<p>Does applying to the school of Engineering affect admissions chances? If you have any idea I would appreciate a response greatly. Thanks</p>
<p>Of course.
You'll have to write the engineering essay for the supplement, so assume that you will be judged on that.
Also, in general, engineering places more weight on success in math/science classes and doing well on related exams than a&s.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. I actually applied by dec. 10th (for the interview), so I know about the essay. And I'm hoping the emphasis on Math/Science will prove to be true, as those are my strongsuits. I read on the internet that the engineering school has higher test score averages, so I'm not sure what to think about that, since duke is already extremely selective.</p>
<p>In addition to higher averages, from an admissions statistics sheet I got at an informational meeting, I saw that higher test scores have a better chance of getting accepted in engineering than a&s, so it would seem that engineering cares more about test scores than regular.
I recall thinking that maybe I should apply engineering because my ACT of 35 had a significantly higher acceptance rate in pratt than in trinity (but engineering's not my thing so I still ended up applying to trinity)</p>
<p>hmm i applied pratt RD, and had a C in precalc as a sophomore (due to family crisis, which i explained with a paragraph attached to the application), B's and A's for all other math classes. anyway, what i was wondering is if pratt places strong emphasis on your math grades even if you intend to major in say...bme my math test scores aps, sat ii, sat i is strong, so no problem there</p>
<p>Math is still pretty important, even in BME. Just because there's a biomedical in front of the engineering doesn't mean it's all about dissecting frogs and poking things with syringes. BME is still engineering no matter how you look at it.</p>
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Just wanted to ask what you meant by "even for BME?" :-D All four engineering curricula require three semesters of calculus (MTH 31, 32, 103) and two semesters of diff. eq. and linear algebra (MTH 107, 108), along with one more course (all but MEMS require statistics; ME requires an upper level quantitative course of which statistics is one but not the only one).
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<p>courtesy of DukeEgr93, #28 at <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-2012/431141-questions-current-duke-students-2.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-2012/431141-questions-current-duke-students-2.html</a></p>
<p>What the admissions department tells people is that the two schools are on average equally difficult to get into, but any given student may find one or the other to present an easier admission. Pratt places greater emphasis on board scores and math/science grades; Trinity **relatively speaking **focuses on other elements of the application.</p>
<p>No offense to any of you gues
Pratt is very very hard to get into
Straight A's in all math and science courses are required, not wanted
One B, just one, may be acceptable
High SAT IIs in Math, Physics and Chemistry are not optional 750 and above
Pratt is for the best of the best, thats why the acceptance rate is so low</p>
<p>dacquaah21- No offense, but who do you think you are? You haven't even been accepted yet?</p>
<p>I know some will disagree with me on this but overall I think Pratt has higher average math/science test scores and Trinity has higher verbal test scores.</p>
<p>800 V, 700 M stands a much better chance at Trinity.
800 M, 700 V stands a much better chance at Pratt.</p>
<p>im not trying to rain on anyone's parade but a lot of my friends have already been rejected, not even deferred from pratt, with excellent scores, sorry if i seemed condescending</p>