<p>I heard that Duke doesn't consider the essay too much mostly just academic stats and then ECs? Is this true?</p>
<p>Duke weighs stats more heavily than the essay, but a below average essay will hurt you.</p>
<p>Lets say some kid has average grades but great SAT's, will this student have a good chance at acceptance?</p>
<p>lol it really depends. Duke still looks at everything, but if you look at the early decision threads or last year's RD threads you will see Duke really likes high test scores AND GPA.</p>