Did I dig a hole to deep?

bluedog
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:16:21 +0000

Duke is looking for students who take rigorous courses and succeed in them. If you take an easy schedule and do well or take a difficult schedule and do poorly, unfortunately your chances of admission at Duke are low. There are just too many qualified applicants meeting those criteria. Being forced to take “normal” classes due to performing poorly in honors courses is not an excuse Duke will accept. Sorry for the bluntness, but that’s just the reality of the situation. Good luck.