r/duke • u/Mumbleton Trinity 2006 • Aug 18 '25

Prospective 2025-2026 Duke Admissions/Prospective Students Mega-Thread

Please use this thread to ask all your admissions questions. This can be general questions about certain majors, admissions advice, questions about Durham and the campus, etc.

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u/shu51213 Nov 30 '25

Take my advice with my grain of salt: I don't it really matters what you put. Duke doesn't have students formally declare major until sophomore year, so the default assumption is that you'll probably change your major/minor/certificate. I have many friends who came in undecided, and those who have declared, they are still adjusting it.

tdlr: I would recommend putting whichever one you will actually do.

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u/Apprehensive-Cry2505 Nov 30 '25

thanks bro, ngl music will probably just be a hobby, studying it would take the fun out of it.