***Official Duke 2016 ED Results Thread***

mollyr
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:11:52 +0000

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: Superscore 33: Math 31, Science 32, Reading 33, English 34
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.01 weighted with IB, unweighted gpa approx 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (IB Mathematics, IB Bio, IB English, IB French, IB Art, IB History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): swim team 4 yrs (captain), cross country 3 yrs (captain), soccer 1 yr, i really wasnt involved with any clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: misc. projects. nothing too substantial
[] Summer Activities:biology program with duke in costa rica
[] Essays: i could tell you, but then i’d have to kill you. (i did do all optional essays however)
[] Teacher Recommendation: yes
[] Counselor Rec: yes
[] Additional Rec: yes- coach
[li] Interview: yes (but it didnt go well at all) [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public- approx 500 people
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I HAD ZERO CONNECTIONS, it is possible to get in without them [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: dedicated to my activities
[] Weaknesses: i wasn’t deeply involved with clubs or community service- but i dont think it is necessary to spread yourself too thin
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I put a unique perspective in my essays and i have strong academic and athletic performance [/li]