Minority Student Likely Letter

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<p>"low amounts of Natives "</p>

<p>Yes it does! Small numbers at Duke, in the “pool” in general, and just all-around specialness! Hopefully you are not offended… My dad , grandmom, etc, are native American… Does that help? (smile).</p>

<p>In all honesty, my first thought was, I doubt the number is large enough to “trot them all out” and make a show of it, like they do for African Americans and Latinos. As someone said in an earlier pplicatim cycle, for these events, folks of color “come out of the woodwork”.</p>

<p>Hmmm… I thought I’d check it out. Googled this from 2000.</p>

<p>“Many students don’t even know that we exist,” said Trinity sophomore Anna Denson, member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and co-president of the Native American Student Coalition. "The biggest thing facing NASC and the Native Americans on this campus is the minuscule population.</p>

<p>he NASC, which was founded in 1992, has between 10 and 12 current members, though only three are active.</p>

<p>Kelly Fayard, a Trinity sophomore and the other co-president of NASC, said that although about 30 current students identified themselves as Native American on their applications, many have no connection to the community or desire to recognize their native history.</p>

<p>Fayard, who belongs to the Poarch Creek or Muscogee tribe in Alabama, discovered this trend when NASC members attempted to recruit students who identified themselves as Native Americans. “There are people trying to exploit [being Native American]… there are people who only use it when they need it,” she said. </p>

<p>Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions, said Duke’s entering classes average between four and six Native American students. While Guttentag said he hopes to increase the number in the future, he said that Native American students pose certain challenges for the University’s recruitment efforts. “Part of the challenge in recruiting Native American students is that they are relatively spread out geographically,” he said. “This is particularly challenging in the cost of recruiting.”</p>

<p>Denson said the organization’s goals for the future include working with the University to attract more Native American students through more targeted recruitment and events like recruitment weekends similar to those held for Latino and Black students"</p>

<p><a href=“http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2000/04/06/UndefinedSection/Native.Americans.alive.And.Well-1451771.shtml[/url]”>http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2000/04/06/UndefinedSection/Native.Americans.alive.And.Well-1451771.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>were all these emails just for the latino program, not the african american one so far</p>

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<p>Interesting and, no, I am not at all offended Shinkrap, thanks for finding that information for me! I have a question though – if your father is American Indian, are you as well? </p>

<p>Four to five students in each incoming class…wow. Does anyone know how many a school like Stanford has in each class? I’ve tried several searches and haven’t found anything yet…I ask about Stanford because I know they are renowned for their Native community.</p>

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<p>"- if your father is American Indian, are you as well? "</p>

<p>I suppose that depends on how you define it. My grandmom was like 3/4 NA; lots of “intermarriage” back then between NA and AA. So my dad was like 1/2 and 1/2 or so, but lived in Alabama, and more culturally involved. Me? I was raised in NY, identified as AA, but “knew stuff” about his family. I am a parent by the way.</p>

<p>About Stanford ( 2.7% of about 6.5 K according to Wikipedia ) ;this wasn’t hard to find, so you’ve probably seen it…</p>

<p><a href=“http://nacc.stanford.edu/program.html[/url]”>http://nacc.stanford.edu/program.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Oh, yeah, I’ve seen that stat…so I guess there are about 176 Native undergrads at Stanford currently and about 44 in each incoming class? That’s nice. I just was wondering if anyone saw an actual chart like Duke has, but I guess this is basically the same info! haha.</p>

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<p>Got one of these for Latino applicants! Not sure if I’ll be attending though… time and money constraints.</p>

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<p>YES! JUST GOT THE BROCHURE! and it said that i will be accepted unless i punch somebody in the face at school!</p>

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<p>Got mine yesterday!!!</p>

<p>AHHH I’m psyched!</p>

<p>Go top minority applicants!</p>

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<p>Do all accepted minorities receive this letter?
Will I be screwed if I did not?</p>

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<p>Not all accepted minorities receive the letter so you can still be accepted even if you don’t receive one. </p>

<p>I received the letter and I’m still debating on whether or not I should attend the Latino Weekend. Does anybody know if Duke still gives Hispanic students the opportunity to attend Duke Close Up (after they’ve been accepted) even if they already received an invitation to the Latino Weekend?</p>

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<p>Well I was just reading the Likely Letter Thread and somebody called and was informed that there won’t be a Duke Close Up this year (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/651572-so-when-likely-letter-likely-sent-out-9.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/651572-so-when-likely-letter-likely-sent-out-9.html&lt;/a&gt;).</p>

<p>So, I am taking advantage of this opportunity.</p>

<p>How many Latino Student Recruitment invites does Duke send out??</p>

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<p>are these just the hispanic event invitations thet have been sent or have they sent any of invitations for african americans yet?</p>

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<p>I think that it is just for Hispanics which, again, makes me kind of sad. It seems like they are causing self-segregation through events like these…why can’t they invite everyone??</p>

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<p>Yes!!! I got the BSAI email today, I’m stoked!</p>

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<p>I got the bsai invite today too. im soooo excited. i was just casually checking my e-mail and then the most amazing thing happened.</p>

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<p>i’m just recovering from celebrating about receiving the bsai email. i am soooo happy! it certainly does help relieve the anxiety and stress that comes with waiting for decisions.</p>

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<p>i just got the bsai email too! ahhhhh!! i can’t wait to meet all of yall!
but quick question, does anybody know if duke will pay the expenses for me to travel there?</p>

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<p>and its not only hispanic events, the BSAI is for african americans (Black Student Alliance Invitational)</p>

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<p>Hey congrats to everybody who got the email/letter/invitation. i was just wondering… it says that they “occasionally” dont admit people because of changes since their application but that is “very rare.” </p>

<p>I have a mild case of senioritis lol. Ive dropped to a C in AP Calc AB after getting a B for the first semester. There is also a chance that i get a C+ in AP Spanish after getting a B- for first semester. That being said, i have raised my grade in AP European History and AP Bio so it all kinda cancels out in my GPA. I am afraid though that the two possible C’s on my report card will look bad. Idk if thats enough to get un-accepted. any thoughts?</p>

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<p>they arent paying for us to come up, so its best to book the tickets asap before the prices get too crazy. also i dont think a c would make them reject you, but idk.</p>