2014-2015 Duke University Application Thread

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Just called the office guys. Get this, they said there will be NO emails for acceptances. All acceptances will be received via snail mail sent over the weekend (and not necessarily a phone call). She didn't say anything about wait list/rejection though.
 
firstsecondthird said:
Just called the office guys. Get this, they said there will be NO emails for acceptances. All acceptances will be received via snail mail sent over the weekend (and not necessarily a phone call). She didn't say anything about wait list/rejection though.
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Wow they are pulling a stanford.

This is disappointing...
 
firstsecondthird said:
Just called the office guys. Get this, they said there will be NO emails for acceptances. All acceptances will be received via snail mail sent over the weekend (and not necessarily a phone call). She didn't say anything about wait list/rejection though.
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Are you flipping kidding me? Come onnnnnnnn

Edit: I'm legitimately mad. Interviewed back in October! At this point all they have to do is email me the words NO or MAYBE. With five months of prep time how hard is that to do?

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list of errors:

Portal says no phone calls...yet phone calls

Portal says email...yet no email

Portal says March 2014...its 2015

Adcom at interview says email and end of February ... It's March and no email

this isn't rocket science.
 
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I also called this morning and they said that all notifications would also be given in email if they were given by snail mail...?
 
Pedsmdplease said:
Are you flipping kidding me? Come onnnnnnnn

Edit: I'm legitimately mad. Interviewed back in October! At this point all they have to do is email me the words NO or MAYBE. With five months of prep time how hard is that to do?

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I feel you! September interview here.
 
Also they changed deans this year didn't they...so that might be why they are having some difficulties.
 
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Ah, come on -- we are trending to devolve in to something we are not. This is not about us. It is about them. And if you think about it, that is the way it should be. Our life is about to be about patients and rules and professional integrity - we are decidedly electing to not be entitled.

If I keep in mind my feeling are completely irrelevant to the process, as is my desire for entitlements for choosing to write that bloody secondary, then life is good.

The process boils down to this:
One day they will write or call if they have something to say.

Congrats to those that know. The rest of us will know soon enough.
 
Pluto2 said:
Ah, come on -- we are trending to devolve in to something we are not. This is not about us. It is about them. And if you think about it, that is the way it should be. Our life is about to be about patients and rules and professional integrity - we are decidedly electing to not be entitled.

If I keep in mind my feeling are completely irrelevant to the process, as is my desire for entitlements for choosing to write that bloody secondary, then life is good.

The process boils down to this:
One day they will write or call if they have something to say.

Congrats to those that know. The rest of us will know soon enough.
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You're right, sorry about the negativity 🙂 thanks for the reminder re: the bigger picture. I really admire your perspective!
 
Pluto2 said:
Ah, come on -- we are trending to devolve in to something we are not. This is not about us. It is about them. And if you think about it, that is the way it should be. Our life is about to be about patients and rules and professional integrity - we are decidedly electing to not be entitled.

If I keep in mind my feeling are completely irrelevant to the process, as is my desire for entitlements for choosing to write that bloody secondary, then life is good.

The process boils down to this:
One day they will write or call if they have something to say.

Congrats to those that know. The rest of us will know soon enough.
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I see where you're coming from, but I would expect the same selflessness and tact from the institution that is training me to be that personable, patient-friendly MD. I'm not saying they don't because of this one little grievance, but that's just another way to look at it. Can't hold the applicant to a standard that you yourself can't uphold. Once again, definitely not saying it's not an outstanding institution, or that your viewpoint isn't admirable or correct in many ways, just providing another perspective; another way to think about it.
 
acquiescing said:
I see where you're coming from, but I would expect the same selflessness and tact from the institution that is training me to be that personable, patient-friendly MD. I'm not saying they don't because of this one little grievance, but that's just another way to look at it. Can't hold the applicant to a standard that you yourself can't uphold. Once again, definitely not saying it's not an outstanding institution, or that your viewpoint isn't admirable or correct in many ways, just providing another perspective; another way to think about it.
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Completely agree. Plus if enough of us complain change will be administered for next years class.
 
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acquiescing said:
I see where you're coming from, but I would expect the same selflessness and tact from the institution that is training me to be that personable, patient-friendly MD. I'm not saying they don't because of this one little grievance, but that's just another way to look at it. Can't hold the applicant to a standard that you yourself can't uphold. Once again, definitely not saying it's not an outstanding institution, or that your viewpoint isn't admirable or correct in many ways, just providing another perspective; another way to think about it.
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All true too and I agree with you in spirit. But that thought process leads to gas pain for me which I prefer to avoid. I'm sure the voices of those accepted will be heard. However, Stanford and JHU have had fumbles and I'd guess this process is crazy as hell behind the scenes.

Further -- The seats are nearly two orders of magnitude deep - everyone in this class could vote with their feet and they'd only have what, 5k-6k totally capable applicants left to sort through? If they added 50 people and a web designer the process would work better - but I don't see the business case for that give the incredible depth of the applicant pool for the seats.

I'd humbly suggest, given SDN and the voices in here have been so settling and informative to me these past months, that in this case the ignominy we face is pretty small "you told us no phone calls and then you dared call and over many days too" - we are so close, I just hate to see us in a dither now.
 
I just think it's pretty darn straight forward not to have the dean, portal, etc. all PROMISE to have only email, no phone calls, and then have it be super different in execution
 
We just all really want to know. It's where we are going to medical school, the degree we will have for life, and the location for at least 4 years of our life. Big moments cause big emotions. I am angry and sad....even though I know I shouldn't be.
 
I sound my barbaric YAWP from the rooftops of the world in anxiety and frustration!

Edit: sorry, watching dead poets society to retain some sanity.
 
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Pluto2 said:
Ah, come on -- we are trending to devolve in to something we are not. This is not about us. It is about them. And if you think about it, that is the way it should be. Our life is about to be about patients and rules and professional integrity - we are decidedly electing to not be entitled.

If I keep in mind my feeling are completely irrelevant to the process, as is my desire for entitlements for choosing to write that bloody secondary, then life is good.

The process boils down to this:
One day they will write or call if they have something to say.

Congrats to those that know. The rest of us will know soon enough.
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Expecting a professional organization to stick to its word is anything but entitled. How someone in a position of power treats those beneath him says a lot about his character, and while the application process is indeed a game where the ball is in the schools' court, they shouldn't have license to abdicate accountability for how they play.
 
I've seen more interest, anxiety, hope, frustration, and heartache in this thread than in any other school-specific thread. I think this is also because lots of us are exceptionally attached to Duke. Lots of people left Durham very, very impressed. Personally, I left skeptical that the accelerated curriculum would make me a happy student, but in the intervening months I've had some research/scholarship ideas that can only be realized with Duke's unbelievable third year. I don't think it'll end well for my application, sadly, but it's fun to see so much interest all around in the program.

I hope this interest translates over to the many great institutions we may have to "settle" for.
 
A little bit of Poe in reflection on these new developments...

That motley drama—oh, be sure
It shall not be forgot!
With its Phantom chased for evermore
By a crowd that seize it not,
Through a circle that ever returneth in
To the self-same spot,
And much of Madness, and more of Sin,
And Horror the soul of the plot
 
So what's the consensus on what will happen today? Emails at some point? Status change? Has anyone accepted/WL/Rejected gotten anything in the mail yet?
 
Willy38 said:
So what's the consensus on what will happen today? Emails at some point? Status change? Has anyone accepted/WL/Rejected gotten anything in the mail yet?
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I haven't gotten anything in the mail. I think people had conflicting reports regarding decisions being mailed out either last Wed and Fri (or maybe both due to the bizarre weather last week causing delays). However, I'm on the east coast so it will probably take a while for the mail to reach me anyways.
 
Score based review system, MMI, calling people for acceptance, snail mail...all very Stanford like. Just sayin'.

They also said in the application confirmation email something like if you are not selected for interviews then this is the last time you'd be hearing from us".

Then not one but two rejection emails.
 
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FriendlyFH said:
Score based review system, MMI, calling people for acceptance, snail mail...all very Stanford like. Just sayin'.

They also said in the application confirmation email something like if you are not selected for interviews then this is the last time you'd be hearing from us".

Then not one but two rejection emails.
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Definitely. I actually remember Dr. Armstrong mentioning on my interview day that 4 years ago Duke actually communicated with Stanford and the two schools decided to switch to MMI.
 
So when the person in admissions said that acceptance packets would be mailed out, are we assuming that they are also going to people other than those who already received phone calls? Or do we think that the acceptance packets are just formal acceptances for those who were already called?
 
Hello from abroad y'all!! I'm sad to see that we don't know much more than what we did when I left. I was in a plane for 24 hours total over the weekend so I'm going to go with the hypothesis that I missed their call. Lol
 
gettheleadout said:
Just FYI, I just called, and the response I got was that acceptances were sent out via USPS over the weekend, waitlist emails will go out probably tonight or tomorrow morning, and rejection emails probably Wednesday or Thursday...
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Here's to hoping any part of that information is correct! Thanks for looking into that
 
gettheleadout said:
Just FYI, I just called, and the response I got was that acceptances were sent out via USPS over the weekend, waitlist emails will go out probably tonight or tomorrow morning, and rejection emails probably Wednesday or Thursday...
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so how long until someone else calls and is told something entirely different ? 20 mins? lol

Edit: Thanks for calling btw!
 
Ahhh okay. So it's reasonable to assume that all accepted peoples have already been accepted. Thanks for calling ! 🙂
 
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