***Duke Class of 2021 Discussion Thread***

i already did an interview! it was wonderful, probably my favorite one out of every other college i interviewed for

so should I wait until february 15th to send out an addition recommendation from my senior year teacher (3rd one) since they said that you can send in additional recs if you didn’t get a chance to interview

yes why not! if you believe your teacher has something important to add!

My counselor can send the midyear report via Common App, right? I saw a paper version of it online and wanted to make sure that an online report was fine

@CrabCakes735 Yeah, that’s how my counselor did mine.

@JemmaSimmons Does your common app show that the mid report was sent? Mine doesn’t, but when I go to the Duke portal it shows they received it? Weird.

@neuromaniac thanks for your response! does anyone know how to send in this 3rd teacher recommendation?

@CrabCakes735 My CommonApp does say downloaded under MidYear Report, yes.

are we sure regular decision day is april 1. on the portal it says by April 1

Would it be a good idea for me to send updates as an RD applicant? I got a cool job and I want to let them know about it because I think it is relevant to my application.

hey guys, lurker here. Was hoping on some feedback on my app; sorry for the chance me but heres the link:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1967151-too-late-to-apply-anywhere-but-chance-me-anyway.html#latest

Do you think that Duke will email merit scholarship finalists this week? Duke usually notifies finalists on the first Friday of March (at least I’m pretty positive :D)

@Whyvermillion I would guess it would be this Friday too! Good luck to everyone.

I called the scholarships office and was informed that by this Friday you will receive an email if you are under consideration for merit money. Good Luck to all!

Are applicants automatically considered for merit scholarships or was there an additional application?

@sydneyyyxx automatically!

@collegehunt2017, thanks for sharing this information! However, do you or anyone else know whether this just apply to ED applicants who have already been told they are admitted? Or are RD applicants also informed if they are finalists for merit money on Friday? If so, do you think that word of being a finalist is accompanied by a formal offer of admission? Do you think finalists are told by snail mail, email or portal login?

What are the different merit scholarships all students are considered automatically for?

sorry to add to the list of questions but how many said scholarships do you guys think duke is going to offer to RD applicants?

I was inquiring specifically about regular decision and was told if you were being considered for merit money you would receive an email by this Friday. Later on, in late March or April 1 you would receive your admissions decision. Financial aid letters would be available with your admitted decision.