<p>For how many people is Duke your first choice right now?</p>
<p>duke is not my first choice, but I would be ecstatic if Duke was the only place I got in RD</p>
<p>Duke's my first choice right now...unfortunately it's one of two schools that I have not heard back from yet.</p>
<p>my second.....but i doubt i will get into my first...</p>
<p>*Trinity .`, *</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 710M 800R 800W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780MathII 770Chem 730WHist
[<em>] ACT:NA
[</em>] GPA: 4.0UW/4.69W
[<em>] Rank: 8/331
[</em>] AP Scores: Four 5's, Two 4's
[<em>] Essays: Should be pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not so good (new counselor)
[</em>] Hook(s) (if any): Nada
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Extracurriculars: FBLA, It's Academic, NHS
[</em>] Interview: Over the phone with young alumnus
[<em>] Why Duke?: Excels in variety of majors, esp. economics, great campus, good sports
[</em>] Comments: Probably 4th or 5th on my list without major scholarships :(
[/ul]</p>
<p>Hey, did all of you guys get in with those letters they sent that said "well...we're not accepting you yet, but just to let you know, we will be accepting you later in the year..."</p>
<p>It's not just in Asian Countries that it's called "maths." It's also called that in the UK. And you don't have to be so violent about it! Even if it was a spelling error, it's ridiculous to insult them about it.</p>
<p>:) Pratt :)
[ul]
[<em>]SAT:2340 (CR: 740)
[</em>]SAT IIs:800 (IIC), 790 (USH), 760 (Bio/m), 760 (Chem)
[<em>]GPA:4.0
[</em>]Rank: Top 5
[<em>]AP Scores: 5's in Phy C, Calc BC, Chem, Eng Lang, USH
[</em>]Essays:Followed Geraldine Woods and Harry Baulds' advice
[<em>]Teacher Recs: one good, one somewhat critical
[</em>]Counselor Rec: decent I think
[<em>]Hook(s) (if any):National level recog. for research, puzzle book
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Running 5Ks (6:25), research, publishing, Ultimate,
performing on stage
[</em>]Interview: Not bad, not great
[<em>]Why Duke?: Ever since I saw "Madagascar" I have wanted to tickle a
lemur till it cries :eek: uncle. What better place than Dukes Lemur
Center?
[</em>]Comments: I am glad that I included Duke amongst my top choices. It
was an agonizing decision since I had limited funds for applications and
ended up not applying to some other favorites. Received a "likely" letter
from Duke and plan to strongly consider it alongside Caltech and MIT
(admitted EA) and Stanford (likely letter).
[/ul]</p>
<p>TRINITY</p>
<p>SAT: 2380 cumulative
SAT II: World History 800; Math II 800; Chemistry 800
GPA: 4.0 unweighted; between 5.15 and 5.19 weighted (APs weighted 6; honors weighted 5)
Rank: 1/750
AP Scores: 5's on European History, Chemistry, English Language, US Gov't, Macroecon, and World History
Essays: common app essay on my experiences at the national level of the Geography Bee in middle school
Teacher Recs: I wasn't allowed to read any of the recs, but my calc and junior year English teacher never allow anyone to do so anyways...
Counselor Rec: I think it's nice, considering that I know my counselor well.
Hook(s) (if any): maybe the subject matter of the common app essay? (probably not)
State or Country: Florida (Orlando)
School Type: public!
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Extracurriculars: NHS President, Quiz Bowl organization president (school team has been county champions for two years straight; undefeated season this year), clarinet player in youth orchestra, two other officer positions for honor societies; 200+ hours of community service (I know people that have 500+ AHHHH!!)
Interview: It was mildly interesting at best...definitely wasn't my best interview but far from bad.
Comments: I'm worried because I have friends that have gotten early "likely" letters...and I haven't...</p>
<p>Trinity</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2270
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II - 720; Biology - 740; US History - 760
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 3.824
[<em>] Rank: 14/726
[</em>] AP Scores: Biology (5), European History (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), US History (5), Physics Mechanics (4), Spanish Language (3)
[<em>] Essays: My favorite part. Very earnest, idealistic,flowery, romantic, etc.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: average
[</em>] Hook(s) (if any): Male gymnast, URM
[<em>] State or Country: Southern California (its own state hah)
[</em>] School Type: Public, 3000 students.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican-American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Level 10 Super-Competitive Gymnast; Senior Class President; Ecology Club President; Varsity Diving
[</em>] Interview: 4 stars out of 5. My 2nd best interview (after Penn). We clicked.
[<em>] Why Duke?: Didn't write the essay. It's because I love North Carolina, the campus, and I hear that the students are excellent. I don't mean really smart. I mean GOOD people. That's more important.<br>
[</em>] Comments: My second choice, I believe. Hope I get financial aid.
[/ul]</p>
<p>TRINITY</p>
<p>SAT: 1540/2310
SAT II: US Hist 760; Math II 750;
GPA: 3.59 UW, 4.345 W
Rank: 23/704
AP Scores: 5, 5, 4, 3, 3,
Essays: on coordinating holiday parties for special ed students at school
Teacher Recs: they were great. trust me.
Counselor Rec: i think it was good...
Hook(s) (if any): idk...
State or Country: TX
School Type: public!
Ethnicity: korean
Gender: Male
Extracurriculars: NHS - VP, Mu Alpha Theta - VP, Senior Class Officer/Executive Board '08, Varsity Debate Captain (Nationals Qualifier, Distinguished Delegate at State, District Finalist Student Congress, etc)
Interview: the guy was super eccentric and really nice
Comments: umm, no likely letter...duke is deff one of my top choices idk mann ...i hope i get in!</p>
<p>Pratt</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1570/2290
[</em>] SAT IIs: 3 800s
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW 4.3 W
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] AP Scores: all 5s (Calc AB, Phys C, USH, Eng Lang)
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Hook(s) (if any): nope
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type: competetive prep school
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Extracurriculars: good/well-rounded (don't feel like listing them all)
[<em>] Interview: I think it went well
[</em>] Why Duke?: good engineering program, loved the campus, I've wanted to go to Duke since I was like 8 years old
[li] Comments: I hope Duke dominates UNC tonight[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>^ did u get a likely letter?</p>
<p>nope (10 char)</p>
<p>Trinity</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1400/2100
* ACT: 33
* SAT IIs: 800, 780, 730
* GPA: 4.0 UW 5.064 W
* Rank: 1/200 something (school doesn't rank but counselor mentioned it)
* AP Scores: Mainly 5s, one 4, and two 3s
* Essays: In my opinion, what will help the most
* Teacher Recs: Pretty good
* Counselor Rec: Very good
* Hook(s) (if any): URM
* State or Country: FL
* School Type: Private
* Ethnicity: Hispanic
* Gender: Male
* Extracurriculars: Too many to list, many leadership positions
* Interview: Went very well, my first interview :]
* Why Duke?: A family friend went there and said nothing but great things
* Comments: I got one of those minority likely letters yesterday :]
</code></pre>
<p>so, does it hurt if you didn't get an interview?</p>
<p>I did not get an interview, but I got a likely letter so I do not think it hurts.</p>
<p>are there not a lot of ppl applying Pratt?</p>
<p>aznfishy check this link out!</p>
<p>but in short use your text [/colour]
I deliberately put in the Uk spelling for color in the ending tag above
but if you change it to /color you will be all set and your text
will appear like this
[color=blue] your text </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>The Holy Trinity</p>
<p>[ list]
[<em>] SAT: Undisclosed
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 World History, 800 Chinese, 730 Math IC
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 93%
[<em>] Rank: Top 5%
[</em>] AP Scores: Self studied 3 AP (all 4s) (school doesn't offer them)
[<em>] Essays: Great? about a language i created in school
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great i guess
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic? he's a funny guy
[</em>] Hook(s) (if any): being Chinese citizen who spends childhood in singapore and lives in Canada, whose parents are Singapore citizens
[<em>] State or Country: CANADA!!!
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese. What up.
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Piano 13 years ABRSM Grade 8, MUN, Language, BSP, Double Bass, String Orch, Volunteeering, started TOEFL program
[</em>] Interview: Nil
[<em>] Why Duke?: it's a good sch
[</em>] Comments: i don't think i'm a strong applicant...
[ /list]</p>