Duke University (2025-2026)

[plain plover]

i think

[quaint matrix]

mm makes sense

[plain plover]

yeah

yale says the same thing

and we know yale prescreens

[quaint matrix]

mm okay

my interviewer was like "obvs ur application was impressive enough to get to this point, so .."

[plain plover]

yeah i think u should take it as a good thing

my interviewer from duke also said the same thing in his email

but his was like

“we don’t have much time.” in addition 😭

felt like i was on a spy thriller movie

[lavish hatch]

thank you

I’d def say it was kinda shorter since he asked if I had any questions 30 mins in

And so I extended it by asking questions ofc and sharing more abt me and my interests

he was saying smth like I seem like someone who has solid plans and knows wat im doing + is highly motivated by personal experiences

Yes

[lavish hatch]

Thankfully we were able to connect over music + cooking so I was able to yap a bunch on that and rlly display my personality

[native cave]

anyone from charlotte get an interview?

same

[silent moat]

i lowk live under a rock but idk a single person in charlotte that got an rd interview yet 😭

[native cave]

Same

Nbdy at my school has gotten an interview

It’s rlly weird

[plain plover]

interviews r all like

not availability based

u only get one from duke if they want u to have one

[native cave]

That’s precisely why I asked my question

[plain plover]

then why r u asking about location 😭

[native cave]

Because I wanted to see if our regional AO had started assigning interviewers…?

[lavish hatch]

Same, but that’s because my school doesn’t typically have much or any Duke applicants

Maybe that’s why they interviewed me? Idk though

[fleet scroll]

yall interviewed people what did they ask you/talk abt

[lavish hatch]

Mine was a bit more-so conversational feeling so I dont know if my summary would help, but

• we said hi, introduced each other (name, where we are calling from etc. nothing too broad yet) and somehow immediately connected over a hobby (fishing) because he mentioned something about outdoors and going to the ocean a lot… i kinda forgot. But thats what it generally was like
• Tell me about yourself I shared lots of hobbies of mine from playing instruments, to cooking, chess etc. and REALLY showed that human side of me beyond my application, which is also the purpose of this interview. You do not want to just recite everything you wrote for Duke. It is fine and recommended to reference segments of your app but dont make that the whole interview. After sharing about my hobbies/interests he said really sweet things and was like “your future roommate, whoever it may be, will be lucky to have you … he also said a couple of other things too) OH and we bonded over older music too! That was definitely a plus because it made him seem to like me a bit more ( i think, idk actually bc he was really sweet)
• What made you consider applying to Duke for this, I forgot how I started, but I believe I said something abt doing my research online and I tied my personal experiences n how id amplify em at duke. I ended up talking about a specific existing initiative at Duke that i wanted to be part of (housing insecurity related). Maybe not the best response for this question, but he was satisfied with it, so it’s wutever…
• Are you worried about moving to NC. — the premise was being independent for the first time I said that I wasnt and spoke about my experiences at my summer program where I dormed for six weeks and how it prepared me to be around people from various backgrounds, and how I’d probably be a bit worried initially w/ like a social/cultural fit In a

new environment since I haven’t been out of my state ever (for an extended period of time).

• Do you have any questions for me? at this point i was worried since we had been only 30 mins in the convo and he didnt even ask me much about my major etc. so in the middle of our 25 mins q&a, when he reiterated his interests of chem and Econ, I took the moment to connect w/ him over this bc I also am a prospective chem major who had an initial interest in Econ, and I shared the story of how I came to be, which my story was coincidentally was similar to his. I first spoke about the story of how I liked Econ/business and he laughed a bit about it, ig he saw it as funny lol or maybe it was how i explained it… then I spoke about taking chem in sophomore year n yappeddddd.
• afterwards we continued our q&a and we ended on the topic of music again which we connected once again over john Mayer. I asked him what is fav song was and he was like “ I dont wanna embarrass myself and sing the song but its stuck in my head” and we both started dying 😭. at the end, he said super sweet things abt me and about the convo we had and how he truly enjoys it + he said that he hopes I choose duke or smth and that he loves connecting with students like me which is why he continues to be an alum interviewer.

Sorry this was an overly long yap but i thought it might be somewhat helpful

tldr; focus on “tell me about yourself” , find that common ground where yall relate, be human, dont stress over responses, take pauses, and HAVE fun with this interview. In all my experiences, I’ve noticed (obviously, duh.) that these alumn interviewers really just like talking to students, so theres truly no need to stress

Oh yah we spoke about basketball a bit too bc duke n unc ofc. I forgot to mention, but i spoke a LOT about school spirit and community and why it matters to me + tying my activities into that!

[granite inlet]

john mayer??

sorry that’s the only thing i read

[bleak oasis]

this is so detailed thank you

[plain plover]

xelo ur amazing btw @lavish hatch

[bleak oasis]

YO I just got a robertson email but its not even a notification email ts jump scared me

[plain plover]

is that good? i lowk dont know how that scholarship works

i didnt apply

[restive rain]

😭😭 my phone was on dnd so I didn’t even see this, I wonder what they mean by university schedules cuz I thought they didn’t work w/ the AOs of unc or duke

Hope we hear back soon tho

[restive rain]

nah it was just like an email saying we’ll return semifinal interview decisions soon

[bleak oasis]

nah they just informed us that they will now be rolling decision rejections and interviews for next stage 😭

they originally wanted every decision on the same day

[bleak oasis]

fr lol but I think they prolly have some connection with these schools secretly

[lavish hatch]

yall are welcome 🥹🥹

[lavish hatch]

😊😊

[lavish hatch]

Yes John Mayer

[viral pilot]

what does that mean tho

whats prescreen for

[plain plover]

just finished my interview!

[plain plover]

yk yale

how yale pre screens

[viral pilot]

no

[lavish hatch]

dubs howd it go

[plain plover]

they basically read ur app and the ao may request an interview if they are considering u for acceptance/want to learn more about u before making a decision

[plain plover]

not as conversational as u

he would be like

“tell me about xyz”

then “tell me about zyx”

[lavish hatch]

for duke, i heard that its more like theyre fr considering u but ofc an interview isnt a guaranteed admission

cuz like a bunch of ppl get interviews, but not like a majority of applicants

[plain plover]

yeah thats how it is for yale too

[lavish hatch]

nothings guaranteed until decisions drop

yup

[lavish hatch]

i see

well i hope it went well

an interview doesnt fr have to be fully conversational, i think that interviews where you are being asked ig a good amount of questions is just as good as one where you have more of a conversation w/ your interviewer

it all really depends on the person interviewing you

so maybe your interviewer thought that itd be more beneficial for him to bang out questions which can help him write a good summary of you

[plain plover]

this was my 4th one anyways so it was like whatever

[lavish hatch]

while mine may have been more laid back w/ the process

[plain plover]

ive done this before

[lavish hatch]

true

u do have fire interviews tho ngl

yale 😭

[plain plover]

bruh did u hear about that one

[lavish hatch]

ofc

[plain plover]

3 hour watching the sunset at a museum 😭

[lavish hatch]

😭

[plain plover]

and i have her linkedin

[lavish hatch]

ive never heard of anything liek that

[plain plover]

BOOMSHAKALA!

[lavish hatch]

ur an insta lock ngl

thats like so unique and ur interviewer can say sm

[plain plover]

we talked about making pizza in a brick oven and shopping at farmer’s markets

[fleet scroll]

ty

[lavish hatch]

yw

[late oriole]

Did you get an interview?

[viral pilot]

no

[daring turret]

just finished interview i lwk did mid but wtv

[late oriole]

At least you got one bro I’m sure you did fine

[lavish hatch]

It’ll be fine

[craggy cave]

Why

[daring turret]

didn’t really add much to my application and i couldn’t prepare all that much cuz i accidentally fell asleep and only woke up shortly beforehand lol

also interviewer was clearly very tired and she said as much but she was still nice and gave good insights so it wasn’t bad but yk

[plain plover]

yeah lowk same

[plain plover]

1. he was 15 mins late
2. he kept talking to other people during the interview who were around him
3. he had to move to another room to stop being distracted
4. he didnt ask me about anything outside of music and being a sibling

[craggy cave]

Can’t be falling asleep before rhe interview

[craggy cave]

What does he work as

[plain plover]

real estate person

[daring turret]

LMAO ikik it’s cuz i had a half day today so i was locked out fr

[plain plover]

he was at his office penthouse that had maybe like 20 employees walking around him

he kept saying hi to

[craggy cave]

This a networking opportunity

[daring turret]

oh this is diabolicalll

[plain plover]

im looking to study gender studies so not rlly 😭

i got a connection from my yale interview tho

[craggy cave]

Did you ask him about Christian letter

Laettner

[plain plover]

i did

1992 grad

[craggy cave]

What did he say

[plain plover]

he was there for the shot

he was very sad duke lost this last weekend

[craggy cave]

W tip from me

[craggy cave]

As was I

[plain plover]

and we talked about his greek life

i dont think ill do greek stuff just cus idk i feel out of place as a queer individual

[craggy cave]

Check out more court

[daring turret]

so real

[craggy cave]

More court

MIRECOURT

Fuck

[plain plover]

wait this is nice

i talked about martha’s llc on my app but i didnt know abt this

[golden tiger]

Just got a Duke interview, is this a good sign?

[plain plover]

duke prescreens so it means they want to know more about u. take it as a good sign but dont see it as like a 100% indicator ur gonna get in. reality is they interview way more than get in. but short answer yes!

[golden tiger]

betttt, im so locked in.

[timid briar]

CONGRATS

what state r u from

[golden tiger]

Thank you!!

I'm from TN.

[lavish hatch]

It means that your application needed additional information

I’d say probably so

[late oriole]

Damn I’m not getting shit

[viral pilot]

its ok matt we got other scools

[mellow shore]

has any international here gotten an interview?

[lofty charm]

Bro. They’re sending out interviews in batches

There was a huge batch at the start of Feb, and a huge batch over the past couple days, I assume more to come

[golden tiger]

keep your head up bro...you'll get one soon

[vivid prawn]

I haven’t got one yet.

[timid briar]

bro i’m da praying

[sonic flint]

yo guys anyone from charlotte or concord get interviews?

[timid briar]

anyone from NJ get interviews?

[lofty charm]

It’s not location based

[lofty charm]

I’m from Iowa, and my interviewer was from Texas

[sonic flint]

Ik im just asking

[vale ingot]

any Robertson semi notifs out yet?

[restive rain]

nah im losing hope

[plain plover]

no dont lose hope

be hopeful

[restive rain]

I need good news from Robertson or one of the washu scholarships this week

In the past year I’ve been edged by an embarrassing number of scholarships I need one to lock in and want me

[bleak oasis]

I think im lowkey cooked on both

[proper ruin]

there has been some

[restive rain]

It’s aight we’ll get in somewhere

[dreamy snow]

My friend got hers

[vale ingot]

Damn 😞

[proper ruin]

do yk what the email said

im lwk hella scared..

and do yk when she got the notif

[bleak oasis]

Bro i didn't even get a duke admissions interview so i highly doubt Id even get in duke ☠️

[plain plover]

have faith

trust

[bleak oasis]

😭 imagine getting robertson but not duke

that would feel so bad

[proper ruin]

someone i know got finalist for robertson scholars but did not get into duke 💔

[proper ruin]

interviews are based on availability

[plain plover]

thats not what my interviewer told me 😭

[bleak oasis]

not for duke 😭

duke and yale prescreen

u can get interviewers from different parts of the country

[plain plover]

the availability results in them pre screening

[bleak oasis]

nooo thats so tragic

[plain plover]

i mean

unc is still good

[bleak oasis]

did they apply to unc tho ☠️

[proper ruin]

weird

😭😭😭

[plain plover]

they also updated their website

[proper ruin]

well if it makes yall feel any better 😭😭my ED interview was during the last week

[proper ruin]

o

[plain plover]

says they prioritize interviews for people they want more info on

same as what yale says

[bleak oasis]

🙏🙏I’m cooked

[lucid sierra]

bro how yall losing to syracuse rn

son

[dreamy snow]

Congratulations im pleased to inform u

Feb 15th

[proper ruin]

yesterday wow

[proper ruin]

okay so im just hella fried 💔💔

idk if they’ve sent out emails to the west coast

[dreamy snow]

Idk tbh

[native steppe]

.

[vale ingot]

Do yk when they did their group activity by any chance

[dreamy snow]

No

[dusty axle]

Didn’t you commit to Duke

[native steppe]

w interview

[plain plover]

did u have a duke interview

omg the tar heels r gonna kill u…

run

[native steppe]

some comments for anyone curious

• he was a doctor and literally at the hospital 😭 super cool guy loved talking to him. not sure if location dependent but he was based very close to me (central NC) it lasted about 40 minutes, split pretty much evenly between him asking me questions and me asking him questions

• ofc he asked the expected questions --- Tell me about yourself, why major, why duke. be prepared to elaborate on whatever u say they'll def ask follow ups

• was a very conversational tone overall, would not stress it too much. idk for others but he said he didnt see any part of my app just name, email, school. so as long as u can talk abt urself itll be okay

• make sure to be specific (duh) whatever u say shouldnt be some blanket statement, make it personal and related to you

[native steppe]

3/3 for NC schools would be auraful

[plain plover]

this is funny

i didnt get asked any of that

literally he didnt ask me about major or why duke or anything on those lines

[daring turret]

same

mine literally just told me to talk about wtv

[native steppe]

thats hilarious wat

[plain plover]

same for my yale interview tbf. i literally never was asked why yale

ive only been asked why for harvard and

thats it 😭

[native steppe]

interviews are fun i shouldve applied to more who did them

only duke and mit

[daring turret]

my yale interview started off with him pulling out the holland model and asking what i identified with most

[native steppe]

"whats ur mbti"

[plain plover]

crine 😭

[daring turret]

no fr like hello

he actually made me choose my top 3

and explain each

[native steppe]

thats outrageous

[plain plover]

how long was ur interview

[daring turret]

an hour and fifteen minutes

[native steppe]

i think zoom has a time limit or sumn he ended it right at 40

but i said and asked all i wanted to so all g

[plain plover]

my yale one was literally pushing three hours unfortunately

[daring turret]

wtf !

[native steppe]

how 😭

[plain plover]

yes mine too

[daring turret]

that’s kinda cool ngl

[plain plover]

unfortunate that it didnt continue

it was such a good convo 😭

[native steppe]

omg i need to write a thank you email

[plain plover]

she was introducing me to her career + the work she does + what opportunities exist for my degrees

[native steppe]

mine too this is my fave part about the admissions process fs

[plain plover]

on top of just general convo about random things

[native steppe]

he recommended to take humanities classes even as a stem major #truthnuke #woke

[plain plover]

lowk if i dont get into yale i dont gaf cus that convo was still like lowk helpful w career planning..

[plain plover]

he gonna make u woke.

[daring turret]

my duke and pton interviews were lwk so bad 😹 stanford was good but i got rejected and then yale was good

[native steppe]

ur telling me durham north carolina is woke ???

impossible ..

[daring turret]

still no harvard or mit i might be cooked

[plain plover]

r u intl

[daring turret]

domestic but in an area where there are relatively few alumni from selective unis

[plain plover]

see this is me

im from a rural area

but ive been getting alumni assigned who live like

2 hours away

[late oriole]

yall are swimming in interviews holyyy

[plain plover]

like yale was 2 hours from me

[late oriole]

i literally only had one

[plain plover]

but lowk idm

[native steppe]

both my ints were zoom

its a shame i couldve actually took the trip to durham today

didnt have anything else booked

[proper ruin]

yeah but i dont think it helps my odds for robertson scholars

[proper ruin]

son im crine😭😭😭

[dusty axle]

Oh I see

[dreamy snow]

They even said if u get rhe scholarship its seperate bc of 2 diff committes

I heard a girl got semi for robertson but was rejected from duke

[bleak oasis]

Yeah this happens

Another day passes by and no Roberson notification 😭😭

Inching our way to the notification deadline

[proper ruin]

yeah

[dreamy snow]

Thats lowkey so crazy

But if she got into unc technically she can still claim it right?

[proper ruin]

well she can only be in the running for unc

[dreamy snow]

Wait wdym

Like for robertson you have to get into both?

Dint they make sophmores switch campuses for 1 semester

[vale ingot]

Really wish they were notifying the ppl who didn't make it as well as they go

Rather than whatever's going on

[covert iron]

ts scare me ngl

[bleak oasis]

if she applied to UNC then yeah the scholarship can go toward that

u dont needa get in both

[bleak oasis]

fr I think rejections are just gonna come out on the very last day 😭

[snow vault]

Yeah someone from my school got to the final stage but got rejected from Duke

Nothing is guaranteed

[dreamy snow]

ok

[dreamy snow]

dang

[lofty charm]

Mine was literally js a phone call

Lowk amazing interview tho

🤞🏾Duke please take me

If you take me I’ll commit rn

[kindred niche]

Hi. I have a duke interview coming up. Would anyone be able to share what questions they were asked? what should I be prepared with?

[opal anchor]

Hi guys, do you guys know what % of people get admitted without an interview?

[native steppe]

Search interview in this thread

Common questions (for all schools in general)

• tell me about yourself (99% the first question), treat it like an elevator pitch
• why major/school
• ECs/plans/interests
• big challenge/failure + how you overcame it

You shouldn't need anything really

[proper ruin]

read ur original app, review it, find ways to add to it in ur interview

[lavish hatch]

@kindred niche

[lavish hatch]

id say so, but do NOT repeat your application entirely. try to add new dimensions on what you've told them already or have yet to tell them

[lavish hatch]

id also say every interviewer varies. mine did not have much to ask about duke, rather he asked ,,more about myself. my friend had an interviewer who was more heavy on "why duke" "what about duke" "how will duke..." etc.

sum like dat

[proper ruin]

@dense coyote heyyy did u ever get your duke email?

i only found out about it in my duke account portal but it says it doesnt exist

[dense coyote]

Yep my email was setup the day after I confirmed my enrollment

[craggy cave]

Remember to sign up for o week early @dense coyote @proper ruin

Higher chance of getting what you want

[lofty charm]

Mine js asked the usual questions, and then when he noticed a clear line of passion, he asked about that, and he was super chill, we even talked about camping for basketball tickets and stuff, the interview is super chill

[dense coyote]

Got it!! Tysm for letting me know!

[proper ruin]

when are they normally open?

[craggy cave]

I think April?

They should email you

[fossil notch]

Hello everyone! I just received an interview invitation from Duke. Is there anything in particular I need to be mindful of? Any suggestions/guides?

[lavish hatch]

@fossil notch , read my entire interview summary if you want

[fossil notch]

Thank you!

[craggy kayak]

i just found out that duke has lemurs

actually so cool

[restive rain]

Ahhhhhh fuck got my rejection email for Robertson @proper ruin @bleak oasis

I am not unc bound chat

[restive rain]

lmao I mentioned the lemur centre for one of my Duke supps

[proper ruin]

WHAT

fuck bro im so scared 😭😭😭

wait perchance can u dm me what it said so i can mentally prepare.. 💔💔

i heard someone that applied early also got rejected an hohr ago but i havent gotten anything yet😭😭

[restive rain]

ay ur chilling u alr got in duke fr, and you haven’t been rejected yet 😉

[proper ruin]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[restive rain]

yeah I gotchu, wishing you both the best fr 🤞

[bleak oasis]

Nooo it’s fine bro

It’s just one thing

[proper ruin]

“one thing” its a full-ride.. 💔💔

[bleak oasis]

we will get duke AB trust

[craggy cave]

https://tenor.com/view/emoji-meme-cry-crying-omg-gif-7656255164398283365

[sonic flint]

Did most people get interviews now

[late oriole]

Probs

Rip no interview

[bleak oasis]

@proper ruin I got rejected from Robertson next round

[snow vault]

Same rejected

[restive rain]

dang no a2cer got semi?

[bleak oasis]

Noooo

Dude how many ppl even make it 😭😭

[restive rain]

Idk I lowkey assumed that a decent chunk but ig it was very competitive this year haha

[bleak oasis]

Yeah literally everyone in my group was cracked ☠️☠️

[restive rain]

same, can’t even be mad cuz they were all hella goated and great people fr

[bleak oasis]

Fr everyone as so nice

[proper ruin]

me too lol

[inland talon]

bruh same

[plain plover]

id assume so but

dont lose hope

[sonic flint]

oh bru

anyone from nc not get interviews yet?

[dreamy snow]

Ngl I havent heard a single person from nc get a duke interview

Ik they did interview ppl but ive yet to see anyone yey

[plain plover]

they hate their own state 💔

[native steppe]

i did!

I thought I was getting some home field advantage and that's why I got one 😭

[dreamy snow]

🥲

I can't lie tho In my small town i dont think anyone graduated from duke

Unc is more likely tbf

[fallow bronze]

hello i just got an email to schedule a duke interview does this mean anything

i’ve heard some people say it did but idk

[green abyss]

lmao this late yes for sure

its a good sign

[fallow bronze]

yeah got the email today and a dartmouth interview email 3 days ago

[green abyss]

i wouldn't put hella weight on dartmouth but duke is great

Just prepare but i think you'll be fine if you got an interview lol they consider you competitive

and later interviews generally trend toward better

[sonic flint]

damn bro

so im not competitive

[green abyss]

i mean duke prescreens

ofc people totally get in without an interview but an interview guarantees that you're competitive

[plain plover]

ok but considering they got one today

means they r not done

[native steppe]

Interview on decision day

[fallow bronze]

Wow i’m really surprised

i wrote one of my supplementals about this netflix movie about duke that literally relates to my exact situation

It was a bold move but i guess they must’ve liked it hahaha

[bleak oasis]

Anyone from TX get an interview?

[craggy kayak]

yea i got one last week

[dreamy snow]

Do ppl get idoc verifications mainly if they're low income?

[plain plover]

i dont rlly know

[plain plover]

ive heard mixed things online

after just googling

[dreamy snow]

Ok j just checked my duke portal

And today my fafsa and css said 2/25

But they've been in there since January

Does this mean duke admission officer financial aid looked over my fafsa things?

And my parents tax returns were waived

Idk if that was there before

[plain plover]

yeah i now am missing W2 and federal taxes but i have all these on idoc??

[dreamy snow]

I didnt get any emails for anything so it all processed

[dreamy snow]

Probs not the complete form

I got that too and my mom had to re-upload the complete form

All pages

[plain plover]

it is tho 😭 so im confused

[dreamy snow]

Oh idk then 😭

[fallow bronze]

If my interviewer no-showed, does it look bad on my end as an applicant?

[native steppe]

That's insane wtf

Def report that

But uh it shouldn't

[plain plover]

i wouldnt

[fallow bronze]

Could I dm you potentially i did send a follow up email

[native steppe]

I mean if they literally just didn't show up without explanation that's pretty bad 😭😭

[fallow bronze]

They didn’t

[native steppe]

Well you've done all you can really

[plain plover]

wait and see what they tell u because it could very be something legitimate they had to do (ex. health issue, extenuating circumstance, etc)

[fallow bronze]

Yeah exactly

[native steppe]

Hopefully you can reschedule

[fallow bronze]

i sent this

[native steppe]

Believe duke decision release is kinda late

[fallow bronze]

That was what i said

[plain plover]

this is appropriate yeah. just wait and see what they say. if they dont then message maybe admissions

[fallow bronze]

Because after an hour of no response no meeting joined i gave up

[plain plover]

yeah mine was 20 minutes late

also for duke!

[fallow bronze]

So my question is if they offer new times and I can’t attend the new ones does that look bad on my end as an applicant

[native steppe]

Mine was literally at the hospital

[plain plover]

and he was talking with people

[native steppe]

He was a doctor

[plain plover]

DURING

[native steppe]

💀💀

[plain plover]

my interview

[fallow bronze]

LMFAO

[plain plover]

in person??

[native steppe]

Nah lol bad phrasing

Online

[fallow bronze]

Mines over a mental health therapy app

[native steppe]

I was scared the whole time an emergency or something was gonna happen

[plain plover]

CRINE

[fallow bronze]

Legitimately we’re using a therapy app

[native steppe]

Bro got interviewed on betterhelp

I wish my interviews went longer

[fallow bronze]

But i’ve only had 1 interview which was yesterday and didn’t have this problem

[native steppe]

They didn't pay so were limited by zoom thingy

[fallow bronze]

my dartmouth interview was 1 hour

[native steppe]

I just like talking 💔💔

[fallow bronze]

for dartmouth the actual interviee was 30 mins the last 30 we just yapped

no clue how duke will go those are the only two i’ve been given

[native steppe]

Feel like most interviews are quite similar

[fallow bronze]

would yall know the answer to this

[plain plover]

no

[native steppe]

Duke themselves say it won't

[plain plover]

think of it as

the interview can only add

[native steppe]

ya

basically

Do any colleges offer legit evaluative ones

[fallow bronze]

I’ve heard tho people said it means a lot some people said it can make or break ur decision

[native steppe]

Like it could actually tank u 💀

[fallow bronze]

Some people said duke interviews matter

[plain plover]

i think like

yale

would be the most id go

[fallow bronze]

There was a reddit post going around where the guy tried to kiss his yale interviewer

[native steppe]

yeah that's what I've heard

[native steppe]

a2c canon

[fallow bronze]

So maybe in extreme cases if u try to make a move on ur interviewer im sure that wouldnt look great lol

[plain plover]

lowk loved my yale interview

girl was so sweet

gave me #newcareerpaths

[fallow bronze]

That’s really cool

[native steppe]

Duke interviewer told me if I get in I should take religion classes

[fallow bronze]

The interview for me since it’s through a mental health app my interviewer has to send me a link it’s an app only medical professionals use

[native steppe]

Mine never responded to my thank you email 💔💔💔

[fallow bronze]

You can’t make an acount unless ur a health professional

[neon peak]

Does anyone have a source on if Duke prescreens I keep hearing mixed things

[plain plover]

they do

my interviewer told me

[fallow bronze]

So getting an interview means good sign?

+}

Or

[plain plover]

also this

[native steppe]

They also use the same language as Yale kinda

[fallow bronze]

That’s what i saw

[native steppe]

"only for applicants we want additional information"

or something

[fallow bronze]

someone said the kids they interview are kids they are on the fence about admitting

[native steppe]

And at least if they wanna reject you why would they want to interview

[fallow bronze]

and there were some really strong applicants from my county who did not get interviews

What does a pre screen even do tho

[fallow bronze]

Just like an initial review of everything or specifically like academics or something

[fallow bronze]

See i got an interview request monday so it may not have been priority based

[native steppe]

maybe they're so cracked they don't even need one

[fallow bronze]

well i’m from a really really really not competitive area

my schools valediction has a 3 digit SAT

[plain plover]

what yale says

similar language

[plain plover]

im the same lol

[native steppe]

Imagine rejecting the interview and getting in

[fallow bronze]

my interviewer is from my hometown tho

so idk

like exactly my hometown

[native steppe]

We have like

[fallow bronze]

my dartmouth interviewer was too

[native steppe]

Maybe 3 or 4 county wide

[plain plover]

mine have been at least 1+ hr away

[native steppe]

Getting in somewhere crazy every year

[fallow bronze]

same here

i’m from bumfuck florida

not the cool aesthetic orlando area

[native steppe]

Most just go to state schools

[fallow bronze]

think southern alabama yeehaw

[native steppe]

Or technical colleges

[fallow bronze]

same here

majority of my class got rejected from FSU and UF

[native steppe]

rip

Don't they not consider residency tho

[neon peak]

I didn't get any for Yale or Duke so scared I didn't pass prescreens

[fallow bronze]

I’m more surprised i did it the duke thing is real lmao

[lavish hatch]

Not a sign, but a good outlook on your application

I’d also say not receiving one is okay too

many interviewees end up getting rejected and many non-interviewees end up getting accepted

there is no ‘sign’ until decisions or if ur cracked & get a likely letter

so don’t stress guys you still have just as good of a shot as others

the acceptance rate is still absurdly low so anything can happen

[neon peak]

Mine says waived too

[plain plover]

are u low income

[neon peak]

No

[lavish hatch]

Same

[lavish hatch]

I’m low income and mine were waived

[neon peak]

Did you get an interview?

[lavish hatch]

Yes

I have my entire interview summary above if you were curious

[plain plover]

interesting

mine werent

[lavish hatch]

Hm?

Maybe processing takes a bit?

idk

[neon peak]

Processing and outright waiving something is different

[lavish hatch]

Sorry I mean on their end to waive

well mb the tax forms weren’t waived yet it says: not received, but W2 forms were waived

I’ll submit my mom’s tax forms tmr morning

[plain plover]

its interesting cus i have both already on idoc

and labeled

so i dont know what they need..?

[lavish hatch]

me neither I’m confused myself

[neon peak]

I never got Duke on IDOC

[lavish hatch]

I submitted everything on IDOC

[neon peak]

I low-key think this means I'm rejected lol

[plain plover]

and idoc has in bold letters to not upload duplicates

[lavish hatch]

Hm?

Wdym

[plain plover]

so im confused what i do

[lavish hatch]

I’m confused too abba

Ngl

My mom’s w2 was waived

[plain plover]

at least we confused together

[lavish hatch]

But why is it waived

[lavish hatch]

Fr

I’m prob just gonna re-send her tax return on duke’s portal

[neon peak]

No interview, no request on IDOC, tax returns waived, it's over for this one guys

[plain plover]

idk if we can tho

thats under admissions not financial aid

[lavish hatch]

no interview is fine and I’m sure on IDOC everything is automatically sent to Duke

Since Duke is an IDOC schools

[plain plover]

u guys r too pessimistic

stop it

[lavish hatch]

I’m not entirely sure what a tax return waiver is, I mean it’s straight forward but why would it be waived??

My mom’s w2 form was waived and I’m honestly confused at that

[lavish hatch]

I agree, theres no need to stress, honestly. You’ll get into where you belong and I’m 100% sure you’ll be happy snowy

[neon peak]

lol sorry just calling it like I see it.

[lavish hatch]

It’s more important to ultimately go where you will be happy

[neon peak]

Very true

Ty

[plain plover]

here is something i think everyone should read

me being philosophical for a sec

[lavish hatch]

Highkey this is what ai said

“If your Duke checklist shows the Parent Federal Tax Return as "waived," it generally means no further action is required as the financial aid office has sufficient information. While some users reported this appearing due to system glitches, it usually signifies the requirement has been satisfied. “

I suppose it applies to W2 forms

I’m low income so I suppose that my mom’s w2 forms being waived means that they understand my financial situation??

@plain plover

I did receive an IDOC request from Duke: verification of being a dependent student

Idk how long it’s been sitting in IDOC but I did get another email today saying a school requested sum but I lowkey have like 8 schools requesting things. I should’ve checked my emails more…

[plain plover]

i got that too

[lavish hatch]

hm interesting

I’m not sure when I received it but IDOC did email me today, saying that a school requested something

I’m assuming Duke…?

[fallow bronze]

i got this today too

[lavish hatch]

I see

oh well it’s 2:00 am almost I’m lazy to do that rn

I have calc and physics work waiting 4 me

[dreamy snow]

Same

At yale it uploaded everything was the same

[dreamy snow]

Im lowkey not getting any aid they probs saw the fafsa sai amount and called it a day

[plain plover]

so my form for this just got processed

i wonder if it needs this + then duke downloads w ur missing tax stuff?? idk

[native steppe]

Did y'all not do idoc for other schools

[fallow bronze]

should i reach out to admissions? the interviewer hasn’t answered

they told me beginning of this week the interview was due end of this week and i feel like id have to contact somebody asap if i wanted to actually have an interview conducted

for context the interviewer didn’t show up yesterday at the scheduled time ^

[opaque belfry]

ok yeah. I would be super matter of fact and polite about it (include the fact that you're understanding is that the form is due this week) and ask admssions if there are any other oppotunties you could conduct an interview in time to be considered.

[plain plover]

yeah

like yale says they have mine

[dreamy snow]

Lowkey crazy interviewer didnt show up

😭

[lavish hatch]

If you’re from nc/sc, you’ll receive full aid if you make <150,000, but I believe for OOS it should be <65,000

so it’s a major gap unfortunately between instate and oos

[lavish hatch]

Hmm probably?

[lavish hatch]

No

IDOC is for every school that utilizes it

If you do IDOC once it’s sent to every school that takes it

[native steppe]

It's full tuition for <150k NC/SC

[lavish hatch]

Duke just requested more from us

[native steppe]

with typical assets obv

[lavish hatch]

Yesterday

[lavish hatch]

Yeah

for OOS if your fam makes <65,000 you don’t have to pay any student loans

Or well they give you a package where you wouldn’t have to pay any student loans so I’m assuming that, that isn’t even a full tuition/full ride

[fallow bronze]

Could you by any chance proofread my email i’m gonna send?

I’m worried i’ll say the wrong thing

[proper ruin]

no

[dreamy snow]

My mom makes above that 🥀

But now looking on a website they say if they have enough info they won't request it

[bleak oasis]

anyone who got an interview, did you apply close to the application deadline?

[proper ruin]

day of

[native steppe]

same — RD

[plain plover]

30 mins before due 😭

[late oriole]

So I’m cooked

[lavish hatch]

day of

[timid briar]

what percent get in w/o interview

[lofty charm]

This makes me feel smart😭, pretty sure I applied the day before

[lavish hatch]

Guys please stop worrying about an interview offer

At the end of the day it’s still a ~6% acceptance rate school

and anything can happen

you may have had incredible essays where most of your tests were perfectlydisplayed.

and Duke didn’t need extra information

Or you could’ve had not many alumni in your area to interview you

[bleak oasis]

I think interviews matter less this year since they removed the priority deadline not sure tho

[plain plover]

i mean an interview will always matter if u get one, but duke has said not having one wont be something held against u

so i wouldnt stress

[lavish hatch]

Traits*

[lavish hatch]

What abba said

[inland talon]

Yea my brother got in without an interview

[lavish hatch]

W

[stiff dragon]

for people who didn't get an interview did you all do Glimpse? Also, If you did do an interview did you do Glimpse?

[lavish hatch]

Id you receive an interview offer, glimpse is unnecessary

[jaunty hawk]

Bruh I j got an interview b

TS too late bruh

[lavish hatch]

No

Sometimes Duke releases on the 1st

[inland talon]

damnn

[mellow shore]

what are the chances that they do a lil trolling

also, are you the guy whom I talked to in vc in chess.com server?

[errant igloo]

Does anyone know when decisions are coming out?

[thin heart]

Late March, within the week of Ivy Day.

[proper ruin]

duke will release either march 31 or april 1 at 5/7pm est

[ashen spruce]

duke is absolutely ragebaiting if they release april 1

[bleak oasis]

Washu and rice r April 1st 😭😭

[daring turret]

nah they’re just “BY april 1st” but based on history they def won’t be

[errant igloo]

Confired?

[dry magnet]

Huh 😭😭

[proper ruin]

no but just from previous years

[errant igloo]

does getting an interview signify anything

[proper ruin]

yes and no

interview means they wanna know more abt you

but not getitng one isnt strongly indicative of anything

[errant igloo]

Is it weakly indicative of rejection

[proper ruin]

no

dont read into it too much

these next 2 weeks are the last interviews

[lavish hatch]

no i dont think so. i join the chess server every 5 months

[lavish hatch]

0

[analog walrus]

i noticed everyone i knew who applied duke early got an interview

whereas no one in the region has gotten a duke interview RD

despite the ppl who applied early having worse stats and ended up getting rejected

[bleak oasis]

Yeah it’s weird

So many cracked applicants getting no interviews too

[analog walrus]

yea i think the issue is ppl r just saying stuff

which then causes ppl to just beleive it once they read (other ppl reading i mean)

i def dont think they prescreen otherwise that wouldnt be the case

like i know ppl with not the best stats got the ED interview in our region

they ended up getting rejected but they just shotgunned

[bleak oasis]

They prolly did prescreen previously but the priority deadline is gone we never know

They aren’t transparent with the process

Priority deadline removed this year

[analog walrus]

i know someone else in another region who had p mid stats but got an interview from duke

not hating on mid stats btw

[analog walrus]

wdym

[bleak oasis]

Like if u applied b4 December 20 u were prioritized for interviews

And it mattered a lot

• Duke added glimpse this year

U could submit a glimpse video

[analog walrus]

realistically how many ppl r gonne be applying b4 dec 20th

id say most arent

[bleak oasis]

A lot did previously

[analog walrus]

maybe

[bleak oasis]

Most did bc Duke was transparent abt it

[analog walrus]

id say majority submitted near deadline

[bleak oasis]

They were clear it was priority deadline

[bleak oasis]

those who do this will be at disadvantage

[analog walrus]

it says tehy removed the priority deadline

[bleak oasis]

For this year yes

[analog walrus]

i disagree

the interview isnt going to make or break anything

maybe for borderline it might add a bit more

i feel thats prob what theyre gonna base off for the ppl who are just at the border of being accepted or waitlisted/rejected

they can use the essays, supps, ecs/awards and then overall fit which p much decides if they want u or not

[bleak oasis]

Yeah but Duke and Yale prescreen

[analog walrus]

proof that duke prescreens?

[bleak oasis]

They just say they interview people they want more info from

[analog walrus]

you just said if u applied b4 dec 20th they give priority but then said its gone tihs year

yea but i dont think they prescreen based off stats or anything

[bleak oasis]

This applied for previous years so my point was MAYBE it doesn’t matter as much this year

[bleak oasis]

Dude u realize stats don’t matter past a threshold

[analog walrus]

did u get an interview?

[bleak oasis]

No

[analog walrus]

stats dont matter but they def use some AI or smth to stat filter

[bleak oasis]

Prolly an algorithm

[analog walrus]

sure maybe a regional AO previews

[bleak oasis]

Everyone has 1500+ these days lol

[analog walrus]

but idt they have that much time to do that quickly and send out interviews

20k-30k ppl every year get a 1500+

factor in the ppl who have a 3.9+

its not as much as u expect

then factor in the amount of ppl who have quality ecs and are on par with what these colleges are looking for

again what i mean to say is that i know a lot of ppl with 4.0+ and 1550+ that didnt get a duke interview for RD

i def dont think they got prescreened that would be p odd

[bleak oasis]

Yeah I get wym I feel the same

[analog walrus]

r u domestic or intl

[bleak oasis]

Domestic

[analog walrus]

did u get a yale interview

[bleak oasis]

Nope

[analog walrus]

wait what region r u if u dont mind

like state

[bleak oasis]

Texas

Big city

[analog walrus]

did any1 get an interview

for yale

at ur school

[bleak oasis]

Twins at my school

That’s it

[analog walrus]

yea but what prob happened was the regional AO prob just compared the apps

[bleak oasis]

Yeah my fit for Yale isn’t the best prolly

[analog walrus]

the thing abt yale is they say that 90% of admitted kids get an interview

[daring turret]

yale handed out interviews to my school like candy and our city is not very comp so i was very surprised

[bleak oasis]

I’m highly stem

[analog walrus]

wdym

[bleak oasis]

Nah this was a survey

So it doesn’t 100% accurstebut def majority get interview

Who get in

[daring turret]

they gave lots of people in our school an interview including kids who are not super qualified

[lavish hatch]

I applied day it was due

[analog walrus]

what region

[lavish hatch]

yeah, almost everyone who applied im p sure

well all the comp kids

[bleak oasis]

they removed priority deadline this year so it doesn’t matter when u submit

[analog walrus]

wdym

[bleak oasis]

Im like central/ south Texas u prolly know which city

[analog walrus]

i feel like going to a less competitive school where ur at the top is method

[lavish hatch]

everyone at my school received a yale interview offer

[analog walrus]

frisco?

[analog walrus]

what state/area

[lavish hatch]

mass

[bleak oasis]

Nah frisco is north tx

[analog walrus]

it might be cuz

mass is near yale

[bleak oasis]

And I’m still getting cooked lol

[analog walrus]

yea i think its because

u do get compared

like obv they can admit a lot of ppl per school

but it doesnt happen that often

they def do some level comparison

[lavish hatch]

uhhhh i dont think that its only because im in mass

they also offer interviews to people who have been prescreened + seem interesting

[analog walrus]

i feel like going to a less competitive school where ur at the top like val and cracked ecs boosts ur chances

i mean they prob just catered their app better

i think most ppl overestiamte how good their app is fit wise for colleges

[bleak oasis]

But internal Yale rec

[analog walrus]

and often ppl who have older sibligns or parents that went to top colleges

know the process better and earlier on

if ur first born or just starting its gonna be harder

[bleak oasis]

Yeah I said earlier I don’t rly fit Yale since I’m very stem focused

[analog walrus]

also like 50% of the ppl at yale

were like val/sal

like i think being top of ur class matters a bit

but that could also be cuz if ur grinding that much u prob have a cracked app

[lavish hatch]

u just have to be in the 97th percentile

[daring turret]

too true bro i’m first born and even tho my brother isn’t quite as like idk comp as me i feel like he’ll have a better app cuz i’m guiding him with what to do

[bleak oasis]

I’m very top of my class and rank 15 got them over me

[analog walrus]

i mean idk

i think ur odds are much better if ur val/sal

ik ppl say tons of 4.0/1600 get rejected

but they prob were just pure stats nth else

[lavish hatch]

i mean like

the jump from 3 to 2 isnt drastic

[bleak oasis]

I mean not true for all

[lavish hatch]

neither is 3 to 1

[analog walrus]

its not but

[bleak oasis]

Many 4.0 1600 have crazy ECs

[analog walrus]

cahnces are

they had ab etter app

[lavish hatch]

or rank 5

[bleak oasis]

He’s

[analog walrus]

most ppl overhype their ecs

think abt how many ppl apply

and have the same stuff

[lavish hatch]

last year, my friend was rank 11 and got into mit

[analog walrus]

and essays matter too

yea

[lavish hatch]

your essays matter most

[analog walrus]

obv u can get in

[bleak oasis]

Isef grand award isn’t overhyped (my friend) he only got in rice

[lavish hatch]

and he only did school-level ECs

[analog walrus]

im saying i saw some thing

where 50% of the ppl at yale were val/asl

[analog walrus]

it def is

[bleak oasis]

??

[analog walrus]

isef is one of the few things that most ppl overhype onr eddit

[lavish hatch]

i mean yeah thats expected

[bleak oasis]

If u see on LinkedIn so many cracked stem kids are all isef

[lavish hatch]

ebecause yale and other ivies can fill their classes w/ full valedictorians

[analog walrus]

isef had a lot of merit 10-20 years ago

[analog walrus]

yea because the ppl who do isef likely have connections and are linkedin warriors who just grind random stuff to put on and flex

most of them are getting wiped

also the aos know its connection based and most of the resaerch tehy did was bs or not their own

[bleak oasis]

do they just resume pad?

[analog walrus]

yea def

most ppl r resume padding on linkedin

yea sure def some acc tryhards who did all of that and have a big ego to flex

i dont think anything regenon is that cracked and will get u in, but the ppl who prob have that likely sweated so much they have other stuff to back it up

[bleak oasis]

But ur right

[analog walrus]

isef is def solid tho

but i think ao's dont like it as much

[bleak oasis]

There are scandals with cheaters there

[analog walrus]

if ur thing is just isef u gotta be rishabh jain basically

and theyre not gonna admit every research heavy app

[bleak oasis]

I mean isef winner is guaranteed Ivy almost

U gotta win tho

[analog walrus]

nah

[bleak oasis]

Hard asf

[lavish hatch]

yes

[analog walrus]

i know sts40 and isef winners that didnt get in anywhere

[bleak oasis]

Yes it is lol

[lavish hatch]

ivy or ivy+

[bleak oasis]

Buddy

[analog walrus]

i literally know from last year lmao

[bleak oasis]

That’s rare asf they all go to top schools mostly

[analog walrus]

yea causation vs correlation

[bleak oasis]

My RSI friend has 2 likelies alr

[analog walrus]

if u got to that level

RSI is diff bro

[analog walrus]

if u get to that level u prob grinded other shi

[bleak oasis]

Yeah

[analog walrus]

again i think ur missing the point

RSI is a diff breed

[bleak oasis]

They get a diff pool yeah

[analog walrus]

and its hands on at mit

regeneon is diff

if u got stst40 u prob had connections to get with that professor and ur parents were able to put u on other shi

thats most likely why

[bleak oasis]

Again it’s rng

Depends what AO thinks

What we say means nothing

[analog walrus]

again i think most aos want to see high impact ecs

[analog walrus]

i acc spoke to a former ao abt this

[bleak oasis]

Not all AOs r the same

[analog walrus]

thats why i think this is slightly true

yea obv

but i think they rather see u do a lower level ec where it has more impact

esp on community level

than flaunt and just bs npos

every college is diff tho, every situation is diff, every year is diff

at teh end of the day ull never know why u didnt get in

[bleak oasis]

Idk I’ve done all my ecs out of passion so idrc what happens

[analog walrus]

its always gonna be some small thing

[bleak oasis]

Whatever happens happens

is it overhyped

😭 yeah u cant assume isef kids all did their research not legit too

[golden tiger]

I applied on the deadline and got an interview in the first week of Feb, sooo i dont think there is a correlation

[plain plover]

no 😭

the prescreen is an admissions officer viewing ur file and deciding on whether or not ur worth pursuing in committee

and my interviewer did confirm that interviews r pre screened and only given to candidates admissions is considering

[bleak oasis]

no this priority deadline thing was only fr last year

they removed it this yr

[native steppe]

Duke loves me

[bleak oasis]

but duke explicitly said last year that they'd priritize ppl who applied b4 the 20th

[plain plover]

also i rlly don’t think u have the ability to talk about other people when u don’t even know them 😭

what gives u the authority to deem other people “mid stats”

[vale ingot]

20th of dec??

[bleak oasis]

there used to be

not anymore

[analog walrus]

🤣

dude u dont need other ppl to reinforce

[analog walrus]

no one is obv a lot are motivated but ao's know its connection based

@jolly acorn is a copecell and he prob grinded tf out of it

sorry ot let u down bro

[analog walrus]

yea obv there is them viewing

im not saying they dont

[analog walrus]

nth i even said nth against ppl with mid stats

but look at the percentiles of the ppl admitted

most ppl have a 3.9+

u can obv get in with less

[plain plover]

no but u dont have the right to say you know someone with “mid stats” when u dont even know what their app has in it

[analog walrus]

they showed me and themselves told me

stop assuming that i didnt know that

its not like im going out of my way to make fun of ppl everyone is equal nth rlly matters end of the day

but yes their app wasnt good and they bs'd their essay with AI so i can def say that its not cohrent in terms of how the interviews were given out

i think ED duke everyone got an interview where as RD less ppl got due to the lack of alumini

ppl also overestimate the amnt of alumini ready to acc spend time doing an interview if the an intervieer has 10 ppl thats 45 mins at least per interview and thats just time for online if its in person it would be more driving and other stuff

i think that and the fact that ao's are valuing the interview less compared to other components of the app which is why more top schools have removed the interview entirely

[bleak oasis]

bruh it doesnt matter

just wait and see what happens

[late oriole]

sorry that was mean

honestly dude don't sweat it

[plain plover]

my point is it sounds like ur rationalizing interview distribution in a process u have no idea the internals behind

just relax

decisions r out in a month

u cant do shit atp

[late oriole]

you'll be fine, duke isn't end all be all, and keep in mind that the most probably likelihood anyways is rejection

[analog walrus]

theres a reason ppl r talking rn

i think its okay t odiscuss

[bleak oasis]

yeah its lowkey rng u dont know what happens behind the scenes

[analog walrus]

no point worrying

no ones entilted to an acceptance either way

these r private colleges that can admit any1 they want

[bleak oasis]

connection based is wild bro tell me how ISEF is based on connections?

I applied and cold emailed hundreds of mentors to get a professor to even let me do research

i dont think thats connection based

• many ppl do computational research which they don't need connections for

[analog walrus]

i think ur taking u as an example

i know so many ppl with isef that got it thorugh a connection

with the lab and professor who did it all for them

[plain plover]

yeah unfortunately isef is all connection 😭

[analog walrus]

also ur right every AO is diff this is what i heard from an ao at a hypsm

[plain plover]

like 90% of the people there get research through connections

[analog walrus]

u did it on ur own but

im telling u rn

its losing value every year

anyone saynig otherwise is coping so hard

every ec has its flaws

[plain plover]

the regional isef fair for me is rigged because the girl who always wins has parents/family on the judging board

[analog walrus]

the reason u see 80% of ppl with stst40 make a t20 is cuz they had all the resources and were alr down bad for college apps

[bleak oasis]

same for me but there are still some very bright ppl I wouldnt say 90%

[analog walrus]

yea obv

[bleak oasis]

maybe like 50%

[analog walrus]

im not discrediting you

no its def a lot

[bleak oasis]

40-50

[plain plover]

i think its more than u think it is

[analog walrus]

i never did isef but i did research

yea

yo AO's def value it less now

[bleak oasis]

nah my regional fair is biased too

[analog walrus]

maybe in the 2000's and 2010's

[bleak oasis]

I agree that it is corrupt actually

[plain plover]

like i have no published research but the work i did was so valuable to me im glad i did that instead of grinding isef

[analog walrus]

i know grand finalist winners that got rejected early lol

this season

[bleak oasis]

damn

[analog walrus]

i never did isef cuz i wasnt aware until later but i did meaningful research that i think was way better

i also already got into my early so i think it def helped

[plain plover]

yeah

[analog walrus]

my research wasnt even that cracked but connected to everything

[bleak oasis]

I did research too like conferences and symposium stuff

[analog walrus]

i think if u want to sweat something maybe an olympiad has better value if u acc place

[bleak oasis]

science fair was just on the side for me

[analog walrus]

im not hating on isef btw but

[plain plover]

but my research is humanities focused so 😇 im not isef anyways

[analog walrus]

u could have done that other one

[bleak oasis]

ig u could still present humanities research there but it doesnt matter at least you contributed to something you enjoyed

[analog walrus]

i forgot what its called

having isef is def good im not saying it isnt

[bleak oasis]

at the end of the day this college bs dont matter lol

[analog walrus]

if u think it will get u in ur def wrong

[plain plover]

yk if a college wants someone w a connor storrie baby snapchat bear filter they can have me 😇

[analog walrus]

again idt anyone should grind ecs for college tho

u should do if u enjoy

imo i think the best ROI for smth that is potentially achievable

is prob an oly

it wont get u in by itself but its a rlly good addition to ur app

but like a lot of ppl have been grinding that since they were young

so if ur not passionate no point doing it if u just wanna place

[jolly acorn]

Lil sub 5 discord demon right here

[jolly acorn]

“I did weseawch” chud publishing in a hs student journal doesn’t count

[late oriole]

Chud is a junior

[native steppe]

Is this actually how you talk

Nuke the whole generation

[late oriole]

Fr

[jolly acorn]

Dawg

[jolly acorn]

And?

[analog walrus]

i already got into a good college lmao

i never tried lol

i did research a published journal and with a professor

it wasnt a top ec but a good learning experience

[jolly acorn]

Which college?

[analog walrus]

i got into mit ea

still waiting back for everything rd

im not lmao

r u okay?

[native steppe]

con grats

[covert iron]

imo all ECs are good if they positively contributed to you as a person

[analog walrus]

yea def

im not saying anything is bad

u can make even a simple ec into smth that is impactful

[covert iron]

oh no im not trying to target you lol

im just adding to your statement

[analog walrus]

i just think that a lot of ppl who do isef