Duke University (2023-2024)

[swift needle]

real

[fiery helm]

good

i hate it here 😁

[swift needle]

is it that bad??

[heady urchin]

Lolll even in the highly unlikely event I get in I doubt I’d go 😭

[swift needle]

i thought durham was ok

[heady urchin]

Nah Durham is better than other places

[fiery helm]

durham is fine it's just like NC is so mid

[swift needle]

oh i see

[heady urchin]

Still a cultural shock though moving from ca to bc

Nc

[swift needle]

yeah cause SC has charleston and beaches i bet everyone goes there instead

[swift locust]

Charleston beaches r ugly

also r u SC too?

[swift needle]

Im VA actually

[swift locust]

ohhh

[swift needle]

Ive just been to SC a lot for vacations

[heady urchin]

My cousin lives there

[swift locust]

interesting choice!

[swift needle]

before covid

[fiery helm]

u a hokies fan?

[swift needle]

YESS

[fiery helm]

YAYYY one of my friends goes to VT

[swift needle]

yeah ik its a tourist trap but we have fun 😭

[swift needle]

omg slay

[swift locust]

all that matters

[swift needle]

frr

[swift locust]

school is being insufferable w assignments

[fiery helm]

ugh real

[swift locust]

it makes the wait ten times worse

[graceful horizon]

My interviewer said don't expect Durham to be like New York or Chicago. There's nth much to do and some ppl may not like tht aspect.

[swift needle]

Yeah theyre right

[fiery helm]

it's a pretty quiet town

[heady urchin]

Oh!

[swift needle]

Duke is fun but if u wanna go to the city it’s a bit of a drive

durham is quiet yes

[heady urchin]

Well if I get in I’ll visit

[swift locust]

I mean… bball games

[fiery helm]

duke is a pretty peaceful campus, my interviewer said it's very like relaxed feel on campus, lots of gardens and benches and walkways and stuff yk

that sentence was ass 😭

[swift needle]

The library is so nice

[heady urchin]

True

[swift locust]

I rly like the idea of a typical college campus

[swift needle]

and it’s really pretty

[graceful horizon]

I've never been to the US so i didnt hav any reference in mind. So there's little activity?

[fiery helm]

did u apply UNC as well?

[swift locust]

Rather than one combined w the city

[heady urchin]

Yeah my interviewer said this

[heady urchin]

Nah

[graceful horizon]

But wont be a prob for me tho

[heady urchin]

I want this

[forest iron]

Like Columbia?

[heady urchin]

UCLA and Penn please

[fiery helm]

it's more just self contained, a fair bit of stuff to do on campus but not much off campus

[fiery helm]

ahhh ok

[graceful horizon]

I see...thanks

[swift locust]

yes which is unfortunate!

[graceful horizon]

Jux give me full aid n m coming so dw Duke

[fiery helm]

😭 reall

[graceful horizon]

😂

[fiery helm]

good luck

[swift locust]

they fr flopped with their new merit aid policy

That’s the most absurd thing I’ve heard

[graceful horizon]

My interviewer also asked me where else i applied
I legit told him i applied to schs tht give good finaid for intl n tht hav strong cs program

I said "or else they wuld jux reject me"

[fiery helm]

oh what

that's an interesting thing to ask

[graceful horizon]

Frr

[signal cosmos]

?

[graceful horizon]

Altho i still think they r considering me for Karsh
My story is a bit unique n they hav never awarded anyone from my country

[swift locust]

finalists r announced AFTER they enroll

so mid-may

ruins the point of attracting students who wouldn’t normally attend

[signal cosmos]

for robinson?

[swift locust]

every merit scholarship

[graceful horizon]

EVERY

[signal cosmos]

wait what merit scholly is at duke

[graceful horizon]

Merit aid

[signal cosmos]

besides robertson

[swift locust]

maybe not Robertson tho

[swift locust]

Tons

[graceful horizon]

There are a lot

[swift locust]

like dozens on their website

[signal cosmos]

ah ok

[swift locust]

trinity, ab, bn, karsh

etc etc

[graceful horizon]

University scholarship
Karsh n a lot

[signal cosmos]

woah ok

[graceful horizon]

I mentioned Harvard Yale n UPenn i think
& he also asked me where I learned English

Other que were generic.

[graceful horizon]

& they said they wuld only announce finalists AFTER enrollment.

Which means we hav to make an uninformed decision.

😵

[swift locust]

I was rly rly hoping for BN

[graceful horizon]

Do u think 22nd march decision is possible?

[swift locust]

Probably not

[graceful horizon]

Yea
Probably not
But They hid the checklist very early this yr so hoping for tht tho.

[swift locust]

I doubt the application volume or admissions practices have changed dramatically enough to justify decisions being released a week earlier than usual

[swift locust]

true

[graceful horizon]

N they say they r finalizing rn n most schs say tht a week b4 decisions

& 29th sounds so far away

[eager lark]

ahh okay i see ty

[solid inlet]

didn't duke's acceptance letter now say "nearly 40000 applicants"?

does that imply they are below 40000 RD which means a significant drop?

[swift locust]

oh interesting

I take back what I said then lol

[solid inlet]

it was a likely letter that said "nearly 40000" i think

[swift locust]

So around a 5k drop

[graceful horizon]

It's 48k

10% increase over last yr
Largest RD pool

[swift locust]

so then a 4k increase

[solid inlet]

where is that number from

[swift locust]

yeah 3/22 doesn’t seem likely sorry

[graceful horizon]

My mom is my counselor
Cuz m homeschooled

[fiery helm]

prob not 💔

[graceful horizon]

Her email inbox

They said in the email tht
They anticipate that the RD admit rate will be around 4.5%

[solid inlet]

https://imgur.com/a/zxFyKDo

this is what i saw

[swift locust]

Strange

[graceful horizon]

Mine was from my mom's inbox

Regular decision update to all counselors

[solid inlet]

since Duke changed it's interview policy, do you think there is still stuff such as alumni availability? for instance, if I lived in a low populated state and not known for academic?

[swift locust]

no, my interviewer zoomed from Maryland

[graceful horizon]

No, According to the alumni interviewer on college confidential

[swift locust]

I noticed many Duke interviewers were from different locations than the interviewees

But that’s anecdotal

[graceful horizon]

Interviews r assigned by admissions committee only

[solid inlet]

man im dead 💀

nobody at our school got one

[swift locust]

Interesting bc my deferred friends never got interviews

[swift needle]

i wish i had amnesia about this until march 31 i csnt take the suspense

have they said how many ppl they interviewed for RD yet?

[silver wraith]

im an intl and i didnt get an interview is it over for me 🙏

[graceful horizon]

It's not in the counselor email tho. But it's 12k anticipated (culd change) acc to the interviewer i shared last time

[silver wraith]

whats the new policy

[swift locust]

nvm listen to Stephen

[swift locust]

interviews for applicants

they need addtl info from

[silver wraith]

i think i wouldve gotten an interview if they were looking to accept me cuz i got a really unique hook

[maiden bridge]

remove competitve applicants

[silver wraith]

ill just take my rejection and leave

[swift needle]

12k is crazy

[swift locust]

lots of applicants r competitive tho

[maiden bridge]

thats what im saying, there r more competitve applicants than interviewers

[swift locust]

yes

[silver wraith]

im getting double teamed cuz im an intl asking for aid i got like a 0.5% chance here

[maiden bridge]

just use duke's language of "need more additional info"

saying competitve gives people the jitters

[swift needle]

yeah

[swift locust]

alright I’ll do it for the people

[silver wraith]

bro if duke wasnt in north carolina it would be the best school ever why did they have to build it in north carolina

[maiden bridge]

same location

me n my interviewer

[swift locust]

I was just thinking that it’s similar to Yale’s senior interviews in that they’ll try to match ppl up regardless

[maiden bridge]

wdym

oh like the limited availability stuff

[graceful horizon]

My interviewer did say "congrats for making this far" in light of the new policy probably...
But m sure u can STILL get in without one cuz some ppl did ED. Tht's all I knw too unfortunately.

[swift locust]

some ppl think interviews are like a second stage or wtv

[halcyon wharf]

same

[maiden bridge]

i dont

[swift locust]

yeah but public perception

like the interviewer might be misguided

[maiden bridge]

i guess i dont think so because of how often schools say interviews dont/rarely push someone over the edge

[swift locust]

right but I think a lay person would believe interviews r selective

unless that’s what ur talking about

[solid inlet]

how many of yall did the glimpse video

[swift needle]

i didnt personally

[maiden bridge]

Sure yes

Never disagreed about what lay people would think

Sorry if not clear

[fiery helm]

i didn't

[swift needle]

ok so uva released EA early this year too so i went to see when their checklist disappeared and that was 2/1

i dont necessarily think that means duke will release any earlier tho

70% of me thinks theyre gonna keep their usual march 31 date

[silver wraith]

for intls i think it does weigh more than it does for domestic students

[dense kernel]

when did they release

[swift needle]

2/2

ok for duke ED checklist disappeared 12/4 and decisions came out 12/14

sry im digging into this a lot i think i just need to work it out in my mind before i can chill

[edgy token]

Do interviews have weight bec i didnt get one 😃

[true mica]

any recent likelies from duke?

[vocal umbra]

So about 10 days

Historically

So still prolly around ivy day

It’s not for another 3 days at least since they send an email 3 days befor

[swift needle]

i wouldnt expect anything tho bc they might just be ready extra early ig?

[cursive vault]

Oh ya'll are FR

NOTE: Your checklist will not be available as we finalize our admission decisions.

[vocal umbra]

Btw did u apply RD or ED

[cursive vault]

RD

wait lol

[vocal umbra]

Ah okay

[cursive vault]

Me? I applied RD

[vocal umbra]

U have an interview?

[cursive vault]

I had mine a long time ago but yeah

[vocal umbra]

Bruh no way I got an NSFW warning ☠️

Lmao

Mb guys

[cursive vault]

I fail to see how interviews are indicative of anything. I was the first one in A2C Yale RD round to get an interview and I did not get a likely lmao

[vocal umbra]

Yea ig

I haven’t gotten one for Yale

Rip my chances

Cuz u got an interview which means ur at least in the running

[cursive vault]

Does it tho? I got an interview only a week maybe going on 2 after the Yale deadline

[urban pivot]

eariler interviews mean less i cant lie

[cursive vault]

Idk

[signal cosmos]

didnt u apply like mid december

[urban pivot]

atleast i think

[signal cosmos]

december 10ish

[rocky granite]

u could also not get an interview bc they already know they want to accept u so bad

[vocal umbra]

Some people got senior interviews like today

Super late

[cursive vault]

I applied the day before Yale deadline lmao

[vocal umbra]

Yea same

[rocky granite]

me too

[vocal umbra]

I applied day of deadline

[rocky granite]

but i also applied quite early

[vocal umbra]

Still no interview

I only got one for Princeton but they give one to everyone

[cursive vault]

Accoriding to all of the Yale threads/reddit posts from all the years the earlier the interview the better. It means (supposedly) that you are among their top choices and they just want to get the full picture

[rocky granite]

i didnt get one for here grrrr

its so awk duke comes out day after ivies usually 💀

[urban pivot]

yeah that would make sense too since u got a columbia likely

[cursive vault]

Not sure

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[vocal umbra]

U think Duke is done interviewing?

[cursive vault]

I'm just hoping for MIT tomorrow

[rocky granite]

wait deadass??

[forest iron]

I do think so

[urban pivot]

columbia over mit

[cursive vault]

Supposedly

[cursive vault]

mit > columbia all day everyday

MIT is my dream school

[vocal umbra]

I feel like we reading into this too much ☠️

[rocky granite]

interview astrology goes crazy

[forest iron]

Haven't seen any duke interviews since last week or so

[cursive vault]

Besides if I get into MIT someone can take my columbia spot so I'd be blessing a WL up

[rocky granite]

my yale interview was not amazing im ngl

and my app i could have done better on

[forest iron]

I'll get warned now 🥲

[vocal umbra]

lol good luck

[rocky granite]

it was a bit too one-sided, which is probably why they wanted to interview. they saw my potential and how i just didnt rly tap into it in the app 💀

[cursive vault]

@forest iron you're going to harvard dw

[edgy token]

hey guys 😔

[vocal umbra]

Idk tbh

[forest iron]

My dad said the same thing this morning lol

[vocal umbra]

But for Duke they matter a little bit I think

[edgy token]

you know at this point i kinda gave up on duke

[cursive vault]

Interviews don't matter that much

[vocal umbra]

Then again I got an interview for Duke but I got deferred ☠️

[rocky granite]

my mom is already past my washu acceptance and is like OMG ALL THE IVIES R GONNA WANT U <3333

and im like thanks mom

[urban pivot]

duke n yale tho like overall the interviews have more weight right

[forest iron]

But ik I'm not 😭 ( i never got a harvard interview )

[edgy token]

hey heads ups, getting into washu is big

[forest iron]

No 😭

[cursive vault]

Yale fo sure means a lil more than the rest idk much about duke tbh

[rocky granite]

yeah i know

[urban pivot]

harvard interviews mean basically nothing unless u get two

[rocky granite]

my mom just thinks it isnt 💀

[edgy token]

💀

[rocky granite]

she's just glad we can afford it

[vocal umbra]

I think Duke and Yale have the same policy

[forest iron]

I hope it's not the case for duke😭

[vocal umbra]

Duke changed it this year

[cursive vault]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[edgy token]

me when i told my mom i got into grinnell and she dissed it for being small

[vocal umbra]

Grinnell is good

[rocky granite]

i have a friend at grinnell

which was like her 100th choice but she rly enjoys it

[forest iron]

🥲

[rocky granite]

she applied to like every lac

got waitlisted from nearly every lac which is kind of impressive, but got into grinnell

i think she got rejected bowdoin ed

[forest iron]

What's the one rejection?

[cursive vault]

But plenty of people also get into Yale without interviews. So it's really on a subjective basis, if you're already a good candidate and they know they're going to admit you they aren't going to waste an alumni's availability on you

[rocky granite]

northeastern

[forest iron]

Oh today? 😔

[rocky granite]

yeahh

[edgy token]

[rocky granite]

i hate how i got a really cool choir award like a couple days ago but its kinda too late to report

or should i?

[forest iron]

😭

[rocky granite]

WWWWW

[urban pivot]

i feel like this only somewhat true
the two yale likelies from my school got interviews

[vocal umbra]

Yea

[cursive vault]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[edgy token]

my outlook on life became filled with corn maizes after that

[forest iron]

I only know of scea Yale admits with no interview

[cursive vault]

Plenty of people do get into Yale without interviews, but they are in the minority

[forest iron]

Haven't heard of any rd people getting in without one

[signal cosmos]

yale likely for stem?

[forest iron]

Hmm maybe then

[rocky granite]

WWW

when my friend got into grinnell she said she was ready for her little house on the prairie era

[forest iron]

U have mit right 😭

[edgy token]

LOL

[urban pivot]

yeah

[edgy token]

i didnt even apply for mit LOL

[signal cosmos]

2 yale likely is crazy

[forest iron]

💀

Sorry mb

[signal cosmos]

esp from the same school

[forest iron]

I confused u with someone

[edgy token]

nah you're good

[rocky granite]

idk abt the likelies at my school

[cursive vault]

I got a Columbia STEM likely for CS in the engineering school and they're ranked higher than Yale in CS smh

[rocky granite]

im sure there may be a handful but no ones saying anything

[urban pivot]

p sure it was supposed to be three too but one person threw the interview

[forest iron]

So you'd choose Columbia over Yale?

Or nah

[edgy token]

from what ive noticied with interviews, the interviewer somehow is related to that state your in

[cursive vault]

no I'd probably go to Yale, but I wish they woulda sent me a likely

[forest iron]

😔

I see

[cursive vault]

I'm not sure tho

[edgy token]

so if u live in the middle of nowhere and dont get an interview, i think you should still be able to get in

[cursive vault]

I could choose Columbia, I haven't given it much thought

[forest iron]

Hmm fair

[forest iron]

I'd assume yes

[edgy token]

yes

i cant wait for all decisions to come out so i can be done and happy

[placid storm]

duke i keep forgetting i applied here because i get no interviews

[forest iron]

Same😭

[edgy token]

same here LOL

[forest iron]

I just want wellesley at this point

They're so nice

[edgy token]

yeah

[mint ridge]

So

[placid storm]

lol the way i got 0 interviews feel so off putting ngl

[mint ridge]

Duke is finalizing decisions

[placid storm]

like just say NO or REJECTED

[edgy token]

you got into duke kunshan right

[cursive vault]

Duke would be cool, but I'd still probs go to Columbia over duke

[mint ridge]

Same

Even though

Duke is ranked

Higher

Columbia is nyc

🦆

[forest iron]

Yeah 🫠

[cursive vault]

That's only bc of Columbia's scandal tho their rankings got tanked

[urban pivot]

duke lowk overrated idk why i applied

[placid storm]

didnt u get into oxford

[mint ridge]

Ya

[edgy token]

WWWW

[forest iron]

Yeah 😭

[edgy token]

are u considering

[cursive vault]

But Duke is ranked lower in CS still 🔥

[edgy token]

WWWW

[mint ridge]

YES

wwwwww on Oxford

[forest iron]

I might if i manage to get that full ride that 3 intls get😭

[edgy token]

i feel like a lower rank cs isnt going to hurt if u have a lot more experience, then again i might be deluding myself

[placid storm]

uhh...

[forest iron]

Too expensive and no scholarships

[edgy token]

no trust you will get it

[urban pivot]

cs rank means nothing

[mint ridge]

I heard

[forest iron]

I shall thanks 😭

[placid storm]

oh valid valid. man ngl i see u at harvard

[forest iron]

No interview 💀

[cursive vault]

Prestige does though particularly in a competitive job market and Columbia > Duke for that

[forest iron]

At least yale and duke value me 😭

[urban pivot]

exactly prestige is all that matters

[placid storm]

for duke or harvard

[forest iron]

Harvard

Duke is nice😭

So is yale

[edgy token]

wait what are ur acceptances, i feel like you have a crazy lore im missing out on LOL

[placid storm]

oh. nah u def will get into like one or more ivies

[forest iron]

Really? I thought duke > columbia

[placid storm]

i agree idc who says what duke on top

[swift locust]

no

[placid storm]

i love their sport culture prob only reason why i applied seems like social life there would be great there

[cursive vault]

no way

[forest iron]

Lmao i haven't got any decisions for my us unis so far (they start tomorrow) 😭

I was deferred from harvard rea btw

[vocal umbra]

For Cs I think Columbia def better

[forest iron]

mb

[cursive vault]

In general though Columbia has more prestige

[urban pivot]

not really

[cursive vault]

Yeah lol

[vocal umbra]

Nah idts

[urban pivot]

they about equal n duke work life balance 10x better than columbia

[forest iron]

😭😭

Thanks you ❤️

[swift locust]

in terms of lay people, Columbia >

[urban pivot]

columbia jus better because its in nyc

[vocal umbra]

Yea maybe

Also ivy name

[placid storm]

tbh i feel like everyone in the these ivy league or top unis threads are all overqualified ngl

[swift locust]

but obv there aren’t significant differences

[placid storm]

im like the odd one out

[forest iron]

That might make more sense

[vocal umbra]

But I think a lot of people think Duke is an ivy

Those that are not involved with college stuff

[forest iron]

Definitely not the case!!

[forest iron]

Do they 💀

[cursive vault]

Columbia has far more name recognition and definitely prestige. Ivy name, older, (for a long time) rankings, and definitely academic prestige. I'd agree that Duke is better in school spirit, sports, and life but for academics def Columbia

[placid storm]

MIT is so often thought as an ivy its insane

like absurd

[valid halo]

yo, some sources say duke will release results on March 19. Do you think it can be true?

[swift locust]

No

[placid storm]

if it does then oh well

[vocal umbra]

Lowk this shouldn’t be an argument

[forest iron]

I mean they are ivy+ schools

So yeah

[vocal umbra]

Duke or Columbia you’ll be more than alright

[valid halo]

yeah I know

[forest iron]

Ivy league is more like a brand today

[cursive vault]

^

lol

even tho it's sports

[swift needle]

where did u hear this ?

[valid halo]

so it is weird that some sources say this

[forest iron]

And a lot of top unis are considered along so yeah

[urban pivot]

crimson education is not valid

[swift needle]

ya was gonna say

[urban pivot]

they made a type they meant to say the 29th

[swift locust]

the source is a random mom on cc probably 😭

[mint ridge]

imagine its March 19

[valid halo]

crimson, college kick start

[forest iron]

Last time duke checklist disappeared a week before decisions ig

And it's already gone

So maybe earlier?

[urban pivot]

duke is not randomly releasing on a tuesday

[valid halo]

yeah I also think so, maybe it will be earlier this year

[swift locust]

their number of applicants increased by 10%

they are not releasing earlier

[forest iron]

Hmm

[placid storm]

wait so decisions are coming next week already?!

[edgy token]

that's still a dub

[forest iron]

Not sure 😭

[urban pivot]

if its gonna be eariler its going to be the 22nd/23rd

[forest iron]

Just based on historical anecdotes

[valid halo]

honestly just please give me a clear no so i will be mentally done

[edgy token]

on the topic of harvard, this kid, his father is the president of this uni at in state and he got into harvard and mit 💀

[forest iron]

Is that even a word lol

[urban pivot]

based on the past its going to be the 29th

[swift locust]

it won’t
applications INCREASED
it’s always been after ivy day

[forest iron]

80% deferral rate 😭

[vocal umbra]

If I get rejected Duke before ivy day ik ivy day gonna be 0/4

[valid halo]

I was just wondering, I am not saying anything

[swift needle]

I doubt theyre gonna release before ivy day even if theyre done early somehow

[forest iron]

Not true 😭

[urban pivot]

how that work 😭

[swift locust]

oh I thought u meant give u a clear no as to it releasing earlier

[vocal umbra]

Cuz I applied ED Duke and I had an interview

For ivies I only had one interview

[forest iron]

And then?

[vocal umbra]

And no ED

[urban pivot]

which ivy

[valid halo]

oh, no no, I was talking about duke, like pls duke give me a clear no so I will be done

[vocal umbra]

Princeton lmao

Everyone gets one

[valid halo]

my Princeton interview was fun

[placid storm]

wait wait generally when does duke come out

[urban pivot]

i mean they only competitive interview ivy is yale anyways

[vocal umbra]

Ivy day or slightly after

[forest iron]

30 March or so

[placid storm]

oh ok

[vocal umbra]

Ye

[placid storm]

idk why i feel so cooked for all my privates

prob the no interview

but like man

[forest iron]

And harvard for intls (not uk and Canada) 😭

[valid halo]

isn't Harvard also kinda competitive? because from my school nobody received an interview last year (boarding school)

[swift locust]

everyone should feel cooked

w those acceptance rates

[forest iron]

Yes!

It is for intls

[placid storm]

valid the way these privates try to wait till the end of march kills me

i wish it was a one shot one go

like just get it done

and cope abt it

i hate having to cope or feel depressed each week

[urban pivot]

i heard harvard a lil competitive for interviews this year

[valid halo]

then I should be happy with my interview as an international...

[placid storm]

anything on duke

[vocal umbra]

Ye honestly getting an interview and getting rejected feels worse

[swift locust]

they’ve always prioritized interviews for ppl they need info on

[vocal umbra]

Cuz u get ur hopes up

[edgy token]

i think only one person at my school got a harvard interview

[shut yoke]

Ik that Duke also does somewhat eval

[edgy token]

and she has perfect stats

[forest iron]

VERY!

[urban pivot]

duke is a yes

[valid halo]

my duke interviewer was so in rush

[urban pivot]

if it doesnt say avaliability then it competitive

[valid halo]

he was like ONLY 30 MINUTES

[forest iron]

Duke always keeps interviews short

[valid halo]

but welp, we end up talking for 45ish

[shut yoke]

Mine ran on for like an hour 10-20ish

[valid halo]

interesting

[placid storm]

ok ty. im prob not gunna open my decisions or forget abt it lol

now

[forest iron]

Hmm I've heard max 1 hour interviews for duke somehow

[urban pivot]

people get accepted without interviews

[vocal umbra]

Mine was 45 min

[placid storm]

this year is a bit different from what i heard

[shut yoke]

We were talking about various stuff

Besides Duke

[urban pivot]

n these are sub 8% acceptance rate schools anyways if u didnt apply with the mindset of getting rejected u were being too optimisitic

[forest iron]

Yes yes i got u i was just saying that other unis tend to go longer

[shut yoke]

Nah

[swift needle]

my interview was around 40 mins bc of the zoom limit

[shut yoke]

I’d win

[forest iron]

Ik of 3 hour Yale and harvard interviews not duke though

[swift locust]

interview lengths do not matter; what matters is what’s in that report 😭

[swift needle]

fr

[mint ridge]

Wait

for duke

Is it actually coming out the 19tj

or typo

[shut yoke]

Maxwell frost my goat event

[swift locust]

no

[edgy token]

did they get in though

[swift needle]

idk why it drives me crazy when ppl boast about having hours long interviews

[swift locust]

nah bc why did they recruit him AGAIN

stealing my thunder

[placid storm]

but like what happens if u dont get one

[mint ridge]

Ya same

[shut yoke]

Because he’s the only gen z congress member

[mint ridge]

Long doesn’r = good

[shut yoke]

Yall gotta elect some more

[forest iron]

If i don't get duke I'll get my duke degree from dku ig 😭 (assuming i don't get my other choices too)

[swift locust]

it’s like test optional tbh; doesn’t disadvantage u

[valid halo]

I was just wondering about it, because some sources say so, but no, probably it will not be published on the 19th

[forest iron]

Or oxford with a heavy debt 😭

[swift locust]

me 😉

[mint ridge]

WHAT SOURCES

Trust me bro:

[warped gale]

me 😉

[shut yoke]

I see your name on the ballot I’m voting for the Green Party

[urban pivot]

test optional def a disadvantage

[warped gale]

(i'm an engineer 💀)

[swift locust]

moving to ur district

[valid halo]

I already mentioned crimson college kickstart

[swift locust]

alright buddy waste ur vote

[mint ridge]

wait kickstart?

[forest iron]

It does 💀😭

[swift needle]

i looked on college kickstart and i couldnt find it

could u link it

[swift locust]

it does in the sense it places more weight on the other parts of ur app, like an interview

[shut yoke]

😭bro does not appreciate the 3rd parties

[swift needle]

idt it’s gonna be mar 19 tho i think crimson meant mar 29 tbh

[mint ridge]

Maybe they did that on purpose

For media attention

Created a error to reshare the post

💀

[shut yoke]

@swift locust smh 2 party system enjoyer

[signal cosmos]

Yale stem is ass

[urban pivot]

crimson just had hella other schools on the list and made one typo

[placid storm]

wtf is crimson and didnt someone say crimson is not very trustworthy

[swift locust]

it’s like harvard vs Princeton and then ball state

[mint ridge]

They also put stanford wrong

[shut yoke]

Which one is the gop

[signal cosmos]

College consulting service

[swift needle]

ive no clue

[swift locust]

ball state

[shut yoke]

Also crazy how often the Wisconsinite meets Biden dawg @mint ridge

[signal cosmos]

Crimson ain’t reliable as well

[shut yoke]

Did you see his Instagram post

[signal cosmos]

Lowkey thought It be them delwarians

[forest iron]

When does Amherst come out?

[valid halo]

https://airtable.com/appjetJAhuTHHwwIk/shrd9utrIpvkKprtX/tbl4S132vzzyRX7vG/viwSt269Dn9D7G3Zf/recTWAOsO00LbYj0r?backgroundColor=cyan&viewControls=on

I swear it was saying 19th

[swift locust]

I see the same four all the time at their events

[mint ridge]

ooo

[valid halo]

this link is from official college kickstart

[urban pivot]

they released 15 of march last year?

[valid halo]

but I am probably mentally not ok at this point and just delusional

[swift needle]

nope mar 31

[valid halo]

no, ivy day I think

[swift needle]

just like me fr

[forest iron]

What's this?

[urban pivot]

then why does kickstart say march 15

[swift needle]

theyre insane

[forest iron]

31 with ivy day

[valid halo]

https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/item/class-of-2028-regular-decision-notification-dates

[edgy token]

when do they release this year

[valid halo]

From here

[urban pivot]

or is that when they released when they were going to release addmissions

[swift locust]

I’ve never heard of that

[weak hound]

wtf twin

[edgy token]

omg

WEN?

[weak hound]

i’ve never met another wen

this is crazy

is ur name wendy also

[edgy token]

yes...

[weak hound]

NO WAY

LMFAOOOOO

[edgy token]

nO WAY

LMFAO

[forest iron]

This is the mit wen 😭😭😭

[placid storm]

ok now who is the real wen

[vocal umbra]

Wendy’s?

[swift needle]

well last year mar 20 was the day the checklist disappeared

Wen wen

[weak hound]

no way are u chinese too

[forest iron]

I thought i went crazy or soemthing🥲

[weak hound]

omfg

[edgy token]

no sadly

[vocal umbra]

Bro did market research

[edgy token]

im vietnamese though

close enough

LOL

[vocal umbra]

When did it come out last year

[weak hound]

nah we still twin fr

[forest iron]

The Pikachu is the og

I think 😭

[valid halo]

so approximately week before...

[weak hound]

wtf have u always been in this server

[edgy token]

nah fr

we're long lost twins

[swift needle]

im legitimately going insane

[weak hound]

fr bro

this is crazy

i’ve never met another wen

[edgy token]

me either

with the name wendy too

[weak hound]

fr bro

[forest iron]

😭

[weak hound]

wendy is a rare name

rare W

[vocal umbra]

I’m hoping Duke comes next week so I can have my closure

[forest iron]

Next year 💀💀💀

[edgy token]

for asians too this is WWWWW

[valid halo]

I just hope to finally find mental stability

[weak hound]

LMFAO

[valid halo]

at least for some time

[edgy token]

i feel better knowing there's another me slaying this cycle

[weak hound]

LOL

we’ll see after RD bro

i think my caps was pretty shit

your profile slays tho it’s so aesthetic

pinterest worthy

[vocal umbra]

Brain fart

[edgy token]

THANK YOU

[edgy token]

didnt u bag mit

[weak hound]

luck

idk how i got in

[edgy token]

that's like winning the war

[graceful horizon]

March 31st 6pm EST

[weak hound]

winning the war 😭😭

[weak hound]

wait did u apply to mit

[forest iron]

Nope this wen did not

[edgy token]

sadly not 😔

[ivory flame]

hai

[forest iron]

Now ik who i confused u with 😭

[weak hound]

noooooo we could’ve ultra twinned smh

[edgy token]

😔

[weak hound]

it’s ok duke?

[edgy token]

yes i did apply to duke

[weak hound]

AYEEE

🤞

[edgy token]

NO LITERALLY

🤞

[vocal umbra]

Damn so 11 days

In between

[edgy token]

when is duke coming out this year

[ivory flame]

COW

[edgy token]

is it 31

[vocal umbra]

Sup

[weak hound]

wait i thought it was 20th

whoops!

[vocal umbra]

31 was last year

[vocal umbra]

How r u enjoying the waiting process

[ivory flame]

THIS WAIT IS FOREVER OMG

[vocal umbra]

I wish they would just reject me Alr

[lean hatch]

i heard its 29

not sure how accurate that is

[vocal umbra]

A bunch of rumors

[graceful horizon]

20th was the day the checklist disappeared last yr.

[ivory flame]

i can't believe its been like seven months since applying

[vocal umbra]

20th (checklist disappeared) to 31st (decision date)

This year is 13th(checklist disappear) release date probably march 29

[vocal umbra]

Ya ong I just forgot abt colleges for a while

But now I’m consumed again

[swift needle]

this wait boutta be excruciating

[ivory flame]

rightttt i just wanna see the decision

[graceful horizon]

Still hoping for 22nd
Jux reject me already

[vocal umbra]

It was so bad for Ed

This thread especially

[ivory flame]

did only two ppl in here get in? I know scriipzy got in

[vocal umbra]

@mellow forum did

And harry

[swift needle]

it was kind of a bloodbath

some ppl got in but a lot rejected or deferred

[vocal umbra]

Not many

Only 3 or 4 I think

[ivory flame]

it rly was such a low chance i think rd will be the same

[vocal umbra]

Accepted I mean

[swift needle]

ya

[vocal umbra]

Ye RD will be worse

[graceful horizon]

4.5% AR anticipated for RD

Acc to counselor email

[vocal umbra]

ED was 10% effective

[ivory flame]

i thought it was like 800 accepted, 930 deferred, and around 4470 rejected from duke ed this year

[swift needle]

wait so if they already know this are they done with apps?

[vocal umbra]

defer rate was around the same as acceptance rate

I remember

[graceful horizon]

No
It's wht they anticipate

[swift needle]

Oh u said anticipated

[wanton dirge]

why tf does duke kunshan only take 150 intls??

[swift needle]

mb

[graceful horizon]

Cuz they knw their yield history too

[ivory flame]

isnt deferred in separate pile or is it in the same as rd apps? so we probably have 5-10%?

[vocal umbra]

I think same pile but they consider that you applied ED

Although it’s not binding

[vocal umbra]

It said 5-10% on the faq

[wanton dirge]

if dku got 10k applications, does that include mainland chinese ppl too?

[vocal umbra]

Ye

[wanton dirge]

anyone aware?

[graceful horizon]

But 48k number is worrying

Lots of RD applicants
10% increase

[vocal umbra]

28% increase for WD

ED

Wair did they send a counselor email for RD too?

[graceful horizon]

Yes

[vocal umbra]

Do u have it

[swift needle]

Ugh I give up whatever happens happens

[signal cosmos]

isnt this year the most comeptitive ever

like most applicants ever

[graceful horizon]

Yes
Main info is 48k
10% increase
Largest RD pool ever

[urban pivot]

more applicants doesnt mean more competitive tho

[graceful horizon]

& They anticipate 4.5% AR

[signal cosmos]

wait fr? i feel like duke gets like 50k+ applicants cus of how popular it is

[signal cosmos]

thats for RD and ED combined..

[graceful horizon]

Its 48k

[signal cosmos]

so RD probably is lower

ah i see

[vocal umbra]

Yea it’s prolly 3% RD

[signal cosmos]

where did u get this info from

[swift needle]

Omg yeah its over

[graceful horizon]

Let me recheck

Its in the counselor email

M homeschooled
So mom is my counselor

[signal cosmos]

ohh

i see

[graceful horizon]

Let me recheck

[forest iron]

wowie

that's so cool though

[graceful horizon]

Nope
4.5% is for RD only!

[swift needle]

Did they say anything else in the email?

[graceful horizon]

"Our anticipated Regular Decision admit rate this year will be around 4.5%"

[swift locust]

That’s crazy that they flat out state that ED applicants are advantaged

[urban pivot]

did the email say anything about the

[forest iron]

better then duke kunshan

than

[vocal umbra]

@graceful horizon can u check ur dm

[graceful horizon]

Total num of applicants is around 54200. ED admit rate was 12.9%. Jux tht tho

[swift needle]

oh wow thats lower than last yr

wasnt last year ed 16%

[signal cosmos]

lowest in history

last year was like 21.9%

[graceful horizon]

They said a record low

[vocal umbra]

Ye highest number of ED apps

[graceful horizon]

Okie

[signal cosmos]

wait ur right 16.7

21.9 was 2 years ago

wow

😳

that juicy boost

[urban pivot]

it also went up to 2k tho

[forest iron]

i think harvard was the only school with a drop in rea cycle

[urban pivot]

and duke has only been getting more popular

[forest iron]

[dense kernel]

bruh duke admits like 200 athletes

early

[forest iron]

poor harvard

[urban pivot]

harvard dropped both rd n rea i thought

[forest iron]

[forest iron]

not sure about rd

did they release some stats??

[urban pivot]

idk i just remember seeing it

[edgy token]

2021 should've been me

😔

[graceful horizon]

Yet no harvard intv for me🥲

[vocal umbra]

Ye no Yale for me

[signal cosmos]

all good u got mit tho

[edgy token]

other wen did

[pale bane]

i think that’s more of a yale thing

[weak hound]

LMFAO we got them confused

[turbid dragon]

I kinda think it might have to do with when they get around to reviewing apps. I submitted really late, and got a relatively late interview

[vocal umbra]

Late interview better than no interview ☠️

[turbid dragon]

My interview was really weird tbh. Like late. And the first time my interviewer had someone outside of their region in 10 years of interviewing. It was a really fun interview, but generally strange circumstances

Lowkey probably just too many applicants in my region or smth

[pale bane]

mine was late as well

but i know there was no way i was gonna get an interviewer from around here

so mine was from new york and she reached out on 2/28

[turbid dragon]

Are you in a rural area?

[pale bane]

yes i’m in arkansas

and not an area that’s known for notable alumni or anything good 😭

[turbid dragon]

Ah I c

I’m in a major city actually so uh, idk what happened 🧍

[pale bane]

i mean it could just be that’s when they saw your app

or decided in committee or subcommittee that they wanted to interview you for more info

[turbid dragon]

Yeah? Maybe they thought this specific interviewer would get something out of me

Who knows?

[pale bane]

that too

i wouldn’t worry

[turbid dragon]

Yeah I am simply relishing in knowing they were still considering me at all

That is a win to me 👍

[shut yoke]

Not really, I submitted my app the day of deadline and got an interview around Jan 20th

[turbid dragon]

Ok I have no idea then

Yale keeping mysterious allure up

[pale bane]

i don’t think they review apps in the order they come in

it’s just whatever the regional AO gets to

[potent dawn]

NOTE: Your checklist will not be available as we finalize our admission decisions.

[edgy token]

well

it's abt that time

[wheat skiff]

when does duke admissions come out

!duke

[whole galleon]

29th march

not official

[zenith needle]

!duke

[swift needle]

no duke official date yet so no command !

[dense forge]

hi westcote student

how are you

[swift needle]

Im wescoting how about you

[dense forge]

i am wescoting too

when will you join for the orientation day

[swift needle]

April 13 is my day!

[dense forge]

i will met you then in the westcote campus

[true mica]

I got a senior interview so idt interviewers have to be related to ur state

Mine wasn’t

[solid bloom]

anyone know when duke comes out

[waxen dragon]

29

[solid bloom]

ah

[dense kernel]

no

3/22

[fiery helm]

?

[rocky granite]

hasnt it always been day after ivy day

[mint ridge]

ECIDENCE

[mystic finch]

prolly not 22

[dense kernel]

checklist has also always disappeared later

this year checklist disappeared a week earlier @mint ridge

remember admissions processes are in flux

[quartz adder]

it was like that for ED too i think

checklist disappeared early but decision date was similar

[mint ridge]

really

oooooo

[waxen dragon]

Proof?

[tough raptor]

Proof is he made that shit up

[signal cosmos]

damn

duke kid throwing around kirk

[vocal umbra]

Wait @tough raptor did u just get in to MIT

[signal cosmos]

he did yea

[tough raptor]

Yeah

[placid storm]

r u the person that got duke likely as well

[tough raptor]

Yes

[placid storm]

holy shit congrats dude

also still considering olin over mit

[tough raptor]

I mean if Olin had accepted me I'd still be considering it, but I don't think its gonna be worth it to transfer from Olin to MIT

I'm sure I'll fall in love with MIT when I get there

and the thought of leaving won't cross my mind

• Olin doesn't actually transfer credits so it'd be 5 years of college

[placid storm]

nah bro thats huge tho mit is huge congrats. i visited the mit campus last month, it was really nice and its like right next to harvard as well, so i mean u can prob visit there for fun. anyways huge W

[tough raptor]

I visited, and it wasn't the best IMO, but they were under a lot of construction while I was there

[placid storm]

ah ic, lol i mean at mit i hope to see you pull some wild prank like how the mit students put a car on top of the mit dome lol

[swift needle]

wow congrats!!

[vocal umbra]

Congrats bro

Duke and MIT is crazy

[heady urchin]

Are you going it mit then over duke

[vocal umbra]

Look at his bio ☠️

[tough raptor]

"People should get PHDs in robotics, because that would be such a super villain thing to do."?

[tough raptor]

technically duke could still reject me

[tough raptor]

Yes

[placid storm]

when is duke coming out tho

next week?

[tough raptor]

I prefer MIT over duke, because of location

[vocal umbra]

Name tag mb

[vocal umbra]

What major btw

[tough raptor]

I applied for Urban Planning with Computer Science at MIT

[vocal umbra]

Oh yea then MIT fs

[tough raptor]

and Civil Engineering at Duke

[vocal umbra]

MIT cs is unbeatable

[tough raptor]

I just want to get out of the south

[vocal umbra]

Wher u rn

[tough raptor]

Farm near durham

<10 miles from duke

[vocal umbra]

Oh damn

Yea then I wouldn’t wanna go to Duke either

Esp over MIT

[heady urchin]

W congrats!

[forest iron]

are u No GPA guy?

[tough raptor]

Yes

[forest iron]

OMG MIT!!!!

that's sick

congratulations 🎉

[past pelican]

HOLLYYYY CONGRATS

[thorn basalt]

did hawk j leave this server

[swift locust]

he got unfairly banned

[vocal umbra]

What he do

[thorn basalt]

^

[placid storm]

When is Duke chat

Is it next week?

[mystic finch]

prob 3/29 but nothing is confirmed

[thorn basalt]

dookie tryna be diff huh

[unreal eagle]

!duke

[placid storm]

Alr alr

Omg I have decisions every week

[fiery helm]

i wish

[dense forge]

if hawk believes he was unfairly temporarily banned he can submit an appeal but based on what i can see given his track record we've actually been pretty lenient with him

[cursive vault]

Shaq is my favorite analyst

[open tendon]

Dookie pookie 🥳

Come to me dookie-Chan

[steady sequoia]

Stephen A hhof

[timber ledge]

roberston came out

[waxen dragon]

Nice

[zenith needle]

!duke

[vocal umbra]

Did anyone here get it

[cursive vault]

?

[vocal umbra]

Robertson

The scholarship

I saw someone on Reddit get it

I didn’t apply but just curious if anyone got it

In this discord

[wary mason]

!duke

[fiery helm]

29th predicted

[wary mason]

ty

[zenith needle]

Bruh that’s so late

Later than ivy is crazy

[waxen dragon]

Duke usually comes after ivies

[placid storm]

Bruh still no interview for this school prob rejected

[swift needle]

I thought theyd still offer interviews, are they done now?

[mystic finch]

at this point it's likely they're done

[vapid echo]

Is it better to get an interview early or later

I submitted mine on the last day and got reached out to in mid January

[swift needle]

I bet they assign them as they get to ur app tbh

[steady fern]

I got my interview in Feb

[swift needle]

Got mine early-mid feb

[mint ridge]

Imagine if duke is

[open tendon]

Dookie Pookie!!!!!! 🥳🥳

[swift needle]

Dookie gang rise up!!

[zenith needle]

Dookie is such a bad nickname

Bruh

Duke is such a dope name and y’all reduce it to dookie smh

Duke of arrakis type beat fr

[swift needle]

its an endearing nickname !

[marsh pulsar]

donkey

[zenith needle]

What school is westcote? Please excuse my ignorance, I tried googling but nothing came up

[thorn basalt]

it’s a school in neverland

[swift needle]

A school that izmay created for their lore

[zenith needle]

💀

[swift needle]

Wut lol

[vapid urchin]

Duuuuuuukkkiiiieeeeeee iiii loooiovvvereee yuuuuuuu

Please accept me

[timber ledge]

yea i got it

[turbid dragon]

they're prob done

buckling down for final reiews

[fiery helm]

ok my like crazy prediction is it might be 27th because of good fridat

wdyt

[zenith needle]

What does that have to do with Duke my brotha

[vapid echo]

It’s a national holiday iirc, so the admissions office will probably be closed

[zenith needle]

Good Friday??

It’s a national holiday where people don’t work??

[vapid echo]

Yeah it’s a Christian thing

[zenith needle]

I genuinely did not know that it’s a national holiday

Bro you straight up lied 😭😭

[vapid echo]

Ok I just checked it’s not a national, but it is a state holiday in some states

I did say iirc

[zenith needle]

Oh wait

It is a state holiday in NC

so maybe

[dense kernel]

most likely

or maybe this fri?

[vapid echo]

This Friday would be crazy

It’s probably just gonna be around ivy day

[dense kernel]

the early checklist disappearance suggests the possibility

[vapid echo]

Wait it disappeared fr?

[dense kernel]

yes

[swift needle]

congrats!!

[swift needle]

i bet so too

[fiery helm]

so from what i've seen the checklist disappeared abt 11ish days before the decision date

[fiery helm]

yeah NC state holiday

[zenith needle]

This Friday is NOT gonna be good 😭😭😭

(It will be for me tho)

💯

[vapid echo]

So when did it disappear

[halcyon wharf]

well colleges release on weekends all the time

i dont see how it being a state holiday changes anything

[dense kernel]

last Wednesday

[swift needle]

ig meaning admissions office will be closed

[dense kernel]

bcuz they won’t work?

[fiery helm]

^^

[vapid echo]

They usually work the day they release decisions

[halcyon wharf]

they dont work in weekends either yet they release

[vapid echo]

To make sure there’s no problems

[dense kernel]

usually they work on the day they release

[vapid echo]

So like next weekend is a possibility

[fiery helm]

it's just speculation, they might have decisions set to auto release or smth idek!

[halcyon wharf]

yea dont they auto release

[dense kernel]

duke isn’t going to make them come in on a state holiday