<p>I realize that Duke is a private university but would applying in-state have an effect on your admission?</p>
<p>I haven’t seen the stats but if anything, I think it might make it more difficult.</p>
<p>I agree with Erin’s Dad. If anything, North Carolina is probably overrepresented in the applicant pool.</p>
<p>I wish that what Erin’s Dad and Skiorsky said wasn’t true, but to be honest, a lot of private schools want geographic diversity, and often times they have too many applicants from around their area. Either it doesn’t affect admissions, or it makes it harder, but it definitely wouldn’t make it easier. Although, they may have some scholarships that are only for NC people.</p>
<p>No, Sikorsky and Erin’s dad, it’s actually a small-decent bonus to be applying to Duke with in state residency because part of Duke’s original charter is that a percentage, I believe 15%, of the incoming class must be NC residents and there are several substantial scholarships (albeit highly competitive) reserved for NC applicants.</p>
<p>Again, it’s not a significant advantage but definitely a positive to be an in state applicant.</p>
<p>No foolin’?</p>
<p>Well, I stand corrected. </p>
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<p>Hmm, that’s interesting. I guess I was just thinking about privates in general, but that’s a great special clause for them to have.</p>
<p>Really? Where did you find that info?</p>
<p>It was stated by the duke admissions officer in her book and I guess you can say it’s supported by looking at Duke’s class profile where 15-14% of the class comes from north carolina and the acceptance rate for carolina residents is higher than for out of state applicants.</p>
<p>Are there any stats about percentage of professor’s kids who get into Duke? (They are obviously in-state, but a special group of in-staters.)</p>