Ubi charitas

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For those waiting to hear back from Duke PhD, I have a (small) bit of insider info. Apparently all the subdisciplines have made lists of their top candidates, and the admissions committee is meeting (all together) this Thursday. That's all I know for sure, but one can speculate that interview notices will go out next week, or possibly even Friday.

From what my professors have told me, breaking 700 (I guess that would be ~ 166 on the revised?) on verbal will make you competitive for most programs, and math only becomes important when applying to top tier programs. I'm guessing that's because most people applying to those programs are already in the top 2-3% in verbal, and a higher math score is a way to gain an edge on other applicants. But theologian2011 is right. I think it depends, not only only the school, but on the particular committee member evaluating your application. Some give the GRE a lot of weigt, some don't. One professor told me that his colleague has made the argument that the GRE math score is an important idicator of aptitude for learning languages. Now, the professor who told me this thought it was silly, but it lets you know what some people are thinking when they're looking at your application.

bigsh: I'm currently at Duke Div, and from what I've gathered, people who get waitlisted have a very good chance of being accepted. I think this is especially true in your situation since you applied during the first round. Also, I can confirm that there is no "re-evaluation process" for applicants who are waitlisted; being waitlisted means that your credentials were good enough to get you in, but they just didn't have room for everybody. In other words, depending on how many accepted applicants decline their offers, if a spot opens up for you, then you're automatically in.

Hi, all. First post here. Count me among the ranks of those hoping for an interview invite at Duke within the next few weeks.