Rate a RD Hopeful....

incollege88
Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:38:39 +0000

BCgoUSC-

I would say you have an okay chance of admission to Duke. It’s pretty much a crapshoot. However, merit aid is ridiculously hard to come by here and I would worry most about just getting into Duke. For example, all of my test scores (1540/800/770/750, 4/450, all 5s on 8 APs) were higher than yours, plus I had done over 400 hours of community service working with immigrants and the homeless in addition to serving in multiple leadership positions, participating in national musical ensembles and receiving glowing recommendations, and I was not even in the running for any sort of scholarship. I know plenty of valedictorians/1600-scorers who weren’t considered either. The Robertson scholars I know like founded orphanages in Africa and other ridiculous endeavors in addition to their amazing stats, and I don’t really see that in your summary. However, that said, I think you would be a strong candidate for Duke but I would not get your hopes up for Robertson or any other form of aid.