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Congrats blue guy! May I ask when were you complete?
Pretty early, I think 7/4, so there is hope for everyone!
Congrats blue guy! May I ask when were you complete?
you have no idea how happy I am to hear that. Thanks!Pretty early, I think 7/4, so there is hope for everyone!
I got my II last week, and I was also complete super early (early July).you have no idea how happy I am to hear that. Thanks!
does anyone know the % of interviewees Duke accepts?
According to US Compass, Duke interviewed 521 out of 4962 applicants and accepted 201, after which 113 enrolled.I'm guessing that students who are accepted to Duke generally have options, so Duke probably needs to accept 2-3 applicants to fill each seat. I doubt that the actual number is published anywhere, though.
I've received 2 II's and a hold from the Cleveland Clinic since I changed my avatar to a penguin. WHOA...The cliche "there are no atheists in foxholes" apparently has a corollary: "there are few penguinless medical school aspirants." Okay, okay. . .superstition. Some days I'm willing to base my hopes on even shakier foundations. (I did keep the India theme, though. . .I am not sure what the penguin motif says about India, though. I'm identifying right now with the penguin awkwardly frozen on the shore, and I want to be the one braving the frigid vastness of the ocean!)
I'm super-worried. My UG school is one of those in which a "composite writer" gathers all the letters and other materials and puts a packet together. I had to have all my "stuff" in before June 1, and know that the packet was passed along to the "senders" in mid-June, but it was not verified until August 1. Despair. I got one II, but every email check is another exercise in futility. LizzyM is just 74, and no significant scientific research. . .I was one of those humanities majors who fulfilled the premed requirements. Alas! Woe is me!!!
I'm just paranoid enough to believe that those two might be correlated.I've received 2 II's and a hold from the Cleveland Clinic since I changed my avatar to a penguin. WHOA...
I've had the penguin for over a month and I have received no love from any school.I'm just paranoid enough to believe that those two might be correlated.
EDIT: switched to a penguin avatar. let's see how this turns out!
Lt. Yash, with all due respect, your penguin may want to turn that frown upside down! 😀 I hope those schools get some sense and send you some love really soon. (I hate waiting. . . waiting. . . waiting.)I've had the penguin for over a month and I have received no love from any school.
Agreed, I have a pair of rejections since changing to King Dedede!I've had the penguin for over a month and I have received no love from any school.
Does Duke send rejections, or do they hold all applications until the end of the interview season (and no news is bad news)?
They send rejections before the end of interview season, but I don't believe they sent out emails of the status change last year (you had to check online.)
Couldn't agree more. Time spent on essays was worth it.In my opinion, the speech alone was worth the the cost of applying to Duke. Good Luck!
Couldn't agree more. Time spent on essays was worth it.
Congratulations on finishing your interview!
OMG!! II just now! Only 10 days after submitting the secondary! Best day this week after getting three rejections in a row...I'm looking forward to my first MMI!
Congratulations! VERY impressive!OMG!! II just now! Only 10 days after submitting the secondary! Best day this week after getting three rejections in a row...I'm looking forward to my first MMI!
I'm pretty sure that the Duke Secondary portal keeps tabs on your status. Based on other people's responses in the thread, you won't receive an email if you're rejected but it will show up on the App Status page of the portal.I was reading the Duke App process and it says if you are not granted an interview you will not receive anymore communication. Is there any way to tell if you are rejected or not?
Anyone know the protocol for sending updates to Duke? I didn't put down my gap year activity on the Duke secondary application.
I haven't been rejected from Duke yet (going on 2.5 months of being screened). I thought maybe November if I still haven't been rejected??
(This is a reach for me, but I'm within the MSAR ranges statistically and have good ECs/research/undergrad.)
I called them and asked if we are allowed to send updates before getting an II and they said "No! Wait for the invite!"
Well I got tired of waiting 😛 and I was sending updates to other schools I loved and so I sent one to Duke as well. They don't seem to list their admissions email on the website so I e-mailed my PDF 1 page letter (an update letter + a LOI) to Dean Armstrong and her secretary. This was ~3 weeks ago. I've been complete since 07/01/2014, pretty good ties to Duke.
No response yet so I wouldn't bother sending in an update until after an II! Just my 2 cents...
That's funny because I called and they were very welcoming toward update letters.
Did they say where to direct the updates?
That's funny because I called and they were very welcoming toward update letters.
nopeThat is SO weird!!! Did you have an II? I may call them again then! 🙁
That means I met you!I had my interview here yesterday as well. It was unbelievable!
Did they say anything about post interview questions?Post-Interview updates can be directed to Director Wallace, FYI. I know that doesn't help many of you, but maybe it'll help someone at some point! Source: I talked to the staff yesterday at my interview.
How was your interview Penguin? MMI sounds scary to me...Did they say anything about post interview questions?
II received this morning, complete on 7/12.
You have become a beacon of hope.II received this morning, complete on 7/12.
The interview was really chill! Can't really do anything to prepare. My first station went kinda of meh because I was nervous, but after that it was a lot of fun! the only downside is the length 🙁How was your interview Penguin? MMI sounds scary to me...
Even at two hours total time I felt like it went pretty quickly. I found it very enjoyable overall!The interview was really chill! Can't really do anything to prepare. My first station went kinda of meh because I was nervous, but after that it was a lot of fun! the only downside is the length 🙁
I'm probably going to stay at a Marriott property close next week. I'd be willing to split costs and I'll be renting a car too. Let me know. I'm planning on going to the Chipotle thing too.