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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here and just to be clear, I have not complained about any advice -- I truly appreciate all of it. I appreciate the wake-up call, too. Applying ED at UVA has always been a consideration. It was his first choice until we visited Duke. I don't know what he will ultimately decide, but I also think there are a lot of schools where he could be happy. And he agrees. [/quote]

I’d look hard at NAviance/scoir for your school to see if Duke makes sense, making sure to account for athletic recruits.[/quote]

Athletic recruits may be real outliers in terms grades/scores.  Athletics at Duke are serious business and the athletes are at a caliber that would be known by everyone in their entire HS.   By contrast, there A LOT of legacies in this area and these aren’t always known.  And while their GPAs and scores are still likely very strong — Duke doesn’t need to reach far down the ladder to hit a really smart legacy kid — Naviance may give you a false sense of your position.  Duke is taking straight As and highest rigor and mid 1500s from its legacy batch.  So it may look like your grades and scores are strong, but be careful that those acceptance dots aren’t double legacies.   You’d need something really really extra to move the needle.  [/quote]

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