@penguin17 Oh no… What kind of responses did you have and what questions did he/she ask?
@DreamforIvy The most interesting question I asked was, in reference to the local mall, “How many quarters do you think are in the local mall?” I was also asked the basic ones like why duke, what can I uniquely contribute to duke, etc and gave (what I believe to be) good responses and was shut down every time. I have had successful interviews with a variety of top schools I just unfortunately got a bad Duke interviewer. The man was looking for reasons not to admit me, as opposed to the majority of mine have been the other way around. Oh, also, you’re supposed to be interviewed in a public place (coffee shop or something) and this dude made me meet him at his office and interviewed me in a conference room, which only added to the intimidation.
Duke’s website states this:
"If you have earned new honors or awards since you submitted your application, you may send any updates you would like us to review to the address noted below or to undergrad-admissions@duke.edu. (Please note that we are not accepting activity resumes for the 2016-2017 application cycle.) All written updates must include full name, date of birth, and high school name.
The deadline for submission of application updates for Early Decision is November 15, 2016 and for Regular Decision is February 25, 2017."
I have a pretty important update and I’m extremely disappointed I forgot to send it in. Do you think it would hinder me to fax it? Or should I just forget about it and hope for the best?
@pbchohulk I think it’s worth a shot emailing them. Worst case, they won’t accept it. Best case, they will and it helps your application.
@penguin17 Yo that really sucks. The interviewer sounds like a real jerk.
Guys, do post if you hear anything from Duke!
@penguin17 that sounds awful, i had a similar experience with an interview for another university. he made me go to his office, too and it was in a very secluded area
You guys are making it sound like you were interviewed by some kind of paedophile
it was actually quite creepy at some point hahaha
To be honest i’d rather have an interview in an office. A public area is more intimidating for me as I feel I can’t go too deep about myself without feeling uncomfortable.
Did anyone get invited to BSAI?
what’s BSAI?
A few, but not many, @novakaaai_ . Nor have many scholarship finalists been notified. I’m beginning to wonder if the majority will be dropped this Friday instead of last Friday.
BSAI - Black Student Alliance Invitational - is for admitted black students. They invite us down for a weekend to spend time with the Black community at Duke. @identification I got invited on Friday night.
Congrats!! @oneandonlyx
I also got invited!!! So does this mean we are in? @oneandonlyx Will you be attending?
Is it weird that I never had the opportunity for an interview? I applied by the priority interview deadline. ):
@novakaaai_ Congrats!! Yeah we’re basically in, it’s just not official yet because they didn’t release decisions. And yeah I’m just waiting on my mom to buy a plane ticket lol. Are you?
So does that mean if you did not receive an invitation you are not in? Was it an email or snail mail?
congratulations guys!!