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Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:This post has been removed by request of Ima's inner grandmother. CB&B

Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:This post has been removed by request of Ima's inner grandmother. CB&B has an AP exam on Othello

Dear Michael:

Congratulations! I am delighted to offer you a place in the Class of 2015 at Duke University.

Your many successes inside and outside of the classroom have earned you a place among the world's best students. The competition this year was extraordinarily keen - we received almost 30,000 applications for just 1,700 places in the first-year class. The students we have admitted come from across the country and around the world, and will bring together 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.

I wish to draw your attention to Blue Devil Days (see link above), our series of two-day on-campus programs for accepted students, which take place in April. I strongly encourage you to attend, as you will be able to experience personally the enthusiasm Duke generates among the members of its community and the exceptional opportunities available to undergraduates.

To become a member of the Class of 2015, please click on the "Respond to Offer" tab on this website and follow the listed instructions. You must respond by 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2011, in order to hold your place in the entering class. Even if you must decline this offer, please be sure to respond online so that our records will be accurate.

We are mailing you a copy of this letter; enclosed will be a copy of Duke's Community Standard as well as instructions and information regarding tuition and financial aid, housing, dining, and other campus services. Please read this material carefully. After you accept our offer of admission, you will receive The Blue Book in mid-May containing detailed instructions on the steps to take to prepare for your arrival at Duke.

Finally, please don't forget what it took to get you to this point; we fully expect you to maintain high standards of academic performance and personal behavior in and out of school, including abiding by our Community Standard. If there is any change in the information in your application - including academic, personal, disciplinary, or legal matters - you must contact me directly within 72 hours. We reserve the right to withdraw our offer of admission should your standing in any of these areas change, or if you do not meet the terms of the Community Standard between now and the beginning of our fall term.

You have my warmest congratulations on your admission to Duke. We look forward to having you among us this fall.

Sincerely,

Christoph Guttentag
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions

Lavabe wrote:ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!


FANTASTIC!!!!

Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:The third one is on the way. Congratulations on two very exciting possibilities for your future.

Native wrote:Well, it's about twenty minutes until the decision.

Whatever happens, I want to say thanks to you guys. Your advice and reassurance on here has been nothing short of amazing and I will be forever grateful for it. I can truly feel the vibes as I sit here at my computer waiting for the clock to strike midnight (or, in this case, 6 PM).

I gave it my best shot, and that's what matters.

As I drove to lacrosse practice today, I passed by a sort of run-down house. There was a kid getting off a bus and walking towards it through the rain and the mud, school books in hand. Keep in mind that this was about an hour and a half after school had let out, and this guy was just getting home. His mom and little sister were waiting there for him on the front porch. The only way I am able to describe the look on his face is with the word "contentment." For whatever reason, he was happy to be able to get an education and to have a family every day to go home to.

It made me realize how much I have to be thankful for, and that everyone else in this huge rat race of college applications — as well as life in a larger sense — has worked just as hard as I have (and in some cases, has overcome much more). I've come to the realization that I'll have a great college experience and life regardless of where I go. I've been blessed with a great family, great friends, and a great opportunity — and of course, a great support system here on CrazieTalk. These things will carry me farther than any degree from any university. So, before I get this decision, I'd just like to say thanks one more time. Regardless of what happens, thanks for all of your help and support!

DevilAlumna wrote:

Native wrote:Well, it's about twenty minutes until the decision.

Whatever happens, I want to say thanks to you guys. Your advice and reassurance on here has been nothing short of amazing and I will be forever grateful for it. I can truly feel the vibes as I sit here at my computer waiting for the clock to strike midnight (or, in this case, 6 PM).

I gave it my best shot, and that's what matters.

As I drove to lacrosse practice today, I passed by a sort of run-down house. There was a kid getting off a bus and walking towards it through the rain and the mud, school books in hand. Keep in mind that this was about an hour and a half after school had let out, and this guy was just getting home. His mom and little sister were waiting there for him on the front porch. The only way I am able to describe the look on his face is with the word "contentment." For whatever reason, he was happy to be able to get an education and to have a family every day to go home to.

It made me realize how much I have to be thankful for, and that everyone else in this huge rat race of college applications — as well as life in a larger sense — has worked just as hard as I have (and in some cases, has overcome much more). I've come to the realization that I'll have a great college experience and life regardless of where I go. I've been blessed with a great family, great friends, and a great opportunity — and of course, a great support system here on CrazieTalk. These things will carry me farther than any degree from any university. So, before I get this decision, I'd just like to say thanks one more time. Regardless of what happens, thanks for all of your help and support!

Native, congrats on your acceptance to Duke, but a bigger congrats and kudos to you for this realization. Duke would be lucky to have you in its incoming class.

Native wrote:Well, it's about twenty minutes until the decision.

Whatever happens, I want to say thanks to you guys. Your advice and reassurance on here has been nothing short of amazing and I will be forever grateful for it. I can truly feel the vibes as I sit here at my computer waiting for the clock to strike midnight (or, in this case, 6 PM).

I gave it my best shot, and that's what matters.

As I drove to lacrosse practice today, I passed by a sort of run-down house. There was a kid getting off a bus and walking towards it through the rain and the mud, school books in hand. Keep in mind that this was about an hour and a half after school had let out, and this guy was just getting home. His mom and little sister were waiting there for him on the front porch. The only way I am able to describe the look on his face is with the word "contentment." For whatever reason, he was happy to be able to get an education and to have a family every day to go home to.

It made me realize how much I have to be thankful for, and that everyone else in this huge rat race of college applications — as well as life in a larger sense — has worked just as hard as I have (and in some cases, has overcome much more). I've come to the realization that I'll have a great college experience and life regardless of where I go. I've been blessed with a great family, great friends, and a great opportunity — and of course, a great support system here on CrazieTalk. These things will carry me farther than any degree from any university.

So, before I get this decision, I'd just like to say thanks one more time. Regardless of what happens, thanks for all of your help and support!