<p>My friend is waiting on his Duke notification tomorrow, and he doesn't think he's going to get in at all, so I wanted some input from y'all about that. I don't know ALL his stats, but it's a pretty succinct list to begin with.</p>
<p>Intended Major: some area of science, I think chemistry/biology?</p>
<p>SATs: 1990 total (660 M, 650 R, 680 Writing)
ACT: none</p>
<p>IBs: IB physics SL (4), Spanish SL (5), Math SL, IB Biology HL, IB HoA HL, IB English HL
APs: AP Bio (4), AP Lang (4)
GP: 4.65<br>
Rank: 7/265
Race: White
Sex: Male
Income: High income</p>
<p>ECs
Boys Golf Team (3 years, Captain this year)
Community Service Club member
NHS member
Book Drive
He started a book drive last year and donated like...2,000 books to a low-income elementary school down the road from our school. </p>
<p>Hooks: none that he/I can think of</p>
<p>His essays: average (he's not that good of a writer, but he probably wrote about good topics)
Rec letters: Good/Good/Good</p>
<p>Oh, he has about 350-400 community service hours if that helps!</p>
<p>Best of luck to him. One thing I’ve learned in the admission process is it is virtually impossible to guess who is going to be accepted and why. I’d say his SAT scores are pretty marginal for Duke based on the statistics I’ve seen, but maybe they find something in his app they really like about him.</p>
<p>Has he applied to Trinity or Pratt? That part is going to be instrumental in making a decision.</p>
<p>Great GPA, rank, and rigor. That part of his application is very competitive.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, his SAT scores are on the low side for Duke. With that in mind, combined with only an “average” essay, I would say that this applicant is between a waitlist and a rejection. :(</p>
<p>However, the book drive is very impressive, as well as the amount of community service hours. Hopefully he has a more detailed list, breaking the hours down into specific categories, attached to his application. Also, you have not reported his SAT II Subject Test scores. If those are great, then I would say he has a better shot.</p>
<p>Best of luck to him! Even if Duke is a “no,” it is apparent he is a fantastic student. He will attend a great college.</p>