<p>@Paintedlady: I, too, strongly endorse seeing Dean Fox . . . and, perhaps, Dean Sue as well. They are wonderful counselors, they have abundant Duke expertise, and they deeply care for all Dukies. Further, you and your D really shouldn’t panic; these sorts of things are not terribly unusual among freshmen, at Duke and its peer institutions. More important, in the vast majority of instances, with a little time everything works out well. Your D was bright, conscientious, and tenacious enough to be accepted in Duke '18; those same highly-positive attributes – and others – will doubtless overcome this comparatively minor “speed bump.”</p>