<p>^ What purpose did that post serve? constantly, you’re just making the problem worse by drawing attention to it and dishing out ad hominems like Chuck Norris dishes out roundhouse kicks lol. Yesssssss, we alllllllll know that hookem said some stupid stuff. A bazillion people (including myself) have already pointed this out, and people like SBR, myself, etc. are trying to bring this thread back to its original point: to HELP the OP and any other prospective students, not rant at hookem. Seriously, move on. (btdubs, any p-frosh is welcome to PM me anytime!)</p>
<p>a) Apparently, he HAS stopped lol. He hasn’t posted in several weeks, according to his “latest activity” thingy on his profile. If he comes back and brings the schtick with him, we can revisit the issue then :)</p>
<p>b) I’m willing to bet that he does like Duke a lot and really wants to be here, just like the rest of us. Whether or not he represents it well on a random online forum (he doesn’t, generally) is a different issue. I mean, look, I’ll admit: Duke wasn’t originally my first choice, either! I really wanted to go to a different school, but the “stars didn’t align.” Now, does that mean I don’t currently love Duke? No! I adore this place–the academics, the social life, the BASKETBALL (:)), all of it. From the minute I stepped on campus and talked to students, I was smitten. Duke wasn’t everyone’s childhood dream, but I think I speak for the vast, vast majority when I say that I call Duke “home” in every way :)</p>
<p>c) According to you guys, he’s not even like this IRL, so…again with the random online forum thing. I actually kinda want to meet him now, just for a laugh lol.</p>
<p>ANYway, let’s give it a rest</p>