Virtually no posts on here compared to last year’s. Maybe a sign of fewer people applying Early Decision this year?
@vincenty99 College Confidential is a tiny sample population, I highly doubt it’s reflective of the entire applicant pool.
There is, however, a trend whereas some North Carolina schools will see a decline in applications from out of state students this year due to the recent political controversies in the North Carolina state government. I’m not sure whether it will make much of an impact on Duke, however.
did anyone else do Robertson scholars here?
Roy Cooper was just elected governor! It should be official after a recount in December, but he is much better than McCrory and should repeal HB2. I’m proud to have campaigned for him, hopefully his win will fix all the awful things HB2 has done to NC so far.
@OneMata I did
I applied to Robertson as well! @OneMata
@BB1313 @apaz99 Best of luck to you both! Hopefully we’ll all meet at finalists’ weekend. I really liked the prompts for the Robertson program lmao but I wrote all my essays in like three days
Who here is also applying Early Decision? The 15th can’t get here fast enough…
Same here @vincenty99. What state are you applying from?
California @therealdeal23 how about you
North Carolina lol
I’m applying early decision!!
I’m from NC, a white female, and first-generation student.
Major: Chemistry
My plan is ROTC throughout college and a career in the military (this is what my essay was about).
My grades are a bit low - 29 ACT and 3.75 GPA (#3 in class rank)
My GPA is so low because I was homeschooled all my life until I went to a public high school freshman year (I got all of my B’s this year). Of course I forgot to add this info in my application! Haha, I told my interviewer so hopefully she relayed this info to the admissions folks!
I want to go to Duke because it’s close to home, offers ROTC, and has amazing programs like DukeEngage and Focus!
I agree the 15th can’t come any sooner! To anyone stressing - if you’re smart/hard-working enough to apply to Duke, you’ll do great anywhere you go!
Does anyone know when we find out the exact date/time that decisions will be released?
In 3 of the last 4 years an email has gone out on 12/5 (last year 12/3/15) announcing a release date of the Thursday before 12/15 (2012 was Wednesday before 12/15). I forecast an email on 12/5 for Thursday, 12/15 release.
ED
From FL
Major: Neuroscience
ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA: 3.87
Weighted: 4.37
Have Legacy
Anyone know how much legacy helps?
Thx!
Also in Top 10% of class, out of 172 students. Forgot to add 
Probably a minor plus but not a deciding factor not completely sure tho @crbine
Anyone else here applying ED from Arizona?