<p>damn straight!!! I was deferred in December last year and got in Regular Decision. It is possible to get in!!! Don't give up hope!!</p>
<p>hey scribbler, congratulations, know you from gov school</p>
<p>wow - lots of legacies got in</p>
<p>I was deferred there is still hope though:) Congrats to all of you who got in, I'm soooo happy for you guys!!!!</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2130, 750 CR, 730 W, 650 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 US hist, 710 Spanish
[<em>] GPA: 3.77 UW
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[<em>] Other stats: ?
[/ul]Subjective: list]
[</em>] Essays: I liked them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[<em>] Hook (if any): my essays were unique?
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I'm a theater geek?</p>
<p>Hey, but the legacies' other stats weren't too shabby, either.</p>
<p>And what state's governor's school, y'all?</p>
<p>That's true - I'm sure they didn't get in just cause they were legacies becuase they had amazing stats too. It just seemed like a lot :)</p>
<p>Don't know about Gov's school b/c they don't have it here in NV. I think it's an east coast thing?</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats: </p>
<p> SAT:2230 (790M, 720CR, 720W)
SAT IIs: 750 Math 2, 740 Math 1, 720 US History
GPA:4.22 (W), 3.96/4.0 (UW)
Rank: No Rank
Other stats: 3 AP Classes Junior Year, 5 AP Classes Senior Year</p>
<p>Subjective: </p>
<p> Essays: Very passionate
Teacher Recs: Extremely well-written and amazing
Counselor Rec: Very good
Hook (if any): Strong Extracurriculars (see below)</p>
<p>Location/Person: </p>
<p> State or Country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors: ECs: Nationally Ranked Junior Triathlete in United States in 2005, League Champion and Team Captain for Cross Country Junior & Senior year, Track League Champion in 3200m and Captain Junior/Senior, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Mathletes, Envirothon, School Newspaper, started E-Bay Trading Assistant business</p>
<p>First of all, congrats to those who were accepted. You should be very happy right now (and I'm assuming you are from your posts!). Also, I'm sorry to those who were rejected... I wish you best of luck with your applications! I know what it's like to be filling out apps during christmas break. My recommendation is to choose the "write an essay on any topic" option with as many apps as you can! :p</p>
<p>To those who were deferred, don't give up hope! Actually, last year, I checked my decision at 7, and when I found out I was deferred I went straight up to my room and slept until 7 the next morning. After that, it was down to business. My counselor called the local representative to ask about me within a couple of days of the decisions coming out. From what he said, we decided that the best course would be to send in some more recommendations to show a different side of me. My original recs were from a science teacher and a history teacher, so I got recs from my theater director and my music teacher. I also made a CD to send to them of my singing, but I sent it in late and I don't think it was considered in my decision. Anyway, the best advice I can give is to contact your local rep and see what's up. Best of luck to you all either with Duke or any other college that you plan on applying to.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>The Admin office called me at 5:40 (8:40 Eastern) in the morning on my way to school. Apparently there was something wrong w/ my Duke homepage...</p>
<p>Stats</p>
<p>SAT: 1980/ ACT : 31
GPA: about 3.9 UW, 4.6 W
Rank: 23/404</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Amazing
Teacher Recs: Didn't read
Counselor Rec: Didn't read, but she told me that it was excellent
Hook (if any): Lived in 3 countries, first-generation immigrant, first- generation college, an interesting and unique background, guitar, volunteering, NV
Location/Person: Las Vegas
State or Country: NV
School Type: Public/ Magnet
Ethnicity: Multi-racial/ Asian & Other
Gender: F
Other factors: maybe my two-hour interview...?</p>
<p>pandabear loves bamboo</p>
<p>I did a quick count of this thread and i got:</p>
<p>11 acceptances
3 deferrals
3 rejections</p>
<p>That's incredible rate. And looking at those rejection/deferral stats, there's no doubt you guys will make a top university, if not taken in the RD round. Great job guys.</p>
<p>Did shootingstar and mbe320 stand up for roll call? I'm missing them.</p>
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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats: </p>
<p> SAT:2230 (720M, 720CR, 790W)
SAT IIs: 750 Math 1C, 770 US History
GPA:3.91/4.0 (UW)
Rank: No Rank
Other stats: 1 AP Class Junior Year (5 on APUSH..only one school offers to juniors), 5 AP Classes Senior Year</p>
<p>Subjective: </p>
<p> Essays: what killed me
Teacher Recs: Extremely well-written and amazing
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Strong Extracurriculars</p>
<p>Location/Person: </p>
<p> State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>You think you got rejected due to your essay? ....argh.....I never knew the essays meant that much that it cna overcome your SAT scores and 3 years of high school GPA...</p>
<p>gpa and sat's are subjective numbers used to compare people, and most/all duke applicants have numbers like that or better.</p>
<p>the essays are you.</p>
<p>ain't that the truth.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I also was deferred from Duke and I am devestated, but your story was inspirational! How did you manage to get in after being deferred? Any tips would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Hi,
I just got deferred from Duke. I think it's because my scores are not quite up to Duke's level (my ACT is a point out of their range). Any suggestions on how I can keep fighting and get in?</p>
<p>I'm from MA too, i was wonderign which HS you go to.</p>