This fall, I wrestled with the decision of whether I should apply early to Duke or Yale, for I liked them both equally (but for different reasons, of course). I knew that, as a double legacy, my chances would be much higher at Duke, but another part of me wanted to get in somewhere on what I knew was my own merit. I got deferred from Yale, but since then my blinders have come off and I have realized that Duke really is where I want to go next year. I am worried however, because I feel that since I am a legacy, Duke will assume that I do not really want to attend b/c I didn’t apply early. I am a qualified student either way, but at this point college admissions are very arbitrary, so obviously there are no guarantees at all just based on qualifications. Does anyone have any advice on how I should handle this/have any statistics on legacies in regular decision?
Thank you!