<p>I am sure Duke realizes that many middle income families will not risk applying ED because they do not know how much financial aid they will receive, and obviously, cannot take the risk of eliminating potential offers from other schools. </p>
<p>ED applications really benefit high income or very low income families, as well as, athletes and legacies. </p>
<p>If Duke is your first choice, then apply to their scholarships and send in your application EARLY so that they know you couldn’t have applied to another school ED. If you send it in after the second week in December, it may appear that Duke is getting another school’s rejected applicant.</p>