<p>Anyone heard of the hilarious internet voice actor Duke?</p>
<p>about 2 days and 2 hours away…</p>
<p>@ istayshining: No, you don’t have to get to know your admissions officer. I didn’t get to meet mine until after I was admitted as a high school senior. Of course, it does help a little bit.</p>
<p>@potartz: Sam Carpenter is a pretty chill man with a good sense of humor. He heads up the Tour Guide program, and I’ve gotten to know him better through that.</p>
<p>Uh oh… I am beginning to shop for Duke apparel.
I have my eyes set on this adorable varsity style jacket, le sigh.
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<p>@skittlescutie
AHHH ME TOO! i’ve been wanting a duke lanyard for my car keys for a while now… and a lovable sweatshirt…</p>
<p>There is already a group for the class of 2016, and a lot of us 2015ers are in there.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/208176059260653/[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/208176059260653/</a></p>
<p>oh god how i hope i’ll get the chance to join that group!! <em>crosses fingers</em>
just two more days days!! i’m so nervous!</p>
<p>guys, it finally just hit me. I’m officially freaking out. just the thoughts that I finally am finding out if I will be admitted to my dream school since the third grade. and the fact that in two days I could potentially know where I will be living and studying for the next four years of my life.</p>
<p>it’s unbelievable. ugh</p>
<p>is it just me or does 4 years seem like a really short time to worry so much about</p>
<p>I think it can be alot more than 4 years. It is a lifetime association with a university. It has so many implications far beyond the 4 years actually spent on campus. And if you want to be active in your alumni association, it really is a lifetime. That is why I am hoping for an acceptance. I want to be a part of Duke for life. (:</p>
<p>yeah i think that’s just you. </p>
<p>I’ve been thinking about this lately, and wether you like it or not choosing a college isn’t just about getting a good education. At the end of those four years, you probably will have been profoundly shaped by your choice in school in both obvious ways and way which we cannot think of. Your choice in school has a lot of impacts on of your life: your interests, future jobs, your character, your inclinations, and your personal image throughout life. Obviously this would be the case for everyone, but there are ppl like my interviewer joined the Frat lifestyle, met his wife, found a job, and learned to fish (his passion) all at Duke. All of those things have profoundly shaped his current life, all because of Duke. I know it seems like I’m extrapolating too far, but though 4 years seems insignificant in the life span of about 60 years, these four years lay the basis for further exploration and self-discovery throughout life. You’ll be happy anywhere you go to college, but in terms of these four years in general, they’re significantly important. Think about ;)</p>
<p>Corpolonius, you ask a great question and this is indirectly in response to your issue- rather something I have been feeling for quite some time now. </p>
<p>As motivated high school students who have been raised in communities that place high importance on college, it can sometimes seem that our entire life will culminate in this arbitrary pass/fail grading on your past 18 years. College, in my opinion, has taken on a largely social significance among these students, and I fully admit to being a part of this phenomenon. The idea of being able to add “Princeton '16” to your Facebook education or wear that Yale sweatshirt is indeed enticing! But college becomes little more than a brand name than really a time to discover your self, your passions, and prepare yourself for the real word.</p>
<p>I brace myself for a likely deferral/rejection with the knowledge that I will succeed and be happy no matter where I end up, whether it is at Duke, USC, Northwestern, or even my state school. Each one will change me in perhaps different ways, but it’s impossible to say that Duke will make me a better person than USC. Maybe the girl of my dreams is waiting for me at Michigan! </p>
<p>My perspective on life is one that looks at the whole picture of our lifetime, and thus my view on college is that we place far, far too much emphasis on which great institution we attend. In reality, we are all intelligent, ambitious students who will go far in life. :)</p>
<p>haha those were the answers i was looking for, all the hilarity in this forum was making me focus on the social implications of going to duke and not what really matters</p>
<p>^^@seahawks completely agree!!! =D</p>
<p>I didnt apply ed and duke is just one of my possible schools so I am just browsing around but i gota say seahawks506 that is one of the best posts i’ve read on cc in a while… i did not get into cornell ed and this really made me feel better. thanks</p>
<p>thank you seahawk. i feel so much better :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the uplifting posts. :)</p>
<p>Pretty numb, not worried now, just sort of dreading it. Not really looking forward to it anymore. </p>
<p>Do we have a results thread?</p>
<p>Really helpful advice, guys :)</p>
<p>And yes, there is a results thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/1250902-official-duke-2016-ed-results-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/1250902-official-duke-2016-ed-results-thread.html</a></p>
<p>Haha any advice for me? I get my Duke results at the exact same time as my national exam results. Double whammy…</p>
<p>32.5 hours…guess who has two thumbs, and won’t be able to concentrate in school the next 2 days…? lol</p>