Same boat as you do @stayshining
I have a feeling if you apply for aid through the college board website you get the email. Could be wrong though
Whenever they get released, I know I won’t be able to sleep in peace for the next 14/15 days. But being below their 50th percentile for sat/act and being unhooked, my chances are low anyways
I just looked back at the ED release dates and thought you all might be interested:
2017 - Class of 2022 - Thursday, 12/14
2016 - Class of 2021 - Wednesday, 12/14
2015 - Class of 2020 - Thursday, 12/10
2014 - Class of 2019 - Thursday, 12/11
2013 - Class of 2018 - Thursday, 12/12
2012 - Class of 2017 - Thursday, 12/13
The date is typically released by email to the applicants about a week before the decisions are posted. Based on this history, I would guess the decisions will be released on Thursday, 12/14 at 7pm.
I hope this information helps everyone to relax rather than causing more anxiety!
ED release date: 12/15/2018
https://admissions.duke.edu/application/checklist
My D did get an IDOC request. Its weird because with one school I actually got an email requesting the info. I just happened to log into IDOC and saw that there was an outstanding request for a document for my D though we never got an email requesting it. Though I am not holding my breath… From what I have been hearing they don’t really give out any money. Best of luck to you.
@Tellevery1 Duke has always stated 12/15 but released decisions earlier.
Thank you, @Areslol1.
The dates I listed above are the actual release dates. Duke’s website typically lists 12/15 as the date by which decisions will be released.
Since 12/15/18 falls on a Saturday, my guess is they will release on 12/13, which is a Thursday – similar to the days of the week listed above.
do u guys think duke, penn & yale have the highest volume apps this year from the top 20’s for early decision/ early action? cause the duke penn & Yale thread have so many people on it which is concerning
Oops! Yes, I intended to write Thursday, 12/13, not Thursday, 12/14.
is a 3.796 gpa rounded to a 3.8 for admissions?
Depends on your definition of T20. Yale already announced that they received 6020 applications, but Harvard, Cornell, and Stanford traditionally exceed that number.
I would certainly think so @sanjanagupta1
If Yale has 6020 SCEA applications, then they’ve exceeded Duke’s 4850. I don’t know about the others, but last year, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale and UPenn had more than Duke has this year. They are all ED or SCEA. I would assume that those schools exceeded Duke again this year. Columbia might be in the same ballpark. I don’t know why they all wouldn’t have gone up this year.
@stayshining so if they were to calculate my academic index they would use 3.8 and not 3.79?
Your responsibility is to report the GPA as it appears on your transcript. Whether a college rounds or truncates is out of your control. Don’t spin your wheels worrying about 1 basis point - it won’t be the difference between accept and reject.
I have been looking at this thread for a while now, and I want to say a couple of things.
As a Duke ED Applicant myself, it is interesting how this discussion has played out.
It went from a collaborative group asking questions and connecting over a common goal, to one where scores and extra curriculars, grades and awards- are all judged by people on the internet. How can anyone say who is likely or unlikely to get in? Duke looks for a mix of students from around the WORLD who will make a positive addition to their community. This discussion seems anything but positive- rather, stressful and competitive.
There is concern about how many people are applying this year, and how that may decrease our chances etc etc. but wherever we are meant to go, we go- regardless of how many people apply. There could be 3 people applying to Duke ED and if each one of those people were not a good fit for the school, none would be accepted. Similarly, if there are 7000 people applying ED to the school, only those who would be a good fit would be accepted. Yeah, there may be a greater volume and thus lower percentage, but the bottom line is that they are looking for kids who fit their vision statement. With more applications, it is harder to find those kids. But, they are found and admitted nonetheless.
I am sure tensions and anxiety will be high until the verdict comes out on December 15th (like I am stressed too lol), but every single person on here has value regardless of their SAT/ACT/GPA/Awards etc. The records on Naviance for students accepted to Duke from my school indicate that only students with above a 4.42 weighted GPA and ACT over 34 have been admitted. If I compare myself to all those people, it makes me feel pretty crappy. The key is top stop comparison and think about yourself, what you have accomplished, and be proud of that. There is no one else like you in the entire world! You may see this as a cheesy, cliche, maybe even an annoying post, but I don’t think “Chancing yourself” or “asking to be chanced” by people on the internet is #healthy. You GOT this! You have completed almost 12 years of school to get to this moment. Don’t get sad or bummed out because you doubt yourself, or others chance you as “it would be a reach”… like, no one on here is an admissions officer lol.
Good luck to everyone on here! Just remember wherever you go does not define you as a human being, how hard you have worked, or what you have accomplished!!! 
lmaoo its not that deep bruh
@joerbnsn Exactly, but a lot of people treat it like it is.