Duke Class of 2017 Forum

[OliveBC]

Duke, give me more money and I promise I will be in Durham for three years... For real...

+1 loved it so much

[thywizardofwit]

Duke, give me more money and I promise I will be in Durham for three years... For real...

+1 for sure.

[lowdmouse]

sounds like ya'll are being trolled hard

No she was legit. I think she may have had some issues. Not sure how she slipped by admissions actually. Maybe Duke should start interviews. All in all she was the only strange person I met. Everyone else was extremely down to earth, friendly, and not gunnerish or pretentious in any way.

She was at UVA, too, so she may have gotten through that interview somehow.

Pretty sure I saw her at NYU ASW. Unless I'm thinking of Georgetown... too many law school tours.

[KatyMarie]

Think it's worth a 5 hour drive to take a good look at Duke/take a tour etc over the weekend? I missed ASW, but it's my number one choice right now.

[lawschool22]

Think it's worth a 5 hour drive to take a good look at Duke/take a tour etc over the weekend? I missed ASW, but it's my number one choice right now.

If something is your number one choice then definitely. I drove a long way to ASW and survived

[KatyMarie]

Think it's worth a 5 hour drive to take a good look at Duke/take a tour etc over the weekend? I missed ASW, but it's my number one choice right now.

If something is your number one choice then definitely. I drove a long way to ASW and survived

You're right, I need it fresh in my mind, and that drive isn't too bad (at least from here!). I took a tour when I was in Raleigh last summer and I'm somewhat familiar with Durham, but it'd be nice to see the school with actual students in it haha. Plus I'll probably want to apartment/house hunt.

Speaking of, is it pretty common for students to rent a 3/4 bedroom house/duplex with other students? I have a dog, and living somewhere with a fenced-in yard would be dope if possible Also having outdoor space since the weather is generally nice would be nice.

[lawschool22]

Think it's worth a 5 hour drive to take a good look at Duke/take a tour etc over the weekend? I missed ASW, but it's my number one choice right now.

If something is your number one choice then definitely. I drove a long way to ASW and survived

You're right, I need it fresh in my mind, and that drive isn't too bad (at least from here!). I took a tour when I was in Raleigh last summer and I'm somewhat familiar with Durham, but it'd be nice to see the school with actual students in it haha. Plus I'll probably want to apartment/house hunt.

Speaking of, is it pretty common for students to rent a 3/4 bedroom house/duplex with other students? I have a dog, and living somewhere with a fenced-in yard would be dope if possible Also having outdoor space since the weather is generally nice would be nice.

Those options are definitely available in Durham. I think it is mainly 2Ls and 3Ls that do it, but that's probably mainly a function of them having a group of people already willing to go in on it. I'm sure if you can find some people to rent with you, you won't have trouble finding a house.

[KatyMarie]

Think it's worth a 5 hour drive to take a good look at Duke/take a tour etc over the weekend? I missed ASW, but it's my number one choice right now.

If something is your number one choice then definitely. I drove a long way to ASW and survived

You're right, I need it fresh in my mind, and that drive isn't too bad (at least from here!). I took a tour when I was in Raleigh last summer and I'm somewhat familiar with Durham, but it'd be nice to see the school with actual students in it haha. Plus I'll probably want to apartment/house hunt.

Speaking of, is it pretty common for students to rent a 3/4 bedroom house/duplex with other students? I have a dog, and living somewhere with a fenced-in yard would be dope if possible Also having outdoor space since the weather is generally nice would be nice.

Those options are definitely available in Durham. I think it is mainly 2Ls and 3Ls that do it, but that's probably mainly a function of them having a group of people already willing to go in on it. I'm sure if you can find some people to rent with you, you won't have trouble finding a house.

That makes sense. Thanks!

[blink]

Anyone have any knowledge of Trinity's reputation? I liked the place when I visited but apparently the reviews are poor...

[mydasmarie]

any potential summer starters? pm me!

[albs18]

Is there a "post marked" status after " scholarship decision mailed"?

TYIA

[barrelofmonkeys]

Is there a "post marked" status after " scholarship decision mailed"?

TYIA

nah, but they really do mail them on that day

[albs18]

Is there a "post marked" status after " scholarship decision mailed"?

TYIA

nah, but they really do mail them on that day

Thanks!

[mylifeis24]

Sorry if this has been mentioned, but does Duke have an appeals form, or just email the FinAid office?

[drawstring]

This was posted earlier. I just sent an email too and I got a response about a week later.

Just an FYI, but the financial aid counselor at ASW told me to email the general financial aid office for scholarship negotiations.

[AFP]

Sorry if this has been mentioned, but does Duke have an appeals form, or just email the FinAid office?

Just email financial_aid@law.duke.edu. That's what I did, and I got a response from the same address acknowledging my email.

[Pneumonia]

Some people have also emailed Dean Hoye too.

[gta]

Just email financial_aid@law.duke.edu. That's what I did, and I got a response from the same address acknowledging my email.

I can confirm that this is the proper course of action

[waddle]

Well, I didn't get a confirmation email. So... hello, paranoia.

[drawstring]

Well, I didn't get a confirmation email. So... hello, paranoia.

When did you send it?

[random number]

Question for people who have recently received scholarship letters.

How long was the interval between your status disappearing and the notification that the letter was sent?

[waddle]

Late last week

[drawstring]

It took about a week before they responded to me, so they may get back to you soon.

[lawschool22]

Late last week

I know they were fairly busy late last week and over the weekend due to ASW. So I would imagine they will start getting back to people more quickly now that ASW has passed.

[waddle]

That makes sense. Thanks for the feedback.