Legacy and ED--Chances (Please?)

davida1
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:38:17 +0000

Duke (as is Brown) very lenient with the uber-rich or big donor legacies. Normal legacy without the donations or possibility for big donations is a whole other thing. If you parent is active in alumni organizations that would be helpful as well.

Your SAT scores are very low (FYI), and I would encourage you to do something that would make you stand out more. Get an internship, start your own organization, get published in a significant magazine/journal/newspaper, etc. You need a hook. Remember that with top schools you are competing with kids that did amazing things OUTSIDE of school. Usually legacy is a hook, but think about it, they accept less than half of the legacies that apply probably. Most children of Duke alumni applying to Duke have good stats. You are going to have to stand out, and it DEFINITELY doesn’t require URM status or coming from a disadvantaged socioeconomic background. You need to accomplish something significant or become involved in something significant outside of school. The legacy status is a plus regardless, but not as much of a plus without the afforementioned things.