<p>fine ill post stats too but mine are really bad 
2180 sat
800 m2 650 ush sat 2
110 toefl
50% 12th grade midterms (intl student - and yeah i know it sucks)
great teacher recs
good counselor rec i think
really bad essay (i wrote it last moment and im mortified by it - must be the worst one ive ever written - shd hv just left it)</p>
<p>dont worry guys, i am no where near the smartest person in my class (haha some of the smarter people told me after my acceptance “wow, it gives us hope if you got into such a good school!”) my mom analyzed my app to see what got me in and she came up with two things: LOTS of community service (i’ve been involved in one organization for about 12 years, plus stuff i added during middle/high school), and my common app essay, which was pretty unique. so it’s not just about gpa and test scores and class rank and whatnot. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL.</p>
<p>3.98
34
2300+ on jan sat
Solid EC’s, not amazing, but not average.</p>
<p>I NEED THIS</p>
<p>I am hoping my high rank will put me in the running with those above my scores…I should have mentioned SO many things, but in hindsight, I am what I am…nothing to do now but stress on this forum, and pray for an A in AP Calc BC this semester…AHHH!</p>
<p>3.95 w gpa
Top 5%
2110 sat (730 R 620 M 760 W)
Good EC’s, Essays, LORs (i guess)
Strong Community Service/Involvement
URM</p>
<p>Sent from my SGH-T589 using CC</p>
<p>4.0 UW, 4.4W, 15 APs (2 soph, 6 junior, 7 senior), 2390 (10 points in writing), 800 math2, 800 chem, 710 US history, 1/250ish
Fairly good essays (Pratt was a bit rushed, but I like my commonapp). Also taking 2 college math courses this year. Research at local lab for state university, loads of community service. Robotics team (mechanical lead)
That’s pretty much me in a nutshell…</p>
<p>Pratt applicant.
International student (so no GPA) but by WES conversion standards should be ~ 3.8ish.
SATs : 2000 (760M, 610CR, 630W, 8E)
Subject Tests : 730 Math2, 600 Chem <em>SUCKS</em>
Essays were fine. Dont really like writing.
ECs : Bunch of academic awards (Olympiads and competitions)
Few varsity sports (State and national)
NO COMMUNITY SERVICE.</p>
<p>Pretty much describes me.</p>
<p>Had my interview yesterday; it went pretty well. My interviewer was the mother of one of my classmates, so it was a little bit easier to connect to her. Talked about why I wanted to go to Duke and my extracurriculars.</p>
<p>@ sraval1002. Is your classmate applying to Duke as well? I always thought an interviewer should exclude themselves during the cycle in which they had a child applying. This seems to be conflict of interest. hmmmm</p>
<p>Duke also tells its alumni to NOT participate in interviews during a year in which they have a child applying to college, whether they are applying to Duke or not. Perhaps the classmate is a different year…or else she didn’t follow protocol.</p>
<p>She’s not applying</p>
<p>Trinity Applicant.</p>
<p>4.0 uw gpa (top 1% in class)
2320 sat
119 toefl
Math ii 800 chem 800
Essays were good
couple awards from international and national level business/marketing competitions
2 Varsity sports</p>
<p>The catch is that I am an international student :(</p>
<p>Pratt Applicant
Class Rank- 1/120
ACT- 34
GPA- 4.0 UW
Subject Tests- Mid to high 700s on math ii and chem
Solid Extracurrics- Nothing amazing but lots of leadership and well rounded.</p>
<p>Now that people have posted stats, how are you all feeling about your chances? I feel like I have a shot…I’d say I’m “hesitantly optimistic” about my chances. I don’t want to be overconfident, but I do feel like I have a fairly decent shot…
Also, where is Duke on your list? It’s probably 3rd-4th on mine, although I’ve only visited a few of my schools, and a visit could definitely change my mind.</p>
<p>Duke is 2nd, maybe 1st on my list. I am, by no means, an outstanding student with great scores, but I know I have a shot at it. This chance may not be high, but it’s not low.</p>
<p>Duke got 29,200 RD applications. According to another article the good news is about a third of the applicants aren’t qualified and will be rejected on a first read. The bad news is that leaves over 19,000 qualified applicants for 3,000 acceptances or a 15% acceptance rate for qualified applicants. No matter how good your stats there is no reason to be optimistic or pessimistic, just hopeful.</p>
<p>Just finished up my interview. It couldn’t have gone better!</p>
<p>My interview was mediocre. I guess I should’ve saved Duke for last, when I had more experience. The guy kept vigorously rocking his chair, which was a little distracting.</p>
<p>Again, interviews have very minimal impact. They just want to be assured you’re not a psycho.</p>
<p>Not until March 30th?</p>