Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 18:18     Subject: Re:Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Anonymous wrote:Ok. My DD didn’t apply. But she knows of a classmate who isn’t too sharp. But Daddy went to law school there and likely has made generous donations. I guess this helped to get this young lady admitted? We just couldn’t believe she got in. Not what we think of as Duke material.


I mean.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 18:11     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here, daughter was deferred. She’s now going to be applying to several peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, but her heart was with Duke. She’s doing alright though!


Your DD sounds great, I wouldn’t worry too much. Duke is just too competitive, apparently their acceptance rate completely plummeted this year, moreso than the ivies. Duke is better than many of the ivies anyways so your daughter still has a chance at a great school, don’t read too much into it! My son is applying RD to Duke but we know not to expect anything, but we’d regret not throwing our ring in the hat!


Son deferred 1580 on track to be salutatorian. Duke was really competitive this year.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 17:25     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Anonymous wrote:OP here, daughter was deferred. She’s now going to be applying to several peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, but her heart was with Duke. She’s doing alright though!


Your DD sounds great, I wouldn’t worry too much. Duke is just too competitive, apparently their acceptance rate completely plummeted this year, moreso than the ivies. Duke is better than many of the ivies anyways so your daughter still has a chance at a great school, don’t read too much into it! My son is applying RD to Duke but we know not to expect anything, but we’d regret not throwing our ring in the hat!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 17:21     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
OP here, daughter was deferred. She’s now going to be applying to several peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, but her heart was with Duke. She’s doing alright though!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 15:45     Subject: Re:Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Anonymous wrote:Ok. My DD didn’t apply. But she knows of a classmate who isn’t too sharp. But Daddy went to law school there and likely has made generous donations. I guess this helped to get this young lady admitted? We just couldn’t believe she got in. Not what we think of as Duke material.


I can’t stand it when people make assumptions about someone else. Legacy will not help someone who is otherwise unqualified.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 15:38     Subject: Re:Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Ok. My DD didn’t apply. But she knows of a classmate who isn’t too sharp. But Daddy went to law school there and likely has made generous donations. I guess this helped to get this young lady admitted? We just couldn’t believe she got in. Not what we think of as Duke material.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 15:08     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Selective schools consider legacy and community. Nothing is ever definite.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 14:50     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
My DD's friend was just admitted. Maryland private and I'm pretty sure a legacy. My DD was rejected.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 14:46     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Deferred, 1540 SAT, 4.57 W GPA, USACO Gold
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 14:28     Subject: Re:Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Any one else - Duke yes or no?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 14:22     Subject: Re:Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Apparently another super competitive ED admit this year, ED admit rate dropped from 21 percent last year to 16 percent this year.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 14:17     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
My friends daughter admitted.

Not great test scores (31 ACT), good gpa and excellent recommendations in a special program at their HS (not DMV). Is a legacy, which is probably what did it
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 11:42     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Anonymous wrote:Nervous but excited at the prospect of the process being over early. DD has a 1570 and is top 3 in her public school class, good leadership and extracurriculars too. The problem is it’s Duke so all we can do is hope


My best guess is that your daughter will be admitted. (My first thought was that she should be admitted.)

I really hope that your daughter is admitted. Had a nephew graduate Duke in the past two years (as a "double Dukie" = undergraduate & graduate degree). He loved every minute of his experience at Duke.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 07:24     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2022 02:03     Subject: Who’s Waiting for Duke ED tomorrow!
Nervous but excited at the prospect of the process being over early. DD has a 1570 and is top 3 in her public school class, good leadership and extracurriculars too. The problem is it’s Duke so all we can do is hope