solid Common App, Duke one probably could’ve been better.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One very good, other didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: One of best he’s written
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Solid, not the best, but I don’t think it made or broke my admission. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private Religious
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Scores, grades, essays
[] Weaknesses: White male from New England, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough interest, it’s a great school that’s very hard to get into
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UPenn (likelied), UVA, UNC, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Northeastern
Rejected: MIT, Duke
Waiting: Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: Not really surprised here, congrats to everyone who got in!

irishfan137 · March 29, 2012, 7:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 Total Math-790, CR-710, W-740
[] ACT: 34 Composite
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (1 A-)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB-5 Macroecon-5 Stats-5 APUSH-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Chem, Chamber Orchestra, AP Calc BC, Spanish 4, AP Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM commended…that’s it, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]
Orchestra, 7 years Private Cello Lessons 6-12 Solo & Ensemble Festival: First Division at District 8-11 so far, 3 1st divisionsatstate Co section leader (10,11)
Tennis (10-12, captain 12)
Spanish Club 9-12 (Vice President 11, President 12)
NHS 11-12 (Vice President)
Class President (11th and 12th)
Student Senate(9-12)
small group bible study (11-12)
Senior Mentor
Head of Prom Committee (11)
Science Olympiad 10-12, (9th and 12th respectively in State competition in 2 events, won regionals in 3 events)
Also, Robotics Senior year (president of business)

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
worked as an intern at the World Headquarters of Whirlpool Corporation during summer of junior year on a company wide innovation project.
Work approx. 6 hours a week during school year tutoring inner city kids through a literacy non profit (Head of Writing Room)
Work during the summer at Boys and Girls Club as tutor Paid ACT tutoring for various kids

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
Head Math Tutor at Boys and Girls Club ~450 hrs
Middle school youth group leader ~350 hrs through junior year (these two things take up most of my time)

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
Working at Whirlpool/Boys and GirlsClub,campaign help for local US congressman, mission trip to West Virginia for a week building houses,habitat etc.

[li] Essays: Common App 1–getting cut from bball, trying out again. Humorous and self deprecating, pretty solid i guess. Short common app–about different little kids I’ve befriended at Boys and Girls Club, showed personal side. Why duke? Used specific examples.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Calc AB teacher and H. Physics teacher, never saw but I assume good to above average[/li]
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Finance/Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, about 1000 kids, 1 or 2 kids to ivy each year, most go to UofM or other instate
[] Ethnicity: White (half European, half Middle Eastern)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 200+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: EC’s, GPA, rank, course load
[] Weaknesses: no awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded i guess? I donno
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted–Notre Dame, Michigan (Ross School of Business Preferred), UPenn (Wharton)
Rejected–Yale, Princeton, Northwestern, Michigan Honors Program

[/ul]General Comments: Don’t know if this is where I’m going but I’m so excited! I always thought I had a modest app at best when looking on CC, and I hadn’t even thought about applying to schools like this since recently, but my advice is to just go for it, you might be really surprised!

Apoc314 · March 29, 2012, 7:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR, 800 M, 760 W)
[] ACT: Didn’t report
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math 2, 770 Biology Molecular
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked (Probably Top 5%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Biology (5), AP Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus with Linear Algebra, Spanish 4, AP Computer Science, Honors Essay Writing, Survey of Western Humanities, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, Advanced Chemistry. Everything was AP/Weighted.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):US National Chemistry Olympiad Honors - Top 150 Nationally, USA Biology Olympiad Semifinalist - Top 500 Nationally, AIME Qualifier in Junior Year, Chemistry State Champion in a State Science competition, National Merit Semi-Finalist. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Bowl (Captain), ICTM Math Team, NSML Math Team, WYSE Science Team, Local orchestra, JETS Engineering Team, Kung Fu student.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library Volunteer (~200 hours), School Academic Tutor (~100 hours).
[] Summer Activities: Dancing, traveling, summer courses, etc.
[] Essays: Excellent Main Common App essay, decent Extracurricular Essay. My Why Trinity Essay was pretty good but not as good as my common app main essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been pretty good/excellent (one of my teachers let me pre-read her recommendation before sending it out and I thought it was genuine and showcased my positive traits very honestly and well.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it, but probably decent.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: No interview.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public School (around 3200 kids)
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): $150,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Good science focus through major awards and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Lack of a spectacular hook and inability to get an interview to further improve my application
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted for my scientific strength and academic grades and test scores and my common app main essay.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rice University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Rejected by Stanford University; Waiting on Harvard University.

[/ul]General Comments: I really liked Duke when visiting, but the financial aid is too little for me to feasibly attend. I hope one of you guys gets accepted off the waitlist as I will probably decline. Good luck to everyone and future applicants! The essays are extremely important and help the whole application come together.

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