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

got a likely rejection letter that says thank you for your interest in Duke

you serious?

yes

Do they actually send different emails based on your decision? Mine told me to open the decision alone and I felt like they were warning me that I was going to cry.

All of the emails sent out about the admission date are the same.

Rejected from Rice, now I am heart broken X( X( I might take a gap year depending on what happens next week

Did everyoneā€™s email have the line about opening it alone?

@Islandnerd everyone has that line.

I havenā€™t gotten that email? Hope that doesnā€™t mean anything bad

I was deferred ED and havenā€™t gotten an email

okay so was I, phew, I donā€™t know why I thought that meant something

I was also deferred ED and havenā€™t gotten the email yet

Got rejected at Rice so Iā€™m super hopeful for this schoolā€¦

The thing with taking a gap year is that once you get used to that freedom you might never wanna come back

Aha, funny you say that Iā€™m actually seriously considering a gap year myself.

good for you!

@evanescent0129 It doesnā€™t mean anything bad

Would someone mind explaining the Provost Scholar to me a little bit? And how many admitted students usually get it?

deferred applicants, do yall think yall have a real shot at admission? I was deferred too and feel like Iā€™m out of the running already.

@evanescent0129 I feel like thereā€™s a chance but much lower expectations than I had for Early