I haven’t seen a class of 2023 discussion so I thought I’d go ahead and start this. I guess post whatever seems helpful here like questions, comments, and all that stuff. Good luck to everyone 
Me too! Applying ED. So nervous for december
Me too! I literally sobbed in frustration while writing my Why Duke and trying to convey all I love in 150 words!
Is it just me or is the Duke application not that bad in terms of writing.
Agreed! Granted, I’m agonizing over my answers and stressing myself out, but I have my first drafts of everything done!
I guarantee every single “Why Duke” supplement will make some reference to k-ville or tenting.
@wrestler333 @hayisforhorse how are your guys’ drafts coming along? AND IK it was so hard trying to say why i love duke in 150 words. ughh im so nervous i want to go so badly ever since duke won the ncaa championship back when i was like 8 haha
@jennaa Yeah I remember last time Duke won the chip, I picked them in my bracket pool. Also my Trinity Why Duke draft is more of an outline than anything concrete right now - that one is really hard to write. I think my one on my unique perspective could end up really nice though.
I’m currently waiting for feedback from my counselor, but I’m really happy with my drafts!! I’ve visited twice now and just fell in love! I’m hoping my unique approaches to my applicable prompts (I didn’t do the last one bc it’s more specified this year and doesn’t apply) catch their eyes!
@hayisforhorse By the last one, do you mean the unique perspective one or the LGBT+ one?
The LGBT+ doesn’t apply to me @wrestler333
Where can you find the Why Duke question supplement on the CommonApp? I am only finding the Optional Supplements, but have already written my draft.
is it just me or are less people applying ed to duke this year (WHICH IS A GREAT THING LOL FOR US). Like even at my school usually Duke is SO popular but barely anyone is ed like everyone is ed to upenn. also all the other ivies like upenn and stuff the 2023 ed threads have so many comments and this only has 3 other people on it. I mean this prob means nothing but like…hopefully less competition lmao.
im EDing as an econ major!! 35 ACT and 3.95 UW with 14 AP classes including my senior year. hoping i get in bc my essays are strong but my letters of rec will be super weak (bad public school with no connection to teachers)
@sanjanagupta1 we can only hope lol
@joerbnsn damn. i only have a 3.8 UW w 11 AP’s and 34 ACT lmao but good luck! u have such a good shot so jealous haha
@sanjanagupta1 don’t forget it’s not all about grades and scores, it’s also about the writing and recs and ECs too!
@hayisforhorse hopefully they see thru my gpa lol…
yes but it appears you go to a really good school so a 3.8 might be acceptable. I go to a C rated school so im afraid my grades will be looked at as “inflated”
I hope that we have less competition. I have a sibling legacy, 4.2 (With only 3 AP’s at my school), and right now only have a 29 ACT (Due to my reading score being so low). I’m taking the October tests and hoping I can get 32 with a lot of practice!