<p>@safetosay:</p>
<p>I cannot believe a “smiling face” will exist in an official email letter.</p>
<p>Anyone else received the same “smiling face”?</p>
<p>@safetosay:</p>
<p>Is it a “; )” like thing?</p>
<p>@EEatPurdue</p>
<p>Tell me that post was not in jest…</p>
<p>i guess they dont teach common sense at purdue. just jokes. sort of</p>
<p>Sorry. There actually was no ;). Thought the joke would be obvious.</p>
<p>Tomorrow guys, TOMORROW!</p>
<p>Goodluck everybody!</p>
<p>Is it 10 am ET? </p>
<p>And GOOD LUCK ERRBODY!</p>
<p>I am super nervous now…</p>
<p>I cannot concentrate on my coursework…</p>
<p>@WakeUp</p>
<p>Yessssss…10 am</p>
<p>I got in to Duke.</p>
<p>how did you see it? I can’t see it</p>
<p>I clicked on the ‘Decision’ tab.</p>
<p>Oh god, I got in!</p>
<p>“The competition this year was extraordinarily keen, with over 900 applicants for only 16 places available for transfer applicants.”</p>
<p>Wow, can that be right? Last year they accepted ~75 students, this year only 16?</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! I’m a UVA transfer and was just checkin out the thread</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the 16/900 is for both schools or just a single one? Also I imagine they accepted at least twice that number since not everyone is going to go.</p>
<p>"Congratulations! The Admissions Committee and I take great pleasure in letting you know that you have been admitted to Duke University for enrollment in the fall of 2011. We are delighted to give you the opportunity to become part of the Duke community.</p>
<p>You should be extremely proud of your achievements. The competition this year was extraordinarily keen, with over 900 applicants for only 16 places available for transfer applicants, and your many successes in and outside of the classroom have earned you a place among some of the world’s brightest and most talented students. Our undergraduates come from across the country and around the world, and bring to Duke an extraordinary variety of interests, backgrounds, experiences, and talents. You and your classmates can expect to be challenged intellectually, to form enduring bonds of friendship and community, and to share in the excitement of discovery that pervades our campus."</p>
<p>It sounds like they accepted that many for both schools–at least, the letter makes it sound that way, but you’re right, maybe that’s just the yield they’re hoping for? I dunno.</p>
<p>Congrats Safetosay and Olvbabshe ! </p>
<p>Well…I was reeejectedd.</p>
<p>I think that they may be saying that they expect 16 transfers to enroll, not that they only admitted 16 students. Depending on what their yield usually is, they admitted more and will probably keep a small wait list. At least, that was what I gather from the letter, although I didn’t actually apply lol. Just lurking</p>