in a bad way
#Duke University (2023-2024)
swift needle
brazen tree
show food
swift needle
real
heady urchin
Me too!!
brazen tree
im going to fly tyhe fuck over to durham if none of u show food
storm the dining halls
CONSUME
and find nirvana.
swift needle
they have a nice cafe in the engineering quad too (cant rmr the name of the quad but)
rlly pretty campus
ivory flame
they have a nice cafe in the engineering quad too (cant rmr the name of the quad...
Omg i’ve been to that cafe😭 it was so pretty
heady urchin
Duke is nice but idt my parents would let me go
minor mango
huh why
swift needle
is it too far?
brazen tree
💀
heady urchin
Lots of factors but mostly I’m in state for ucs so duke is more expensive + distance + North Carolina
minor mango
Lots of factors but mostly I’m in state for ucs so duke is more expensive + dist...
oh shit bro's a californian
that's fair though
heady urchin
oh shit bro's a californian
I am
minor mango
cali's already got good schools
brazen tree
yeah i'm not going to lie there would be no reason for me to go to duke over uiuc if i were doing engineering
it's cheaper and uiuc engineering is still cracked asf
minor mango
you could not pay me to live in california
heady urchin
cali's already got good schools
Yeah + it’s such a huge difference too
brazen tree
so my parents would send my ass to uiuc
heady urchin
you could not pay me to live in california
You’re missing out 🤷♀️
brazen tree
EXCEPT FOR THE FOOD. AND THE PEOPLE.
brazen tree
ye uiuc is one of the truly most state schools of all time
minor mango
You’re missing out 🤷♀️
on the crack and homelessness
minor mango
It is in a cornfield though
isn't unc near a sunflower field
heady urchin
on the crack and homelessness
Not necessarily lol not every area has those issues
minor mango
fair but cali's just notorious af for it
heady urchin
isn't unc near a sunflower field
Perhaps I’ve never been
ivory flame
unc and duke are like ten mins away from each other
heady urchin
fair but cali's just notorious af for it
The south is notorious for a lot too
That doesn’t mean it’s all true
minor mango
unc and duke are like ten mins away from each other<:smile:1140653815226437672>
two houses, alike in dignity...
winged snow
unc and duke are like ten mins away from each other<:smile:1140653815226437672>
30 actually
ivory flame
i just got ratioed 
heady urchin
We don’t have a huge crack problem here at least we have other issues though
minor mango
but i dunno why you'd be chilling at UNC 🤨
swift needle
california girls we're unforgettable (i am not a california girl)
swift needle
unc and duke are like ten mins away from each other<:smile:1140653815226437672>
and nc state completes the trifecta :)
brazen tree
FINE FRESH FIERCE WE GOT IT ON LOCK
minor mango
i'm not any kind of california
minor mango
FINE FRESH FIERCE WE GOT IT ON LOCK
west coast represent now put your hands up ❗
swift needle
FINE FRESH FIERCE WE GOT IT ON LOCK
WOAH OH OH OH OH OH
minor mango
brazen tree
this song plays at least once a day in my head
no bullshit
it's like randomly at 3 am
minor mango
maybe you should go to the UCs
brazen tree
i'll be studying the proof of the extreme value theorem or smth
and this bastard song will just pull up
💀
minor mango
NAH EXTREME VALUE THEOREM
minor mango
giving me vietnam flashbacks to bc calc
mellow forum
so there's around a 100
minor mango
speaking of which i have a multivar calc test tomorrow wtf am i gonna do
mellow forum
which means maybe 10 of us get in?
minor mango
which means maybe 10 of us get in?
if we're lucky
OH JESUS 10 PEOPLE
that's
that's not a lot wtf
10% sounds alright until 10
minor mango
i'd say maybe like 1/5th at most are RD
ivory flame
speaking of which i have a multivar calc test tomorrow wtf am i gonna do <:melti...
U GOT IT U WILL GET A HUNDRED 
minor mango
I NEED AN 100
mellow forum
percentages mess with my head
swift needle
which means maybe 10 of us get in?
not gonna be me then 😭
minor mango
atp i wish duke would just reject my ass
the suspense is killing me
!dukeed
oh god the command doesn't even work for me
mellow forum
i'd say maybe like 1/5th at *most* are RD
okay then 80 people for ED
so 8 are getting in
THAT FEELS WORSE
quartz adder
nah nah all of us are going to get in ED in this thread a2c is crackeddd
mellow forum
THAT FEELS WORSE WTF
EXACTLY
ivory flame
people are always talking but… what happens when the talk isn’t cheap and it is what it is🥰
quartz adder
it definitely is
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
minor mango
lord and jesus christ i am not ready
mellow forum
time needs to go down faster
minor mango
brb the agnosticism is leaving my body
minor mango
time needs to go down faster
nah fr this past month sped by and now this is the longest week of my life
swift needle
rd gang rise up
mellow forum
GOD IF YOURE THERE GET ME IN AND ILL BE YOUR BIGGEST ZEALOT
ivory flame
are any of yall gonna film ur reactions
mellow forum
nah fr this past month sped by and now this is the longest week of my life <:mel...
IKR
minor mango
at this point i'm gonna start praying to the mf devil if it means i'll get into duke
mellow forum
but i dont think ill be able to on thurs
its coming out 5:30 AM my time
vocal umbra
nah fr this past month sped by and now this is the longest week of my life <:mel...
yea it came by so fast but the past week has been bad for some reason
quartz adder
are any of yall gonna film ur reactions<:smile:1140653815226437672>
probss for funsies
mellow forum
i usually wake up at 5:50 to go to the gym
now im not sure whether to stay up all night
minor mango
yea it came by so fast but the past week has been bad for some reason
and not only that but my winter break starts next week so all my teachers crammed our tests into this week wtf
minor mango
i usually wake up at 5:50 to go to the gym
now im not sure whether to stay up a...
go to sleep early > open your letter at gym > either get fueled by the rage or fueled by the high
pallid shale
i had good luck in november so i'm probably running out
mellow forum
at this point i'm gonna start praying to the mf devil if it means i'll get into ...
satanism 
minor mango
the red devil's cousin: the blue devil frenchman
mellow forum
go to sleep early > open your letter at gym > either get fueled by the rage or f...
sounds like a plan
vocal umbra
and not only that but my winter break starts next week so all my teachers cramme...
oh mine starts next next week but i still have hella test
mellow forum
i had good luck in november so i'm probably running out
realest A2C user
vocal umbra
go to sleep early > open your letter at gym > either get fueled by the rage or f...
yea im gonna get straight to the gym right after i open my thing
minor mango
i had good luck in november so i'm probably running out
this has fr been the worst months of my life so i need a miracle right now
in my "please give meaning to my suffering" era of religion
mellow forum
if i get in ill deadlift like 20 kilos more than i usually do
pallid shale
i'm counting dec 1 as november but i got gates semifinalist and it was going great
vocal umbra
i think everyone in this thread has officially gone insane
swift needle
at this point i'm gonna start praying to the mf devil if it means i'll get into ...
the blue devil
pallid shale
and then i get a 79 on my ap bio test 💀
minor mango
yea im gonna get straight to the gym right after i open my thing
have you seen the reddit posts of people going "i'll run one mile for every single acceptance comment below"
minor mango
i think everyone in this thread has officially gone insane
more insane than usual
vocal umbra
myself included
minor mango
and then i get a 79 on my ap bio test 💀
highest ap bio grade ever:
minor mango
are any of yall gonna film ur reactions<:smile:1140653815226437672>
probably
swift needle
more insane than usual
delulu is the solulu
minor mango
SOLULU
pallid shale
i got 100 on the last two w/ only a minor curve
swift needle
guys hear me out: if we dont get in we just make our own university
dookie unviersity
minor mango
SO TRUE
pallid shale
but the entire class did so bad that we did corrections instead of a curve this time
pallid shale
guys hear me out: if we dont get in we just make our own university
a2c university
minor mango
our mascot should be the yellow devil
minor mango
a2c university
dawg that class would be sweatier than any ivy league
pallid shale
fr
swift needle
a2c would be a marketing turnoff
mellow forum
dookie unviersity
im down
swift needle
we have to be "the duke of the south"
minor mango
TRUE
swift needle
RA RA RA
pallid shale
in dookie, south carolina (real place) (real)
mellow forum
good at football, the yellow angels
swift needle
and then shit at basketball
brazen tree
i ahte to be a bastard
i think this thread is def cracked
but also like
most ppl who are EDing to duke are probably at a caliber where they can reasonably believe that they can get in
minor mango
the real cracked people are probably not spending their time being delulu on discord
minor mango
brazen tree
a lot of top unis are like
if ur EDing there
sure there will b some ppl who r insta weeded out
minor mango
it's ok you don't need to be the most cracked, just up there
mellow forum
the real cracked people are probably not spending their time being delulu on dis...
true
mellow forum
it's ok you don't need to be the most cracked, just up there
8/80
brazen tree
but most ppl EDing will know they're good enough to get in
minor mango
but most ppl EDing will *know* they're good enough to get in
i hate that so bad cuz why didn't i pick a quirky sport like sailing
swift needle
most ppl who are EDing to duke are probably at a caliber where they can reasonab...
i was on the verge of eding but i really like the other colleges im applying to as well so i dont wanna bar myself
also scared of the finaid or lack of lol
minor mango
why didn't genetics turn me into the next usain bolt
mellow forum
i hate that so bad cuz why didn't i pick a quirky sport like sailing
i actually do have a quirky sport
brazen tree
i hate that so bad cuz why didn't i pick a quirky sport like sailing
i used to sail and i picked fucking swimming
mellow forum
but almost all colleges shut down their teams in the last 3 years
brazen tree
now i'm an asian male math major who plays piano and swims
minor mango
i used to sail and i picked fucking swimming
bro fumbled the bag so hard
brazen tree
swift needle
sailing is crazy 😭
minor mango
now i'm an asian male math major who plays piano and swims
holy shit never heard of that one before
at least you aint a CS major lmao
swift needle
its ok like if u like it dont worry abt being a "factory product"
mellow forum
at least you aint a CS major lmao
ahem
minor mango
are you an asian male CS major
mellow forum
DONT MAKE ME FEEL WORSE
brazen tree
gg
swift needle
cs major moment...
minor mango
but almost all colleges shut down their teams in the last 3 years
competitive coughing?
brazen tree
it's joever
minor mango
DONT MAKE ME FEEL WORSE
NAH AINNOWAY
ivory flame
CS⁉️⁉️
brazen tree
true
minor mango
brazen tree
u might be that guy fr
mellow forum
competitive coughing?
shooting
minor mango
OH LMAO
brazen tree
w h a t
swift needle
asian (vine boom) male (vine boom) cs (vine boom)
mellow forum
I MENA SOME ASIAN MALE CS MAJORS HAVE TO GET IN RIGHT?
brazen tree
💀
mellow forum
well good thing you quit it cuz uhhhh
oh i havent quit-
brazen tree
ivory flame
anyone doing neuroscience here
brazen tree
oh.
minor mango
oh i havent quit-
HELL NAH
brazen tree
he's still doing it.
minor mango
brazen tree
minor mango
bro's about to do the next UNC
mellow forum
tO BE FAIr
fresh night
doesn't duke not admit by major anyways?
minor mango
aren't you not in the US??
mellow forum
yeah India
minor mango
i shoot paper targets
i sure fucking hope so cuz what else are you gonna shoot at
mellow forum
you'd fit right in at the US
lets hope they think so over at dookie
NCAA did have a collegiate rifle championship
with like 50 teams
now there's 10
mellow forum
minor mango
fr tho sharpshooting/gun shit/whatever it's called is honestly a pretty cool sport, pretty disappointed that a few mfs had to go and ruin it for every college kid ever
mellow forum
but now what shouldve been a big part of my app cause im actually decent and national level
is just one spot on my activity list
swift needle
fr tho sharpshooting/gun shit/whatever it's called is honestly a pretty cool spo...
yeah true
mellow forum
fr tho sharpshooting/gun shit/whatever it's called is honestly a pretty cool spo...
yeah i mean if you stay safe with weapons theyre not bad
minor mango
but now what shouldve been a big part of my app cause im actually decent and nat...
"i'm a really good shot so if there is, by chance, an active shooter, i'm the guy to call"
boom automatic admit
mellow forum
and it honestly clears your mind a lot
mellow forum
"i'm a really good shot so if there is, by chance, an active shooter, i'm the gu...
that actually works out
have my own licensed rifles as well
vocal umbra
how is this thread so active lol
minor mango
sheesh
mellow forum
probably wont be allowed to bring them over though
minor mango
how is this thread so active lol
cuz dookies stay on top
mellow forum
how is this thread so active lol
delusion and caffeine
mellow forum
u shoot guns for a sport?
yeah
mellow forum
kinda like archery?
guess you could say that though most shooters would be pissed off lmao
pallid shale
most ppl who are EDing to duke are probably at a caliber where they can reasonab...
me:
mellow forum
i could tell you a bit about it if youre interested
mellow forum
what kinda guns
i shoot rifle
vocal umbra
what rifles
mellow forum
there's pistol and shotgun shooting as well
vocal umbra
Do you own some
mellow forum
yes actually
vocal umbra
r u 18
mellow forum
17
vocal umbra
so ur parents do?
vocal umbra
oh you're intl?
mellow forum
so assault weapons you can never buy
mellow forum
oh you're intl?
yep
vocal umbra
India?
vocal umbra
that cool ive barely seen people with guns in India
minor mango
^
mellow forum
i thought it'd be 16 or something wtf
no so if youve played at least state level
minor mango
you don't rlly hear about mass shootings in india lmao
mellow forum
then youre allowed to own your own
minor mango
hmm interesting
mellow forum
till then you use your coaches or your clubs
minor mango
i used to go to shooting ranges when i was younger
mellow forum
did shotgun as well
shotguns cool
minor mango
except that was in china LMAO
mellow forum
but too much of a hassle to find a range
vocal umbra
shotguns cool
recoil isnt tho
minor mango
i was a decent shot i think
mellow forum
recoil isnt tho
haha fair thats the good thing about rifle
mellow forum
that cool ive barely seen people with guns in India
yeah they barely exist
minor mango
my tennis coach was in the army so he takes my bro and my dad shooting sometimes during break lol
mellow forum
you don't rlly hear about mass shootings in india lmao
cause they dont happen lmao
no assault weapons allowed
minor mango
yeah they barely exist
that's really weird considering how the legal age is so low
mellow forum
only single shot rifles
vocal umbra
yeah they barely exist
only at airport enttrances lol
minor mango
i mean you can still do a bit of damage with those
minor mango
only at airport enttrances lol
mellow forum
that's really weird considering how the legal age is so low
well you have to prove yourself as a genuine sport shooter right
and there's tests and stuff
minor mango
fair
mellow forum
i mean you can still do a bit of damage with those
course lmao
vocal umbra
its weird u ahve to be 21 to buy a gun but 18 to own one
mellow forum
only at airport enttrances lol
vocal umbra
so they can gift it to you
minor mango
course lmao
i think one of, if not the earliest uni shooting in the us, was a guy in a church (?) tower with a rifle
minor mango
its weird u ahve to be 21 to buy a gun but 18 to own one
it's not like that's stopped anyone ever
vocal umbra
yea most shooters are under 21
mellow forum
age is just a number fr
minor mango
i'd say jail is just a room but 99% of these school shooters ate lead instead
swift needle
what is this convo 😭
swift needle
true slay
mellow forum
bro has a quirky EC that's all
hope it counts for something
vocal umbra
r u ED
vocal umbra
oh ok
minor mango
insane EC
minor mango
and he's good at it too
mellow forum
mhm set me apart from the uh
ASIAN MALE CS trope
mellow forum
fml
minor mango
i know a kid who got into duke last yr and she was asian majoring in stat
(she switched to econ/cs when she got in)
except she was half viet half jp
mellow forum
well some people have to keep the stereotypes alive yk
minor mango
and she played electric guitar
vocal umbra
its hard to not apply forthat
minor mango
so quirky af
swift needle
is switching btwn schools hard?
minor mango
its hard to not apply forthat
yeah fr i hate how you have to spin your EC into smth related to your major
i had to think so hard for econ
swift needle
i like engineering but i dont think ill know if i wanna do it til im actually taking classes
vocal umbra
is switching btwn schools hard?
trinity to pratt is a little difficult but pratt to trinity easy
swift needle
yeah thats how it sounds
mellow forum
nah nah CS
vocal umbra
ECE
mellow forum
not CSE
minor mango
aight
mellow forum
or ECE yeah
vocal umbra
they wont post those
minor mango
yeah ofc but still
mellow forum
sanest brown applicant
vocal umbra
Pratt is def more numbers based
minor mango
sanest brown applicant
dawg wtf is that background
heady urchin
Y’all are obsessed 😭 I see the same 5 people on 24/7
vocal umbra
dawg wtf is that background <:meltingsob:839958632452063263>
whatsapp?
heady urchin
^
mellow forum
dawg wtf is that background <:meltingsob:839958632452063263>
its whatsapp lmao
minor mango
Y’all are obsessed 😭 I see the same 5 people on 24/7
chronically online
heady urchin
chronically online
Go work on rd apps
brazen tree
sanest brown applicant
💀 zawg
swift needle
sanest brown applicant
nah thats crazy 😭
mellow forum
i gotta leave this sever
mhm yeah we'll be back tomorrow
brazen tree
💀 ur diff
mellow forum
gotta keep dookie alive too
heady urchin
itll be fun to see kids stressing next year
😭
mellow forum
what is portal astrology
when you look for little changes on your app portal
and infer decisions from that
OMG MY CHECKLIST IS GONE AM I GETTING IN
GUYS THE FONT SIZE INCREASED BY 1 PX WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
pallid shale
i have a crazy theory
brazen tree
💀
pallid shale
this appeared on the portal, i think decisions will come out at 7pm thu
mellow forum
this appeared on the portal, i think decisions will come out at 7pm thu
nah youre crazy
wilding
yk ik its gonna take the same amount of time
but it feels unfair that US people get to see it thursday evening
while i have to wait for friday morning
swift needle
watch it be 6:59 pm
pallid shale
US people can cry themselves to sleep
swift needle
real ..
mellow forum
yeah
minor mango
don't generalize cuz i didn't
minor mango
eh it doesn't really matter in the end, all prompts r probably equal
minor mango
i did and i also did bing different
duke likes different
that's why they're the ivy of the south
not like those northern english plebs who're probably stuck in a foot of snow right now
i always talk about majors in my "why college" essay
or else i feel like there isn't enough time for me to show the better parts cuz admittedly my ECs don't all revolve around my major at all
slim cave
my intellectual essay wasn’t even about my major…
mellow forum
talked about stuff at duke for why college
my parents for perspective response
and a project i did for intellectual experience
slim cave
I wish I was smarter, my essay for duke was so bad, but I’ve improved and kind regret sending my old ones
mellow forum
yeah reading them again i really dont like them
slim cave
or is it like a universal experience when you read ur old essays and there are meh
minor mango
oh wow raisa's finally bloo
minor mango
or is it like a universal experience when you read ur old essays and there are m...
hmm speaking from experience as a creative writer and essay (duh) i'd say that's common
occassionally i'll write something that i can still look back and go "damn i popped off" but esp for college essays (where you have 0 experience in up until now) your first essays are probably gonna be shit
- you'll be hypercritical of them since they're such a big deal
i thought my duke essays were bomb but looking back they're alright
perhaps a bit too similar
pallid shale
yep i talked about my major/subjects because the rest of my app doesn't show much interest in them
slim cave
occassionally i'll write something that i can still look back and go "damn i pop...
oh ok!
thanks
pallid shale
my essays probably suck but i have no way of knowing
slim cave
no matter the decision, I’m really glad to meet you guys, we’re really less toxic and most funny thread here 🩷
and also thanks to duke for essay experience
ivory flame
i talked about the perspective response one and being different because my voice still sounds like a kid
pallid shale
for being different i did some corny shit about being biracial
mellow forum
no matter the decision, I’m really glad to meet you guys, we’re really less toxi...
aw
dw we'll meet each other in duke as well
pallid shale
can't wait to meet at our lunch table
ivory flame
lmao
mellow forum
can't wait to meet at our lunch table
i swear we'll start an A2C table
ivory flame
also just letting yall know that being in duke during winter (februaryish) time is so peaceful and feels like youre in a different timeline
slim cave
i talked about the perspective response one and being different because my voic...
I wanted to talk about how my voice sounds “manly” 😭
voice problem ppl
ivory flame
I wanted to talk about how my voice sounds “manly” 😭
STOP I TALKED ABOUT HOW MY VOICE DIDNT SOUND "Manly"
slim cave
duke needs us
slim cave
STOP I TALKED ABOUT HOW MY VOICE DIDNT SOUND "Manly"<:meltingsob:839958632452063...
LMAOO we’re in the same boat here
slim cave
i swear we'll start an A2C table
I hated blue, but I love it now because of duke 🤚🏻
if they reject me, I’ll hate on blue again
slim cave
i swear we'll start an A2C table
vote for me for president 💯 I’ll bring my national food on the table
swift needle
hey to all my rders when do we turn in apps for priority interviews?
is it still dec 20?
swift needle
no matter the decision, I’m really glad to meet you guys, we’re really less toxi...
amen brother
scenic zephyr
it must be super awkward lmao
Ima call in after they reject me
minor mango
it must be super awkward lmao
i mean if you freak out that's just more reason to reject you lmao
minor mango
Ima call in after they reject me
TRUE
i kinda wanna try that
but it's 8:30 am that's when everyone's in school
scenic zephyr
“Soooo excited to be a blue devil! I’m in aren’t I?”
scenic zephyr
That’s 5:30am for me so I could wake up and do it I guess
pallid shale
"i'm so excited to go to your school! go tar heels!"
scenic zephyr
"my father will hear about this"
Have them reconsidering fr
minor mango
warm ore
oh i didn't know they did this
hi sorry you didnt get in.. have a good day!
brazen tree
true
brazen tree
true ig
brazen tree
😔
good thing im not
bc im doing RD so i'm just deleted off of the face of the planet
-5% acceptance rate
mellow forum
wait you're RD?
mellow forum
ive purposefully kept myself away from duke dining and duke housing and all
mellow forum
dont wanna imagine myself there just to have it all crash
mellow forum
idk i love food too much 💀
I DO TOO
mellow forum
https://students.duke.edu/living/dining/
WAIT THERES SO MUCH
mellow forum
https://tenor.com/view/eating-cat-gif-26464565
tasty
brazen tree
ivory flame
THE FOOD IS SO GOOD and it was so cheap
I think i got boba and poke bowl for at most $12? I'm not too sure but the portions put me in a food coma after
mellow forum
I think i got boba and poke bowl for at most $12? I'm not too sure but the porti...
thats
good
for if i get in ofc
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
mellow forum
WDYM its only been 7 hours
mellow forum
btw did yall give the interview?
ivory flame
ye i got an interview
slim cave
btw did yall give the interview?
wbu?
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
slim cave
!duke
man wait at least one day to use that again 😭
sadly decisions aren’t going out faster if you’ll use it again and again
mellow forum
shhhh
mellow forum
haha sure idm
not like i dont have assignments pending, this is just what im doing in my free time-
ivory flame
howd it go
i think it went ok i’m not sure about these things
mellow forum
i think it went ok i’m not sure about these things<:meltingsob:83995863245206326...
yeah hard to tell but i think he liked me
mellow forum
that’s better 💯💯
dm me if you do
main ginkgo
pallid shale
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
plush python
Did any international student here get interviewed ED?
minor mango
better to ask raisia or emberman
slim cave
Did any international student here get interviewed ED?
I didn’t cause they seem to have no one for my region 💀
but emberman done it!
lime rivet
wait hav anyone not gotten an email telling them when ED decision is coming out?
quartz adder
wait hav anyone not gotten an email telling them when ED decision is coming out?
everyone who applied should have
gotten an email
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
lime rivet
everyone who applied should have
i applied and igot the portal email and etc but ichecked my spam and its not their
mellow forum
Did any international student here get interviewed ED?
yep!
slim cave
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
slim cave
pallid shale
2 days and 7.5 hours until rejection
brazen tree
brazen tree
pallid shale
do I have to do the optionals lol
there's no such thing as an optional essay
swift needle
if you really want to go u should do the optional essays
swift needle
there's no such thing as an optional essay
yeah this unless u truly dont have anything to respond to it with
tepid pagoda
u should think of the optionals as additional chances to express yourself
like the AOs dont have time to interview u and see how u r as a person
so u have to do that thru ur essays and other stuff
if u chose not to take the opportunity and the other applicants do so successfully ur j giving away ur edge
that said tho
past pelican
could anyone read my supps ?? I need help with refining them for RD
tepid pagoda
u dont have to answer all the prompts esp if u have nothing to say about it
like the gender one
slim cave
but i hate them all
Imo, schools are also sorting through their essays prompts. If Duke’s one are not your cup of tea, then don’t apply
(Im just making it less competitive for you guys)
jk jk
but I mean it’s kind of true, like there were no way for me to write uchicago’s essays 😭
im definitely not what they’re searching for
tawny musk
i am clearly not what duke is searching for
i do not have perspectives that are that different
i havent had any crazy intellectual experiences
my beliefs and values arent really that different
my identity has nothing special about it
swift locust
U def do, intellectual is broader than u think
tawny musk
and i havent ever had a problem fitting in
tawny musk
U def do, intellectual is broader than u think
that would be the only 1 i might be able to answer
ok thats creative af
swift locust
Deleting j bc im paranoid of plagiarism lol
U just need to get creative w it
The prompts r supposed to be broad
tawny musk
ya ur good i wont copy u lol
pallid shale
i havent had any crazy intellectual experiences
i took "intellectual experience" as talking deeply about a major-related subject and showing your passion for it
using a specific story of course, but i don't think you need some crazy internship
scenic zephyr
these essays are horrible
Duke supps were like the only ones I liked 😭
Fuck those identity ones tho
The two “optional” non identity ones are good
brazen tree
im giong to start researching duke
🫡
like more in-depth
🅱️🅰️ss connections.
how about the AOs bass connect me to 4 years of education at duke university
mellow forum
i took "intellectual experience" as talking deeply about a major-related subject...
yeah similar, i talked about a project i did in my major and why it was so imp for me
maiden bridge
Putting this here as a notice: no portal astrology, thanks
quartz adder
i liked the duke supplements
pallid shale
yeah i think they allow you to present yourself to the aos
some other college-related essays i've done are just tedious
quartz adder
dukey got me nervy
swift needle
some other college-related essays i've done are just tedious
flashbacks to the cornell supps lol
slim cave
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
quartz adder
@slim cave are u excitedd
opaque shale
@molten ember @placid fog hello!
molten ember
<@223605438438965249> <@879290509401665536> hello!
HIIII
quartz adder
whaa
minor mango
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
minor mango
minor mango
<@579129007224782889>
i don't think the glimpse is gonna save my mid application
problem is that my stats are "good" but for my school, my counselor estimated i was probably around top 3% (gpa-wise)
and my school is ridiculously competitive when it comes to ECs so if anyone else applied ED to duke, i'm fucked
i saw two diff people wearing duke sweatshirts and now i'm sweating bullets
i've got way too many opps
minor mango
i saw two diff people wearing duke sweatshirts and now i'm sweating bullets
it does not help that one of the kids i saw was:
- also the person that sits next to me in econ
- she is better at econ than me (presumably)
- i applied as an econ major
minor mango
i've been ranting about it but idk if duke knows that
quartz adder
you are better fit 💯
minor mango
honestly the socmed guy for duke should be in the a2c discord
this is how we show commitment fr
quartz adder
we are so committeddddd
quartz adder
and my school is *ridiculously* competitive when it comes to ECs so if anyone el...
my school is like opposite
its like really non competitive
like no one cares really
so idk how it will play for me bc our school doesnt offer much opportunities
we offer 4 ap classes 😭
and the extracurricular opportunities kinda lacking
so most of my extracurriculars are like self initiative things at home
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
minor mango
its like really non competitive
like no one cares really
so idk how it will play...
4 ap classes wtf, our school has like 15 at least
i'd say it's probably one of the most competitive public schools
we had a way lower yield of national merit semis compared to last year so i'm praying that my class's stats aren't as cracked but that's really just assuming things from one single event
quartz adder
and its mostly the useless aps too 😭
ap human apush apworld aplang (kind useful)
minor mango
NAH AP HUMAN
that class ruined me
or the teacher fucked me up
those r really commonly taken at my school though
quartz adder
bro it was so boring 😭
minor mango
i did skip apush since i took app1
minor mango
bro it was so boring 😭
i can tell lmao
ap lang was one of the most boring things ever last year
quartz adder
the only good thing is we have dual enrollment at our local uni
minor mango
and i actually like writing
oh fair
yeah lots try to take DE instead of APs
there's heresay that DE < AP but i have no idea tbh
i've never taken one
except for advanced math i guess
quartz adder
AP is definitely better because most of them transfer
minor mango
i think if you're really pushing yourself, then your academics at the very least will give you a big boost compared to everyone else from your school
quartz adder
idrk if dual enrollment transfer out of state
minor mango
i don't think so
most APs don't transfer in selective colleges tho
took BC calc cuz that one's taken by nearly everyone but most of the others are pretty meh
i think brown (?) doesn't take any ap credit, for example
quartz adder
the highest math our schoool offers is pre cal
minor mango
damn
quartz adder
yeaaa so if i get into a t20 i gotta lock in imma be so behind 😭
minor mango
yeah talking with other ppl across different states/countries makes me realize how sweaty my school is
minor mango
there's a huge range of freshmen taking like college courses vs the hardest slackers imaginable
minor mango
SC education is just rlly bad
VA
i'm pretty sure you can guess which part of VA it is lmao
quartz adder
i'm pretty sure you can guess which part of VA it is lmao
i have no idea 😭
is your school a feeder
minor mango
hmmm what is classified as a feeder
pallid shale
i saw two diff people wearing duke sweatshirts and now i'm sweating bullets
this doesn't necessarily mean they're applying
i keep hearing about harvard, duke, etc at my school yet when talking about sat scores not once have i heard someone have a 1500+
pallid shale
the highest i've seen is 1430 from 2 people
pallid shale
shrixy and scripzy gonna be sc duke duo
fr 🤝
pallid shale
the 25th percentile at duke is apparently 1520 now, that's wild
quartz adder
it is truly crazy
minor mango
idrk the real meaning but that’s how i interpret
yeah i'm not sure tbh? i'm gonna be real i dunno many t20s other than the ivies + very close ivy equivalents (duke, caltech, etc)
i think we got quite a few people last year because that whole class was cracked af
brazen tree
4 ap classes wtf, our school has like 15 at least <:sadkek:926373149648498688>
mine only offers the calculi, stats, and world languages
minor mango
but there's a rumor that our school has up years and down years
quartz adder
is your class competitive
minor mango
where some years we get a lot of people to go to good schools and other years is really shit
brazen tree
i think we got quite a few people last year because that whole class was cracked...
same
we are the off year i think
minor mango
is your class competitive
i'm one of the least social people ever so i'm not entirely sure, but i'd say that a decent few people are better than me EC-wise
i don't really have numbers yknow? like in terms of donations or charities or whatever
minor mango
we are the off year i think
yeah same so
pallid shale
if ecs were ranked like class rank i might not even be top 20% 💀
minor mango
this doesn't necessarily mean they're applying
yeah i sure hope so
quartz adder
my main concern is my essays 😭😭
minor mango
if ecs were ranked like class rank i might not even be top 20% 💀
i'd probably be like top 40% ngl
quartz adder
i think they are okay but it’s scary
pallid shale
it's sad because my school is somewhat large and uncompetitive
minor mango
my essays are mid i think? the essay advice i've been seeing in here is kinda freaking me out lmao
minor mango
mine only offers the calculi, stats, and world languages
at least you have calculus? cuz that one is a big one that lots of schools take (bc calc at least)
quartz adder
my essays are mid i think? the essay advice i've been seeing in here is kinda fr...
sometimes it’s better to break the rules 😛
pallid shale
well idk if 300-350 people is "large" but my old town had like 60 people per grade so large for me
minor mango
well idk if 300-350 people is "large" but my old town had like 60 people per gra...
my school has 600 people per grade
quartz adder
my school has 200ish
brazen tree
last year over 25% harvard acceptance rate
pallid shale
that's huge
minor mango
yes and we're underfunded and haven't been renovated in ages
brazen tree
The Off Year.
minor mango
meanwhile other schools near us are looking like college campuses
two of our five bathrooms are under renovation right now and have been since the year started
so now if i wanna piss i gotta walk like 10 minutes to another one
brazen tree
Gg
minor mango
WHAT THE FUCK
that's insane
i ain't even trying for harvard
my delulu can only take me so far
pallid shale
idk where the line is between realistic shotgunning and being delulu
minor mango
i knew 2/3 of the people who went to duke from my school last yr
quartz adder
r u first gen zhing
minor mango
one of them was my sort of friend and one of them i just know in passing
minor mango
r u first gen zhing
nope parents went to uni in china > graduates at tennessee
quartz adder
idk how big of boost being first gen in i seen on the slide it said there were 1000 first gen apps
minor mango
my mom always complains like "damn i didn't know UT was shit i should've applied to harvard"
minor mango
idk how big of boost being first gen in i seen on the slide it said there were 1...
are you?
quartz adder
yesh
minor mango
i'd say first gen is a pretty big boost combined with your location
pallid shale
if i have to settle for usc or clemson then my mom will have gone to a higher ranked school than me
quartz adder
if i have to settle for usc or clemson then my mom will have gone to a higher ra...
whered she goo
pallid shale
pitt
quartz adder
i'd say first gen is a pretty big boost combined with your location
i hope so man
i need every boost i can get
minor mango
oh my god
quartz adder
pitt is better than clemson ?
quartz adder
wtf ....
minor mango
pallid shale
pitt is better than clemson ?
idk but it's ranked higher
minor mango
it's so over
pallid shale
joever
quartz adder
shrixy r u at a public school
minor mango
lord almighty please tell me my ED class is shit
quartz adder
u got it im telling u
minor mango
if it's just one person from my school i can beat them in a fistfight or something idk
pallid shale
shrixy r u at a public school
yeah
quartz adder
eliminate the comp 💯
pallid shale
clemson feels kinda underrated on us news, why did it drop 9 spots from last year
minor mango
i haven't checked this chart in forever and now it's giving me extreme anxiety
quartz adder
idk how they calculate rankings
pallid shale
the change this year favored public schools yet clemson and uofsc both fell and duke went up
makes total sense!
quartz adder
idekkk
i feel like clemson is underrated
i dont hear anyone talking about it except for football
quartz adder
whered u find that
minor mango
my county has a program
pallid shale
it's crazy how my chances would've been infinitely better last year
minor mango
nah my chances would've been even worse
pallid shale
and my birthday is october 8 so i'm not even far from the cutoff
minor mango
and the same goes for next year
quartz adder
im worried about my recommendations and essays
minor mango
the way all of the personal factors are the most mid for me
minor mango
im worried about my recommendations and essays
were u chill with your rec teachers?
pallid shale
there's a good chance my lors have something like "one of the strongest students i've had" cuz i tried to pick people who would say that
quartz adder
yea i had 4 recommenders my math teach, chem/eng teach, counselor, and intern mentor guy
3 of them shown me their recs but my chem/engineering teacher didnt and was kind of rude about it 😭 so that worries me
pallid shale
but idk what they'll say about me personally..
minor mango
yea i had 4 recommenders my math teach, chem/eng teach, counselor, and intern me...
holy shit four
you're in
pallid shale
3 is standard so 4 isn't crazy
quartz adder
quality over quantity 💯
minor mango
true
minor mango
yea i had 4 recommenders my math teach, chem/eng teach, counselor, and intern me...
i think some teachers are kinda just standoffish about that
my ap world rec teacher didn't submit it until like one day before nov 1st
the other people were done in september
quartz adder
do u think they seem my recommendation from 11/30
minor mango
i felt kinda bad for hurrying him but at the same time i'm not passing this up istg
minor mango
do u think they seem my recommendation from 11/30
probably yeah
they probably take a couple weeks just to process all the apps coming in + additional email stuff
i think i emailed them on like the 24th to correct a small error in my common app and they emailed me back a couple days ago saying they got it
pallid shale
both of my recommenders submitted them within 4 days when asked 3.5 weeks in advance
minor mango
so as long as it wasn't during this week it's probably chill
minor mango
both of my recommenders submitted them within 4 days when asked 3.5 weeks in adv...
i asked in march
pallid shale
that was so weird cuz i felt behind for not asking >a month in advance
quartz adder
so my counselor and my math teacher LORs were okay they had some nice buzzwords but then they started just relisting my ecs
minor mango
and bro still took until the 30th to finish it like what
pallid shale
i asked in march <:demonic_cat:811256013491404810>
that might be better if you're at a competitive school
minor mango
yeah my school's like piranhas
and the teachers i was asking were all very very popular
quartz adder
is it cutthrough
pallid shale
even the top students here aren't applying to a million schools so i'm chilling
quartz adder
cut throat
minor mango
i kinda regret not asking another teacher though, he might've been better ugh
quartz adder
even the top students here aren't applying to a million schools so i'm chilling
does ur school do rankings
minor mango
cut throat
like 80% no but then the 20% that i'm part of is insanely sweat
pallid shale
well my situation is really weird but for all intents and purposes yes
quartz adder
is it bc u moved schools
quartz adder
okay bet bet
quartz adder
does yours rank
i think top schools shouldnt rank its so toxic 😭
how are u guys feeling on your essays
minor mango
i think top schools shouldnt rank its so toxic 😭
nope we don't, surprisingly
which i think is a very good thing bcs god knows people would get even worse than usual
doesn't stop people from speculating but oh well
quartz adder
😭
minor mango
how are u guys feeling on your essays
very very lukewarm
i'm not sure how i could improve them but they are definitely mid
which is uhhhh not good
pallid shale
class rank sucks in south carolina because their weird scale means that every point makes a difference
in most places you can get a 93 or 100 and it's the same
minor mango
i thought that was how most class ranks work?
not that i would know
but you'd need to differentiate between a 93 student and an 100 student somehow
quartz adder
class rank sucks in south carolina because their weird scale means that every po...
does your school do 6 scale
pallid shale
well they usually don't give points for a+ so 93 and 100 are both 4.0 right
pallid shale
does your school do 6 scale
yeah
pallid shale
well they usually don't give points for a+ so 93 and 100 are both 4.0 right
or 5.0 for ap or however they do it
pallid shale
my interview should add a lot of context and depth to my application, but idk what my interviewer wrote
quartz adder
i think so too
scenic zephyr
ap lang was one of the most boring things ever last year
My favorite class 🥲
scenic zephyr
We have like 0 admits in 7 years bruh you have it good
cerulean obsidian
we have had 1 t20 in general in the last 10 years
vocal umbra
Damn
brazen tree
We have like 0 admits in 7 years bruh you have it good
no
this school is just cracked as fuck
like ye we have it good but also
these r ppl
usamo ranker
carnegie hall performer
etc.
like these ppl r like rank 15 or better NA at what they do 💀
like one of them that went to MIT qualified for the math olympiad camp in sophomore year
my school also has shit relations with certain schools
particularly brown umich and duke which is a weird selection of schools but whatever lol
basically im not getting in
minor mango
my school pretty much had no one go to princeton for years
i dunno why i still try
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
minor mango
OH NO
brazen tree
bros...
placid fog
<@223605438438965249> <@879290509401665536> hello!
we aint allowed in here no mo
ivory flame
how big are ur guys class size? ours is only 50
ivory flame
600 ?!?!??
ivory flame
OMGGGGGGG WATTT
minor mango
imma be fr i don't think i know like 50 people in my grade LMAO
brazen tree
some hses do like 1500 lmfao
ivory flame
DAYUM 600 IS A LOT
minor mango
i go around and each year i see new ppl
minor mango
DAYUM 600 IS A LOT
yes and we're overcrowded as fuck
ivory flame
yes and we're overcrowded as *fuck*
i bet omggg😭
minor mango
there are schools in my area that are both bigger in terms of space and have smaller class sizes
and newer buildings
god i don't wanna think about how long grad is gonna be
and we're not even allowed to bring our phones
ivory flame
dayum so yall didn’t get the district fundings😭
minor mango
last time we got district funding was probably in like 1900
ivory flame
OURS ARE ONLY AN HOUR LONG🥳🥳
minor mango
also happens to be the last time we were good at football but whatever
dawg there's a couple teachers at my school who went to the school when they were in hs lmao
!duke
fair rivetBOT
ApplyingToCollege
minor mango
quartz adder
how big are ur guys class size? ours is only 50<:meltingsob:839958632452063263>
200ish
scenic zephyr
imma be fr i don't think i know like 50 people in my grade LMAO
you dont know 550 or you dont know 50
slim cave
I’m super excited