Applicants worry about university admissions rates
10 posts across 2 communities in the last 90 days; 80% from r/ApplyingToCollege.
“My parents and counsellers have asked me to shortlist universities for my undergrad . I have taken the subs PCM and i have a predicted score of AAB/ABB . I will soon be giving my IELTS and wont be giving SATs . I am currently studying in the UAE (Abu Dhabi ) and m open to any…”
“Got admitted to duke with a 25% tuition and forte fellow in ea. Seems like every female i know who got admitted got a forte fellow with some scholarship. Seems like the case for batch 28 (source - LinkedIn) as well. Is this network even prestigious? Also does it make sense to…”
“i have ok stats, not exceptional but definitely within range in all the categories to somehow manage my way into an ivy. I'm doing AFROTC no matter where i end up and applying from east asia. my dad graduated from princeton. ik that's a school that still somewhat considers…”
Several applicants are concerned about the competitiveness of universities, with one noting that Duke filled 60% of its class before regular decision even opened. This has led to anxiety about their chances of acceptance.
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“Got admitted to duke with a 25% tuition and forte fellow in ea. Seems like every female i know who got admitted got a forte fellow with some scholarship. Seems like the case for batch 28 (source - LinkedIn) as well. Is this network even…”
“i have ok stats, not exceptional but definitely within range in all the categories to somehow manage my way into an ivy. I'm doing AFROTC no matter where i end up and applying from east asia. my dad graduated from princeton. ik that's a school that still somewhat considers legacy but my stats would make duke the safer choice given the insane competition for princeton. would i be wasting the legacy boost by not doing rea? i would be happy attending both schools so i want to know if there”
Thoughts? submitted by /u/Basic-Pop6363 [link] [comments]
“Are there any US top 50 universities that you shouldn't EA or ED to? E.g. ones that have a higher acceptance rate in the RD round. submitted by /u/Old_Donkey8993 [link] [comments]”
“Caltech — ~3.75%* Princeton — 4.06% Vanderbilt — ~4.08%* Yale — 4.23% Columbia — 4.23% MIT — 4.58% Duke — 4.73% Brown — 5.3% Dartmouth — 5.8% University of Pennsylvania — 5.8% Johns Hopkins — ~6.0%* Bowdoin — 6.5% Amherst — 6.78% Northwestern — 7.0% Swarthmore — 7.4% Williams — 7.4% Rice — 7.7% Emory — 9.0% Notre Dame — 9.0% Tufts — 10.0% UC Berkeley- 10.5% UCLA- 10.8% USC — 11.7% Washington University in St. Louis — ~12.3%* UVa-12.5% Boston College — 12.7% Georgia Tech — 12.8% Georgeto”
“why duke ed rate SOO low. does duke seem like a popular ed option for most students this yr? submitted by /u/Right-Zucchini3360 [link] [comments]”
“I've looked at the common data set submitted by Duke downloaded from their website and see that for class of 2029 the recorded numbers are the following ED applications : 6013 and ED admitted : 1042 so that's a rate of 17.3% acceptance Data is from https://ir.provost.duke.edu/sites/default/files/CDS-2024-25-Final-2.pdf When I do a google search (DukeChronicle is the main hit)..a lot of sites report an ED acceptance of only 12.8% for class of 2030 Duke didn't officially report in the”
“I’ve been aiming and doing ec’s for this school for a while now, but saw that this year apparently admit rate dropped below 3%. Is it worth it to aim for here now? Or should i switch my focus to duke? I just feel super confused. Im also from a very competitive admissions group. submitted by /u/tamakisuohstan [link] [comments]”
“My parents and counsellers have asked me to shortlist universities for my undergrad . I have taken the subs PCM and i have a predicted score of AAB/ABB . I will soon be giving my IELTS and wont be giving SATs . I am currently studying in the UAE (Abu Dhabi ) and m open to any country. Keep in mind that the fees cant be too high . Any suggestions would definately be useful . submitted by /u/Initial_Spread_2171 [link] [comments]”