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Congratulations, Natytilly! It's great to see someone who's been anticipating a letter for so long on this list get an acceptance! Is this your first choice?
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I left work today to rush home and check the mail. I didn't even get any junk mail. Hopefully, the just forgot to deliver my mail altogether!!! 
I live in Chapel Hill... So, I am starting to worry, especially since folks in Boston and Wisconsin have already gotten a letter.
Maybe tomorrow.
Did anyone figure out if they sent the letters in alphabetical order?
I live in Chapel Hill... So, I am starting to worry, especially since folks in Boston and Wisconsin have already gotten a letter.
Maybe tomorrow.
Did anyone figure out if they sent the letters in alphabetical order?
I left work today to rush home and check the mail. I didn't even get any junk mail. Hopefully, the just forgot to deliver my mail altogether!!!
I live in Chapel Hill... So, I am starting to worry, especially since folks in Boston and Wisconsin have already gotten a letter.
Maybe tomorrow.
Did anyone figure out if they sent the letters in alphabetical order?
Someone in Wisconsin got a letter? When did I miss that? I thought that the closest to me was Michigan.
*in somewhat mini-freakout mode*
Just remember this feeling next year when you're cracked out on coffee and can't possibly remember one more gram positive bacillus.
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AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!
So I had thought the decision was going to go to my school address, which was listed on my AMCAS as my "preferred address", so I was bummed that I couldn't find out until Wednesday at the earliest. However, someone mentioned that Duke had sent it to their permanent address, so I just checked on my PAS about fifteen minutes ago. Turns out I had this address listed as my contact address... so I ran out the door and checked the mail...
AND I'M IN!!!
🙂 Moral of the story: make sure you have the right address. It may save you much needless anxiety.
Here's hoping we see more good news over the next couple days. I've been compulsively checking this thread for the past two weeks, at least. Really, you guys are awesome.
So I had thought the decision was going to go to my school address, which was listed on my AMCAS as my "preferred address", so I was bummed that I couldn't find out until Wednesday at the earliest. However, someone mentioned that Duke had sent it to their permanent address, so I just checked on my PAS about fifteen minutes ago. Turns out I had this address listed as my contact address... so I ran out the door and checked the mail...
AND I'M IN!!!
🙂 Moral of the story: make sure you have the right address. It may save you much needless anxiety.
Here's hoping we see more good news over the next couple days. I've been compulsively checking this thread for the past two weeks, at least. Really, you guys are awesome.
Duke Stats for Class of 2011
Acceptances: 10 (AnEyeLikeMars, sister of kmpedro, urmd2007, JohnMadden, new_doc, BetterNBest, HumbleMD, thebeast, Natytilly, EmbellisMaVie)
Waitlists: 0
Rejections: 0
SDN folks staring at the mailbox: 100+
Days till March 7: almost 1 day!
Acceptances: 10 (AnEyeLikeMars, sister of kmpedro, urmd2007, JohnMadden, new_doc, BetterNBest, HumbleMD, thebeast, Natytilly, EmbellisMaVie)
Waitlists: 0
Rejections: 0
SDN folks staring at the mailbox: 100+
Days till March 7: almost 1 day!
congrats, guys!! what was the postmark date for you all?
Haha, you said you all. That's silly
On another note, I bet money this thread is gonna blow up tomorrow. I'll try to do my best to keep track of all the mail coming in. HOLLA!
Haha, you said you all. That's silly
On another note, I bet money this thread is gonna blow up tomorrow. I'll try to do my best to keep track of all the mail coming in. HOLLA!
i'm just a wannabe. i'm a Cali kid. 🙂
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So, before I got my letter, I was finding it a little frustrating that the posts here did not indicate clearly what kind of postage it was. Now that I have one, I understand why. This is like no postage I've seen. There is a meter sticker and a stamp worth 87 cents. There is no cancellation stamp and no other indication of the type of postage. Sorry all. I would guess standard first class, but it might be some kind of institutional rate on priority. I don't know.
actually, if it's an 8.5 " x 11" envelope, standard first-class postage is $0.87. we're sending them out all the time for the study i'm working on.
Maybe there is a Duke acceptance Santa Clause. Duke tries to make there letters seem official by putting those crazy stamps on there, but in reality, Richard Wallace takes a magical sled around to everyone's house and drops off the mail in increments starting with NC, then the NE, midwest, south, and cali.
Yeah, no postmark date anywhere on the envelope. For me, there was just the meter sticker and a black pen mark slashed through the 87-cent stamp. Go figure. The letter inside is dated March 2, 2007, although that probably doesn't mean too much.
Although, I do have to say that the picture from AnEyeLikeMars was extremely helpful as I dug through the mail. I didn't even have to look at the return address! 🙂 Thanks!
Maybe there is a Duke acceptance Santa Clause. Duke tries to make there letters seem official by putting those crazy stamps on there, but in reality, Richard Wallace takes a magical sled around to everyone's house and drops off the mail in increments starting with NC, then the NE, midwest, south, and cali.
So when's santa clause gonna stop by TX? Tomorrow? I promise I won't be naughty next year
So when's santa clause gonna stop by TX? Tomorrow? I promise I won't be naughty next year
Let's hope so.
so i take it nothing in california yet?
crap i just realized that my florida (parents') address is listed on the PAS. poop. oh well ill have to call home eh.
I don't know if awesome is the word I would use here. Um... nerve-wrenching, ridonkulous, scary, tense, anxiety-ridden... these are more appropriate for me.
😱 But here is to tomorrow
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No Love In Georgia either. At this point, you can't do anything about it. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. Here's to hoping its meant to be for the majority of us.
And.....congrats to everyone that already recieved acceptances.
And.....congrats to everyone that already recieved acceptances.
Duke Stats for Class of 2011
Acceptances: 11 (AnEyeLikeMars, sister of kmpedro, urmd2007, JohnMadden, new_doc, BetterNBest, HumbleMD, thebeast, Natytilly, EmbellisMaVie, Grace2002)
Waitlists: 0
Rejections: 0
SDN folks staring at the mailbox: 100+
Days till March 7: 1 day!
Acceptances: 11 (AnEyeLikeMars, sister of kmpedro, urmd2007, JohnMadden, new_doc, BetterNBest, HumbleMD, thebeast, Natytilly, EmbellisMaVie, Grace2002)
Waitlists: 0
Rejections: 0
SDN folks staring at the mailbox: 100+
Days till March 7: 1 day!
The DukeMed site says letters will be mailed out no later than March 7. So, I am guessing most people will find out by Friday or Saturday.
It's going to be a long week! I could definitely use that remote control Adam Sandler used in the movie "Click". That would be great right now!
AAAHHHH!
It's going to be a long week! I could definitely use that remote control Adam Sandler used in the movie "Click". That would be great right now!
AAAHHHH!
I think what's taking longer too is they had to engrave our acceptance on a gold plaque.
My letter, whatever it is, is going to my parents' address in CA rather than my place 7 min from Duke - bah!
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Does Duke pay for travel to the Second Look weekend? It's less than a month away...
I really hope that these letters are going out randomly. I live in Boston and I hate hearing that someone here has already received a letter of acceptance!
Good luck to everyone that is waiting!
Hopefully our mailboxes will be full of huge envelopes tonight!
🙄
Good luck to everyone that is waiting!
Hopefully our mailboxes will be full of huge envelopes tonight!
🙄
Hi everyone,
I have been obsessing behind the scenes like all of you, anxiously awaiting any news from Duke.
I read on my PAS application that ONLY acceptance/waitlist offers will be sent through the mail and that rejections will be sent through emails. I tried to copy and past this into my message but since the file is Adobe, I could not. But everyone should also be able to access this information. If you go to your PAS application and scroll ALL the way down past all of your essays, this info is under the "application agreement".
good luck everyone!!
WitchDoctor
I have been obsessing behind the scenes like all of you, anxiously awaiting any news from Duke.
I read on my PAS application that ONLY acceptance/waitlist offers will be sent through the mail and that rejections will be sent through emails. I tried to copy and past this into my message but since the file is Adobe, I could not. But everyone should also be able to access this information. If you go to your PAS application and scroll ALL the way down past all of your essays, this info is under the "application agreement".
good luck everyone!!
WitchDoctor
also,
i double checked which mailing address they had listed for me and it was my permanent (ie: my parent's) address and not my current one....
i double checked which mailing address they had listed for me and it was my permanent (ie: my parent's) address and not my current one....
Hi everyone,
I have been obsessing behind the scenes like all of you, anxiously awaiting any news from Duke.
I read on my PAS application that ONLY acceptance/waitlist offers will be sent through the mail and that rejections will be sent through emails. I tried to copy and past this into my message but since the file is Adobe, I could not. But everyone should also be able to access this information. If you go to your PAS application and scroll ALL the way down past all of your essays, this info is under the "application agreement".
good luck everyone!!
WitchDoctor
So if you decide down the line that medicine is not for you, you should look into becoming a detective! awesome catch! here is the statement copy and pasted from the duke PAS website:
"If you are extended an interview at Duke and you are NOT accepted to Duke AFTER you have interviewed, you will be contacted by email via the email address housed in your DukeMed Personal Account(PAS)."
so email = kiss of death........I think this is the first time I am hoping and praying that I do not receive an email from an ADCOM
My waiting for my mail has gotten so bad that... I almost called my landlord from school to ask him to check my mailbox!
Where does it say that?
I see this on the right of my PAS page:
"All decisions for applicants who have interviewed for admission to the 2007 entering class are sent via the U.S. Postal Service and will be mailed from the Office of Admissions during the month of March 2007."
I see this on the right of my PAS page:
"All decisions for applicants who have interviewed for admission to the 2007 entering class are sent via the U.S. Postal Service and will be mailed from the Office of Admissions during the month of March 2007."
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