Duke University (2023-2024)

[scenic zephyr]

idk anyone whos done homeschooling

[vapid urchin]

Thank you lmao. I just hope AOs feel the same way

[scenic zephyr]

ur app def sounds pretty impressive. good luck next year

[vapid urchin]

I am the only homeschooler in every MUN I do

[scenic zephyr]

glad im not going up against you 😂

[vapid urchin]

And by taht I mean only 2 conferences

BUT THATS BESIDES THE POINT

[scenic zephyr]

ofc u do mun too

[vapid urchin]

Aww thanks man I appreciate it

[scenic zephyr]

its so over for me

[vapid urchin]

Bro I am just a sweat trust me

[scenic zephyr]

u better go to duke

[vapid urchin]

But basically I actually haven’t done MUN till last year

In the years leading up to that, I actually did geopolitical nation roleplay/simulations on discord

And that’s where I got a lot of the knowledge from

[scenic zephyr]

makes sense

[vapid urchin]

That’s where all of my history know how comes from too

[scenic zephyr]

pretty cool way to learn stuff

[vapid urchin]

I am considering writing my commonapp essay ab it

@scenic zephyr so wait have you applied places yet

[scenic zephyr]

i applied to duke, usc, indiana, and oregon early. and then udub regular decision

[vapid urchin]

Are you EDing anywhere

[scenic zephyr]

im expecting rejection, deferral, acceptance acceptance

[scenic zephyr]

duke

[vapid urchin]

Oh

Nvm i misread

I was so confused

I thought you were telling me that you applied all of that regular

[scenic zephyr]

lmao what did you think

ohhh

[vapid urchin]

Ok ok

[scenic zephyr]

yeah just udub regular

[vapid urchin]

Duke on top

[scenic zephyr]

fr

🤞

[vapid urchin]

Tell me about your ECs and whatnot

[scenic zephyr]

hopefully they sort me into the wrong pile

[scenic zephyr]

hell no not after hearing ur shit 😭

[vapid urchin]

🗿

[scenic zephyr]

gonna keep that with me till the grave fr

[vapid urchin]

You are obligated

To tell me

[scenic zephyr]

ugh ill be super brief then

it doesnt stack up to urs be wared

warned

[vapid urchin]

Shut up bro you Lyin

😡

You better tell me Fr Fr

[scenic zephyr]

bruh i dont think anyones fucking stacks up to urs

[vapid urchin]

Bro you’re capping

Literally the only thing I talked about was my house and animals and stuff like that and homeschooling

I don’t have that much going for me

That’s good essay material but I mean my stats are only okay compared to some of the people here

[scenic zephyr]

ur a damn vet

[vapid urchin]

Well yeah but other high schoolers are employed at my vet

Most of the workforce there is high school actually

Tell me about your stuff

[scenic zephyr]

ok quick rundown is 4.275 11 aps, 1520 key club officer (service club) chess tutor, school photographer, operation smile club treasurer and secretary, camp counselor, organise this old people pickleball thing every year that lasts a few weeks lmao, basketball player, and then some other stuff that could probably dox me more easily

[vapid urchin]

🗿

Man stfu why were you tryna downplay urself

[scenic zephyr]

ecs lacking

[vapid urchin]

This stuff is incredible

[vapid urchin]

Tf you mean

“Stuff that could doxx me” is wild

You have a bajillion clubs

[scenic zephyr]

it sounds better condensed like that 😭

[vapid urchin]

You are the photographer for your WHOLE SCHOOL

Also the pickle ball thing is kinda funny how you specify old people lmao

[scenic zephyr]

lmfao it has a minimum age of 60

[vapid urchin]

One moment I gotta look it up to make sure pickle ball is the right thing I am thinking of

[scenic zephyr]

its like ping pong if you were standing on a bigger table

[vapid urchin]

Oh

[scenic zephyr]

its like

[vapid urchin]

I was thinking of something completely different

[scenic zephyr]

mix of ping pong and tennis id say

[vapid urchin]

I was thinking of the thing where you like

[scenic zephyr]

not baseball rundowns

[vapid urchin]

Have to throw a big metal sphere

At varying weights

My friend does that

[scenic zephyr]

the hell is that

[vapid urchin]

Idk why I thought of that

[scenic zephyr]

i assumed u were thinking of a pickle in baseball lmao

[vapid urchin]

Nooope

Idk man lol

I am not a sports person

Which is my duke red flag

[scenic zephyr]

no its a very elder friendly sport

also u see the awards people have in here?

i got one award and its a group one

[vapid urchin]

Not really no

my awards are like average level for an A2Cer I think

[scenic zephyr]

the hell u boutta say

[vapid urchin]

I have one international one, but it’s also a group thing and technically it’s not a “competitive” award if that makes sense

[scenic zephyr]

international is crazy

[vapid urchin]

My only awards that are for me personally are MUN related

My first conference I got best public speaker and best diplomat

[scenic zephyr]

my best one is runner up in a history comp in california 😭 . international is insane

[vapid urchin]

And then a couple days ago I got best delegate

[vapid urchin]

But this was local

[vapid urchin]

And this was state

So far I’ve only done two conferences so idk

[vapid urchin]

HISTORY IS SO BASED

[scenic zephyr]

damn best public speaker? thats impressive

[vapid urchin]

I love history

[scenic zephyr]

im an ass publi speaker

[vapid urchin]

For some reason I just vibe with it. I took communications 101 at everything there just really stuck with me

[scenic zephyr]

you should do nhd its a history competition

[vapid urchin]

I probably won’t do a history competition

I am more interested in history from a sociological perspective

[scenic zephyr]

i get that

[vocal umbra]

holy shit i left for one day and i come back with like 1000 messages

[vapid urchin]

We are just vibing in here dude

[scenic zephyr]

hi cow

[vocal umbra]

hi

lowk i agree

hope duke accepts 1000 ED

[vapid urchin]

I am so pumped for a duke ED acceptance

One year from now

I’m telling you

Gotta vibe check it

And get in

[scenic zephyr]

im ready for my rejection letter

[vocal umbra]

yea i alr prepared myself

[vapid urchin]

You misspelled acceptance with a scholarship king

[scenic zephyr]

https://ivyhub-simulators.andressevilla.com/duke/login.html

[scenic zephyr]

think id faint

if i got in

[vapid urchin]

Lmao

[vocal umbra]

nah but lowk

id rather get rejected than deferred

[vapid urchin]

Really? I disagree because if I get rejected it would lower the standards for places I would apply to RD

[vocal umbra]

yea but i hate waiting

and also

if u get deferred ur chances of getting in RD are very very slim

i heard

[vapid urchin]

Ohh really I didn’t know that

I mean at least for me I think I will get deferred anywhere I apply

[vocal umbra]

r u that cracked

[vapid urchin]

Wait that’s not what I meant lol

I mean like if I don’t get rejected from somewhere I think I will get deferred by default

Cause I’m kind of a weird case and I think they’d wanna compare me to the rest of the applicant pool

[vocal umbra]

oh

i see

[vapid urchin]

@scenic zephyr one of the things that has me worried is trying to put all this info I’ve told you into an application

Idk I feel like it’s easier in a conversation

It would be best if I had an interview with like my actual AO instead of an alum

So that way I can describe to them how stuff is

[vocal umbra]

wait

what info

[vapid urchin]

Just scroll up ig lol

[heady urchin]

You have time you’ll figure it out

[scenic zephyr]

you have ages to decide how you wanna do it

[vocal umbra]

The MUN?

[slim cave]

Did Duke request any of you to send your financial aid documents?

[north ravine]

i didnt apply for aid

[vocal umbra]

Same

[scenic zephyr]

they did for me

[main ginkgo]

Duke

Figured I'd join cuz I'm alr in the ncsu and unc thread

[vapid urchin]

@main ginkgo duke is the best school in the United States

[tough raptor]

debatable

[vapid urchin]

For me

[tough raptor]

duke is one of the best

[vapid urchin]

Idk ab you

But it’s best school in the states for me

[vocal umbra]

Subjective but yea

But like someone else said

Don’t get too attached to one school

Especially one as selective as Duke

[vapid urchin]

I am attached to a lot of schools

Although all of them are selective

I am having squirmy help me find safeties

[main ginkgo]

It's only the best school if I get in

👍

[vapid urchin]

Lmao

[main ginkgo]

I'll be researching with Duke professors at ncssm so that's a w

[vocal umbra]

blud

ur a sophomore

just focus on ur grades and ECs ☠️

[vapid urchin]

I remember when I was a sophomore here

[vocal umbra]

lmao

u should rly only start worrying abt specific schools like junior yr of summer before senior

if u can get ur SAT done before junior or Aug of Junior thats a W

[vapid urchin]

I got my list truly started in September

Of this year

[main ginkgo]

Research is EC, yes

[main ginkgo]

Wait you're a guy?

[vapid urchin]

Ummm yeah?

[main ginkgo]

Wait you're a guy

LMAO

[vapid urchin]

Why did you think I was a girl

[main ginkgo]

Always thought izapril was a girl's name

Atleast the iza part

[vapid urchin]

It’s two parts

Iz as a part of the iz cult

[main ginkgo]

Iz April?

[vapid urchin]

Like Izmay

[shut yacht]

His username is guy man lol

[main ginkgo]

No way that's a cult

[vapid urchin]

Most months have an iz

And I am Izapril cause i was born in April

[main ginkgo]

@cold steepleoctober

[vapid urchin]

Yeah my username is literally dudeman

[vapid urchin]

Ummm not quite

There isn’t an October one

But there’s September

[main ginkgo]

Yeah there isn't any other than izapril and September

[vapid urchin]

And November

[main ginkgo]

Oh

[vapid urchin]

The original was Izmay

But she left

[main ginkgo]

Sad he left

[vocal umbra]

idk why but april sounds like a girl name

[vapid urchin]

Because April is derived from a female goddess

I guess goddess implies female

[vocal umbra]

yea maybe

should have seen the "man" in your bio

lmao

[vapid urchin]

Yeah lol man is in my server name

And my discord name

And it’s in my pronouns

[main ginkgo]

Well yes but who even clicks on the profile

[tough raptor]

I'm 100% attatched to a school that will 100% not accept me

[vapid urchin]

I just hope schools accept me because I am weird

[main ginkgo]

Me to ncssm (im downbad)

[main ginkgo]

Whcihb state you frok

[vapid urchin]

Maryland

[tough raptor]

which state you frok

[vapid urchin]

Maryland

[vocal umbra]

which is the most competitive state outside NC

[tough raptor]

I'm just laughing at how he wrote that

[main ginkgo]

NC is not that competitive..

[vocal umbra]

i mean for duke

[main ginkgo]

Oh for Duke..?

Oh

[tough raptor]

for duke it is

[main ginkgo]

Yeah

[tough raptor]

most duke students are from NC

[heady urchin]

Let’s not cold ping

[main ginkgo]

Sorry ruhy

[main ginkgo]

From the triangle area probably

[tough raptor]

I'd think most people from the triangle would go out of state ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[vocal umbra]

this yr im p sure NC and SC will be super competitive

cuz of the new grant thing

[main ginkgo]

Nah they go to chapel or duke or the ivies

The schools in triangle area are craaaazy bro

Like insane

[tough raptor]

NC is always super competitive

[pallid shale]

sc is not usually that competitive for top colleges

most people go to usc or clemson at least at my school

[vocal umbra]

USC always reminds of southern california

lol

[tough raptor]

UofSC

[pallid shale]

you can call it usc if it's obvious you're referring to south carolina

[tough raptor]

They sent me an email once that said "Go Cocks!"

[pallid shale]

☠️

[tough raptor]

I can't take it seriously

[vocal umbra]

how many went to duke last yr

from ur school

[pallid shale]

no one to my knowledge (i also don't socialize a ton)

but i really doubt anyone did

[vocal umbra]

oh okay

do yk of anyone from ur school

like any year

[tough raptor]

no one from my school has applied to duke

[pallid shale]

no but there's probably been someone

the highest colleges i've seen are unc and u of florida

[vocal umbra]

Oh i see

is ur school like less competitive

[pallid shale]

i think someone applied to vanderbilt ed this year

[pallid shale]

yeah i guess

[vocal umbra]

nobody went duke from my school either

but its very competitive

[pallid shale]

in ap bio i was recently asked what i got on the psat last year and when i said 1470 people audibly gasped

and people were getting like 960 in 11th grade

so yeah probably a less competitive school lol

[tough raptor]

I'm pretty sure the only other person from my school who is going to college is going to yale

they haven't gotten in yet ofc, but I am pretty certain they will

only place they applied

[pallid shale]

there are definitely less people with crazy ecs here

the best i see are all state band/orchestra or state level sports

[vocal umbra]

yea my school had Harvard Princeton Cornell UPenn and a bunch of other T10 and T20s

its so compettiive its annoying

[tough raptor]

Private? @vocal umbra

[vocal umbra]

Sure

[tough raptor]

I mean is it a private school

[vocal umbra]

Oh

I thought u meant DM lmao

nah its a public school

[tough raptor]

Wake county publics in NC go crazy

[vocal umbra]

im in Texas not NC

[tough raptor]

No unrelated thing

just saying that wake county public are insane

like 4.0GPA 16APs rank 200+

[vocal umbra]

oh ok

r u in Wake county

[tough raptor]

Nope

[vocal umbra]

in NC?

[tough raptor]

Yeah I live next to duke

[vocal umbra]

oh y ea

i remember u

u got the ED extension

right

[tough raptor]

Yeah, but didn't take it

[vocal umbra]

yea i remmeber

how many schools u aplying

to

[tough raptor]

idk maybe 2

current list is

• Olin College of Engineering
• Harvey Mudd
• Rose-Hulman
• MIT

[vocal umbra]

2 Total?

[tough raptor]

Yeah

Olin, MIT likely

[vocal umbra]

so no Duke at all?

i thought u said RD

[tough raptor]

maybe idk

[vocal umbra]

whats speical about Olin?

[vocal umbra]

you'll qualify for fee waivers right

[tough raptor]

I have a finished app and fee waiver so I'll prolly submit duke RD

[tough raptor]

Super competitive 400 person school near boston with a focus on spending all class time actually building and creating things

[vocal umbra]

Oh i see

is that ur top choice

or MIT

[tough raptor]

Olin is my top

I'm not sure about MIT

I had a visit and it didn't really sell me

[vocal umbra]

Yea i didnt apply MIT

cuz i dont think i fit the nerdy vibe

id 100% take stanford over MIT, but im not applying to either of those

[tough raptor]

I definitely fit the nerdy vibe (mentally not physically), but I fear they overwork their students for no reason

and the campus sucks

[pallid shale]

my only criteria for schools was having a marching band, being good for math, and being affordable

[tough raptor]

like anyone who disagrees has Stockholm Syndrome

[vocal umbra]

yea MIT campus is dogwater

[slim cave]

I need stats about how many ppl duke defers

is there any?

[vocal umbra]

i mean

it says of the 2230 admitted RD, 110 were deferred

so 110 deferred students were accepted

[tough raptor]

the construction is really bad

[vocal umbra]

also

if you get deferred from Duke

your essentially rejected

[tough raptor]

If ya'll get accepted or if you don't go to duke gardens

it is really beautiful

[vocal umbra]

"According to Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admission at Duke University, “The hard truth is that if you applied early decision and were deferred, for most of you, unfortunately, the process is essentially over."

[pallid shale]

this is old and idk if it's right but it's from forbes

only thing i found

[tough raptor]

10% deferred being accepted is not bad

[vocal umbra]

so they essentially defer about as much as they accept

[vocal umbra]

its likely less this yr

[tough raptor]

I don't understand deferring tbh

what is the point?

[vocal umbra]

yea same id rather be rejected

[tough raptor]

no, but what is the actual point of it

[vocal umbra]

To compare to RD pool

It’s usually for borderline or unusual applicants I believe

[slim cave]

imma get rejected on 18th or whatever of December fr

gonna apply to unc then 😞

[tough raptor]

you instate @slim cave

[pallid shale]

there's already so many qualified applicants in rd who are probably borderline so i don't see the point of deferrals

[slim cave]

nah I’m international 😭 just joking

I’m international who also requested aid so 🥴 yea I’m screwed

[tough raptor]

I could understand the unconvential getting deferred tbh

[vocal umbra]

yea deferring is weird

cuz for most people

getting deferred and getting in

is harder than getting in RD

[cerulean obsidian]

when do they anounce desicion release date

[vocal umbra]

About a week before the release date

[uncut tapir]

Maybe in basketball

[warm ore]

not even

surely its purdue

[vocal umbra]

yea its def not THE best

it has the best balance imo tho

[cerulean obsidian]

have a meeting lined up with six House Representatives to present a bill I've researched, do you think its worth emailing and updating duke?

[vocal umbra]

Maybe after the meeting?

When is the meeting

[cerulean obsidian]

tuesday

[vocal umbra]

I’d just wait to see what happens in the meeting and then decide

Don’t think it’s worth emailing over a potential thing

[cerulean obsidian]

so it’s only worth if they decide to sponsor the bill, cause it would be a vile before i know if they want to sponsor it

[vocal umbra]

Maybe but it’s your call

If you think it’s worth u should do it

But I would say wait for the meeting to see how it goes

[north ravine]

wait for it

to be done

[scenic zephyr]

wtf is the bill

this my comp 😭

[normal yacht]

So does this apply to everyone under that income or is there a limit?

[dense forge]

yep and free tuition is minimum aid

some room and board may be covered too

[normal yacht]

oh i see

i mean my family makes above 100k fortunately

so will i get sufficient aid?

under 150k btw

[dense forge]

yes

if you're at like 125

expect some room and board to be covered

[normal yacht]

how much do those costs typically?

i heard its like around 10k

[dense forge]

theres a net price calculator

[dense forge]

so 22k if you make 150k (with assets that match)

[normal yacht]

i see

thanks

[dense forge]

they also take into account assets as well

id do the calculator

https://app.myintuitionapp.org/institution/4238ea9f-120b-4918-8c89-798a8155598f/costestimator

[normal yacht]

ok sure

ill look at it

[dense forge]

its short

[dense forge]

and yes they should

they have a wide variety of food selection available at the dining hall

with lots of vegetarian and vegan options

https://today.duke.edu/2017/03/path-veggie-friendly-diet

[normal yacht]

alr thanks

i looked at the calculator and it seems helpful

but when it asks:

"What is your (the student’s) citizenship status?

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
International
Undocumented American Resident"

idk what to put if im a temporary resident with a green card in processing

[dense forge]

international probably

unless u put permenant resident on ur application

[normal yacht]

doesnt show anything for international

i think its bc its assuming im living outside of US

[dense forge]

just do permanent resident?

it's need based aid so it should work

[normal yacht]

👍
thanks for the info

[dense forge]

on ur actual app tho i think itd be intl

[normal yacht]

yea ill have to look into that too and finish it

[dense forge]

yeah definitely do some more research, when do u think ur green card will be processed?

[normal yacht]

gonna be honest unsure

a lot of complications arise during the process but hopefully within a year or 2

[north ravine]

TUTION cocvered

covered

if ur a carolina resident

[normal yacht]

even if im not a permanent resident yet?

[normal yacht]

yea i am

[north ravine]

did u move in before 1 year?

[normal yacht]

yea i have my CFNC in-state residency

[north ravine]

ok did u move in before august?

[normal yacht]

bro why am i making so many grammatical errors 😭

[normal yacht]

wdym?

[north ravine]

LMAO its fine me too

[north ravine]

did u move in carolina before august this year?

[normal yacht]

yea i moved back in july 2022

so its been more than a full year

[north ravine]

oh yeah so def u will get it

tution covered

[normal yacht]

awesome, do they look at citizenship status for it tho?

[north ravine]

only if ur whole household makes less than 150k

[normal yacht]

yep we do

[north ravine]

nope

i mean nothing stated ab that

on the website

u just need to be a resident

[normal yacht]

alr thats awesome then

but i have to get in too first 😭

[north ravine]

LMAO

yeah

competition from carolina is gonna be toughhh

good luck

[normal yacht]

ofc lol

i should;ve done early decision ngl but my parents didnt want me to bind

[north ravine]

i wont be suprised if majority of students applying ed are carolina students

[waxen dragon]

prob are

[normal yacht]

yep

[north ravine]

i mean us news rankings increase + carolina aid

no wonder

[waxen dragon]

i lived in raleigh for 2.5 years

do i get that aid

[north ravine]

ur a texas boy 😂

[waxen dragon]

07 to 10

i did

[north ravine]

daamn

i mean i should get in state for uf too

i lived there my childhood

then

[waxen dragon]

lol im jp

but yea i did live in nc

and boston

so i know how it is in the north

[north ravine]

ur not american citizen?

[waxen dragon]

i am

bostonian bruv

[normal yacht]

just curious is it only NC or also SC?

[waxen dragon]

i think its both

[normal yacht]

very nice

[normal yacht]

cool

applying to MIT?

[waxen dragon]

no

im currently in tx lmao

but applying to harvard maybe

and fs duke

[normal yacht]

thought boston was in massachusetts?

[waxen dragon]

yes i no longer live in boston

[normal yacht]

nice goodluck

[normal yacht]

oh i see

[north ravine]

its dukever

[waxen dragon]

i was j saying that i lived in mass, NC, and tx

[normal yacht]

dukever only if i get in 🤓

[normal yacht]

nice. i lived in TX, OK, and now NC

[north ravine]

nah dukever is like

its joever

[waxen dragon]

hookem horns

🤘

[waxen dragon]

dukeover

dukever sounds like duke forever

dukover or dukeover

[north ravine]

its dukeover

[waxen dragon]

why

[north ravine]

5% acceptane rate

thats what my ocunsellor thinks its gonna be this year

[waxen dragon]

thats like all top schools

doesnt matter

applying ed

will boost ur chances

[north ravine]

hopefully

half of the class is recruited athletes and questbridge scholars anyways

i mean i am a taekwondo athlete but i was not recruited or anything

[normal yacht]

see the reason i didnt do ED in any colleges is im scared they'll jack up my tuition or smth and then ill be stuck in student debt :P

thats what happened to some of my seniors

[waxen dragon]

i mean for duke if ur <150k and live in NC ur guaranteed tuition off

[normal yacht]

yea...

[main ginkgo]

You're applying Ed?

[north ravine]

yup

[slim cave]

If duke will reject you, what’s y’all’s second choice school?😭

do you guys even want to apply somewhere through ed2?

[pallid shale]

idk but i'm shotgunning

i like unc

[vapid urchin]

UPenn

[main ginkgo]

Crazy

[minor mango]

vandy is in the back of my head

but i haven't looked into them

i guess my second-choice would be the next most prestigious school that offers me admission lmaoo unless it's GU

but my state uni is always a solid choice if i bomb everything else

[vocal umbra]

Same but idk if I would wanna go to Tennessee

[minor mango]

lmao same

i forgor duke was in NC until after i applied lmao

[vocal umbra]

Yea but Tennessee is a bit yk

[minor mango]

i have double legacy to UTennessee

[minor mango]

anyways if my essays get me into duke i'll blend them and drink it mark my words

[tough raptor]

Tennessee is beautiful and has great things to do outdoors

it gets a bad rep, because it is tragically inhabited by Tennessee people

[vocal umbra]

It’s probably depends heavily on the location too

Like I’m sure Nashville is fine

I’ve been to the rural parts tho

I’ve seen like confederate flags and shit

[main ginkgo]

What's wrong with Tennessee

[main ginkgo]

What's wrong with Tennessee ppl

[scenic zephyr]

i like tennessee

[scenic zephyr]

😭

[tough raptor]

We aren't really meant to talk politics in here, but hardcore red state filled which is very corporately influenced

and they are just rednecky

but it is beautiful

[vocal umbra]

Nothing wrong just different ig

But the urban areas are probably fine

[main ginkgo]

I don't understand these terms

Can you simplify

[scenic zephyr]

they got good food

thats for sure

[tough raptor]

so true

We aren't really meant to talk about this here

[mellow hornet]

🪦

[scenic zephyr]

not my boy DesJarlais, Scott

[tough raptor]

Oh my god I forgot about him

Didn't bro literally threaten his wife with a gun?

[scenic zephyr]

tbh i dont know who that is

[tough raptor]

oh lol

[scenic zephyr]

i just looked up tennessee politicians and copy and pasted a random one

[tough raptor]

oh dude is like one of the scummiest politicians ever

[scenic zephyr]

my bad

guess its telling that a randomly picked one is tht bad

[tough raptor]

Yeah bros girlfriends/wife have had multiple abortions while he claims to be pro life

[scenic zephyr]

wild

[main ginkgo]

You applying to Duke?

[mellow hornet]

Yosh

[scenic zephyr]

bros a sophomore

nice guy

[minor mango]

least hypocritical politician:

[vocal umbra]

I’m sure Vanderbilt is fine tho

Idk if I will ed2 tho

Cuz I’m not sure I like it enough to fully commit

[heady urchin]

Let’s censor sensitive info

I deleted for now

[heady urchin]

One of my friends got deferred after applying Ed duke but got in ed2 to vandy

[fair rivet]

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[heady urchin]

Gentle reminder

[pallid shale]

is there any point to ed2 unless it boosts your chances

[heady urchin]

I’m sure it boosts it a little bit but if you’re ready to commit to a school and you want to find out earlier

[vocal umbra]

Did she end up getting Duke or did she withdraw

[heady urchin]

No she’s going to vandy lol

She got in ed2

[tough raptor]

What was it that you deleted?

oh politics

understandable

[vocal umbra]

Yea yea ik

But did she withdraw Duke?

Cuz don’t they sometimes let you keep it for financial reasons etc

[heady urchin]

Yeah after she got in

[vocal umbra]

Oh ok

just curious

do yk when she started her vandy app?

before or after she got her Duke decision

[heady urchin]

After

She really really wanted to go to duke

[cerulean obsidian]

ruby are you Duke ED

[heady urchin]

Nope

[fluid willow]

Hey everyone, I'm applying for Duke ED and I was wondering how important first quarter grades are

My school doesn't have first quarter grades, and my counsellor told Duke that she will send the mid year grades when ready

Thanks!

Also even if I were to have it, is it too late to send now?

[vocal umbra]

They said as early as possible

If you don’t have official quarter grades I think they ask for unofficial

[vapid urchin]

Duke I love you

[scenic zephyr]

join the brotherhood fr

pledge allegiance i mean

[cerulean obsidian]

got a sponsor, and she said could get me 20,000$ in funding, I assume its worth telling duke?

[vocal umbra]

Yea probs

Can’t hurt

[minor mango]

if you don't have official first quarter grades, get your counselor to send an unofficial one

that's what i had to do

it probably won't be too late since it's an iffy requirement but better to send it late than never

[fluid willow]

that's what I thought lol but umm my counsellor saw the duke portal and it said the counsellor can say there's no update to give

so he just wrote no update on optional report

am I screwed then

[vocal umbra]

maybe try contacting the admissions office and ask if they still need a report

bcuz as far as I understand you at least need an unofficial one if you can't get an official one

but since ur international there may be exception

Wait nvm I just saw this

If your counselor sent the update saying no update available

I think you should be fine

[fluid willow]

ok thank you!

[minor mango]

it literally says unofficial progress report

[vocal umbra]

"Or a statement that no update is available"

[quartz adder]

yo my css profile hasn’t sent yet

it still says awaiting 😭😣

[slim cave]

when youve sent it?

[quartz adder]

nov 1

[slim cave]

omg they’re so slowww

I mean more than 1000+ apps this time is definitely played big role in that

[quartz adder]

is that normal tho

i did 24/25 cs profile

that’s right, right?

[ivory flame]

Sry I'm late to this message but I'm a student from an early college and basically what I did was ask my professors to write an unofficial progress letter stating my grade, future grade, their signature and contact information and basically once I collected them all, I emailed them to my counselor and she submitted them into the Optional Report on CommonApp!

btw does anyone have a rough estimate or know when duke's ed decisions might possibly come out?

[minor mango]

likely 7:00 pm, maybe the 15th

somebody earlier in this channel posted a spreadsheet with the past release dates

iirc they were all at 7:00 pm just at diff dates

[ivory flame]

Ah are you also applying to duke?

[minor mango]

yeah but i realize now that i fucked up cuz the admission rate is gonna tank

[ivory flame]

NAURRRR WDYMMMMM

[minor mango]

it's joever

it's dukeover

working on my ED2/RD supps cuz i know for sure that i'm not getting in

[ivory flame]

WAIT AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS

[minor mango]

like early decision 2, regular decision??

[ivory flame]

no like dukeover

[minor mango]

ohh

no like

duke + over

look at the pins

[ivory flame]

OHHHH lmao

[minor mango]

[ivory flame]

NO But trust we will get in

[minor mango]

uhh there is a light that never goes outtt

[ivory flame]

did u get a duke interview as well?

[minor mango]

yep

did it a week ago

ngl i won't be surprised if the interviewer wrote down "can't yap for shit"

i'm so bad at coming up w stuff on the fly

[ivory flame]

SPEAKING YAPPANESE LMAO

[minor mango]

YAPPANESE

[ivory flame]

NONONO TRUST WE BOTH WILL GET IN THEY DONT KNOW

[minor mango]

praygeing

https://tenor.com/view/2omb-pray-prayge-gif-24836268

[ivory flame]

I RLY WANNA JOIN THEIR KPOP DANCE TEAM LIKE

[minor mango]

THE WHAT

i didn't know they had a kpop dance team

but ngl i wish i did dance in hs

could've been a theater kid

[ivory flame]

LOL YE THEY HAVE A COMPETITIVE DANCE TEAM THERE

[warm ore]

nah bro what is this attitude

were all getting in

[vocal umbra]

i mean

its a good idea to start on RD apps now

you shouldn't give yourself 2 weeks

[warm ore]

yeah im like basically finished

we up

but im getting in easy

[minor mango]

🗣️

[quartz adder]

real duke 100% acceptance rate this year for a2c 💯

[vapid urchin]

^^

[slim cave]

my counselor got another duke email lol, she is asking whether ed schools are that annoying with messages lol

[vocal umbra]

what is it about

[slim cave]

duke be always updating us 😭 and then boom I’ll get rejected

[slim cave]

just about online event for high school counselors and college advisors

can anyone’s participate there? Apparently it’ll last for an hour and has like 2-3 time options!

“I will offer my take on this year’s Early Decision process at Duke, what we expect in the Regular Decision process, and will answer your questions as well. The event is planned for Friday, December 8, but the exact time will be up to you. If we end up with a time that does not work for you, a recording of the event will be available on our YouTube channel in about a week’s time.”

[vocal umbra]

my counselor doesnt send anything

idek if she gets the emaill

[slim cave]

lmaoo yes seems like mine only updates me

[vocal umbra]

is she not going to the meeting

he or she

[slim cave]

dw guys I got your back and will send any other annoying email here

[vocal umbra]

wait r u in International or domestic

[slim cave]

yes, our time zones are crazy, and she says that she’s not going to be able to do that

I’m international!

[vocal umbra]

oh

do only international counselors get that email

or everyone

[slim cave]

I think everyone, because the dean of for all undergrads

Im p sure that someone’s counselor from here can participate 😭🙏🏻 or I can send the link for YouTube video that they’ll upload apparently? if I can do so ofc

but the thing is, the yt video is going to uploaded week later lol

[vocal umbra]

yea

and that could also be the day decisions come out

Dec 15 right

[slim cave]

I hope to get deferred 🙏🏻

[quartz adder]

is it too late to send additional optional recommendation letters

[scenic zephyr]

oh hell no

theres a 1000+ more apps than usual??

[vocal umbra]

around 1300 more

[scenic zephyr]

how do you know

also wtf we are so fucked?

[vocal umbra]

this was an email from Duke admissions. it went from ~4900 to ~6200

so ig 1300

[vocal umbra]

probs i wasnt expecting to get in anyways

[scenic zephyr]

😭

Why aren’t they emailing me

[vocal umbra]

They only email counselors

someone sent it earlier here

[scenic zephyr]

10-11 that’s rough

[vocal umbra]

yea fr

that used to be the RD numbers

[scenic zephyr]

Wish I was 10 years older

[vocal umbra]

Yea in 2015 the RD acceptnace rate was 10.8%

and ED was like 26%

😭

[scenic zephyr]

What a time to be alive

[fluid willow]

got it! thanks for sharing

[winged snow]

Really?

This says last year's admit rate was 16%

Idk why that one says 14% and mine said 16%

Cause they're both from Duke

[slim cave]

omg yes this is real 😭

everyone asks same questions

we’ll see how many QuestBridge applicants they gonna accept today!

[vocal umbra]

yea i thikn the 14% is the true acceptance rate

like excluding recruited athletes and stuff

but the email is real ik that

other people confirmed on reddit as well

[minor mango]

OH NAH

it's dukeover

[pallid shale]

at least we're not cornell!

[vocal umbra]

Basically the same

They get less people accepted

We have more applicants

Both results in a drop in acceptance rate

[slim cave]

at least duke’s location is better

I’m international but ik damn well ithaca isn’t great!!

[winged snow]

Ugh I'm applying next year and I'm going to be so screwed because the acceptance rate is going to be even lower then

[tough raptor]

It might not be

[winged snow]

True true but in general it goes down every year so I'm assuming next year isn't an outlier

[cerulean obsidian]

when does this drop

[slim cave]

after 3 hours

[main ginkgo]

Actually it's really good

[winged snow]

Imo the actual campus is great (even though it's ridiculously large and hilly lol) but it doesn't get rid of the fact that Ithaca is still in the middle of nowhere

[pallid shale]

duke's campus >>>

[vocal umbra]

Depends on what you like

Like I don’t prefer cold weather

[main ginkgo]

Some people like secluded places

[vapid urchin]

Why are you talking about Ithaca bro

This is for DUKE

The best college in the world ever

[main ginkgo]

Only if you get accepted to it

[vapid urchin]

Yes

If I don’t get accepted than its poopy and sucks

[north ravine]

did it?

[north ravine]

#1135701503357767690 message

congrats @mystic sentinel

only 1 duke qb till now on a2c atleast

[mystic sentinel]

thank you

🥹

[winged snow]

Someone else talked about it lol

[winged snow]

Agreed lol

Cornell's #2 for me though

But Duke will always be #1

[winged snow]

LOL yeah

[vapid urchin]

Cornell is fighting with UPenn to be my #2

[winged snow]

Cornell >>>> UPenn

Totally not biased

[vapid urchin]

They are both pretty nice

[warm fjord]

Does your letter happen to say when Duke decisions are coming out

Ik the Columbia one says they’re releasing on the 14th

But some of the others say mid december

[mystic sentinel]

it doesnt

i can ask my friend who applied to duke ed

[warm fjord]

Ty!

[warm fjord]

I doubt they’ve told ED kiddos yet

[winged snow]

Congrats!

[mystic sentinel]

all they said is mid december to my frined

so its prolly december 14th-15th

[vocal umbra]

Yo congrats !!

[vocal umbra]

Someone said 97 on Reddit

For Duke

https://www.reddit.com/r/QuestBridge/s/Jn7ViVsA5A

[vocal umbra]

Oh yea it says in your letter too

Last year was 55 so that’s like a big jump

[pallid shale]

it's never been more dukever

[vocal umbra]

U think it’s a good thing

That’s there’s more qb?

[pallid shale]

it's good for them but that implies there are less spots for ed applicants

but not necessarily so we'll see

[vocal umbra]

Yea true

Cuz if there’s 800 total

That means there’s 700 now

Vs 750 last year

[quartz adder]

wowww congrats super jelly

[pallid shale]

fr!

[quartz adder]

have they confirmed 800 total or is it guess based on last year

[north ravine]

wait if we go by the email provided to counsellors that was sent here in chat earlier

if acceptance is 800

that leaves half of class,400, to be qb scholars and recruited athletes

only 52 were selected as duke on match day

that dosent make sense unless duke recruited hundreds of athletes

[quartz adder]

i thought half the class means like rd and ed combined

so not half of 800

[north ravine]

that would be much higher

so like more than 300 recruited athletes?

duke accepts around 3000

so 1500 will be recruited athletes and qb scholars????

[quartz adder]

idek anymore 😭 😭

[north ravine]

i think its ed class

but still more than 200 athletes in ed itself is crazyyy

welp

[vocal umbra]

Nah

It says qb and recruited make up 9% of the total class

Half of our recruited athletes

Means not all recruited athletes apply ED

Not Half of Ed is qb/recruited

So if they fill a “bit less than half the class” with ED and that includes the 9% of qb/recruited

Let’s say that’s 45%-9%

Or even 50-9

So around 40% will be left

Last year they accepted 2148 RD and 800 ED

and considering Duke as about 55% yield

So 0.55*2148=1181

Plus 800 of ed

So 1981

So then 0.4*1981=792

So about 792 will be accepted

Based on my calculations

Excluding QB and recruited

[quartz adder]

sheesh

[north ravine]

bro did mathematics

for a decision that comes out in 13 days

real

[vapid urchin]

@mystic sentinel congrats on Duke

[quartz adder]

have they told us when decisions come outtttt

im nervy

[fresh night]

im stressed bro

[quartz adder]

real

[fresh night]

i cant find the same passion i had doing other apps compared to what I had for duke

[mystic sentinel]

☠️ i wrote both my duke essays the day off compared to my other schools

[mystic sentinel]

thank you 🙏

[fresh night]

idk how questbridge works

r u bound to go to duke

[vapid urchin]

Your profile rn is such a vibe

The colors and duke and PFP

It’s just like

A serene vibe

[mystic sentinel]

binded to it

[fresh night]

w

future roomate

[vapid urchin]

Duke is the best

Ever

I love duke

[mystic sentinel]

HAHA thank you, i was wearing a blue varsity fit and jacket too whikle opening my decisions

[vapid urchin]

It was fate

[mystic sentinel]

i felt a pride of duke when i opened it

[north ravine]

first commitment in a2c'28 is dukeeee

we all gonna make it bois dw

ed decisions coming in less than 2 weeks

[slim cave]

how I wish decisions day to be like 10 or 11 of dec 😭

my counselor thinks that duke emails are likely letters LMAOO

[jade estuary]

deserved

[slim cave]

harry we’ll join you inshaAllah

[vapid urchin]

Duke I love you

[north ravine]

Duke I love you

[slim cave]

Duke I love you

[jade estuary]

Duke I don't know much about you but you seem cool (i only joined this thread to star harry's message)

[vapid urchin]

Learn more

Duke is so cool

[main ginkgo]

Duke mid

UNC better

[pallid shale]

duke clears

[vapid urchin]

https://discord.com/channels/786557653924708373/1180598909303791686

Help please

[vapid urchin]

It’s unfair how beautiful duke is

[vapid urchin]

Does duke Admit by major

[vocal umbra]

No

By school

You either pick Pratt or trinity

[vapid urchin]

Do any of you know about Duke philosophy

[main ginkgo]

Hello my Dukes and dutchesses

[main aurora]

anyone apply to the robertson?

[quartz adder]

noopee

duke carolinas initiative 🤞

[heady urchin]

Did you guys have to do the video for Duke?

[quartz adder]

it was optional

[heady urchin]

Or choose to

[quartz adder]

GLIMPSE video

i didnt

[heady urchin]

Where can I find more info for it

[quartz adder]

i didnt hear anyone talk about it

[heady urchin]

Same

[quartz adder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1116178172824789055/1168627468379377835/image.png?ex=65775e24&is=6564e924&hm=39778160864c2ed2f0164dbcf958b149a40a52586d71b3c9bb022ed45b09a258&

[heady urchin]

Ty!

I’ll prob just submit it

[dense forge]

wtf

[quartz adder]

https://admissions.duke.edu/apply/

supplements -> glimpse

[heady urchin]

Ah I see

[heady urchin]

I don’t want to do videos

But I feel like I have to

[quartz adder]

ive only heard one person submit one

[dense forge]

me neither

for brown im just doing a room tour

[heady urchin]

I’m just going to film for brown and then reuse for Duke

[rocky granite]

gwa

[ivory flame]

any updates on duke's ed announcements?

[tribal bane]

er

[minor mango]

is duke's ED confirmed to be the 15th or are we just speculating

[swift needle]

Wait does duke do videos too?

[minor mango]

optional + unedited + costs like 20 bucks to send

[swift needle]

20 bucks 😭😭 thx for letting me know

is it worth it to do or no?

[heady urchin]

WTF

Bro what

Nah if a college wants a video they will not be charging 20 bucks to send one 💀

[swift needle]

yeah wtf 😭😭

[minor mango]

i'm not sure if it was 20 but it defo wasn't cheap

i thought it'd be free

no it was 22 i'm pretty sure

unless i'm tripping

[jade estuary]

IT'S NOT FREE WTF??

[minor mango]

did yall not apply ED

how are people only finding out abt this now

[swift needle]

Im applying RD lol

[vocal umbra]

It’s $22

You’re correct

But u can send to multiple colleges

But idk if all even consider it

[minor mango]

pretty sure it's just two colleges

and yeah i don't think most colleges take it

yall gotta help me fr i keep getting delulu and thinking that i'll get in ED

[heady urchin]

I’m not doing the video f it

[minor mango]

as someone who did it: it was not worth it

if anything it'll probably weaken my app cuz that was the cringiest thing i've ever done

[heady urchin]

I can’t believe they charge 22$ for it

[minor mango]

not an understatement

[heady urchin]

Literal rip off

[heady urchin]

😭

[minor mango]

dawg fr

other colleges be like "just upload it onto YT"

but nahhh duke's gotta commit highway robbery

omg wait sorry duke i'm so sorry for slandering you pls accept me

[heady urchin]

😭

Not doing the vid!

[minor mango]

wasn't it due on like the 6th

for ED at least

also the app they make you upload it to is so dumb

like i literally panicked cuz it took so long to upload and i had to do some fuckery with my phone AND my laptop to get it to go through

[heady urchin]

I’m doing rd

[heady urchin]

Yikes

[scenic zephyr]

There’s a fucking video?

How did I not ever see that

And how isn’t it just making the interview redundant

Isn’t the whole point of the interview getting to know you

[slim cave]

GUYS

ITS VERY IMPORTANT

IM AT SCHOOL NOW

MY TEACHER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT DUKE SENT ANOTHER EMAIL

THEY SAY THERE THAT THEY PLAN TO RELEASE DECISIONS BEFORE 19TH OF DECEMBER

and like I said earlier they’re going to have special webinar for counselors, my teacher I strongly considering joining it now lol. But Duke also said that they’ll post it on YouTube in about a week’s time

So how another one of you said, it’ll be posted around that time, next week maybe?