Early decision to the Pratt school

bluedog
Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:41:32 +0000

Take a look here:
http://admissions.duke.edu/images/uploads/process/DukeClass2017Profile.pdf


380 students applied ED to Pratt in the Class of 2017 - acceptance rate was 36%. Note that while the acceptance rate to Pratt is higher than Trinity, it is a more self-selecting pool with higher GPA, test scores, etc.
Applying as an African American to Pratt will definitely help you, but hard to say how much. They don’t publicly disclose acceptance rates by race, but based on reports from the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, acceptance rates are significantly higher for African Americans to top notch universities (and, likely, much higher to science/engineering programs due to under representation).
Duke doesn’t admit based on major - they admit based on school. So, put your major preference as what you actually think you’ll study since your application will probably align with that better. You don’t need to declare a major until the end of sophomore year and can switch by checking a box. Other schools - like JHU - admit to the BME program on its own, but Duke does not. Applying as an ECE will not help you.


Hope that helps!