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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's a plus. The STEM kids are having a hard time standing out from the crowd. [/quote] Agree it is a slight plus to have a humanities interest these days. Stem is a minus. However: that interest has to be backed up thoroughly with essays and EC. And , specifically speaking of Duke: they care a lot about a student challenging themselves in ALL areas. Their unhooked admits have almost all taken the hardest courses in all core areas throughout high school, whatever that means for the high school. Duke has always loved scores, even in TO world, and other than feederish private schools or public governor’s schools, they accept from the top 5% of most high schools. The high schools rank even if they say they do not. The humanities/writing interest will only be a slight boost if the student has all these more-important factors. It will not make up for a borderline stats or less than ideal rigor. [/quote]
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