Nope, it was marching band
@Physics_131-S or the username
Iām probably the most qualified applicant from my school, but I still have my doubts on how I stand nationally. Thereās no way to gauge where you stand in terms of test scores, ECs and essays. GPA/rank isnāt even comparable across schools and even less so across states. Itās why I find it so baffling that most people here give themselves 8/10 or higher on their writing. We canāt all be Pulitzer Prize winning writers here.
I have no idea how to accurately rate my writing because I donāt know what adcoms value most. One can have excellent quality of writing but poor subject matter, and vice versa.
This thread makes me feel a little less crazy lol because I know that all of you guys are as nervous as I am
did that nervousness lead to those jail bars?
Stanford ED is this Friday too 
cāmon Duke
Anyone who says they arenāt nervous is lying
Iām not nervous. Totally not. 
Iām a parent of a son who applied ED this year. I think I am as nervous as all of you! This whole process is very stressful. The good news is that you have places like this forum to commiserate! When I applied to college back in the 80ās, we didnāt have anything even remotely like this. We just had to wait for the envelopes to come in the mail - a regular sized one meant a rejection, and a BIG one meant an acceptance. I guess itās still like that for many schools that donāt notify decisions via the online portal.
Hang in there, everyone! In just a short time, you will have your answers and be able to move through whatever emotion that answer will bring. And no matter whether you are accepted or rejected, you WILL move on.
Personally, Iād love this whole process to be over by Christmas. But I do wonder what my son will decide if he ends up getting put into the RD pool of applicants (so no outright acceptance or rejection). That would mean he doesnāt decide until April.
Itās always the unknown that is the hardest thingā¦and itās hard for us parents, too!
Hahahaha sadly
How do you get jail bars? Those are sick
he got jail bars because he is a bad boy.
Lol iām a girl. And hahah apparently no profanity is allowed and I was not aware lol
Lol
itād just become reddit with the addition of a lot more generalized panic and sense of impending doom.
@svk12345 Where in Texas are you from? Iām from tx too and nobody else from my school is even applying to Duke, most are applying to MIT, Stanford or Rice
@atx_rmr Iām from Lubbock! Itās super small lol. And yeah, a lot of my friends are applying RD to Duke, but none of them are doing ED.
I hope you all get in, but just in case I hope you have your other apps in, or very ready to go. Good luck everyone!
Hey guys
White Female
34 act (36 R, 35 E, 32 M, 33 S)
1440 SAT (which I didnāt send in)
SAT II: 750 Lit, 720 US history
4.0 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
Applying Trinity ED, hopefully an English/Bio double major
Iām from Durham myself and have lived here my whole life, so it would be my dream to go to Duke. Iāve heard first emails go out tomorrow so fingers crossed.
This discussion has seriously assured me that Iām not insane for freaking out so much.