<p>@Zzwicker: They really have no significance re RD admission, as you’d know if you had read several previous CC threads concerning this subject before posting your question (one of which, <a href=“Likely Letters - Duke University - College Confidential Forums”>Likely Letters - Duke University - College Confidential Forums, is still on the first page of the Duke forum). Regardless of what university you attend next year, you might want to consider the possibility that doing basic research before asking others will likely be mandatory. </p>