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Weihua said:
Ah yeah the update box is greyed out for me but I thought in general it would be better to send it through a personal email to the ADCOM? I have no idea, just speculating
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Definitely agree a letter/email would be more impactful
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Duke seems to have been quiet lately. Has anyone that completed after 8/25 got an II?
 
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Duke did not even start app review until August 14 this cycle, whereas most schools started July 10, so I'm thinking it may be a while.
 
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Complete 7/30. Being reviewed by an independent set of reviewers since then!!! Even if they read one word per day, they could have completed by now (despite Duke having a million secondary questions)
 
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To those who have sent thank you emails after the interview, did you get a reply from adcomm?
 
ricetomed said:
Complete 7/30. Being reviewed by an independent set of reviewers since then!!! Even if they read one word per day, they could have completed by now (despite Duke having a million secondary questions)
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Is there anyone else waiting from July or August?
 
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so excited to interview soon! for anyone who already had one, how did it feel? Obviously no specifics but was it hard? Comfortable? Awkward? Knowing those little things really makes me feel better haha
 
sr4b said:
so excited to interview soon! for anyone who already had one, how did it feel? Obviously no specifics but was it hard? Comfortable? Awkward? Knowing those little things really makes me feel better
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Probably my hardest interview so far but not horrible.
 
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Does Duke MMI mostly consist of personal questions/questions related to your app?
 
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Since Duke is Non-rolling and we won’t hear back til Feb., when would it be appropriate to send letters of intent (is that what they’re called?) I have a few interviews coming up in November but Duke is by far my top choice, interviewed Oct. 1st
 
HighHopes1298 said:
Since Duke is Non-rolling and we won’t hear back til Feb., when would it be appropriate to send letters of intent (is that what they’re called?) I have a few interviews coming up in November but Duke is by far my top choice, interviewed Oct. 1st
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Your window for updates passed already which is more common pre-decision. Most people wait until they are waitlisted to send a letter of intent. A letter of intent wouldn’t change anything now if you’re going to be rejected anyway and would hold more power once on a waitlist. So hope for the A but send the letter if WL.
 
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II just now!! Complete 8/7 :)
 
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II an hour ago, complete 9/9, IS, LM 77
 
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Got an interview yesterday afternoon! Feeling very fortunate.
 
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Did anyone submit an update/letter of interest post-interview? I would like to, but I know their policy says " we will accept updates such as publications, honor/awards, any legal updates" if mine is more just activity based is this a bad look?
 
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Did anyone submit an update/letter of interest post-interview? I would like to, but I know their policy says " we will accept updates such as publications, honor/awards, any legal updates" if mine is more just activity based is this a bad look?
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I wouldn’t do it. You have to pick a type of update on the portal and the only options are for those things you stated.
 
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I wouldn’t do it. You have to pick a type of update on the portal and the only options are for those things you stated.
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Thanks for clarifying! That makes the decision easy haha
 
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II today! Complete 10/24. Incredibly thankful!
 
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Undergrad GPA very low. Grad GPA 3.6. Retake MCAT 520. IS. Graduated with an MS from Duke.
 
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Since duke does not have rolling admissions, there is no benefit to having an earlier interview day, right? Received an II yesterday and the available dates are for next week or first week of January. This will be my first MMI so I feel like next week may be too quick... any advice would be appreciated!
 
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premed1998 said:
Since duke does not have rolling admissions, there is no benefit to having an earlier interview day, right? Received an II yesterday and the available dates are for next week or first week of January. This will be my first MMI so I feel like next week may be too quick... any advice would be appreciated!
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Congrats! Idk if you've already completed VITA yet. Initially I wanted to schedule for the soonest date which was 11/17, but since I haven't completed VITA yet I thought it'd be better to practice for this as well as the MMI by giving myself a little bit more time; so I scheduled for later in november. Earlier dates don't necessarily help more. Unless the dates are really far apart, I'd give yourself a little extra time to prep. What options did you have? When I scheduled yesterday there were like four in november, one in december, and one in january or something?
 
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dneqv94 said:
Congrats! Idk if you've already completed VITA yet. Initially I wanted to schedule for the soonest date which was 11/17, but since I haven't completed VITA yet I thought it'd be better to practice for this as well as the MMI by giving myself a little bit more time; so I scheduled for later in november. Earlier dates don't necessarily help more. Unless the dates are really far apart, I'd give yourself a little extra time to prep. What options did you have? When I scheduled yesterday there were like four in november, one in december, and one in january or something?
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Have you received an email to complete VITA? I received a II on Wednesday and have not heard anything from HireVue
 
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Have you received an email to complete VITA? I received a II on Wednesday and have not heard anything from HireVue
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Yeah I did the next day! Maybe wait another day and then call Duke? I'm assuming you haven't completed VITA yet, right?
 
dneqv94 said:
Yeah I did the next day! Maybe wait another day and then call Duke? I'm assuming you haven't completed VITA yet, right?
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I believe they only send out VITA invites on Thursdays, so if you didn't get one the day after your II you may need to wait until next week. You'll definitely have to contact Duke if your interview date doesn't align with this timeline
 
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Yeah I did the next day! Maybe wait another day and then call Duke? I'm assuming you haven't completed VITA yet, right?
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Ok thanks! I was planning on calling. This is my first interview of the cycle so I haven't had to complete it yet
 
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Question about application updates:

Duke's admissions FAQ page says the following regarding application updates: "Once the supplemental application is received we will accept updates such as publications, honor/awards, any legal updates."

Does this mean the committee only wants updates of those specific types? Are updates of any other kind (i.e., leadership position, service opportunity, etc.) also accepted?
 
average_guy15 said:
Question about application updates:

Duke's admissions FAQ page says the following regarding application updates: "Once the supplemental application is received we will accept updates such as publications, honor/awards, any legal updates."

Does this mean the committee only wants updates of those specific types? Are updates of any other kind (i.e., leadership position, service opportunity, etc.) also accepted?
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so someone told me this, but I checked in the portal and there was another category about adding to the AMCAS, I thought my update fit that category but I guess that's really up to your discretion
 
II about an hour ago!! OOS, LM 73, complete 10/20, only options were for Mon-Thurs the week of December 7th. Super shocked by this one and was the last secondary I submitted because of how long it is, and I thought I wasn't going to get anymore II (especially since I submitted this one on the later side).
 
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