Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:20     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They didn't get enough good applicants.


Probably not true. Daughters friend with perfect scores and stats was deferred. Not sure what happened at Duke this year


1600/36, 4.7+??
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:15     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:Too many URMs, athletes, legacies and donors' kids to accept.


Sure. URMs are about 17% of the class. But you won’t be happy until they’re at 0
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:14     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They didn't get enough good applicants.


Probably not true. Daughters friend with perfect scores and stats was deferred. Not sure what happened at Duke this year


There are at least 20,000 kids with “perfect scores and stats”. So it’s a lottery even for them.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:10     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Either the application numbers increased, or Duke decided to accept fewer in the ED round compared to last year, or both.


The question was likely more about why Duke’s rise in applicants was so high this year relative to other schools. Dartmouth announced need blind for internationals this year and they increased by 14% (biggest increase in Ivy League). Duke made no new policy changes and they increased in early apps by 20% compared to last year

Agree that the question is what prompted the increase in apps.

In addition, Duke decided to admit fewer ED this year than last year (800 vs 855), but that factor was completely in Duke's control.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:02     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:They didn't get enough good applicants.


Probably not true. Daughters friend with perfect scores and stats was deferred. Not sure what happened at Duke this year
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 12:00     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:Either the application numbers increased, or Duke decided to accept fewer in the ED round compared to last year, or both.


The question was likely more about why Duke’s rise in applicants was so high this year relative to other schools. Dartmouth announced need blind for internationals this year and they increased by 14% (biggest increase in Ivy League). Duke made no new policy changes and they increased in early apps by 20% compared to last year
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:54     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
If you want more info, you're more likely to find it in the Duke Chronicle than on DCUM.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/12/duke-university-early-decision-class-of-2027-lowest-record-acceptance-rate-admitted-students-questbridge
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:47     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:Either the application numbers increased, or Duke decided to accept fewer in the ED round compared to last year, or both.

Yeah, I don’t think people seem to understand the nature of percentages on this site…
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:43     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Too many URMs, athletes, legacies and donors' kids to accept.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:39     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Many schools haven’t released their ed1 stats so I don’t know where you are getting the idea it’s unique. Also, 20 to 15 isn’t a plummet.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:38     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
They didn't get enough good applicants.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:37     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Anonymous wrote:Either the application numbers increased, or Duke decided to accept fewer in the ED round compared to last year, or both.


This. I mean there are only 2 obvious answers.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:36     Subject: Re:Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Either the application numbers increased, or Duke decided to accept fewer in the ED round compared to last year, or both.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:36     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Have to be big donor kids this year
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2022 11:35     Subject: Duke’s Acceptance Rate Completely Plummeted This Year - What Happened?
Duke ED last year was ~20% while this year it was ~15% acceptance rate. No other school experienced a drop like this, does anyone know why this might have happened?