I really doubt that it is an indication of your status either way.. that would be a really random indicator.
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I really doubt that it is an indication of your status either way.. that would be a really random indicator.
interesting, mine doesn't say the bit about the postal service any more, either. Must have gotten changed since I copied and pasted that this morning...
No, not owls, the message comes by rabid squirrel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ZDoggMD?blend=2&ob=1#p/u/4/YxJ9OmfIUSg
newest, from PAS
This is what my Duke account says about decisions:
We anticipate distributing admission decisions beginning the week of March 7, 2011. Acceptances will be mailed to the address housed in your DukeMed Personal Account. Students who are wait listed or not offered a seat in the 2011 entering class will receive their decisions via the email account housed in their DukeMed Personal Account. DO NOT TELEPHONE THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS. NO DECISIONS WILL BE GIVEN OVER THE TELEPHONE (this is for your protection and privacy). PLEASE UPDATE BOTH YOUR U.S. POSTAL ADDRESS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (it is also wise to update your email spam filters or provide an alternate email address in the event your college or university spam filters are applied). POSTAL ADDRESS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE APARTMENT NUMBERS IF APPLICABLE.
We anticipate distributing admission decisions beginning the week of March 7, 2011. Acceptances will be mailed to the address housed in your DukeMed Personal Account. Students who are wait listed or not offered a seat in the 2011 entering class will receive their decisions via the email account housed in their DukeMed Personal Account. DO NOT TELEPHONE THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS. NO DECISIONS WILL BE GIVEN OVER THE TELEPHONE (this is for your protection and privacy). PLEASE UPDATE BOTH YOUR U.S. POSTAL ADDRESS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (it is also wise to update your email spam filters or provide an alternate email address in the event your college or university spam filters are applied). POSTAL ADDRESS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE APARTMENT NUMBERS IF APPLICABLE.
I would think they would send them all out at once, seeing as how they wait until everybody is done interviewing so they can make all the decisions at once.
All I know is I'm hoping not to see any emails from duke any time around march 7th.
Hey all, does any know if Duke gives any preference to Duke undergrads or NC residents? They say they don't but the percentages for Duke undergrads and NC residents are higher than expected.
USNews stats indicate a definite instate preference at the POST-interview decision stage. Not sure about Duke u'grads specifically, though...
Will Duke send any emails to those accepted saying they have good news coming their way in the mail?
Or are they to assume a non-response is a good response?
Or are they to assume a non-response is a good response?
I would assume neither. I do not believe they send an email letting you know of a soon arriving acceptance letter. That being said, one year the email servers failed, so later in the day when some thought they might be safe, rejection emails were sent that evening.
For current students at Duke, how good a financial aid package do they have? Also are there any current or graduated international students who can tell how much aid Duke has for internationals and if it is mainly in loans, grants or both?
As a current applicant, we were told on interview day that financial aid was need based, and that about half of the need would be covered by grants and the rest by loans. Beyond that I don't have any details, maybe if a current student is on here, they could tell you more...
Thanks. I interviewed by skype so couldn't ask as many financial aid questions as I wanted to, so that's helpful. Any info from current students is also welcome 🙂
Fingers crossed and praying as the countdown to the week of March 7th begins
Duke's also one of the few schools to offer full-tuition merit scholarships as well. I don't remember how many, but it was several.
According to that article in the DukeMed Alumni News, How Duke Defines 'Capable of Brilliance', they give anywhere from 10 to 15 merit scholarships each year.
If I recall correctly from my interview day, they have 14 full-ride scholarships that are merit based and about half of their class gets some sort of support during the third year, but that may be a bit fuzzy.
Thanks for all the info guys. So I am guessing theres no application for the full ride merit based scholarships and probably the top 14 (?) acceptees are offered it?
Oh well, i didn't get a chance to visit the campus so I am hoping I get too...at second look weekend
Thanks for all the info guys. So I am guessing theres no application for the full ride merit based scholarships and probably the top 14 (?) acceptees are offered it?
Oh well, i didn't get a chance to visit the campus so I am hoping I get too...at second look weekend
I don't believe that the Merit Scholarships are based solely on the top 14 accepted applicants. I think it's more about bringing diversity, but a current student would probably be able to provide better insight than I. The excerpt below is regarding the Dean's Merit Scholarships. The other merit-based awards are the Fullerton Scholarships, which the website says are for NC and SC residents only, and scholarships for MSTP students. Anyway, this is what the Financial Aid website says, under Aid Package:
"Seven Dean's Tuition Scholarships in the amount of current tuition are awarded to academically excellent incoming medical students whose life experiences and background will meaningfully contribute to the diversity of the class. Factors considered may include personal attributes, experiential factors, demographics or other considerations. Selection is made by the Vice Dean of Education based on recommendations from the Medical School Admissions Committee."
I think everyone Duke interviews is a "special candidate."
No, I mailed an update letter in 8 days ago and haven't heard anything back. I'm assuming that they don't confirm the receipt of updates. Let me know if you hear otherwise.
ya i called them and they said they don't confirm receipt of update letters because there have been so many updates.
I sent an update in Mid January and got an email back the next day that they added it to my file.
oh. well, i sent mine last week and i called this past tuesday and they said they wouldn't be sending any confirmations.
Yea I also sent an update in January and got a response. Perhaps since its so close to decision time now, everyone is sending updates so they can't respond
So ready for so many reasons... I really need to get out of the northeast...
Cautiously optimistic over here. I really hope Duke works out this time!
Given that I have my skype interview on Sunday, I have a suspicion that admission decisions are going to trikle out in the beginning... so i would suggest everyone stay calm if they don't have a letter early on, even through the end of March..
I'd disagree about the end of March part. But yea I'd say for the week of the 7th and 14th probably decisions would be going out. I think Duke tries to send out acceptances ASAP but rejections are the ones that take their sweet time sometimes as I remember from last year I had a regional interview and didn't get my decision till final week of March, which was just unnecessarily frustrating. Here's to a better year though!!
Wow. I didn't even realize that they were still doing interviews. I thought I'd read somewhere that they'd be done interviewing mid-February. Just when I think I know something. Haha.
I hear ya. I'm hoping they'll surprise us and beat their "week of March 7" announcement by a few days.
Hey fellas (and ladies!),
I just spent a while browsing through last year's thread. Apparently, Duke had sent out a similar email, promising decisions by the 8th (which I believe was a Tuesday??) but people got big envelopes the previous Friday, Saturday, Monday, onward. The dreaded emails didn't come out until later (9th or 10th) when most people have already heard about the acceptance.
However, I don't think the acceptance snail mail before rejection/WL trend always held true, as some people didn't find out about acceptances until MUCH later. Some got an invitation to Second Look before the official letter.
Either way, it is going to be a fun couple of days. People are going to be gettin' crazy up in here!
I just spent a while browsing through last year's thread. Apparently, Duke had sent out a similar email, promising decisions by the 8th (which I believe was a Tuesday??) but people got big envelopes the previous Friday, Saturday, Monday, onward. The dreaded emails didn't come out until later (9th or 10th) when most people have already heard about the acceptance.
However, I don't think the acceptance snail mail before rejection/WL trend always held true, as some people didn't find out about acceptances until MUCH later. Some got an invitation to Second Look before the official letter.
Either way, it is going to be a fun couple of days. People are going to be gettin' crazy up in here!
just out of curiosity (not that it will help with the anxiety, or anything) does anyone know how many applicants Duke interviewed this cycle? i remember reading that it was between 700-900 but i mean, come on, there's a huge difference between those numbers...and of course, along the same line, does anyone know how many acceptances there will be? waitlist offers? just looking for guesses/ballpark here...
no great expectations, but still hoping for a miracle...
no great expectations, but still hoping for a miracle...
The alumni magazine I got in my folder said 750 applicants get interviewed. Then, I guess the number goes down to 180 when decisions are sent out, but I'm not clear if that includes waitlisted candidates as well (or only those accepted).
Here's the article RockyIronparts is talking about:
http://catalog.proemags.com/publicat...a#/b47aafea/87
I just read it further, and apparently that's 180 people accepted right away, not including waitlists. That means the acceptance + waitlist chance of us getting in is higher than 25%?!
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I think they might...I'm sure everyone who interviewed received the same email, but here is an excerpt from it:
"Our timetable for the remainder of our admission season is as follows: interviews will conclude in late February with a target date for mailing decision letters at the end of February through the first week of March 2010. Duke does not roll. "
Any current Duke students know if they are stuffing envelopes yet? Eagerly waiting...
what? i interviewed in beg of Nov and did not receive such an email. when did u receive this?
I don't think I got this email either? I interviewed in mid-December on-campus. There are similar messages posted to the PAS...but I don't think with exactly the same wording...
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