Duke offers a multitude of opportunities to its undergraduates. We’re looking for students ready to respond to those opportunities intelligently, creatively and enthusiastically. We like ambition and curiosity, talent and persistence, energy and humanity.

When we read an application and then discuss an application in our Admissions Committee, we consider both the academic and the personal qualities of each student. We think about what a student has accomplished within the context of the opportunities and challenges he or she has faced. And we seek those students who will bring a variety of experiences, backgrounds, interests and opinions to the campus. We especially appreciate students who love thinking hard about things and who like to make a difference in the world.

Because the admissions process is so personal and contextual, it's impossible to predict a candidate's chances of admission by looking at academic qualifications alone. We're guided initially by our assessment of six primary factors:

• ●The rigor of a candidate's academic program

• ●Academic performance as measured by grades in academic courses

• ●Letters of recommendation from two teachers and a counselor

• ●Extracurricular activities

• ●The quality of thought and expression in the application essay

• ●Standardized test scores

Students we accept haven't just gone through the motions—they've put heart and soul into the areas that interest them. Frankly, students we do not admit often have these qualities as well. That's why Admissions Committee members spend countless hours reading and evaluating applications each year. Ultimately, we consider applicants within the context of their particular circumstances and the applicant pool as a whole, and do our best to determine which students will make the best match with Duke.

　　杜克为他的本科生提供许多机会。我们旨在寻找那些做好准备，能够聪明地、创造性地、热情地来应对这些机会的学生。我们心向那些有抱负和好奇心，有天赋又能持恒，有能量又有人文精神的申请者。

　　当我们在阅读一个申请文书，并且在录取委员会进行相关讨论的时候，我们既考虑学生的学术成就，也考虑他们的个性特点。我们考量学生在他的机会和挑战面前取得了什么样的成就。我们寻找那些能够给杜克校园带来新体验，新背景，新兴趣和新观念的人。我们尤其欣赏那些热衷思考和改变世界的学生。

　　由于录取过程极具个人化和背景化，单单从学术成就上来预测申请者的录取机会是不可能的。我们在评估时，主要以以下六个主导要素作为指导。

　　●候选人学术项目上的严谨程度

　　●通过学科成绩测量的学术表现

　　●两位任课老师和导员的推荐信

　　●课外活动

　　●在申请短文中表现出来的思想和表达深度和质量

　　●标准考试成绩

　　这些我们接受的学生并不是走走过场而已——他们已经全心投入到他们所感兴趣的领域。坦白地说，那些我们没有录取的学生通常也会具有这些品质。这就是为什么每年我们录取委员会官员会投入很多精力用于阅读和评估每份申请材料。最后重申，我们在考虑申请者时，既考虑到申请者的个人情况，又考虑到申请者整体，并且竭尽所能来判断和决定，哪位学生会与杜克做到最优匹配。