Duke University School of Law C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

lymenheimer · Post by **lymenheimer** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:15 am

barley wrote:
Yeah, I don't have any experience with the city or the area, so I'm not discounting it at all! I'm more of a big(-ish) city person, so glad to hear that Raleigh is so accessible.

Dont get me wrong...Raleigh is no Austin or San Francisco, and I prefer the Durham nightlife to Raleigh, but it is nice that they are so close. Pm me if you wanna chat a little more about it.

AMajorChord · Post by **AMajorChord** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:18 am

What's the deal with PT and taking the LSAT for the first time in Oct? (in other words, can it happen?)

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:44 am

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GreekOmega12 · Post by **GreekOmega12** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:48 am

Checking in.

barley · Post by **barley** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:48 pm

lymenheimer wrote:
barley wrote:
Yeah, I don't have any experience with the city or the area, so I'm not discounting it at all! I'm more of a big(-ish) city person, so glad to hear that Raleigh is so accessible.
Dont get me wrong...Raleigh is no Austin or San Francisco, and I prefer the Durham nightlife to Raleigh, but it is nice that they are so close. Pm me if you wanna chat a little more about it.

Thanks, I will take you up on that later!

lakers3 · Post by **lakers3** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:21 pm

Checking in. Have always loved the basketball team

salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:53 pm

lakers3 wrote:Checking in. Have always loved the basketball team

I take it that you didn't vote for the last option in the poll, then?

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:56 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:59 pm

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urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:05 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:12 pm

benwyatt wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
lakers3 wrote:Checking in. Have always loved the basketball team
Get out (kidding)
Basketball is the sport with the rackets, right?

Nope, it's the one where people smash their heads together and get chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:15 pm

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lakers3 · Post by **lakers3** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:10 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
benwyatt wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
lakers3 wrote:Checking in. Have always loved the basketball team
Get out (kidding)
Basketball is the sport with the rackets, right?
Diehard sports fan in our midst, I see

Unfortunately I don't think they will care about my opinion of the basketball team. Can't hurt though!

Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:19 pm

At first I was absolutely determined not to go anywhere near the south, but I've been reading more about Duke and am seriously considering sending in an app. I just don't know where I would rank it with the other schools I'm applying to.

So I'm kind of checking in.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:37 pm

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Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:14 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
Dcc617 wrote:At first I was absolutely determined not to go anywhere near the south, but I've been reading more about Duke and am seriously considering sending in an app. I just don't know where I would rank it with the other schools I'm applying to.

So I'm kind of checking in.
Well kinda welcome then!

Well thank you kindly!

msmizz85 · Post by **msmizz85** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:31 pm

Checkin in! It would be fun to return to NC

SabbathPuppet · Post by **SabbathPuppet** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:34 pm

I'm worried that Duke is returning to its pre-2009 level of selectivity faster than the other T14 schools. It has risen in the USNWR rankings and seems to have weathered the collapse in applications well.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:45 am

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pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:00 am

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SabbathPuppet · Post by **SabbathPuppet** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:29 am

urbanist11 wrote:
SabbathPuppet wrote:I'm worried that Duke is returning to its pre-2009 level of selectivity faster than the other T14 schools. It has risen in the USNWR rankings and seems to have weathered the collapse in applications well.
Don't lay attention to usnwr. That kind of small movement means nothing. Either way dukes #s have been the same the last 3 years so not sure where you are getting that idea from.

You're right. It's better to reserve judgment until the 2018 class profile statistics are released anyway.

texasellewoods · Post by **texasellewoods** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:19 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
AMajorChord wrote:What's the deal with PT and taking the LSAT for the first time in Oct? (in other words, can it happen?)
Last year pt invites were late Aug so unless they do multiple rounds I'd say no

From what I remember stalking the C/O 2018 thread I'm pretty sure they do multiple rounds!

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:37 am

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doctorofoz · Post by **doctorofoz** » Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:46 am

Checking in!

texasellewoods · Post by **texasellewoods** » Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:24 pm

So I looked on the C/O 2018 applicant thread to find more information on PTs -

For the C/O 2017, first PT invites came out Aug 21
For 2018, first PT invites came out Aug 28
The first admit under PT was on Sept 5
September LSAT scores were released around Oct 20
October PT invites came out on Oct 27

It seems like the stats needed for PT are a bit unpredictable, but it looks like most have either both LSAT and GPA over median, or one over a 75th and one hovering slightly below median. Can't tell if they favor LSAT or GPA more in the algorithm (if they use one at all).

CRS preferences seem to have an influence as well. Someone with v good stats didn't receive a PT invite, then said they changed their CRS preferences to reflect Duke (I assume by saying they liked NC) and received an invite very shortly after.

Based on the Duke Admission results spreadsheet for last years cycle (found at the top of the LS Accept/WL/Denial thread) it looks like about 80% of TLSers than get PT are admitted and 11% wait listed. no data on denials.

Hope this helps!!