<p>Which admission decision (either acceptance or rejection), shocked you the most?</p>
<p>...dont forget to include your stats so we can understand why it was shocking...or just explain it! haha :D</p>
<p>Most Shocking Rejection: Duke. </p>
<p>Why is this shocking? I ended up getting into HYPSM as well as 5 other Ivy's + similar schools like Johns Hopkins, Vandy, and Tufts...and yet no such luck at Duke. Oh well...med school, I guess? :)</p>
<p>Most Shocking Acceptance: MIT.
Why: It was just a blatant crap shoot for me, lol.</p>
<p>I had many reach schools so my rejections were not very "shocking". However, being waitlisted at Michigan and Vanderbilt was somewhat of a surprise to me. I thought I had a decent chance. I got into USC and Emory, which are sorta similar I guess. Although I don't think I should generalize "just because I got into emory, I can get into vanderbilt."</p>
<p>I guess I was also shocked that I got into USC very early. I turned in my application on the last day, mailed the stuff in late, and was accepted in early march or late feb.</p>
<p>My Shocking Acceptance: I Got The Danforth Scholarship At Wash U
My Shocking Waitlist: Johns Hopkins...i Got Into Duke Which Is Much Harder To Get Into Than Johns Hopkins...maybe It Was B/c I Applied To Johns Hopkins's Only Good Major...bme....but On Most Sides...duke>>>jhu.</p>
<p>I don't think Duke is that much harder to get into than Hopkins, especially if you apply BME. Heck, even the school of engineering.
And besides, I didn't get into Johns Hopkins BME either, but they still said I was accepted in the engineering school. It is pretty competitive regardless.</p>
<p>I got rejected from TCNJ, the college of new jersey. i got into yale, amherst, swarthmore, tufts, williams, ect. my guidance counselor laughed.</p>