Another 'what are my chances' thread :]

bluedog
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:47:53 +0000

I think your chances are pretty good actually. A 27 on the ACT is within the range of matriculating students and nothing to be ashamed of. However, to be blunt, I honestly don’t think you will survive a comp sci major at Duke having scored a 23 on the math portion. The majority of comp sci students are great at math, and you’ll be required to be great at it to survive the major at Duke. I’d say the vast majority would score 34+ on the ACT math. A 30 would be seen on the lower end of comp sci majors. A 23 is not anywhere near the range. Sorry if that sounds particularly harsh, but it’s just from my experience. I don’t mean to crush your dream or anything - I just foresee you having a particularly difficult time in comp sci at Duke. It’s not for the faint of heart. Luckily, they don’t admit you to a major or else I’d think you’d be an automatic reject because of your math score. I think your chances of admission to Pratt, likewise, would not be very good. But I could definitely see you getting into Trinity. Your extracurriculars and activities are impressive. I wouldn’t put Who’s Who recipient on application as pretty much everybody who applies to Duke gets this and it’s seen mostly as a gimmick. If you already did it, it’s not a big deal. It won’t hurt your application, it just also won’t help, so there’s no point to put it down. Good luck!