2013-2014 Duke University Application Thread

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Judging from last year's thread, there's going to be a very small trickle of interview invites coming from here until they do mass status changes saying we've been rejected. I'm thinking that from here on out, any new interview invites are probably to make up for interviewees who withdraw their app (because they've gotten into a school they like better or are tired of going to interviews).
Stalking your MD apps...dang, girl! Congrats on your interviews and acceptances so far!! Send a little of that my way, if you please 🙂
 
I'm crying a little on the inside.

+1...except I'm crying a lot lol🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁. GL, everyone!

Sorry guys... Didn't mean to make the mood depressing. 🙁 On the bright side, there still are interview invites coming out, and last year, there was actually someone who said their status changed to "we are no longer considering your application" and for strange reasons that are beyond our comprehension, the poster got an interview invite a week later after they got a pre-interview rejection.
 
Stalking your MD apps...dang, girl! Congrats on your interviews and acceptances so far!! Send a little of that my way, if you please 🙂

Lol thanks! But no, honestly, I'm not deserving of this! There are other SDNers who are better than me and have loads more interview invites than I do (and all at better schools)!
 
Here is an encouraging post from last year's Duke Application thread:

"ii 😍

Submitted Dec 1. All the spots are filled but there was a subsequent email stating the adcom will be meeting to open 3 more dates in Feb."

The message was posted on January 2nd.

You guys can cling to this for hope if you would like. I know I will.
 
For those that have already interviewed. What time did you arrive? The email says checkin is from 7:45-8:15 AM. Is there something specific going on during that time, or can people just arrive at 8:15?
 
For those that have already interviewed. What time did you arrive? The email says checkin is from 7:45-8:15 AM. Is there something specific going on during that time, or can people just arrive at 8:15?

If you get there at 8:15, you're going to be the last one there and all the good food will be gone. Best bet is to be in the admissions office before 8.

The half hour is a chance for you to meet current students as well as getting to know fellow applicants. Everybody's really friendly, so even if you're not Captain Extrovert it's easy to strike up a conversation and start off your day on the right foot.
 
If you get there at 8:15, you're going to be the last one there and all the good food will be gone. Best bet is to be in the admissions office before 8.

The half hour is a chance for you to meet current students as well as getting to know fellow applicants. Everybody's really friendly, so even if you're not Captain Extrovert it's easy to strike up a conversation and start off your day on the right foot.

Agreed. I always hated being the last one to the interview room. I felt so out of place and on top of that, you don't really get to talk with anyone when you're the last one in.
 
does anyone know if after interview due makes a holistic evaluation or they specifically only look at MMI scores to make decisions?
 
does anyone know if after interview due makes a holistic evaluation or they specifically only look at MMI scores to make decisions?

Can't confirm for sure, but I think it would be ridiculous to only base their decisions on an applicant's MMI performance.
 
does anyone know if after interview due makes a holistic evaluation or they specifically only look at MMI scores to make decisions?

As with all interviews, everyone is ranked on a staircase before the interview. Your interview performance can either push you up a step or move you down 5 steps (if you bomb it). In most cases, everyone stays where they are and offers are made going from the top of that staircase until they fill the class.
 
I have been reading something about letter of intents/update letters on this thread. Can someone elaborate on what this is and when it would be appropriate to send to this school? I am from Canada and we do not have this here...
 
I have been reading something about letter of intents/update letters on this thread. Can someone elaborate on what this is and when it would be appropriate to send to this school? I am from Canada and we do not have this here...

Duke made it very clear at my interview that they did not want nor care for update letters
 
I have been reading something about letter of intents/update letters on this thread. Can someone elaborate on what this is and when it would be appropriate to send to this school? I am from Canada and we do not have this here...
I called and asked about preinterview updates and they said not to send them.
 
I have been reading something about letter of intents/update letters on this thread. Can someone elaborate on what this is and when it would be appropriate to send to this school? I am from Canada and we do not have this here...

At one point early on in the cycle they accepted them. Back in mid-September, I called and talked to Ms. Clark in the admissions office who happily informed me that I could send my update of a co-author paper publication and I received a confirmation email from her that the update was added to my file. But as of October-ish, many SDNer's are reporting that they no longer accept them
 
Has anyone recently received an interview invite?!? Trying to hang on to hope......
 
Has anyone recently received an interview invite?!? Trying to hang on to hope......

I know someone who got one last week but the only dates available were end of feb, not be the bearer of bad news. I think they're close to being done? Decisions come out early march right?
 
I know someone who got one last week but the only dates available were end of feb, not be the bearer of bad news. I think they're close to being done? Decisions come out early march right?
3/3/14
 
Rejection season seems to be upon us -- maybe Duke will follow soon as well? I don't think I've ever fully understood the importance of closure until this year, hahah.

Duke, if you're going to send me that rejection, just do it now. No hard feelings. Really! I think you're fantastic, but I know I might not be the one you're looking for, and thats okay. In fact, I'm itching for that rejection so I can just move on to the next stage in this process (spoiler alert: more waiting!). Just let me be freeeeeee!
 
Rejection season seems to be upon us -- maybe Duke will follow soon as well? I don't think I've ever fully understood the importance of closure until this year, hahah.

Duke, if you're going to send me that rejection, just do it now. No hard feelings. Really! I think you're fantastic, but I know I might not be the one you're looking for, and thats okay. In fact, I'm itching for that rejection so I can just move on to the next stage in this process (spoiler alert: more waiting!). Just let me be freeeeeee!

Lol at least you only have one school to hear back from pre interview.

Duke is probably still sending a handful of invites to make up for people who drop their interview date. Last year, there was someone who got an interview invite the day before mass rejections came out (and someone's rejection status suddenly changed to an interview invite status too).
 
Rejected via status change; just checked this morning. Complete 8/11
 
^ Hmm interesting, I checked an hour ago and it still said application screening on mine, but now that I checked again, I can join the rejection party!
 
^ Hmm interesting, I checked an hour ago and it still said application screening on mine, but now that I checked again, I can join the rejection party!
Were you also complete in August?
 
rejected via status change 🙁... was mostly expecting this, so good to finally hear something. good luck to everyone else!

Complete sometime early august ish
 
rejected via status change 🙁... was mostly expecting this, so good to finally hear something. good luck to everyone else!

Complete sometime early august ish
assuming I have one coming, yet somehow have been spared thus far.... dont understand why it's taking them so long to just change everyone they are going to reject status (seems like something that should only take a few hours at most), but this has me obsessively checking my status page so that I can finally have an answer of some sort from them...
 
assuming I have one coming, yet somehow have been spared thus far.... dont understand why it's taking them so long to just change everyone they are going to reject status (seems like something that should only take a few hours at most), but this has me obsessively checking my status page so that I can finally have an answer of some sort from them...
+1 to this. I have checked seventeen times since the status changes started.

I feel a little led on at this point.
 
Also have status change rejection. Sucks, I really poured myself (and many hours) into this secondary. Complete August 16th I think.
 
Seems like everyone that's been rejected this week was complete in August. I wonder if they're just going through all applications in order of completion date and rejecting/handing out out the last few invites as they go along. I was complete 9/26 and I bet that's the only reason all of yall were rejected before me.
 
Seems like everyone that's been rejected this week was complete in August. I wonder if they're just going through all applications in order of completion date and rejecting/handing out out the last few invites as they go along. I was complete 9/26 and I bet that's the only reason all of yall were rejected before me.
Hmmm, you could be right. I was complete early Sept. and my status still says screening.
 
Seems like everyone that's been rejected this week was complete in August. I wonder if they're just going through all applications in order of completion date and rejecting/handing out out the last few invites as they go along. I was complete 9/26 and I bet that's the only reason all of yall were rejected before me.
Exactly what I was thinking! I was complete Sept 19th so it'll be interesting to see if the trend continues.
 
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