Duke Law c/o 2018 Forum

[Vermonster]

Just got an email denying my scholarship appeal.

same idk why it took them so long to do so. looks like Duke is officially not happening now.

[JFO1833]

Is there any way to tell if scholarship offers are based on need, merit or need + merit?

[Brady199]

Is there any way to tell if scholarship offers are based on need, merit or need + merit?

Need + Merit eh. That's how it is all over the $$$ application form.

[DetroitRed]

Checking in!

[leslieknope]

Negotiated a ~50k bump! My new scholarship came via mail with no email and nothing showing up in Mailings, so heads up if you're waiting on an appeal.

[andthenIwaslike]

Negotiated a ~50k bump! My new scholarship came via mail with no email and nothing showing up in Mailings, so heads up if you're waiting on an appeal.

Congrats! When did you first initiate negotiations? Just trying to get a sense of how long I could be waiting.

[leslieknope]

Negotiated a ~50k bump! My new scholarship came via mail with no email and nothing showing up in Mailings, so heads up if you're waiting on an appeal.

Congrats! When did you first initiate negotiations? Just trying to get a sense of how long I could be waiting.

Around the first or second week of March. My decision was dated April 2nd, though, I just wasn't home to see it until today.

[betty_bojangles]

Has everyone gotten their scholarship appeal response in the regular mail?

[rbwlaw]

Has everyone gotten their scholarship appeal response in the regular mail?

Curious about this as well. Have an upcoming deadline at another school on 4/15. Sent in request for reconsideration about 10-12 days ago. Informed Duke of upcoming deadline and they informed me that reconsideration response was "mailed" last Friday. When initial scholarship offer was made by Duke it was "sent" on a Friday but wasn't postmarked until the following Monday and didn't arrive until Thursday. No Duke letter today so time frame is getting tight.

Anyone get denial of reconsideration by email or are all scholarship communications solely by snail mail?

Anyone have luck getting Duke to inform of offer by phone or try this? Want to know Duke decision before having to decide on offer with 4/15 deadline.

Thanks

[slurpy]

My reconsideration request denial came via email.

[boomlawyered]

Also received a denial via email. I'm sure if you called and informed them of your April 15th deadline, they would either a) tell you over the phone or b) scan it to you.

[legallybrunette93]

What's the consensus on how feasible it is to not have a car in Durham? Is relying solely on uber/lyft and zipcar doable?

[Gkmc]

What's the consensus on how feasible it is to not have a car in Durham? Is relying solely on uber/lyft and zipcar doable?

I asked several students this question when I visited - they all said a car is virtually required and parking sucks.

[Serett]

What's the consensus on how feasible it is to not have a car in Durham? Is relying solely on uber/lyft and zipcar doable?

I asked several students this question when I visited - they all said a car is virtually required and parking sucks.

I do know some people without cars, but you absolutely need to be within walking/biking distance of the law school if you're going to do it, and your recreation options will obviously be more limited to the direct area in which you're living (in other words, you won't often be heading to Raleigh/Chapel Hill, or Southpoint and the theater, etc.). Regarding parking, see this.

[secadc11]

Anyone negotiated lately?

What's the turnaround time been like?

[NoLieAbility]

Got my Duke e-mail account today.

If I didn't know what a nerd I was before, my current excitement level should clue me in.

[sneezus]

Anyone negotiated lately?

What's the turnaround time been like?

attempted a few days ago, haven't heard back. showed them a Michigan offer.

[Serett]

Got my Duke e-mail account today.

If I didn't know what a nerd I was before, my current excitement level should clue me in.

Having taken a couple years off between undergrad and law school, I had used that account to sign up for Amazon Prime Student within an hour of getting it.

[NutellaDipity]

Got my Duke e-mail account today.

If I didn't know what a nerd I was before, my current excitement level should clue me in.

Having taken a couple years off between undergrad and law school, I had used that account to sign up for Amazon Prime Student within an hour of getting it.

classy

[Serett]

Got my Duke e-mail account today.

If I didn't know what a nerd I was before, my current excitement level should clue me in.

Having taken a couple years off between undergrad and law school, I had used that account to sign up for Amazon Prime Student within an hour of getting it.

classy

Since I did actually go to Duke and am a student, I'm not sure what would be classy or not classy about the nerdy zeal with which I jumped back into Amazon Prime once legitimately eligible again

[Brady199]

Got my Duke e-mail account today.

If I didn't know what a nerd I was before, my current excitement level should clue me in.

Welcome to the club

[Peck.173]

Welp. I just asked if it was possible to send in a deposit after the 24th via email (I'm waiting on another school). Does anyone think there's a chance they give me an extension? I asked for an extra week

[ithrowds]

Does anyone know what Duke's stance on double depositing is?

[idissent]

Does anyone know what Duke's stance on double depositing is?

Not favorable

Please note that the submission of your tuition deposit indicates that you intend to enroll at Duke Law School. If you submit your tuition deposit to Duke, you must withdraw from all other law schools to which you have been admitted.

[Bird Lawyer]

Does anyone know what Duke's stance on double depositing is?

Call them and ask to make sure. Sometimes they just put that language in to scare people.