I'm having a hard time choosing...

Faline2
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:04 +0000

takes lots of sweat equity and grit to complete BME sucessfully. Your Physics ability is in your favor. Your SAT Math scores are in your favor. I think your odds improve if you share the SAT and ACT. Is it possible for you to sit in on classes in engineering at a local university if not Duke right away? Take a day off school and “visit” engineering classes.
You will have to go on your gut and on what self-knowledge you have.
Many Duke students are very balanced and strong in math and in verbal. That said, my son had a 780 in SAT Math and he was NOT strong enough for the next level of math required in engineering/premed. He discovered his limits Freshman year…not uncommon. He understood this as soon as he realized he had to knock himself out to make Bs in Duke math, needed to be tutored by his more gifted classmates and faced same high level of math required in Duke Econ. SAT Math is pretty basic foundation math…I think most people know if they have other layers of quantitative learning “in them” or not…give or take inspiring teachers…
Some people don’t need as much effort to upload new concepts.