Pratt School of Engineering and expected grades

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>I got acceptance from Duke, but my ED acceptance letter doesn’t mention any where that I got into Pratt/BME as that was my first choice. In my common app, I my Student Status is Engineering (Pratt) and my first choice was BME. Does it naturally mean that I got accepted into this? Secondly, what is the expectation on my senior grades, for e.g. which grades can put a candidate’s admission under risk? I will try my best but just want to understand the criteria clearly.</p>

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<p>At Duke, you apply to a school (Trinity or Pratt) and then get admitted to that school. So, if you applied to Pratt and got admitted, you will be enrolled in the engineering school. You do not get “accepted” to a major. You simply take courses within that department and must declare your intended major by the end of your sophomore year, but there is no application process. Admissions to Trinity and Pratt, however, are separate procedures. In summary, it sounds like you were admitted to Pratt – and can freely take courses and major in BME if you wish (no separate “admissions” required).</p>

<p>Congratulations on your acceptance!</p>

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<p>congrats and blue dog is correct. If you want to take classes in Trinity however or even switch its not a big deal at all. Any one can take classes in either school but to switch you basically just fill out a form.</p>

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<p>@varshakgan‌: As always, @bluedog‌ 's post is “spot on” correct.</p>

<p>To respond to your second question, there are (I am sure) no universal, specific, and/or quantitative Duke policies re senior grades; each matriculant would be individually assessed. However, I would offer a few, solid observations:

  1. Revocation, due to “seniorities” is EXTREMELY uncommon.
  2. Hopefully no C’s, but certainly no D’s or F’s.
  3. Also, no suspensions, expulsions, misdemeanors, or felonies.</p>

<p>I do not suggest that any performances delineated in #2 or #3 guarantees revocation, but it would be very wise not to incur such self-inflicted risks.</p>

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<p>thank you all so much! This really helped me a lot!</p>

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<p>Well…depending on the misdemeanor… OK - yeah - probably none would be best.</p>