<p>waittt they haven’t posted the yield…or maybe I’m just dumb and can’t find it. Either way, I REALLY WANT TO HEAR now that people are getting into trinity, i’m getting so anxious. Should I e-mail my regional rep asking about extra materials? She’s been very good with replying and maybe she will give me information??</p>
<p>congrats to those who got off and good luck to everyone else still in “limbo!!!”</p>
<p>Wowoweewow… Are any of you international students??</p>
<p>I got my call yesterday too and another friend got her call today. I live in MO and she lives in CA. It might be based on where you live/when your regional admissions officers decides to contact you? I got mine pretty late last night. They called my house and then my cell.</p>
<p>^Couldn’t help but notice your choices in the location line, Anonymous. Definitely not JHU! H or Y for sure 
Which one did you SIR at?</p>
<p>Nah, Anonymous is going to choose Duke, her dream university, right Anon?</p>
<p>I chose Princeton, but I’m going to Duke now, I think. JHU is looking pretty good too though.</p>
<p>I don’t know if Princeton got my reply stuff though because I literally haven’t heard anything from them. Everyone else I know is thinking about courses and Princeton hasn’t told me anything.</p>
<p>^Hmm, I knew you picked Princeton! But you should seriously consider Princeton and Duke…Princeton is an excellent opportunity! Visit both schools maybe? They both have excellent undergrad opportunities.</p>
<p>Princeton might give you a little edge in prestige, definitely, but its only undergrad. Pick whichever suits you.</p>
<p>anonymous you’re going to duke?! :O</p>
<p>Hahaha, I’m pretty sure I’m going to Duke. I like that this is a shocker.</p>
<p>@John117 - I’ve visited both and LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED both. Logically, I would choose Princeton. But I don’t think I am.</p>
<p>ANON.omg! im going to duke too!! We can finally meet!( if you remember me from the stanford thread:)</p>
<p>oh. and anon, if this helps: I was going to jhu before I got off the waitlist at duke…and I really essentially picked duke for the atmosphere. I live in maryland and I know a lot of people that go to jhu…and they honestly tell me the atmosphere is sort of tense/competitve. I mean, you can have fun if you try, but over all it’s a bit harder to do so. The atmosphere at duke i think is more warm and friendly I think.</p>
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sorry it’s just that CC is usually overwhelmed with extraordinarily shallow name-branded people so yeah it’s a bit surprising. especially when you have YOUR selection of schools to choose from. oh how I envy you ;)</p>
<p>why didn’t you just apply ED to duke and just be done with this whole process? lol</p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>My question will concern the regional aspect of the waitlist process. I’m referring to those who got off the waitlist now: Are you all from the United States? I am an international student applying for financial aid. I’ve been waitlisted and am anxious about the decision. Hearing that you’ve all received calls and/or emails giving the good news, I started to feel even more anxious as I really want to be a Duke student next fall. (No offense, I am happy for you but I’d rather see that you were not accepted. :))</p>
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Please don’t create shockers when your future is at stake. I can see going to Duke for financial reason and otherwise choosing Duke over HYPM doesn’t make much sense though Duke is a fine institution.</p>
<p>^I know a LOT of people who let go of MIT for Duke…idk about Harvard and Yale though because almost everyone I know chose Harvard over Duke, but I know quite a few who left Princeton for Duke (including Anon).</p>
<p>Honestly, you can’t go wrong. They’re both schools that will get you VERY FAR in life…</p>
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You could not sound more snobby and elitist
I know it’s hard to do, but sooner or later you have to look past the name of the school. it’s where you will be for FOUR YEARS, if you don’t like the environment, why would you sacrifice those four years for a brand name?
If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s to not be shallow. while I was at williams, I met more than a few people who turned down yale and princeton for Williams. while I was at georgetown, I met MANY people who turned down columbia, penn, yale and duke for georgetown.</p>
<p>I was chatting with one of the girls who turned down princeton for williams and I asked her why. she responded “the only reason I would go to princeton is for the name, and that is not good enough of a reason”</p>
<p>These are my reasons for choosing Duke over HYPM and I completely understand that this is not the same choice that a lot of people would make and I respect that.</p>
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<li><p>Duke is beautiful. The other schools are just as beautiful, but Duke fits my personality better. I love the gothic look and Duke gardens.</p></li>
<li><p>Duke is academically rigorous. It might not be Harvard or Princeton, but I feel like once a school is in the top 20 in the nation, the difference in academics is minute and people should consider other aspects.</p></li>
<li><p>Social atmosphere. People at Duke are proud of their school and willing to work together. Since it’s so good at sports, people have a ton of school spirit which I love. I also didn’t feel like people were obnoxious about their intelligence and still knew how to have fun. When I walked onto campus, people seemed so chill and laidback. Then, I later found out that those same people had discovered things in their research or gotten published or done any number of amazing things.</p></li>
<li><p>Prestige doesn’t matter to me. I loved Princeton and would have been thrilled going there, but there was still a sense of “It’s Princeton.” I know most people don’t believe me when I say that prestige doesn’t matter in the least to me, but it realy doesn’t. So the fact that I was turning down Harvard really wasn’t important.</p></li>
<li><p>I love Duke. Going there doesn’t make me feel like I’m compromising or settling. It’s a special feeling to KNOW that you love a school as much as I love Duke, and to know that you WANT to spend 4 years in a place. It’s good knowing that I’m not going to a school because of it’s prestige, or because of the faculty, or because of the dorms, but because I love it. I don’t want to grow up and envy people who did what they love instead of doing what will make them successful. I’m doing what I want and I love it.</p></li>
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<p>So yeah, I’m going to Duke. </p>
<p>Oh and @Stupefy, I didn’t apply early to Duke because I applied early to Stanford. Which is now my only rejection. It’s weird how that worked out. I’m not complaining though :)</p>
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Stupefy, if I am snobby and elitist, then probably 80-90% of the people are snobby and elitist. You can ask Duke Admission themselves to see what their yield for Harvard-Duke cross admits. If 80-90% of the people (Harvard caliber) don’t think the way you think, you are either a genius or you are arrogant. In Anon’s case, I’d ranther think that she is a genius.
I can see another reason to choose Duke over HYPM: avoid competition. You are probably going to have a bit less competition. In that case, you are not really challenge yourself.</p>
<p>Duke is hardly less challenging. The opposite could even be argued, because of grade inflation/deflation</p>
<p>I don’t think Professor101 is being arrogant or elitist. It’s just that most people would not choose Duke over HYPMS and for good reason. Harvard can be as challenging as you make it, but the same is true for Duke. HYPMS would be the better career choice, but it’s just not what I want. Professor101 was just stating that most people would choose HYPMS and that I should think it through before I compromise my success. That being said, Stupefy isn’t arrogant either.</p>
<p>Challenges at Duke will be abundant. Amazing people go to Duke.</p>