<p>2o_o7--I know I can do that at Duke (already spoke with them) but my main worry is that it conflicts with Focus, since in Focus you're housed based on your Focus group... which means I need to be in a Focus group that is housed somewhere with AC, which limits my options. >.<</p>
<p>Ooooh right...didn't think about that! Hopefully they can work something out for you -I'm sure that you can't be the only one with this issue!</p>
<p>Yeah, hopefully. >_< I'm definitely asking them about it this week at Up Close, so we'll see. I just need one of my top Focus pics to have AC, haha. <em>crosses fingers</em></p>
<p>My S simply applied for an A/C unit for his dorm room and got it. He documented his allergies. (He gets three shots at week at Duke and we transferred him to a Duke allergist.) He was assigned to a non A/C dorm, and believe me he and his roommate both enjoyed his A/C. Rooms and older dorm halls often have hard wood floors which is good for allergies too although they bought a simple little area cotton dhurrie rug to cut down on noise in the room. One positive about the A/C units vs the few buildings with central air..is that you get radiator heaters. These are lovely for allergy students..no blowing air in winter. The A/C unit in my S's room required that he buy a platform for his bed simply because his room turned out to be a bit smaller than some and otherwise his poor roomie would have to have his twin bed directly under the blowing window unit. Son bought a loft, moved his desk under it, roomie was then able to place his bed a decent distance from the A/C unit, everyone was then quite comfortable. Lofts are sold on the East campus lawns..one or was it two companies do it and they build them for you and install them. Some rooms on East are rather large and have great big sets of two closets, some are a bit small. Just depends on where you are assigned. Son had a fantastic FOCUS experience.</p>
<p>Can anyone attest to the difficulty of some of the FOCUS programs? I know some are traditionally considered a lot more difficult than others...</p>
<p>The 3 I'm interested in are Exploring the Mind, the Genome Revolution, and Evolution & Humankind.</p>
<p>The Genome Revolution is cool. At Duke Up Close, me and four or five others talked with Prof. Hunt Willard, who teaches a class for the program. It's sweet... bioethics and policy in one class... and lots of neat biotech/futuristic stuff.</p>
<p>I can't seem to be able to access the 'Apply Now' page. :( Do you need some sort of ID or something to be able to apply? :confused:</p>
<p>For those of you interested in COMMUNITY SERVICE, the Prospective Health Care cluster is working with the Durham Nativity School, a middle school for underprivileged boys, and other constituents to create a partnership where Duke students work closely with the middle school students to teach, learn and collaborate on a prospective health care project.</p>
<p>For those of you interested in TRAVEL, the Prospective Health Care cluster is in the nascent phases of hopefully setting up a short trip to Washington DC. We are collaborating with the Office of the Chancellor Emeritus at Duke University to develop this.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more updates.</p>