<p>Ever since I can remember I have been a Duke basketball fan and I have fallen in love with the school. What would my chances be for ED?</p>
<p>I am a white male and was born in Philadelphia and still live there today.</p>
<p>SAT I
2050 (740 CR, 700 M, 610 W)
SAT II
650 US History 600 Math II
GPA: 3.6 unweighted (my private school doesn't weight its GPA) with the toughest courses available</p>
<p>APs
US History 3
English Literature 4
Euro 4
AP scholar</p>
<p>Extracurricular</p>
<p>3 Years Varsity soccer
4 Years Varsity basketball (captain junior + senior)
3 years Varsity tennis
Student Guides 3 years
Investment Group 3 years
Mock Trial 3 years
Chess club 2 years
50 hours volunteer work at local organization that supplies clothes and schools supplies to inner-city youths</p>
<p>Hook
Double Legacy (the reason why I grew up a diehard Dukie!)</p>
<p>Thank you very much, I appreciate any feedback!</p>
<p>Your double legacy and good ECs give you a shot, but I would suggest re-taking the SAT to improve the writing section (which isn’t usually too hard) and also re-taking the Math 2. Work hard on your essays, and if they and your recs are very good, you probably have a decent/good chance.</p>
<p>My friend had double legacy with similar stats. Uhm… to explain her result and to put it nicely for you, I’d strongly suggest retaking your SATs. GPA is pretty low… what is your rank?</p>
<p>Sports is obviously a large part of your life so how good are you at what you play? Any noteworthy awards/accomplishments? Any prospects for varsity at Duke?</p>
<p>If I’m not wrong, if Duke is going to recruit him, he would already be given a offer. However, having so many sports shows a good team work capability and leadership.
Your GPA and SAT are on the low side (try to raise your SAT up a little, 2200+ would put you at a competitive level). Also sorry to break it to you but a legacy won’t make or break your application.</p>
<p>True, but double legacy + ED helps quite a bit, especially if your parents have donated money. Double legacy during RD isn’t as significant; Duke admissions takes much more stock in legacy status for ED as it really shows a “family commitment” (i.e. more than likely, your family will be donating money down the road…). Yes, Duke likes fundraising and money…as do and should all schools. Since Duke also doesn’t consider the SAT writing nearly as much as M+V, a 1440 is more than adequate. But those SAT II scores aren’t so great. Increase your SAT II’s to 700+ and you are in, in my opinion. I should think you should be able to get a 700+ on math II if you got a 700 on math SAT I. It also wouldn’t hurt to improve your writing score, but it’s not as grave of a concern as say if your verbal score was 610. Also, GPA is a bit on the low side, but taking the toughest courses is definitely a huge positive.</p>
<p>Wait, a 1440 is more than adequate? Cuz my reading + math is a 1420 now and I’m kinda worried. I’m gonna retake it anyway but it’d be nice to know just how worried I should be lol. Or did you mean a 1440 is more than adequate considering the double legacy, not considering…like…a half-legacy person (eh my grandfather went there but he was called away in the service before he graduated)?</p>
<p>Moxess: please don’t hijack the OP’s thread as that would be rather rude. </p>
<p>As for 1440 SAT, it’s on the low side but not inconceivable for Duke. Whether or not it’ll suffice will depend entirely on how the rest of the application looks. If the application as whole is mediocre, then a 1440 SAT will be viewed as just another indicator of the mediocrity. If the rest of the application is good save for the test score, that indicates the person isn’t such a good tester.</p>
<p>thank you everybody for your feedback!
eatsalot: my school doesnt have a class rank
frenchorngirl: duke basketball is a Division 1 powerhouse, I dont have a chance to be recruited
SBR: I may be wrong, but according to collegeboard Duke’s middle SAT range for CR+M is 1340-1540 so my 1440 would be right at the 50% line… how would that 1440 be considered mediocrity? I don’t mean to question what you said i just wanted clarification. </p>
<p>And to everyone, do you think it would be advisible to retake my SAT Is or SAT IIs in October? If i were to apply ED I would only have a chance to take one of the two and its tough to decide whether its better to get that writing up or the Math II up…Thanks!</p>
<p>dst219: first of all let me say I didn’t mean to offend, if I did, mea culpa.</p>
<p>My intention was to use your scores as an example to illustrate my point, I didn’t mean to imply that you are an inferior applicant.</p>
<p>Factually speaking, according to the Class of 2012 Profile on Duke’s website, the middle score of the middle 50% range of trinity admits is 1460, that of Pratt is 1490. However, what I meant by mediocrity (or mediocre) is the common definition which according to Dictionary.com is: </p>
<p>Mediocre: of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.</p>
<p>More so the first and second part and less so of the latter part, though admittedly, the word has a negative connotation regardless and for that I apologize. So taken in context, my point is that scores cannot be taken out of context (much like my post). Taken as a whole, if the entire application is merely average, middle of the pack, then a score that’s near the 50% mark will also be taken as a reflection of that. On the other hand, if the applicant as a whole is excellent, then the same score might be viewed differently. </p>
<p>There’s my clarification, take it what you will.</p>