<p>Scholarships? </p>
<p>Who here knows how hard it is to win the Duke merit scholarships (both the general ones and the in-state ones)? A girl at my school last year one an NC one with a 1440, ranked 3rd, but that seems unusual to me. Does anyone know what it takes? I know there are 20 top ones, 15 in-state (and SC), 15 Robertson, and about 7 Gates ones.</p>
<p>I know of 2 people who won one of the top ones. One was the first girl to represent the US at the Int'l Math Olympiad. The other one was a medalist at the Int'l Olympiad in Informatics.</p>
<p>my counselor's daughter won the Robertson Scholars when it first came out (about 4 years ago). she goes to Duke and was a finalist this year to win a Rhodes Scholarship.</p>
<p>It is very tough to win those. Check the Duke site. I think you can find info about some winners. You also could e-mail admissions or the head of the Duke Scholars prog and see if they would put you in touch with winners. </p>
<p>Fortunately, your ace in the hole is the Stanford admission. Presumably, whether or not you get Duke Scholars, you are in great shape for next year!</p>
<p>Thanks NS mom! No, I definitely don't expect to win one (In fact, I'm actually hoping I get to go to Stanford): However, this girl from my school with only a 1440 and lower rank won an NC one last year ... which I found odd. (She was an incredibly wonderful person though!)</p>
<p>The nice thing about the scholarship office (OUSF) is that they really don't give a crap about SAT scores and grades once you actually get to scholarship contention. </p>
<p>-ABDuke c/o 2008</p>