What's my best option?

cptofthehouse
Tue, 13 Oct 2020 15:38:36 +0000

You have a 50% chance of getting into Duke ED? Wow, I’ve not known anyone with such a sure thing without having a strong hook. Where are you getting those numbers?

I don’t see how someone with a 50% chance at Duke ED is going to have less of a chance at those other schools you are eyeing.

However, IMO, ED is what you do if you know that where you want to go. You don’t have to have visited the school. A lot of kids not visiting these days, and visits are not particularly useful at a lot of school. Many of us old timers picked our schools sight unseen. This visit business has gone from a rare perk to a necessity, that I don’t think is that important most of the time.

When you start using ED to try to get into the most selective school you can, yes, you take certain risks. They are right there, you know them and nothing you can do about them.