Ed to Duke

[Anonymous]

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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

This isn't very useful without SAT scores.

Though Duke is still test-optional, I think about 75% of admitted students have submitted scores.

Current speculation is that Duke is staying test-optional primarily to give admissions more flexibility with hooked candidates. Unhooked should have at least a 1510 to hit the middle 50% range (1510-1560).

Duke's long-term Dean of Admissions just retired and there is an interim in place now. The retired dean said they wanted to have a few TO classes graduate to see how they did. But also I think they want to give the eventual new dean some input in the decision.

Between their large number of top flight athletes, their increased emphasis on minority/local/low income students and their historic interest in being very welcoming to the kids of the rich and famous (though there aren't a ton of them), there would be some reason for Duke to stay TO to accommodate them, but I think their class is generally large enough that they can drop TO and still be fine as people would just ignore the bottom 25% numbers and note that the top 75% are still super high.

[Anonymous]

With respect to your child's interest in public policy, this site may provide ideas for their greater college list:

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-public-policy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With respect to your child's interest in public policy, this site may provide ideas for their greater college list:

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-public-policy/

Good list, but these are all super-selective. Not to derail, but any suggestions for targets and safeties that are strong in Public Policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With respect to your child's interest in public policy, this site may provide ideas for their greater college list:

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-public-policy/

Good list, but these are all super-selective. Not to derail, but any suggestions for targets and safeties that are strong in Public Policy?

Brandeis is not as selective as Duke. Georgetown is also great.

[Anonymous]

Public policy:
USC
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Northwestern (social policy)
Cornell
Brown