<p>@rebeldesigns: Thanks A LOT for your in-depth response. I really liked your all-rounded explanations. “bluedog” has also given me his opinions and comments IN DETAIL, via PM…and it also helped me a lot in making up my mind…YES, I am coming to Duke!..</p>
<p>Hoping to meet you soon!</p>
<p>Thanks Again!</p>
<p>Do you guys have nothing but ugly girls like Ga Tech? Because that’s a deal breaker right there! I’ll go to UNC if I have to!</p>
<p>BTW not meant to offend anyone.</p>
<p>^I love how you throw in “BTW not meant to offend anyone” as if that automatically absolves you of any guilt for offense caused :P</p>
<p>I’m interested to hear the answer as well, because I think it’s a legitimate question, but it sure could have been worded better.</p>
<p>@FutureVpFinance, many of my future female classmates that I’ve become FB friends with are pretty. So you will find attractive girls there.</p>
<p>QUESTION: For Blue Devil Day the schedule says “See the Class Visit Schedule in your packet and attend as many classes as you like.” What packet has this information? My acceptance packet has a Blue Devils invitation but doesn’t have a class visit schedule. Anyplace I can find one?</p>
<p>^My guess is that the Class Visit Schedule will be in a packet of materials that you’ll receive when you sign in on campus at the start of blue devil days.</p>
<p>@WannabePrince – Congrats on the decision!! 
See you on campus in the fall, lol</p>
<p>@FutureVPFinance – as a girl, I might not be the best authority on “hot” girls, but it is my opinion that Duke is just like any other school: there are the really hot guys and girls, the pretty and the average kids, and then the not-so-good-looking kids. But might I suggest re-prioritizing? Basing your decision on attractiveness of students is (as you well know) shallow, and to be honest, maybe Duke isn’t the right school for you if you’re someone who thinks like that.</p>
<p>no no I’m not going to base my decision on that. clearly there are more important things I just felt like Duke students would best answer my question, and I asked mostly to be funny. Besides it was more of a stab at Ga Tech. Just finding a girl there period was like where’s Waldo on steroids. Finding a decent girl, well, bring plenty of water and a change of clothes for the journey of a lifetime.</p>
<p>Ah, gotcha 
It’s hard to tell what’s a joke and what’s not on written forums, lol. Well, I’m sure you’ll be relieved to know that there are plenty of girls to choose from at Duke!</p>
<p>I recently signed up for Blue Devil Days. Is there anything specific that accepted students are going to do while there? Are we on our own to roam around the campus? I was looking at the schedule and it seemed pretty open. Are accepted students going to be paired with current students and learn more about the campus/courses/dorms/social life/etc.?</p>
<p>I just want a brief idea of what to expect upon arriving and how the weekend is going to be. It’ll be my first time visiting Duke and I wouldn’t be comfortable being dropped off not knowing where to go! I’m very excited to visit and I would appreciate any response :)</p>
<p>GaTech is really that bad with the girls?</p>
<p>hahah GAtech really is that bad
Duke is definitely not </p>
<p>Oh and at the person who posted about Econ majors and GPA:
No, I’d say a 3.9 is not realistic. A 3.8 maybe, 3.7 for sure, but a 3.9 is nearly perfect your whole time here (especially in light of the fact that the average grade in 51 is a ~C+/B-, and 55 averages about a B, after that you can expect B+s/A-s, but As are very hard to come by.
I would never recommend Duke Econ for pre-law. Period. The grades you need are just not going to happen unless you are an econ savant.</p>
<p>Which path at Duke has a general trend of high GPA’s?</p>
<p>yes GT is THAT bad. I wish I could tell you I was joking, but then I would be lying. Especially with UGA an hour away. You could say that GT is the smart ugly sibling of the Georgia state public university system.</p>
<p>Hey I was recently accepted into Duke’s Trinity college and I just have a general question…Is the Duke alumni associate an effective source for Duke students?
Do they provide connections for students entering the workforce?</p>
<p>Duke has a great career center and an effective recruiting program for both internships and post grad employment.</p>
<p>Our son is a recent Duke grad. He landed 2 internships through the Career Center/Recruiting program and is now working for one of those companies. The internship got him in the door and into a relatively senior position last Spring when hiring was slow all around.</p>
<p>He found the alumni he contacted to be very happy to help with informational interviews. I know of a professional-turned-author who was connected to an agent and a publisher through her Duke connections. This is all anecdotal, but the impression I have is that Duke and its alumni largely have strong connections.</p>
<p>Now he receives inquires about employment from Duke students and all he can tell them is that his company is not hiring right now.</p>
<p>I have a girlfriend and thus am thinking of getting a single room for when she comes over. Do you think it will hurt my social life, especially in my first year? Is there any other disadvantage that I should think of? (I remember someone mentioned getting a single first year is bad so this kinda worries me)</p>
<p>I had a single room freshman year and I think it did hurt my social life, but then again I’m not the type to actively seek out social encounters. If you make an effort to meet people and make friends, then it shouldn’t matter. That can be self-selecting, however. What a roommate can do is to put you in contact with someone you may otherwise never would have interacted with.</p>
<p>Also, note that the majority of sophomores (all of them, I think) have to live in doubles or triples. There are no single rooms for sophomores.</p>
<p>How hard is it to double major or get a major and certificate?</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to double major in. Some combinations are easier than others, particularly when they overlap a lot like with math and chemistry.</p>
<p>I know you can only use 2 high school AP credits to count towards the 34 credits for graduation, but is there a limit on the number of AP or IB credits that can be used for placing into higher classes?</p>