Ed to Duke

[Anonymous]

3.96 uw, 4.5 weighted, magnet, varsity sport, debate, vice president of SGA and leader in deca etc. good extra curricular. Chances for Ed Duke ? Or bags he consider Ed elsewhere. Pub pol, Econ, finance. Shud be consider Penn instead. Knows ist high reach

[Anonymous]

Test scores???

[Anonymous]

Mine had similar EC, 4.0/4.6 1590 and didn’t get in but his friend with lower GPA and SAT got in. It’s hard to predict when you are in low single digit acceptance rate. If Duke is first pick then give it a shot.

[Anonymous]

Is he in post calculus math?
What is SAT?
Did he get 5s on his APs?
Is he nationally ranked in debate?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't pick those majors....

[Anonymous]

ED acceptance rate was 12% and that included recruited athletes so maybe 7-10% for non athletes. OP’s kid doesn’t have any big hooks, so probably on the low end of that. Just be realistic.

[Anonymous]

What stands out?
In a pool of kids, what makes your kid stand out?

Geographic diversity?
Obscure talent or ability?
National-level award in something?
Undersubscribed major?

[Anonymous]

Agree with a lot here.

Take a look at some Duke applicants:

https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1mlvyxy/basic_asian_male_cries_every_night_for_4_yrs_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1k4u9g5/pov_choosing_a_college_is_harder_than_applying/

https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1k2o202/normal_girlie_does_all_of_her_applications_in_one/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.96 uw, 4.5 weighted, magnet, varsity sport, debate, vice president of SGA and leader in deca etc. good extra curricular. Chances for Ed Duke ? Or bags he consider Ed elsewhere. Pub pol, Econ, finance. Shud be consider Penn instead. Knows ist high reach

What does school data say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he in post calculus math?
What is SAT?
Did he get 5s on his APs?
Is he nationally ranked in debate?

Post-calculus math doesn't matter if the school doesn't offer it. I know lots of kids who got into Duke who took Calc senior year. And some were math/science kids.

I am so tired of the DCUM 20 APs and Calc in the womb echo chamber. The schools really don't care. And by offering dozens of APs and super accelerating kids the high schools are doing them no favors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.96 uw, 4.5 weighted, magnet, varsity sport, debate, vice president of SGA and leader in deca etc. good extra curricular. Chances for Ed Duke ? Or bags he consider Ed elsewhere. Pub pol, Econ, finance. Shud be consider Penn instead. Knows ist high reach

What does school data say?

This, Duke has a clear preference for certain schools.

[Anonymous]

Just curious - do most schools have a statistically significant number of non-hooked kids applying to Duke (or anywhere else) such that the data is truly meaningful?

I tend to find the school data to be pretty useless because there is so often a story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he in post calculus math?
What is SAT?
Did he get 5s on his APs?
Is he nationally ranked in debate?

Post-calculus math doesn't matter if the school doesn't offer it. I know lots of kids who got into Duke who took Calc senior year. And some were math/science kids.

I am so tired of the DCUM 20 APs and Calc in the womb echo chamber. The schools really don't care. And by offering dozens of APs and super accelerating kids the high schools are doing them no favors.

Agree. Mine got into a T10 with only CalcAB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious - do most schools have a statistically significant number of non-hooked kids applying to Duke (or anywhere else) such that the data is truly meaningful?

I tend to find the school data to be pretty useless because there is so often a story.

School data from FCPS is pretty worthless. The sample size is too small and the acceptances are a bit unpredictable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious - do most schools have a statistically significant number of non-hooked kids applying to Duke (or anywhere else) such that the data is truly meaningful?

I tend to find the school data to be pretty useless because there is so often a story.

School data from FCPS is pretty worthless. The sample size is too small and the acceptances are a bit unpredictable.

That is my experience as well. Yet the default DCUM post is "check the data". It is worth checking but I wouldn't count on much unless you are applying to state flagship from in-state or something like that.