For people in Med School

bluedevilmike
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:03:11 +0000

I need to make clear that having SAT scores and grades that are good relative to our incoming class do not in any way mean chances are “good”, since the process still has a lot of randomness built into it. Your son sounds well-qualified, but applying to any of the top few schools in the country simply are not good odds, no matter who you are.

Still, your son looks to me like his application is fine. Good luck. Make sure to apply soon after apps are released - don’t pay attention to so-called “deadlines”, go much earlier than they say - and write strong essays. Those consist not just of reasons to accept him but reasons why a specific school ought to want him. These schools are very different, and if he can tell us why he specifically wants to be a part of Duke’s community (not just why he wants to go to a good school), those essays will help a lot.