<p>So I'm not going to hide anything - I was devastated when I found out I was rejected from Duke, because I consider myself to be a competitive applicant and I also had my sights set on Duke for a long time. I completely, fully understand that this was the most competitive year on record for Duke, but I thought that I would at least be waitlisted, and not simply rejected.</p>
<p>With that said, is there an appeal process at Duke? I tried researching it and couldn't find anything, so I'm assuming there probably isn't, but I just wanted a confirmation by someone here. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Your decision letter might have said something along the lines of “our decisions are final and there is no appeals process.” All of my rejections did. I’m afraid there isn’t an appeals process.</p>
<p>Yeah…Guttentag sort of hinted at that in the rejection letter, saying things like “we won’t be able to offer you a spot” and “I know you will find at institution at which you will be happy” so I think I’ll drop it then. Thanks!</p>
<p>while any rejection is hard, the best thing to do is move on. If you are as qualified as you say you are, I’m sure you have many other excellent offers waiting for your matriculation. Duke may have been your “dream school”, but remember that you only really are familiar with the “idea” of Duke, not the actual Duke college experience, unless of course you were a Duke undergrad in a past life. The truth is you can get a great academic degree and an excellent social experience from any college. While Duke certainly is a great place to do this, it didn’t work out, but thats okay. The fact that you applied to Duke already shows you are willing to take the initiative to succeed in whatever you do. Just remember to save your rejection letter so when you are famous you can fax it every day to the admissions office. But, if you decide not to hold a grudge, thats okay too.</p>