So, I took the redesigned SAT this year and I’m wondering what the middle 50% range for Duke. My score percentile was around the 96th. I’ve seen various score ranges from various websites (College Simply, PrepScholar, etc.) so I want to know what most accurate. Can anyone tell me?
Since you are the first year to take the “new SAT,” Duke would not have any data on the middle 50% yet. The freshman class took the test primarily in 2015, which was the old format. The admissions site shows the range for ACCEPTED students for the Class of 2019 here: http://admissions.duke.edu/images/uploads/process/DukeClass2019Profile.pdf
Do you think that could be of an advantage?
@LooksLikeINeedHelp Test scores are not really an advantage per se. Once you’re qualified to do the work at Duke, as measured by test scores and grades and curricular rigor, then you are evaluated as a person by your passions, writing, recommendations made by those who know you well, and by what you have to offer the college community. This is the case and the standard procedure at all the sub-20% acceptance rate schools pretty much, whether it’s Stanford, Harvard, Duke and Vandy or Tufts, Williams, Amherst, and CMU. If your score is in the 96th percentile, I’m guessing it’s near/at a 1500, or perhaps close to it. That’s well within the Duke range as long as it’s above a ~1450ish. I think you’re done with the SAT I. Move on to essays and your application.
I would look at percentiles. For example my 1500 is a 98th percentile, my ACT is the 99th so I just submitted that bc I’d rather save money. Senior2016M is absolutely right that once you’re within range, you’re fine and it comes down to other things. I believe that a 96th percentile should be within range, I would compare it to the old score’s percentile range
Here are the concordance tables from the College Board. As an example, a 1530 on the new SAT translates to a 1500 on the old SAT (or a 2230 using the 2400 scale).
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/higher-ed-brief-sat-concordance.pdf