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Called admissions office this afternoon and was told final decisions will be mailed between today and next Tuesday, the 11th. Didn't want to reveal just how neurotic I am by asking in what order waitlists, rejections, and acceptances would be mailed, or if they would be organized by interview date, alphabetically, or randomly.
 
i hope they send out notifications to in order of interviews...some of us have been waiting foreeeeeever =P i think it'll likely be based on the number of points...ie top 50 or something go out with acceptances and bottom 200 get the regrets...just food for thought...good luck to all!
 
DulyNoted said:
Called admissions office this afternoon and was told final decisions will be mailed between today and next Tuesday, the 11th. Didn't want to reveal just how neurotic I am by asking in what order waitlists, rejections, and acceptances would be mailed, or if they would be organized by interview date, alphabetically, or randomly.
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Hahaha. I almost wish you had asked them "in order by interview date, alphabetically, or randomly?" just for the reaction you'd get. Haha.
 
nomoreplz said:
Hahaha. I almost wish you had asked them "in order by interview date, alphabetically, or randomly?" just for the reaction you'd get. Haha.
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Heh, I'll call back tomorrow from Skype and ask if others are interested.
 
DulyNoted said:
Called admissions office this afternoon and was told final decisions will be mailed between today and next Tuesday, the 11th. Didn't want to reveal just how neurotic I am by asking in what order waitlists, rejections, and acceptances would be mailed, or if they would be organized by interview date, alphabetically, or randomly.
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Hey everyone. I thought I'd stop lurking and hop on the Duke love bandwagon. This is very exciting news!! Good luck to everyone. :luck:

My interview was mid-January and I loved the school!
 
Those in the SE and NE may start hearing back from Duke as early as today or tomorrow... please post with any news!
 
DulyNoted said:
Those in the SE and NE may start hearing back from Duke as early as today or tomorrow... please post with any news!
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Please stop, you're going to give me a heart attack.
 
DulyNoted said:
Those in the SE and NE may start hearing back from Duke as early as today or tomorrow... please post with any news!
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I second that...I am trying to decide whether I should go home early and check me mail...so if anyone receives anything from Duke, Please post it.
 
DulyNoted said:
Those in the SE and NE may start hearing back from Duke as early as today or tomorrow... please post with any news!
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Hey DulyNoted - is that what the admissions office told you when you called them via skype?
 
all hail golden leprechauns of the sea

have mercy:luck::luck::luck::luck:
 
Aurah said:
Hey DulyNoted - is that what the admissions office told you when you called them via skype?
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I called yesterday and was told letters would be sent between yesterday (3/3) and next Tuesday (3/11). I've not gotten the nerve to ask if they're going out in order of interview date, alphabetically, or randomly OR if they are ordered by decision (R/W/A). I'd also be interested to know how they are shipping them (priority v. regular mail), but I would not want to ask such obsessive questions from my personal phone and have since decided to leave the office alone. If someone else wants to call and bother them with such questions and will post the news here, please be my guest. 😀
 
DulyNoted said:
If you're interested:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=376513&highlight=duke+decisions

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=367376&highlight=duke+decisions&page=16

Last year it seems that letters went out Acceptances, Rejections, then Waitlists. Acceptances were dated 3/2 and received as early as 3/4. Rejections were postmarked 3/6 and received up to a week later. Waitlists followed those and I believe were postmarked 3/8.

Happy mailman-stalking!
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lol, nice. thanks for calling them. good luck to ya!:luck:
 
So, the Irish really aren't all that lucky. That being said, I found a four-leaf clover for the first time about 10 months ago and that was very cool. I had always searched without finding. Then one day I just happened to look down at my feet and it was right there, calling out to me!! I plucked it and framed it. It has brought me nothing but honors and high test scores since!

I am also eager to see who of the people I interviewed this year will get acceptances! For those that don't, just about every single one of you will end up being a fine physician somewhere.
 
so did anyone hear anything from Duke today?
 
if someone did i'm sure they would've posted
 
Since I have a big test tomorrow, now that I know letters were sent yesterday, I'm thinking I won't check the mailbox.
 
anyone get anything in the mail from duke today? i'm at work so i cant check until i get home.
 
Just checked my mail--nothing from Duke today. Damn. I'm in the southeast, so I'm wondering when I should start worrying. Maybe if I don't receive something by tomorrow?
 
Who wants to share coping mechanisms?
 
I'm thinking acceptances should start showing up today or tomorrow. If they started sending these out on Monday, I can't imagine why there haven't been any received already...
 
Raoul9 said:
*refresh*
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Haha, unlike some other forums I frequent, SDN does not automatically refresh itself after being idle for a certain period of time. Since I leave these threads open in a single Firefox window all day long, it sure would be nice if someone could implement that feature. 👍
 
Doesn't firefox have an autorefresh timer you can use? Opera does.
 
Y'all are hilarious. You remind me of myself last year. I found it was better to change the subject of admissions on the forum so that you could still be on SDN and on the Duke thread, but you could be talking about something else until people starting getting acceptances.
 
FemalesCANTDriv said:
Y'all are hilarious. You remind me of myself last year. I found it was better to change the subject of admissions on the forum so that you could still be on SDN and on the Duke thread, but you could be talking about something else until people starting getting acceptances.
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Orrrr... you could drop in the admissions office and see what size envelopes are being stuffed/metered and let us know!
 
Keep in mind that if these things have to pass through the Durham post office, there is a chance that your mail will go on siesta for a bit before arriving at your home.
 
DulyNoted said:
Orrrr... you could drop in the admissions office and see what size envelopes are being stuffed/metered and let us know!
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good question...so are acceptances packets or is everything thin envelopes
 
Just wanted to let y'all know that I got the acceptance call from the director of admissions this morning cerca 9:30am. They said my acceptance letter had been mailed this morning (3/5/08). They also indicated there was lots of info within b/c of second look weekend. I never check this site so I'll probably never get on again, i just signed up to post this note so people can know what to expect. Good luck to the rest of you and hopefully i'll see you all during second look weekend. Oh, my interview was mid Feb.
 
wow, congrats!

Good to know that at least some letters have been mailed

:luck:
 
jsol said:
good question...so are acceptances packets or is everything thin envelopes
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acceptances are big manilla packets addressed to 'the future dr.' and WL/rejections come in standard white envelopes
 
crapadoodle said:
Just wanted to let y'all know that I got the acceptance call from the director of admissions this morning cerca 9:30am. They said my acceptance letter had been mailed this morning (3/5/08). They also indicated there was lots of info within b/c of second look weekend. I never check this site so I'll probably never get on again, i just signed up to post this note so people can know what to expect. Good luck to the rest of you and hopefully i'll see you all during second look weekend. Oh, my interview was mid Feb.
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*Reaches down*
*Lifts pant leg*
*Grabs for ankle*
*Throws challenge flag*

Seriously? First-time poster with a new account? "probably never get on again"? Pretty nasty trick...

edit: I remain suspicious, but am compelled to say, if you're for real, congratulations! I will continue my wait over here in the corner.
 
crapadoodle said:
Just wanted to let y'all know that I got the acceptance call from the director of admissions this morning cerca 9:30am. They said my acceptance letter had been mailed this morning (3/5/08). They also indicated there was lots of info within b/c of second look weekend. I never check this site so I'll probably never get on again, i just signed up to post this note so people can know what to expect. Good luck to the rest of you and hopefully i'll see you all during second look weekend. Oh, my interview was mid Feb.
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You better hope someone doesn't call them and let them know that you can't spell circa.

Just kidding, no one spells worse than I do.

Congratulations!!!
 
DukeMed website said:
Your application is complete and is awaiting a final decision from the Committee on Admissions. 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. To insure your privacy and to protect the integrity of the admission process, no decisions will be transmitted over the telephone or through e-mail at any time or under any circumstances. We appreciate your interest in the Duke University School of Medicine and wish you the best of luck!!
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Poster above, say what? Are you a MD/PhD or URM applicant?
 
DukeMed said:
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). It is important, therefore, that you maintain an updated email account/address throughout the entire admission process. All other decisions (accepted or waitlisted applicants) will be notified in writing and the following institutional policy will apply:

"It is the policy of the Duke University School of Medicine that no decisions regarding acceptance to the Duke Medical School or invitation to accept a position on the waitlist shall be posted to the interactive web site. No decision posted to the web site at any time regarding an applicant's acceptance or waitlist status shall be considered "official" or "binding" at any time. Decisions regarding acceptance or waitlist status are official only when an applicant is in receipt of a signed letter written on official stationery of the Duke University School of Medicine Committee on Admissions and bearing the signatures of the Associate Dean and Director of Admissions and the Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine."
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Something they found out last year is that if rejected you will find out by email. Only acceptances and waitlists arrive USPS.
 
Has someone actually confirmed that some decisions have been mailed out?
 
Jamorama said:
hmmmmmm.....fishy!
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I have some difficulty believing this as well. If it's true, congrats!

And I'm starting to go crazy. When is March going to be over? Oh dear god, it's only just begun!
 
C'mon Duke! Man the intensity is really picking up now.
 
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