<p>I’m from the DFW area in Texas and I’m appling to Trinity - Biology BA. It’s funny because the name of my high school is Trinity… so it feels like fate! I got an interview but it was sooo last minute. I was convinced I wouldn’t get one. It ended up being like 2 hours though ^_^</p>
<p>Trinity from southern Virginia, about 60 miles north of Duke. Sadly, no interview, as I live in a rural area with no alumni. </p>
<p>Haha yeah I was a little worried when I didn’t get an inteverview because there is an alumni like right in my area 
oh well</p>
<p>Do any of you guys know anyone that got into duke who was an early graduate from high school? I have a friend who might be applying to duke regular and is pretty worried about how she will be compared with the other students with the one less year- but her academics and extracurriculars in my opinion are just as good - i wonder how duke takes into account the graduating early thing </p>
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<p>@cw1114: Every Duke applicant receives that email from Dean Guttentag, and he has been giving the same advice for as long as I’ve followed the Duke admissions process. Unfortunately, the way the numbers work out, most applicants will be disappointed on Thursday night. Guttentag is a warm, funny, and entirely humane individual who means not to be “gloomy” but rather to offer you some good advice after hearing stories about kids checking their decisions in front of groups of friends, etc. Think of it as a thoughtful suggestion from a friendly uncle. </p>
<p>In fact, Duke has a tradition of such advice. To kill a little more time between now and Thursday, I’d encourage you to read Terry Sanford’s legendary “Avuncular Letter,” in which he scolds the Cameron Crazies for their behavior but also sets the tone for what Cameron can be at its very best. If you have even more free time, go look up the stories on how the Crazies responded at the Carolina game following distribution of this letter. </p>
<p>Good luck to all of you on Thursday! </p>
<p>[Terry</a> Sanford’s “Avuncular Letter”](<a href=“https://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/dukeyearlook/12039383323/]Terry”>Terry Sanford's Avuncular Letter, January 17, 1984 | Flickr)</p>
<p>Trinity- neuro, linguistics or bio. I had an interview that lasted over 2 hours and 15 minutes. It went really well.
I am from the northeast. </p>
<p>Trinity, International & Comparative Studies. International applicant from China. Had an interview that only lasted for 35 minutes…</p>
<p>Applying to Pratt from Johns Creek, GA. Hoping for the best. No interview, but I got an alum to write me a letter. 56 hours to go!</p>
<p>Just a note that a shorter interview isn’t necessarily a bad sign. I’ve given top ratings to interviewees I only spoke to for 30 minutes. Sometimes interviewers just don’t have 2 hours to spend with you, even if they would like to!</p>
<p>Good luck this week, everyone! I know waiting sucks. I remember driving home for lunch every day and practically stalking the mailman the whole week ED decisions were supposed to come out when I applied (back in the dark ages before they posted decisions online). It’ll be over soon.</p>
<p>Yeah my interview must have gone for an hour and a half, but I thought it went horribly. </p>
<p>How many of you guys submitted ACT but also with subject tests? I wonder if duke looks differently at people who submitted just ACT as opposed to those that also submitted subject tests</p>
<p>@Hersheybar315 I submitted my ACT without subject tests. On the website it stated SAT with two subject tests or ACT plus writing. Not ACT with subject tests.</p>
<p>I submitted ACT and subject tests but I’m not sure how that will affect me </p>
<p>Thanks guys! Yeah I submitted Just ACT too but I wasn’t sure if maybe it looked better if I had submitted subject tests as well</p>
<p>You are only REQUIRED to submit the ACT or the SAT I + SAT II Subject Tests. But it’s certainly allowable to submit the ACT and add the SAT II Subject Tests too. The subject tests simply serve as additional datapoints for admissions to analyze. I did ACT + three SAT II tests (never took the SAT), and got into Duke. 
It won’t hurt you either way, but if the SAT II subject tests are strong, might as well submit them to reinforce high academic achievement in my opinion even if you’re sending the ACT. In any event, it’s in the past and not a big deal; you both should be good.</p>
<p>48 hours…</p>
<p>I’m just mentally preparing myself for rejection</p>
<p>I’m just telling myself that I won’t get in so that it won’t hurt as bad when I don’t. If I do by some miracle, then it will feel even better because I won’t be expecting it.
I really just need to know. The waiting is what is killing me. </p>
<p>What do you guys think the ACT breakdown will look like for Trinity? Still 31-35, or higher? And what do you guys think the actual average is? Duke just releases the middle 50% and not the actual average score</p>
<p>Oh and am I correct in my understanding that a high score is more impressive coming from an under performing school as apposed to a school where a large number of students score high?</p>