<p>OMG!</p>
<p>I can't wait for the decision..three days left..extremely nervous right now. </p>
<p>So if we get accepted will our applicant self-service page show the huge green font saying "ACCEPTED" or something?</p>
<p>From last year’s RD decisions, the self-service page was replaced with a tab with Duke’s letter of acceptance on Duke’s letterhead. The letter was the first thing that I saw when I logged on. From last year, the page refreshed itself slightly before six at regular intervals.</p>
<p>Re-read the first sentence of purpleacorn’s post. For ED last year, the first thing that popped up was a plain old-fashioned letter on university stationery. The acceptance letter starts with a phrase that I won’t share – so as to maintain the surprise – but you will remember for the rest of your life if you see it. You’ll get the same letter in the mail a couple of days later. They could do something different this year, but I doubt it. </p>
<p>If you wanted singing bulldogs or lots of JavaScript, you should have applied to some more gauche institution. ;)</p>
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Plus, the thread topic says how, if we’re going for details.</p>
<p>But yeah, no animations, no balloons. You actually have to /read/ the letter, which can be difficult when your heart is pounding. I suspect that the same approach-- a letter on Duke letterhead-- will be used for deferrals and denials as well. Good luck. (:</p>
<p>Congratulations! Duke University is now your university!</p>
<p>or something along those lines</p>