<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290/1530
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 780, 780
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/400
[</em>] Other stats: NMF, AP National Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good, not super
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: uncompetitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:
[<em>] Extracurriculars: NHS (sec), FHS (prez), Mu Alpha Theta (prez), Quiz
[</em>] Bowl (capt), Stu. Council, MIT Inventeams, football
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: combination of factors
[</em>] Other thoughts: I’m so happy. I’d love to attend Duke. Can’t wait to
[*] visit and see if it really is a good fit. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2110 (M-690, V-710, W-710)
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History-740, Lit- 690, Math IC-680
[<em>] ACT: –
[</em>] GPA: 4.57/4.00 (9 AP’s…5 acc)
[<em>] Rank: n/a, but upper 1% of graduating class (above first decile range)
[</em>] Other stats: Senior Scholar; Elite Students of America
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: very good, and very me. let sarcastic sense of humor come through.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: amazing. probably one of the strongest parts of my apps.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 2-pager. he worked so hard for me, and is the man.
[</em>] Hook (if any): uhh…none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public (tons upon tons of duke applicants)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars/Etc.: well…I uh, sent in my published poetry collection and art samples. and started some clubs at my school this year–one for the prevention of child abuse, another for community service projects. also coordinate district’s Homework Club. eh, thats enough
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: lil luck, lil karma
[<em>] Other thoughts: Nice. Now, it’s either here, Princeton, WashU, Richmond, or Emory.
[/ul]Other Comments:[list]
[</em>] thank god JJ’s graduating…</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: Hahah copied this from another thread, I just have to change the decision on each one. Peace easy and congrats to those who are in!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2370
[</em>] SAT IIs: 3 800s
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 4.22 W
[<em>] Rank: N/A (top 10%)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: weird, unique, pretty funny personal statement on random topic…Why Duke essay was generic (adapted a mediocre Why engineering essay by inserting “Duke” in the conclusion.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Bland/decent
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public exam school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Mediocre
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: SATs, luck
[*] Other thoughts: I was surprised that I got in after sending my app on 1/13, the last day of the extended deadline (hence showing negative interest basically). Congrats to those who got in. Sorry to the others. I doubt I will pick Duke over Harvard.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2210
[</em>] SAT IIs:780 USH 760 Math2C
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 103.9
[<em>] Rank: 2/572
[</em>] Other stats:lots of ecs, leaderships, tennis, track, huge focus on my anti-drug work in the community
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I’m not gonna toot my horn. I hope duke liked em.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good-Amazing (three total)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure, she has like 300 kids, but knows me pretty well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): nothing in specific
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: lots w/ leadership & dedication
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Considering that i got waitlisted to Penn, I don’t know. This year was really intense. Congrats to all who got in, and if you didn’t, i’m sure you will do great wherever you end up./
[*] Other thoughts: if the price tag doesn’t kill me & my family, i’ll hopefully see you all :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:800M/690V/770W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math1, 800 Math2, 770 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.2/4.5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: None
[</em>] Other stats: AIME 4, AMC 12 120
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Upper-Middle Class Private School Irish New Englander?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: RI
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: 4 Years Cross Country, 4 Years Basketball, 2 Years Track and Field, Math Team, Peer Tutoring, Math Circle of Greater Boston
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Too many smart people?
[li] Other thoughts: None[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>More than 1,300 of this years applicants had SAT scores of 1,550 or above on the math and verbal sections of the test; Duke admitted 59 percent of these students.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (770W/740M/730CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math II/ 750 US Hist./ 680 Biology-E
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.00
[<em>] Rank: 2
[</em>] Other stats: meh
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: President of 4 clubs, editor in chief newspaper, alot of stuff, too excited to list all
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No f-ing clue
[*] Other thoughts: AHAHHHA</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2260 (740V-790M-730W)
SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 760 US His.
GPA: 3.97 Unweighted
Rank: top 10%
Other stats: AP National Scholar
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Licensed Stockbroker
Location/Person:
State or Country: Utah
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors: ???
General Comments: Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: old-1600, new-2360 (w-800, m-790, cr-770)
[</em>] SAT IIs: IIc-690, lit-800, us history-800
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 4.26
[<em>] Rank: 5
[</em>] Other stats: i dunno any other stats u could have
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: fairly generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): i did a summer research program that i talked about in the research section…thast not really a hook though, so i guess none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: texas
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: whitey
[</em>] Gender: girl
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: band, academic decathlon
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: stats, research section
[*] Other thoughts: yay duke.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790V/790M/770W (2350, 1580, 10 Essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 USH, 800 MATH2, 730 CHEM
[<em>] ACT: 35 (36 Reading, 35 Math, 35 Science, 34 English, 32 Essay)
[</em>] GPA: 4.47 weighted / 4.0 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/264 at time of application, now 1/241
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, "5"s on AP Chem, Calc AB, Calc BC, English Language, and US History
[li] # of apps from your school: just me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was about a letter to the editor
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was incredible, the other was probably solid though I didn’t see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good because I have been the office aid in her office for 2 years so she knows me EXTREMELY well
[</em>] Important ECs: Student Council, Model UN, Math Club, Academic Team State Championship, officers in all, etc…</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths were definitely scores and grades in terms of consistency, weakness was probably ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Couldn’t say but most probably they liked some of my national awards
[li] Is Duke your #1 choice?: Don’t really know yet</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I had recieved a likely letter a while back. Congrats to ever who got in and good luck to those still waiting!</p>
see you all in the fall</p>