Duke Early Decision Vs. State Flagship

CrouchingPuma
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:33:19 +0000

Goldenboy, the price difference is pretty significant. With zero financial aid/scholarships, a bacherlor’s degree at UofA is about the same price of one year at Duke. I could most likely get a full ride to UofA. But I think my family’s need is great enough that Duke’s FA system would give me what I need. Obviously Duke is in an entirely different tier than UofA, that’s why I want to go there. But I don’t know if I can justify it, if I don’t get the FA I need, when my undergraduate degree won’t really matter once I’m in medical school. Some more stats I left out by the way, my PSAT score is 208, which means I’m 95% sure I’ll qualify for National Merit in Arkansas. I’ll have taken 9 AP’s by the time I graduate, with 4’s or 5’s in them all (I hope). I’ll have three years of French, which I plan on continuing in college. I’m ranked 14 out of 543 in my class. I would be higher but I didn’t take one class seriously in 9th grade and that bit me in the butt. But I’ve learned from my mistakes. I feel like I have a respectable r