Duke (2022-2023)

[wraith moth]

my slate doesnt even show any of my unis

altho i put in my school's ceeb code and used same email as common app and all

weird

[uneven cargo]

your Yale is decided?

[trail oasis]

my yale says the same thing

[uneven cargo]

Complete or decided?

[carmine knoll]

My Yale is complete

Nothing decided yet

Vanderbilt and penn say in progress , yale Harvard duke and brown say complete

Other schools not present on slate for some reason idk

[trail oasis]

oh yeah mine says complete i cant read sorry

[uneven cargo]

Gotcha that’s ok lol

[trail oasis]

im assuming its because they did EA

[carmine knoll]

That’s def why

I wonder if all this slate stuff means anything

[trail oasis]

i really dont think it does tbh

[hollow ravine]

weird my brown says application i. progress

[sonic wasp]

does it only update on mondays or something

mine hasnt changed since 3.6

[carmine knoll]

Yeah same

Probably only updates on Mondays then

[trail oasis]

mine is under the complete tab but says application in progress

[carmine knoll]

Same situation

[trail oasis]

so we are all the same lol

[carmine knoll]

Honestly fuck slate idc anymore

[trail oasis]

yeah

[carmine knoll]

It’s pointless

[trail oasis]

i dont even get why we have access to this goofy website

all it does is stress me out more

[carmine knoll]

We will see if we get admitted in like 20 days, until then there is basically nothing we can do

Yeah exactly

Checking slate daily will just stress everyone more

[trail oasis]

yeah, it drives me nuts

ngl i just wish every college did rolling 😭

[carmine knoll]

💀

That would be crazy

[sonic wasp]

FR

[trail oasis]

like tell me what you decided when you decide it

[pastel cipher]

Seriously

like what the fuck bro

likely letters bro

those should be for all admits

[carmine knoll]

See I feel like likely letters are the part that ruins it

It should be either all admits get those letters early

Or no one

That would make it less stressful

[proud gazelle]

btw, ik the duke transfer is near impossible

[carmine knoll]

You apply, potentially get interviewed, and then dead silence for weeks until decision

[proud gazelle]

but anyone know just how impossible it is?

[trail oasis]

"Transfer admission to Duke is highly selective, with the admission rate ranging from 3% to 7% over the past five years. Transfer applicants are expected to have demonstrated a high level of academic talent, both at their current higher education institution and in high school."

per their website

[sonic wasp]

thats not bad tbf

6% overall rate

for freshman

[proud gazelle]

ik they accept like

50 per year max

[proud gazelle]

yeah i’ve seen that

[trail oasis]

besides that im not sure if theres any info

[proud gazelle]

but i’ve heard it’s almost entirely lateral

with the last few spots being reserved for military or geniuses

[trail oasis]

damn

[proud gazelle]

which i’m not any of that

so

dunno if i should even bother

[proud gazelle]

my stats r decent and i’m from uroch so like nothing insane

[proud gazelle]

oh wow

that’s more that i thought

i thought it was a 50 hard cap

but phew

good to know

[solemn pasture]

Y’all just can’t shut up about slate can you 😭

[wraith moth]

💀

fr fr'

[simple thicket]

@solemn whale Because Robertson is an external organization, they explicitly state that the scholarship is contingent on admission to Duke :/ Do we know if a Robertson has ever gotten rejected?

[wraith moth]

they constantly stay in touch with the admissions departments yk

it'd just be embarassing for them if a robertson scholar hasn't been accepted 💀

[solemn pasture]

^

[solemn pasture]

Ru a finalist

[simple thicket]

Yeah, I'm a Robertson

Finalist results came out on Friday

[solemn pasture]

Nice

Welcome to duke

[simple thicket]

Also thank you so much...this is great to hear

Thank you!

One more maybe irrational question

I never got a Duke interview

I'm not fucked, am I?

[fringe rose]

nahhh

[simple thicket]

Submitted too close to the deadline 🫢

[solemn pasture]

We’re in the same boat

But relax finalist means ur in

[simple thicket]

Okay, thank you so much!

[solemn pasture]

I dropped out at semis

[simple thicket]

I'll see you in Durham in a few months :)

[solemn pasture]

Nah Idk if I’m in yet 😭

[simple thicket]

Nahhh you're in

Manifesting for you

[solemn pasture]

🙏hopeful

[fringe rose]

mans a coke scholar too 😭

cant relate

[simple thicket]

You've got good stuff coming your way too, I'm 100% sure

[fringe rose]

when they kicked me out at rf they so mean for that

[simple thicket]

Aww shoot, dw about it

I feel like the pool is so small that it all becomes a little arbitrary

There's this Veritasium video about luck that I think about pretty often

So in other words, good (and better) things are coming your way, no doubt

[fringe rose]

yeah ig but you would think that you could beat 60/40 odds lmao

awe thank you

[simple thicket]

The problem is that half of those kids are actively curing cancer 😭

Believe me, I'm just a regular guy that's been incredibly fortunate to have some really supportive people in his life

[fringe rose]

nahhhh you're insane to make it this far don't sell yourself short

[simple thicket]

I don't want to sell my community short

Like yes, I think I've worked pretty hard, but just about every opportunity that I've had is the result of the kindness and generosity of people around me

So anyway, I'm only saying all of that because to me, it means that you have a really bright future ahead

[fringe rose]

that's so wholesome and kind of you to say HAHA

[solemn pasture]

words of wisdom

[solemn pasture]

Imma check this out

[winter owl]

Any notifications so far for the other scholarships

[fringe rose]

not that i know of

i would love to be an angier b duke finalist tho

that's the only one i even qualify for i think

[swift inlet]

Good night Duke

[undone nymph]

same wld legit kill for that tbh

[ebon salmon]

I’d kill to get into duke

[tough hearth]

Literally the best school-specific merit scholarship in the whole country

Full ride to a T10 can't be beat

But like 40 people are finalists for it and only about 10-20 get the scholarship

It's damn near impossible

[solemn pasture]

Basically Robertsons

[fringe rose]

FR FR

[sonic wasp]

did colleges stop using slate 😭

duke hasnt updated in a week

[uneven cargo]

no

they are going through 50k applicants so everyones slate is going to update at different times.

[sonic wasp]

no i mean like some of my schools are still at 'completed' but they update daily

duke just stopped updating altogether

[uneven cargo]

ooh

nah

they will update

it doesnt really matter anyways cause it doesnt say if u got in or not

[sonic wasp]

yea ik

[tough hearth]

The updates mean absolutely nothing. Slate shows updates for schools that accepted me 💀

[sonic wasp]

update = their system syncs with slate

u can be in and still have updates

[solemn pasture]

That’s literally the program they’re using to review your application what 😭

[sonic wasp]

well not all of them show up on slate's student side though

[solemn pasture]

because it’s an option

[sonic wasp]

im talking about if they stopped updating them

[solemn pasture]

leave it be

[sonic wasp]

im just asking bru chill

[tough hearth]

Oh I see what you mean. Yeah they did seem to stop updating recently

[swift inlet]

Good night Duke 💖

[uneven cargo]

What’s ur status

[sonic wasp]

is that duke?

[dawn forge]

no

emory

my duke status is decision ready

[sonic wasp]

ys emory updates for me too

duke doesnt though

[fathom river]

Does duke offer interviews to all

Or only borderline

Like yale

[somber saffron]

They say by availability. I got an interview and idk if I'm borderline tbh.

Then again, I applied in November and got my interview in February, if that's at all suspicious...

[steady escarp]

I think they interviewed me because they were in pure disbelief someone as dumb as me exists

[somber saffron]

I saw that Carly

[marble talon]

It no work here

It works in gen

[somber saffron]

What is "it"?

[swift inlet]

Good morning Duke

[winter owl]

I got an interview too :>

[ebon salmon]

I have duke doing final four for basketball

Let me in ur welcome

[sonic forge]

same lol 😭

[fluid cipher]

Got my optional LOR submitted yesterday. Finally lol!!

[ebon salmon]

Who do u have winning it all eye

[sonic forge]

texas

but I gotta edit my bracket, maybe change it to bama

who u got?

[ebon salmon]

Solid

I have Huston

[sonic forge]

damn

i don’t think they’re gonna make it

their big guy got injured

y they lost tournament

[ebon salmon]

Wait rly?

Fuck

I thought that was Baylor

[opal rose]

uva

tbh ion pay attention till march madness

so i got 0 clue

[sonic forge]

yea

their center

idk name i forgot

[sonic forge]

nah not them

[sonic forge]

crazy

[sonic forge]

who’s in the final w them

[opal rose]

i hvnt made my bracket yet lmao

i think uva decent this year tho

im from richmond so vcu

[ebon salmon]

They’re a 4th seed

Maybe 5

[opal rose]

hm

idk ill fig it out later

hw 💀

[sonic forge]

oh lmaoo

make it soon

[sonic forge]

sleeper

[opal rose]

ye for sure

[ebon salmon]

@opal rose

Virginia vs North Carolina

The state

Plz idk the difference

They seem the same to me

[opal rose]

um

u mean for bb

[opal rose]

or like in general

[sonic forge]

March madness?

unc isn’t even in

[ebon salmon]

No

The literal states

Sorry I’m sleep deprived and spiraling

They’re the same to me

[opal rose]

lmfao

[ebon salmon]

Everything in the midatlantic is

[opal rose]

um

[opal rose]

so va is very diff in terms of nova vs central

nc is closer to central iirc

nova is the dmv area (nova= northern va)

and jus imagine it like north v south literally

[ebon salmon]

Ok ok

So we have north south and west

[opal rose]

so nc is closer culturally to south va

[opal rose]

in a sense ye

but lots of ppl go to nc

and vice versa

[ebon salmon]

So south va is rly preppy?

[opal rose]

for bb VA lowkey better for hs (not biased)

[opal rose]

nah racist

[sonic forge]

oh 😭😭

[opal rose]

well charlotte and shi is like ur normal big city

[sonic forge]

nc is way better

[opal rose]

um '

[sonic forge]

the cities and beaches

[ebon salmon]

Good to hear

[opal rose]

i prefer nova

[ebon salmon]

I picked unc over uva

[opal rose]

va beach>>

[ebon salmon]

But Duke over unc obv if I get in

[sonic forge]

u got into unc ?

[opal rose]

oos for both?

[ebon salmon]

I didn’t like uva essays so I did unc tbh

[sonic forge]

yo same

[opal rose]

um ye uva oos is like 80k

lmao

[ebon salmon]

SICKK

[sonic forge]

what major

[ebon salmon]

Business hbu

[opal rose]

lmfao

[sonic forge]

uva is mad expensive

brah same lmfao

[opal rose]

uva> unc imo but the cost brazy

[ebon salmon]

No like unc is honestly so cheap for oos

[sonic forge]

but not kf direct

[opal rose]

ayo roomies?

[ebon salmon]

Same here

[opal rose]

i did unc last min

[ebon salmon]

That’s the biggest reason I’m praying for rd schools

[opal rose]

but like ion rly gaf

[ebon salmon]

Bc I want direct admit

[opal rose]

atm im goin to va tech

[sonic forge]

non direct is kinda scary lol

[ebon salmon]

RIGHT

[sonic forge]

like uva is horrible

bc it’s way harder then kf for business

[ebon salmon]

Rly?

[opal rose]

rly?

[ebon salmon]

I heard it’s rly hard to get into kf

Like only 40% do

[opal rose]

yall do michigan?

[ebon salmon]

I did but not Ross bc I was an idiot

So rn I’m praying for cornell, Duke, nyu and Emory

[opal rose]

fair nough

[sonic forge]

mcintire is rly hard to get into

it’s like less than 20% or something

of the sophomores there

[sonic forge]

ya but rd

[sonic forge]

yea heard it’s like 40-50% but some say not thattt hard

[sonic forge]

same lmao but bc I was lazy

[opal rose]

i did ea to deferral

what stats u need for unc oos anyway

[opal rose]

wuts ur coa if u dont mind

[ebon salmon]

Yup same

[sonic forge]

im nothing special or exceptional, nothing crazy at all. essays were important

[ebon salmon]

I believe like 60k a year with no aid

I might be wrong tho

[sonic forge]

same^

[ebon salmon]

Yup the unc essays seem rly important

[sonic forge]

i was so so surprised to get in

[ebon salmon]

SAME

I got deferred from Michigan and then got into unc

I couldn’t even care abt Michigan

albeit I have to do global launch

[opal rose]

mm my essays were decent tbh but nun special

my stats r aiit

[opal rose]

ah ic

rn i got 30k from vt 40k from uf + 20k summer term

vt my top atm

[opal rose]

what if u got ross

[ebon salmon]

HELL yeah

[ebon salmon]

I applied Lsa so I can’t

[sonic forge]

it’s like 8% oos rate

[ebon salmon]

And a girl from my school got into my major with same ec’s

[sonic forge]

yea same nothing like ones u see online

[opal rose]

ic

[sonic forge]

but they were good

[ebon salmon]

Mine were rly fun tbh

[opal rose]

any u wanna read mine

idk how i feel bout em anywway

[ebon salmon]

Dancing plague, mandatory work requirements, online space I created and fear of escalators

[sonic forge]

that’s great from uf

[opal rose]

my brown ones>

[ebon salmon]

Sure I’d love to tomorrow

[opal rose]

ye but fl politics +vt better for cs

[opal rose]

aii ill jus dm

[ebon salmon]

Would y’all do emory business over unc

I’m torn

If I somehow get into emory that is

[sonic forge]

yea tmrw lol

depends

on what u wanna do and school life/culture too

id choose unc bc emory life not for me

[ebon salmon]

I’m thinking marketing/behavioral econ/coporate law

What’s Emory life?

Also unc would be Spain for first semester

And that’s scary

[opal rose]

im not business but my mom went to emory lmao

i didnt do it cuz i chose cs

but i think unc iirc

[sonic forge]

it’s super hard I heard like more work and stuff

kids there r more depressed and stressed bc of school

[ebon salmon]

Relatable

[sonic forge]

unc is chiller and more fun

[ebon salmon]

But fair I get rly chill vibe from unc

I just want to start college in America yk

[sonic forge]

unc I’d say but idk

[sonic forge]

oh damn u got that

[ebon salmon]

Yeah 😭

[sonic forge]

that’s scary

[ebon salmon]

Idfk why

[sonic forge]

I’d never do that

[ebon salmon]

I shot myself in the ass

All of my essays tied right into the program

[sonic forge]

unc doing northeastern shit

[ebon salmon]

Only 100 kids get into it a year

So it’s not nearly as bad

But like come on

If I was in state, I would never have gotten this

[solemn pasture]

when is it that we hear back about merit scholarships like karsh, AB etc.?

[sonic forge]

yea it sufks going there

[ebon salmon]

Rn I’m literally considering Villanova to be better than unc

God I hate this

[sonic forge]

im not at all into study abroad or anything lol

not for me

[ebon salmon]

I’m into it for sure junior year

Cornell is my fav and it’s rly cool there

[sonic forge]

villanova ain’t bad it’s rly good business

[ebon salmon]

Idk if duke does much

[sonic forge]

in philly nyc area

[ebon salmon]

I’m a bit of a prestige whore which sucks

[sonic forge]

but it’s called villa no fun for a reason too

[ebon salmon]

Hard to turn down a school that’s ranked so much higher

[sonic forge]

no way

up state ny location is terrible

nothing to do

[sonic forge]

😭😭

[ebon salmon]

Rly cool as in their study abroad program

Not ithaca 😭

[sonic forge]

ikr

[ebon salmon]

Ik the location kinda sucks

But whatever

I’ll die by the isolated wintery nets

[sonic forge]

OHHH

😭😭😭

ithaca is ass

idk I never liked cornell ever

[ebon salmon]

It’s worth it tho

Hotel program is honestly so underrated

But Duke beats cornell

But duke is so far out of my reach lmao

[sonic forge]

it’s worth it for name

otherwise no

[ebon salmon]

Lowkey yes

Connections are insane

But the hotel program is honestly lit

[sonic forge]

like it’s only for ivy name and connections

[ebon salmon]

And my best shot at getting into a t20

[sonic forge]

truee

[sonic forge]

what even is ur exactly idek

[sonic forge]

shoulda applied ed

[ebon salmon]

I did Wharton

And that failed lmao

But hotel school only accepted 6 kids Ed anyways

[ebon salmon]

Hospitality focused business program

[sonic forge]

damnn

u got rejected or deferred?

[ebon salmon]

I’ve been in the industry for three years so figured why not

We don’t talk abt penn ☠️

[sonic forge]

why’s it’s so famous and big

[ebon salmon]

Ik why tho

[ebon salmon]

Cause top in country

[sonic forge]

doesn’t seem like it’s worth it

[solemn pasture]

tourism industry is massive

[sonic forge]

yea but is hotel industry that big

for Cornell degree

[solemn pasture]

yes

[ebon salmon]

Hotel, restaurant, law, finance, real estate, marketing and accounting

It covers all of those

[sonic forge]

ohhh okok

I get u

[solemn pasture]

tourism makes up my country's gdp, itd be a valuable asset

[sonic forge]

the cornell degree just matters got jobs not major

[sonic forge]

so helps out for everything

[ebon salmon]

You get main degree and concentrate in one of these

[ebon salmon]

V true

I also LOVE Vegas

[sonic forge]

managing hotels and stuff seem cool tbh lol

[ebon salmon]

Frr

I’ve wanted to be a CMO for a Vegas hotel since 13

Obv other ideas too but yeah

But Duke poli sci would make me just as happy

What major did you do for duke?

[sonic forge]

that’s so interesting lmao

never thought of that

econ lol

either business/finance or econ everywhere

[ebon salmon]

Noicee

[sonic forge]

poli sci seems cool but idk what to do w it

and like those classes not for me

[ebon salmon]

It’s poli sci with a concentration in Econ

I figured it would accomplish both; opens up law and business pathways

I just can’t do straight up Econ man

More power to you

[sonic forge]

u can concentrate in econ in poli Sci majoe?

lol idk I don’t think econ is that bad, can’t be

but irdk

ig it depends on school too

[subtle knoll]

did those duke likelies after the bsai one ever come out

[ebon salmon]

Nah

[ivory abyss]

i just came to say

good luck everyone

but im a certified duke hater

so bye

[ebon salmon]

Porque

[ivory abyss]

it was my dream school and i got rejected ed

:(

now i hate on them for a living

🗣️

[ebon salmon]

Oh bae I’m sorry

They didn’t deserve you

[ivory abyss]

its fine we move on!

[ivory abyss]

💞 ‼️

[ebon gale]

me with vandy

both are lame schools fr

so nasty and gross

[winter owl]

FR what's in Tennessee?

nothing

[sonic forge]

understandable

where u going now?

[sonic wasp]

read his name

[sonic forge]

did not see that 😭😭 I’m dumb

[ivory abyss]

FRR

[ivory abyss]

idk :*(

BUT THATS THE BEAUTY OF LIFE

[somber saffron]

I have UNC making it to the final four. Oh, wait... 😆

[ebon salmon]

DO T EVEN

DONT

HOW DID NC STATE MAKE IT BUT NOT UNC

[somber saffron]

I'M SO HYPED

UNC ASHEVILLE MADE IT AND UNC CHAPEL HILL DIDN'T LMAOOOOO

[ebon salmon]

THEY DID?

[somber saffron]

yup 😆

[ebon salmon]

WHAT ACRONYM I DIDNT SEE THEM WHEN FILLING IT OUT

fuming rn

[somber saffron]

They're going against UCLA

[somber saffron]

Hey hey, let UNC get it out of their system before our four years there 😆

[opal rose]

real

wasnt duke ass this year too or am i trippin

[pseudo bear]

they were ass at the beginning but they woke up halfway through the season

[sonic forge]

bc unc sucked this year, coming from a unc fan

[somber saffron]

NC State whooped their ass

So yeah...

https://www.google.com/search?q=nc+state+vs+duke&oq=nc+state+vs+duke&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l9.1802j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11s8b6bqzj;3;/g/11ckvf54fz;dt;fp;1;;;

[sonic forge]

nah not rly

[solemn pasture]

if ur black check ur email

second wave of duke bsai likelies dropped

[opal rose]

I am black and did NOT get the email

[solemn pasture]

same

the admissions committee isn’t over though 🤷🏾‍♂️

[opal rose]

Ye ig

[solemn pasture]

if a second wave dropped maybe a third will

who knows

[opal rose]

Idt I’m good enough for duke anyways

Def not likely lvl

[onyx bramble]

you are

at their level i mean

[opal rose]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[solemn pasture]

refreshed only to be greeted with empty

atp tell me when duke is announcing those other merit programs

like karsh

lol i checked every single email address i had 😭

spams and all

[opal rose]

😭

[subtle knoll]

is it only bsai

welp

do they have other liklies?

or just bsai

[sharp shadow]

if i get into duke im quitting my job

[fluid cipher]

How many threads did you send that message to💀

[sharp shadow]

i just want to quit my job

[fluid cipher]

🫡

ATB!!!

[magic frigate]

anyone know the date yet?

[dusky swift]

should be on ivy day

march 30

[patent flame]

ok I'm back

@sharp shadow @wraith moth new account, old shanye

[sharp shadow]

what happen.

[patent flame]

phone broke

google authenticator got deleted

[sharp shadow]

bruh

[patent flame]

my discord acc had 2fa

and authenticator isn't tied to my email, it's tied to my device

my duke slate still isn't on decided btw

wbu @sharp shadow

[sonic wasp]

they stopped updating slate

lol

[sharp shadow]

nope

[patent flame]

they are updating it wrkm

[sonic wasp]

wrkm?

[patent flame]

wdym

[sonic wasp]

no

last updated ofr me is 3/6

[patent flame]

wdym*

last updated for me is 3/15

[spring bridge]

me too

its decided for me

[patent flame]

maybe if ur decided u don't get updated

I'm not decided yet

[tawdry trench]

Same here

[patent flame]

so odd

[spring bridge]

wdym

[tawdry trench]

But that’s the case for most of my colleges

[tawdry trench]

They got stuck on 3/6

[sonic wasp]

no way to know atp

[spring bridge]

that says decided

also what does the time stamp refer to

cuz all of them have diff times

[sonic wasp]

wdym

also are the slate updates not server wide

like either everyone is updated or no one is

[spring bridge]

i see

[spring bridge]

like duke says 3/6 4:11

vs another school saying 4:37

[rocky flax]

my slate is still stuck at "Complete", not decided

[sonic wasp]

based on when the school decides to send the update

[spring bridge]

makes sense

[patent flame]

at least you're not rejected yet

[rocky flax]

i guess that's one way to look at it

[sonic wasp]

i feel like it not updating for me just means i was rejected

and theres ntohing left to update

@patent flame so does it update daily for you?

[patent flame]

no, you have been decided and what doesn't mean rejection

that*

[patent flame]

weekly

[sonic wasp]

so it updated today?

[spring bridge]

thats weird

[patent flame]

actually idk

[tawdry trench]

That’s weird it should’ve been Monday then

[spring bridge]

mine hasnt updated since 3/6

[patent flame]

I didn't check in a while

maybe it is updating daily

[sonic wasp]

same

[patent flame]

I don't know

[sonic wasp]

hm

weird

[tawdry trench]

They probably just stopped updating

[rocky flax]

same

[sonic wasp]

duke hates my school though so im just gonna assume rejection so i can stop worrying about

[spring bridge]

but it says 3/6 for literally ALL my schools

[rocky flax]

duke traditionally hates my school but we had someone get in ED so i have slim hope at this point

[spring bridge]

its just different times

[sonic wasp]

yes

same

only ND and Emory are updating for me daily

but ND comes out tomorrow and im still on 'complete'

so idek anymore

fuck slate

[tough hearth]

Mine too

[sonic wasp]

useless

[rocky flax]

this

[spring bridge]

ong

[tough hearth]

Also it’s pretty useless for me as a homeschooler

Only 4 of my schools show up

Bc I have to put my local public school

as my school

[spring bridge]

why would that affect it tho

[tough hearth]

Because it’s the wrong school

[spring bridge]

most of my schools arent there either tho

only a few

idt its bc ur homeschooled

its because not all the schools use slate

[sonic wasp]

yea

i only have like 8/19

on slate

[spring bridge]

yeah similar

for me

[tough hearth]

What 8 do you have?

[sonic wasp]

technically 7

[spring bridge]

upenn, gt, drexel, purdue, duke, harvard, NYU

[tough hearth]

See I applied to several of those and they don’t show up

[sonic wasp]

none of them have updated since 3/6 except ND and emory

[tough hearth]

Rice, Harvard, Penn

[spring bridge]

weird

[tough hearth]

I only have Duke, USC, Vandy, UNC, Miami, CWRU, and Tulane

[spring bridge]

upenn weird asf saying in progress

i got so sacred when i first joined it

and then found out it was like that for everyone

[sharp shadow]

i got rejected and shawty still says in progress

[solemn pasture]

colleges can simply opt to not update it, we gotta not read too deep into it people

[tough hearth]

And like my UNC was decided but it still shows only as complete

But it was updated today

[sonic forge]

has usc updated?

[spring bridge]

yeah some of mine are like that

its fine

[tough hearth]

Wait all of mine just updated

[spring bridge]

decisions gonna make me cry

[tough hearth]

In the last few mins

What the fuck even

[solemn pasture]

yeah grinnell is still "updating" even though im accepted

[spring bridge]

which

[tough hearth]

All

At 10:38 EST

[spring bridge]

thats weird

none for me

[tough hearth]

Literally so useless

It seems it has more to do when your slate profile pulls updates and not when the colleges actually update your file

[spring bridge]

yeahhh

how do i make mine pull

[solemn pasture]

u dont

[tough hearth]

This shits all worthless I’m only waiting for the real portal astrology on Ivy day

[ebon salmon]

Lemme check

[spring bridge]

ong

[ebon salmon]

Mine Is the same

[tough hearth]

I have no decisions for like 9 days though 😭

Unless N*rtheastern comes through

[spring bridge]

NEU can die their tuition 😭

[tough hearth]

Idek why I applied

[spring bridge]

no essays

[tough hearth]

Literally thought “decent school, decent scholarships, decent chance of getting in”

And wasted $75

[spring bridge]

same

[tough hearth]

But at the time I had no idea where I’d get in

[spring bridge]

got in and not going 🫶

[tough hearth]

Deferred

It's so random

[spring bridge]

no fr

neu has no logic currentlhy

[tough hearth]

Which one of their 7 transfer pathways do you want to pay 50k a semester for 💀

[spring bridge]

also their study abroad schemery is so bad

[spring bridge]

yeah no way in hell 💀

[tough hearth]

BU so much better

But I didn't apply there

Too expensive for a mid school

NEU had better scholarships

Literally unless you get one of their 20 full tuition scholarships the most BU gives is 25k

[opal rose]

same

[tough hearth]

Love duke 💙

Pls admit

[opal rose]

eh told my brother to open duke for me on ivy day lmao

[tough hearth]

You got in harvard early or something?

💀

[opal rose]

no

[tough hearth]

Duke is precious

[opal rose]

im getting rejected

so

and i hv no faith in my essays

like my common app is God tier

but my supps

[tough hearth]

God tier common app will carry if it's truly god tier

Considering their supps are nominally optional

[opal rose]

(by that i mean ive been told its God tier)

decisions dont seem to agree ig but its mostly jus cs juggernauts

gt uiuc and shi

[tough hearth]

Yeah hardly a fair test of how good a common app is

[opal rose]

ye waiting on rest of rd to show me wats up

worst case vt

so we vibe

[tough hearth]

Me too. Except UNC

[opal rose]

real

i did unc

was gon do ea but did not realize the deadline was so close

[tough hearth]

Yeah super early but kind of a good thing bc it forced me to get my common app in shape

I applied with my first final version of my common app and somehow it was good enough

Had two weeks to revise before the rest of EA

So even if I had gotten rejected, UNC ea is a smart move if possible

[opal rose]

fair that was me wit qb

[tough hearth]

How early is qb?

[opal rose]

umm ion rly remember

i did the jr program

so that was like march

and the essay was like a common app

helped me get direction

unfortunately (but fortunately) my dad joined a new company so no match

[tough hearth]

Ohh I see

[opal rose]

i think my app more suited for ivies than the cs heavy schools

[tough hearth]

Ehh word is QB match is more competitive than regular ED

[opal rose]

but idk if im good enough still

[opal rose]

maybe but scholarship wouldve been amazing

woulda liked a chance lowkey

[tough hearth]

That's definitely true

[opal rose]

altho it got me fee waivers

[tough hearth]

It's full ride right?

[opal rose]

for rice uchi colarado etc

[opal rose]

ye if u match

[tough hearth]

Damnnn I choke everytime I read the price tags

And then the 5-7% increases this year

[opal rose]

lmfao

i mean ivies r good w aid

10k efc

[tough hearth]

I don't get any aid. Which is good except for when it comes to colleges 😭

[opal rose]

anth <20k we can pay out of pocket

[opal rose]

i mean

w and l ig

[tough hearth]

Right

[opal rose]

i mean shi it sucks but if u hv the means u hv the means ig

[tough hearth]

It makes colleges harder in a way bc there are like maybe 10 that are worth shelling out 80k for

[opal rose]

u wanna trade duke supps or sum shi lmk wut u think

[opal rose]

tru

[tough hearth]

And the rest need to be publics or have hella scholarships

[opal rose]

uva oos be like

[tough hearth]

That made me so sad

[opal rose]

wut state u

[tough hearth]

I wanted UVA but not 80k a year

[opal rose]

u got in?

[tough hearth]

Wisco

Nah didn't apply after seeing the price

[opal rose]

wisc mad isnt bad

[opal rose]

fair

[tough hearth]

Not at all but the weather sucks

Yeah let's trade duke supps

[opal rose]

im cs tho so im biased

[opal rose]

fair

[opal rose]

aii ill dm

[tough hearth]

I gotta dig mine out of docs

[opal rose]

ye jus found mine

[swift inlet]

Guys

In Feb

I got this mail from college board

IDOC something

That some college is requesting fin aid documents

I checked

it was Duke

Is it a good sign

PLS RESPOND

[thick acorn]

I got the same one from Duke, and then it was requested by Yale too

Dont overthink, just wait

[maiden palm]

Same

[somber saffron]

Not definitively.

[limber trellis]

Afaik, duke requests it from everywhere applying for fin aid

[fluid cipher]

Nope it does not

[wraith moth]

Nah a friend of mine got the request in ED and got flat out rejexted

Pretty sure they ask for it from everyone

[fluid cipher]

I'm not saying it means anything

Just that all do not get that request

(I did not)

[wraith moth]

hmm

Wait are you domestic

[fluid cipher]

Nope

Intl

[wraith moth]

Ah okay

Weird

[fluid cipher]

Ig they just do it to check stuff cause all info is there on the CSS

[mossy citrus]

Where’s my likely duke

[limber trellis]

same

[fleet citrus]

if you are an international not needing aid, is the AB Duke merit scholarship the only one you qualify for?

[winter owl]

That and University scholarships

[fleet citrus]

i think university requires demonstration of financial aid no?

[mighty garden]

Where can I check this?

[sonic wasp]

slate.org

[fluid cipher]

They just want more docs

Do not reat much into it

[ebon salmon]

Duke why can’t u come out sooner

[fluid cipher]

+1

[mossy citrus]

What kind?

[fluid cipher]

I have the cleanest fin aid checklist of all time!!

[mighty garden]

Same 💀💀💀💀💀

[fluid cipher]

It doesn't mean anything trust me.

[mighty garden]

ok 😭

[unique silo]

it’s just a lot of forms very recent so kinda confused

[tawdry trench]

did u recently submit them to IDOC or smth

[unique silo]

nope

idoc has been done since like jan

[tawdry trench]

smth similar happened to me w brown a few days ago

like march 7 documents just showed up but I got an email from IDOC that they requested the documents

so idk

probably doesn't mean much

[mossy citrus]

I think I had smth similar

[unique silo]

did u get in early?

[fluid cipher]

Just a gentle reminder, portal/application/finaid/whatever astrology is not allowed.

[mossy citrus]

Nah

I applied rd

[mossy citrus]

Is it not? Or is it just frowned upon

[fluid cipher]

It is in the server rules

Could ask @marble talon

[mossy citrus]

^

Carly confirm

[mossy citrus]

Sigh

[unique silo]

oh didn’t. know that

[fathom river]

Hi

What are we confirmin

[ebon salmon]

Duke needs to release now

Plz 😭

[fluid cipher]

That Portal Astrology is not allowed

[fathom river]

The way it says apr 1

[fluid cipher]

So true!!

[ebon salmon]

The way that hurts

[somber saffron]

Bro you tryna be a mod or something?

[mossy citrus]

Mini mod in process

[somber saffron]

“Just a gentle reminder, you ain’t a mod brother.”

[clear smelt]

Bro didn't have to do him dirty like that 😭

[solemn pasture]

Bro just tryna follow the law 😭

[rugged orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/my-reaction-to-that-information-rep-invil-jad-gif-25628048

[fluid cipher]

I don't want people to get banned for astrology.

But nvm y'all can continue I don't mind.

[fathom river]

Um

They cant continue

[mossy citrus]

I doubt you’d be banned for that

[fathom river]

But you also dont gte banned with no warning

Youd get banned for repeated incidents

Which is logical cuz its common sense to stop

[mossy citrus]

Has anyone been given an infraction for portal/email astrology in like the last week or so

I mean, I keep seeing it and it doesn’t seem like it’ll stop lol

[tough hearth]

Nah cuz it's not really a big deal unless people are accessing things they shouldn't to partake in astrology

Just looking at stuff in the portal, while a waste of time, is harmless

[fathom river]

lol yeah

we're not incompetent

it would be easier though if people would actually use the report command or dm modmail.

[mossy citrus]

Tbh agreed

It’s kind of silly since it’s somewhat culturally embedded within the process but owhale 🥴

[tough hearth]

Discord mods gonna discord mod 💀

[mossy citrus]

This the equivalent of snitching on yo friend cause they said something you didn’t like and it offended you or smth 😭😭😭

All jokes

I don’t participate in portal astrology, it’s silly

[tough hearth]

Who's gonna snitch on people for talking about their portal 💀

Not that I myself partake in it

[mossy citrus]

🤝🤝🤝

[fathom river]

then you literally cannot complain about undermodded situations.

if you have an issue, report itl.

otherwise don't hold it against us

😭

[mossy citrus]

i haven't 💀

[fathom river]

okay

[mossy citrus]

was that complaining or asking a question cause of the silliness of giving infractions based on portal astrology??

bffr LMAO

[fathom river]

i read it as sarcasm

[mossy citrus]

then how was it complaining?

[fathom river]

ok bestie

[tough hearth]

💀

[mossy citrus]

LMAO

that's crazy

[tough hearth]

I don't blame individual mods for following/enforcing rules but this rule is bullshit

[fathom river]

sometimes it gets out of hand any causes drama/arguments
other times it leads to users literally attempting to hack the portal

both of which are unproductive

and just dumb cuz you can just wait until the decision comes out

[mossy citrus]

hackin?

[fathom river]

yes

[mossy citrus]

like checking the source code via il?

[tough hearth]

I don't disagree. But any discussion can go off track.. That's not unique to portal astrology and doesn't really warrant a total ban

[fathom river]

i never said we ban for one incident

[tough hearth]

No

[fathom river]

but if we tell u to stop and u continuously instigate like 50 times

[tough hearth]

I mean a ban on discussions

[fathom river]

yes we will take more severe action

😭

oh

[mossy citrus]

wait can you clarify this
this is the first time i'm hearing of this

wdym hacking?

[fathom river]

the rule says "restriction"

not ban

Portal astrology/speculation: "A checklist disappeared on my portal! Does that mean I've been rejected?" Any discussion about whether or not material you've received or a change related to your college portal means you've been accepted/rejected/etc. is not allowed.

it just means we are moderating that topic more heavily

[tough hearth]

"Is not allowed"

Literally a ban

[fathom river]

if u read it that way go ahead

[mossy citrus]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-skander-big-brother-gif-21303304

[tough hearth]

How else could that reasonably be intepreted

Is not allowed

🤔

Help me out here sipper

[mossy citrus]

i mean a restriction only places some limitations on it
if portal astro is completely disallowed, that is ban lol

nah i get you

[tough hearth]

Literally wtf else is "is not allowed" if not a ban

[mossy citrus]

if we're not allowed to participate in poral astro. then that is a ban

not a restrict since there is no limitation on it other than actually doing anything revolving it 💀

[tough hearth]

😭 it's okay there's still CC

[mossy citrus]

inb4 infraction for instigation

or smth idk

i just wanna look at my silly little portal and speculate silly little things

[tough hearth]

I got warned for "encouraging lying about race". When someone said Asian male in CS and I said "just don't be those things"

[mossy citrus]

LMFASO

HGAGAHG

sorry

[azure juniper]

What

[mossy citrus]

smth portal astrology 'ban' & 'restriction'

ah damn the mod team pulling up

[azure juniper]

We’re serious about this

[rustic nest]

Refer to our #📜-rules please refrain from talking about infractions outside of modmail and appeal forms

[azure juniper]

No portal astrology please

[rustic nest]

Do that somewhere else!

[mossy citrus]

I don't participate in it (or try not to) but it's pretty silly

[tough hearth]

A rule about talking about infractions 😭

Beyond parody

But ok

[rustic nest]

Not really

It’s a bit standard

[tough hearth]

Not even in the rules

Unless I missed it

[drowsy vortex]

#📜-rules

​Rule 8: Infractions

​Infractions are issued via DMs when a member isn't following the rules. Moderators may issue infractions as they see fit, even if an example of the infraction in question isn’t explicitly stated in the rules. We are not responsible if you are unaware of an infraction due to your DM settings. Use our appeal form at https://a2cappeals.netlify.app for ban appeals.

[tough hearth]

That mentions nothing about talking about infractions

[rustic nest]

Use the appeal form or contact modmail

[tough hearth]

Idrc it's just a warning so it won't matter. But I thought it was funny

[rustic nest]

Just don’t discuss actions in general chats

Aight

[tough hearth]

K

[mossy citrus]

did u get a duke interview aloe

[tough hearth]

No but I didn't apply by the priority deadline

Hbu?

[mossy citrus]

nah, i didn't even realize there was a priority deadline

one of my friends opted out of it 💀

[tough hearth]

Yeah it was like Dec 20th I think

[tough hearth]

No way 😳

[mossy citrus]

i submitted the app while I was in the car on a trip to PA

stressin w those supps

[tough hearth]

I had an issue submitting my app because they had a problem where there was no start term in the common app

Didn't get to submit until the next day

But they gave me a fee waiver

For the issue

[mossy citrus]

an easy dub

[solemn whale]

"not allowed" = ban 😭

[fathom river]

my interviewer was ass

[ebon salmon]

I loved mine man

[fathom river]

like whyd they ask where i went to middle schoool

and then obv they wouldnt know

the school i named

[mossy citrus]

wait fr 💀

[fathom river]

like

[mossy citrus]

why was that needed

[fathom river]

why would they ask me that

LMFAO

IDK

they were 18 minutes late

right off of work

[mossy citrus]

did u mention you went to a private school or nah

[fathom river]

they know ur school when they get assigned to u

[mossy citrus]

maybe cause of that idk

[fathom river]

but my ms doesnt matter

like

it shouldnt change their mindset on me if i attended public or private before hs

it was like a 20 min interview

[mossy citrus]

how long was the convo w/o questions at the end?

[fathom river]

like

wdym

[mossy citrus]

like the interview was 20 mins but how long was it if you didn't ask questions, if you asked questions that is

[delicate tree]

Does priority deadline give an advantage?

It’s not said explicitly

[mossy citrus]

i think it's just for interview selection

[fathom river]

like 10

ong

15

[mossy citrus]

oh my that's short

[fathom river]

i used the "do u have questions for me" as an opportunity to toss my why duke shit

and push my ecs

cuz the whole part before was just like

how did covid affect u

and my sick grandpa