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

corpolonius
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:48:46 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (2280) Math 720, Writing 780, Reading 780
[] SAT II: Math(II) 740, Math(I) 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 - 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 7 out of 290
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):Lang and Comp 5, Euro 3, Calc AB 5, Chinese[N/A][/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and a req. Religion [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football (Frosh and Soph), Track (Spring Frosh), Wrestling (Frosh), Rugby (Junior), Middle Eastern Culture Club (Two year officer), National Honors Society, METG Festival Competitor (through school, actor, semifinalist), Model U.N., School Newspaper Contributor, NHS Euro Trip (Amsterdank)
[] Job/Work Experience: Caddy
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked at homeless shelter for 25 hours (school req.), Participated in weeklong trip to W.V. (through school), Three school years and summers bringing desert to a homeless rehabilitation shelter in the city, Organized coat drive at local parish
[] Summer Activities: 5 week educational Chinese exchange program (Soph, primarily spent time with a family in Beijing), Chilling, Enjoying the thrills
[] Essays: I don’t feel as though I can accurately judge my own writing. Main Essay- about moving and interest in China, Short Essay- about my experience in theatre, Optional- about my time helping at a homeless shelter (not the school req. one)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chem Teacher- know very very well, wrote three pages I know were full of great stuff, also a very powerful guy (long story)
Eng Teacher/Director- Really great guy, put me in the competitive play despite never having tried acting, gave me the class award soph year eng.
[] Counselor Rec: Idk I’m sure it was positive, cause that’s kinda the only thing he does
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Yes, good guy but again I don’t feel as though I can accurately judge how well the interview went. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Private(religious)
[] Heritage: Slovakian and Irish
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hate to be shallow, but the campus was really nice and it’s not like there’s any question as to whether Duke is a great school. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Diverse interests
[] Weaknesses: Leadership positions, Athletic commitment, Test scores
[*] Why you think you were accepted: Because I got really really super lucky and stuff