Official Duke University RD Admissions Results for 2016

CAdancer · March 29, 2012, 7:17pm

Decision:Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 710w, 720cr, 770m
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 680 chem, 680 ush, 750 math
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (1 LOL) US History (4) Chemistry (4) English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: -AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, independently studying AP French w/ my French teacher, and Guitar
-French at a Community college, and a theater arts class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, DAR Good Citizen, Outstanding Attorney, Outstanding Opener, Best Orator, Above and Beyond, Principal’s List, Dance awards[/li]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-President of Junior Statesmen of America (10, 11, 12)
-President of my school’s dance team (10, 11, 12) (we perform at all school fundraisers, rallys, games, etc because we don’t have cheerleaders haha)

Junior and Senior Class President (11, 12)
Helped found Model United Nations (11, 12)
Competitive Dancer (since age 8, rehearse >25 hrs/week
Mock Trial - Prosecution attorney
Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
National Honors Society (10, 11, 12)
Photo editor of yearbook (11) - it’s a class not a club, that’s why there’s only one year
Link Crew leader (10, 11, 12)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Counseling at summer camp (11, 12)
Dance teacher (9, 10, 11, 12)
Private tutor (outside of school) (12)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Asked by my school to tutor after school twice a week (11, 12)
As a member of Key Club and NHS we do additional service hours for Second harvest, adopt a family, beach clean ups, etc (9, 10, 11, 12)
Work twice a week at animal services clinic (i socialize the animals and introduce them to potential adoptees) (11, 12)
[] Summer Activities:
After attending first nationally accredited summer camp in US for 7 years, I have participated in the Leadership Training Program for the past 3 summers
Junior Statesmen of America summer school where I studied Honors Int’l Relations and Congressional debate @ Georgetown
Junior Lifeguards (Captain)
Regularly compete at Dance nationals in Vegas, and attend weeklong dance intensives in LA
[] Essays: I liked them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been good
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Uncompetitive Public High School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income bracket (if applicable): Well off
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): haha none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: grades, extra curriculars, dance
[] Weaknesses: sat II, AP exams
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea but i’m happy!!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments: Woohoo!

complexity · March 29, 2012, 7:42pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740/760/800)
[] ACT: 34 (not submitted)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Chem, 760 Math I, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (5), Government (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Lab for AP Bio, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Chamber Choir, Computer Literacy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Significant involvement in school theatre productions, International Thespian Society (President), selective school Chamber Choir (Soprano Section Leader), church choir, Tri-M Music Honor Society (Historian), Invisible Children Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Young Democrats Club, Class Council
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an equine therapy program for the disabled over the summer, actress/assistant director in years of VBS programs at local church
[] Essays: Common app was on my differing strong interests in the concreteness of math/science and the spontaneity of theatre… balance of perspective, fixed and fluid outlook, yadda yadda yadda. I really struggled with this essay, probably writing a good 20 versions on different topics, and while I was somewhat pleased with the final result, it’s surely nothing spectacular.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but it’s his first year, so.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Pretty good! I liked my interviewer a lot and it seemed like she liked me too.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Odd first gen situation – my mother didn’t go to college and my father is absent (and consequently not shown on commonapp)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, scores to a certain extent, potentially my first gen situation
[] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly standout (essay, ECs, awards, etc)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many strong applicants
in the pool
[] Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVA (Echols), Williams (early write), Emory, Wesleyan, UPitt, Washington College (MD); waitlisted at Princeton, Dartmouth, WUSTL; rejected from Johns Hopkins, Penn, Harvard; waiting on Middlebury.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted!

MDreams · March 29, 2012, 7:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 (36E, 35M, 32R, 31S, 10W)
[] SAT II: didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5, 5 AB subscore), Eng Lang & Comp (5), Euro (4), Chem (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Spanish, Brit Lit, US History, Speech, Academic Decathlon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): speech (1x state champ, 2x state runner up, 2x state bronze, 8x district champ, 5x conference champ), acadec (1x state champ, 1x regional champ), math comp, NHS, golf (jv mvp, mip, & sportsmanship), tennis, basketball
[] Job/Work Experience: research at Creighton Med School on prion disease in lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: some minor stuff
[] Summer Activities: ^job/work experience
[] Essays: ok. not great. I didn’t write a Why Duke essay. my common app was probably a 7/10.
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty good
[li] Counselor Rec: good [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Neuroscience
[] State: IA
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
[] Gender: M
[] Income bracket (if applicable): $200,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: GPA, kind of test scores, EC’s, research
[] Weaknesses: nothing that really stands out, no x factor, Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t really stand out, especially among the insanely good applicants
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northwestern, McGill, Michigan, Creighton, Iowa; Waitlisted: Vanderbilt; Rejected: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: I’m upset, but it’s ok. To those accepted: congrats! That’s extremely good. To those not: no big deal. Everything happens for a reason. I’m proud to say that I gave it my all - just wasn’t meant to be.

GeeFizz · March 29, 2012, 8:06pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 800 CR, 700 M, 720 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 780 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 of 265
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats, Calc AB, Environmental, Language & Comp, World History-4, AP US History-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 4 Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): beta club, NHS, peer tutoring, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: around 150 hours total
[] Summer Activities: Duke TiP, Oxbridge summer abroad in Paris, France
[] Essays: Common App essay was phenomenal, Why Duke was mehh
[] Teacher Recommendation: all good, i read two of them
[] Counselor Rec: probably really good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: pretty solid[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Chemistry, History
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large, Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income bracket (if applicable): Not relevant
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: essays, sat scores, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: community service, boring ec’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know but I’m glad they thought I deserved to be a Blue Devil!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State

[/ul]General Comments: I got a BSAI letter as well so I was thinking it’d be an acceptance but seeing the letter just made it better. To those not accepted, you’ll do marvelous wherever you go! Congrats to all the potential Duke students, perhaps I’ll see you there!!!

muckdogs07 · March 29, 2012, 8:22pm

WAITLISTED

GPA 4.3 in mostly honors and AP classes
SAT 2130 (one sitting)
Rank Top 5% at Top 50 NOVA H.S.
Solid EC and essays
Great rec’s
AP 5’s Calculus B/C, US History, Euro History, and Psychology
AP 4 – English Composition
This year taking AP French 6, AP Government, AP Physics C (M, E&M), and multi-variable calculus
2 parent legacy

Waitlisted at all three of my reaches so far–JHU, Chicago, and Duke. Have yet to hear from Vanderbilt even though they mailed things out last Friday. Will call admissions tomorrow and keep my fingers crossed.

Accepted at: Virginia, William & Mary, Wake Forest, Ohio State, and Va. Tech.

Took my name off JHU wait list to open up a spot for someone else. Same with Chicago. Am going to stay on Duke wait list, although I know this is probably the longest shot of the three.

Message to my twin siblings who are now juniors: Apply ED to the one reach you really want to attend; also take SAT more than once (lol).

Congratulations to all who were accepted!!!

batfan · March 29, 2012, 8:44pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 single sitting (800 CR, 800 W, 760 M)
[] ACT: 36 single sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (4.75w)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry SL (6), Math SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB History of the Americas HL, AP Statistics, IB LA 12 HL, IB Biology 2 HL, IB Biochemistry HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Spanish 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF 4th Place, Siemens Competition Semifinalist, US Presidential Scholars Candidate, National Merit Finalist, National Spanish Exam Gold Winner (96th percentile), FBLA Nationals Qualifier
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: FBLA (President 2010-present, Secretary 2008-10, District Secretary 2010-present), Video Broadcast (President 2010-11), National Honor Society (Secretary), LINK Leader (2010-present), Youth Symphony (Principal Flutist 2008-10), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid research intern in clinical research lab at Children’s Hospital, research intern in chemistry lab at state university
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, pianist for church, flute mentor, and smaller activities
[] Summer Activities: research internship at hospital (junior-senior), FBLA Nationals (sophomore-junior), marketing internship at bookstore (freshman-sophomore)
[] Essays: What it means to be normal (experience with family member’s medical condition), vision for future of medical research
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming they’re good! We aren’t allowed to read them, but I love both the teachers who have written me recommendations and have done well in their classes.
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure - probably decent, but our school has 2000 students, so…
[] Additional Rec: I asked my research mentor to send a supplementary letter of recommendation.
[] Interview: This was one of my favorite interviews - my interviewer asked some really good but quirky questions (what cooking utensil/kitchen appliance would you be?, what do you see yourself thinking as a senior in college?, etc). We had a great conversation about everything and shared a lot of interests - Gone with the Wind, cooking, classic/gothic literature, etc.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 130k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, awards, test scores
[] Weaknesses: could have taken more AP exams, got a few Bs my junior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Dartmouth, WashU (full-tuition), Rice (merit scholarships), UVA, Cornell (likely); Waitlisted at Northwestern, Hopkins, Brown (PLME), Columbia, Duke; Rejected at Princeton, Yale, Penn (LSM Vagelos), Stanford (EA); Waiting for Harvard, Amherst, and Williams

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted, and to future applicants who are reading this - do the best you can with everything, but know that there is also a certain degree of randomness to the process. Good luck!

Calexico · March 29, 2012, 8:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 M, 770 CR, 800 W) - single sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US History, 760 Biology M, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.68/5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/270
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), English Language (5), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Physics B, AP French (independent study)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (Cross country captain), outdoor track, (math team captain), TEAMS, Sierra Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Chinese restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours helping a handicapped child, ~25 hours volunteering at hospital emergency department, ~75 hours research at lab
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math, decent but probably impersonal
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: History, good
[] Counselor Rec: Decent but probably impersonal[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (unspecified)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, grades
[] Weaknesses: Unimpressive recommendations & essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** A little surprised. Not saying that I expected to get in, but after getting into Dartmouth Penn and Chicago, I thought my chances at Duke were good. I was definitely interested in attending.

Admitted: Dartmouth, Penn, Chicago, WUSTL, Vanderbilt, USC, Berkeley, Michigan, UConn
Rejected: Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Duke, MIT
Waitlisted: Brown

canesfan94 · March 29, 2012, 9:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Pick one:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 M, 700 CR, 780 W)
[] ACT: 34 (35 superscored)
[] SAT II: 750 Math II, 720 USH, 700 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.3 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s: BC Calc (AB Calc subscore), Macro; 4’s: Micro, APUSH, AP Lang; 3’s: Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations, AP Lit, AP Spanish, French 5, AP Stats, AP Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, several local and regional french, spanish, and math awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team President, Jewish Student Union VP, Student Council Rep, Honor Council Secretary; Serve as president of the executive board for the largest french student organization in FL; played for several different basketball teams including being captain of my school’s varsity team, also played in AAU, USSSA, and basketball team that traveled to israel
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Spent each of the past 5 summers working as a basketball camp counselor for multiple weeks; i’ve spent probably 500 hours working for the french organization; in total over 600 hours
[] Summer Activities:Took a course at school, took a couple of courses at Georgetown, played in basketball tournaments in Baltimore and Israel
[] Essays:10
[] Teacher Recommendation: couldn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: couldn’t read
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went very well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Statistical Science/Economics/Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: WHITE
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths:SAT Math/Writing, GPA
[] Weaknesses: i might have been too well rounded, i’m very dedicated to my EC’s but they are pretty scattered
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had so much interest in Duke and I’m sure I conveyed that as much as possible in my essay
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UF, Emory
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Washu, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown
Rejected: Stanford (REA), Yale

[/ul]General Comments: It’s great to know that all of my hard work has paid off. After receiving six waitlist letters in the past two weeks, it was pretty tough until my acceptance letter popped up. Judging from the results from my school alone, it’s fairly obvious that it is impossible to predict college admissions. I wish the best for everyone who was qualified enough to apply… To be even considered by Duke is an amazing accomplishment.

Shaq395 · March 29, 2012, 9:01pm

Decision: Deferred ED–>Accepted RD

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 M, 700 CR, 750 W)
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 790 Chemistry, 780 Math II, 750 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 World History, 5 US History, 4 Calculus AB (taking 5 this year; school only offers 5 exams)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of Academic Challenge Team, 600+ hours volunteering at a hospital, assistant EMT over the summer, lots of various alto saxophone things
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 700+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering through hospital and EMTing.
[] Essays: Decent at best
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Meh…
[] Additional Rec: Alright
[li] Interview: Was never offered one (live in the middle of nowhere)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Biology (signified on application)
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Rural Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: SAT IIs, GPA, Commitment to biology and medicine
[] Weaknesses: Essays, Lack of major awards, No interview?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I do not know.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: St. Bonaventure (4+4), Hobart, UMichigan Honors, URochester, Hamilton, SUNY Binghamton; Waitlisted: Cornell and Johns Hopkins; Rejected: Nowhere; Pending: Georgetown

[/ul]General Comments:
Wow. I am in utter disbelief. I was deferred early decision and fully did not expect to get in regular decision. I had an alright, but not great, first semester and thought that Duke was an impossibility. Nobody from my school has ever gotten into Duke, including a kid two years ago that is currently attending Harvard. And after getting waitlisted at Cornell (a school I thought I had a great shot to get into), I spent an hour rueing the fact that I would have to open a rejection letter from Duke, my favorite school. But as soon as I read “Congratulations!” I screamed and ran outside barefoot with happiness. I still have no idea how I got in, but I am just blessed to be given such a great opportunity.

Brownford · March 30, 2012, 12:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (superscore); 780 CR, 800 W, 710 M
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 710 Literature; 650 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang 5, Lit 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP Psych, English 165 (CC), Literature 252 (CC), Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art & Writing 1 Gold Key, 2 Silver Keys, 3 Honorable Mentions, tons of other photography awards; chosen to speak at a TED conference; regional awards in my sport
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of a successful photography, business, nonprofit, and publication; Editor-In-Chief of school paper; interned at The Stanford Daily; nationally competitive athlete for over a decade (not a recruit friendly sport)
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelanced for modeling agencies, newspapers, magazines, etc.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Founder and president of a nonprofit that has raised closed to 20k; 150+ hours of volunteering
[] Summer Activities: Raised tons of money, competed all over country, worked on my novel, took lots of pictures
[] Essays: Good, but not the level that would merit publication in those essay guides
[] Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[] Additional Rec: Outstanding
[] Interview: Great

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: No aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interview, ECs, GPA
[] Weaknesses: Subject test scores, my essays could have been better, more academic awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UVA, UCLA, Boston College (CAS Honors Program), SMU (Founder’s Scholarship); Waitlisted: UChicago, WashU; Rejected: Stanford REA, Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell

[/ul]General Comments:

This is one of the happiest days of my life. I will almost certainly be a Blue Devil next year. Wow. In absolute disbelief…CONGRATS to everyone! Even if you were rejected, I’m confident you will end up in a wonderful place.

calgirl15 · March 30, 2012, 1:03am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[] SAT II: 750 Literature, 790 Math II, 800 French, 800 Chinese with Listening, 790 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 555554444
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest Possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Internationally recognized proficiency certificates in Mandarin, French, Spanish, and German, AMC 12 School Winner, National History Day State Finalist, Scholastic Writing Silver Key, a sizable number of other writing and piano awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign language, volunteering, Writing/Journalism Club, newspaper, Math Club peer tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~700 hours
[] Summer Activities: Traveling, reading, math and astronomy courses at Cambridge University
[] Essays: Didn’t do the optional Duke supplementary essay, which might have been the deciding factor here, but I’m definitely interested in attending.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Additional Rec: Glowing; got to read it personally
[] Interview: Was offered one but could not participate due to being out of the country

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): Canadian citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, multilingualism, international perspective, varied academic interests, subjective factors (?)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, subjective factors (?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: McGill. Waitlisted: Dartmouth. Rejected: Yale, Brown, Penn, Columbia. Waiting: Harvard, Stanford, Amherst.

[/ul]General Comments: I might have left out a lot of significant details here…

steveholt · March 30, 2012, 1:03am

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800M, 800R, 740W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5), AP English Lang (5), AP World (5), AP BC Calculus (5), AP Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP English Lit, AP Biology, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist (Duke was my first choice, if that helped at all), Presidential Scholar Semifinalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): It’s Academic Team (A team), Violin for 10 years, School/Out of school orchestras, Mu Alpha Theta Chapter President, Rec soccer
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job for 2 years at an office
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300ish hours (but I only had about 150 on record). Walter Reed Army Hospital over the summer, various tutoring for honors societies, participating in volunteer adult orchestra.
[] Summer Activities: Job, hospital volunteering
[] Essays: CommonApp - How a man’s story on the radio touched/inspired me. Why Duke - how I hated Duke basketball as a Maryland fan and how that transitioned into respect
[] Teacher Recommendation: One very strong, and one strong
[] Counselor Rec: Decent, I guess.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Biomedical engineering, or chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 200K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Academics, and I’d like to think my essays were from the heart and very honest.
[] Weaknesses: Being an Asian male. and ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from UPenn, Yale, MIT, Harvard. Awaiting Stanford. Accepted at Michigan and Maryland.

[/ul]General Comments: I’m incredibly relieved and thankful. A lot of my friends, and many of those on this thread were just as qualified, if not more qualified than me, and were waitlisted/rejected. Those who unfortunately didn’t recieve an acceptance, keep your heads up and keep things in perspective.

jmom91 · March 30, 2012, 1:05am

D was deferred , and was just accepted !!! I know how hard it is for those that did not make it to read this, because my first D was rejected ED in her year and it was heartbreaking. I also know that the crazy parents out there like me are obsessed with CC and want to know who gets in as well as who doesnt. That being said, we are over the moon, and this was the most exciting day for our family. I am too tired, or DRAINED, right now to post specific stats, but D’s SAT was around 2100 and ACT 32…GPA 4.5 weighted with all APs and one Honors english in a very competitive school. CoCaptain of Field Hockey and Lacrosse, Community service decent, is a “double legacy” dad and grandfather, although I will tell you that I dont really think it helped that much. Her essay was poured out of her heart, and I would like to think that her lifetime love for Duke shined through in her Why Duke essay. She also had a wonderful interviewer, and she met the Admissions counselor once or twice and I think the counselor was really pulling for her. D followed up a few times after ED deferral and I think that helped as well. BUT WHO REALLY KNOWS…!!! D was accepted at Tulane Honors, and Boston College, rejected at Dartmouth. We are all still happily stunned, and I think the moral of the story is that there are “regular” kids (by that I mean kids that are still well within the ranges!) that DO get in and you should shoot for your dreams and dont give up! Congratulations to all of you amazing kids out there…if you even just applied to Duke, you have worthy aspirations and will all be terrific adults in your fields, no matter where you end up!!!

GBulldogs · March 30, 2012, 1:13am

Decision: Waitlisted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 M, 780 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5’s, 1 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Gov, Honors Physics (calc-based), student gov’t, ceramics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Body President, Varsity Baseball (2 years JV, 2 V), Rec Soccer, Math Team (1st in the state at multiple competitions)
[] Job/Work Experience: Microsoft HS Intern last summer (40 hours/week, 9 weeks)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Very little, helped with my old math team and a summer school
[] Summer Activities: Microsoft HS Internship, family vacations
[] Essays: Pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but not bad.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One really good, one pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Glowing, but my counselor tends to wax eloquent.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Solid. We got along well, I’m fairly sociable, but I wasn’t outstanding.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Undeclared (lean CS/Pol. Sci.)
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income bracket (if applicable):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: SAT, GPA, a few good ECs
[] Weaknesses: Not that many ECs, essays weren’t outstanding
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure, to be honest. I’m fairly confused.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Univ. of Wash., Lewis & Clark, Northeastern, Brown, Yale
Waitlisted: Claremont McKenna, Harvard
Denied: Princeton, Stanford (EA)

[/ul]General Comments: I won’t be taking a spot on the waitlist. Everybody, enjoy, and go Blue Devils!

sparrowo3o · March 30, 2012, 7:42am

Decision: Rejected
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 Superscore’d. 720/660/650 (I think).
[] ACT: 31 C (33 E/31 M/ 34 R/ 27 S - 11 W) Stupid Science section. I got held up on a problem.
[] SAT II: lol. 730 US History / 640 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW - 5.0 Weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/458
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Us History (5), AP Language and Composition (5), AP Environmental Science (4), AP Psychology (4).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): naadddaaa
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, AP Biology, AP Computer Science A, AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Human Geography, Honors Band IV (lol).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Marshal, NC Honors Graduate, NC Scholar, AP Scholar With Honors … etc. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band, musicals, captain of English academic team, NHS, Science Honors Society, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting? Does it count?
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not really very much, unless you count NHS and such
[] Summer Activities: John Coltrane Jazz Camp, Lead role in musical, Assistant to Girl Scout Troop, Helped preteens [7-12] learn to act and put on a show. Biotechnology Summer Camp at Wake Forest
[] Essays: Fine XD
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good! Unless he mentioned that I have some test anxiety issues.
[] Counselor Rec: Really great, we get along very well.
[] Additional Rec: Good. She apparently “talks about me with other teachers” postively. Lol. o_O
[li] Interview: Went really well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Music Major/Biology Minor ----> Medical school
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white/middle eastern
[] Gender: female
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: GPA, unique major desire.
[] Weaknesses: all standardized test scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I knew I would be. It was probably because they saw that I had 6 times UNC legacy (or more, I just stopped after 6).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UNC- accepted and probably attending at least for the first semester. Wake Forest - accepted. UMichigan - awaiting reply (deferred, so expecting rejection/waitlist)

[/ul]General Comments: Was not shocked at all by this response. I would have been elated if I’d been waitlisted. XD I kinda laughed when I saw my decision.

RandomNumber · March 30, 2012, 8:50am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2240
[] ACT:33
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.17 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 40
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s and a couple of 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, Honors Sr. thesis, Neuropsychology, Anatomy and Physiology, World Lit., B&W Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Governor’s School, many school awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Squash (captain), Soccer, Class VP Junior year, NHS President senior year, Red Key Club, school tutoring co-founder
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: School Service Club, PVA
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School, Represented school at leadership conference, competitive marksman (3 bronze medals 2011)
[] Essays: They were pretty good; lot of work went into them
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent afaik
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None. We did visit the campus

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Private
[] Ethnicity:W
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:~$200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Engaging, people person
[] Weaknesses: White male blond hair blue eyes
[] Guess it’s because the SAT wasn’t over 2300
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted:
WashU
Rice
Georgetown
UVA
Davidson
William and Mary
Tulane (with scholarship and honors)

Waitlisted:
Cornell

Rejected:
Princeton
Yale
Duke
Dartmouth

[/ul]General Comments:

This was a bad surprise; I had thought I would make the cut. However, Duke’s impersonal style and lack of communications during the search and admissions process (compared to some other schools) raised red flags for me - I suppose it has turned out for the best, though it’s still an awesome place.

Chazzyb · March 30, 2012, 10:34am

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):2300 (700CR/800M/800W)
[] ACT: Didn’t Take
[] SAT II: 800 MathII, 720 Chem, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2or3/170 (school doesn’t rank)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) USH (4) Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar,…[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Council (Treasurer), School Newspaper (Editor in Chief), National Honor Society, 3 yrs Varsity Swimming (team captain), 4 yrs baseball (2 Varsity), 2 yrs soccer (1 varsity), Math League ( 3yrs Varsity)
[] Job/Work Experience: Life Guarding past two summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Working Baseball Clinic, Tutoring at Former Elementary School
[] Summer Activities: Baseball, Lifeguarding
[] Essays: Common App very good, Why Duke?-Solid.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but had both for last three years. Love me
[] Counselor Rec: Standard
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went very well. Definitely made my app[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s):Math
[] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income bracket (if applicable):150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Test Scores, Grades, Well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: National Awards, Volunteer Activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Interview went really well but not sure how much impact that had. Not really sure. Just happy that i got in
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Rutgers (Full Ride), Providence (Full tuition) Stevens Institute of Technology (Full Ride) Fordham (Dean’s scholarship), UVA (Echols Scholar) Johns Hopkins. Rejected at Princeton, Penn, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments:
Saved my Thursday night that’s for sure. Can’t really afford but still going to visit.

pinkcoconut · March 30, 2012, 11:11am

I know this is ‘stats’ only, but this is related to my stats.

My original post is #9 in this thread, and I made a typo with my SAT combined score, it is 2240 and not 2340. Curse the 2 and 3 being next to each other on the keyboard!

I’ve stupidly copied and pasted this error in all the decision threads I’ve posted on so far, right from the first time I posted and made the typo. #mustproofreadinfuture

rastogr · March 30, 2012, 12:03pm

Decision: REJECTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 M, 800 W, 720 CR)
ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): 760 Chemistry, 750 Math II, 730 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/492
AP: Euro (4), Chem (4), Econ-Macro (4), US History (4), Calc BC (5), Lang (5)
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, PE, Honors World Mythology, Honors US Govt, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars:
-School Newspaper (12th: EIC, 11th: section editor, 9th-10th: staff writer)
-National Honor Society
-Math Honor Society
-Spanish Honor Society (12th: Historian, 11th: VP)
-Model UN
-Badminton (12th: Varsity, 9th-10th: JV)
-Science Olympiad (12th: Captain, 11th: Founder and Captain)
-Math Team
-Community Service (at local hospitals, for ACS, local nursing home for seniors with Alzheimer’s)
-Research (summer after 10th) at Illinois State University
-Shadowing a doctor at IUPUI’s Center for Translational Musculoskeletal Research (summer after 11th)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: See ECs
Essays: Good, in my opinion.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but really good I’m sure
Counselor Rec: Eh (Don’t have the best counselor)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Don’t remember specifically but something in the Biological Sciences/Pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Northwestern University (accepted)
-Penn State + Pre-Medical Medical program (accepted)
-Case Western Reserve (accepted) - waiting to hear back on the PPSP Program
-UMKC (accepted) - waiting to hear back on the BA/MD Program
-Loyola University (accepted)
-University of Michigan Ann Arbor (accepted)
-WUSTL (waitlisted)
-Vanderbilt (waitlisted)
-Johns Hopkins (waitlisted)
-Harvard (rejected)
-Penn (rejected)

General Comments: After being waitlisted at JHU I thought I might at least get waitlisted at Duke. I’m sad, but it’s okay. Congratulations to everyone who got in!

tkeegan · March 30, 2012, 3:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300+
[] ACT: N/a
[] SAT II: Math II 770, Biology 730, US History 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Three 5s, Two 4s, One 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Lit, AP Chem, Econ, Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Sports awards mainly… Coca Cola Scholar, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Sports (2 of them), Outside sports, A lot of volunteerwork with different organizations, starting my own non-profit
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Babysitter, Farm work
[] Volunteer/Community service: Read Extracurriculars. 1000 Hours
[] Summer Activities: Sports, Volunteering, College Classes
[] Essays: Good!
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: GREAT
[] Additional Rec: Nope. I didn’t know :C
[li] Interview: It was okay…I didn’t get to talk a lot. She only asked me like one question.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Bioengineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Other
[] Gender: F
[] Income bracket (if applicable): >160K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Scores
[] Weaknesses: None Really…should’ve done research?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, USC, UCD, Rice
Rejected from Yale and Princeton and Harvard (I’m assuming. Never got the email) Disappointing because I didn’t really understand why anyone wouldn’t want to take me, especially since those with less qualifications got in, but it’s okay. A lot of my qualified friends got rejected from Duke and Rice, so it’s fine. I didn’t get financial aid at all, so that’s another bummer.

[/ul]General Comments: Don’t worry if you didn’t get into Duke or any other school for that matter. The whole process is LUCK. Don’t retake your SATs. Don’t try to OVERachieve, or you may feel bad at the end like me :’(

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