<p>My first suggestion is that you do research into this school. Why do you want to go to Duke University? What other universities are you considering? The most important part of your application will be your essays and a lot of your essays has to do with understand what makes Duke, Duke. I suggest you take a visit to campus (if possible) and talk to some students. But I will give you some information.</p>
<p>There is no cut-off for getting into Duke. I know students with 2400 SAT and 4.0 GPA’s that have been rejected and I know students with 1500-1700 SAT’s and 3.5-7 GPA’s that have been admitted, but here are some numbers:</p>
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<li>The average SAT at Duke is roughly 2200</li>
<li>The GPA of incoming students differs depending on grading systems and what school you are coming from. Duke will ask your college counselor to give them the highest GPA possible in your school as well as the highest GPA a student has at your school for comparative purposes. But for the most part Duke students are in the top 5-10% of their class.</li>
<li>Last year, although currently unpublished the overall admissions rate was roughly 17-18%. This includes roughly 27% acceptance rate for Early Decision applicants, and I believe just under 15% for Regular Decision Applicants. </li>
<li>You will rarely find students with no AP credits, this usually only occurs with AP classes were not offered at the school. Duke wants to see you take the most challenging schedule available to you. Most students score 4 or 5 on their AP exams, and I have seen students with 14-15 AP credits, but I am guessing (wild guess here) that the average is around 8-9ish.</li>
<li>Average ACT score is around 32</li>
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<p>But again these are just numbers, biggest thing is putting together a COMPLETE application. You have to be well rounded, involved outside of the classroom, and in the upper range of most of the things you participate in. I hope this helps.</p>