Duke University (2023-2024)

[scenic zephyr]

are you in texas?

[vocal umbra]

Yep

Basically first wave I think

Nobody else I know got in

Like in person

[scenic zephyr]

congrats

[heady urchin]

Congrats!

[scenic zephyr]

thats big

good ass school

good sports

[vocal umbra]

This used to be my target dream

Until Duke lmao

[heady urchin]

Wait would you still go to duke over ut

[vocal umbra]

Yea I Ed

[scenic zephyr]

they gonna make him

[vocal umbra]

Eded

And I didn’t apply fin aid so I can’t even use that as an excuse

But I most likely won’t have to worry about that

Cuz I won’t get in in the first place

[heady urchin]

Ik but wondering if he’s had a change of heart

I’m so indecisive I’m glad I didn’t Ed

[vocal umbra]

Nah Duke still my top

UT is a very good backup tho

Like now I don’t have to stress as much for Rds

[heady urchin]

Valid

[scenic zephyr]

why even rd at that point

[vocal umbra]

I’ll prolly cut even more now

[vocal umbra]

Just mega reaches basically

[scenic zephyr]

what beats texas for like 11k

[vocal umbra]

There’s very few schools I’d go to over ut

[heady urchin]

All my rds are mega reaches too

[vocal umbra]

Not much

[heady urchin]

Except 2 those are just reaches ig

[vocal umbra]

UT is like 30k everything including

None of my others are that cheap and that good

[heady urchin]

That’s really good

[vocal umbra]

Duke is like 85

So…

[heady urchin]

Ucs increased their total to be like 40k 😠

[vocal umbra]

UC would be like 80 for me

Berkeley at least

I didn’t do UCs

For that reason

I’d go Ut Over any uc

Basically the only schools I’d go over UT are HYPSM, Duke, Penn, Stanford, mit, caltech

[heady urchin]

Valid

[scenic zephyr]

caltech is crazy

[vocal umbra]

But I’m only applying Princeton Penn Duke and maybe Stanford

[heady urchin]

Why

[scenic zephyr]

if hell was a school

[heady urchin]

I mean it’s not for everyone

[slim cave]

ugh my counselor said she can’t attend the webinar

[vocal umbra]

Damn unlucky

[slim cave]

she can give me access she said, but how..

[vocal umbra]

Can she send the r link

[slim cave]

can I join and pretend to be counselor lol

[vocal umbra]

One of my friends rea d

He’s gonna know tmrw

[slim cave]

because everyone’s counselors seems to be busy too

[vocal umbra]

It prob won’t be any super crucial info

What do u think it will be about

[slim cave]

what if duke asked for additional info/1st quarter grades through email and your counselors didn’t respond

not me making yall overthink 🤭🤭

[vocal umbra]

Did u have first quarter grades?

It showed in the checklist for me

[slim cave]

I hope they can reveal the decision date

[vocal umbra]

They prob won’t tbh

Unless they send us an email too

[slim cave]

My counselor sent 1st quarter grades together with 8,9,10 transcripts 😭

and then she sent it again separately

[vocal umbra]

Wait

[slim cave]

but tbh I like the way how she tries to help me, even though she’s familiar with process

[vocal umbra]

So what did it say for first quarter grades

I think you’re good as long as she submitted

Even if she didn’t

[slim cave]

What about you? Did you counselor submit it

[vocal umbra]

Prob doesn’t make a big difference

[vocal umbra]

My counselor put it in common app before I even submitted the application

[slim cave]

let’s all get into duke 😓🤚🏻💙

[vocal umbra]

Prayge

[scenic zephyr]

Would be cool

https://tenor.com/view/ken-jeong-cameron-crazies-duke-yeah-cheering-crowd-gif-25054864

[slim cave]

why even looking at this pic makes my heart go fast

I hope I won’t get slapped with rejection

the thought of decision of our next 4yrs being already decided makes me so excited

[exotic root]

hey yall i gotta question im ed duke and im hearing ppl got accepted yesterday

how did that happen

[slim cave]

You guys need to stop with rumours or either I’m auto-reject already

[slim cave]

I’m having time zone troubles

is it 12pm est

[final osprey]

yep!

[slim cave]

I got your backs lovies 💙💙 I will attend webinar and tell you everything new from there!

200+ counselor there already

But mine is special lmaooo

yeah guys you were right, the increase was national AND international. NC & SC were the largest.

[quartz adder]

what else what else

is this just like informational webinar

[slim cave]

yup

[quartz adder]

did they confirm a date

[slim cave]

can I send their presentation ss here? Is it allowed

[quartz adder]

hmmm idk

can i see in dmmm

[slim cave]

Not yet, they just started webinar after introducing themselves

[slim cave]

yup wait a min

[quartz adder]

bet bet bet

[slim cave]

39% more people applied for fin aid this year compared to last

they said they’re STILL in a process of making decisions ‼️ they haven’t done

[scenic zephyr]

They’re procrastinators just like me 🙏

[slim cave]

LMAO

I have a great fit with duke

defer rate will be 15%

[scenic zephyr]

So like 26 percent of people won’t get rejected basically?

[slim cave]

they say “I think defer is very painful”

and like you need to work on ed2 & rd better than waiting for an acceptance

im saying this very harshly, but the meaning is the same

for question: “in light of the increase in ED apps, will you also increase the size of the class” they said NO.

[quartz adder]

oh boy

[vocal umbra]

Damn

That’s harsh

Wait

[slim cave]

they scale essays from 1 to 5 lol

I’ll get 2-

[vocal umbra]

Can h record it

U

[slim cave]

no apparently

[vocal umbra]

Like with screen recorder

[slim cave]

but there’s really no new info, the most important thing is here what I’m sayin

[vocal umbra]

Does that mean they consider aid in the process?

Like how does that stat affect admissions

[slim cave]

I think need-blind schools aren’t that blind ahah

[north ravine]

😃

[vocal umbra]

Yea fr it makes no zense

[vast star]

I applied test optional, and I know I am going to get rejected 😦

[vocal umbra]

What score did y have

[north ravine]

this is what went through my mind when i applied to duke

[north ravine]

nah nthn like that

[quartz adder]

test optional gang here too

[vast star]

damn... my mind always works that way....

[vocal umbra]

But it’s still before the 19th

[pallid shale]

yeah i'm cooked

[slim cave]

yeah and also slightly more than just 400 ed students submitted the glimpse video!

[vocal umbra]

400/6300?

[vocal umbra]

Can u dm this to me

[slim cave]

🤭

Right now they’re thinking that Thursday 14, 7 EST for ED decision. If it’ll be changed, they’ll let us know before 4-3 days

okay it was the most important thing - I’m going to sleep, sorry for spamming ahaha

[quartz adder]

its okay thank u so much for staying up to tell us

🤞

😻

[pallid shale]

oh my god that's sooner than i thought

[cerulean obsidian]

raisia u da homie

[pallid shale]

giving us an extra weekend for rd apps

[quartz adder]

real

imma need them

i havent started 😭

[slim cave]

if someone gets into duke pls remember me

[quartz adder]

ill thank u in person on duke campus

[slim cave]

we’ll eat together there soon ‼️

[quartz adder]

yess

a2c get together

[pallid shale]

oh great i have a concert on the 14th and it starts at 6:30 💀

gonna have to wait until i get home i guess

[vocal umbra]

Damn

[waxen dragon]

Doot Universary

[vocal umbra]

Nah but that’s crazy

The applicants increase by 1300

And then keep the admitted size to the same 800

Not even 850

[quartz adder]

ik mane 😭

it might be over

dukever

[pallid shale]

um it's still gonna be 800 right

[swift locust]

So NC and SC students get a boost right 😏😏

I think that’s why my school feeds into Duke

[pallid shale]

any boost we would get is probably cancelled out by the insane number of applicants ☹️

unless you're cracked

[swift locust]

I’ll take what I can get tho 🤞

[quartz adder]

about 600 spots left

around 200 of the spots are already took by athletes and QB

[swift needle]

it’s so over 😭😭

[quartz adder]

all we can do is pray 😭

[swift locust]

I think they aim for 15% NC/SC rep

[quartz adder]

are you from sc @swift locust

[swift locust]

One of those two 😅

[quartz adder]

soo many carolinas people here

including me 😅

[swift locust]

Duke has a cult following at my school 😭

[vapid urchin]

I am a Duke cultist

[swift locust]

I would’ve applied ED if so many of my classmates weren’t also cultists…

[quartz adder]

how many people applied holy 😭

there was like 3 in my school

[swift locust]

15+ I think out of a class size of 166

[quartz adder]

atleast 3 in a class of 212

but i go to like a rural uncompetitive school

most people stay in state

everyone*

[swift locust]

Mine is sort of competitive, we send 1-2 people to a T20 a year other than Duke

Last year we did well tho

[swift locust]

R u upstate ? Or low country

[quartz adder]

upstate

[quartz adder]

we dont send anyone to t20s

[swift locust]

Except you ofc 🤞

[quartz adder]

dont feed my de lu lus 🥵

are you upstate too

[swift locust]

Nope thankfully

Rural upstate has to be rough…

[quartz adder]

i hope it isnt

we'll see in a couple days

😖

😅

[swift locust]

Oh I mean just the vibes, not ur chances haha

You got this 🙌

[quartz adder]

oh yeah idrk tho
ive never been like out of this environment so idk what to compare it to

[vocal umbra]

ah hell nah

[compact tide]

less than 5%? wth? I'm screwed

[vocal umbra]

But last year it was the 800 excluding qb and athletes

So why would it be 600 this year

[quartz adder]

idkkk

i hope its like that

[vocal umbra]

800 would put it at like 13%

[quartz adder]

@vocal umbra

i dm you

[minor mango]

yo could you dm me w the stuff that raisia sent?

[minor mango]

thank you for the confirmation and good night!!

now time to throw up and cry cuz next week is abt to be the longest week ever

[quartz adder]

this is so real

winter break is just bouta be me and these RD apps.

[vocal umbra]

I’ve lost all hope atp

[quartz adder]

just keep your head up

expect a rejection so when u get accepted you will be that much happier 💯 💯

[vocal umbra]

Yea

[tribal bane]

id love to see these in dm too

[ivory flame]

ahhh wait so basically it’s 400 that are gonna get in 😭🥲

[quartz adder]

600

[scenic zephyr]

That’s what we expected tho isn’t it

[vocal umbra]

I expected 800

I didn’t realize 200 were taken by qb and recruited

[pallid shale]

my delulu mom thinks i might've gotten a 5 for my interview ☠️

[quartz adder]

💪 de lu lu is the only so lu lu

[pallid shale]

i try to explain that a 5 is very rare and she just doesn't listen

[quartz adder]

if its ranked 1-5 i think i got atleat a 4
my interview was very strong imo

[pallid shale]

i likely got a 4 but a 3 is very possible

[warm ore]

no one else got a email from duke yet right abt decisiond ate

[vocal umbra]

Wait

I don’t think there’s a separate rating for interview

I think it’s grouped with recommendations

Like counselor and teacher recs

[vocal umbra]

Did she watch it or smtg

[pallid shale]

nope, she actually insisted on leaving the house to give me a quiet space

[pallid shale]

i'm pretty sure they're rated 1-5

but not part of that point formula they calculate

ok it's supposedly curriculum strength, academics, recommendations, essays, ecs, and test scores

[vocal umbra]

So what’s the point of eating them

Rating

[pallid shale]

idk they might be grouped with recommendations

[vocal umbra]

That’s what I heard

[vocal umbra]

^

But ig we’ll never know

[quartz adder]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-sir-gif-21900964

[vocal umbra]

Nah but my question is

If they decided to increase QB nearly double

Why is the overall Ed Staying the same

55 -> 97

But the overall is 800 still

Which means there’s even less spots for us

And even more applications

So basically every odd is against us

[north ravine]

yyes

[vocal umbra]

I hate this shit

But can’t change anything

Cuz now it’s 600/6200 instead of 750/4800

[minor mango]

i miss the old kanye

[minor mango]

the amount of people applying to college in general in the past several years has skyrocketed and yet class sizes have stayed relatively constant

[vocal umbra]

Nah but this is specific to Duke

The fin aid thing

[pallid shale]

we're just unlucky ☹️

[vocal umbra]

If you get what you want it’s gods direction

If you don’t get what you want it’s gods protection

😀

[minor mango]

granted UNC is probably also suffering

[minor mango]

not religious but i'll take this

[scenic zephyr]

I thought they said they expected 11-14 percent acceptance rate

Not less than 10

[minor mango]

it's not like that 1% diff means anything

[vocal umbra]

That’s inclusive of qb and recruited

It’s about 10 excluding those

[quartz adder]

13 including qb and recruited

10 excluding

[vocal umbra]

Yep

Realistically it’s not that big of a difference but still sucks

[scenic zephyr]

And we expect decisions on Thursday or Friday right

[vocal umbra]

Yep

I think Thursday or say

Sat

I think Friday is unlikely

[scenic zephyr]

I think you’ll get in

[vocal umbra]

Blud

You’re overestimating me

[scenic zephyr]

It’s a damn lottery but ur winning it 🤷‍♂️

Im atheist, and my parents are atheist, but I promised god I’d go to church at least once if I got in

[heady urchin]

Lower Ed acceptance rate then

Which probably makes them look better

[vocal umbra]

Yea they baited us fr

Everyone saw the 16.5% and thought it was decent

I lowk thought it would go up cuz it was 21 before

I’m just stupid

[vocal umbra]

I’ll buy a lottery ticket if I win 🏅

Or I’ll go all in on PrizePicks

[warm fjord]

what if its on a saturday again

next saturday

with mit again

[heady urchin]

Yeah I definitely see their Ed acceptance rate dropping rapidly

[minor mango]

nah bruh god's gonna have to put me into duke to make up for all the shit i've gone through these past couple of years

please let me roll a 20 on luck just this once

[minor mango]

how the fuck did it go from 16% to 10%

[minor mango]

withdrawing my app cuz that's lying

[warm fjord]

guess a time

[slim cave]

7am est

or pm

what was that

[warm fjord]

what was what

also are you going with thursday

[slim cave]

they talked on webinar yesterday

[warm fjord]

you need both day and time

oh rip

nvm then

[slim cave]

they said that it’s 14 for now, but they can change

we’ll get date confirmation after 2-3 days

we’ll let you know here! Do we have to tag you?

[minor mango]

they wouldn't lie to us...right?

[slim cave]

I don’t trust white men 😓

[minor mango]

LMAOO

[warm fjord]

yea that

what zhingwei sent

[minor mango]

inb4 they move it to next monday

[vocal umbra]

14th at 7 pm or 16th 2 pm

[minor mango]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/435687797626634241/1093216431807660042/image0.gif

please i just need to know before the weekend

i'd preferably like to hear on thursday so i can either cry to my friends or celebrate w them

[slim cave]

I hope they won’t make it 15 or 16 tho

[minor mango]

yeah

please please please duke hasn't said shit, this is the least they can do

[vocal umbra]

Yea but u said they’re still deciding some decisions right

[minor mango]

i'm very surprised it's so early tbh

[vocal umbra]

So chances are they won’t be done

[minor mango]

they're gonna keep deciding until the very last minute probably

[warm fjord]

yeah some colleges do that

[minor mango]

probably finalize em on the day before they send everything out

and i mean, they're sending it in the afternoon

[slim cave]

“Life is a mystery 😝😝” as thei said yesterday on webinar

[minor mango]

so what if they're still deciding in the morning 💀

[vocal umbra]

I feel like they’re just gonna flip a coin for me

[minor mango]

please please please maybe my ao was in a good mood when they read my essay

[minor mango]

honestly a coin flip would give you way better odds atp

[heady urchin]

They prob decided a week in advance

[minor mango]

random 50% chance is way better than fighting against the cracked population of 6k applicants

[minor mango]

then what are they waiting for

[heady urchin]

Getting everything in order and what not

[minor mango]

you're not funny duke

[vocal umbra]

They double triple check

To make sure they don’t accidentally admit someone

[minor mango]

why hold a webinar after the ED applicants submitted

[minor mango]

PLEASE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I'M GETTING IN

[heady urchin]

Plus in case they messed up

[minor mango]

PLEASE

[heady urchin]

Yeah that would be awful

[minor mango]

"lmao whoops you were actually rejected. bye"

[jade estuary]

i think ucsd accidentally sent out false acceptances once

[slim cave]

im getting deferred hopefully

I don’t even hope for acceptance atp

[jade estuary]

and nyu did that too but it wasn't a mistake it was an april fools joke

[slim cave]

I hate schools for this 😭

[minor mango]

THAT'S SO MEAN

[slim cave]

I remember girl getting accepted by Lehigh, then rejected and then accepted again

[minor mango]

i would reject them if they did that

[heady urchin]

Wtf

[minor mango]

you probably have the quirkiest application out of all of us

have confidence

[slim cave]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/vjbngo3pH9

[heady urchin]

I just want a college decision atp

[slim cave]

yea with my name dropping skills

[heady urchin]

Literally it’s so scary not having a single acceptance anywhere

[minor mango]

this has to be grounds for suing for emotional damages

[jade estuary]

see if they reject and accept thats fine

accept and reject is cruel 💀

[jade estuary]

ME OMG

i get my first decision dec 12 tho!!

[heady urchin]

W!

I get my first one Dec 15th

[slim cave]

International student problems

[heady urchin]

Potentially

[jade estuary]

stanford?

[fresh night]

What’s ur app

[minor mango]

we all gotta come together and manifest 14th for duke

[heady urchin]

Yeah and then I don’t get another decision for at least a month lol

Ea is legit a scam

[minor mango]

[jade estuary]

I SWEAR

its the only reason i didnt rea stanford

bcuz i wanted some decisions in december to figure out where to rd

and stanford rejection isnt really ain indicator of my profile because they have a <10% acceptance rate

so now i get 6 decisions in december and they range from safeties to super reaches so im chilling

[heady urchin]

I didn’t have anywhere else I wanted to apply ea other than usc that I couldn’t apply to + my parents were convinced rea helps so I did it

[heady urchin]

Dang what schools

My ea safeties come out late January/early feb

[jade estuary]

yeah that makes sense cuz you're in cali

[jade estuary]

u of san francisco, georgetown, uchicago, fordham, case western, santa clara

im predicting usf fordham admit, gtown case western santa clara defer

[heady urchin]

Yeah I’m not applying to oos publics and there were very few privates I wanted to do ea for

[jade estuary]

uchicago there's no telling because my app was hella quirky so either admit or reject there's no in between

[heady urchin]

Ohh u of sf is really expensive

[heady urchin]

Gl though! My cousin graduated from Santa Clara

[warm ore]

thank god i didnt applyfor fin aid

[heady urchin]

And I had a friend get into fordham ea

[jade estuary]

yeah but it was free to apply so i was like why not

[jade estuary]

damn thats nice

i have a bunch of relatives in cali and my dad lives there so my parents would love if i studied in cali

i was scrolling last year's decision thread tho and a bunch of people with great stats got deferred santa clara ea

so i dont wanna get my hopes up

but would be nice to get into everything but gtown and uchicago

because i'd gladly go to fordham or santa clara

[heady urchin]

Valid

[heady urchin]

Oh were they cs?

[heady urchin]

They’re both great schools

[jade estuary]

would you choose hypm or duke or a t20 over a uc that isnt ucla

[jade estuary]

cs/business i think

[heady urchin]

If I got into Yale yeah I would

[heady urchin]

That’s prob why

[jade estuary]

damn nice

[heady urchin]

I think if I got into Harvard my parents would pick for me

[jade estuary]

yeah im doing communications/journalism so im like not competitive everywhere lmao

[heady urchin]

And if I got into pton they’d be like wth I thought you weren’t applying

[jade estuary]

tbh i'd choose a uc over harvard

esp in state

[heady urchin]

I’m sure you’ve got a solid chance

[jade estuary]

but if you get good aid at harvard then yeah go for it

[jade estuary]

are you applying lol

[heady urchin]

I think my parents would be like Harvard 😍😍💪

[heady urchin]

Nah i doubt I would

[heady urchin]

Yeah

[jade estuary]

thats the spirit

[heady urchin]

I’m just not telling them

[jade estuary]

lol why not

[heady urchin]

lol I don’t really want to end up applying to Harvard anyways

[jade estuary]

get into stanford call it a day

[heady urchin]

They’re going to be like ??? Thought you hated it

[jade estuary]

if you get into stanford where else will you apply

[heady urchin]

Yale + Penn + brown

I’d drop everything else

[jade estuary]

nice

isnt brown more liberal arts tho

you wanna do vetenirary/med right

[heady urchin]

Not applying mit and my parents would pick UC Berkeley over Duke

I honestly would too

[heady urchin]

Yeah

[jade estuary]

ah

[heady urchin]

Yeah but I’m also interested in policy so I appreciate their open curriculum

[heady urchin]

As much as I love Duke I don’t think I could live in nc

[jade estuary]

oooh makes sense

nyways i have to go study but good luck for apps! manifesting stanford for you <3

[heady urchin]

Thanks! Manifesting for all your earlies too!

[jade estuary]

tytyty

[vocal umbra]

yea but realistically it shouldnt make a difference bcuz they're "need blind"

but i feel like they truly arent

[minor mango]

isnt duke one of the least economically diverse universities in the us

[scenic zephyr]

🤑

[vocal umbra]

yea i mean the median income is 200k i think i said this alr

but they tend to skew wealthy

[minor mango]

need based who?

[ivory flame]

ahhhhhhh so nervous 😭

[minor mango]

inb4 they push ED announcement back

[mystic sentinel]

why is this channel

actually so active though

im gasping

[vocal umbra]

cuz we all nervous asf

and having other people be nervous with u

is just nice

[mystic sentinel]

awe

(thats cute)

i forgot to say tha

[vocal umbra]

i know what awe means lmao

[warm ore]

nah im international tho

[vocal umbra]

oh yea

theyre need aware for intl

[minor mango]

dawg u gotta lend some luck to the rest of us

[minor mango]

bcs duke's on top

yknow what i won't even be too salty if i get rejected

the people here r chill af

(in my acceptance stage of grief)

[mystic sentinel]

you have all the luck on me

[mystic sentinel]

denial

is the first step

jk

its ok

yall do fine

i swear

[minor mango]

denial: there's no way i got rejected. duke will definitely send a correction email saying that i got accepted full ride into their honors college and i only need to take one year of undergrad before immediately being selected to join their graduate students because i'm such a good student
anger: duke fucking sucks anyways. who the fuck names a school duke. who makes their mascot inspired by french people. i'll just go to UNC instead
bargaining: maybe if i win the lottery i can donate a building. and then duke will let me in.
depression: it's dukeover
acceptance: insert smth like this was a very good learning experience about coping with failures and successes. i will no longer let myself be defined purely by my academic achievements. i had a great opportunity to meet a lot of fun people and the time i spent here was fulfilling. i will make peace with my rejection and move on

[mystic sentinel]

this has to be

the most funniest

shit i ever seen

“dukeover”

LMAOO

THE UNC PART

IS SO UNREAL

[slim cave]

I had a dream where I got idoc request from duke

im going insane

[compact tide]

Couldn’t even dream of an acceptance 😭

This is stressful

[stoic sierra]

I applied RD and got my portal login + the checklist. I randomly logged in again and was greeted with this message. Is it just me?

[vocal umbra]

I saw someone else on Reddit got that too

Is that like a bug or smtg

[rocky granite]

let me check

i have received the same thing

tragic

[vocal umbra]

Can u send a full ss

Just wanna see if I’m checking the right place

[rocky granite]

like immediately upon opening the portal

like when you sign in with your email and pass

its replaced with that

theres like- no portal its just that

[vocal umbra]

So you can’t see this?

[rocky granite]

i cant

[vocal umbra]

R u rd or ed

[rocky granite]

wait its back

😕

weird

i logged back in

and boom there it is

rd

[vocal umbra]

Yea idk

Prolly a bug

[fresh night]

hey the discord logo is in duke font

server logo*

[minor mango]

it's got duke's color too

duke on top

[heady urchin]

It’s Wellesley

Cause their Ed came out

[minor mango]

yeah but it can be duke if you get delulu enough

[heady urchin]

lol let’s let Wellesley have their day

[stoic sierra]

I emailed them abt it and they said they restored it at exactly the moment you sent this msg

So I think it was a glitch with all RD

[rocky granite]

tysm 😭

[scenic zephyr]

What u doin in here princetoner

[rocky granite]

princeton is just my top choice 😭

[scenic zephyr]

Just got my unlikely letter!

[jade estuary]

lol what

[brazen tree]

what

LOL

is this real

[vapid urchin]

Wdym

[heady urchin]

they're prob joking

[swift needle]

"hey flop,
we took a look at your application and were delighted to see your horrific stats! so then we took a look at your essays and they were even worse! we just wanted to let you know that we were pleasantly surprised at the amount of negative effort you invested into your application and hope it doesn't happen again :) see you on december 15 bitch!
sincerely,
duke"

(/j ofc)

[minor mango]

[swift needle]

i think we will all end up as dookies tbh

[ivory flame]

GUYSSS i’m so nervous omg but we got this

[swift needle]

eggzactly

[scenic zephyr]

No 😭

Might as well be tho

[minor mango]

dookies

[vocal umbra]

yea i got it too

[minor mango]

^ third

[radiant scroll]

@thick fractal

[thick fractal]

ok bostonian

why duke? more like when duke amirite

[thick fractal]

can't wait to get accepted to duke to bag some dukes and duchesses

[past pelican]

when does duke come out?

[slim cave]

I wish we knew bro

[past pelican]

i didnt ED, but i figured it would have come out for those who did.

[minor mango]

nope, duke’s being vague as fuck

[past pelican]

same w stanford 😞

[minor mango]

someone please come over and put me into a coma until next sunday

i can’t stand the wait

[past pelican]

the letter is all i can think about

[slim cave]

“We regret to inform you …”

[compact tide]

Nah we’re getting that “congratulations”

100%

[minor mango]

i’m not a violent person but y’all will get the honor of seeing me punch a hole through my laptop screen

[thick fractal]

srsly tho

it's just annoying

just tell me when the guillotine is being let loose

[vocal umbra]

Fr

I’m done waiting

This is a sign

[quartz adder]

no bad energy 🧘‍♂️

[brazen tree]

💀

i am in great danger of this

[minor mango]

duke’s out here playing russian roulette with thursday friday saturday and sunday

[minor mango]

STOP

[vocal umbra]

I stg if we don’t get an email tmrw

[minor mango]

i’ve been obsessively cycling between my gmail, discord, and reddit apps to see if anyone’s posted an update abt duke

[vocal umbra]

On the bright side

[minor mango]

so true

gave considerable thought
nah i picked in like august lmao

imma be fr i didn’t even know duke existed until like junior yr when my friend randomly mentioned their basketball

[vocal umbra]

I didn’t do that much research but i toured so ig that’s good enough

[pallid shale]

this rejection is really gonna crush me

like idk how i'll be in a good enough mood to work on rd essays

[minor mango]

nah same, i’m working on ED 2 and RD cuz ik i’ll be dead after this week

winter break is gonna be hell

i’ve gotten way too attached to this school, i need one of those “make me hate duke” threads

[mystic sentinel]

concept poster for questbridge

[mystic sentinel]

its named duke, why wouldnt u hate it

🥱

[minor mango]

why is it that QB scholars make posters?

is it like a tradition or smth

[minor mango]

so true

[vocal umbra]

Thanks for this I’ll take it into consideration

[mystic sentinel]

tradition and they want us to send a photo

or make a poster

so they “might “ share it and post it

[mystic sentinel]

🤨

[vocal umbra]

lol

Idk I’m just bored

[minor mango]

so that’s how ur gonna pay back the scholarship huh

anyways congrats, hope you get chosen so you get flex rights

[scenic zephyr]

Yall when the fuck is this email coming out

[vocal umbra]

Tmrw probably

Hopefully

[minor mango]

it better be tomorrow or else i’m driving down to durham and asking in person

[quartz adder]

oopp

it gonna be tmrw at 12 pm 🙏 im from the future

[minor mango]

you better be right or else i’m driving down and asking you in person

[brazen tree]

[swift needle]

Hey i mean.. demonstrated interest

[minor mango]

so true

[past pelican]

just call

[brazen tree]

walk directly into their admissions office and make a scene

[vocal umbra]

guaranteed acceptance

[brazen tree]

true

[vocal umbra]

max points on demonstrated interest

[brazen tree]

forbidden 105% acceptance rate stratagem

[minor mango]

i once tried calling at like 10 am and then 3 pm and it didn’t go through

[scenic zephyr]

About what

[minor mango]

if tomorrow was tuesday then i’d have no first period so i could call at like 8:30

[minor mango]

called admissions office

i fucked up on the common app

ended up sending an email

[ivory flame]

FDSJLFDSFJLDS

[minor mango]

also i think i was asking abt smth about admissions like the first quarter transcript

it went through when i called at 8:30 cuz i guess everyone’s at school

[ivory flame]

i hope they see my first quarter transcript and see wat my professors wrote for each one

[minor mango]

your profs wrote for your transcript??

[ivory flame]

Ye I attend an early college so my counselor can't access my grades due to some laws

BROOOo i keep looking at reddit, discord and instagram just waiting for updates lmao

[pallid shale]

i'm about to break into the admissions office and pull up my file

[minor mango]

damn

interesting

[minor mango]

nah fr i’ve been rotating reddit discord gmail and ig tryna see if duke’s dropping any hints

https://tenor.com/view/let-me-in-gif-13767303

[pallid shale]

i've also been stalking the portal for any updates

[minor mango]

i’m more anxious for the fucking announcement than i am for the actual letter wtf

[minor mango]

they leak it early

[pallid shale]

they might post the release time on there idk

[ivory flame]

most likely three days before cause thats what they seem to do for the other years

[pallid shale]

then the email should hopefully be tomorrow

[ivory flame]

Someone on reddit said friday but im hoping thursday😩

[minor mango]

pls no friday

[vocal umbra]

im hoping for tmrw

but obv thats not happening

so thurs

hopefully

[mystic sentinel]

i also been checking into th eduke portal

i need my package

for finacial aid

[warm ore]

PLEASE JUST GIVE ME MY DECISION

ive actually gone insane

[vocal umbra]

much better reason to check the portal

[mystic sentinel]

Dear RAY-Z

I hope this letter finds you well. On behalf of Duke University, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your interest in our institution and for submitting a comprehensive application for admission.

After careful consideration of your application, it is with regret that we must inform you that the admissions committee has placed your application on our waitlist. We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we want to assure you that the decision-making process was thorough and competitive.

Being on the waitlist means that your application is still under consideration, and we recognize your continued interest in Duke University. We understand that this may be a challenging time for you, and we want to assure you that we take the waitlist seriously. As we move forward in the admissions process, we will reevaluate our class composition, and we may extend offers of admission to waitlisted candidates as spaces become available.

In the meantime, we encourage you to provide us with any updates to your application, such as additional academic achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, or new information that you believe would strengthen your candidacy. Additionally, if Duke University remains your top choice, please let us know of your continued interest in being considered for admission.

We understand that you may have questions or concerns, and we are here to assist you throughout this process. Please feel free to contact our admissions office at [Admissions Office Phone Number] or [Admissions Office Email Address] if you have any inquiries or if there is anything specific you would like to discuss.

Once again, we appreciate your interest in Duke University, and we thank you for considering us as part of your academic journey. We wish you the very best in your academic and personal endeavors.

Sincerely,

Your Mom.

[warm ore]

oh.

ill take it

[mystic sentinel]

Dear RAY-Z,

I hope this letter finds you well. On behalf of Duke University, I am delighted to inform you that there has been a positive development in our admissions process, and I am pleased to offer you a place in the entering class for the upcoming academic year.

Your application stood out among a highly competitive pool of candidates, and the admissions committee was impressed by your academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, and the unique perspective you would bring to our community. We believe that your contributions will greatly enrich the diverse and dynamic environment at Duke University.

We understand that the waitlist period may have been a challenging time for you, and we appreciate your patience and continued interest in Duke. As we carefully reconsidered our class composition, we recognized the exceptional qualities that you would bring to our university, and we are excited to extend this offer of admission to you.

To confirm your acceptance of this offer, please follow the instructions provided in the enclosed acceptance package. The package contains important information, including details about enrollment procedures, deadlines, and any additional materials required.

We believe that Duke University will provide an outstanding academic and social experience for you, and we look forward to welcoming you to our community. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our admissions office.

Congratulations once again on this significant achievement, and we eagerly anticipate your presence on our campus.

Welcome to Duke University!

Sincerely,
Dean of Admission, Ur Mom

[brazen tree]

is this the actual letter

im ngl

"Additionally, if Duke University remains your top choice, please let us know of your continued interest in being considered for admission."

i don't think i would see this

my dumbass fucking bastard eyes would have too many tears to read past the first sentence

further damning the process

[warm ore]

lesgo

can i be roomates with cooper flagg

[vocal umbra]

its random

so its technically possible?

not sure if athletes have diff tho

[warm ore]

wait wtf its random

[mystic sentinel]

no

i chat gpted it

[warm ore]

so i can get someone like hella different than me

[brazen tree]

LOL

[vocal umbra]

yea u just fillout like a questionnaire

[warm ore]

oh ok thats fine

[vocal umbra]

so not completely random

but u cant choose like a specific person

i believe

correct me if im wrong

https://bluebook.duke.edu/first-year-students/living/housing/roommates/

[quartz adder]

are the dorms co ed in college? idk how dorms work tbh 😭

[brazen tree]

LMAO

i write that as the preface to my emails

it's so fucking scripted and insincere and everyone knows it

i mean i hope it doesn't find them in the hospital but like

i don't particularly fucking care if their nose is running

just reply to the goddamn email

!

[slim cave]

same, I was thinking that I should care about it once I actually get into duke lol

[brazen tree]

stub ur toe on a door! step on a lego! idc! type the reply and click the button!

[brazen tree]

tbh this is the way i feel

💀

i wonder about things that'll happen in college

and then i realize i'm putting the cart in front of the horse

so

best not to imagine a bright future that might not come to pass

[slim cave]

are you already writing your rd apps?😭

[brazen tree]

yeah

[slim cave]

I might seriously do that too

[brazen tree]

i mean i'm writing them really badly

i know i'm not going to get in ED

[slim cave]

SAME

[brazen tree]

but i'm still tired as fuck of this

[slim cave]

My essays are shit fr

[brazen tree]

i have a tutor that i meet every saturday and he's lowkey overworked meeting with 2 other ppl at the same time

but like

[slim cave]

Can’t focus on myself there

[brazen tree]

i just told that mf "i'll see you next saturday"

and he just gave me the most knowing smile

it's like he knows

and i know

i'm about to see him next saturday.

because i'll still have essays to write.

[scenic zephyr]

I think your roommate is the same sex but that the actual dorm buildings are mixed. Maybe by floor? Maybe I should know this

[slim cave]

aren’t duke has religious affiliation? maybe there are fully women/men dorms too

ik that they’re not THAT religiously affiliated but still

[mystic sentinel]

i doubt a school called blue devil is relgiously affilated

[proven axle]

omg good point

[vocal umbra]

it used to be

[minor mango]

i’m 99% sure they aren’t

not sure about floors/rooms/buildings but when i was in my college vlog phase, every person i watched had a roommate of the same gender

[minor mango]

granted, the blue devil comes from france and not the actual devil

mfw calling french people the devil

ED date when

[vocal umbra]

if i wake up tmrw and the date isnt here ima be mad

[scenic zephyr]

🙏

Gotta know how much time to put into these finals

[vocal umbra]

Wdym

[mellow forum]

have they sent out likely letters and should i cry because i dont have one

[slim cave]

what kind of likely letters are there for ed 😭 I swear I heard it just recently

wasn’t it only for rd applicants??

[scenic zephyr]

If i get im settling for a B

[mystic sentinel]

only for rf

rd

and i dont thimk duke does them

[mellow forum]

yeah thats what i used to think

[mellow forum]

same people are apparently getting ed likely shit

any suspicions for decision date?

[slim cave]

wasn’t it only one post from Reddit without any verification?

Like they said that they can’t post the pic (but we’re about to do that) since they started getting so many questions, but wouldn’t it be better to just post it so you won’t get questions lol

[mellow forum]

someone i know got one from dartmouth
havent read it myself but i do think they got some sort of mail

[slim cave]

where’s the logic

[mellow forum]

yeah that one seems to be a fake

[slim cave]

I mean duke isn’t known for sending likely letters for ed applicants as many other institutions. What kind of email your friend got from dartmouth? maybe it was just about stats or like “thank you for applying and choosing us as your dream school”

[mellow forum]

no no it wasnt a mailing list thing afaik
she told me they asked her for more documents and said something like we're in the process of finalising our top candidates

[slim cave]

the better for us to just not care about this kind of trolls. I’m pretty sure no one here got anything from duke, like we’ve been waiting for date confirmation some days now, we’d be glad to get anything from them atp 😭

hopefully we’ll get it tomorrow

[mellow forum]

oh ikr
cant believe we still have no date

what bugs me is theyve probably decided on me and a whole lotta people

longest week of my life fr

[slim cave]

Some ppl think that when schools requests idoc it might be sign that they’re very interested in you but idk, I don’t think that we should put our hopes on this little things. I’m too delusional for this.

[slim cave]

YES! I’m low income intl so I hope to get into any college atp lmaoo

[mellow forum]

im intl as well, not fin aid but 80K a year isnt easy either

i cant bring myself to focus on RDs cause at the back of my mind its still Duke Duke Duke

[scenic zephyr]

im like 90% sure duke doesnt do that for any ed apps

[mellow forum]

cool cool so not having heard anything since the portal details is normal right?

[scenic zephyr]

yeah ur a blue devil

[slim cave]

the way how duke divides international students who applied for fin aid and didn’t seems very interesting, I wonder how many they’ll accept

[mellow forum]

[slim cave]

SAME. They said that they’re planning to release decisions on Thursday, but they’ll possibly change the date so they prob changed it already 😭

[mellow forum]

im not up on that, is there a significant difference?

[slim cave]

I still hope for 14th dec

[scenic zephyr]

im literally an auto reject but im doing the same

[mellow forum]

thats what it was last year right

[mellow forum]

delusional hope unites all of us over here

[slim cave]

yes! They said that’s also possible date for this year when counselors had meeting

[scenic zephyr]

only time ive ever prayed in my life 😭

[mellow forum]

IKR

[scenic zephyr]

not even religious but figured it couldnt hurt

[slim cave]

they just don’t compare international students who requests aid with someone who don’t

[scenic zephyr]

pascals wager type shit

[mellow forum]

been an atheist all my life but if it helps it helps

[mellow forum]

EXACTLY

[slim cave]

what’s up with your essays? I’m having troubles with them

[scenic zephyr]

i promised id go to at least 1 sermon

[scenic zephyr]

which ones

[mellow forum]

so requesting aid doesnt play a part in admission? im confused

[scenic zephyr]

it plays a massive part for internationals

not for americans

[mellow forum]

ah yeah

[scenic zephyr]

being an international needing aid is hell

[mellow forum]

ill deliver my own if it gets me in honestly

[scenic zephyr]

😭

[mellow forum]

yeah got kinda lucky there that my parents are willing to take it on

[scenic zephyr]

are you international?

[mellow forum]

yeah

[scenic zephyr]

where from

[mellow forum]

india

[scenic zephyr]

yeah thats a big boost for you

you apply to any indian schools?

[mellow forum]

nope

[scenic zephyr]

damn

[mellow forum]

its the american dream for me

even if i end up going to some community college

[scenic zephyr]

foothill

[mellow forum]

ill take it

[swift needle]

good luck on applications i believe in u

[mellow forum]

whats your major

[mellow forum]

ty internet stranger

[swift needle]

lol ofc!

[mellow forum]

i believe in you too

[swift needle]

thank u.. im hoping it all goes well

[mellow forum]

leets turn this megathread into #✨-celebration-station

[swift needle]

thats what u love to see

duke co'28 manifest...

[mellow forum]

where all have yall applied EA and stuff

[scenic zephyr]

usc, oregon, and indiana

then texas, washington, and the UCs rd

[mellow forum]

nice!

major?

[scenic zephyr]

mostly econ. couple places history lol

[mellow forum]

oh thats cool i love history

even though i dont have it as a subject

[scenic zephyr]

you guys dont learn history?

[mellow forum]

im in the IB

had history till my sophomore year cause i was in CBSE (Indian government education board)

[slim cave]

for rd

[mellow forum]

you get to pick 6 subjects in the IB

[scenic zephyr]

cause of the actual essays or cause of duke

[mellow forum]

have to have two languages one science one social subject one math, and the other depends on your prospective major and stuff

[scenic zephyr]

whats ur social subject if not history

[mellow forum]

business management

[scenic zephyr]

oh cool are you a business major then

[mellow forum]

CS

indian tech kid i know

but yeah

[scenic zephyr]

damn cs admissions are fucking brutal

good luck

[mellow forum]

i know

[scenic zephyr]

is america the only country ur applying to

[mellow forum]

dukes still better compared to most outright cs schools afaik

yeah

[scenic zephyr]

yeah theyre pretty good at everything

[scenic zephyr]

commitment

[mellow forum]

or setting myself up to fail spectacularly

guess we'll find out

ive only applied Duke, GT, UIUC and Purdue till now

and the UCs

[scenic zephyr]

which ucs

[mellow forum]

berk, la, sd

[scenic zephyr]

aw no sb?

[mellow forum]

like ive only applied to hard schools im gonna get rejected everywhere

[mellow forum]

nah didnt seem worth it

id much rather go to like UIUC or something
but even thats mad hard for CS

you applying test blind?

[scenic zephyr]

yeah i get that

any backup schools in mind for you?

[scenic zephyr]

no i sent my sat

[mellow forum]

yeah my counsellors told me a few, case western, rose hulman, rensselear, wpi

[scenic zephyr]

my sat like the best part of my app and it aint even good at duke 😭

[mellow forum]

but im not trynna think of those until decision day

[scenic zephyr]

case western is nice

[mellow forum]

honestly love my sat as well which is why i cant do caltech and cornell and stuff

[mellow forum]

what is it
if you dont mind sharing ofc

[mellow forum]

mhm ive heard
ill prob do fin aid there cause should be much easier

[scenic zephyr]

1520

[mellow forum]

damn wdym thats good at duke

raw or ss?

[scenic zephyr]

screw caltech anyway

[scenic zephyr]

raw

ss is the same tho lmao

[mellow forum]

i agree sm

[mellow forum]

haha i have the same problem

[scenic zephyr]

way too small

[mellow forum]

uhuh tiny

[scenic zephyr]

you ever been to america?

[mellow forum]

mhm

once

[scenic zephyr]

whered you go

[mellow forum]

orlando, nyc, boston and niagra

so up the east coast basically

[scenic zephyr]

damn long trip

ive only been to one of those 😭

[mellow forum]

youre west coast?

foothills in cali right

[scenic zephyr]

yeah

bay area

[mellow forum]

dang nice

warriors fan?

[scenic zephyr]

yessir

[mellow forum]

LESGO

so am i

[scenic zephyr]

all bay area sports

good decision

i went to the niners game today actually

[mellow forum]

oh wow

good win

[scenic zephyr]

#1 seed

you follow the giants at all?

[mellow forum]

nfl?

[scenic zephyr]

baseball

[mellow forum]

or is there some other bay area team called giants

nah dont watch baseball

[scenic zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/san-francisco-giants-jd-davis-giants-sf-giants-home-run-giants-gif-12890141993817814529

[mellow forum]

football (american and european) and basketball for me

[scenic zephyr]

i definitely like basketball and football more than baseball but theres such a long stretch with nothing but baseball it sorta forces you to get into it

unless you follow soccer i guess

[mellow forum]

yeah that goes round the year too

[mellow forum]

i get that

off seasons suck

[scenic zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/casey-schmitt-sfgiantskate-sfgiants-casey-schmitt-gif-7733296453744139178

i met this guy today

[mellow forum]

but hey you get to be mad over some dumbass gms decisiosn right

[scenic zephyr]

fr we in the prime of sports rn

[mellow forum]

dunno who he is lmao but awesome

seems like a cool dude

[scenic zephyr]

😂

[mellow forum]

good thing about being intl is i get to pick whatever city teams i wanna support

[scenic zephyr]

what nfl team

[mellow forum]

bucs

[scenic zephyr]

damn wtf whyd u do that to urself

[mellow forum]

the pirate theme seemed cool to 13 year old me

[mellow forum]

eh well too far in now

the brady years were the happiest ive been in a long time

[mellow forum]

first nfl game i saw was bucs
firing the cannons at ray jay was just so cool to me lmao

[scenic zephyr]

yeah you got a superbowl so it wont suck as much that u guys are gonna stink for a while

although ur tied for the division rn so

nfc south is wack

[mellow forum]

benefits of nfc south

panthers are dogshit

we beat the falcons

[scenic zephyr]

no first rounder either 😭

[mellow forum]

saints i hate the most but theyre the problem too

[scenic zephyr]

i liked when they had brees

sorta indifferent now

[mellow forum]

ugh i just realised the panthers will be my home team if i get into duke

[mellow forum]

yeah the era's over

brady brees big ben

even rodgers kinda gone

[scenic zephyr]

nah u aint ready for the comeback

[mellow forum]

who is

i dont think he himself is lmfao

[scenic zephyr]

aight i gotta go to bed but gl with duke

[mellow forum]

bet night gl to you too

hope to wake up to a decision date

[scenic zephyr]

🙏

[slim cave]

I’ll be the first who will send email here dw guys

sleep

[mellow forum]

wihs i could im in school rn

[mellow forum]

but ty

[slim cave]

bro checks for duke updates even at school

truest way of demonstrating interest

[mellow forum]

if only they saw

[warm ore]

NINERS ON TOP

PURDY MY SYSTEM QB😍

[warm fjord]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727850377403170819/1183777798855331991/caption.gif?ex=658991fc&is=65771cfc&hm=9edb8570e6a04c098d809b925041ca7007f2c07863494650ed4aa1ba2e8f8881&

[slim cave]

awww hiii🩷🩷

us rn

[compact tide]

I don’t think Duke cares about us 😭

[slim cave]

If we’re not getting email tomorrow..🙄🫡

[vocal umbra]

There’s still no email

wtf

[past pelican]

what time are the emails supposed to come out?

like in the day?

[quartz adder]

it can still come out later today

[past pelican]

like 12 tho or what?

[minor mango]

we dunno

they close at 4 30 though

so it better be in by then

[past pelican]

what if its tmr?

ik sometimes they come out on the tuesday

[ivory flame]

their office is from 8:30-4:30 so we’ll see😭

[minor mango]

2 days seems slim so i’d be concerned since that means they pushed the date back

[ivory flame]

unless it’s an automated email😭

[minor mango]

if it was automated it should’ve been sent out at 12 am

[ivory flame]

or 12 pm