<p>**Decision: Accepted to Trinity **</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (CR 800, M 610, W 670)
[</em>] ACT: 32 (33 science, 30 math, 32 english, 36 critical reading, 8 essay)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.50
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mix of As and Bs
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but I’m guessing top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore: Euro: 4, Junior: Calc AB:3, APUSH: 3,
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Art History, AP Spanish, AP Literature, History Research with a professor from Macalaster College, Top Choir in my schoool, Ethics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar of Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Achievement Semifinalist [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): JV swim team/manager (5 years), School Musicals (8 years), Church’s Worship Band (5 years), Church Nursery (1 year), Worship Leader (1 year), Yearbook Editor (2 years, editor-in-chief senior year), Affinity Groups/Diversity Club (5 years) MLK Day Symposium (4 years, chairperson senior year), Student Integrity Council (3 years, president senior year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Baby sitting 
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Part of my school’s curriculum, every Wednesday for 2 hours, knitting baby hats for hospitals, organizing a blanket making event for the homeless
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Mine was about my experience with my African-American affinity group, and how being able to withdraw and discuss the struggles and laughs that come with being a female of color in a majority white private school and in the general society helped me grow. I tried really hard to not sound like an angry Black woman, but it definitely wasn’t the most captivating part of my writing.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I think that it is one of my best pieces of writing ever. It’s an edited version of a memoir I wrote, which I subsequently used for my senior speech and college essay. I wrote about my hair, and how growing up around people whose hair behaved itself a lot more than mine did produced some self-love issues that I had to overcome. Of course I ended with how I overcame and an india.arie reference…
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I wrote about how much Duke has done for my family (the school helped my parents escape from a civil war) and how it reminded me, in all the best ways, of my high school. Pretty good, but couldn’t top my general essay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations (only if you saw it): I didn’t see them, but I have a really good relationship with both teachers and they’re both brilliant, so I’m assuming that they were great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): I have no idea
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): It was the one needed for an art supplement, and it was very well done.
[</em>] Interview: It was very fun. If we had met in college, I think the two of us would’ve been friends…and I just had to sing for her…secret weapon <em>wink</em> [/ul]</p>
<p>** Other **
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[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy from mom, research [/ul]</p>
<p>** Reflections **
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[<em>]Strengths: Decent test scores, solid grades, sick essay, tons of extracurriculars, and leadership positions, legacy.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades and test scores could be better
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I can’t really tell you, because I’m still honestly surprised that I got in…all I did was scream and cry when I saw, “Congratulations.” Kids at school were telling me that they remembered when I told them in first grade that I was going to Duke. So this is a lifelong dream coming true for me and I am beyond excited to see all of you next year…we’re gonna TEAR IT UP!!! [/ul]</p>