Yes, do not look into that at all as far as asking you to open them in private and not at school. That is the way it’s worded to everyone including those who applied ED as well for the Dec. 11 decision date at 7pm.
@DukeED2019 were you accepted ED?
Yes my child was accepted ED to Trinity thus the name DukeED2019
If you don’t mind what were some of the strong points of her application that put her over the top. Might give us all a little comfort haha.
I will give some. Sat over 2200. Freshman year Argentina trip that also was part of a student exchange that we hosted an Argentine student the following Fall. Summer of Freshman year into Sophomore year study abroad in San Sebastian, Spain the entire month of July and went to school there 5 days a week studying Spanish language, history and culture all in Spanish of course. Junior year trip over Christmas and New Year to Cambodia to volunteer with 9 others and two teachers from his school. They crossed the Mekong River each day and worked in 100 plus degree heat teaching students soccer, the English language and musical instruments with everything all bought over from home. Also worked the last two weeks of June Sophomore and Junior year for an internship directly on the NYSE Trading Floor and also worked for Global Children Cambodia in August of last year in NYC getting social media off the ground. SAT Subject 790 US History and 720 Bio. Very strong essays and a very positive interview with a Duke Alum with very positive feedback. Senior Leader, Cum Laude Society and Oasis Society as well. And I might add finally two very dedicated faculty members ( one current teacher and head college counselor ) who no doubt wrote very strong and on the mark LOR but did not have privy to them and never once doubted they didn’t help greatly.
Wow…^, congratz, well earned.
What if you haven’t received the notification alert email yet?
That’s strange. It might be in your spam folder
Just got into BC, now waiting on Duke( my number 1)!!
@Paniniman same got into BC EA Duke is the only school that can knock them off for me
Open privately is good. I do not want to be at school at 7pm :)>-
Haha. So where all else have yall applied?
A few Canadian schools, and some other LACs in the northeast
Hi everybody! I’m an applicant from Spain, and Duke is my first choice. Being an international student, I know that chances are low, but I don’t want to lose hope 
I have always dreamt studying in America, and I hope it comes true!
When I received the email in which they told us not to see the decision at school I got really nervous, but as I see, I’m not the only one who got it, haha
Plus maybe they meant that as they don’t want people being insanely happy and screaming at school when they get accepted 
Does anyone know how many applicants applied for RD this year? Do you think the acceptance rate will remain the same?
Here’s some info that came out on # of applicants: Good luck to all of you that are waiting!
DURHAM — More than 32,000 high school seniors have submitted applications for admission to Duke University this year, a small increase over last year’s total of 31,808, and the seventh year in a row in which the number of applications has set a record.
The current number of high school seniors applying to be part of Duke’s Class of 2017 is 32,453. Of that number, 24,752 have applied to the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences (a 2.5 percent decrease from last year), while 7,701 have applied to the Pratt School of Engineering (a 20.2 percent increase).
“We’re obviously pleased at the level of interest in Duke and with the number of students who recognize the exceptional opportunities that are found here,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said. “These students have a great deal to offer any college in the world, and we’re look forwarding to learning about them as we review their applications.”
California provided the largest number of applicants, with nearly 4,000, with North Carolina second and New York third, followed by Florida and Texas. The greatest growth among applicants in recent years has been among students from the West Coast and from overseas, with China again first among foreign countries in the number of applicants, followed by Korea, India and Canada.
The applicant pool is split equally among women (50.3 percent) and men (49.7 percent). Among students of color, the greatest increases were among Asian and Latino students. Admissions decisions will be made available to applicants online in early April.
In the fall, more than 3,150 students applied to Duke through the Early Decision process – a 25 percent increase over the previous year – and 797 students were admitted, comprising 47 percent of the Class of 2018. The students applying through Regular Decision will be vying for about 910 spaces in the class.
Guttentag expects the incoming class to have slightly more than 1,700 students.
Should add that 815 were accepted this year in the ED class for 2019. This article above jumps back and forth on multiple years… but near or above 32,000 applicants is probably the right ball park.
Isn’t this from 3 years ago and not current ? It says Class of 2017
Right… but I could swear I saw in the chronicle or someplace that apps were up this year near 32,000. I can’t seem to find the link anymore.