<p>@matrixsurgeon</p>
<p>Just in your head?
Lol, I’ve written them all down ;)</p>
<p>@EtiquetteOfWar
Haha no not in my head. I calculated them out yesterday night (I really like messing with statistics and stuff, doing predictions and projections is fun too!). But by now, I pretty much have them ingrained in my head. </p>
<p>Another number is that 54 of 691 deferred ED decisions were offered admission, representing 7.8% of the pool.</p>
<p>Are we finding out by mail, email or portal?</p>
<p>@caseyjbauer in the e-mail it said portal</p>
<p>Based on the admission blog Duke had around 2500 valedictorians apply when only 50% of the applicants came from schools that rank. That would realistically mean 5000 applicants that were number 1 in their class applied for 1705 spots. At that point you don’t get rejected you are fortunate enough to be accepted. </p>
<p>lol, my brother got a thin letter from Duke today…</p>
<p>…obviously the day that OFFICIAL decisions come out.</p>
<p>My mom and I were like what the heck?! Thin decision = rejection. So why would they send out a rejection letter the same day BEFORE the letter would come out online?</p>
<p>Turns out it was likely letter!</p>
<p>Still don’t understand why they would send a likely letter the same day as decisions but we are very excited.</p>
<p>My mom also found it funny how they call it a ‘Likely Letter’. And she’s totally right.</p>
<p>The word ‘likely’ implies a very good chance (something like 75% chance of acceptance) yet the letter conveys that the dude is a LOCK for admission.</p>
<p>“The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application, and I am delighted to tell you that you stood out as one of a small group of applicants who seems particularly well matched to Duke this year. In a pool of over 32,000 candidates, this is a significant accomplishment. The Admissions Committee enthusiastically expects to offer you admission formally in the coming week.”</p>
<p>how much does finishing first in your class actually help? I live in Australia so we don’t have valedictorians, we have school Dux, and I was co Dux. Will that help me?</p>
<p>how do we check for Duke decision?</p>
<p>Rejected by UChicago and Yale, wait listed by Washington. Come on Duke, please don’t fail me.</p>
<p>Rejected by three Ivies, Carnegie Mellon, and Berkeley. Not expecting much from Duke sadly…</p>
<p>^lol, I’ve been rejected by 12 places so far. :P</p>
<p>Rejected by Cornell, UPenn, and now Duke. I guess no college wants me. :(</p>
<p>You gotta laugh at yourself though. :)) </p>
<p>Well that was a bust</p>
<p>rejected from duke, dart, and yale, waitlisted at Harvard, accepted to emory</p>
<p>■■■ gives?</p>
<p>Rejected! Ah Duke, top choice too. Rejected from Yale, UPenn, and Cornell too.
Ah well, wasn’t expecting anything else in reality. Tough numbers this year!
Congrats to all accepted!!!</p>
<p>Duke University Class of 2018 
Thank you, God Almighty!</p>
<p>@altolime - cheating you got USP and you knew that you got RD admit way ahead. lol</p>