<p>Hi! I'm applying RD to Duke, and I missed the Dec 1 deadline for submitting Part 1 in order to get an interview. Is it a disadvantage to not be interviewed? Also, if I turn it in by the regular deadline, would I still have a chance to be interviewed, since the alumni don't contact students until mid-January anyway?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm wondering the same thing. I haven't yet submitted either part of the application, but I will get it in by the deadline. Is it bad to not have an interview?</p>
<p>Not having an interview is not going to hurt you. You might still get called for an interview if you didn't submit your application before the "deadline" for interviews. I have had friends who received calls for interviews at Duke even though they did not make this deadline. Interviews aren't that big of a deal at Duke (my interviewer came right out and said that it really doesn't do much at all except to add a little more personal information to the profile). I wouldn't worry about the interview part of the Duke application at all. Don't read into it and think that a call or a no-call has anything to do with the quality of your appication or chances.</p>
<p>what if i met the deadline but still haven't been contacted? should i call?</p>
<p>i hear that some people are just not contacted... i guess just too many people. i submitted my app by Nov 28, but they said we should be notified by mid-January. i would like an interview also, but i guess i'm a bit apprehensive about it. good luck everyone.</p>
<p>The only way it would really affect you probably is if you came off rude, mean-spirited, etc. Otherwise, just a good way to learn more about the school, I guess. Submitted it a week late, as well.</p>