Duke University Early Decision for Fall 2025 Admissions

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He will get in to a great school, no doubt.

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We have a few disappointed applicants in our school too, all very capable and outstanding. It ended up that only 1 ED applicant was accepted. All others are deferred. Duke is hard. Please move on.

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Nothing - but Duke has far more applicants like that than they can accept. They arenā€™t a huge school, and athletes and other priorities take up many spots. For example, we live nearby and many kids of people who work there get in, so faculty/staff kids also take up a good number of spots. Many choose to go elsewhere, but my kid has 8 friends from our area who are attending (parents all work there).

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Seeking advice! Got 1540 on SAT. Looking to apply to Duke next year. Should retake or is the score good enough? Any advice is truly appreciated.

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That score is fine.

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Look at this years average and make a decision. Itā€™s not quantified as in years past, thus only considered. Itā€™s a good score and your other sections will decide your fate

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Score is fine, and admit rate is still very small. But a 1540 vs a 1560 wonā€™t make the difference!

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Seems like there is more to his submission then. Maybe his essays or extracurriculars werenā€™t strong or they found content that was concerning (i.e. ChatGPT).

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Anyone ED kid non QB, athletes or faculty kid get in without glimpse video and interview?

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when i was in middle school, i particiapted in the duke TIP (talent identification program) should i mention that in the why duke essay? i wanted to say something like this: as a middle schooler in the duke TIP program, i aspire to come back to do engagement projects and learn with a diversity of peers as Duke did for me at an early age.

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Iā€™d say no - Duke TIP was pretty widespread.

Did you attend at Duke or another school?

If at Duke, can you call out something you remembered?

Otherwise, itā€™s just a generic statement not adding much detail or knowledge of the school.

In my humble opinion - of course.

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ohh i totally see how its super generic. yeah i donā€™t remember anything that vivdly bc i was so young and also i guess nothing stood out to me back then. i know some people who did duke tip too and didn;t get in, so iā€™ll exclude it. probably need to words to go into something else more anyway thank you so much!!

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i recently got a withdrawal passing on my transcript for a virtual class i was taking (AP Physics) I was able to communicate to the teacher my circumstances and he was able to renroll me into the virtual class. i take other HL and SL IB classes too (HL Chem, HL Bio, HL English and SL Global Politics and SL math) will this withdrawal in a rigorous class be viewed poorly in my application.

should i just sumbit regular decisions where the withdrawal will change to an A? or should i try and explain the withdrawal and sumbit ED. i want the best chances at duke and they transcript literaly changed a day ago so i didnā€™t even know that it would be on there till now and now i feel very unconfident.

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No one can know but if you are going to get an A, I would personally wait.

You donā€™t know how much, if any bump there is ED.

Why have to justify (in their mind, providing an excuse) if you donā€™t need to?

Yes, the rate is vastly higher but includes athletes and legacies - and we donā€™t know which are not that.

Ultimately, make the best call for yourself.

You might even ask your admissions rep for guidance.