Duke University (2024-2025)

[eternal mauve]

Prob to gauge whether you’d actually go if taken off wl

Like you say Harv they’ll be like

[feral mulch]

is duke waitlist impossible to get out from

[ivory dock]

is it better to put a good school (like cornell) or no school or a bad school

[low kiln]

make of this what you will? I'm not attaching the 20-21 figure of 384 (!!) accepted students because that's just COVID moment

[eternal mauve]

You can just say unsure if you’re not sure

[low kiln]

Duke has only released covid-era CDS so it's still biased

[eternal mauve]

Nah varies by year

They took a good amount last year

[ivory dock]

I wanna put smth that obv increases my chances

or nothing to play it safe

[feral mulch]

ahhh ok... i just have to write a really good loci, is it worth it to send in another letter of rec?

[eternal mauve]

I mean are you sure where you’re committing

[eternal mauve]

You can I did and I didn’t get off so do what you will with that info

Wl are based on institutional priorities

[viral rose]

btw is there a co'29 server

[feral mulch]

with that ive seen online most people just write a loci

i just dont know what to write bc ive been lowk slacking lmfao

i havent won any new awards

[eternal mauve]

Yeah normally they do

[eternal mauve]

It doesn’t have to be new awards

I did a ton of loci research and it can be something like a new ec or passion project or something just for personal growth

Sooner is def better than later I think that was my mistake

[feral mulch]

okok so i should prob send an loci in this week, the sooner the better?

[untold sequoia]

wait guys

i thought

duke gave

personalized

rejection letters

for ppl w legacy

they didnt do that to me

[feral mulch]

is it better i do a new ec/passion project even if its the beginning stages or talk about my continuation of my ecs

[untold sequoia]

https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/03/news/teen-rejects-duke-rejection/index.html

abt to be me fs

[forest cradle]

holy shit

thats insane

more than people that get admitted wtf

[eternal mauve]

I wouldn’t start something new just for your loci you can talk about new stuff you’ve done for your old ecs yeah

[feral mulch]

okok do u have any recommendations for loci templates :))

[forest cradle]

same for me lol

[eternal mauve]

I wouldn’t use a template but I would just read some online

Usually you talk about you stuff and tie it back into why you’d go to the school

[ivory dock]

no

well kinda gt

[copper thistle]

i don't think so 😦

[tough reef]

:/

has anyone found a class of 2029 insta/whatsapp yet?

[sly locust]

does duke offer travel assistance for low income ppl for blue devil days?

[rose cosmos]

do you just send it to the listed email?

[feral mulch]

i think u submit the loci in the portal and the letter of rec to the email

[rose cosmos]

okay because I did a supp rec in the commonapp but I still have one rec that I can send

so maybe ill just send that in lol

[limpid dew]

same :/

[forest cradle]

guys how and when do i write a loci

[wanton ivy]

bum ass college

who gaf

[wanton ivy]

Hawk Tuah College of Rizzcraft and Sigmatry

[supple elm]

guys is duke waitlist hard to get off 😭

[regal lark]

why did duke not waitlist people who were deferred

[forest cradle]

wait so for duke waitlist do i send a loci tonight

[feral mulch]

i think the sooner the loci is sent the better right

[feral mulch]

is the better ur loci the better ur chance for admission or is it just random based off what the university needs

[limpid dew]

based off what the university needs but not random

[fading mountain]

can u do it in 4+0.5

like in 9 semesters total

[barren harbor]

i mean it's possible

[fading mountain]

w

[viral rose]

because that's good decision making

going defer -> wl is actually rough

[vivid reef]

does duke let us see our admissions file

[craggy wren]

ya

it takes like 45 days tho

[tough reef]

Anyone know if there is an admitted student gc im missing out on somewhere 😭

[vivid reef]

from when i ask them or from when results r released

[craggy wren]

i think you have to wait

until you are on campus

and when you ask them

[regal lark]

i feel like its better than being rejected

[viral rose]

I mean not rlly

[desert tulip]

same lol

[odd hollow]

IM OISSED BRO

ROBERTSON SEMI

DIKE INTERVIRW WAS FIRE

NOT EVEB A WAITLIDT

[scarlet quarry]

BROTHER CHILL

SEE YOU AT MICH

[vivid reef]

whats grade inflation/deflation like at duke

[sly locust]

do i choose here or jhu for premed 💔

[neon basalt]

Jhu is deflated lol

I see more pre meds at Duke

[ivory dock]

Bro what is jhu even good for

Name a discipline ik a school better for it

[inland gust]

bme? idk

[rose cosmos]

isn’t it best known for med

[sly locust]

yess

i like the culture of duke a bit more but i will feel a lot of heartache for turning down hopkins bc its just so good

[inland gust]

jhu didn’t give me any aid 😔

i was 99% sure i was going to gt for bme but then ivy day happened

[odd hollow]

GUYS

IM SO SAD

I SUBMITTED THE WRONG ESSAYS

[viral rose]

Bro what

[odd hollow]

Yeah I put them in common app early and then changed them like crazy and never fixed it apparently, although I swear I did

[viral rose]

Rip

[odd hollow]

It’s a lost cause right

[viral rose]

I mean decisions are out no?

[odd hollow]

Could I tell them tho

And ask

[viral rose]

Ye

[scenic blaze]

How many people get chosen as a finalist for a scholarship at Duke?

I got an email saying I was a finalist but I’m not sure how to prepare for it

[desert tulip]

congrats!!! i’m not sure but can i ask when they sent the email? also did they specify which scholarship it was (was this scholarship one of the ones that consider financial need)?

[sinful tide]

is this for waitlist

[scenic blaze]

It was the AB scholarship :D

Thank you! I think they send out finalist for scholarship students today

Or within this week at least

[desert tulip]

congrats!! gl in the interview!

[scenic blaze]

Ty!! ❤️

[odd hollow]

I got rejected

As a Robertson semi

So uhhhh

[nocturne notch]

congrats its rly prestigious you got htis

[scenic blaze]

Bruh I wasn’t expecting anything 😭

Ty very much tho 🙏🙏

[nocturne notch]

LOL

from what i know the accept anywhere from 8-14 / the 30 selected so definitely good odds 🙏

[forest cradle]

joko @tough reef did u get robertson after semi group interview

does anyone know what yield rate is

also

[tough reef]

Fuck no 😭

They led me on for three months then told me to go away

idc though being a semi group person let me put it on my app and i used it to get in 😭🙏

[odd hollow]

I got semi and rejected bc I submitted the wrong essays 😭

[forest cradle]

ME TOOOOO LOLOLOLOL

are u going to harvard or duke

if u go duke reapply first year robertson

[tough reef]

probably harvard

but i’m in a super niche major so im gonna meet with people and find out the departmental vibe

[barren harbor]

what major?

[ivory dock]

jhu bme is super overkill

they make ppl do wayy too much

[barren harbor]

both duke and harvard let people make up their own major is why i ask

[ivory dock]

yeah but they have deflation js go to ur state school and get a 4.0 ngl

[ancient garden]

does duke give stipends for blue devil days

[formal reef]

they paid for mine

it depends on ur income

i think

like finaid type beat

[scenic blaze]

Has anyone here been chosen as a scholarship finalist for Duke? Lwk I have no idea how I should approach this 😭 any advice or tips are greatly appreciated 🙏🙏🙏

[ancient garden]

ohh if i'm like pell-eligible do you think they will 😭

[sly locust]

wait how, im broke too but i dont see anything on the portal related to travel assistance or stipends

[tough reef]

Classical studies

I joke it’s the most well known niche major, but individual departments matter A LOT for my enjoyment of the school and any potential grad plans

though i’m considering a double in econ

[tough reef]

Wait actually?

that’s cool

i only know one person who’s a student in the department lol

if you wouldn’t mind can you actually ask if they think their DUS is chill/if they know them well?

assuming this isn’t someone who’s first name starts with an M and you’re friends with the one person ik 😭

sick, thanks 🙏

i just gotta email them to try meeting w/ them bc i can’t come down to blue devil days

they’re both beyond elite (super lucky lol) so it’s ultimately gonna be a more vibes and small things decision

and i legit love both schools, i didn’t really shotgun 😭

thanks for the help though 🐐🙏

it’s a very jokingly prestigious major w/ weird quirks, so the schools you expect to be good at classics (ivies, duke, stanford etc) usually are, but so are some random schools like Cincy or UTK

[tough reef]

wait

i just realized you’re the one who posted the reddit post and started the twitter feed drama right 😭

if so thank you, it’s been so entertaining

nah i thank you more than i can put into words dawg

it’s been like watching a never ending circus

sorry for your mentions though

[tough reef]

thanks 🐐

[hollow flume]

hi guys, I was planning to send the loci on ~20 April (to include the result of a competition). Is it really better to send it sooner?

[reef moss]

usamo?

bro i also took usamo

i got waitlisted by duke too

what are the chances of me getting off the duke waitlist

[steel bloom]

wow ur smart

[reef moss]

im getting waitlisted everywhere

[scarlet quarry]

where do you plan on going?

[reef moss]

idk

i wanna go to duke

but i got waitlisted

what are the chances

[scarlet quarry]

I know of a lot of people who get off the Duke WL

just write a good LOCI

[reef moss]

whats the percentage

[reef moss]

can u give some tips

[scarlet quarry]

Idk my friend said that a lot of people he knew who put in effort for the LOCI got off

and that's what I've noticed

but I don't know what they actually wrote

[elder nacelle]

im tryna write my loci rn 💀

its too cooked

[thin radish]

did anyone get their financial aid yet?

[lofty pelican]

Yeah it’s in a seperate letter on the portal

[hidden marten]

Do I pick Duke or Columbia 😞

[thin radish]

mfs gave me a letter telling me to wait

did your fin aid letter have everything?

[thin radish]

Columbia rn ☠️

[lofty pelican]

yeah full pay lol

[thin radish]

bruh in state?

[lofty pelican]

nah

[thin radish]

damn guess ill just wait they said we'll give it to you soon dont contact us broke fuck

their words not mine

[lofty pelican]

lmfao

[hidden marten]

Yeah but I loooove Columbia’s core curriculum since I’ll be a stem major 🥲

[thin radish]

what major exactly

[ivory dock]

vickie is that you

[hidden marten]

Gurl no lmao

[hidden marten]

Electrical engineering but I’m def considering switching

[opal torrent]

LMAO

dont do either

for ee

but dukes ee is marginally better

iirc

i lied

theyre marginally better

im mech e cs at duke lmk if u got questions

[hidden marten]

I was gonna switch to math or business or smth for both if possible 😭😭😭😭

I will! Thank you!

Wait how good is the foood from a scale of 1-10

[opal torrent]

uhhh for a college a 10

[hidden marten]

ITS SI HARD TO PICK 💔💔

[opal torrent]

lmao do u have any questions? I think duke has elite work life balance

and general holisitic care

vs columbia

[hidden marten]

Yesss actually

Is duke rlly big on frat culture

And also is there a lot to do in durham/is transportation and living safe outside of campus

[craggy wren]

greek life is def prevalent on campus

[craggy wren]

downtown durham there is a decent amount of things to do

and raleigh, cary, chapel hill r in driving distance

and there is public transportation (buses, amtrak, etc.)

durham is a little bit sketch but its more exciting that way 💙 🙈

[sly locust]

can i still have a vibrant social life if i choose not to party or participate in greek life

[craggy wren]

yes 100%
i feel like everyone can find their group of people they vibe with

duke is so diverse and there are many diff types of people

[sly locust]

thats good to hear!

[hollow flume]

nope I am an international and its just some regional competition, but i thought it would be better to wait because I dont have much info to add to the loci rn

is it really better to send it early btw? It says in the faq that they start getting of people from wl after May 1. So I thought it wouldnt matter before that date

[copper thistle]

Is everyone at duke a huge sports fan or is there a culture of people who are less into that?

[bright prawn]

yes fs

theres even slgs

social groups which provide that sort of environment without frat stuff

[bright prawn]

no

but you'll learn to love it 😉

[copper thistle]

No to which question

[bright prawn]

The first

Obv not everyone is a big sports guy

But you’ll get into duke basketball

Even people who don’t like sports do, because it’s fun, it’s a way for the school to come together and it’s part of school spirit

[lofty pelican]

R blue devil days worth it? And what all do you do

[bleak mantle]

does duke send acceptance mail

[neon basalt]

Ye

[bleak mantle]

sweet

[tough reef]

One final time, does any admitted students know if there is an insta or whatsapp out there somewhere?

[copper thistle]

There’s an insta

[bright prawn]

BDD is pretty nice

Esp if you’re African American o relating

Latin

You get BsAI

[lofty pelican]

So like what all you do that day just basically tour on steroids?

[bright prawn]

There’s different experiences that you can select into

[lofty pelican]

I only saw one option that applies to me

[merry imp]

hi guys

does anyone have like

an admitted students discord/insta/etc.

[sly locust]

theres an insta gc

i can dm it to u if u would like!

[merry imp]

omg pls ty!

[lofty pelican]

could u dm me too?

[viral rose]

Can you dm too

[ancient garden]

can you add me too 🙏

also did anyone else also get invited to apply to the clark program

[merry imp]

nah; but it’s also only for engineering students

[thin radish]

Me 2 plz

[ancient garden]

is anyone here going to blue devil days?

[lofty pelican]

I am

I’m going to the Friday one

[ancient garden]

do yk if they help us figure out where to stay

[lofty pelican]

I’m not sure

[deft tangle]

ooh, are you in pratt? I think the clark program is really cool

[ancient garden]

yes pratt!

i rlly want to visit duke before i consider committing but idt they give any assistance to attend bdd 💀

[deft tangle]

hmm, idk but you could always reach out and ask

[thin radish]

goin on 17th

[knotty vector]

🫵 🤔

[merry imp]

yep, 19th

[formal reef]

everyone withdraw from duke immediately after that absolute throw

[steel bloom]

take the L duke

[rose flame]

choke of the century

[knotty vector]

gl on your why duke essays

[forest cradle]

have you guys sent your locis yet?

if i got waitlisted on monday when do i send loci

tonight?

also i had gogten waitlisted from some schools like march 21st or whenever that day was back then is it fine to still send loci now or is it way too late

ping me if yk please

[deft tangle]

yeah just send them

[forest cradle]

alright thanks

[neon basalt]

As a unc sports fan my soul can finally rest

[sinful tide]

probably just within these 2 next weeks?

i mean

idrk 💀

[tough reef]

Do any current students know much about the AB Duke scholarship?

[final gazelle]

craziest clutch ever

[odd hollow]

How hard to transfer?

[neon basalt]

Duke known for choking

[shadow parrot]

My college counselor said to submit an loci week of April 14 bcuz that’s the sweet spot apparently

[rose cosmos]

ig that’s probably when they’re reviewing?

[vivid reef]

is there a gc for class of 29

[median bluff]

same q

i wanna talk to dukesters already

[merry imp]

there’s a discord if u guys wanna join @median bluff

but it’s for ppl who r most likely or already committed

[median bluff]

yea can u inv

[merry imp]

bet

[median bluff]

i committed just now

[merry imp]

bet

[merry imp]

dm

[austere veldt]

👀 i just committed too could i get the inv

[merry imp]

sent :)

[neon basalt]

Does Duke do local receptions for admitted students?

[merry imp]

i believe so

[neon basalt]

Where can we find this?

[deft tangle]

usually they would contact you

[merry imp]

admitted student portal

[neon basalt]

Can I See it on your end where?

[tough reef]

Anyone know much about the AB scholarship?

[bright prawn]

Wab it?

[tough reef]

Idrk tbh? I got it and it’s making me heavily consider duke again and i’m trying to get more of a student perspective instead of what the uni tells me?

[bright prawn]

Would you be full pay at harv

[tough reef]

no, almost a full ride as well

so money isn’t a concern

not quite the under 100k barrier but very very close to it

[bright prawn]

From what I know from my ab friends they do invest quite a bit

There’s the Oxford srudyvabroad special alumni network, and a lot of stuff

What are you trying to do?

That can help me answer your question

[tough reef]

double major in classics and economics

[ancient garden]

hi dukies

[spark vigil]

dookies

🗣️

[dapper willow]

Well well well

[dapper willow]

Huh

[elder nacelle]

oh

[ancient garden]

where can i check my aid offer from duke

it's not in my portal </3

[jaunty oriole]

Any update on wl movement?

[feral mulch]

couple people got off

[elder nacelle]

Take me d1h

[jaunty oriole]

Take me take me

[ivory dock]

if i send the letter tmr am I cooked

[feral mulch]

no i sent mine yesterday i think ur fine just do it asap

[feral mulch]

r u also deciding between cornell and g tech

[ivory dock]

yeah

[elder nacelle]

imma send mine by sunday does that make me the most cooked 😭

well i mean hopefully asap but im still working on columbias and uchis locis 😭

[ivory dock]

why are we even here lets go to GT

[elder nacelle]

dawg my mom is making me write these locis idgaf

[ivory dock]

lmao gt ae is like 2nd anyway

[elder nacelle]

idk why shes not happy with it bro is top 2 not enough 💀

[ivory dock]

whats her education

[elder nacelle]

not notable enough for her to be on my ass 💔

[ivory dock]

lmao she prolly thinks t20=money and success

[elder nacelle]

yes

[rose cosmos]

i thought that was just someone on tiktok 💀

[feral mulch]

no i saw on tiktok as well thats where i got it from ppl were commenting that they got off the waitlist

[forest cradle]

did anyone get that email today

about like the waitlist

for submitting update

[pliant yacht]

Did you submit the loci ?

[elder nacelle]

Yeah I did but I already turned in mine

Like two days ago

[rose cosmos]

what email?

[astral holly]

yea i did too

thought smth actually happened only for it to be abt someting i did like 2 weeks ago

[wanton sun]

If they have a link in that email, click on it immediately

Last year they had a form that I submitted in the morning and I got off the waitlist that very evening

[pliant yacht]

can you share what the email looks like?

[pliant yacht]

Thanks! I got the same email

[humble epoch]

wait i thought that was the email they send right after you accept your place on the wl?

[elder nacelle]

idr getting one directly after i accepted it

idk

[feral mulch]

i got one directly after i accepted it as well

i think theres two diff emails from what ive heard

one where you confirm your place on the waitlist, and then another email asking if you still are interested in duke with a form to fill out, and if you say yes it means you get off the waitlist

[forest cradle]

wait what was it?

[forest cradle]

its the image that someone posted

[forest cradle]

this one

[wanton sun]

This is what it looked like last year, so it’s probably not the same thing

[forest cradle]

thats probablys ent after may 1 then

[pliant yacht]

When you click on the link ( if your interest in Duke remains string, please fill out this form) what do you need to put on the form ?

[rose cosmos]

oh I got this like at the start of April 😭 maybe it j didnt send out for some ppl

[elder nacelle]

LMFAO

[wanton sun]

Click “yes I’m interested” and then click “submit”

[rose cosmos]

baited ahh

[forest cradle]

unfortunate

[feral mulch]

ugh i hate waiting 😭 everyday i check my email looking for duke its sad atp

[ashen mica]

It should be out today

At 6pm est

If everything goes as expected

[ashen mica]

This is not binding right?

[ashen mica]

Last year these emails started coming out on April 28th

Which was a Sunday

And people on Reddit are expecting today asw

[elder nacelle]

Anything ?

[rose cosmos]

we got baited 💀

[odd hollow]

I got one from Vandy

[ashen mica]

not yet

my fault its 6pm est

3pm pst

so maybe in 10 minutes ish

[elder nacelle]

Oh

😭😭😭

[ashen mica]

Hopefully someone lets us know when it does

Anything?

[elder nacelle]

I don’t have anything

[ashen mica]

so we're trolling

😭

[rose cosmos]

💀💀

where’d u get this info from lmaooo

[ashen mica]

reddit from last year

who knows it could be tmrw

[feral mulch]

did anyone get anything

[rose cosmos]

fr i believed bro 💔

[humble epoch]

just wait guys its actually 9pm est 😛😛

or maybe 12am

[feral mulch]

i heard a girl last year got it at 10:43pm est on april 28 last year 😭

[humble epoch]

help why is this exact down to the minute 😭😭

[sly locust]

im going to turn down my offer soon

good luck to all the waitlist ppl <3

[rose cosmos]

i’m holding this to you

[humble epoch]

wait i was lying sorry 🤥

[rose cosmos]

impossible

💔💔💔how could you do this to me

[thorny fjord]

did anyone get an email yet?

[ashen mica]

Nope

I think we can start banking on tmrw

Nothing today most likely

[pliant yacht]

would it be possible that this year's yield is higher than expected?

so not many spots available for WL conversion

[humble epoch]

omg id cry LOL

[feral mulch]

im surprised they haven’t started sending out emails tbh… maybe ur right bc they usually do it now

[rose cosmos]

stop 😭

they could have j decided to start after may 1

[elder nacelle]

I mean tbf I know at least four people who aren’t attending Duke so…

Four open spots at least? 😭

[hushed ice]

aint being pessimistic or anything

but they usually over-admit 😭

[feral mulch]

are they gonna send before may 1? historically theyve always done a wave before..

[elder nacelle]

🤫

[tough reef]

Id doubt its dramatically higher or lower than normal, possible theyre holding off on waitlist decisions though

at least anecdotally ive seen it be pretty normal

[ashen mica]

Looks like today isn't the day for waitlist movement either

[feral mulch]

maybe theyre waiting till after may 1 this year

[forest cradle]

why would they send that ts before may 1 tho

do people really go to the portal and decline their admission before may 1?

i thought if u commit somewhere it just revokes all ur other ts

idk

im also stupid so ya

[feral mulch]

idk duke is just one of those schools that has a wave before may 1st, but how its looking like rn i dont think that will happen 😭 ive literally heard nothingggg ab people getting off the waitlist

ive literally been checking reddit & discord every hour to see if theres any updates

[humble epoch]

same LOL i got an award on reddit from scrolling so much

[feral mulch]

i think the waitlist started moving guys

yeah it started moving someone alr got off

[glad shoal]

L

[feral mulch]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1kbq6n9/duke_waitlist_started_moving/

[grizzled steppe]

yea someone got off even here

[jaunty oriole]

No email 💔💔

[grizzled steppe]

in the discord

[feral mulch]

no email either 😭 well cornell here i come!

[rose cosmos]

damn

💀might be joever

[glad flume]

wait is duke going to take more kids off the waitlist or nah?

[jolly gyro]

Isn’t it a bit weird that there’s only been like 1-2 people?

Usually there’s a 2 big waves

I thought multiple people would be posting about it

[glad flume]

wait when does the second wave happen

[jolly gyro]

someone last year said like may 3 ish

[glad flume]

holy

i need to pray

[feral mulch]

im right there w u girl

[rose cosmos]

the wave might be a bit later?

😭🙏

[blazing prairie]

do we think the second wave will still be may 3 this year if the first wave is kinda bit later than usual

[drifting plank]

Do u think they’ll continue sending more emails today?

[blazing prairie]

im not sure but it seems like everyone who has posted they got the email all got it 4:15pm today

[drifting plank]

I thought the first person got it around 3pm?

[blazing prairie]

oh really? where did you hear that?

[drifting plank]

The person on Reddit also got it a little later

[blazing prairie]

i'm only basing it off of 1 person who posted on CC and one on reddit

hmm if thtats the case, then maybe more people will get off later

i rememebr seeing on reddit somebody saying they got in around 6:30 PM last year, so maybe that will be when more will be released?

[glad flume]

does loci even matter at this point or is it just luck???

[drifting plank]

Probs luck

It’s pretty weird that they started kinda late and only two people got off tho

[glad shoal]

Prob high yield rate

[blazing prairie]

honestly i think they group the WL kids into categories (like major, specific interests/EC), and then fill in the gaps later through waitlist

[drifting plank]

But I know so many people who got in and aren’t going 😭😭

Like make it make sense

[blazing prairie]

yes, i know a good amount of people who got in and aren't going as well

but maybe its selection bias

[drifting plank]

Idk atp

I just wish they would tell us yes or no

Rather than keep us holding onto a sliver of hope

[blazing prairie]

wait also where did you hear this

[drifting plank]

Reddit

Also someone’s daughter also got the email notification 😭😭

But idk if it’s real or not

[blazing prairie]

literally just saw that exact comment hahah

im wondering what time they got it because she just said afternoon

[feral mulch]

do u mind sending me that thread?

[drifting plank]

Sure

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/5qp95EBUYu

[feral mulch]

do we think this is it for the first wave? i expected a bit more people

the second wave is usually a lot smaller right

[drifting plank]

No clue

First should be a lot bigger at least 20-40 people I would assume

[feral mulch]

yeahhh thats what i thought too maybe 20-40 people have gotten in theyre just not on a2c or cc

[blazing prairie]

do pratt and trinity send the comfirmation emails at different times?

[rose cosmos]

they could j be behind

too early to speculate tbh

[drifting plank]

Yeah I think they’re behind fs

Just praying for everyone 🙏🙏

[hushed ice]

r u on the waitlist?

[drifting plank]

Yeah

[hushed ice]

ohk cool. thought you were emily bryant for a sec 😭

[drifting plank]

No idea who that is lmao

[hushed ice]

im weird haha. college decisions reaction vids 😭

she's at duke

[drifting plank]

Ohh

Well I hope we both get off regardless 🤞🤞

[blazing prairie]

are you guys on pratt or trinity?

i think pratt WL came out today, not trinity yet

[drifting plank]

Oh

How do u know

[blazing prairie]

the person on reddit said pratt, and im pretty sure the schools usually come out on diff days from what i saw in previous years

[drifting plank]

Oh ok

Well hopefully that’s the case

I think we should all go out and touch some grass tbh 😂

[rose cosmos]

i thought someone on reddit got off cs (which is trinity right?)

[elder nacelle]

Yeah that’s what I thought

The Reddit post sent in here was by a cs guy

[rose cosmos]

oh wait nvm the reddit post said it was pratt?

[elder nacelle]

Really??

Lemme see

[rose cosmos]

yeah weird

[elder nacelle]

Oh yeah I saw

Ok but be so fr how many accepted Duke physics students will actually commit

Like fr open up my spot 😞

[rose cosmos]

💀

[rose cosmos]

😭if this was a wave then its doomed

[blazing prairie]

yeah also im assuming the girl that was posting she got off WL on CC was pratt because she was asking some engineering related questions on other discussion threads

[feral mulch]

ya everyone that got off the waitlist td was pratt im pretty sure

so is the trinity wave happening after may 1 or not at all?

or is it even possible for them to send out trinity tmr on comittment day 😭

[drifting plank]

I highly doubt it’s not happening at all

[blazing prairie]

i think i heard from somewhere that there was a second wave on May 4

at least in the last couple years

[feral mulch]

justice for trinity bc now if we get off the waitlist we lose a $400 deposit 💔

[rose cosmos]

need another pratt wave (there was like 5 ppl off what 💀💀)

[ancient garden]

i love duke i just didn't visit in time 💀

[forest cradle]

DUDE SAME LOLLLLLL

[ivory dock]

dont commit to duke trust me your alternative is better

[drifting plank]

Has trinity started moving ?

[feral mulch]

prob wont start until after may 1

[hidden marten]

Just declined Duke 🥲🥲🥲

[drifting plank]

Ty 🙏🙏🙏

[feral mulch]

are you trinity?

[hidden marten]

Pratt

[ancient garden]

declined duke for pratt

meant to apply trinity tho

[hushed ice]

this is my exact major combo 😭

Congrats on yale

[elder nacelle]

Anything guys 🥀

[long inlet]

Anyone’s portal change, the little blurb about when you applied and instructions at the top disappeared

[worthy oyster]

Yes

[drifting plank]

Yes

It’s probably just cuz may 1st has passed

[worthy oyster]

agree

[drifting plank]

Still haven’t heard anything from trinity waitlist tho

[feral mulch]

Does anyone know when the second wave usually is

[uncut cosmos]

Hi duke friends

[sly locust]

i hope u guys experience movement for trinity since i turned down my offer the other day

[drifting plank]

Thank u 🙏

[uncut cosmos]

Our campuses are pretty close and have a direct bus so if anyone wants to become friends feel free to reach out I'm queer and coming out of state

[viral rose]

same lol

[feral mulch]

chat are we giving up on hoping for the trinity wave

[drifting plank]

I don’t know. I just think it’s super hard to believe that not a single person from trinity rejected their offer

I’m just praying they’re taking more time with it

[odd hollow]

They overadmit on purpose

[drifting plank]

So you’re saying there’s no chance?

😔

[ancient garden]

no they definitely did

[feral mulch]

if they dont admit a SINGLE person from trinity this year that would b crazy and very sad

[drifting plank]

Yes I agree

I’m just hoping they’re taking longer than usual given the craziness of this year

[merry imp]

where u off to?

[hushed ice]

Not being pessimistic or anything but forget about duke. Like nothing's good going to come out about worrying

[misty prawn]

Hi all, ik duke sent out confirmations that locis were received for Pratt students but did trinity students receive these? It shows up on my portal but I didn’t get any email confirmation

[elder nacelle]

wait wym

like under the upload materials it shows a timestamp for when u submitted ur loci?

i have that but i didnt get an email about it

[feral mulch]

wait theres supposed to be an email confirmation when you get your LOCI 😭

[feral mulch]

the only email i got was this

[drifting plank]

Same

Idk what they’re doing tbh

[feral mulch]

bro why did we get the unluckiest year 😭

[viral rose]

Cmu lol

[merry imp]

oh right

slay king

ece demon

[rose cosmos]

they could be behind (coping)

[slow nimbus]

did anyone get an email from duke here?

[blazing prairie]

i did not, looks like a couple people on reddit got the comfirmation email from trinity tho

[slow nimbus]

yeah i did

does it mean anything?

[blazing prairie]

yes, it means you pretty much got off waitlist, congrats!!!

are you trinity?

[feral mulch]

congrats did you just get it today

[slow nimbus]

yeah, idk if it meanas anything fs tho portal hasnt updated

[slow nimbus]

i am

[hushed ice]

protect yourself emotionally by not thinking much about it

but looks like you did get off

[slow nimbus]

i mean yeah

[feral mulch]

nono u got off the waitlist

[hushed ice]

what uni ifydm

[odd hollow]

Bruh

[hushed ice]

Bro. You're settled. Congrats on cal

[slow nimbus]

thanks 😭

[elder nacelle]

OH MY GOD at least ONE person who got accepted for physics didnt commit to duke

PLEASE TAKE ME

🥀

[slow nimbus]

if ur referring to me

i didnt do physics for duke 😭

i did something premed

[elder nacelle]

no im not i just saw the reddit post and now im trying to figure out which majors they were taking from

[slow nimbus]

oh LMFAO

[elder nacelle]

because one post said econ/finance

sure but duke has slightly moer aura

[slow nimbus]

man who cares about aura 🗣️

[elder nacelle]

me

[slow nimbus]

deleted messages cus dont wanna jinx myself

duke used to be my dream

so

[elder nacelle]

caltech was my dream before they rejected my ahh 🥀

[slow nimbus]

im sorry man 😭

admissions are weird

[elder nacelle]

fr and for the added slap in the face my cousin got in 😭

[slow nimbus]

oh what

damn

are they committed?

[elder nacelle]

yea

for cs

[slow nimbus]

damn

im sorry man 😭

seriously tho gtech is still amazing

ik some cross admits who picked gtech

[slow nimbus]

i would like

to visit

[feral mulch]

oops i acidentally deleted that sorry

[slow nimbus]

campus first

😭 its ok

[feral mulch]

yesss what ru ocmitted to rn

[slow nimbus]

i really love duke its more my dad doesnt

[feral mulch]

sorry i read that ur prob not gonna go so i assumed

ohhh damn congrats thats crazy

bro how did duke waitlist you thats like mit level crazy

thats a hard choice ngl

[slow nimbus]

😭 idk i was a wl warrior this year

[slow nimbus]

yeah

[feral mulch]

same i just saw duke accept someone from the waitlist w my exact major and state 💔 at this point i lowk give up

im content with cornell

[slow nimbus]

cornell is great

i got wl there too LMFAO

i applied to random majors for each school tho

so like no like same majors to each

[feral mulch]

yaaa duke has always been my dream school and i love the work hard play hard enviorment which is why i hate that they waitlisted me bc i cant fully commit my heart to cornell when im still on the waitlist and my brain is just holding me back 😭

[feral mulch]

i applied to econ for duke..competitive ahh major im so stupid LMFAO

[feral mulch]

ur school is better dw

[slow nimbus]

dont say that

i really liked cornells health policy program

[feral mulch]

whats ur major?

[slow nimbus]

well im doing applied math or cs with econ rn

but i applied health policy to some schools

neuro to others

classics to some ☠️

i jus applied to the programs i liked most for each school

lowk the more and more i look at duke 🫠

[feral mulch]

ahhh okay both schools r v good for that

[feral mulch]

the more u like it?

[slow nimbus]

yeah 😭

[proper cave]

@slow nimbus where u from gang

[feral mulch]

duke >>

[slow nimbus]

uh ☠️

rather not disclose sorry

how much time would i even get to choose

[feral mulch]

u get a week

[slow nimbus]

oh damn

[feral mulch]

thyere gonna update ur portal either tmr or later today then u get a week

[slow nimbus]

damn

hopefully later i cant visit now

[slow nimbus]

Got off waitlist

For Duke

Oh

Trinity

[hushed ice]

🥳

Congrats

[merry imp]

duke accepts undecided

also

people got off today

from what i saw too

from irl ppl

[pliant yacht]

is the waitlist movement over for Pratt?

[rose cosmos]

no way...

[feral mulch]

i fear this might be the last wave💔

[pliant yacht]

this latest wave is all trinity, right ?

[ancient garden]

rlly? i thought waves came out until mid-month for most schools at least

[glad shoal]

yeah 💔💔

[rose cosmos]

😭 pitiful ahh waves

[slow nimbus]

I’m turning my offer down for trinity so they might accept more right

Parents and I decided caltech makes more sense for what I wanna do anyways

[proper cave]

No way this was like barely a wave that’s nuts

[manic abyss]

anyone get off pratt?

[feral mulch]

i know but based of past years duke only releases like around 1-3 waves i think and obv this year the yield is super high so they arent giving that many people spots 🥲

or at least thats what im telling myself to try not to get my hopes up

[proper cave]

Frick

[elder nacelle]

Naurrr

[ivory dock]

got off pratt waitlist

[feral mulch]

omg just now?? CONGRATSSS

thats insane

[ivory dock]

yea

[elder nacelle]

TRINITIY WAITLIST WILL MOVE AGAIN 🕯️

and they wil take ME because i am PHYSICS and THERE CANNOT BE THAT MANY WL PHYSICS STUDENTS

d!h i would like you to know that im not like the other girls so u should take me

the only people you accepted from my school are all in robotics and im not therefore im special 🙏

[ivory dock]

why would u take duke physics over gt ae

js curious

[elder nacelle]

dukes prestigious enough for my mom that she would not give a flying fuck about what i majored in if i attended

[formal reef]

why would you not go to duke over GT

that is lik

e

not good

[ivory dock]

cuz I’m doing engineering

so I’m debating

[feral mulch]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/q8vf0h/duke_or_georgia_tech/

[proper cave]

Would another trinity wave be like next Monday cuz Pratt 2nd wave was like a week after the first

[hoary zealot]

GT > DUKE

college prestige warriors 🤢

[formal reef]

i just feel like duke is going to be better networking

[merry imp]

for engineering yeah, but not everyone is studying engineering

also, some people aren’t sure what they want to do

duke is objectively a better place to explore majors and interdisciplinary

but yeah gt engineering clears any day

it’s pretty good

[drifting plank]

Do we think there’ll be another wave??

Let’s all pray in unison 😆

[fading mountain]

i think they wld prefer if u pray in parallel thirds

[rose cosmos]

pratt 🥀

[feral mulch]

do we think another wave will happen this week

we're almost halfway through may they said all waitlist offers will be made in may

[proper cave]

I’m rlly hoping for tmr

[feral mulch]

Any news about today

[rose cosmos]

💀i’m starting to think ts cooked

[feral mulch]

same 😭 lowk dont think theres gonna be anything else

[rose cosmos]

yeah prob a few more ppl but i doubt there will be any more “waves” 😭

[proper cave]

How long do people get to accept the offer is it 8 days or 7

[ivory dock]

7

[proper cave]

But is it like one day to accept or decline receiving the offer that’s how it was for a diff one I got off of

[feral mulch]

has anyone else heard anything

[elder nacelle]

Someone I know online who was originally going to GT apparently got off the waitlist for Pratt but I have no clue if it was this week or from a previous wave

[mortal mason]

i got off the waitlist on the 12th! didnt even know till today

but struggling to decide between jhu and duke, my parents rlly want me to go jhu in case i want to do premed but im reluctant. my major rn for it is mechE, but i can internal transfer to anything except bme, and for duke im just bme i think

[thorny fjord]

how did you find out? did you just not see the email?

[mortal mason]

they emailed me today saying congrats on your admission and i was like what the .. so i checked my portal and the newest decision letter was dated may 12th

but i didnt get an email on the 12th abt a status update as far as i see rn

[thorny fjord]

ohh i see

[thorny fjord]

I think it depends on whether you want to do mechE or BME

I got into JHU for BME and was waitlisted at Duke for BME, but if I didn't have BME at JHU I would definitely pick Duke

[pliant yacht]

Is there a due date for you to accept or decline the offer ?

[mortal mason]

oh okay!! thats awesome though, cgs to u! i also like duke's culture/social scene SO much more so im kinda stuck

[mortal mason]

yeahh 7 days after the acceptance 🥲 so the 19th i guess

[forest cradle]

OMG GUYS I DID NOT GET OFF THE WAITLIST WOO HOO

also wouldnt go tbh

i think ima take my spot off waitlist too lol

i gotchu

wouldnt go over where im committed rn unless i had a full ride probably

then would consider

[hushed ice]

any updates duke gng?

[jaunty oriole]

i wouldnt count on it atp i'd think

[elder nacelle]

Apparently tm is the deadline to respond for ppl in the previous wave so there might be one wave tm or Tuesday

[rose cosmos]

lmao fried

[pliant yacht]

Is the wl closed for Duke ?

[proper cave]

The last trinity wave was a decent bit ago idk if there will be another

[glad shoal]

how many ppl do you think got off this year?

[waxen ore]

duke waitlist closed

[elder nacelle]

D!h pmo

[feral mulch]

lowk want to transfer next year

[dapper willow]

Hope you’re able to full pay

The one Duke transfer ik is

I think a few transfer schools are similar