<p>I want to let you know that we will allow Early Decision applicants to Duke University to view their admissions decisions on-line beginning 6:00 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, December 15, 2005.</p>
<p>If you've already registered on our Web site, <a href="http://www.admissions.duke.edu%5B/url%5D">www.admissions.duke.edu</a>, you can check your decision by logging in as a returning user and entering your e-mail address and password. Click on your Application Checklist, then the Decision Letter tab to view your admissions decision.</p>
<p>If you haven't already registered on our site, you will need to do so. Click on "Log In," located in the footer, then click on "Register now" under New Users. We realize that by registering on our site you are providing information we already have; however, this step is a necessary part of the on-line registration process. Once you've registered, you will be able to view your admissions decision on Thursday.</p>
<p>Since we deliver our decision letters only to the applicants themselves, we expect that only the applicant will be checking his or her decision on-line. We will ask you--as a final step--to confirm that you are the applicant before you are able to see your admissions decision..</p>
<p>When you log in, you might be prompted to enter your access code. You can find your seven-digit access code in the two-page Data Verification Letter we mailed you when you first submitted your application (international students receive theirs via e-mail). If you cannot locate your Duke access code, you can call our office for this information. Youll be asked several questions so that we can verify that you truly are you before we provide your access code. This is a necessary step because our first concern is maintaining the confidentiality of our applicants' records. If you prefer, we can mail you a duplicate copy of your Data Verification Letter, which will include your access code, upon request. Of course, we will still be mailing all of our decision letters the third week of December, or we can provide your admissions decision by telephone beginning Friday, December 16, 2005.</p>
<p>If you decide to check your decision on-line, we strongly encourage you to do so in the privacy of your own home, not at school. We believe your decision is a private matter, and for many reasons we have found it's best for applicants to be away from friends and classmates when they check their decisions.</p>
<p>If you have any technical questions, please direct them to <a href="mailto:support@admissions.duke.edu">support@admissions.duke.edu</a>. You can direct all other questions to the Admissions Office staff at 919-684-3214 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Remember, though, that we will not provide your admissions decision by telephone until Friday, December 16.</p>
<p>Good luck with all of your applications, and thanks again for applying to Duke!</p>
<p>Christoph Guttentag
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
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