<p>Hello, I just heard about this site, coming from my home town's Duke send-off party and want to help incoming class of 2010 members in any way I can. Are there any questions or concerns, whether it be about academics or any off the wall question, that anyone wants to ask? I'm an environmental science/Public Policy double major (Pre-Med) if that helps.</p>
<p>Does duke provide a place in your dorms for locking stuff up, just some important documents and such?</p>
<p>No, Duke doesn't provide that. I suggest you bring a trunk or a safe if you really need anything for safe keeping.</p>
<p>thx (10chars)</p>
<p>Also, some closets lock with the room key, but keep in mind that your roommate will have a key that can unlock your closet, because you both have a key that can unlock the room. Not particularly secure. There are plenty of banks around campus if you need deposit-box-serious safety.</p>
<p>I mean, it's not particularly secure, but most roommates, even one whom you don't get along with would never unlock a locked closet door even if they technically can.</p>
<p>Thx everyone, I don't anything important enough to warrant a bank deposit box, just some papers and ID things that would be a pain to replace if lost or misplaced.</p>
<p>If you can replace them, then it's not worth going through the hassle of an off campus safety deposit box. With things that I have of that nature (small, would be either a pain or an expense to replace, but at least I can if I need) I keep together in the bottom back corner of one of my drawers. It's never been a problem for me.</p>
<p>the better the SATs, the more attractive you'll be to duke. but if you have a high GPA (which you do), good EC's, a hard schedule, and a great essay...you're right back in the mix. just do everything you can to bring up those sats.</p>
<p>Hi all--</p>
<p>Is there a "standard" or "better" way of taking notes at Duke? Which is more prevalent: laptop notetaking or regular writing in notebooks?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, regarding what Impjules asked. I guess that laptops are used in Humanities classes only, right? (i.e. one does not use laptops in science/math classes where one needs to write equations and stuff)</p>
<p>Allyse, how hard has it been for you to double major and do premed? Have you had to take classes during the summer?</p>
<p>maxy- I've seen laptops in all sorts of classes, but from my experiences most students just go for pen and paper. In my Econ class I'd say it was about 50%, but those students were usually just talking on AIM or something. A few people would bring them to Chemistry lecture, usually with the same motives. It's sort of personal preference, so just go to the class for a few days, see how it is, and then decide.</p>
<p>Actually, I have seen laptops in science classes. I'm not sure how they jot down equations and stuff, though. I prefer pen and paper, though, because I can write where ever I want on the page, and I don't make as many typos :).</p>
<p>One method that I found interesting last year was how one of my friends would take notes with pen and paper during class, and then later re-write her notes so that they were more organized. I think I might do that for orgo and/or cell bio next semester.</p>
<p>That's kind of what I did. I would take all my notes pen and paper and then re-write key facts on index cards and then like, hang them from my desk. Atleast for Chem 21/22. It actually really helped because if I was spacing out when doing homework I'd end up just reading Chem stuff.</p>
<p>I'm a big pen/paper proponate. It's much easier/more efficient to just bring a small, light notebook to class rather than a bulky laptop. In my experience, laptops are just distracting (AIM, email, random websites, etc)</p>
<p>hi all!
do all the rooms come with trashcans? if not, i'm in a double on the third floor of pegram! thx very much!</p>
<p>yep, all rooms have trash cans.</p>
<p>Hey antimorph, </p>
<p>for me, double majoring hasn't really been all that bad so far. I just finalized my decision to double this summer, so if you decide to double, the earlier the better. Also doubling isn't very bad if you do it in two similar majors. I have had to take math this past summer, and if you double it is very likely you'll have to take summer classes. But honestly, if you really love the two majors, you'll have no problems working a little harder. Just look forward to overloading, pretty much every semester.</p>
<p>that's not always the case.
i'm double majoring in two very different fields and i'm only overloading for the first time this fall (i'm a junior).</p>