<p>@hhhzhang
I’m a huge supporter of duke’s rival university and even I will say that duke is a good school. Students sleep around at EVERY school. It’s all into what kind of person is your son/daughter. If they had a solid upbringing that instilled morals and values in them, that most likely won’t change. Your child is still the same person. A lot of hooking up goes on in high school too. Everyone at duke isn’t into hooking up. Most of the students are there to get a great education at a prestigious school. It’s definitely not the majority and your child will be able to find good, wholesome friends I’m sure. Even the ivies have a hook up culture. Your kids will be exposed to all kinds of bad things like people who live for parties and people who like to do drugs. You just have to trust that you raised your child to know right from wrong and have the courage to walk away when things don’t seem right. My brother goes to a university with a big reputation for the parties. He’s literally never been to one. Me and him both aren’t party people and that didn’t change when he went to college. I think your son/daughter will be okay!</p>
<p>hhhzhang - if it makes you feel any better there is a thread going on about hook up culture at Yale ;)</p>
<p>I actually asked DS the other day what is a “hook up culture” …I always figured that it is better to talk about something than to hope it is not going to happen. And yes, similarly to what tarheel97 says , DS confirmed that it is very prevalent in HS nowdays.
So just another thing life is throwing up at us ;)</p>
<p>Ditto on the “hook up” culture. S’13 goes to a large public school and I suspect you can find what you want if you are looking for it. Hey - that was true in the dark ages back when I was in college. I don’t think you’ll find anything at Duke or UNC or Yale or any school than you would find elsewhere. Duke is alrge and diverse enough that our kids will find their tribe and they’ll make themselves a home they are comfortable with.</p>
<p>Kelowna - S’13 received confirmation by email that he was accepted to his cluster and was asked to confirm that he wanted to participate. That was it. I don’t recall how long they gave him to respond, but he went ahead and replied pretty quickly.</p>
<p>hhhzhang, both my siblings chose Duke over top ivies (Yale and Columbia respectively). They couldn’t be happier. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. These problems are not unique to any school.</p>
<p>Kelowna, I definitely had the impression that they have to write 4 essays… I guess I can’t say for sure, but I thought they needed it to make sure everyone could get into SOMEthing. </p>
<p>My son, like SOG’s, will never know where else he could have gone, so I can try to let the theoretical merit scholarships go. :)</p>
<p>Would this be the place to ask what you guys think of Duke raising all student fees .3% so that their health care can provide $50,000 sex change surgeries to those students who want one? 
I don’t feel that the university should fund ANY elective surgery, whether it be a nose job OR a gender reassignment…</p>
<p>So… I forget if any of your kids are interested in pre-orientation? Anyone know what the app is like?</p>
<p>It’s not very pc to admit, but I’m pretty sure most parents would be a little alarmed at sending little Johnny off to college and having him come back a girl at winter break. It just doesn’t seem like that should be something covered by a student health plan. I think the supporting argument is that it’s not “elective” surgery but “corrective” surgery.</p>
<p>S’13 appears to have no interest in the pre-orientation programs. His plan is to work through the summer to have cash in his pocket when he hits campus.</p>
<p>My son found out by reading another article that the “student fee increase” is not any kind of general fees, but health insurance fees for students who need to have Duke’s coverage. The total health insurance fees are going up 8% for next year, 4% of which is due to the “Affordable” Health Care Act. Seems a bit contradictory! ;)</p>
<p>Just found out my genius son has forgotten his Duke net ID… I’m guessing he could come up with the password, but can anyone tell me what the ID # is like? Something to strike his memory? I can call tomorrow (registration opens tomorrow for pre-orientation and I’m guessing I need the ID for that) but it would be great to have the ID known tonight. Shoulda done this before… how can he go off to college in August?? Where is his head?</p>
<p>The net id is typically two/three letters (some type of initials) followed by a set of numbers. Also, check your PMs.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the NetID help! Once he heard “initials followed by two numbers” it popped right back into his head, just exactly as I’d hoped! 
But he must not have remembered his password right, because he still couldn’t get in… :(</p>
<p>Hi again! Pre-orientation registration went live at 10:00 am and we finally registered about 2:30 pm. First Net ID, then the password (he had to make the call from school after AP test this am) then the 7 number “unique Duke ID”, then a DIFFERENT 7 number sequence referred to as the “student ID”. If he had thoroughly read the letter “now what do I do?” that we got back in Dec, he might have known some of this. It was all such a pain. For once I was really ready to get a jump on things, and then… well… </p>
<p>Once AP’s are over, I have to have him login and really maneuver his way through the site. This kid is going to college and needs to learn to do stuff!! This kid got into Duke, so he must have a brain, right? ;)</p>
<p>But thanks again to all who helped in figuring it all out (many phone calls made today to Duke, and even they were confused. I spoke with admissions and she didn’t know the difference between the “unique” number and the “regular” number) Did all you guys know all these numbers? Are your kids excited and reading everything they can get their hands on about Duke, or being lacksidaisical with an “I have time” attitude? I had to really push in the fall to get the app done one time, HIGHLY encouraging to not wait til Oct 31st to do it. I can’t TELL you how good it felt to have it submitted before the internet went out for 5 days during Sandy. Yes, the date was extended, but it just felt good to know that it was DONE!</p>
<p>At least your kid has figured out whether he wants to do a pre-orientation program.</p>
<p>/ whistles innocently
// taps foot
/// realizes no further college actions are likely to be taken until APs end</p>
<p>FYI-about Focus programs – my son received an email from the A.B Duke faculty advisor encouraging them to participate in a Focus program. I have no idea if my son is planning on applying for Focus or pre orientation. I will see him tonight and try to get caught up. </p>
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<p>Glad you are back!</p>
<p>The 2017 Bluebook is online!</p>
<p>Pratt:
<a href=“Duke Student Affairs”>Duke Student Affairs;
<p>Trinity:
<a href=“Duke Student Affairs”>Duke Student Affairs;
<p>More updated info:
[New</a> Students | Duke Student Affairs](<a href=“Duke Student Affairs”>Duke Student Affairs)</p>
<p>Thanks! Now I know what to do on my day off ;)</p>
<p>Do you know when the Blue Book will be mailed to us?</p>
<p>Many students have already received notice of getting it on the student fb page-- domestic though, spreading from the East coast out. International is FedEx’d.</p>
<p>Parents, where are y’all staying for orientation?</p>
<p>(I know I’m a student, and I’ll find my own group of friends soon…promise.)</p>
<p>We got the mailing from the campus store so far I like the see through laundry hamper, will probably get something similar at Target…not sure about the sheets. Someone mentioned earlier on this thread XL Twin from Bed, Bath & Beyond . Will it be the same as extra long?</p>
<p>We will be staying with friends for orientation :)</p>