Questions For Current Duke Students?

<p>That sounds great, I didn't know about the bus system. I do like to be able to be independent though. Maybe I'll get a motorcycle sometime after freshman year, after I test the waters. Thanks for your response!</p>

<p>Any more comments about socializing for non drinkers? My daughter is returning today from a four day visit, and while she absolutely LOVED it, a few evenings she called and mentioned she had only briefly "partied", before looking for an alternative activity. A few times she mentioned watching a movie, on one occasion after someone extended an invitation ( Thank you, whoever you are!) in a room with reclining chairs. Any thoughts about what I should make of that? She has attended the same small Christian School for 12 years, and is Black, but has essentially met few Black people outside of her family.</p>

<p>Is going BME and pre-med a completely suicidal move?</p>

<p>Freshman dorms - air conditioning?</p>

<p>Also, should I bring a bike?</p>

<p>Fritz90- yes, yes it is. That said, I am a BME premed who is looking at putting in med school applications this summer so take that with a grain of salt.</p>

<p>Ooh Snap24- Some have air conditioning, most do not. I'm not sure what else you want to know about that. You really don't need AC but you will want it for the first few weeks of school. I've heard something about a push to install AC in East campus dorms but I don't know how far off that is. (they are renovating Few this summer/next semester so I wouldn't expect extensive work on the East campus dorms before you guys get here) I actually know quite a bit about East but not as much about west as I haven't lived there (I'm an RA) so if anyone else has questions about freshman dorms I'd be happy to answer them.</p>

<p>Oh and bring the bike if it isn't too much trouble and you enjoy riding it. Duke also has a program where you can check out a bike so don't feel like you need to bring the thing if it is going to be a pain. Also the buses are really the main way to get around campus, not many people use bikes.</p>

<p>As a rising freshman, I was wondering what kind of appliances I would need in my room. A fridge? microwave? am I aloud to bring a toaster, coffemaker? can I bring as many as I want?
Thanks.</p>

<p>Information at Arriving</a> on Campus. Specifics to your questions:

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Electrical appliances such as lamps, clocks, computers, stereos, fans, hair dryers and similar items are permitted; however, many buildings are not wired to accommodate all the electrical equipment the residents might like to use at once. Please use discretion. Halogen lamps are not permitted.</p>

<p>Students may not bring individual air-conditioning units/window air-conditioning units. Cooking appliances, except self-contained coffee makers, are not advised. Any damage caused by their use will be the financial responsibility of the student. Duke practices energy conservation with student cooperation.</p>

<p>Small refrigerators (not to exceed 4.0 cu. ft.) and microwaves may be used in student rooms. Each room may have a maximum of one refrigerator and one microwave. If you wish to make arrangements to rent these items, you may contact collegeboxes at [url=<a href="http://www.collegeboxes.com%5DCollegeboxes%5B/url"&gt;http://www.collegeboxes.com]Collegeboxes[/url&lt;/a&gt;] or 1-866-BOX.IT.UP.

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<p>You should definitely bring a fridge. Bring a microwave if you want, but microwaving food in your room can sometimes leave a smell, and you can always use the ones in the kitchens. Toaster and coffeemaker only if you really think you will be using them a lot. I can see how they might be hassles.</p>

<p>^^^but speak to your room mate first to detemine who is supplying what, usually among fridge, micro, and TV.</p>

<p>FYI</p>

<p>CollegeBoxes will not be renting microfridges next year! The company will be concentrating on shipping and storage.</p>

<p>hi so i'm coming to duke next year and just had a couple of questions...I have taken french literature and place out with my AP score...so i would need to take one year of french 100S or 101...does anyone suggest doing this? or should i take another language from the beginning?</p>

<p>also..i had a couple of questions about AP credits. Should i use my credits in biology/chemistry/BC calculus to place me out of the intro classes...or will taking them help me understand the upper level courses?</p>

<p>goheels358: First of all, I don't know what's up with your username. For language, just take whatever language you want to take. Do you want to continue French? Then take French. Do you want to learn Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or what? Do what you want. You have a lot of opportunities to take whatever language you want.</p>

<p>As for AP credits, I would use them to place out of intro classes. Sometimes, intro classes are actually really hard in order to weed out the people who aren't serious about the subject (for example, economics is a trendy major to start in, but a lot of people get burned in Econ 51D and end up pursuing something else).</p>

<p>Math 32 is harder than Calc BC.
I would just take 103.
I took 32, got a B in it, and have been learning that nothing I learned in 32 (except for how to use integration..) is used for 103.</p>

<p>What about if you are going into engineering. Would it still be recommended to accept credit for BC and go into 103? Would I learn things in 32 (that are not in BC) that may show up in the engineering curriculum?</p>

<p>eulalia - from 31/32 we (Pratt) certainly would expect single variable differentiation, integration, series analysis, limits, and the ability to understand the fundamentals of what starts in Math 103, which is the multivariable version of...that stuff :) If you had a strong AP background, you can certainly go straight to 103. We've also had folks hit 103 and decide to switch into 32 or 41 during the semester.</p>

<p>Question:</p>

<p>I took AP Calc AB last year and got a 5, so I'll get out of Math 31. Should I take math 32 or math 41L? Options</a> for Calculus II outlines the differences, but I'm wondering if there is anything else I should know when trying to make my choice.</p>

<p>hi I'm 2012.</p>

<p>I was wondering what the courseload/difficulty differences are between humanities and science/engineering. (and econ, which might be a separate category?).</p>

<p>I want to do some electives, maybe a minor or two, and definitely some study abroad. Will science/engineering allow this? Will econ? Or should I just stick to humanities? :-)</p>

<p>I'm a biology major and going abroad fits in perfectly with my schedule. However, I had some engineering friends who were trying to figure it out and as far as I can tell it's hard as hell to study abroad as a Pratt student.</p>

<p>And there really is a huge difference between the humanities courses and science courses that I've taken. Of course, the humanities courses I've taken are foreign languages and the science courses I've taken are weeder-entry level freshman courses, so take that with a grain of salt.</p>

<p>I've heard that the bio/chem/science intro courses are hard and that the curve in all science courses is tough (B-/C+).</p>

<p>At the moment I want to do premed. Last year I got a 5 on the AP Chem test and I signed up to take the AP Bio test next week. Do you think I should take the AP Bio test and use these APs to get out of intro courses? Or do you think I should just forget about taking AP Bio and take the intro courses so that I get a good foundation for other pre med requirements and medical school?</p>

<p>Our son is in Pratt and has arranged to study overseas first semester junior year, as have 2 of his close friends who are also in Pratt. It can be done, but it does require planning.</p>