Duke Class of 2017 Forum

[SplitMyPants]

just officially committed to Duke! excited to see yall in just a few months!

nice! congrats!

[johnjay]

Anyone know when we should expect to get our course schedules for the fall?

[racrfish]

Anyone know when we should expect to get our course schedules for the fall?

Not until August. Usually the week before LEAD week.

[SplitMyPants]

New poll!

[Serett]

First weekend in August, here.

[SplitMyPants]

Now I'm hungry. Can't wait to try some of these places:

http://www.gq.com/food-travel/201406/be ... rentPage=2

[Hahalollawl]

Hey all,

I got in off the waitlist recently and I'm wondering how difficult it would be to try to get good housing (convenient, reasonably nice area, etc.) at this point? How much of a commute should I expect? Thanks!

[PB&J.D.]

Hey all,

I got in off the waitlist recently and I'm wondering how difficult it would be to try to get good housing (convenient, reasonably nice area, etc.) at this point? How much of a commute should I expect? Thanks!

+1. I'm going out this month or early next to try to lock something up.

[Serett]

Hey all,

I got in off the waitlist recently and I'm wondering how difficult it would be to try to get good housing (convenient, reasonably nice area, etc.) at this point? How much of a commute should I expect? Thanks!

+1. I'm going out this month or early next to try to lock something up.

I wouldn't expect it to be terribly difficult, as long as you'll have a car. If you're planning on walking/biking, choices could be more limited but are in all probability still plentiful enough, if you're willing to pay the price. There is an abundance of nice-enough to nice apartment complexes within 5-6 miles of the law school, and most/all of them have had at least a few openings through all of Spring (and now into Summer). Assuming the student renting population in the area is roughly the same throughout the school year (and ignoring non-student renters as not following any mass seasonal pattern), I doubt you'll have trouble finding something suitable.

[KatyMarie]

Hey all,

I got in off the waitlist recently and I'm wondering how difficult it would be to try to get good housing (convenient, reasonably nice area, etc.) at this point? How much of a commute should I expect? Thanks!

+1. I'm going out this month or early next to try to lock something up.

Even if you're looking outside of apartment complexes and want a yard and more space or whatever, you should still be alright I think. I was easily able to find a room in a single family house with a couple of other grad students for cheap just two weeks ago.

[SHR421]

I also just got in off the waitlist and am trying to find a place to live! Would people suggest looking at craigslist or is there another source of information we should be using?

Thanks!

[Hahalollawl]

What if I'm not going to have a car? Any suggestions? Maybe I can find a fellow student to catch a ride with? Or is there some other form of transportation that makes sense? And what areas should I be looking at if I'm not going to have a car? Thanks in advance!

[racrfish]

What if I'm not going to have a car? Any suggestions? Maybe I can find a fellow student to catch a ride with? Or is there some other form of transportation that makes sense? And what areas should I be looking at if I'm not going to have a car? Thanks in advance!

All the answers you seek are a few pages back in this thread/in the "duke 1L taking questions" thread. (I'm not being snarky btw, all of those issues were addressed herein.)

[SplitMyPants]

Officially approved at Pinnacle Ridge! Looking forward to living near everyone else who will be there.

[retaking23]

For those who've completed their immunization stuff (and, I presume, most ITT are not nearly as lazy as me and have), regarding the online health history form, in particular the family medical history portion, can anyone spot one of those "starred * boxes" that we're instructed to tick off if we do not know of any family health issues?

[Serett]

For those who've completed their immunization stuff (and, I presume, most ITT are not nearly as lazy as me and have), regarding the online health history form, in particular the family medical history portion, can anyone spot one of those "starred * boxes" that we're instructed to tick off if we do not know of any family health issues?

I don't remember and can't access them again, sorry. But you really have no family health issues?!

[retaking23]

I don't remember and can't access them again, sorry. But you really have no family health issues?!

I almost certainly do. Who doesn't, right? But, I'm from one of those parts of the world where people don't go to the doctor's unless they are practically on their deathbeds, and, even then, they might not bother with the all expensive quacks. I know of people in my family who have diabetes, hypertension, and the other usual suspects, but the data is not sufficient enough for me to say that Cousin Billy Joe's echolalia constitutes family problems as opposed to being a one-off incidence.

For others in a similar boat, and from your comment, it is clear to me that there might not be another, but just in case: I couldn't find that starred box so I wrote my bit in the additional comments section.

[Serett]

I don't remember and can't access them again, sorry. But you really have no family health issues?!

I almost certainly do. Who doesn't, right? But, I'm from one of those parts of the world where people don't go to the doctor's unless they are practically on their deathbeds, and, even then, they might not bother with the all expensive quacks. I know of people in my family who have diabetes, hypertension, and the other usual suspects, but the data is not sufficient enough for me to say that Cousin Billy Joe's echolalia constitutes family problems as opposed to being a one-off incidence.

For others in a similar boat, and from your comment, it is clear to me that there might not be another, but just in case: I couldn't find that starred box so I wrote my bit in the additional comments section.

Gotcha. I just went with a really low bar for "history," such that one grandma, for example, is the only person in my family who has had diabetes, and I still listed all such one-off cases.

[Hahalollawl]

Duke is the highest ranked school I've gotten in to so far and offered me the most scholarship money so far even though I got in off the waitlist. Well done Duke, well done.

[KatyMarie]

For those who've completed their immunization stuff (and, I presume, most ITT are not nearly as lazy as me and have), regarding the online health history form, in particular the family medical history portion, can anyone spot one of those "starred * boxes" that we're instructed to tick off if we do not know of any family health issues?

Just now getting around to taking care of these...Would someone mind posting a link to the online forms? I'm getting broken links all over the place so I wonder if I'm in the wrong portal or something. Thanks!

[FluffMonster]

For those who've completed their immunization stuff (and, I presume, most ITT are not nearly as lazy as me and have), regarding the online health history form, in particular the family medical history portion, can anyone spot one of those "starred * boxes" that we're instructed to tick off if we do not know of any family health issues?

Just now getting around to taking care of these...Would someone mind posting a link to the online forms? I'm getting broken links all over the place so I wonder if I'm in the wrong portal or something. Thanks!

http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/sites/de ... udents.pdf

[Stubbazubba]

Thinking about going with Avalon (Ticon Properties) for housing, anyone else there/have experience?

I know this is late, but I've just moved into a townhouse with Ticon Properties (Taylor's Pond) for summer start. So far, Ticon has been great, whether it's explaining my and their obligations as well as repairs, etc. For the three weeks I've been here, they've been a class act.

[KatyMarie]

For those who've completed their immunization stuff (and, I presume, most ITT are not nearly as lazy as me and have), regarding the online health history form, in particular the family medical history portion, can anyone spot one of those "starred * boxes" that we're instructed to tick off if we do not know of any family health issues?

Just now getting around to taking care of these...Would someone mind posting a link to the online forms? I'm getting broken links all over the place so I wonder if I'm in the wrong portal or something. Thanks!

http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/sites/de ... udents.pdf

Thanks!

[yadiermolina]

anybody know when we register for parking? I hear parking's a real bitch

[kathj06]

A 2L I know said July and to go for the green zone.