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

syk0993
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:55:34 +0000

I’m new to CC so I didn’t see this sooner. And… I haven’t figured out how to work all of the special colors or sizes so please bear with this boring text.

Decision: Accepted

Pratt School of Engineering (BME Major)

Objective

SAT I: 2190 Composite; 790 Math; 740 Writing; 660 Reading
ACT: 33 Composite
SAT II: 800 Math II; 740 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/355
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), US History (4), Biology (5), Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, IB English HL II, IB Social Anthropology SL, Human Anatomy/Physiology, Mythology/Bible Literature, Ceramics
Major Awards:
AP Scholar w/ Honor
National Merit Finalist

Subjective

Extracurriculars: Varsity volleyball, varsity tennis, tennis captain, church youth group, church summer camps (counseling/staff), various community service activities
Essays: family background in engineering (my dad is a genius…), church missions trip to China
Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher, solid recommendation
Counselor Recommendation: Didn’t see
Interview: Nothing special but it went smoothly - I don’t think I tried too hard to seem like someone they would want

Other

State: OR
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F

Reflection

Strengths: Grades, Essays, Recommendations, Course Load
Weaknesses: SAT Critical Reading Score (660), ACT Science Score (25)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly think it was my essay about China that did it. It showed my heart instead of my brain.

General Comments:

I’m so excited to meet you guys. Anyone else just DONE with high school? On to the future!