@Mills6 most likely March 28th or 29th.
I am an international applicant. Received an email to apply for the Financial Aid. Should I apply for it? I fear chance of acceptance will reduce as it will be taken as need aware category? Pls. advise. In the email, they also mentioned if you apply for financial aid, your application will be considered under need aware category. I request all, from your experience pl advise me what I should do? I am unable to decide, pls. help.
@heroind if you need financial aid, apply. If not, don’t. But it won’t do you any good if you’re accepted but don’t have any money to attend.
How often does Duke interview international applicants?
@primenumber All depends on how many alumni are located where you live, which for Duke is still plentiful but scattered of course compared to the U.S. After this week or next I believe, if you have not been contacted you have the option of submitting a third recommendation to add more words on your behalf.
If I don’t get an interview, is there any advantage to sending an extra letter of rec?
@MaybeHarvard2022 If it’s really someone who can add something different to your application that’s not already there, it would be a big help. Otherwise, Duke states applicants aren’t penalized for not doing one in any way nor are they penalized for not sending another letter. It’s just another way to add more human voices to your app.
@Pastpower thanks, i don’t think i’ll send another one in.
As an FYI, that excellent advice applies to every college that says they will accept a supplemental LoR. Include if it makes sense, but forgo if it simply more paper that adds nothing to the app.
About a month until scholarship finalists will be notified. Hopefully a few of us get good news!
When do BSAI invites typically start going out?
BSAI - early March.
By the first week of March, BSAI invites and Reginaldo Howard, AB Duke, BN Duke, and University Scholar finalists/ Duke acceptances should be sent out.
Hey! Cultural Anthropology and Environmental Science prospective applicant! I’m so nervous to here about the Robertson scholarship! Can you be in the running for both that and the Reggie Howard?
@BlackNerd1015 Robertson will see your duke app later in the process and Reggie howard is nominated by the admissions board, so you should be able to be in consideration for both. If you make finalist, however, that might change.
Oh that makes sense thank you!! Can’t wait to meet everyone!
No interview yet, and like others in this thread am considering sending an additional rec - a peer recommendation… Bad plan? It’s ~800 words so it’s a lot, but it is very touching (I cried when reading it :’) ). I probably will not, but does anyone have any thoughts?
I got an interview back in November. I think it went well.
I was contacted for an interview this morning. I applied very late, so don’t give up if you are hoping for an interview.
@anxiouswreck Again, like others have stated about the additional rec, will it really add anything different that’s not already on your application? Even if it is a peer recommendation, which I’m sure is great. It is something different about yourself? If so, add it. If not, there’s no need. These interviews are truly optional and don’t count against your admissions at all.