Duke University (2023-2024)

[dense kernel]

Oh!

What'd she say

[heady urchin]

Did you even apply mit

[heady urchin]

She was very shocked

[waxen dragon]

Yea i got in

Likely

[warped gale]

my parents would NOT let my lazy ahh have a gap year

[heady urchin]

But was not totally against it

[dense kernel]

I think a gap year is fine if you have a concrete plan

[heady urchin]

I have valid reasoning

[waxen dragon]

Same

I would work

If i took gap

[heady urchin]

I do not but I have ideas

[heady urchin]

Yeah if I gap I will work + volunteer

[tough raptor]

I think gap year is fine if you have deferred admission

if you don't

then uh

that is just gonna set you up for failure

[waxen dragon]

I mean if ur cycle goes basly

Bay

Badly

[heady urchin]

Yeah I would defer but some people gap just to apply

[waxen dragon]

Might as well reapply

[warped gale]

i mean if its possible and i get into a uni which is fine w me doing so, i def would

[heady urchin]

Not really…

[warped gale]

because i rlly need to start taking care of my health

[waxen dragon]

I would never have the energy to apply again next year or transfer

[tough raptor]

I feel like 90% of kids don't end up reapplying/retrying for college after taking a gap year

[waxen dragon]

Wherever i go is a 4 year deal

[heady urchin]

If I gap it’s not for just gapping though it’s for health so

[tough raptor]

I'm gonna apply again next year

[heady urchin]

Why

Not happy w Duke?

[waxen dragon]

Why bruh

[dense kernel]

he wants olin

[waxen dragon]

Olin aint allat

[dense kernel]

i respect it

[heady urchin]

💀

[waxen dragon]

Mit betta

[dense kernel]

its actually insane

[waxen dragon]

[heady urchin]

I’ll take Duke ty

[dense kernel]

Olin is crazy

[waxen dragon]

MIT is the best school in the world

[tough raptor]

Eh...

MIT is one of the best

[waxen dragon]

Olin is not allat bro

[heady urchin]

Reminds me of my dad’s friend’s daughter who got into Ross and Sloan and still deferred bc she wanted Berkeley haas 💀

[tough raptor]

I wasn't saying Olin was better than MIT

[waxen dragon]

Why would u reapply

[tough raptor]

Cause I like Olin

[warped gale]

i like smol stem schools

[waxen dragon]

SHE TURNED DOWN UMICH AND MIT TO REAPPLY

WTF

[warped gale]

you have my immediate respect

[main aurora]

What does additional info mean

[tough raptor]

Fellow reject?

[swift locust]

Yale also says prioritize

[main aurora]

They will just wait a bit!!

[swift locust]

But let’s not make this known bc I can’t let duke’s channel turn into yale’s

[dense kernel]

LOL

[heady urchin]

I think she deferred but yes

[swift locust]

“It’s duke-over” 🤓

[heady urchin]

Oh I see

[warped gale]

awh nope but my top choice is also a smol stem school (hmc <3)

[dense kernel]

YALEOVER

for me

[tough raptor]

Also applied HMC

[heady urchin]

Hopefully!! Otherwise will probably end up being a ‘29er 🤮

[tough raptor]

We'll see if I get in

[heady urchin]

Me two ☹️☹️☹️

I’m so sad

[warped gale]

i would actually instacommit if i got hmc

[heady urchin]

Yale was my #1

[swift locust]

Harvard medical college ?

[heady urchin]

Harvey mudd

[swift locust]

Ohh

[tough raptor]

Why didn't you ED then?

[warped gale]

parents

[tough raptor]

The only thing that stopped me from EDing to Harvey Mudd was Olin

[heady urchin]

Would you defer duke and reapply

[tough raptor]

To where?

I'm not going to defer anywhere

No matter what I'm going to college in the fall

[heady urchin]

Olin

[tough raptor]

I need that accountability

[heady urchin]

I thought you just said you were reapplying

[dense kernel]

he wants to transfer

to olin

[heady urchin]

^

[tough raptor]

Transfers reapply as freshman at Olin

[heady urchin]

Ohh

[tough raptor]

so it doesn't matter where you go

[heady urchin]

That’s crazy

[dense kernel]

Oh my

i just realized

[heady urchin]

So you’re basically doing 5 years of college

[dense kernel]

i've been calling you a he when your pronouns are she/her

I apologize

[tough raptor]

I got both in my name you good

[dense kernel]

Oh wait

i didn't see the second

Okay good!

[vast spire]

when it doubt, use "it"

[heady urchin]

If I reapply next year I am EDing dart or brown

[warped gale]

😔

[dense kernel]

ED dart

dart is so cool

[warped gale]

its okay amazing schools are coming your way

[waxen dragon]

Are yale interviews done

[dense kernel]

its like my top 5 atm

[heady urchin]

SAME

[tough raptor]

I kinda regret not applying cornell

not that it matters now

[waxen dragon]

Duke betta

[tough raptor]

Yeah

[heady urchin]

My only doubts with dart are location and lack of prevet opportunities

[tough raptor]

Only thing that gets me down about Duke is it means moving from living by myself to like <10 miles away in a dorm

[heady urchin]

Penn has a ton of prevet though so idk

[dense kernel]

ooo prevet

[tough raptor]

Like if I am staying in NC I wish I could keep my own place

[dense kernel]

i've never heard of a prevet

[warped gale]

ooooh do you wanna be a dogtor

[dense kernel]

thats so cool

[heady urchin]

At least you will be close to home!!

[heady urchin]

Huh

Pre-veterinary

[heady urchin]

Perhaps

My parents are not fans

[tough raptor]

Kindaish

[dense kernel]

I know

[heady urchin]

So for now I say I am both premed/prevet

[dense kernel]

but i mean of a person into pre-vet

[heady urchin]

You don’t know anyone into prevet?

[dense kernel]

Nope

[heady urchin]

10 miles means you get home cooked meals whenever you’re feeling it

[heady urchin]

Dang

But yes I’m a huge seal enthusiast

[tough raptor]

No, I live by myself so nobody cooking, but me

[open tendon]

I got rejected from Duke ED

Y’all are lucky to do RD

[warped gale]

huh

[tough raptor]

at that point I might as well use the dorm kitchen

[heady urchin]

Oh

[warped gale]

how do you live by yourself? (if you dont mind me asking)

[heady urchin]

I got rejected Stanford rea it happens to the best of us

[open tendon]

I was a legacy too

🥺

[tough raptor]

Uh, it is really complicated, but I had some issues with homelessness and got kicked out by my parents a long time ago

[heady urchin]

You’re too good for Duke

[warped gale]

oh man i'm so sorry that happened

[tough raptor]

Yeah, it was just a constantly in and out situation where I was only staying at home like 1-3 days a week before I'd get into a fight and go stay with a friend

Eventually I left for good and later got a work related housing situation

So I got a small place to myself

[warped gale]

i'm glad you were able to do all of this

it must be rough

i'm v v proud of you <3

[tough raptor]

I'm doing all right now, this was my freshman and sophmore year

but it does suck giving up my place to go live in a dorm

[main aurora]

Did you get an interview?

[tough raptor]

For Duke? No.

[main aurora]

And does it mean anything if my interviewer is from a completely different region than mine? They just reached out

[tough raptor]

I'm so shocked I didn't get an inteview, because there are so many duke alums in my area (I live near duke)

[swift locust]

Am I crazy or does this support the addtl info theory

[tough raptor]

What is the addtl info theory

[swift needle]

Oh wow im surprised they didnt interview u

[warped gale]

that duke only gives out interviews to ppl they want addtl info from

[swift needle]

Ig if they know they know

[swift locust]

interviews r given to ppl they need more info from. since u were a likely, they prob didn’t need to know more bc they were rly convinced by you already

[swift needle]

I wonder what they need more info abt anyway

[swift locust]

and I would be too, ur story is rly inspiring

[tough raptor]

That might be true

I'm definetly gonna request my admission file when I go to duke

find out why they let me in

[mint ridge]

Wait when is duke decisions

[swift needle]

usually around the same time as ivy day

[swift needle]

Ok ya hopefully they say more than they usually do bc i looked at posts where people saw their duke admission file and they said it doesnt help much

[mint ridge]

Wait u got a duke likely?

[tough raptor]

Yes

[mint ridge]

CONGRATS!

[swift needle]

Omg ya congrats!!

[jade estuary]

REAL

[shut yoke]

Had a fire interview with a Duke alumni

He was a public policy major that became a judge and I want to do public policy

[swift locust]

Give him to me

[shut yoke]

Had an interesting discussion ab the role of a college campus in the face of recent disputes in the Middle East over the limits of freedom of expression

and about anarchist literature 💀

[silk spear]

yo wsp lol remember me

[uncut tapir]

Dookie Pookie

[cobalt condor]

transfer to olin from duke?

nvm i jus read some more

[serene siren]

Just got my interview request

Excited but tired

No joke this is my seventh college interview 😭

I’m so tired

[forest iron]

1 Jan

i got my 'good news from duke kunshan' on 17 jan lmao

[forest iron]

Congratulations btw 🎉

duke likely is sick

yeah would probably be like my last option but im still grateful to them

at least someone wants me

[wanton dirge]

does a likely suggest you're more competitive than others or what? and like does it give u a greater edge on the your other college apps too?

[forest iron]

i highly doubt that. I just think that it means the specific college likes you and really wants you to join them. But like for yale they do assume you're competitive and might get other great offers so they send you likely letters. So in a nutshell, it seems like every college has like a different parameter for sending a likely.

(imo)

wow the person who got into duke ed from my country had their interview so im assuming my interview isn't that bad of a sign hehe

[tough raptor]

Congrats, you also got one?

[forest iron]

lol idk if it's a likely but u can check the email from dku on #✨-celebration-station

the email ended with this:

You are poised to be a part of this exceptional narrative. We eagerly await your further engagement and the potential to welcome you into the DKU fold.

more like a semi-likely id say lol

[tough raptor]

Nah, that is a likely

[forest iron]

woah ok 🤧
but like im not even cracked wth

bro the fact i never submitted their optional 'why dku' makes me think they'll reject me tho

but like im not sure if they yield protect or anything

[tough raptor]

Maybe not a lot of people apply for that regional campus?

[tough raptor]

I'm not that cracked either and I didn't even get and interview and I got one so who knows what duke is doing

[forest iron]

i have my duke interview in like 5 days so definitely won't get a likely lol

[tough raptor]

I mean you have a likely to DKU

You could still get a Duke Uni likely

It is still very early

[forest iron]

hmm true

[mint ridge]

Yes

[dense forge]

i been saying dis

[ivory flame]

manifesting dookie pookie to let me in

[main aurora]

i need my interviewer to be like thos

[main aurora]

why would you reapply????

like transfer?

or gap year

[heady urchin]

You’re going to reapply?

[heady urchin]

If I end up having to defer admission (for health reasons - only if it’s far away) and I’m not fully set on wherever I defer from, I’ll probably reapply to a few schools

[heady urchin]

Yes gap

It all depends on if I get better though/my decisions

[main aurora]

oh, ok. i really hope RD goes well for you

[heady urchin]

Ty!! I really need Berkeley to clutch up bc right next to home 🙏 but I don’t like it so idk

[dense forge]

nah ED dart lmao

[heady urchin]

Oh I should Ed dart?

[dense forge]

i mean that its a good school

[heady urchin]

Ohh

[dense forge]

does anyone know when duke ed2 is coming out

[heady urchin]

Is this a joke 😭

[dense forge]

nope

[heady urchin]

There is no ed2 💀

Emory ed2 is coming out

Duke? No

[dense forge]

dms

[fiery helm]

feb. 30

[dense forge]

for all ed2 applicants?

[fiery helm]

mhm 😊 ‼️

[dense forge]

for athlete ed2?

[fiery helm]

for all ed2 applicants. hope this helps! 😊

[dense forge]

rotc is rolling it seems like

is there another ed2 besides athlete and rotc?

i was just looking as a possibility to add to calendar but it looks like its prolly not eligible

[fiery helm]

ok sry thought u were trolling 💀 uhhhh

i don't think there'd be another ED2 besides athlete and rotc, those r the only two specialized categories i'd think

[dense forge]

please don't troll about decision dates again

[main aurora]

.

Robertson comes out next week right?

If my aid to unc would make me financially ineligible for their scholarship will I still be considered for dukes

[quasi flower]

duke interview did not go that well😭😭😭😭

honestly i did research about the school before but I didn’t really go crazy with trying to memorize stuff and I could barely tell him why I wanted to attend

fml

[quasi flower]

and when i told him why I did want to attend he was like other schools have this stuff so why duke instead of these others schools 💀💀

fml

i just ended up telling bro i was nervous hopefully he gives me a break

[main aurora]

its ok u still have a chance

doesnt matter much

[quasi flower]

thanks for the support

but bro i feel like i fucked up sooo bad

like when he asked why duke i couldnt even name anything specific and a bunch of my answers were general asf💀💀💀 i am so cooked

[main aurora]

ur fine ur fine many must have general answers

[quasi flower]

thanks🤞

the only moment i truly liked was when we laughed for like a minute straight when he told me his german professor let him take his final exam in english😭😭😭

[primal hound]

Is Duke still coming out with likely letters?

[vernal nest]

anybody know when robertson semifinalists come out?

[lyric monolith]

prob next week

[tough hemlock]

give it like 4-6 days

[glad vapor]

anyone know what the interview questions are like?

i got mine day after

[marsh wind]

did anybody submit on jan 2nd and get an interview req

[hybrid lintel]

omg i haven't got any interview invite

[forest iron]

i did

but like mine was 1st

or could be 2nd

i don't remember correctly lol

[old bolt]

same here (intl)

[hybrid lintel]

im intl too

[marsh wind]

omg nice

it’s joever for me 💀💀

[vernal nest]

you got til like late feb

youre good

plus its on availablility

[main aurora]

Yeah 2 days ago

Dang everyone and their mom applied to the Robertson

[tough hemlock]

shit
dead

[forest iron]

waves

[swift needle]

what are some interview questions yall got?

[main aurora]

It’s just the typical questions about yourself

[swift locust]

Duke interview secured

[static harbor]

Hey does anyone else have the “final transcript” item on their checklist

Mine showed up today

[halcyon wharf]

its always been there

[tough hemlock]

yup

[swift needle]

Oh okay, do they also ask like why duke?

[heady urchin]

Depends on the interviewer but 2/2 interviews I’ve had asked so I would be prepared

[main aurora]

oh I have mine tomorrow so I’m not sure, but always prepare a response for a question like that. There aren’t specific questions for each school

[heady urchin]

The ones I’ve seen both times are why x school, tell me about yourself, some variation asking about your passions

[quasi flower]

can’t wait to receive my rejection letter💀💀

[thorn trail]

duke changed to having prescreens now for interviews?

[vocal umbra]

"The Admissions Office will prioritize interviews for students for whom we need additional information. "

whatever this means

[thorn trail]

source?

[vocal umbra]

Duke website

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

[quasi flower]

i sold my interview so bad couldn’t even really answer why duke

[heady urchin]

This is motivating me to go prep 💀

[quasi flower]

YES PLEASE DO

i really preped like an hour before and sold so bad

everything i researched i forgot

[dense forge]

did anyone apply to duke kunshan

[quasi flower]

genuinely sad i feel like i killed my chances

[maiden bridge]

Mrs luck did

[main aurora]

should have applied for my twin so they’d ship her away

/j

[heady urchin]

Dang 😭

I’m only going to prep my why duke

[quasi flower]

that’s what i did and i forgot my why duke😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

it’s basically over for me

it’s so weird because aside from duke, only tufts asked me “why x school” so i def wasn’t as prepared

i did learn tho to definitely pause before answering and think about your responses

a lot of shit i messed up because i tried to answer as quick as possible

[heady urchin]

oh no 😭

[quasi flower]

i’d be a miracle if i’m even waitlisted tho i have no expectations

[heady urchin]

yes I do this!

[heady urchin]

doubt you had a super bad interview

[quasi flower]

the goat

[quasi flower]

it wasn’t SUPER bad but not great either

[heady urchin]

just try to show a ton of demonstrated interest

[quasi flower]

and bro never responded to my thank you email😭😭

[heady urchin]

that's good! Most interviews tend to be in between

[quasi flower]

❤️❤️

[heady urchin]

it's ok my stanford interviewer didn't either and I got rejected lol!

[quasi flower]

aww

[heady urchin]

You got this bro don't even worry

[quasi flower]

sorry to hear

[quasi flower]

you too ruby, good luck!!

PREPARE THAT WHY DUKE

one of my mentors told me to not go overboard with reasons if that helps

like they said just 1 for each sort of like aspect of your identity you want to connect with the school is just fine

[heady urchin]

thank you!!

[heady urchin]

I usually talk about 3

[heady urchin]

yes!!! I love duke so I think I will have a decent time w that

[quasi flower]

i think what did it for me is i tried to include too much and ended up forgetting everything in the process

[quasi flower]

GOOD LUCK AGAIN

praying for you queen 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[mellow hornet]

Already received the waiver from em, submitted the css profile and now they send this lmao 😭

[heady urchin]

Ohh yeah if you have any other interviews I can send you what I do for my why school!

[heady urchin]

thank you ❤️ !

[quasi flower]

sure! i have one for princeton coming up next week 😭

[heady urchin]

you're going to slay this one

[quasi flower]

thank youu

and then a week after that i have richmond scholars which is kinda big😭😭 full ride depending on this one

[heady urchin]

Omg that's so amazing!! I hope it goes really well!

[waxen dragon]

Interviews dont even matter much

[waxen dragon]

My georgetown interviewer didnt and i got in! Follow up emails are useless tf do u expect them to reply with lol

[waxen dragon]

Omg i have 3 interviews this weekend

[heady urchin]

acknowledge or something

[heady urchin]

Me too 😭

[waxen dragon]

Omg which ones

Also im not getting into duke lol apparently the interviews arent availability its now prescreening

[heady urchin]

duke, dart, harvard

[waxen dragon]

I havent got duke or harv

[heady urchin]

they said they prioritize so that's not completely true + you could be autoadmit

[waxen dragon]

My last 4 are duke harv penn and yale

[heady urchin]

you got penn??

[waxen dragon]

LMFAO AUTOADMIT MY ASS

[heady urchin]

Oh wait

[heady urchin]

YOU NEVER KNOW

[waxen dragon]

You got me and kirk mixed up

More like autorejec

[heady urchin]

I think my last 2 are yale and tufts

[waxen dragon]

Although i dont get why i would be an autoreject bc my profile isnt even that bad

[heady urchin]

you got into Gtown, UT, your cbhp thing, etc

[waxen dragon]

Did i mess smth up on common app

[heady urchin]

you're not bro

there's no proof or anything you're autorejected

[waxen dragon]

Yea im trippin rn but i luv duke so i need interview

[waxen dragon]

Tufts goat i could see u at tufts

[heady urchin]

my friend didn't get an interview rea and I did and guess who got deferred and who got rejected

[waxen dragon]

Is it one of ur top

[heady urchin]

tufts is nice!

[heady urchin]

yeah but idk if I would pick it over a school like ucla financially

[waxen dragon]

Oh u dont qualify for aid

[heady urchin]

idk if tufts will

give me aid

[waxen dragon]

I remember u said your top picks were like yale penn ucla brown

[heady urchin]

some schools might

[heady urchin]

and dart now

[waxen dragon]

I might be tripping tho

[heady urchin]

no you're right

[waxen dragon]

Im ngl dart dropped in my rankings

[waxen dragon]

So dart is #5

[heady urchin]

when I ran the npcs they didn't count loans or anything

[heady urchin]

well in no particular order yk

yale I don't feel great about yale either way

[waxen dragon]

Oh yea fs

[quasi flower]

thank you!!

[waxen dragon]

Wherever you get in becomes #1

[heady urchin]

ong

[heady urchin]

and my parents have a ton

[quasi flower]

thank you bro i hope that’s true🙏🏾🙏🏾

[quasi flower]

okay that’s fair lmaoo, congrats on georgetown!!

[quasi flower]

LMFAOO I’M SO READY FOR INTERVIEW SEASON TO BE OVER

[heady urchin]

manifesting I get that yale one and then we're done (other than tufts but I doubt)

the only person ik at tufts is my ex best friend's sister so!

[waxen dragon]

I hope i get yale harv duke upenn

😭

[heady urchin]

you're alr got 3!!

[thorn trail]

since duke prescreens, what percent get interviews

[quasi flower]

auto admit fr

[waxen dragon]

Total i have 6 interviews

Done

Or offered

Sorry

I was supposed to have 11

But northwestern messed me up

So 10

And the 4 i didnt get yet i mentioned

[quasi flower]

🤞🤞 also you don’t need an interview for tufts so don’t worryyyyy

[quasi flower]

twin

[quasi flower]

they coming in trust🤞🤞

wait did you get an MIT likely?😭

[waxen dragon]

Yuhh congrats on 4A what are they

[quasi flower]

umass amherst, umass boston, neu and urichmond with scholars finalist!! (hope i clutch this interview so i can bag the full ride😭)

and deferred umiami, tulane and case

[maiden bridge]

@heady urchin bummy yale not giving us interviews

[heady urchin]

THAT'S INSANE WTF

[maiden bridge]

He’s a troll

[heady urchin]

Ikr + tufts

[heady urchin]

what 11

[heady urchin]

bro is built different!!

[quasi flower]

LMFAOO i swear i saw someone say it in celebration area my bad😭

[quasi flower]

ngl idk what they saw in my application😭😭

[maiden bridge]

You’re fine lmao

[quasi flower]

i went in with no expections so everything is a surprise for me

[heady urchin]

that saw what you can contribute

[heady urchin]

major W

I am in the uc please phase bc otherwise I will be screwed!

[quasi flower]

oo are you a cali resident?

[waxen dragon]

Yooo tuff

[heady urchin]

yes

[waxen dragon]

Yea 3 done and 3 this weekend 4 waiting on and 1 space full (frick u northwestern)

[waxen dragon]

Real my goal coming in was to get into my state school

[heady urchin]

crazyyy

[waxen dragon]

@heady urchin done w gtown stanford cornell. Dart pton cbhp this weekend. Nu cancelled and penn duke harv yale waiting on (prolly forever atp)

[heady urchin]

insane bro

you're going to sweep

[waxen dragon]

Its not insane legit all of those are availability

If I get duke and yale tho

[heady urchin]

still

[mint ridge]

Cornell does interviews?

[heady urchin]

idk I'm doubtful about duke

[heady urchin]

yes

[mint ridge]

I thought they did like student interviewers

That are non-evaluative

[heady urchin]

yeah they are non-evaluative

[mint ridge]

Okay

[placid storm]

didnt u get a mit likely

[heady urchin]

he is trolling

[waxen dragon]

Not necessarily true

[quasi flower]

ty ty

[heady urchin]

Ok guys I am now obsessed with Duke

Next 4

[quartz adder]

yesss

duke on 🔝

[forest iron]

yup why

[forest iron]

me too lol

[forest iron]

they are partly based on additional info so just CHILL

they factor in availability and/or additional info

so it could be limitations in availability

and also there's so much time left

[jade estuary]

would you pick nyu/cmu/Emory/vandy over gtown/ut

[waxen dragon]

Nyu depending on fin aid. Cmu emory absolutely not. vandy prolly not but if its the only other t20 i get into ill tour and see

[jade estuary]

hm

[waxen dragon]

Consider im a business major

Stern is elite

Emory is kind of dog aint gon lie

Cmu is depressing

And vandy seems chill but idk anything abt it and they WL everyone

[jade estuary]

yeah idk much about business

[forest iron]

guys i read somewhere that fun dies at UChicago. What does that mean exactly?

like chicago area or what?

[waxen dragon]

Mega grade deflation and hella depressing

Their unofficial motto is where fun goes to die

Their students are always studying

And they are 30 mins from oblock

[forest iron]

Seriously??

[waxen dragon]

Which of those would u go to

[forest iron]

ouch

[waxen dragon]

Made by the students

[forest iron]

yeah ok lmao

wouldn't be official then

[waxen dragon]

Also homie ur in at oxford? Literally better than everything other than possibly hypsm

[forest iron]

yeah the problem is

[waxen dragon]

I said unofficial tho?

[forest iron]

💸

[waxen dragon]

Oh

Oxford doesnt give

To intl

[forest iron]

yeah i read official first that's why i was confused but i got that later

[forest iron]

yeah they don't 🤧

[waxen dragon]

Are u able to afford

Like would u go to any american college cheaper over oxford

Or only super elite schools

[forest iron]

definitely only t10s

[forest iron]

might take some loans not sure rn

waiting for other decisions in march

[waxen dragon]

Gotcha

[waxen dragon]

Yea with my current choices the only schools im rlly considering if i get in are hyps duke penn Columbia and possibly stern/dyson depending on fin aid

All megareaches

[forest iron]

did u ed/ea somewhere?

[waxen dragon]

But you never know all it takes is one

[forest iron]

dang but like pretty hard choices

[waxen dragon]

EA to 7 accepted 5 including 3 safeties 2 reaches ut austin and georgetown deferred 2 reaches usc umich

[waxen dragon]

Yes fs

[forest iron]

wow 😭

idk even one t10 works for me. harvard deferral really took my confidence 📉

[waxen dragon]

I applied to 22 so waiting on 17 decisions and all coming from 3/24 to 4/1

💀

[waxen dragon]

Even one t10 is a crazy statement considering that most get into 0 😭😭

How cracked are u

[forest iron]

bro i applied to 21 US colleges and all my results come in march lmao

im with 0 atm

[waxen dragon]

21 reaches

Is insane

[forest iron]

im not. Was my statement so bold lmao?

[forest iron]

ik

[waxen dragon]

Nah the phrasing was just crazy

But tbf its a2c

Shit u might hypsm for all i know

[mortal musk]

Is it better to reference a professor or student that I have been talking to in a loci?

[forest iron]

what do uk lmao?

[waxen dragon]

for all i know doesnt mean i acc know anything its just a common phrase

It actually means the opposite like i dont know anything so anything could happen

[forest iron]

i only got stanny interview of the hypsm so u never know. harvard and yale are just a dream tbh

[waxen dragon]

I got stanny and pton as domestic both are 100% availability

Didnt apply mit

Name is a troll

[forest iron]

lol i assumed it was ur dream school

[forest iron]

i have duke, stanny and dku only so far. But like for an intl i think i need more since interviews do get selective and i really wanna get into some good colleges

[old bolt]

when did you receive the interview for duke tho (i'm also intl)

[forest iron]

lemme check

[forest iron]

25 jan

and i have it in 3 days

[old bolt]

ohhhh thanks!

and good luck!

[forest iron]

tysm : )

[forest iron]

what country btw?

[old bolt]

I am in Southeast Asia

[forest iron]

oh ok! hope u get your interview soon.

[old bolt]

thanks!

[old bolt]

oh wait, I think I should say China instead since I am attending school in China😂

[forest iron]

oh did u not apply to dku?

[old bolt]

I don't think I check the box for dku in CA

yeh no

[forest iron]

woah really? i think domestic applicants have a whole different process of applying iirc

they some quota or something too

[old bolt]

ohhhh

tbh I am not so sure about that😂

[forest iron]

lol

[old bolt]

did u apply?

[forest iron]

yeah lol i mistakenly checked the box on my duke application

and realized after an email from dku

[old bolt]

ohhh, so do you need to go through a different process for dku application?

[forest iron]

they had an optional essay and video supplement but i was too lazy to submit

so yeah nothing else

just the duke stuff

i would've withdrawn my application but then i got their semi-likely email and i was like, "uk let's give this a try!"

[rare bluff]

Not to interrupt your convo but yeah domestic students (the ones with Chinese citizenship that is) can only take the gaokao route

[forest iron]

wait no way! the most difficult exam right?

[rare bluff]

I heard of someone getting into dku without those things so you’re p much fine

[forest iron]

oh perfect : )

i thought i ruined my chances hehe

[old bolt]

oh wow! congrats!

[rare bluff]

Yup
I have a friend repeating 12th grade cuz she didn’t get a good score over it it’s hard

[old bolt]

ohh the Gaokao. 😂

[forest iron]

honestly still not sure it is a marketing tool or what

[forest iron]

damn!

[jade estuary]

😍😍😍

[old bolt]

I think it's a good sign

[forest iron]

smrithi i have an imp question. what are your views on the 'fun dies here' thing?

[jade estuary]

Nyu and Emory
Nyu has a great Journalism program and my dream was to work at nyt, i just don't like the lack of campus
Emory is great for writing and send quaint

[forest iron]

wrong tag sorry lol

[forest iron]

thanks

[forest iron]

@jade estuary

[old bolt]

another negative thing about NYU = too expensive lol

[forest iron]

considering u love uchicago

[old bolt]

unless you got aid

😂

[rare bluff]

Doesn’t nyu got that promise thingy

Or does your family make 100k+

[jade estuary]

Uchicago is def not for everyone but i love studying and I love uchicago so

[old bolt]

I didn't apply so am not so sure about that

[jade estuary]

fr

[jade estuary]

They do yes

[forest iron]

hmm makes sense

[jade estuary]

If you're more focused on career and internship don't go to uchicago but if you like research and academia, it's one of the top

[forest iron]

what's the promise thingy?

[old bolt]

I think it's about aid

[jade estuary]

<100k income, full tuition

For intls asw

[forest iron]

i love research fs so yeah

[old bolt]

tuition covered

[jade estuary]

But they screw you over with assets i think

[rare bluff]

only for nyu ny campus tho

[jade estuary]

Like they say "regular" assets

[forest iron]

is it?!! why did i not apply

[jade estuary]

Which is vague

[jade estuary]

Did you apply?

[rare bluff]

My mom told me to apply to NYUSH for my primary choice

[forest iron]

yup that's why i asked lol

[rare bluff]

Won’t get in anyway but if I do I don’t get aid at all probs

[jade estuary]

Lol uchicago rd is 1%

Which prompt?

[old bolt]

that's why I didn't apply haha

[forest iron]

bro ik im not getting in. my creative essay thing was 400 words lol

[jade estuary]

Mine was 1k

[old bolt]

like almost everyone I know got in either ED or EDII

[forest iron]

they suggest 700-800 if im not wrong

plus i just copied my yale essay or something hehe

[forest iron]

yeah uc

0 chance

but my why uchicago was so good

like best

prolly 700 words

but they suggest 500

so im doomed

🤧

[forest iron]

damn it really is hard

i do know that uchicago really considers demonstrated interest

so makes sense

[rare bluff]

Uchi used to email me a shit lot

[old bolt]

yeh, but not impossible so you will be fine 👍

[rare bluff]

You’ll be fine luck

[forest iron]

thanks guys 💗

[heady urchin]

Dookie

[jade estuary]

My why uchicago was so ass i feel like i would've gotten in if that was better😭

Do you wanna swap essays lol

[tough hemlock]

My uchicago essay is real good but I should've applied ED

I'm an international low efc kid so I have no hope in RD at least

[hybrid lintel]

Omg guys

I want to consider my app without my act score

but i accidentally reported it

how can i withdraw it now

[tough hemlock]

Pretty sure it's too late

But you can always email them

(hopefully even if they accept your req...they didn't start the first review yet...)

What's your score btw?

[hybrid lintel]

its not good enough for duke

[forest iron]

it's ok

test scores are just one part of a larger picture

[hybrid lintel]

duke will req my score from testing agencies right

[tough hemlock]

Yes after you get in

[hybrid lintel]

u guys know how duke responded ab the test required?

[forest iron]

idts they got anything to say

they don't really emphasise anything

just the classic: TO applicants aren't disadvantaged in the process

[tough hemlock]

Any idea...when I can expect my robertson rejection?

[tough raptor]

You were meant to say you wanted to attend, because of the lemurs

[tough raptor]

They get released in waves so wait a couple weeks

[quartz adder]

yummy food and cute lemurs

[main aurora]

next week, they clearly say the 12th-19th

[jade estuary]

whats robertson?

[shadow tiger]

U go to both Duke and unc at the same time

U choose one school as base and the other u go and take classes at

It’s also a full ride

[jade estuary]

ooooooh okay

[vapid urchin]

I’m going here one day

[midnight pendant]

me too

[quasi flower]

not me

yall stay safe tho

[heady urchin]

Duke interview was ok/good

She asked me a ton about high school

Like one part of high school I really liked, what was high school like, etc and a lot about Covid (I brought it up myself so)

And then the standard why duke, what’s something I spend a lot of time on

How my friends would describe me, what growth do I want to see in myself in college

I didn’t expect a lot of the questions but I managed to clutch up on the spot! May have rambled a bit but she yapped for 5+ mins about a simple question I asked so 💀

[quartz adder]

how long did it last

[heady urchin]

40 mins the zoom had a timer

Bc it was the free version

I’m ngl I don’t think I like Duke as much after talking to her

[quartz adder]

oh 😭

did she not have good things to say

[heady urchin]

Obviously still an amazing school but

[heady urchin]

I think we were just very very different people

[quartz adder]

was she similar major

mine was a journalist guy from NY

but he was very nice

but very different

[heady urchin]

Nope French major

And she’s an artist

[heady urchin]

She was idk

Nice but a fake nice?

[tough raptor]

I kinda get this as well

I don't feel like I match well with most duke students

[warped gale]

same thing happened w my princeton interviewer

[heady urchin]

Idk about current ones but I most certainly didn’t match w her

[heady urchin]

Dang

Oh well

[tough raptor]

I feel like a lot of duke people are very pretendy and not authentic

not really pretentious

but just fake

or they just absolutely grinded in HS

[heady urchin]

This is what I felt about my interviewer

I think she went to one of those fancy New England boarding schools too

[tough raptor]

All the "southern ivys" attract this kinda vibe tbf

but it is bad at duke

[heady urchin]

I see good thing I applied to two southern schools

[tough raptor]

I want to get out of the south, but truth is unless I bag MIT I'm staying here for another 4 years

😢

[mint ridge]

My duke interviewer

Said she wanted to go to a good school but not a ivy

So duke

[heady urchin]

Understandable and hey you could always transfer!

[mint ridge]

And her family became broke during her time at college and she had to work for once

[tough raptor]

To where lol

To MIT?

[heady urchin]

Idk somewhere not in the south

[tough raptor]

I don't think I'm going to transfer from free tuition at a T10, but maybe

[heady urchin]

Oh that’s fair

[main aurora]

I get this lol

parents aren’t ok w/unc so I might stay in the Midwest unless one of my rd’s work out

[heady urchin]

Really???

Even though you got a full ride?

Wait tbh I get it 💀 idt my parents would be ok with duke if our family friends didn’t live right there

[mortal musk]

is it certain that the officer corresponding to my state on the contact us page is the person that will review my application? Should I just address the admissions team in general on my loci or is it very important to mention a specific name

[main aurora]

yeah they think it’s similar to uiowa or umn

But closer to uiowa

And I got rejected from my main major early assurance health care policy

😔

[heady urchin]

Booo 😭

[heady urchin]

From unc??? No way

How dare they 😡

That’s a really cool major though

I have quite a few healthcare stories myself 💀

[swift needle]

Just had mine and she was really nice

Maybe its something about age difference

[waxen dragon]

Unc is ranked 22 on usnews

[swift needle]

Ya its crazy they dont think its good enough

[main aurora]

They don’t care about rank

[main aurora]

Yeah but it’s ok 😭😭

[vapid urchin]

How do I maximize a chance at getting Robertson scholars

[dense forge]

send a love letter

[vapid urchin]

Fr I will

[dense forge]

let me read it first

[vapid urchin]

“Dear Robertson Scholars Team,

🧅

Oh sorry

I must’ve dropped one of my onions out of my big burlap sack of onions

[dense forge]

[vapid urchin]

Ur all beautiful btw”

[jade estuary]

Have you read that why uchicago essay that was a love letter

[mortal musk]

is the person corresponding to my state on this link the person i address a LOCI to?
https://admissions.duke.edu/contact/#:~:text=If you have general questions,at 919-684-3214.

[dense forge]

huh

[waxen dragon]

What do they care about

[ivory flame]

ye i put my regional ao and i saw an article about admissions process of how regional officers are first ones to read it and share it to the aos after

[mortal musk]

wouldnt it look rlly bad if the person that I found on the website isnt the one that actually reads it tho

like how can i be sure that i dont write to the wrong person

[hybrid lintel]

I didn't get one

[jade estuary]

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/should-u-chicagos-admissions-dean-have-sent-this-essay-around-or-am-i-too-strict/809374

[dense forge]

did u get in

[jade estuary]

to uchicago? no lol

[dense forge]

well at least you got berkeley met

[jade estuary]

not met but yeah

uchicago comes out march ish but i don't have much hope

i want UCLA tho

[dense forge]

do you get resident scholarships?

[jade estuary]

i think so yes

my situation is complicated

[dense forge]

yea ik

thats why i asked lol

[jade estuary]

from what I thought i qualify for uc instate from second year

because i thought for first year you need to have graduated from a cali high school

but i got Berkeley instate from first year

ab 540 something

my mom seems to think it's a glitch/error on their part but we won't really know till we get other uc's

[heady urchin]

Didn’t get one what?

[heady urchin]

Did you get a regents interview?

[tough raptor]

You don't

[tough raptor]

Me neither

[ivory flame]

they should be the ones that read it cause that’s why they’re regional aos ( i’m not 100% sure sry 😭)

[hybrid lintel]

Interview!!

[vapid urchin]

Why

@tough raptor

[jade estuary]

no rip

[heady urchin]

Ohh that’s ok dw!!

[heady urchin]

Wait I thought all early acceptances were regents?

[tough raptor]

Why what

[vapid urchin]

Should I not try to maximize my chance of getting Robertson scholars

[tough raptor]

I'm just saying you can't not that you shouldn't

[jade estuary]

That's what I thought too but people who got regents had it on their letter but i didn't???

[tough raptor]

Nah they are all dukes

I'm duke of winning

[heady urchin]

Did you check portal?

[jade estuary]

yeah

[heady urchin]

Weird did that happen to other people?

[jade estuary]

yes

im guessing that from the 1000 people admitted

200-300 special programs like met gmp

200-300 regents

[heady urchin]

Oh I see

[jade estuary]

rest just early admit without regents

[placid storm]

i didnt even know abt this robertson thing. im quite confused how were u suppose to apply

[kind zenith]

its a separate application that you had to submit earlier that works for both duke and UNC

so like i submitted the robertson before i submitted duke regular decision

[kind zenith]

i was finishing my essay 15 minutes before it was due bc my dad told me the video part was only if you moved on... moral of the story i should not have listened to him but i got it in on time💀

[forest iron]

if my interviewer went to duke fudua for an mba, how likely is it that they know about the undergrad courses, clubs and stuff?

[jade estuary]

def not courses, clubs maybe but i'd ask more about culture/academic advising/campus events/vibe etc

[forest iron]

woah that's sound great. thanks for the ideas : )

[jade estuary]

another question i wished i asked my interviewer was something they didn't like about the university or something they'd change. definitely gauge the vibe of your interviewer before asking this because some may perceive it as very negative and not wanting to go to the school but my interviewer was pretty chill and im sure she would've shared. this will help you get an idea of potential cons of a school you can't find online that'll help you shortlist later

[supple dragon]

Does duke assign interviewers based on location? I just got one, but she lives very far from me so just wondering

[forest iron]

thanks smrithi! Will definitely keep this in mind 💗

[forest iron]

mine lives 2000 kms away so-

[marsh wind]

is the midyear report due feb 15 or feb 20?

im finding two diff dates on the portal and the admissions info site

[forest iron]

go for 15 to be on the safer side?

[marsh wind]

thats what im planning on

problem is that my school sends them out on feb 13

and idk if they receive in time

will probably call the undergrad office tomm to ask ab that

[quartz adder]

yea i asked my interviewer this too
he said he couldnt think of anything 🙊

[jade estuary]

thats either good or they didnt wanna say what they really wanted to

[green pasture]

do internationals get interviews?

[old bolt]

I think so? my fri had one (but applied ed tho)

[hybrid lintel]

ion have it

[forest iron]

Yup

Availability based generally

[dense kernel]

robertsons out?

!!

[jade estuary]

is Robertson like regents for Duke

If you get it early you're getting in

[dense kernel]

uhh its a full ride scholly

but also robertson is for unc + duke

so idk if u can definitively make an admission prediction if u applied to boyh

[jade estuary]

if you applied only to one tho?

[dense kernel]

its also an external org so idrk

[signal cosmos]

is regents 20k a year?

[jade estuary]

2.5k LOL

• need based depending on need but base is 2.5

[signal cosmos]

oh thats still decent

[heady urchin]

Huge dent of the 44k!

[tough hemlock]

you got it?

[dense kernel]

i didnt apply

[tough hemlock]

ah
I think i just wasted my time on the application considering I have like no chance

do you know anyone who got the notification?

[dense kernel]

yes!

[tough hemlock]

guessing the same 😦

[main aurora]

WHAT

no its rolling

[main aurora]

..this is what the portal says: February 12-19, 2024: Rolling interview notifications (students not granted an interview will be notified on the 19th).

[mental talon]

how many robertsons semifinalists r there

[tough hemlock]

Which portal? And where?

[main aurora]

the robertson portal

[tough hemlock]

Don't know if they changed their policy or not
But they removed that info from portal (I heard)

[main aurora]

nope, i see it

thats why i copy pasted

[tough hemlock]

😭I can't find it though

Lemme do a bit more search

Just to give myself some false hope

[tough hemlock]

Wait...are you a semifinalist?

[main aurora]

no?

its under robertson selection timeline

[tough hemlock]

They changed it😶 told you.

[main aurora]

uh

mid febuary is still the 12th

and its still on the PORTAL

the timeline there says similar

[tough hemlock]

Lol
Finding hope even in the darkness
love it

[elder salmon]

Robertsons are coming out- know someone who got semi

[swift locust]

why am I stressed for yall when I didn’t even apply 😭 good luck everyone 🤞

[swift needle]

yes gl everyone!

[quartz adder]

good luckkk

[main aurora]

gl !

[tough raptor]

same lol

I'm stressed about a scholarship I didn't apply to for a school that is free for me....

[dense forge]

are they all out?

[jade estuary]

i think they said its rolling between feb 12-19

[dense forge]

oh

not expecting anything but itd be cool

semi = duke likely right

[dusty beacon]

I have my Duke interview tmrw and my interviewer hasn’t sent me a zoom link or any contact info… should I keep waiting or email them in case they forgot?

[forest iron]

duke interivew in 3 hours wohoo!

[forest iron]

is it in morning or later?

maybe send one in the evening

[jade estuary]

glglgl!!!

[forest iron]

tytyty

[dusty beacon]

It’s in 12 hours

Afternoon for me

[dusty beacon]

Gl!

[tough raptor]

Send 2 hours before if you haven't gotten it

[forest iron]

ill just ask 2-3 questions to my interviewer, works right?

[jade estuary]

gauge their vibe

i asked like 6-7 to my interviewer and she would've been fine even if i asked more

if they seem busy/uninterested just ask a few

if you guys vibe

ask as many as you want to

[forest iron]

makes sense

thanks

bro in-person interviews are so much better

u can vibe better i think

[jade estuary]

how did it go?

[forest iron]

Good! The meeting limits time to 45 minutes and we ended sharp at 44 so yeah. Only asked like 5 questions but I kinda kept yapping in the interview lol

he said his duke degree was a waste though lol

and i was like wtf

[jade estuary]

slay

[forest iron]

it was funnier tbh

than what an interview should be

he kinda seemed to regret the money spent on his degree

i asked him about the basketball game and the networking but apparently her was interested in none of that lol

i kinda zoned out for a moment too

he said something about having everything planned or idk what

[quartz adder]

my interviewer said the exact opposite

he said to not have a rigid plan and explore the different resources at duke

[serene siren]

Any Robertson emails sent out for duke?

[tough hemlock]

They did yesterday

[serene siren]

Rip 🪦

[main aurora]

No they come out every day for a few days

I wish the rejections were rolling 💀

[serene siren]

Wait why make it rolling

Like I don’t get it

It’s so much more anxiety inducing

[graceful horizon]

Any international who has got an idoc request?

[tough hemlock]

Some of my intl friends did

It doesn't mean anything btw

[dense forge]

fr

just let us know we didnt get it already 😵‍💫

giving us hope is evil

[waxen dragon]

Real

[main aurora]

I’m on a 50/50 streak with scholarships

Robertson is about to turn that to a 40/60

Duke interview in 10 mins 💀

[steady fern]

Duke interview in 2 hours

Who’s got advice??

Tips?

[main aurora]

Interview went well!!!!

She giggled randomly so much 💀

And she was so funny

[heady urchin]

Yay!!!

[heady urchin]

Penn, Yale, Duke you’re sweeping all Fr

[main aurora]

Noooo

[steady fern]

Yippee!!

What questions did they ask you?

[heady urchin]

Just wait and see you owe me 20 💵 emojis when you do

[main aurora]

why duke, if you had a free day what would u do, what one thing did you do that impacted your school, questions for me

and a lot of discussion

[steady fern]

gotcha gotcha

[heady urchin]

Random question but did they ask a lot about your high school

[main aurora]

she was so cool! she worked in a think tank and started her own buisness and she talked a lot about how duke was filled with rich kids and how she felt so different from them

[main aurora]

no lol even tho the interviewer was from a very different region

[heady urchin]

Oh interesting I was just wondering if that was a shared experience

[heady urchin]

Woahhh

[main aurora]

oh no, she was from dc

[heady urchin]

Wow that’s pretty far

Mine lived in sf so decently closeby but didn’t grow up here

[main aurora]

oops originally from dc but she was from the mountains

[heady urchin]

Ohh

[swift locust]

duke interview NOW

im shivering my timbers

last interview of the cycle (unless stanny switches up)

[main aurora]

twins

no stanford interview 😍

gl

[steady fern]

Mines in 1 hour!!

[swift locust]

ok it went perfectly tbh

[swift locust]

good luck!!

my interviewer was from Massachusetts? 🧐

[heady urchin]

Yay!!!

You are fr slaying interviews

[swift locust]

practice makes perfect ig 😭

it feels a lot easier than when i first started

[heady urchin]

So real

[heady urchin]

Yeah honestly I really enjoy interviews

The lead up before stresses me but the actual interview is nice

[swift locust]

is duke running low on alumni volunteers btw?

[steady fern]

How long did your guys interview last?

[heady urchin]

45ish mins

[swift locust]

40 min bc of the zoom limit

[warped gale]

no dookie interview

its so over

no school wants me

[heady urchin]

Nooo that’s not true

Interviews aren’t indicative of acceptances

[steady fern]

Mine was only 30 😦

It felt so rushed

Like she just wanted it to be over

[waxen dragon]

0

[steady fern]

It felt like I was forcing her to stay longer so I could ask her questions that I had

[past pelican]

Hour ish