<p>At least one person with a likely letter reported getting a 1:16 submission time. Yet there are considerably more 1:16 people here. And there are plenty of candidates with the 5:35 time with great stats.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s worth reading any further into. It is what it is. We will know very soon whether we got in, and I wouldn’t be surprised if included some people with 5:35 times and some with 1:16 times. Perhaps they uploaded based on the region of the application (i.e., state), perhaps based on some other factor. My advice: let’s stop all the speculation. Some people are setting themselves up for potential disappointment/false hope. Of course, we should all hope for the best.</p>
<p>Okay here’s a theory. I’m going to assume that whenever they finalize a decision, they input it into some kind of storage system right after they finalize it. Since I don’t know the workings of the admissions office, I’m just going to have to assume that but bear (or bare?) with me. I read that after the initial review the top 5% of applicants are basically automatic admits and that the bottom 1/3 of the applicant pool is basically automatically rejected. After that, the rest of the applications, essentially the borderline ones, are thoroughly debated.</p>
<p>Now, for the theory: Those with likely letters, scholarships, high SAT scores/a strong profile overall, and the like AND those who have very very low statistics and a bad profile overall were inputted into the system first - hence the earlier upload time. Then, the rest of the borderline applications whose decisions were made at later dates (or those who were among the first of the borderline applications that had a decision made on them) were inputted into the system. As such, since borderline applications generally will have lower SAT scores than those that were automatic admits, those who had their decision uploaded at 5:35 would obviously have lower SAT scores than those whose decisions were uploaded at 1:16. Now, you might be saying, we haven’t found anyone who has unusually low statistics so that negates the fact that the top 5% admits AND the bottom 33% rejects (these percentages are relative to the applicant pool). However, this is CC, so there obviously is a bit of a sampling bias and I would think it to be highly unlikely that any of those bottom 33% would be on CC. As well, someone (I forget who) mentioned that multiple people from his/her school had 1:16 as their upload time. I’m assuming (please, correct me if I’m wrong) that s/he said this because some of the applicants from his/her school were incredibly unqualified (relative to Duke’s applicant pool, of course). As such, if we can find one INCREDIBLY weak candidate then this theory may be viable and those who had their decisions uploaded at 5:35 weren’t rejected.</p>
<p>Or, maybe I’m just saying this cause I’m a borderline candidate whose decision was uploaded at 5:35 :P.</p>
<p>^ see ed decision threads. the average scores from the two times are only about 100 points off from each other so to decide that because one has the higher score it is most likely the “acceptance time” is just stupid.</p>
<p>sorry at swaggererrererererererrer
i got carried away there hahah sorry again</p>
<p>I was the one that said the 4 people in my school that I know applied to Duke got upload times of 1:16. However we all have 2300+ SAT scores/decent ECs/etc.</p>
<p>Good theory, motion. Notice that a candidate a few pages back with a 1960 SAT had the 1:16 time. It could just be that he/she was an URM (hispanic I believe). With that, I pose a question:</p>
<p>Are there any URMs viewing this discussion, and if so, what was your time?</p>
<p>SAT: 1960
SAT II: Problem with my scores in the Collegeboard database so they weren’t submitted
ACT: 30
GPA: 3.98 unweighted
AP: English (5) U.S.History (4)</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: I feel that both were really great. My common application essay was pretty unique I believe.
-Teacher Recs: I am assuming they were good.
-Counselor Rec: I read it and it was very good.
-Hook (if any): Not really sure</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NY
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Hispanic
-Gender: Female</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars/Awards:
People to People student ambassador program (greece, italy, france)
Mexico Exchange Program for 3 years
Key Club
President of Spanish Club
Writer of a published weekly column in a college newspaper
Literary Magazine
Volunteer dance teacher
Soloist dancer in a ballet company
Two month dance tour at the beginning of this year
Creator of the first charity fashion show at my school
Secretary at a law office
Nanny for a severely disabled child
Worked at a snack bar over the summer too
Jazz band (flute & piano)
National Honor Society
Spanish National Exam Awards (3)
Bryn Mawr President’s Book Award
Junior Merit Award</p>
<p>I don’t think the time correlates with region. I’m in NC with 1:16. Someone is in the midwest with 1:16 as well. Lovely is in TN with 5:35. No correlation here…</p>
<p>JGA, are you saying that your SAT Subject Tests did NOT get submitted to Duke? If so, I do not think they would be able to admit you on the grounds that you did not meet the application requirements. If this is true, then the “admission decision theory” is in shambles, considering you have a time of 1:16.</p>
<p>They were not submitted, but my counselor spoke with admissions and worked it out with every school that I applied to, and I have been accepted to several schools that required the tests even without the scores on file</p>
<p>Ah! I didn’t see the ACT score you posted. Duke would pay no attention to your SAT I without having SAT II scores. You would be judged on your ACT score, which serves as a substitute for SAT I and SAT II scores. </p>
<p>I believe that is how it works with most schools.</p>
<p>Any other theories you guys have? I’m brainstorming as we speak…</p>