Duke University (2025-2026)

[restive rain]

Naw I gambled on getting in w no aid and getting a full ride from my country 😭

[unreal tide]

I pray to get off the waitlist

[zealous cobalt]

yo 😭 are we real

[craggy cave]

Undergrad outcomes

Housing situation

Gender split

Culture

[foggy meteor]

Is there a discord server for admitted Duke students

[maiden apex]

^ me second

[lethal bluff]

3rd

can anyone offer some perspective in deciding between duke, jhu and northwestern for electrical or mechancial engineering

duke and jhu are full ride . northwestern haven't gotten aid yet

[maiden apex]

if no aid NU u gotta def choose between duke and jhu

jhu is known most for its premed and biology but i have heard noone talk about their engineering program

Duke does have a good program id say its more well rounded than jhu

I do have some bias for duke so I'd def choose duke

[lethal bluff]

im pretty sure i'll get full aid because they give full aid to families earning below 75k from what i know

[lethal bluff]

lmao i also have some bias my brother goes to duke too

[maiden apex]

bro, then you should def go to duke

see you on campus!

[lethal bluff]

he is graduating this year tho

[maiden apex]

still

[tawny thistle]

Wish I could help, but im biased towards Duke

[maiden apex]

I feel like Duke has this special energy no other school has

like their student body

[tawny thistle]

The drama that happened recently XD

[maiden apex]

Oh can you inform me on this

[lethal bluff]

the basketball game?

[tawny thistle]

Student gov

[lethal bluff]

O

[tawny thistle]

Im in nyc rn so I missed out on the gossip perspective

[maiden apex]

just a quick summary

pls

[lethal bluff]

do spill the tea

[maiden apex]

yes..

[tawny thistle]

Long story short, some of dsg presidential candidates decided to play politics. The one I was working for got the short end of the stick and all the accusations against them were completely made up.

But, I bet this will blow over before summer starts.

[maiden apex]

people fighting for power huh

this is why i never liked joining student councils

[tawny thistle]

Imo, it's an interesting game to play. Tho, not one I will win or survive if I'm at the center of it.

[spare stag]

i gpot in!!!

[viscid wind]

jhu is ranked 1 in bme 😭

their mechE is also p decent

duke's strongest egr departments are bme and then probably ece(?)

[viscid wind]

it's hilariously stupid how much finger pointing is going on

the only good thing that happened was both referendums got passed

[viscid wind]

context: my sister goes to jhu (and i go to duke) so my opinion on the two:

duke and jhu are strong in really similar things (bme and pubpol are both are insanely good); jhu's campus location is located just in baltimore while duke is more isolated from the rest of the city
jhu food sucks according to my sister and i love duke's food... take that how you will
jhu lacks a major school spirit/there's nothing to really do and baltimore is not that safe of a city relatively speaking; duke has a major sports culture and school spirit and is pretty safe because it's not really attached to the city (also durham is not the most exciting of places to be depending on where you currently live)
jhu and duke both have amazing medical school/grad programs; jhu som is not directly attached while duke som is on campus but in a separate area from where classes and stuff are
jhu's research is heavily in the bio/med and adjacent fields (incl pubpol) and a large portion of undergrads are premed (which can feel a bit isolating if you're not premed); duke research also focused in very similar fields though imo it's more interdisciplinary overall (ofc there's a spectrum for both campuses in a case-by-case basis) duke has a more spread out student population in terms of majors
there's not a "wrong" choice between the two and im sure youll enjoy both of them; consider what your priorities are in terms of the college life you want to experience in academics and also beyond that space

most egr majors at duke are bme or ece; jhu is primarily just bme (and iirc meche)

[maiden apex]

I don’t hear anything‼️duke is number 1

Yeah I was talking about like the pure engineering not bme
obviously jhu mogs every school for bio/medical related major

[viscid wind]

pure engineering isn't really a "thing" at least in the usa; usually engineering gets separated by the speciality when you pick a major (mechanical, bme, civil, etc etc)

[maiden apex]

Oh thats interesting, I thought of it like bio where all the other subbranches kinda center around general biology

But at the end of the day OP should choose duke ngl 🙏🙏

[tawny thistle]

I was suprised how extreme it got

[maiden apex]

What do yall think of bringing a small, suitcase-fitable desktop to the dorm?

I do have a macbook air for lectures, I would love to occasionally game in my room tho

[viscid wind]

you could though id say it's a bit impractical based on packing; i brought a keyboard and mouse which i just connected to my laptop for work + any games or stuff so long as it could be run on a macbook pro

if packing space isn't a concern then you maybe could but generally speaking most ppl don't bring that stuff; there's a room on west (link classroom 6 i think) that has a bunch of gaming stuff but it's also a classroom so it's not openly available during the week (and it's also on west so as a freshman you can't easily/always get there in a reasonable time)

[maiden apex]

Yeah the problem is that I'll also have to get myself a monitor

im seeing some ppl on instagram having straight up TVs in their rooms, is this something they purchased individually or provided by certain dorms?

[viscid wind]

so like, im going to be so fr

this is the duke difference 😭

[maiden apex]

oh so I'm getting duked even before I attend

:(

[viscid wind]

yeah dw tho those ppl are few and far

MOST people ive met do not have TVs in their rooms

there are TVs in the common room

[maiden apex]

is like most of the student body ridiculously rich like what I see on instagram

I'm talking about CEO children

Like, kids who have doctor and lawyer parents are considered low income there?

[viscid wind]

ok we're not THAT rich

ok like there's def some ppl who are from multimillion/billionaire families

[maiden apex]

bro why social media scaring the frick out of me

[maiden apex]

yeah thats every school but

[viscid wind]

but like it's not everyone

[maiden apex]

they make it sound like I'll be rejected everywhere if my daddy doesn't make millions

[viscid wind]

yes a lot of ppl here (myself included being completely honest) are part of the upper class

that being said the way ppl display that varies a lot; some ppl spend hundreds to thousands of dollors; personally speaking i think ive spent maybe like 300-400 dollars since august on dinner w/ friends + groceries

you'll fit in fine so long as you aren't walking up to a girl/guy and flexing your $5000 monthly allowance (yes this actually happened and yes they were trying hit on a girl) being obnoxiously insensitive to other ppl

[viscid wind]

nah those ppl are still like high income but maybe closer to the median just because duke does contain a lot of upper class families

but by no means are they low income by either metric

[maiden apex]

Thats quite reasonable spending considering how it costs to eat out these days

[maiden apex]

still bummed out that its considered the median

damn

[viscid wind]

yeah i try to think of myself as a low-ish spender at least compared to others

[maiden apex]

moving on to a brighter topic..

hows the food there

I am quite the foodie myself

[viscid wind]

youll fit in just relax a bit 😭

ik it's super stressful and i cant imagine being an international student helps with that either but trust me youll be fine

[viscid wind]

on campus food is really good imo

duke's known for its dining halls

[maiden apex]

tysm vro

[viscid wind]

if u ever need anything next sem feel free to msg lol

[viscid wind]

theres also 9th street

[maiden apex]

I feel like im turning bipolar these days lol I'm so happy to be accepted to my dream school and then I'm sitting worrying how I'll fit in

[maiden apex]

can you give me some good restaurant recommendations!

[viscid wind]

it's like a street in walking distance of east campus w/ a bunch of restaurants

[viscid wind]

wheat (chinese restaurant) is pretty good

there's also like korean bbq (i think) which i havent been to/tried before (despite living in cali and in walking distance of one)

there's a ramen place which i thought was pretty good and there's a really cute ice cream shop (pincho loco) that is an amazing place to grab dessert and its on the way walking back to campus

[viscid wind]

yeah i hope you feel better abt it

i think youll fit in though duke has a wide range of personalities

[maiden apex]

Alright ill def check it out in august

[maiden apex]

As a korean I will be rating how good it is when I get there

[viscid wind]

lmfao lmk if it's worth going to

[native steppe]

im exited

[proper ruin]

THANK GOD

ima be craving for kbbq

[proper ruin]

yeah im going to duke for the food btw

[lavish fractal]

Does anyone have a good idea of how Duke econ compares to other programs like wharton or uchicago?

[proper ruin]

if ur tryna go into econ, wharton is just better

they have a dedicated school for business 😭

[viscid wind]

uchicago is good for if youre looking to go into government stuff iirc

[lavish fractal]

I know I just am not sure if Duke is like close in quality or significantly worse

[viscid wind]

i wouldnt say it's significantly worse; duke econ is still a very strong program as a whole and i believe has good placements

[lavish hatch]

^

Duke is still phenomenal

[brave cliff]

I got accepted! is there a server for admitted students?

[tawny thistle]

Someone said they wouldn't say it's significantly worse. I second that. While Duke doesn't have a biz school, we do have very strong alumni network. Between Wharton and Duke all else equal, my take would be which competitive environment can you survive in.

[lavish fractal]

Is Duke also super competitive or are you mostly referring to wharton with that part?

[tawny thistle]

For finance, Dukies dont gatekeep

Unless there is an active reason to dislike you

If you dont get into a Duke biz frat, the members will still help you ask if you ask

[lavish fractal]

Oh okay that’s not bad at all

Do you know if the biz frats are super selective

[tawny thistle]

Yes

Rush almost all of them twice and didnt get into a single one

Pretty common tho

[lavish fractal]

Oh my

[tawny thistle]

Just as common to see one person get into multiple biz orgs

[lavish fractal]

Is it super interview heavy

[tawny thistle]

Hm...more vibe heavy

Similar to hs clubs presidents choosing next year's officers

[lavish fractal]

I see I see

[tawny thistle]

I dont regret rushing at all, tbh. Met a few friends and acquaintances this way.

[native steppe]

duke

[maiden apex]

Is the duke igotin worth it

[zealous cobalt]

hey guys! do any of you guys know what the student culture is like there

ive heard a couple of things but its mostly from the website so i wanted to hear it from an actual duke student

[modern thunder]

iirc usnews says JHU is better than Duke for mechE and EE if that even means anything lol 😭😭

(Also I’m coping as a Duke reject)

[viscid wind]

id hope jhu ee is better than duke ee

especially considering we dont have ee

[viscid wind]

what specifically are you interested in knowing about

[viscid wind]

practically speaking? there's no real value to igotin or any of the other like accounts where u can post urself for free

duke doesn't let you pick freshman year roommates which is one of the primary benefits for those types of posts in searching for potential ppl

if you want to just post it for the sake of celebrating by all means i encourage you to do that (personally i never made any posts abt but id say most ppl prob do)

[zealous cobalt]

is there a particularly strong greek life culture there?

also is it cliquely or separated by wealth

[viscid wind]

also to add on, freshmen arrive at campus a week earlier than everyone else for smth called experimental orientation (aka O week) where you're in a mini orientation group themed around a certain thing and spend time with a bunch of other freshmen which is usually where most ppl start interacting and making their initial set of friends

don't feel pressured to have to make friends during first semester btw; it's totally normal to not find ppl immediately (regardless of college) and a lot of ppl end up meeting their long term friends in the spring or even in a diff year altogether

[viscid wind]

there's a strong greek culture however it's entirely disaffiliated with the university

meaning that all activities related to frats and what not happen off campus entirely

personally im not involved at all with frat stuff so i cannot speak much abt dynamics of frats but it's totally normal and possible to enjoy duke without engaging with frats

some ppl aren't part of frats but still buy bands to go to parties and that's also totally normal; id say duke as a whole is very open and diverse in terms of how you want to live your college life

[viscid wind]

if this question is related to duke as a whole ill be honest and say yes there's some cliquiness/wealth separation

but those ppl set themselves out as being like that by themselves; we do have people who come from insanely rich (multi million/billion dollar families) and some ppl may either be ignorant to insensitive about their wealth status but in my experience most i talk to dont really care/talk about wealth in any significant way

^ that being said this is my opinion and i also don't interact with the party scene much here so hopefully another duke student could comment on that if they're more involved in that aspect of campus life

[zealous cobalt]

ohhh okay i see

[viscid wind]

np lmk if u have any qs

[zealous cobalt]

tyty

[tawny thistle]

I'm helping plan Duke orientation this year. Happy to any specific questions you have too.

[viscid wind]

ru gonna be an exo leader

[maiden apex]

i was considering paying for its chatroom service, I am struggling to find any sort of group chats between incoming freshmen

[viscid wind]

tbh i wouldn't; i arrived on campus knowing literally no one and was able to figure it out

also exo week is usually when most ppl meet for the first time and make friends and id say a majority of non NC residents go in without knowing anyone (even as like the 2nd or 3rd most represented state i basically knew no one and i think a lot of ppl were similar)

[maiden apex]

Do you get to know who you will roomie with after you get on campus?

[viscid wind]

you'll get to know beforehand through housing portal (make sure to check your duke email frequently for the weekly updates and stuff)

id highly recommend reaching out to them and discussing stuff and working out things

[native steppe]

Is there anything we gotta do before May know that might be silly

Ik there's the blue devil days

[viscid wind]

exo form; housing form (really straight forward); bdd if ur nearby and want to come (come say hi!); constellation form

^ not sure if this would before may but it happens before u get on campus

every week duke sends out a newsletter w/ like the top 5 relevant things

oh

like go check your immunizations

and make sure you're up to do date with duke's standard

depending on where you're from some vaccines might be optional but duke mandates them

[native steppe]

I live in NC (only an hour from Duke!!) so I should be up to date

I'll def drop by for bdd

[viscid wind]

duke has on site vaccination things at the start of the year but that's like a last resort thing but def check this for yourself

[native steppe]

I assume they'll email me wtv I need as time passes ?

so ominous

[viscid wind]

yeah youll get emails with a bunch of stuff reminding u abt this

also also also

be aware freshmen get lack pick to classes

when the time comes around (and this means like not anytime soon rlly), make sure you're looking at classes with seats available AS WELL AS having 1-2 alternative classes if the class u want fills out

[native steppe]

mmm okie

How do I pick between focus and constellations?

Like what's diff

[viscid wind]

focus fixes your dorm to a preset one where other focus students live

[exotic compass]

why does duke talk like chatgpt wtf

[viscid wind]

focus is 2 classes req in 1 semester and then then u take writing in the other

constellation is 3 classes; 1 fall + 1 spring + you get assigned to take writing in the spring or fall

focus has like focus dinners with the clusters and constellations have a big experiential thingy but like lwk it's not signficantly meaningful on which u choose

[naive thicket]

does anyone know if theres a admitted students gc?

[viscid wind]

so just whatever u find interesting

[native steppe]

okay thankss

What's the experiential thingy

[viscid wind]

there's potentially is but im going to be so honest co2029 has a discord that literally no one uses like ever

[viscid wind]

it's weird but like u basically have a big group project/group experience as a whole constellation and it's highkey just annoying as a whole but like no one really cares

constellations are new and only the co2029 will have done them

[native steppe]

ohh interesting

[viscid wind]

it accurately reflects the student population

[native steppe]

🔑

[late oriole]

and georgia tech is better than both of them 🙂

im coping as a JHU WL warrior and duke reject

[lofty charm]

Fr, GT is way better for AE🙏🏾

Coping as a Duke reject😭

[viscid wind]

gtech mech and ee are amazing and def better than duke

i think duke is only similar in bme (and maybe ece(?))

gtech is amazing for that type of stuff

[late oriole]

maybe so, im probs doing like EE or ECE sum at GT

[late oriole]

you going to GT as well ?

🔥

[rancid crest]

I GET THE PITT NOW

@little coral

i get why you people like it

[lofty charm]

Tis the plan🙏🏾

[late oriole]

fire

[lofty charm]

I assume that’s where you’re looking too?

[little coral]

“you people”…

https://tenor.com/view/dr-robby-robby-the-pitt-noah-wyle-crash-out-gif-16970336937594258359

i like how pepol associate me with the pitt and ping me

https://tenor.com/view/kiki-gif-11943744022832303173

[late oriole]

yeah that or UW-seattle

i have other options but way to expensive for what they are tbh

[lofty charm]

That’s so real, yeah

[lethal bluff]

Thanks alot for the response! i am torn between duke and northwestern right now . i don't think jhu would be a good choice purely because of the alumni network . there were only about 20 EE majors who graduated last year from jhu thats a very small class size. its mainly a graduate school with most of the class size being in the masters program which i don't plan to do . i value industry placement and startup funding alot more then research too so im between nu and duke right now

also duke allows double majoring between engineering majors pretty easily and i would love to double major in ece and mech e

waiting for my northwestern aid package and my transfer decision from the school of arts and sciences to the engineering building . so will see how that goes

[tawny thistle]

I was an OL last year. I'm on O-Board as log member.

[naive thicket]

if you're doing EE i would recommend duke > northwestern

also duke is generally a more "work hard, play hard" campus so you'll have a great time there

they all have similar rankings anyways so might as well choose based on fin aid and the campus life

[viscid wind]

duke doesnt have ee

we have ece which is slightly different in terms of what they focus on iirc

[viscid wind]

duke ece (and egr in general) is a smaller group of students compared to other majors at duke (though more than 20 people for sure); if youre interested in industry id prioritize whichever ends up giving a better fin aid package

[zealous cobalt]

yo i forgot to fill out this section and just clicked submit on my admissions reply form

should i email them to give them the info or nah

[rancid crest]

are you going to duke?

[zealous cobalt]

probably yeah

unless i get off waitlist

[maiden apex]

They say its just for survey purposes You dont need to do it

They also made it do it for admits as well

[zealous cobalt]

oh okay i see

[lethal bluff]

gotchu. this is the degrees awarded for the ece department per year. so yeah they are decently bigger

[lethal bluff]

could you explain?

[lethal bluff]

ayo northwestern even smaller then jhu lmao 14 grads for ee

the only thing going for northwestern right now is their coop system i guess

[maiden apex]

does anyone see this in their portal 😢 it literally disappeared after 4/1

[native steppe]

I have this

[runic elbow]

hey! if you dont mind, which external full ride scholarships did you apply to

[maiden apex]

is it cause of this lmao

[native steppe]

maybe 😭

Why didn't you apply for air

aid

[maiden apex]

as international i have no chance

my family can pay but we will be risking stuff ngl

i have to pray for merit aid

[native steppe]

They're need aware yeah so it might get tricky

[viscid wind]

yeah pretty sure i had smth similar at some point on my portal

[viscid wind]

duke does have a scholarship for international students but im pretty sure it's automatic if u accept for merit based scholarhips

[viscid wind]

just to advertise duke more the ece deparment got a huge donation recently so i expect them to do stuff helpful to the department with the money

[maiden apex]

I applied as no financial aid but idk if there was an option for accepting merit scholarships

• im prob not qualified to recieve one

are the on-campus jobs minimum wage?

[viscid wind]

You’re automatically entered into them iirc

Search up karsh merit scholarship

[viscid wind]

I don’t think you qualify for work study if ur not getting need based aid but there are campus jobs that will pay you without it

[native steppe]

registered for bdd <3

[opaque belfry]

$18 or $20/hr which is better than north carolinas minimum wage of $7.25, yikes

Also here's more info about on campus employment for international students https://visaservices.duke.edu/employment/campus-employment-authorization/

[plain plover]

wow, $7.25 is so low

[opaque belfry]

yeahh

[zealous cobalt]

how is minimum wage $7.25???

[opaque belfry]

that's the federal minimum wage idk 😭 some places like to do the bare minimum 😭

[zealous cobalt]

What fun things are there to do on campus at duke or raleigh/durham

[opaque belfry]

duke gardens, nash museum of art, eno river hiking, lemur center, beer gardens are everywhere, downtown durham is cute, basketball games, there's an arts center on campus where you can do arts and crafts

some people like franklin street which is on UNCs campus

food: Monuts, Heavenly Buffaloes, Twisted Noodle, Namu

there's also farms you can go fruit picking and stuff and do haunted trails in the fall

but honestly i find exploring all the ins and outs of duke campus and surrounding area an adventure in itself

apparently a lot of people like the law cafeteria

there's also a chik fil a in the hospital cafeteria

raleigh i have no idea about stuff other than the mall but i'm sure there's lots of things

[plain plover]

omg yes farms!! ive been telling so many people about the farms some of these schools have, either attached to them or neighboring, and i think its so cool u can go and explore them

i love farms so so much

i love farmers markets so so much

i just am a farm lover

[zealous cobalt]

yoooo sounds great

[lethal bluff]

dirt bike trails 👀 ?

[lethal bluff]

oooo sounds great

[maiden apex]

which aps should I send in if I am going bio/premed

[opaque belfry]

you can send all of them! as long as you take upper level bio coursework (which you will be as a bio major), medical schools accept that as your biology requirements

[golden tiger]

anyone get acceptence packs yet?

[verbal patio]

heavenly buffalos is so good

genuinely some of the best wings ive had

[verbal patio]

downtown durham has tons of things to do. there are like a dozen museums, a fine arts center which hosts everything from plays to musicals and operas, lots of good restauraunts (both fast food and nice, local eateries) and tons of bars and cafes. there's a great ice cream place on 9th street that some freshman go to study. 9th street in general has a lot of convenient food and shopping stuff

[native steppe]

No and I live in NC 💔

[maiden apex]

I opted for delivery but im in korea so idk if it was a wise decision

[maiden apex]

Is it really worth it to take upper level tho? since premed is so dependent on GPA. I know that AP credits count toward graduation requirements but not sure if it does for premed requisites

[fallen galleon]

https://tenor.com/view/husky-huskies-dog-door-gif-7955484

[opaque belfry]

The upper levels count for premed requisites.

Also upper level literally just means a 200 bio class or higher. so like a non intro bio course (aka bio 101). Which you'll be doing plenty of as a bio or life sciences major, it's also not difficult to fit in one or two into your schedule. I loved the neurobio class which I think is a 200 level course.

It's definitely worth not having to repeat intro classes because sometimes the intro classes are harder and more weed out-y than they need to be. and also any upper division course will typically reintroduce concepts they want you to know

Which classes do you have ap credits for?

[maiden apex]

bio, chem, bc, stat, lang are the usable ones i have

im deciding whether to take physics c and lit this year

i did sign up but i can opt out

[opaque belfry]

I think the nice part about take it is the credits transfer is that it'll permanently be on your college transcript as a course you passed. And you never know when u might need or want to refer to that if at all.

You'll definitely need/want to do phys and english again in college anyways though

[maiden apex]

Yes, I'll probably get a 4/clutch a 5 for physics and I would definately want to learn it again in college. Not too confident in my skills atm so I do not feel safe skipping

I really do want to use my BC credit since I took it during 10th grade and im learning partial differential equations atm

[opaque belfry]

Chem is the only tricky one where if you place out of it, there's not a lot of upper level coursework to choose from to do instead.

Stats there's plenty of courses to do so it doesn't matter. Also... I did ap stats and got a 5 I believe and took stats 101 again anyways at duke and it wasn't a problem.

so for chem I would still transfer the credits but then do the honors chem course at Duke.

I also know a lot of people who went straight to orgo freshman year and were fine and did a different gen chem elective, but the only people I can think of who did that either did pchem which is pretty challenging orrr were biomedical engineers in which case some of the bme classes counted as chem

[maiden apex]

Just to clarify, the courses skipped using ap credits don’t count towards premed requirements right?

But two towards trinity graduation reqs

[opaque belfry]

It depends on the medical school. They can but every school has a different policy, so it's safer to do an upper level in biology and chemistry in college, that's usually what they'll recommend if you have AP credit already.

A lot of schools will usually just be fine with it for fulfilling the math or physics premed requirements though.

[maiden apex]

Hearing from you, I’m heavily considering skipping bio 101 straight to 201 and 202. I’m not sure if I should touch anything outside bio and math since I’m not too confident in them

I’m completely oblivious about premed course requisites and ap policies, will the admissions director help me during orientations week 😭😭

[opaque belfry]

It's up to you, but I honestly found little to no difference or benefit in repeating an AP course for me personally because all of the content was revisited. And also the intro classes at duke, especially calculus, were unnecessarily difficult from what I saw. Because I did great in the ap course and I did fine in calculus concepts in engineering, but my roommate who never took calc and was in duke's intro calc, i was like, why are they making you do these problems?? for someone's first time seeing calculus before it was kinda extra to me. And, I did my master's at duke too, whenever, if we needed an integral, they'd just go over it again.

do you have a duke netid and login already?

[maiden apex]

Yes, completely what I have been feeling even during my senior year. Ap physics c uses calculus but like 3% of what you learn during bc 😭 No way I’m taking calculus again

[maiden apex]

I committed on 4/3, still waiting

[opaque belfry]

ok, the prehealth advising office has a checklist of what classes they recommend based on which AP credits you have already. I can send it to you

[maiden apex]

Omg. I’d be so thankful if you could 🙏

[dusty axle]

🥀 https://www.rxddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/IhQVhAZRUr

I didn’t know people unironically did this

My Duke hate was always a joke bc there is one Duke person who used to be in here long ago who I really do not like

This implication is a lil funny tho icl

[native steppe]

Do people hate Duke for other reasons than the men's basketball team 😭

I figured that's the main reason

It's been cool to hate Duke since the 90s

[opaque belfry]

idt it's that common outside of basketball, but i think some people are naive and think it's worse than an ivy based on like layperson prestige. aka people who think they know how academia works who've only heard of hypsm

so no it's not a real hate other than a lack of knowledge

in academic and professional circles duke isn't hated lol

[fallow grove]

how much is ts waitlist gonna move 🙏

[zealous cobalt]

yo guys I (stupidly) did not apply for financial aid when I initially applied because i assumed cost wouldn't be a problem

can i still apply now

im a us citizen living abroad

[native steppe]

If you're a citizen pretty sure you can

Intls can't though

[zealous cobalt]

oh okay

im js scared theyll cook my ahh for not applying before admission and rescind my app

[native steppe]

They're need blind for domestic so shouldn't affect anything

[plain plover]

they dont rescind u over that lol

duke is need blind

[zealous cobalt]

are they need blind if i live outside the US tho

cause i heard somewhere that they consider all people attending high school outside the US international for admissions

[plain plover]

no

ur a domestic individual

u have us citizenship

[zealous cobalt]

wait yay okay

WE are affording college

[maiden apex]

Im in the same situation lol sent them an email few days ago

Our currency is kinda fucked by 10%

[odd narwhal]

do they send merch in the acceptance pacakge

i want merch

[maiden apex]

no like some stickers and poster

[native steppe]

You committed already?

[maiden apex]

I did

I didnt get it yet tho

I saw from a vid class of wo

29

[native steppe]

ayy

Good choice

[maiden apex]

Ofc 💙💙💙

[native steppe]

@maiden apex @odd narwhal if y'all want I can send an invite to the Duke ‘30 server, it's lowkey kinda dead Im tryna get people in it 😭

You just need to send your acceptance letter to verify

[odd narwhal]

Yeah lmfao why not

Check DMs

[maiden apex]

I dmd that guy on reddit

Is it the same server

Dm me!

[native steppe]

Yeah prob

[maiden apex]

He aint reading mine yet and the school server share thing is somehow disabled in my country rn

I’d happy if you could send me an invite

[proper ruin]

can you send me that invite

[zealous cobalt]

oh shoot really

do they still give out aid offers

for first year

[maiden apex]

They didn’t even bother to check my status lol

[plain plover]

do u have us citizenship status?

[maiden apex]

Ya

[dusty axle]

Reply to the email

Some AI definitely read the email and suggested that pre written reply to a busy office worker who selected it

If you bump it they’ll manually review it

[maiden apex]

I did 🥲 now gotta wait another 5 days

[zealous cobalt]

huh really

wait i emailed karsh and they just opened the financial aid app for me

[maiden apex]

I didnt mention my citizenship status in my first email

Just explained my financial situation

[zealous cobalt]

bruh thats probably why 😭

[maiden apex]

I doubt i will be able to get aid anyways tho 😔

[zealous cobalt]

wait why

[maiden apex]

im kinda middle class

Not enough to recieve aid but paying full tuition will strangle us a bit

[zealous cobalt]

oh i see

wait they convert income to USD right

[maiden apex]

Then thats good for me

Our currency exchange rate increased like 10% past few months

[native steppe]

Admissions packages seem to be rolling out

Although I live in NC lol

it's lowkey mid 💔

[native steppe]

a poster, stickers, and ur letter

[plain plover]

boo this is like brown

these schools need to amp up their marketing!

how u gonna yield someone by sending them a poster and stickers??

[native steppe]

It's funny that my lower ranked schools sent the better packages

[plain plover]

these schools need to step up

cause why we sending merch like we can’t screen print anything for $0.50

at least a pennant would be nice

they don’t even do that 😭 😭

takes like 2 cents to make

[native steppe]

The poster is cute though

Also kitchen reveal

They used some nice ass paper for the letter like it legit has a scent 😭

Maybe I'm just crazy

[distant ivy]

wtf i never got this

[crystal spear]

ok well at least ur getting a package

[proper ruin]

why did i never get one kf those wtf

[woven vault]

at least last year, they gave a shirt at Blue Devil Days

[bleak oasis]

On my duke LOCI is it more valuable to emphasize what I’ve done since my application or my fit for the school and connection to culture?

[proper ruin]

what else do they give u :3

[native steppe]

Are you popping out at BDD

[woven vault]

Nothing too crazy

[proper ruin]

yes

[bleak oasis]

7 waitlists surely i get off one 😭 duke being my dream one

[unreal tide]

we are getting off the waitlist

[maiden apex]

i really want to attend bdd but a plane ticket back and forth is 2k dollahs

[proper ruin]

are u international?

i think my ticket total was near 1k 😭😭

[maiden apex]

Ya..

Korea

[zealous cobalt]

fellow waitlist warrior

[bleak oasis]

its so cooked

[zealous cobalt]

dw gang

i got 7 waitlists too

im only gonna write locis for 3 of them tho

way too much work as a senior

[bleak oasis]

im writing LOCI for every single one

☠️

i alr submitted 2

[bleak oasis]

i literally got 0 acceptances

[zealous cobalt]

damn what thats so unforunate

[bleak oasis]

only one was my state school

got waitlisted from 7 and like rejected 4

[zealous cobalt]

why r there so many waitlists this year lmaooo

i got 2/7/3 record

on the bright side that means at least one of them will take you right

[bleak oasis]

I mean statistically like a 30% chance i got off one 😭

[bleak oasis]

too many applicants

we got unlucky with this cycle

[zealous cobalt]

its gonna happen

[bleak oasis]

hopefully for both of us lol

[zealous cobalt]

damn fr

tbh im still very happy with my results

[bleak oasis]

lmao i just got fully destroyed

[zealous cobalt]

i might js be delusional but a bunch of really cool colleges waitlisted me

[bleak oasis]

tbf my waitlists r like all reaches

[zealous cobalt]

so i guess they think im still a good applicant 🔥

[bleak oasis]

i applied 1 safety and then all reaches

[zealous cobalt]

ohh i see

i did like basically only t10s + cmu and rice so i wasnt expecting super good results haha

[bleak oasis]

lmao I did t10s and then washu, rice, and vandy

basically i got rejected HYPS and waitlisted everywhere else

[zealous cobalt]

oh shoot

i got rejected harvard upenn and princeton 😭

waitlist everywhere else other than duke + rice

[bleak oasis]

ivies r just so hard

dang u got duke?

congrats man

[zealous cobalt]

thank you!!!!

[bleak oasis]

idk how i got cooked by rice i go to a feeder 😭

and i have washu legacy

I shoulda EDed someone

[zealous cobalt]

i thought i was cooked after ivy day but i got saved somehow

[bleak oasis]

LMAO i wish i got saved but nah

still waitlists

[zealous cobalt]

well theres probably gonna be a lot more waitlist movement this year

so dont give up js yet lmaooo

[bleak oasis]

I genuinely hope so 😭

im not mad abt my state school tho

since im premed

[zealous cobalt]

oh wait if youre premed just go wherever gives you the most money haha

[bleak oasis]

ya its cheap asf

and still a t30

[zealous cobalt]

yo what

tuff

[bleak oasis]

but like its too big

too many ppl

literally everyone ik is going 😭

[zealous cobalt]

ah thats fair

wait state school being a t30 is super good tho

[bleak oasis]

yeah its ut austin

but its like everyone is going 😭

LMAO dude i tryharded my loci so hard

i talked abt march madness

apprec have u registered for blue devil day

LMAO

im a big ah basketball fan

so i rly fit w the cutlure

culture

LMAOO

dude i had to register for UT orientation and like

its $300

i feel bad for oos kids

300 + 200 enrollment deposit + 300 housing deposit + 100 to apply for housing

[zealous cobalt]

fingers crossed for you

bruh will i even fit in ik like nothing about basketball

[native steppe]

duke

It's an easy sport to pick up, also helps when the team wins 30+ games every year

[bleak oasis]

yall chill u can easily be immersed in the culture + ultimately the academics more important 😭

[native steppe]

The culture is getting hammered at shooters for $10 drinks

[bleak oasis]

camp outside to buy tickets

[native steppe]

Don't forget u have to study for a quiz just to have the right to tent

[bleak oasis]

krzyzewskiville

[bleak oasis]

LMAOO might as well take the quiz in the tent

[native steppe]

My tour guide said questions have asked for the exact time of birth of a player, and also a player's girlfriend's CPR certification date

[bleak oasis]

entire class gonna be in the tents

[native steppe]

Insane people

[bleak oasis]

yo what

on tests?

[native steppe]

Cameron Crazies for a reason

[native steppe]

Yep

[bleak oasis]

theres also countdown to craziness

☠️

[bleak oasis]

wait ur tour guide gotta be trolling right

"bonus question"

[native steppe]

frl

[sullen pivot]

what school

[sullen pivot]

ah

gng ur chilling ut is a great school 😭 im grinding to get into it rn

[sullen pivot]

ur also in a bubble, my school had like 5 kids accepted to ut out of around 90

[viscid wind]

this is notably very true

tenting is a very serious culture at duke and you genuinely need to study for it

it's a great bonding experience though from what ive heard just pray the weather shows you more mercy compared to this year

Also heads up but if ur here for bdd and are getting smth from Wu

Pls pls pls put dishes back in the dish drop and tell the ppl you’re with to do the same; sadly there’s been a lot of dishes just let randomly around mobile order places that make it a pain for workers and everyone else

[proper ruin]

💔💔💔💔

[dim wadi]

https://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-university-renegotiates-future-of-duke-kunshan-university-dku-wuhan-china-global-strategy-20260414

dku is not looking good 🥀

[zinc shadow]

anyone here got the ab scholarship

[tawny thistle]

I know this is late response, but if you want a personal campus tour duing o-week give or take a couple of days...I am offering

[maiden apex]

im sure me and a few other students with similar circumstances would love to !!

[unreal tide]

when does waitlist movement start

[plain plover]

last year it went until like 2 weeks before people were moving in to other colleges

so don’t expect anything set in stone

[bleak oasis]

are waitlist acceptances typically in waves?

[unreal tide]

Apparently they started waitlist movement on the 28th of last year

[bleak oasis]

shoot thats early

I only sent my LOCI through the portal is taht fine?

[unreal tide]

I assume that's the only thing you need to do

[bleak oasis]

yeah its prolly unnecessary to send an email

and itd annoy them

[lethal bluff]

u shouldn't do anything else

[maiden apex]

they tell you specifically to not email the admission directors

everything goes through the portal

[bleak oasis]

okay good

thank u

[lethal bluff]

does anyone have a link for a duke server

[dim wadi]

is anyone considering dku idk i might commit there

waiting for nyu aid appeal but

realistically speaking prob not worth it

and dku grad outcome seems kinda goated

[fallow grove]

yo ive seen that duke waitlist historically starts moving at ~april 28th

any chance for a wave soon

[unreal tide]

hopefully we will hear back tmr

[polar otter]

you should ❤️

[dim wadi]

🥀 i hate u

[bleak oasis]

has it started

[unreal tide]

I haven't heard of anything

[bleak oasis]

Prolly next week

I noticed this yr everything one week later

[lean garden]

Dku is a great school if you want to apply to grad school

[fallow grove]

I sent my loci a few days ago so it might be for the better that first wave is later than usual 😭

[fervent vapor]

What is the chance that DKU just gets people off the waitlist based on how much they can pay?

[bleak oasis]

They prolly do this ngl

[inland siren]

wait so the duke waitlist is confirmed going to start later?

[unreal tide]

nothing has been confirmed

[bleak oasis]

no confirmation only thing we can do is wait and pray

waitlist acceptances are very rng too

[inland siren]

when did movement start last year? i thought i saw one on the 28th but someone is telling me last year it started on 4/30

[bleak oasis]

Ye 4/30 last yr and 4/28 the year before

[fallow grove]

duke waitlist jumpscare lmfao

did everyoen get an email a few days after submitting their loci asking if they remained interested?

or did anyone get anything just now

[bleak oasis]

Yo I didn’t get this yet

Am I cooked

Some on Reddit got it tho

[fallow grove]

brooo i dont want to get excited

but this might be a positive sign

idek bruh

[bleak oasis]

i got one for vandy like yesterday

[fallow grove]

yeah the vandy one i knew was mass sent

[bleak oasis]

ya

[fallow grove]

but duke one ive seen in the past is not mass sent

[bleak oasis]

hmmm

i think its a good sign ngl

[fallow grove]

yeah maybe

ive been mentally played with this admissions cycle so im gonna treat it like a neutral signal

[bleak oasis]

u only submitted loci through portal right @fallow grove

[bleak oasis]

LMAO yeah

[fallow grove]

yeah

[bleak oasis]

this cycle has been so goofy

[fallow grove]

very recently like last Sunday

[bleak oasis]

o interesting

hopefully u get off

i havent gotten one maybe they havent reviewed yet idk

[plain plover]

this prob is to make sure u haven’t gotten off the waitlist somewhere ud pick over duke, so good sign!!

[fallow grove]

my current option is ut csb which I love for my goals

[bleak oasis]

ut is also my only option rn

[fallow grove]

but Duke is Duke lmao

[bleak oasis]

is csb better than turing

[plain plover]

reddit has several like people who have gotten this and then get in the next day but i don’t want to condone any astro about waitlists 😭 😭

[bleak oasis]

wait

[fallow grove]

bet

[plain plover]

oh u should not post this

[fallow grove]

mb

[plain plover]

full name and email 😭 😭

[fallow grove]

i just leaked myself

its chill its just u two

pls dont doxx me 😆

[bleak oasis]

LMAO anecdotal evidence

[fallow grove]

lmaooo

[bleak oasis]

bruh could I still get off another wave

if i dont get in this wave

[fallow grove]

absolutely for sure

[plain plover]

i can’t lie portal astro i used was true

[bleak oasis]

im fr a waitlist warrior

[fallow grove]

last year ik someone who got off in august

[bleak oasis]

DAMN thats late

[bleak oasis]

for which school

[fallow grove]

he helped me with my duke loci lmaooo

[bleak oasis]

WW

[plain plover]

penn

[bleak oasis]

shoot what was it

ik the cornell one was legit

and pton

[plain plover]

my financial aid portal for penn had updated dates when penn last edited each file i uploaded or something and everything has a march date when it used to be a january date like a week before i got in

[bleak oasis]

wait @fallow grove do u live in tx

[bleak oasis]

OH thats cool lmao

ya i think a lot of astro is through financial aid portal

not those bs links

[plain plover]

i got the brown idoc and got in too

[fallow grove]

no im oos

so the costs would be 70k vs 95k

[bleak oasis]

oh shoot 😭

[fallow grove]

if i was in state texas i would prob take csb over duke

[fallow grove]

no turing is honestly better than csb

[bleak oasis]

ya im in state so im not even sure if its worth full paying

premed

[fallow grove]

the business degree doesnt really help for technical roles imo

[bleak oasis]

should I fill this out for duke waitlist or nah

[fallow grove]

just gives u more flexibility to go into high finance down the line

[fallow grove]

i put UT Austin for this lol

[bleak oasis]

shoot should I fill it out or nah

[fallow grove]

i dont think it really does much based on what my waitlist admit friend said

he said it was for data collection purposes

wait yo @bleak oasis r u pratt or trinity

cuz the waitlists are managed seperately so maybe this email was only sent to pratt kids

[bleak oasis]

trinity

neuroscience major

[bleak oasis]

ohhh wait this is factual

ur pratt right

bro I keep going back to the waitlist form and getting scared I messed up even though it says submitted 3/31/2026 ☠️

[bleak oasis]

ah I see I'll prolly leave it blank then

[fallow grove]

yeah this whole process feels so delicate

like im going to mess something up and break everything

[bleak oasis]

i already messed up lmfao

so im like double checking everything

[fallow grove]

yeah, and i assume pratt waitlist is much smaller since the school is smaller

so maybe only pratt people got it

[bleak oasis]

im thinking abt literally sending an additional email of interest ☠️ but nah itll prolly annoy tthem

[fallow grove]

i dont remember what their policy is

but i vaguely remember them saying not to

[bleak oasis]

yeah im not going to just in case

r u waiting on any other waitlists

[fallow grove]

just this and columbia for ones id take over csb

i opted into mich and berkeley because they didnt require a LOCI

i also got wl from cornell, vandy, rice, ucla

[unreal tide]

just wondering did you submit this form before you got the email

[fallow grove]

yeah i did this form a while ago

[bleak oasis]

well ya he had to

i keep going back to that form lmfao

[fallow grove]

the form that the email sent me to was very different

[bleak oasis]

ima close ts

[unreal tide]

what it say

[fallow grove]

Please update your waiting list interest below.

Yes
No

[bleak oasis]

o dang thats cool but ya duke and columbia r prolly the main ones

[fallow grove]

wbu

[unreal tide]

I didn't get anything

[bleak oasis]

for me i mostly care abt penn, duke, jhu, and washu

[fallow grove]

r u pratt?

[bleak oasis]

i also got wl from vandy and rice

[fallow grove]

i got rejected from penna and jhu lol

got into washu

[unreal tide]

yes

[fallow grove]

oh ok bet

[bleak oasis]

DAMN bro i wanted to get washu 😭

[fallow grove]

that disproves that theory

[bleak oasis]

i have legacy

and i got cooked

[fallow grove]

oh shi

[bleak oasis]

yeah idk i was just a waitlist warrior

[fallow grove]

wait chill im not going there so their yield gonna go down by 0.0001%

[bleak oasis]

rejected HYPS and then waitlist everywhere else

[bleak oasis]

LMAO thank u

[fallow grove]

yeah same story with me

washu the only t20 i got into

[bleak oasis]

washu mainly bc im premed

its amazing for premed

[fallow grove]

yeah ive heard its amazing for that

i got in for Business+CS which its ok for

like its business school is nice but its not rlly that good for cs

[unreal tide]

jammy are you also pratt

[fallow grove]

yeah

[bleak oasis]

ik 2 ppl in my city who got in trinity who are withdrawing duke

does that help me or nah

😭

[fallow grove]

yeah dukes yield rate is pretty low for a t10

[fallow grove]

idts idk

i dont wanna spread misinformation cuz im not an AO myself

[bleak oasis]

lmk if u get off waitlist tho @fallow grove

[fallow grove]

yeah for sure

im mentally committed to csb tho so that would be a crazy next 5 days if i get off

just deciding what to do

[bleak oasis]

LMAO yeah u only get like a few days to decide

is it 2 or 3

[fallow grove]

it depends on the school but i think the norm is 5 business days

istg if duke was just hopebaiting me ima lose it

[bleak oasis]

Nah they aren’t lmfao

I hope not

Cuz literally not everyone got this

oh wait u were that one person on reddit I saw @fallow grove

LMAO

[fallow grove]

haha

yeah

also yo i just searched it up its only 24-48 hours to decide

wtf

[bleak oasis]

wait someone else just made a post on it too

[bleak oasis]

yeah i think its 2 days LMAO

start talking to ur parents now

[fallow grove]

thats insane bruh

[fallow grove]

nah i dont want to get them excited over whats possibly nothing

[fallow grove]

can you send?

[bleak oasis]

Alr wait

[fallow grove]

thanks

[bleak oasis]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1szgphw/duke_waitlist/

[native steppe]

Duke

I hope u guys get in

[fervent vapor]

Every uni does this “re-confirmation” thing?

[bleak oasis]

Not everyone received one for Duke

Only very few

[inland siren]

bro i cannot focus on finals anymore knowing the waitlist emails started coming 😭

[fervent vapor]

It’s crazy to know that you still have finals

Even with college results released

[fervent vapor]

I mean where I live high school ends in December

[inland siren]

do these emails only come in the evening?

[bleak oasis]

Chill this is just the first wave

Most get off after may 1st

[inland siren]

bruh

[bleak oasis]

I think they do only come in the evening

[fallow grove]

do offers usually come a day after the reconfirmation of interest email

[bleak oasis]

yeah itll be in the evening

[fallow grove]

just got off the waitlist

bruh i keep doxxing myself

[fervent vapor]

Wowwww congrats

[weary summit]

will more offers be made today/tomorrow? or will they come out after may 1st

[viral pilot]

YOO

[native steppe]

Congrats!!!!!

[plain plover]

congrats!!

[fallow grove]

ok bet i got hte actual letter now

7 days to respond, not too bad

[plain plover]

is today not april 30 😭

wait what the hell wednesday may 1 😭

[fallow grove]

yeah they gave an updated letter just now

7 days

[bleak oasis]

YOO congrats

I’m waiting for second wave 😭😭

[fallow grove]

good luck!

[proper ruin]

CONGRAULATIONS!!!

[maiden apex]

Committed?

[fallow grove]

not yet, im currently deciding between ut csb and duke

i have 7 days from today to decide, most likely will finalize a decision by end of weekend

[bleak oasis]

how many ppl online did u see also get off who got the email yesterday? @fallow grove

[fallow grove]

i didnt really look but i think if u got an email yesterday very good chance u got off the waitlist today

[fallow grove]

wait yo what confuses me is that duke prescreens for interviews afaik right

i got no interview, and mustve been pretty high up in the waitlist if i got off first wave

idk why they didnt give me an interview if i was truly borderline

[bleak oasis]

Lmao I didn’t get an interview either

The process changed this year

They stopped doing that priory deadline and interviews seemed to not matter as much

Maybe lack of alum willing to interview contributed who knows

[maiden apex]

from what ive seen half of the ppl accepted didn't get one

including me

[bleak oasis]

lol they’re becoming like Stanford’s interviews

Negligible

[fair venture]

@fallow grove did you do anyhting other than send in a loci?

[fallow grove]

Nope just the loci

[restive rain]

me too, it’s interesting considering how big of a fuss people made it 😭

[maiden apex]

the two other kids who got an interview at my school both got rejected in the ED round so

i was deferred

[plain plover]

ya i got an interview but got hit with a waitlist

[viral pilot]

yield prot

[fair venture]

when did u send it

[native steppe]

duke

[fallow grove]

Sunday

[restive rain]

Interview = rejection astro confirmed?

[restive rain]

https://tenor.com/view/try-not-to-laugh-gif-7516440236715803256

[plain plover]

ok yk WHAT

[native steppe]

I got an interview

[restive rain]

https://tenor.com/view/err-no-stan-marsh-south-park-s6e3-asspen-gif-22107477

[hallow oyster]

congrats on picking yalw !

[restive rain]

thank youuu :)

[inland siren]

anyone know when the second wave might come out 🥹

[unreal tide]

Next week sometime I’d assume

[rugged crest]

how much did the odds go down for folks who didnt get the first wave

and what proportion of their remaining spots is probably gonna be taken now

[bleak oasis]

Unanswerable question it varies from year to year

[frank palm]

hi does anyone have any advice for incoming freshman students, specifically bme majors on what to do on campus/stuff to sign up for?

i lowkey chose duke over another school that was ranked a bit higher and i just want like some more insight on liek duke's resources 😭

[native steppe]

vro said ranked higher that's like 6 schools

[tawny thistle]

I have a friend that might be willing to help. I'll have to ask her first thi.

[frank palm]

okay thank you so much

[frank palm]

i got into duke ed but they didnt give me enough aid so i got like this non-binding offer where i got to choose between mit ea w/ aid and duke w/o aid (they eventually gave me full-ride aid though merit)

[native steppe]

Fire ong

Omg

[frank palm]

thanks :))

[proper ruin]

did u get ab / bn?

[frank palm]

nope i dont know if i got merit 100% or they just fixed my need-based aid in the second time

they just emailed me saying my financial letter was adjusted

[bleak oasis]

its guaranteed lol

if u put yes

[weary summit]

there was a second wave of acceptances today right? when does duke usually stop accepting people off the waitlists? 🥲

[bleak oasis]

they accepted ppl 2 weeks before school started last year

[weary summit]

oh wow 🙀

[native steppe]

in august is wild

[weary summit]

fr 😭😭

do most of the offers go out in may tho? i understand if it’s only a few in august js to fill the class but nonetheless still kinda crazy 🥲

[late oriole]

wait you got in right??

congrats!

[bleak oasis]

Naw I didn’t 😭😭

I’m still waiting

[bleak oasis]

Most in may yeah

I think the later ones are rare

[weary summit]

oh that’s good but it’s still stressful having to wait 😞

[tawny thistle]

She said yes. Shoot me a dm and I'll send you her email

[fallow bronze]

Hey! I was just offered a second duke interview after getting rejected. Is this normal? It was the same interviewer and she sent it today

[native steppe]

That's strange what did it say in the email

[fallow bronze]

I’ll dm you

Cause it’s got her info and i’m not gonna like doxx

[bleak oasis]

woah this is definitely not normal

could be a good sign

[polar ether]

anyone an Art, Econ, Ethics @ Duke

going to lockheed martin and mckinsey?

[fallow bronze]

I’m assuming this is an error, I did email and ask her to clarify, but if it’s not an error then who knows

Apparently she does know i was rejected she’s aware i didn’t get in

and she didn’t copy and paste the same email, this email was much longer and had way more detail about the interview

[bleak oasis]

hmm they made a mistake rejecting u hopefully 🙏 but yeah that is like unheard of

[fallow bronze]

I’m already committed to another school though

And it’s an alumni interview if they made a mistake i feel like it would’ve been someone else

[bleak oasis]

yeah thats interesting if it was sorta a personalized email thats strange

[fallow bronze]

Everyone told me assume it’s an error but if it’s somehow a legit email and she actually moves forward with an interview i feel like it can’t be bad

[bleak oasis]

cuz she knew u didnt get in 😭

[fallow bronze]

This email was WAY more detailed than the first one she gave

the first one was a paragraph this one was like a damn essay of instructions

even mentioned not having to send my transcript and shit

[bleak oasis]

lol wtf i doubt theyd offer interviews this late into the cycle too

[fallow bronze]

RIGHT

[bleak oasis]

like no interviews r given out even at this time to anyone

[fallow bronze]

Like RD released in march bruh its may

[bleak oasis]

fr and next years decisions are a long way ahead

[fallow bronze]

The email was worded to “give more info about duke” why would i need that if im already rejected

[bleak oasis]

OH SHIT

u didnt mention that

did they mean to waitlist u ☠️

[fallow bronze]

The interview will last 30-40 minutes and will be conducted virtually or by phone. 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.

As an alumni interviewer, I do not have access to your application, and you do not need to provide me with your resume or transcript. Through our conversation, I hope to learn about your interests and activities. I also look forward to answering your questions about Duke.

[bleak oasis]

yo what

this is actually strange

[fallow bronze]

She already knows about my interests and activities

We already had an interview

Same lady

Same email

Same everything

[bleak oasis]

wait but shes aware of ur rejection right

[fallow bronze]

YES

[bleak oasis]

DAMN yeah it most likely isnt a mistake what

she better respond tmrw

[fallow bronze]

She knows my friend and my friend when i told her abt my interview (cause the interviewer ghosted me the first time) i sent her the email and turns out SHE KNEW MT INTERVIEWER

and so ig they chatted and ig my interviewer told my friend (my friend is in college) that i didn’t get into duke

This will be my third time having a scheduled duke interview if this follows through

Isn’t that crazy

[bleak oasis]

yeah that is CRAZYY

[fallow bronze]

The most neutral sign i’ve ever seen

[bleak oasis]

dude this all like points toward u maybe getting a second shot at admission who knows

but also like

[fallow bronze]

I even went to re-check my admission portal

[bleak oasis]

it could be a mistake

[fallow bronze]

99% certain it is

[bleak oasis]

lmao im doing this consistently for waitlists

[fallow bronze]

It still says rejection.

[bleak oasis]

but its all through email

[bleak oasis]

ya its prolly a mistake but we can only pray

[fallow bronze]

But this is definitely funny for sure

Might be an original experience cause my teacher who’s been accepted into every single ivy at some point said he’s never heard of someone getting 2 duke interviews and one being in may

[bleak oasis]

LMAOO thats certaintly a story to tell

[fallow bronze]

3rd times the charm.. maybe…

[bleak oasis]

bruh some girl at my school got 2 harvard interviews

that was like unheard of

[fallow bronze]

a kid at my school did i think

no no it was yale

[bleak oasis]

2 harvard interviews just to get rejected ☠️

i felt bad

[fallow bronze]

he got into harvard yale brown penn and columbia

[bleak oasis]

DAMN

[fallow bronze]

full rides to all

[bleak oasis]

yeah that girl is going to brown plme

[fallow bronze]

sorry not my schooo my school district

[bleak oasis]

full tuition

[bleak oasis]

so many cracked kids

[fallow bronze]

let me send y the dm

[tawny thistle]

Funny enough, I know that girl. She's really sweet.

[polar ether]

Aw how is she holding up

I kinda feel bad

Ngl

[keen fulcrum]

GOT ACCEPTED FROM THE WAITLIST TO DUKE KUNSHAN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[snow vault]

Did Duke waitlist already come out?

[modern thunder]

Any updates?

[dim wadi]

how does ur aid look?

[fallow bronze]

no response!

[odd narwhal]

Going to transfer and accept an offer at palantir 🗣️🔥

[zealous cobalt]

is it worth doing focus for any duke students here rn

im doing my app and tbh theres only one (maybe two) clusters im interested in

[tawny thistle]

Imo, you might as well get a half credit out of the dinner

But whether or not it is worth it really depends on what cluster you get into

[opaque belfry]

if any of yall are premed or bme majors and have questions about scheduling, hmu

[native steppe]

blue devils

[zealous cobalt]

Ah yeah I’m trinity so Im required to do either focus or const

But the focus apps r so long 😭

[tawny thistle]

It's a weeding out mechanism