<p>"Which phone carrier do most people use and why? "</p>
<p>My D has T-Mobile and she has problems with reception in some areas on campus. It appears that Verizon users have the least problems. She will be switching to Verizon for the fall.</p>
<p>^on that same token, how is at&t?</p>
<p>AT&T isn’t bad, many people have iPhones and I don’t hear a lot of complaints about reception. There are some places on campus that are spotty but overall, it’s a viable alternative to Verizon.</p>
<p>What about Sprint??</p>
<p>Sprint I hear isn’t so great. Both of my friends who had it switched.</p>
<p>What about getting around Durham if you don’t have a car? What’s the public transportation like? Is it convenient? Is it costly? I probably won’t get a car till my 3rd or 4th year.</p>
<p>The Durham public transit (DATA) runs buses in Durham. One route goes through Duke’s West Campus. However I personally don’t know anyone who takes DATA. </p>
<p>You can also borrow a friend’s car or get a taxi (though the latter option is expensive)</p>
<p>Duke also recently started a ZipCar program on campus. They have, I believe, 2 Toyota Priuses and 2 Toyota Matrix(es?) that students can rent either by the hour or by the day. The hourly rate is $8 I believe and includes rent + insurance (and maybe gas?). It’s good for the occasional short errands/trips around town. I don’t know the precise details of this program as I have my own car but if you google ZipCars, you can probably find more info.</p>
<p>This question is just for fun, really… what are Duke’s major traditions? Other than K-ville…</p>
<p>I think this question was brought up earlier and I don’t know if it was thoroughly answered or not, but if you are not involved in Greek Life, what other activities are there on the weekends for those people who like to hang out with friends but are not crazy about frat parties? </p>
<p>Also, I know this is going to sound very stereotypical, but I’ve heard that Duke tends to have some cliques primarily due to the large Greek presence, is this accurate or am I completely misinformed?</p>
<p>One more question…would you say that most of the students at Duke are rather laid back? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>1) can any of the graduation t-reqs (those modes of inquiry and areas of knowledge things) be fulfilled with ap credit?</p>
<p>2) how does placing into higher levels of foreign language work? i am not taking the AP spanish exam, but i’ve had 4 years of spanish. does duke have its own test to give out to those who want to be put into a higher level? </p>
<p>thanks in advance : )</p>
<p>Some departments might accept SAT II scores in a foreign language.</p>
<p>Gazebo - modes of inquiry and areas of knowledge can never be fulfilled with AP credits. AP credits can only be used toward the 34 credit limit. If you don’t graduate early, you can use two APs to the 34 credit. If you graduate one semester early, you can use 6, two semesters early, you can use 10.</p>
<p>Hi everyone – my question is: are gay students fairly well-accepted at Duke? I’ve actually narrowed it down to Harvard v. Duke but am leaning towards Duke for a few reasons (including weather). Also, my older brother is a Duke graduate, and I’m really familiar with Duke as a result. He’s quite different from me – he’s very “fratty” (I can’t think of a better way to describe it briefly) but when I went to Duke to visit him, I saw that it’s a pretty diverse place, like all of the other “good” schools. My sense from him, and what I could tell from my visit, is that it’s pretty much a non-issue there, but I was wondering if anyone has any other viewpoints.</p>
<p>Born2write, I realize your question is directed at someone who is currently at Duke, but just thought I would mention that (if you look at my post above), my brother went to Duke and was really into the greek scene, but I really don’t get the sense from him and visiting that it’s the dominant thing or anything. A lot of people aren’t greek or into other stuff, and people interact outside their “group.” My brother is pretty “fratty” (and according to the stereotypes I found online, it’s supposed to be one of the “exclusive” ones) but in actuality, he has a really wide circle of friends. Harvard seemed way worse to me when I went to visit (different kind of cliques though). Also, everyone lives together as freshman so you make friends well before you would divide up into “cliques.” THere’s a lot of activities/restaurants, etc… (just like any other college) and more people who don’t party a lot than you would expect. 9th street is cool and walking distance from the freshman campus. There was a really good mexican/latin restaurant I liked there. Do any of the current students know the name?</p>
<p>The restaurant is Cosmos. </p>
<p>As for gay students, Duke is very accepting. Personally, I’ve never witnessed any gay-bashing. The LGBT group is pretty active and supportive. There’s a parade every year right on Duke’s campus. Furthermore, people proudly wear there “Love = Love” shirts around campus.</p>
<p>I think that you’ll find yourself being treated the same as any other student at Duke, and people won’t just think of you as the “gay guy”.</p>
<p>Backing up what PPham27 said, apparently the Westboro Church people from Kansas are coming here on Monday. They’re basically a fundamentalist group who travels around the country denouncing homosexuality. The entire student body got an email from the VP of student affairs telling us all to wear our Love=Love shirts on Monday. In addition, there are going to be all sorts of pro-LGBT activities in front of the Chapel on Monday. Overall, I have never heard of anyone being harassed for being gay, and LGBT and other similar groups have a pretty active role on campus. If anything, I feel that the situation is more that if you do have a problem with it, you’d better keep quiet because the majority of students don’t. You’re going to be in the minority and looked down upon if you make fun of LGBT stuff.</p>
<p>cosmos…?
cosmic cantina?</p>
<p>Are freshmen allowed to have cars?</p>
<p>Thanks.!!!</p>
<p>Yes. Freshman year is probably one of the better years to have a car given the parking situation. On East, you practically get a spot right outside your dorm.</p>
<p>@Gazebo - spanish is self-placement so there is no test you just enroll in the class you think you can handle. to get a better idea of what course to take see the link below:</p>
<p>[SLP:</a> Placement Information: Self-Placement by Courses](<a href=“http://spanish.aas.duke.edu/placement/sp_courses.php]SLP:”>http://spanish.aas.duke.edu/placement/sp_courses.php)</p>