Duke University (2024-2025)

[pallid fern]

But I feel like italian would be such a cool language to learn

[quartz bridge]

damnnnnn, this might seemed bias but i want to go to a small french town

like lyon

[pallid fern]

Ooh that sounds really cool

[quartz bridge]

my bestie lives there and is the reason i started taking french

i can't believe it's been 6 years

[eternal mauve]

Very similar culture

[pallid fern]

On my bucket list is to definitely study abroad in Europe, I wanna spend the weekends travelling to different countries and exploring the cultures and histories

[quartz bridge]

and i've been through 4 diff french teachers.....

[pallid fern]

As Duke?

[pallid fern]

Jeez lol

[quartz bridge]

i wrote my essay on being able to visit so many places but at no price

[pallid fern]

When I took french the conjugations killed me x_x

[eternal mauve]

No as you described

[pallid fern]

Also I never really figured out feminine and masculine nouns so I had a 50/50 chance each time lol

[pallid fern]

Ooh

Yeah my mom's kinda competitive in that regard

[quartz bridge]

one of my french teachers quit a couple years ago bc her ex fiance that she. met on twitter took her kids to "disney world" to hook up with another woman

[pallid fern]

Jeeezz

[quartz bridge]

and also my school is on national news for sexual assault so i actually need to leave this place

i need to go FAR far away]

[pallid fern]

Wait he brought the kids while hooking up? x_x

[pallid fern]

wait that's legitimately crazy

[quartz bridge]

YES

that's how she found out

one of them had celebral palsy too smh

[pallid fern]

Back in middle school we had a few scandals too, someone put cameras in the bathrooms and stole like 10 laptops

[pallid fern]

oh my gosh that's crazy

[quartz bridge]

like bruh this is why my state has a republican governor now

idk wanna say too much though bc it'll be really easy to find my school lol

[pallid fern]

Lol yeah I feel like if someone compiled all my messages on this server they might be able to find my school too x_x

wait that reminds me

Okay

Like a few weeks ago

I was on the chance me reddit

Because I was bored and stressed

And someone at my school found it

And posted it all over the group chats

[quartz bridge]

omg that place is so toxic

[pallid fern]

And it got spread to like half my grade x_x

[quartz bridge]

found your posts?

[pallid fern]

Yeah and identified me

Because my ECs are kinda unique

[quartz bridge]

wait i feel like i've found all the duke chance me

[pallid fern]

So if they know me then they know me

[quartz bridge]

i will never post on there though LOL

[pallid fern]

Wait then you might have read mine LOL but I deleted it after a day or two when all my classmates started spreading it throughout the grade

[quartz bridge]

probably

wait i think i remember something about UX design

[pallid fern]

Yeah probably a good idea, I was just crazy stressed that day

[pallid fern]

LOL then that was probably me

UX design majors are so rare

[quartz bridge]

lowk don't listen to anyone there though

[pallid fern]

All I got was a bunch of my classmates trolling me x_x

[quartz bridge]

they're not admissions officers and all applications are viewed holistically

[quartz bridge]

LOL

[pallid fern]

Yeah definitely, chanceme is kinda crazy tbh

[quartz bridge]

like my SAT is equivalent to a 33 ACT and I know plenty of people who got into duke with that score

[eternal mauve]

Yeah if you are like that as well Berkeley would be a good fit

[quartz bridge]

but on chance me id prob be an auto reject if i didn't share i was low income

[pallid fern]

Yeah, I've seen people saying that amazing posts are gonna get rejected

[pallid fern]

Nope that's not me at all lol

[eternal mauve]

Chanceme is idiotic

[quartz bridge]

the only thing ill say

[pallid fern]

My entire college list is comprised of schools that are the opposite of competitive

[quartz bridge]

is i feel bad for aid seeking internationals

[eternal mauve]

It’s just high schoolers telling other high schoolers they won’t get into college

[pallid fern]

Oh yeah definitely

[quartz bridge]

my neighbor in india goes to duke

[pallid fern]

Sometimes I have to take a step back and realize how fortunate I am

[quartz bridge]

i feel privaleged to even apply tbh

[pallid fern]

Yeah same

[eternal mauve]

Yeah same all the intls at my school are rich asf

[quartz bridge]

my dad had to drop out once his dad died

[eternal mauve]

My roommate is from India and is stupid rich

[quartz bridge]

to support his family

[pallid fern]

Aw that sucks

I'm lucky enough that I don't even have to worry about funds for undergrad

[quartz bridge]

although i am not first gen, my mom's college degree here is useless

[pallid fern]

But I'm applying for robertson because that would help me pay for grad school since my parents aren't paying for that

[quartz bridge]

cause she got it at a no name school in india

i want to go into renewable energy consulting

[pallid fern]

Wait that sounds cool

[quartz bridge]

hopefully i dont need grad school for that

[pallid fern]

What major are you applying for?

[quartz bridge]

well maybe an MBA

[quartz bridge]

major is environmental sciences and policy, minors are econ and gender studies

[pallid fern]

Ooh that sounds really cool

[quartz bridge]

people don't understand the climate clock is at 4 years!!!

[eternal mauve]

If your mom isn’t using her degree some schools will still consider you first gen

[pallid fern]

I don't know about environmental science but I know Duke is top of the line of public policy

[quartz bridge]

i don't want it to be 80 degrees in november LOL

[pallid fern]

wait what neither of my parents are using their degrees

[quartz bridge]

well she's a concierge and until recently was unemployed

[soft reef]

If I apply to Duke I’m gonna do EvAnth And Global Health double Major

[pallid fern]

Yeah like even though I love warm weather I don't want it to be that warm x_x

[quartz bridge]

like omg i need snow

[pallid fern]

Ooh that sounds really cool too

I love the snow

[eternal mauve]

Like if your parents got their degrees internationally some schools and that’s the case some schools have modified definitions of first gen

[quartz bridge]

leo dicaprio i know you don't date women over 25 but your a slay for your envi sci advocacy

[pallid fern]

I'm happy because at Duke I get warm weather most of the year, then go home for the winter and see the snow, then go home in the summer to the nice Seattle weather

[eternal mauve]

It’s very school dependent

[pallid fern]

Huh then I guess I'm first gen for some schools

[eternal mauve]

Like I’m first gen at my school even though both my parents have college degrees

[quartz bridge]

i feel like i major helps me stand out a little bit

bc everyone here is cs or pre med LOL

#asian parent core

my dad got concerned when i told him my major

[eternal mauve]

Duke doesn’t gaf about your major iirc

[quartz bridge]

but i told him to trust the process

[quartz bridge]

well i'm sure they don't want a class full of 80% CS majors indicated on their common app

[eternal mauve]

Sorry based on trinity or Pratt

[quartz bridge]

well yeah that admit trinity or pratt based

[pallid fern]

SAME

My dad freaked out so much

[quartz bridge]

but they do take your intended major into account

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[quartz bridge]

i read my friend (ed admit last year) admissions file last week

[eternal mauve]

Ah I see

Should have done marine bio then

[quartz bridge]

maybe i think they want more envi sci kids because recently they have spent so much money investing in their envi sci offerings

like the marine bio lab, climate commitment, duke forest, sustainability green devils program

totally didn't drop this all in my supps 😌

[pallid fern]

Yeah, and they just became climate neutral this year which I think is great

Also can I just say the duke forest is so pretty

Like

When choosing colleges

I hated schools like NYU because they had no green spaces

[quartz bridge]

It's refreshing to call a university that shares my commitment to environmental responsibility home.

straight from my why duke LOL

[pallid fern]

I NEED green spaces

[pallid fern]

Lol yeah

[quartz bridge]

7060 acres of beauty

[pallid fern]

And it's the perfect mix of modern and gothic

Like the outside is so gothic and old and beautiful

[quartz bridge]

exactly omg campus is so pretty

[pallid fern]

And the inside is so modern and nice

[quartz bridge]

it's sad that i probably won't go there again unless i get accepted

[pallid fern]

I applied to UNC and even though I love them I feel like I would be so sad living so close to Duke

[quartz bridge]

i am kinda jealous of all the mid private school kids who get duke ED

but it's alright

i am a nepo baby in another life

[pallid fern]

Lol

I'm so jealous of my classmate who has huge legacy at duke

Like

[quartz bridge]

do you have higher stats than them?

[pallid fern]

All my other classmates called me crazy for applying ED because she's getting in

[quartz bridge]

i feel like legacy is becoming less and less valued

[pallid fern]

Idk she's kinda secretive

And I don't know much about her

[pallid fern]

True but duke still considers it

[eternal mauve]

Depends on the school

[quartz bridge]

so many legacy kids got rejected last year from college confiedential thread

duke still heavily values it

but its not like auto accept

[pallid fern]

But Duke is literally perfect for me

[eternal mauve]

California is trying to ban legacy rn lol

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[eternal mauve]

It’s so funny

[quartz bridge]

rip all the stanford legacy kids

[pallid fern]

pretty sure that's just for public unis though right?

[quartz bridge]

maybe you would've been nepo babies 4 years ago

[pallid fern]

So many of my classmates are applying for stanford this year it's crazy

[eternal mauve]

No for private as well

[pallid fern]

Oh huh I didn't know that

[eternal mauve]

Ucs dont do legacy

[eternal mauve]

It’s a new bill

[quartz bridge]

my friend wanted to rea stanford but ended up ed to upenn m & t

[eternal mauve]

It’s stupid

[pallid fern]

legacy admissions or banning it?

[eternal mauve]

The bill

[quartz bridge]

no more legacy admissions

[pallid fern]

Upenn M&T is so competitive

[quartz bridge]

starting next year

[pallid fern]

I applied for M&TSI a few years ago and I got rejected ;-;

[quartz bridge]

they took like 5 kids from my area last year lol

[pallid fern]

oh wow that's a lot

[quartz bridge]

hes such a flop too

i have so much tea on him

[eternal mauve]

Because essentially what they’re doing is cutting off state funding to schools like usc if they don’t ban legacy (which usc obv won’t) and that just hurts the kids on finaid because the amount of finaid given is largely due to state funding

So they’re essentially making things worse

[pallid fern]

This guy at my school got into UChicago last year after lying on his apps x_x

[pallid fern]

Ooh

Ouch

[quartz bridge]

so fabricated

[pallid fern]

Yeah honestly fin aid is more important than banning legacy imo

[quartz bridge]

and then he's putting tiktoks about how his scholarships are helping him pay for college LOL

[pallid fern]

x_x

[quartz bridge]

my gpa is so much higher than him and he took the sat like 8 times

like i wish

[eternal mauve]

There’s always people like this

[quartz bridge]

i wanna be a nepo baby

[pallid fern]

LOL same

[quartz bridge]

theres prob plenty of people who lie and get into duke

[pallid fern]

Alas Chinese unis don't care about legacy and I wouldn't go back to china anyways

[quartz bridge]

my biggest ec is like pretty easy to verify though LOL so im not worried

also if you search up my name everything is so easy to verify on google so im lowk chillinh; rip to all the flops who lie

[pallid fern]

Yeah all of my ECs are ridiculously easy to verify

[quartz bridge]

but im gonna play it nice

[pallid fern]

Yeah honestly karma's gonna catch up to him eventually anyhow

[eternal mauve]

Don’t dox people

[quartz bridge]

omg bruh there's one kid with duke legacy at my school

and he has a higher gpa than me

but he was one of the kids who got his latin honors stripped for cheating

[pallid fern]

x_x

[quartz bridge]

so rip flop 😌

[pallid fern]

A few kids got expelled from my school last year for cheating

Like repeatedly cheating not one time cheating

[eternal mauve]

People cheat like crazy here

[quartz bridge]

it makes me mad too because that's why there's so much grade inflation

[eternal mauve]

They legit set it up in a way that makes it easy to cheat

[quartz bridge]

when some kids actually work hard for their grades

and are bad test takers

(like moi)

[pallid fern]

Jeezz

[quartz bridge]

lowk im not even bad i took the sat once and got a 1460 im just not rich enough to take it 8 times lolol

lowk i need to delete some of these messages

i dont wanna get doxxed

[pallid fern]

Lol yeah

[pallid fern]

1460 isn't even bad though

[pallid fern]

I feel like for me my ECs are the type where if you don't know me there's no way you can find me, but if you know me then it's obvious, which is how I got anti doxxed on the chance me post lol

[quartz bridge]

. i explained in my additional info that bc of fam responsibilities i didn't have the proper time to dedicate studying for it and that i was able to retake it in november and update with my scores

[pallid fern]

Like a lot of my ECs are politics, and realistically how many UX design majors are there with politics extracurriculars lol

[pallid fern]

Oh yeah that's good

When I took the ACT I kept screwing up on one section even though on practice tests I could get 35-36 on all of them consistently

So I just gave up and superscored lol

[quartz bridge]

guys how did my high school's football team go from state champions in freshman year to 2-8 this year

as a senior this is so embarassing

[pallid fern]

Ouch

My school sports are kinda eh

[quartz bridge]

i mean superscoring is good

[pallid fern]

oh wow

You're definitely gonna get doxxed if you keep this up lol

[quartz bridge]

but our legendary coach retired this past spring

real

i am slowly deleting LOL

it's low the athletes bringing our average sat down

ill never forget how the starting qb my freshman year chucked a water bottle at me by accident and gave me a bruise

[pallid fern]

Jeezzz

[quartz bridge]

wait also how did the email for the interview look like?

[pallid fern]

Hold up lemme copy paste

Thank you for applying to Duke University. My name is XXX, and I have been assigned to offer you an alumni interview. This year I'll be conducting interviews virtually or by phone. The interview will last 30-45 minutes. In accordance with Duke policy, recording any audio or video of our interview or conversation is prohibited.

As a reminder, the interview is not a mandatory part of your Duke application. However, it is an opportunity for Duke to learn more about you and for you to learn more about Duke.

If you are interested, interview summaries for early decision must be submitted by the end of the day on 11/25/2024. I'm looking to schedule between 11/18 - 11/22. If you are interested, could you please send me some dates and times that would work for you?
I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

I stalked her social media so much x_x

She's a public policy major at duke which is cool cause I have so many politics extracurriculars

I'm actually so excited for the interview lol

Nervous but excited

I usually do well in interviews

Not in asynchronous interviews though as I learned the hard way through the robertson app x_x

[quartz bridge]

oh wow so they have to be before 11/25

hoping i get one

[pallid fern]

I don't think so, why?

[quartz bridge]

it says ed interview report need to be submitted by the end of the day on 11/25

makes sense my friends first read last year was 11/2;

11/24

second read was 12/08

[pallid fern]

Oooh

Okay that makes sense

I'm doing the interview on the 21st

[pallid fern]

that's crazy cause that means they might've already read mine x_x

If I get accepted I'm definitely reading over my report

[quartz bridge]

i’m getting nervous bc someone on CC said they submitted on 11/04 and alrdy got an interview

[quartz bridge]

i meant 11/24

[pallid fern]

I think it really depends on the area where they are

[pallid fern]

Ah lol

[quartz bridge]

i think committee read happen on the last day

last week

my bad

her only comments are from her first reader

[pallid fern]

Ah makes sense

[quartz bridge]

and the committee read

they mentioned the summer program we did together too

bc she listed it as an ec

and they talked abt how many ecs were related to her major

and said her why duke was more convincing than other applicants

[pallid fern]

Hm that makes sense

Okay I gtg

I think we're having family friends come over

[quartz bridge]

bye!!!

[pallid fern]

Anyways nice talk, cya!

[quartz bridge]

For anyone still missing their portal I applied November 4th and just got mine this morning.

[unreal summit]

Got mine too!

[pallid fern]

guys I'm so cooked

I spent the last 2 hours doing college related stuff

Like watching college decision reaction videos

Reading over my supps

Reading college results posts

Etc

Oh my gosh the wait is killing me

Also fun fact apparently the supps that I wrote weren't as bad as I remembered

Even the supps for 4 schools that I wrote in 2 days LOL

So that was a pleasant surprise

[quartz bridge]

i’m just waiting for my sat scores to come out friday LOLOL

[untold flume]

for anyone who hasnt gotten their portal you can actually just do a password reset with your email and you can access it

majority of the time your portal is already setup, it just takes awhile for the email to be sent

[pallid fern]

I'm so cooked I had two dreams about Duke last night x_x

The first one the decisions came out a month early for some reason and I got deferred and I felt so numb

The second one featured this guy I met who's also applying to Duke ED this year and was super passive aggressive and toxic and competitive and he was like that in the dream too, and in the dream it was the day before decisions and he was like "Yeah I'm getting in and you're not" and overall just being mean

I'm thinking about colleges too much someone help

[quartz bridge]

yall harvard is releasing rea decisions on december 12, so i think duke comes out that day too

i saw someone’s likely letter on tiktok

[sour agate]

Getting a likely letter is crazy

[quartz bridge]

They were recruited athlete

all of them get it

[sour agate]

Yeah makes sense for that

Do they actually send you a letter or just an email

[pallid fern]

Ahhh only a month away

[sour agate]

Ikr

Crazy to think about

[cinder berry]

interesting since yale's is dec 17, youd think harvard and yale would be on the same day

[quartz bridge]

have they confirmed december 17? it’s usually never that late

[dapper willow]

yes

on the yale portal

[quartz bridge]

does it say “by december 17”

[dapper willow]

not what i was shown

[quartz bridge]

cause dukes says “by december 15”

but obv it could come out earlier

and they usually always release on thursdays

[dapper willow]

so proud of myself 🔥

i guessed correctly

[quartz bridge]

Yeahh i think people on this sub also guessed december 12

esp @pallid fern

[tall plaza]

it was dec 12 last year too i think?

[quartz bridge]

last year was thursday december 14

[dapper willow]

We had Wednesday the 15th in 2021 btw

Only the last two years were Thursday

[quartz bridge]

ohh that makes sense

well if they’re continuing the thursday trend it should be either the 12th or 19th

[dapper willow]

Wednesday for 2020 too

[dapper willow]

What are this girl’s credentials tho I will ask

Like why did she get early

[quartz bridge]

She was a volleyball recruit

they let them know early

[pallid fern]

I didn't know exactly what date but it's definitely around then

[pallid fern]

It shouldn't be 19th because it says out be the 15th

It's usually around the second week of December though

So if I had to bet on a date then I would guess the 12th

[unreal summit]

wait I saw this tiktok too. I didnt know recruited athletes get likely letters

[quartz bridge]

Has anyone not gotten an interview yet? I'm getting a bit nervous because i live in competitive suburban area with plenty of Duke ED kids. I submitted november 4th.

[pallid fern]

I would give it some time

It took me like 2 weeks to get my interview request

Actually that's a lie I just checked

It took me over a week though

So yeah I would give it another week or so

[unreal summit]

I got an interview yesterday

Around 10 days after I submitted

[quartz bridge]

When’s the latest i can expect to get an invite? It’s looking pretty gloom rn lol im not sure if ill get one. I regret submitting it so late now ugh

[lost fable]

got a 1490!! is this something that i should submit since it’s still below the 50th percent

[pallid fern]

I think most ED applicants will get interviewed

Maybe give it one more week and if still nothing then email?

[pallid fern]

Congrats! Yes I would definitely submit

1490 is a good score and if you don't submit they'll assume you got something lower

[quartz bridge]

scores already came out for november???

[unreal summit]

ya didnt it come out last friday

or idk

i heard people at my school talking about it

[quartz bridge]

no it’s supposed to come out tomm morning

[unreal summit]

r u sure?

[quartz bridge]

yeah the test was on november 2nd

it takes 13 days

[unreal summit]

maybe it was a schoolday sat

then

idk

[quartz bridge]

prob

[unreal summit]

but last friday hella juniors were talking about sat stuff

[quartz bridge]

probably just anticipating their scores lol

[unreal summit]

nah

they got their scores back

it might have been school day or something im not sure

[lost fable]

sat school day but i also took the november one so we will see

[unreal summit]

idt late submission affects it

i submitted nov 3rd and got interview before someone in the same area who submitted 2 weeks earlier

I think its all about availably esp with a interviewer who was a similar major

[quartz bridge]

ohhhh

yeah my major is pretty niche rip

[unreal summit]

my interviewer is an econ major

so i think they match it

or atleast try to?

[quartz bridge]

i think @pallid fern was a pretty niche major too

so idk

[unreal summit]

I think they try to match majors because I had diff interviewers than 2 other ppl from my school

and our interviewers matched our majors so I just made the assumption

im not rlly sure

[quartz bridge]

you’re probably right then

i applied envi sci and policy and not a lot of people from this area do

it’s usually pre med, cs, and econ

[unreal summit]

idt theres a premed major but if u mean bio or chem

I think so

[quartz bridge]

yeah those majors

like premed majors

[unreal summit]

ya idk i wouldnt stress too much its out of ur control

[quartz bridge]

do you feel like you did better on the november day?

[lost fable]

i feel like i did better on the english portion so hopefully my superscore is decent

[quartz bridge]

oh you’ll be fine then

i have no idea how i did but atp i don’t really care anymore

like what’s done is done

[lost fable]

nooo

you’ll be fine

scores don’t even have a numerical value anymore

[quartz bridge]

true! i have no idea if i would’ve benefitted going test optional but i alrdy submitted so oh welllll

[pallid fern]

wait yeah I think I heard one of my classmates saying that

[pallid fern]

Yeah probably

[pallid fern]

Yep

you were environmental science and policy right?

I think it's maybe a bit less niche than me since I'll likely be going through program II

But yeah still comparatively a niche major

But I don't think that's a bad thing

[pallid fern]

My interviewer is a public policy major but I have a lot of politics extracurriculars, not sure if that was a coincidence or if she was matched with me intentionally cause of that

[pallid fern]

yeah

[pallid fern]

Duke cares about test scores a lot

So yeah unless you have an actually low score then definitely submit

And when I say actually low I mean a 1200 or something

Which is still above the national average

But low for duke

[quartz bridge]

I'm not sure if that's true considering they're not quantifying them anymore. Plus around a third of the ED class last year got in TO which is still a lot

35% admitted ed last year to is a lot compared to the 28% overall with ED + RD

[unreal summit]

essay arent quantified and they are still really important. just because they arent quanitifed doesnt mean they dont have weight u just dont know their weight

[quartz bridge]

I think it’s showing they’re going towards a more holistic review. Also essays are def still as important for context but not quantified bc chat gpt can craft a “great” essay with tweaks

[unreal summit]

It means they are going towards a more subjective review

if anything essays and test scores could be weighted even more it just all depends on the context

and it could vary depending on the applicant

[quartz bridge]

true. someone who goes there said the new non quantifying for test scores is to help urm's but idk

[unreal summit]

how would what someone who goes to duke know about how their admissions office works lol

[quartz bridge]

idk its that really annoying guy on reddit

under every chance me post

he said i shouldn't submit anything below the 25% percentile

[unreal summit]

idk but just bc he goes to duke doesnt mean anything

[quartz bridge]

yeah i think hes letting his experience with admissions factor into what hes telling people

but that isn't helpful because everyones application is reviewed differently with different contexts

[unreal summit]

they didnt rate test scores last year

either

[quartz bridge]

they did for ed

[unreal summit]

so how would he know how much his test scores matter

nah they didnt

[quartz bridge]

my friend got her's rated in her admission file

they didn't for rd

[unreal summit]

idk if thats true or not

[quartz bridge]

they didn't rate her essays tho

she had a 5 for test scores

and a 0 for essays

[unreal summit]

test scores can be ap no?

[quartz bridge]

i think ap factors into academics

according to her file

well actually idk

they did mention her ap scores though idk if they're taken into consideration for a certain category

also btw some guy read his admissions file on youtube last week and they def did rate test scores for ed

because he said he got a 4

[pallid fern]

True but the acceptance rate for TO people is lower compared to those who submitted scores, but that could definitely also be correlation not causation

[pallid fern]

Yeah definitely

[pallid fern]

Yeah in terms of writing style but people should still write their own essays otherwise it won't convey any personality and will just be generic

[pallid fern]

That makes sense tbh, even if they don't have experience with the admissions office

Either way test scores provide good context and "optional" stuff often isn't truly optional

So yeah if you have a good score definitely submit

[quartz bridge]

GUYS HOLY SHIT

I GOT A 1510.....

was not expecting that OMGOMGOMG

[thin kayak]

YOOOOOO NICEEEE

[quartz bridge]

Thanks you!!

I was freaking out all night but updating my score this morning from a 1460 to a 1510 felt so nice 🙂

[pallid fern]

Congrats!!!

Okay now definitely submit lol

1510 is a great score

[merry harbor]

🔥🔥🔥
definitely submit

[quartz bridge]

btw for anyone who applied for financial aid

my css profile just now shows as recieved

i submitted it around 2 weeks before the november 1st deadline so dw if urs hasn't updated yet

[weary yacht]

o/

applying rd, any essay tips?

[pallid fern]

Talk about Duke specific things

I would recommend you do both optional supps

The supps are all really a "why us" which is basically a "why is Duke a good fit for you"

And show personality

Not much else tbh

[quartz bridge]

i agree. the optional supps aren't really specific to duke and the why duke is p much the standard why college so make sure you do ur research and ull be set. Try to write is so they're envisioning you on campus and what you'll bring

Also i still haven't gotten an interview i think i am officially moved to cooked status

[weary yacht]

ofc ill do the optional supps

but like

[pallid fern]

Try emailing them maybe?

On Monday

[unreal summit]

idt its dependent on ur application

[pallid fern]

Or I guess email now and they'll reply on Monday

[unreal summit]

so i wouldnt worry

[pallid fern]

Yeah

It's always nice to have an interview though

[unreal summit]

if u didnt get one idk if u emailing is gonna get u one

[pallid fern]

but I don't think duke weighs it heavily

[unreal summit]

but ig u can try

[pallid fern]

Imo there's no harm in trying

[unreal summit]

ye the worst they can say is no

the last day for interviews are 11/25

alumni reports are due that day I think

[pallid fern]

oh wait

Then yeah @quartz bridge definitely email

It's just based off availability not your app but still no harm in emailing

I really hope we all get in

that way I'll know some people before moving in on campus lol

[quartz bridge]

yeah i think im gonna email them monday or tuesday and ask if all interview invites have been sent already

[quartz bridge]

I think i put myself in a good position now because I improved my SAT atp all i can do is wait because i've done everything i can on my part

[pallid fern]

I would email now because they won't respond on the weekends so they'll likely be able to reply on Monday

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[quartz bridge]

uhm i think the deadline alrdy passed

wasn’t it tonight?

[pallid fern]

Yep

Wait

You missed the deadline

[pallid fern]

Yeah

Should be 11:59 EST because it's in NC

And it's 1:35 EST rn

I mean the deadline already passed

But they give you a prompt

On video

So make sure you have your sound on and the environment is quiet

And you get a minute to think

Then you record

No rerecording

where does it say that?

If I were you I would finish that essay and do the interviews ASAP, and email robertson and see if they can extend the deadline

Especially since it's not too long after the deadline

So they might feel generous and let you still submit

Gl!

Email them ASAP explaining your situation and asking if you can still submit

Wait give me 5 min

Wait

Yeah I think you might be good lol

I had no idea that was the account creation deadline

The website is so unclear x_x

Congrats!

I would still email them just in case though

[quartz bridge]

omgggg

did you rd???

isn’t robertson like a seperate application

wowwww

my anxiety could never

[pallid fern]

Same x_x

My interviews were terrible

Yeah

I've given up on all my other apps legitimately x_x

So if I get rejected ED I'm screwed lol

I've given up hope on Robertson's too cause of the interviews x_x

I submitted Robertson by the Oct 15 deadline so that's coming out same time as Duke x_x

[eternal mauve]

Well you’ll have some time before rd so you’ll be motivated if it doesn’t work out

[pallid fern]

LOL yep that's the hope

[weary yacht]

for the first essay do i need to make it narrative or more direct

[unreal summit]

if ur talking about why us

[weary yacht]

Ye

[unreal summit]

I think my process was a short paragraph thats narative/ personal talking about what i hope to gain from duke

for me it was I would learn stuff at duke which would solve a goal of mine

and rest should be direct you should refrence speciic things and what they would teach u

that would help ur goal

that was my process

Im the opposite of a creative writer tho and ive seen essays that are very narative based but

[weary yacht]

hmmmmm

[quartz bridge]

schools have started to come out with ed application this year

yale had a 14% decrease prob because of their new testing policy

and Northwestern had a 10% increase

i wonder what duke will end up looking like

[pallid fern]

Yeah same

Mine was split into a few paragraphs:

Hook/intro

Two paragraphs about academics

One about student life

Conclusion

[pallid fern]

I don't think it should be different from last year, probably a slight decrease in acceptance rate but that's normal

Because Duke doesn't have anything really new this year

Maybe a few more applications as the Carolina promise becomes more established

[quartz bridge]

I wonder if some kids were put off applying to ED because of the Acceptance rate last year. But I don't think that will be the case. I agree that the NC + SC applications will probably increase, but they can only take so many from there.

[pallid fern]

I think that does happen, with one year's ED being lower and the next being higher

But if I had to bet I would say that the rate is going to go down

[weary yacht]

was ur hook related to ur major or jus smt interesting

[unreal summit]

its usually related to ur major

bc u connect academics to major

[pallid fern]

A few weeks ago I posted a chance me where my classmates found me and posted it in the school group chat and according to a classmate it scared some people off from applying to Duke ED LOL

So I'm eliminating the competition for us 🙏

[pallid fern]

Major related

Because I'm going for Program II

So it's kinda unique

[quartz bridge]

period girllll

omg ive been scaring people off atc too

i also feel like if ur unhooked with lower stats (like test scores or you go TO) ur ed chance is gonna be low. Like last yr i think duke said only 4500 out of the 6200+ were qualified or something

[pallid fern]

Yeah stats are extremely important

[quartz bridge]

i wonder when prereads start

my friends app was preread by her AO on 11/23 last year and then her first read was the day after

her second read was 12/06 so interesting it was almost 2 weeks after

[pallid fern]

Yeah so they're probably reading our apps now

[pallid fern]

Also honestly if they get scared off then they didn't like Duke that much in the first place anyways

But either way less competition for us lol

[quartz bridge]

there was a random kid on the duke subreddit admissions mega thread that randomly decided to apply ed 2 days before the deadline LOL

[pallid fern]

That is not a good decision lol

So uh good luck to them on the why us essays

[weary yacht]

I'm going rd, hope the luck still comes

[weary yacht]

Sry better question, do u think a hook should be major related?

Cuz then the essay is kinda a combo why major why school

[pallid fern]

Not necessarily

Do whatever works for you

[pallid fern]

Why the major at the school

Not why major

My major is unique so that's why I mentioned it in my hook

[pallid fern]

But most importantly why does the school fit you

[thorn sinew]

lol

[quartz bridge]

i got that email and thought it was my interview request ughhhhhh

[drifting portal]

dont come to duke the frats dont know how to throw shit

[quartz bridge]

mb withdrawing my application now 😕

[untold flume]

is it bad if 1 or maybe 2 other people are applying duke ed1 at my school? one of them I know for sure might be slightly better than me. im really starting to doubt myself rn 😭

[pallid fern]

I have a classmate with 4x legacy applying and I'm still going for it lol

[unreal summit]

I mean the facts are that people from ur school are the people ur gonna be compared with. That being said two qualified people can also get in it’s not only one alllowed

[craggy wren]

from my friend's school only 1 person got in ED but like 4 other kids got in through deferral

ur chilling trust

[unreal summit]

U can’t do anything about it so shoot ur shot I say

[craggy wren]

💯

[cinder berry]

even if their stats are better your essays could be better or the school could need someone more like u than them

even if they also are applying it doesn’t mean they’re gonna get in over u

[untold flume]

ur right. when you put it like this, it definitely helps me feel a bit better about my chances lol

[untold flume]

yea i should definitely not be complaining lol

[quartz bridge]

my hunch is that they start doing prereads this week but idk for sure, esp since rec letters and other late stuff are due tomorrow

[untold flume]

how do you know when they do prereads?

and when do they start actually reading them?

like after prereads

[quartz bridge]

yeah prereads before the app gets a first read by an AO

i read my friends admission file from last year her app got preread on 11/23 and her first read was 11/24

[pallid fern]

I wouldn't be surprised if they started pre reads earlier tbh

[pallid fern]

Dw you'll be fine

You miss 100% of shots you don't take

[eternal mauve]

What are you going to do about them applying? Nothing so don’t even think about it

[quartz bridge]

i am too scared to email duke about interviews because i dont want them to think im annoying

but i also wonder if anyone has ever gotten in ed without an interview

I might be cooked

[pallid fern]

no don't be scared

that's their job, to answer emails

At this point in time I would definitely email

[pallid fern]

Probably, interviews are based off availability after all

[quartz bridge]

ok i emailed

i think i was pretty polite with it and this was my first time emailing them

[pallid fern]

Yeah that's good

[quartz bridge]

ok this is what they said: Alumni interviews are an optional component of the Duke application process. Due to the volume of applications to Duke, we regret we are unable to interview all applicants. The Admissions Office will prioritize interviews for students for whom we need additional information. Not being offered an interview does not affect your chances of admission. After students submit their applications, those offered an interview will be matched with alumni volunteers who will contact them via phone or email to arrange a virtual interview. Students may expect the interview to last 30-60 minutes. We do not offer on-campus interviews with admissions officers, nor can students request an interview.

i feel like this is an automated response because i heard from numerous people they try to interview everyone for early decision but idk anymoreeeeee

[pallid fern]

Okay yeah that's definitely automated

Maybe try calling?

Plus a Duke AO said that interviews were based off availability, she didn't say anything about only interviewing people who they need more info about

[quartz bridge]

what duke Ao said that?

i think the more info part is only for regular decision applicants

im scared to call them

i feel like the automated response was a message to not ask again LOL

HELP i was right i lit found the same exact message copy and paste from their webstie

it lit didn't answer my question either i asked when the last day was to be contacted for ED interviews

@craggy wren do you know anyone who got into duke ed class of 2028 without an interview??

[craggy wren]

yes

[pallid fern]

one that came to my city + my school, she said that for ED specifically

[pallid fern]

nah it's automated

I say call them

[quartz bridge]

so ur saying it's possible i can get in without an interview through the early decision round. Is this a sign that there a ton of more applicants this year if I can't get an interview and I'm from the DMV

[crimson mortar]

Not necessarily

[unreal summit]

I talked to an alumni interviewer when I was prepping for my interview and he mentioned they are selected not necessarily availability

he did interviews 2-3 years ago tho so it might have changed

[quartz bridge]

some ppl got interviews like 2 days after they submitted apps tho so i don’t think they acc reviewed the app in that time

[unreal summit]

I mean it could be selected based on area and stuff

need more information is pretty broad

[quartz bridge]

wait the need more information is just for regular decision

[unreal summit]

how u know that lol

[quartz bridge]

i spoke to an alum interviewer for duke this yr and they're trying to interview everyone for ed, which is why im concerned

[unreal summit]

idk if it is or isnt

[quartz bridge]

like i spoke to them today

[unreal summit]

maybe

i think that if u dont get an interview now ur not gonna get one

and they claim it doesnt affect ur chances

so just let it go unless u wanna go call them

and then interviews end in 7 days so idt u would even get one

[quartz bridge]

yeah im not calling them, ik someone got one 11/22 last year but im not holding out any hope lol

[unreal summit]

the date the reports are due are 11/25

if u havent been contacted yet I think any notice would be way too last min

[quartz bridge]

yeah the person said they had to hurry they were due 11/27 last yr so idkkkkk

[unreal summit]

I'm pretty confident not having an interview wont hurt ur application

but having a good one will boost it

not much u can do tho

[quartz bridge]

true, i do have an extra letter of rec from an alum so hopefully it makes up for not having an interview

[unreal summit]

if it makes u feel better I heard most people get 3's

from alumni interviewer I talked to

[quartz bridge]

yikes, i def wouldnt want it to hurt my app

[unreal summit]

like this person seems pretty cool but not super amazing

is the normal score

[quartz bridge]

yeah my friend got a 4 on hers last yr

but im lowkey chill w it

idrc anymore

[buoyant drum]

@unreal summit how was your interview

I got an invite and am currently scheduling

[unreal summit]

mine is tmr

11/19

[buoyant drum]

oh alr

lmk how it goes and good luck lol

duke 29 in ur name is such a power move

[unreal summit]

ye honestly the main things is to show u care alot about school

obviouslly talk about ur ecs personality and dont give red flags but I think showing ur obessed about the school is key

[buoyant drum]

yeah imma try n go over my essay and memorize a buncha stuff abt the school

heard duke interviews are just chill convos for a lot of people

[unreal summit]

yea but they are rated 1-5

or similar way

so its still an interview for the most part

more than other colleges

[buoyant drum]

yeah

[unreal summit]

good luck

when did u get ur interview request?

[buoyant drum]

thanks you too

[quartz bridge]

did u get ur invite today?

[buoyant drum]

today, i think most people in my area got theirs today

[unreal summit]

ooh

maybe ur chilling then elesa

[quartz bridge]

oh wow

[unreal summit]

my area got interview requests together too

around 1-2 days of each other

[buoyant drum]

yeah prob takes time to set up by region

[quartz bridge]

wait what region

[unreal summit]

I'm bay area

[buoyant drum]

houston ish

[quartz bridge]

cause lowkey i feel like people from here have alrdy gotten interviews

[buoyant drum]

wya

[quartz bridge]

nova

but i have no confirmation

just assuming

[buoyant drum]

could be there's no alumni near you

[quartz bridge]

prob no ones really a envi sci policy major in nova lol

from duke

[unreal summit]

lol I also heard interviews arent matched for major

and its just by chance

[buoyant drum]

i mean im majoring in chem and the person they gave me was politics? i believe

^^ yea

[quartz bridge]

ohhhhh

yeah then im def cooked bc there are tons of duke grads here

[unreal summit]

I got econ as econ but its not matched i guess

[buoyant drum]

oh dang thats nice ru planning on talking about major

i stalked their linkedin but idk if i should bring up anything from there

[unreal summit]

about politics?

[buoyant drum]

sorry about your major

i get words confused

[unreal summit]

oh ya major

fs

[buoyant drum]

interview is like 2% idt it does anything

[unreal summit]

since she was into econ and entrepreneurship as well

[quartz bridge]

wait did u get your request like in the morning?

[buoyant drum]

yeah

[buoyant drum]

did she mention it to you or did you look up her info

[quartz bridge]

yikess i lit just updated my sat scores friday so maybe they looked at my app at first and decided im not worth interviewing LOL

[unreal summit]

looked her up

[unreal summit]

honestly idt so now that u mentioned people got interviews

before they got their portal

[buoyant drum]

trust me i do NOT have a high sat

[buoyant drum]

how r u gonna bring it up in the convo lol i feel like it's really awkward to basically admit you've been stalking them

[quartz bridge]

i just find it hard to believe they ran out of interviewers in nova like that just doesnt make sense to me

[unreal summit]

what did u study? -> oh did u do any certifactes ?

[quartz bridge]

or there could just be a butload of kids applying from this region who knows

[quartz bridge]

uhm i guess make it come naturally

[buoyant drum]

smart smart

[quartz bridge]

like ask them about how they appleid their interests at duke

[unreal summit]

i would assume they introduce themselves tho

like hi im a ___ major graduated x years ago

[buoyant drum]

maybe they haven't gotten instructions from duke yet to do interviews

[quartz bridge]

and what specific things duke offered them for their interests that they believe were beneficial

[quartz bridge]

see i would believe that but we have like tjhsst in this area

like there are so many kids prob applying they can't leave it this late

[buoyant drum]

then prob they have their hands full for now lol

[unreal summit]

I mean anything is possilbe if he got it today

just wait it out

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[pallid fern]

Yep that's what I heard too

I literally got my interview reminder just now and I'm in the middle of a play rehearsal x_x

I guess that's my reminder to always put my phone on silent lol

[unreal summit]

whens ur interview?

[quartz bridge]

u haven't had urs yet??

[buoyant drum]

can you get your admissions file even if you don't get into the school

[unreal summit]

no u need to matriculate

or go

[buoyant drum]

oh okay

[pallid fern]

Thursday

[pallid fern]

No

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[eternal mauve]

I would not ask again

Not getting an interview doesn’t mean anything

There’s no need to bog down their office even more when there’s people who have real issues like financial aid related and what not

[eternal mauve]

My interviewer said the same thing last year

But it was for rd

[eternal mauve]

Ummm I think it depends on the interviewer 😭 I wouldn’t say you should seem obsessed, just that you really like the school

[unreal summit]

sorry idk if obsessed is the right word but I think showing u researched alot and know specifically why its a good fit for you - outside of it being a t10

is a better way to phrase it

[eternal mauve]

Yeah fs

I would say also just be normal and yourself

Also ultimately your interview can help but only to some extent

My Penn interviewer said I was the best person he’d ever interviewed and I still got rejected lol

Meanwhile my Duke interview made me start hating Duke and I got wl

[eternal mauve]

They don’t always try to match you w your major

I got a French alumnus interviewer and i applied as a bio major

[eternal mauve]

Please don’t 🙏 if it comes up naturally that’s fine but don’t mention “hey I saw you did x y and z”

[untold flume]

yea all that stuff about them came up naturally during our dicussion anyway, theres really no point in bringing it up

[buoyant drum]

lol yeah dw

[buoyant drum]

how was your interview?

[untold flume]

amazing. had it about 2-3 weeks ago and the interviewer said he was super impressed with me

obivously he could just be saying that, but he sounded very genuine. the entire thing just felt like a conversation

i spent days before trying to think of the answer to every possible question when it really wasnt that deep.

just make sure you have the basics down of why duke and what you want in a college. after those first initial questions it kinda just went from me asking a question to him asking questions

[buoyant drum]

thanks for the advice!

[untold flume]

ofc 😁

[buoyant drum]

could you elaborate on what you meant by it isnt that deep lol

[untold flume]

Like dont overthink it too much. I literally spent the week before writing down a million answers to questions I wasnt even asked, just to be "prepared."

[buoyant drum]

were there any questions you weren't expecting

[untold flume]

Actually no. The questions I was asked were:

-Tell me about some of the things you do outside of school. (Extracurriculars)
-What do you want in a college?

-Why Duke

-Then he asked more questions about the things I wanted in a college and things that I mentioned about duke and why I wanted that

After that everything was just me asking questions about his time there and his career etc. It was honestly very nice speaking with him, I learned alot about the school

Also make sure you have questions to ask them

[buoyant drum]

got it!

thanks for the insight lol really helpful

[untold flume]

Ofccc. obviously every interviewer is different and will ask different things, but thats the general idea! If you have an interview soon, good luck!!

[buoyant drum]

thanks!

[quartz bridge]

dang u got urs really early then

i regret not applying earlier maybe i would’ve gotten an interview

[buoyant drum]

i applied on the day of deadline

idrt u should lose sleep over it ong

[quartz bridge]

me too😭😭

yeah i’m trying not to but it’s hard when it feels like everybody has an interview but me

[buoyant drum]

honestly it's just less stress for you lol interviews dont rlly make an impact on your application anyways

my blood pressure definitely rose today and it's not going down

[quartz bridge]

if i get accepted in december i will be the most shocked human alive and probably pass away from cardiac arrest LMAO

ur prob right i can't imagine how i would feel atp if i somehow got an interview so im going to stop thinking about it

[buoyant drum]

just manifest by putting duke in your bio and everywhere else

[quartz bridge]

yeah no i can't jinx myself lol

i got a hoodie but i told myself i can't wear it unless i get accepted

so it's just sitting wrapped in my closet

[buoyant drum]

if I did that I'd feel its glare through the closet like foxy bruh

[wind solar]

😭 😭

wait what happened

[quartz bridge]

nah trust it's still in the amazon package

i can't see it

[wind solar]

doesnt duke say that if you arent offered an interview it wont affect ur chances of admission

[quartz bridge]

yeah

but still it's a little weird bc i don't live in a rural area or anything

and for ed i think its based on availability

i have this intense fear that i got an alum but they accidentally mistyped my email address or something

and they'll think i just never reached back

[pallid fern]

How long was your interview?

[untold flume]

i think 35-40 minutes. not too long

[pallid fern]

I run a merch shop at school and I'm planning on designing a cute sweatshirt for myself if I get accepted

[pallid fern]

I'm honestly kinda sad Duke doesn't do in person, longer interviews

I feel like I would enjoy it more and it might reflect on me a bit better

But I'm gonna make the most of mine

[untold flume]

def

[drifting portal]

duke food is too expensive

i want a job

to buy gsoy

i want infinite salmon poke bowls

those who get it get it

5 dolalr kraft chicken tender wrap on top

fuck snu

rugby players r my idols

marketplace brownies slapped tday

someone stole my cafe mobile order

fuck snu

[craggy wren]

ong bro

rotting in trin caf rn

krafthouse slapped today

L c1 had me waiting in the cold

[wanton sun]

trin caf brownies > marketplace brownies

[pallid fern]

Students who submit their Common Application by the Early Decision deadline (November 1) or the Regular Decision priority interview deadline (December 20) will be contacted by alumni on a first-come, first-served basis. While Duke makes every effort to interview all applicants who submit applications by these deadlines, interviews are not guaranteed.

https://undergraduate.bulletins.duke.edu/policies/admissions

@quartz bridge

You'll be fine

Don't worry

[pallid fern]

This lines up with what my regional AO told me

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1arzptn/duke_interviews_are_competitive_now_not_based/?rdt=51010

Though that says otherwise

If you want, during my interview on Thursday I can ask my interviewer to see if I can get any more info for you to help relieve some anxiety

"The Admissions Office prioritizes interviews for those applicants where additional context is helpful, but rest assured—not receiving an interview will not affect your chances of admission."

https://admissions.duke.edu/alumni-interviews/

But the AO said that they try their best to interview all ED applicants based on availability

Either way you'll be fine dw

[quartz bridge]

ok thanks!

someone on college confidential also said they received their invite yesterday. and the interviewer included dates for next week so now im not sure if 11/25 is the universal report deadline for all interviewers

my alum rec just emailed admissions his rec today so even if i dont get an interview at least i have an extra piece of info they can now look at

[merry harbor]

take a deep breath ✨
and chill
anxiety won't change anything.
just relax
ik someone, not Duke, who got his Harvard interview the week before decisions came out
so just trust your app and believe it is good enough to get you in

it's never over until it's over.

[quartz bridge]

love this thanks 🙏

[drifting portal]

i never got an interview request so i think it doesn't matter too much

[quartz bridge]

were you rd tho? i think for ed everyone gets one…

[drifting portal]

i was rd

[quartz bridge]

rip someone got an interview today in the college app question thread and it said in the email is was a late assignment

i guess if i haven’t gotten one now it’s too late but oh well dartmouth here i come 😍😍

[eternal mauve]

Dw it doesn’t mean anything

Love Dartmouth though

Both are amazing schools

[deft tangle]

The interviews are on a volunteer basis by alumni, I got reached out to saying they needed more people to help, so it's also just possible that they don't have enough interviewers for everyone.
I got into Duke without an interview, and I know people who get interviews that don't get in.
Most interviewers only get to know you for a few minutes so what they have to say (which is always generally very positive) isn't going to have a significant sway on your admissions decision.

[quartz bridge]

ohhhh ok thank you! I'm now under the impresison they just simply ran out so i'm feeling better

[quartz bridge]

do you remember when they reached out to you?

[deft tangle]

Uhhh I don't remember but I want to say a few weeks ago?

[unreal summit]

I just finished my interview

the questions were pretty simple 1) tell me about urself 2) greatest acomplishment 3) greatest challenge 4) what do u like about school 4) why duke

the only kinda negative part ig was the length

it was on zoom so it was cut short at 40 min

I had more to say but ig i would have felt that way regardless even if it was 1 hour so maybe its chill

[quartz bridge]

ohh ok, thank you! this is prob bad for us bc this means they prob got more applicants than anticipated LOL

[deft tangle]

No, they run out every year. It's also based on how many are in your given area and/or how many people choose to volunteer. So # of interviews isn't inherently reflective of # of applicants, less alumni could have signed up this year

[quartz bridge]

kk i submitted 4 letters of rec and i read somewhere that interviews are factored into the rec rating so hopefully they don’t need anymore info

[deft tangle]

Yeah you should be more than fine. Most interviewers also just reinforce what's already written in your app anyways if your app was comprehensive when you sent it in.

[quartz bridge]

ok! I'm from the DMV region so it's a little head scratching that they ran out of interviews here, but i guess people don't wanna interview here anymore lol

[pallid fern]

Apparently the next 3 days is going to be the biggest storm in my area in 20 years x_x

And my power is already going out

And my interview is on Thursday

RIP me

And I've been practicing so hard for my school play too ;-;

And the performances were supposed to be on Thursday Friday Saturday

I really hope the power comes back on tomorrow

RIP me lol

[quartz bridge]

could you do it on your phone with cellular data?

[quartz bridge]

good luckk!!!

[dapper willow]

email

they can reschedule over it

[pallid fern]

Probably but it's not ideal

[pallid fern]

Yeah if my power isn't back by tomorrow evening then I'm gonna email

She also lives in the area so she'll understand

[pallid fern]

Ughhhh a second cyclone is projected to come in another few days

I emailed my interviewer

[quartz bridge]

I talked to someone in my area who got in duke ed last year and he also said he didn't get an interview so i'm finally chilling 😭🥳

dartmouth's app is so funnnnn

[quartz bridge]

have you guys already been hit with the storm?

did they close school for you guys?

[pallid fern]

Nice lol

[pallid fern]

Yep

[pallid fern]

Also yep

Power isn't projected to come back on for days

[thorn sinew]

ru from seattle

now i feel bad for complaining about udub portal taking so long

[pallid fern]

Yeah

[pallid fern]

LOL

Yeah I'm lucky that the storm hasn't caused any actual damage, I know some couldn't say the same

A tree and a downed power line missed my house by only like a feet or two though

[thorn sinew]

so this was basically like

a spontaneous hurricane

out of nowhere

[pallid fern]

Yep basically

And a second albeit smaller one coming on Friday

[untold flume]

what gets sent back to duke after the intereview? had mine 2-3 weeks ago and I was just curious how much and what parts of the interview get sent back to duke

[untold flume]

ay its still possible to get one so who knows

also have the AOs started to make decisions on applications? like could I possibly be accpeted or denied as of rn?

[quartz bridge]

i think first reads/prereads are going on rn

second reads and committee sessions don't happen until early December i think

[quartz bridge]

GUYS

i got my interviewer

no cause why did he email me at 1 am EST LOL

thank god at least i won't have the what if's anymore

OMG he works at the Nicholas school wow

he's not from my area prob why it took so long

[merry harbor]

finally, now we can all rest 😂😭
Congratulations by the way.
Hoping you get in.
You are clearly obsessed with Duke
you and @pallid fern
idt I can be so obsessed 😭😂

[quartz bridge]

i wouldn't say im obsessed, guilty confessio but Yale's always been my dream school. But Duke i decided I wanted to ed here in September and now that we're getting closer to decision date my nerves are wracking up which is probably why I'm on here too much 😭

I def won't be upset if I get rejected tho everything happens for a reason

[unreal summit]

ima be sad asf if i get rejected ngl

good for u tho i wish i cared less

[quartz bridge]

i have an amazing state school that has a world class business program so I'm extremely grateful

[pallid fern]

Ayyyeeee congrats

LOL I was literally planning on asking my interviewer tomorrow about how interviews are assigned for you

I'm gonna go to my dad's workplace because it has power there to do the interview

[pallid fern]

Yep I'm obsessed lol

[pallid fern]

Why'd you ED here if Yale is your dream school then? Just curious

[pallid fern]

That's really good

I love my state school but I've known that I wanted to ED Duke since the end of my sophomore year and confirmed it junior year

I will cry if I get rejected lol

[quartz bridge]

I’m not competitive for Yale sadly and also duke is closer to home

HYPSM is just a different level tbh

also i hate the idea of REA and wanted to ed somewhere to boost my chances

[merry harbor]

that's good 😊

[merry harbor]

well then, we just have to pray you don't get rejected 😭

confirmed 👌🏻

[merry harbor]

REA really doesn't boost chances

[pallid fern]

That's fair

I like Yale but I know for a fact that I would be happier at Duke

I know it's cliche but I really did feel at home when I visited

[pallid fern]

Yep lol

[pallid fern]

It does by a tiny bit but that could also be from legacy + athletes, but either way the boost is minimal compared to ED

[pallid fern]

Honestly you should go for Yale RD if you get rejected/deferred from Duke

There's no harm in trying, and there are always cases of people getting rejected from a bunch of schools before ultimately getting accepted at a crazy good uni

[merry harbor]

yeahhhh
have you read this book by Jeffrey Selingo
Who gets in and Why.
He was explaining that sometimes the policies vary from year to year
a school might decide to pick more legacies in ED or more athletes.
they can also decide that they want to pick more low income.
let's just say admission process is a bizarre one
you really can't pinpoint what got in you and whatnot.
there are too many variables in the equation of admitting a student 😂😭

but yeah, irregardless, the ED boost is very significant compared to REA.
although one might consider the fact that schools offering REA are already madly competitive and very difficult to get in.
If they offered ED, it might not have much of a boost

[tall plaza]

i didnt know duke interviews were competitive... i got mine like really soon...

[willow gale]

im slowly loosing hopes on duke ed

still didnt recieve any sign of interview

[pallid fern]

I haven't read the book but that makes sense

[pallid fern]

Not for ED it isn't based on my understanding

[pallid fern]

Dw you'll be okay

[tall plaza]

ahh okay

[tall plaza]

youll be okay

[pallid fern]

2 MORE HOURS UNTIL MY INTERVIEW

[deft tangle]

It's a general write-up of the interviewers notes and maybe some answers to a few questions I don't exactly know all the details since I myself haven't done it before

[buoyant drum]

GOOD LUCK!! 🙏

[quartz bridge]

someone told me duke got 500 more ED applications this year. AR will probably be less than 12% and that's with QB and recruited athletes...

[pallid fern]

Okay so I just finished my interview and here were some questions she asked:

Why Duke
What's your favorite part about your school, and what's something you would change
How would you spend an ideal day
Any extracurriculars ideas in college?

From there it was mostly just based on my responses to her questions

She was super friendly though

[marsh yoke]

did u preapare alot

how'd it go you think?

[pallid fern]

She said what happens is that she'll write up a quick summary and send it to Duke, and she gets notified whether or not I get in

[pallid fern]

nope didn't prepare at all

[marsh yoke]

oh wow

[pallid fern]

I spent like 5 minutes thinking about how to answer "what's your greatest challenge/accomplishment" because that's a common question but it didn't come up

But that's it lol

[pallid fern]

I think it went well

She said I have a very contagious sort of energy/enthusiasm

[marsh yoke]

Congrats lol

sounds like she liked you

[pallid fern]

Hopefully, we spent some time just chatting about the power outages here

And overall it felt super chill

I didn't get a sense of "omg it was an amazing interview best interview ever" but more like "it was good but nothing extraordinary"

[marsh yoke]

that's probably a better feelin than i'll have 😭

[pallid fern]

Dw honestly interviews don't matter that much