<p>will 2130 SAT+ African American+ sibling Legacy be enough to get me into Duke from MA?</p>
<p>more than enough....i read African America and 2130 and I thought good luck at Duke!
I wish I cud have affirmative action... :(</p>
<p>ne1 else have ne other opinions</p>
<p>We might have opinions, but they don't mean anything. We aren't on the Committee. Who knows? </p>
<p>By the way, anyone who says they'd like affirmative action might just want to walk around as, say, an African American person for a couple of decades. Then they can say they warrant some admissions flexibility.</p>
<p>hey, i think u have a good chance of getting in based on what u've posted... by the way, did u ever go to Dave Cowens Basketball School? If so I think you were on my team... was your coach ted shurtleff?</p>
<p>hahaha yeah i did go to dave cowens, i forget the coaches name, he was tall and had an accent, lol how do u remember??</p>
<p>do siblings count as legacies?</p>
<p>Yeah they do, in fact i think they can help more than having a parent at times.</p>
<p>"By the way, anyone who says they'd like affirmative action might just want to walk around as, say, an African American person "</p>
<p>You say that like it's a bad thing.</p>
<p>"By the way, anyone who says they'd like affirmative action might just want to walk around as, say, an African American person "</p>
<p>You say that like it's a bad thing.</p>
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<p>I don't mean good or bad, but I do mean that to be black in this country is more of a burden than white people appreciate. From cops who are far more likely to arrest you to real estate agents and car salesman who are far more likely to rip you off to teachers who assume that you can't do the work (all true, by the way), the road to being able to even apply to Duke is tougher than most of us can imagine. This is most prominent if the person happens to be poor and is generally unspoken if the person happens to be rich, but I bet if you ask any black Duke student (or an older, successful black adult) if they think they had to overcome racial obstacles, they will either say it wasn't so bad (if they don't trust you or if they are heavily defended) or they will recount stories and perceptions. Further, many of the prejudices are subtle and unspoken, as is often the case in regards to stereotyping within schools, and they can lead to a vague sense of unease and paranoia that later disturbs even healthy situations and relationships. As someone once told me, there is one kind of person who believes that the racial issue has been solved in this country, and that is the white kind of person.</p>
<p>I'm optimistic about it and heartened by the growing numbers of blacks in the middle class but disheartened by the large group of African Americans who are experiencing multi-generational poverty. This brings me around to the common lament that Duke recruits primarily from this middle-class group, which often contains multiple sibs who attend elite colleges. Well, this is the group that has been prepared to do the work. Check out poor schools, and you'll see that very few of the kids could finish a semester at Duke. That is one of the impressive things about Sean Dockery, one of Duke's basketball players. It's great that he was the all-time assists and steals leaders in the state of Illinois, and it's great that JJ Redick has called him the finest teammate that he has ever had, but it is more impressive that he has thrived at Duke despite an academically and financially poor inner-city Chicago high school and SAT's that apparently put him near the bottom of his entering class. There was a small uproar when he was accepted 4 years ago, but no one is complaining now that he has been on the Dean's List and is ready to graduate. Similarly, a former Duke player and assistant coach, David Henderson, grew up in a cabin in the NC woods with holes in the walls that were filled with cardboard. No one in his family had finished hs. When he signed to play for Duke--after having been warned away by such schools as NC State, Carolina, and Clemson, his mother, he, and the coaches cried. His principal had 2 pictures in his office after David went off to Duke: his wife and Henderson. He also made the Dean's List and is now the head coach at Deleware. Neither of these guys would have gotten into Duke without basketball, but, given the chance, both have been super. </p>
<p>I am pleased and proud that the university is working hard to identify and recruit such people, including the majority of URM's who can't dunk a basketball. The Admissions Committee is looking for a story, for passion, for someone who will make a difference, and I truly don't believe that they see "African American and 2130" and sign off on an admission. Similarly, they don't sign off on the Durham Academy valedictorian (white, black, or green) without at least checking them out seriously.</p>
<p>very well spoken man, u even opened up my eyes</p>