Duke University School of Law C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

James.K.Polk · Post by **James.K.Polk** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:52 pm

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vested · Post by **vested** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:39 pm

In! So pumped.

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:04 pm

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frazzledandbedazzled · Post by **frazzledandbedazzled** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:10 pm

maracuya wrote:Hi everyone,

I got an email this morning from Duke inviting me to a Law Admissions Road Show panel with the deans of Duke, SLS, and NYU. Did anyone else get the same or attend one of these in the past? I don't think I was invited just for stopping by at their LSAC Forum table because my friend did not get the invite. Is it worth going?

Hi! I got the same email. Decided that I'm going to go...not sure what it will be like, but it couldn't hurt

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:17 pm

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maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:14 pm

gobears!! wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
maracuya wrote:Hi everyone,

I got an email this morning from Duke inviting me to a Law Admissions Road Show panel with the deans of Duke, SLS, and NYU. Did anyone else get the same or attend one of these in the past? I don't think I was invited just for stopping by at their LSAC Forum table because my friend did not get the invite. Is it worth going?

Hi! I got the same email. Decided that I'm going to go...not sure what it will be like, but it couldn't hurt
I got the email as well and attended a similar event during the 2013-2014 cycle. Its just a general panel and depending on the amount of attendees, you may be able to introduce yourself to one of the Deans. If you have the time, it wouldn't hurt to go. But they wont hold it against you for not going.

A lot of the invitation selection is based off of CRS on LSAC. If your friend didn't choose North Carolina as a place of interest, they may have just not gotten a similar email for that reason.

Thanks for the insight! I RSVPd as well. I felt like the LSAC Forum was really helpful in making personal connections with the adcomms, so meeting the deans of my top choices at this small panel sounds awesome!

bamb00zled · Post by **bamb00zled** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:31 pm

maracuya wrote:
gobears!! wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
maracuya wrote:Hi everyone,

I got an email this morning from Duke inviting me to a Law Admissions Road Show panel with the deans of Duke, SLS, and NYU. Did anyone else get the same or attend one of these in the past? I don't think I was invited just for stopping by at their LSAC Forum table because my friend did not get the invite. Is it worth going?

Hi! I got the same email. Decided that I'm going to go...not sure what it will be like, but it couldn't hurt
I got the email as well and attended a similar event during the 2013-2014 cycle. Its just a general panel and depending on the amount of attendees, you may be able to introduce yourself to one of the Deans. If you have the time, it wouldn't hurt to go. But they wont hold it against you for not going.

A lot of the invitation selection is based off of CRS on LSAC. If your friend didn't choose North Carolina as a place of interest, they may have just not gotten a similar email for that reason.
Thanks for the insight! I RSVPd as well. I felt like the LSAC Forum was really helpful in making personal connections with the adcomms, so meeting the deans of my top choices at this small panel sounds awesome!

I went to theirs in DC-- It was really basic information and not really helpful for someone who was about to apply or already had applied, but I'm not about to miss a chance for any sliver of insight into the mind of Dean Deal (Stanford). I hadn't given Duke a ton of consideration before because of location, but I really liked the vibes of Dean Hoye and I'm considering using my PT now. Also they all seem like besties and its cute. Dean Deal and Dean Kleinrock were passing notes to each other and giggling <3

In the end I got free food and it can never hurt to go, but don't expect much.

maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:48 pm

bamb00zled wrote: I went to theirs in DC-- It was really basic information and not really helpful for someone who was about to apply or already had applied, but I'm not about to miss a chance for any sliver of insight into the mind of Dean Deal (Stanford). I hadn't given Duke a ton of consideration before because of location, but I really liked the vibes of Dean Hoye and I'm considering using my PT now. Also they all seem like besties and its cute. Dean Deal and Dean Kleinrock were passing notes to each other and giggling <3

In the end I got free food and it can never hurt to go, but don't expect much.

I suspected as much, but you're right, any sliver of insight into Stanford's black box, and even fodder for Why X school essays make it worth going.

Also, super n00b question, but what does PT mean in the context of Duke apps?

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:51 pm

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QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:53 pm

maracuya wrote:
bamb00zled wrote: I went to theirs in DC-- It was really basic information and not really helpful for someone who was about to apply or already had applied, but I'm not about to miss a chance for any sliver of insight into the mind of Dean Deal (Stanford). I hadn't given Duke a ton of consideration before because of location, but I really liked the vibes of Dean Hoye and I'm considering using my PT now. Also they all seem like besties and its cute. Dean Deal and Dean Kleinrock were passing notes to each other and giggling <3

In the end I got free food and it can never hurt to go, but don't expect much.
I suspected as much, but you're right, any sliver of insight into Stanford's black box, and even fodder for Why X school essays make it worth going.

Also, super n00b question, but what does PT mean in the context of Duke apps?

PT stands for Priority Track. Duke uses CRS to invite some applicants to apply PT which means two great things:
1. They waive your application fee
2. They guarantee to give you an admission decision within 10 days of your application being complete

If you have been invited you should definitely apply PT, and if you haven't some people have successfully solicited PT invites by emailing them. Let them know your LSAC # and your GPA/LSAT and be ready to tell them why you want to apply to Duke. If you show interest they seem quite likely to give out PT.

maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:00 pm

gobears!! wrote:
maracuya wrote:Also, super n00b question, but what does PT mean in the context of Duke apps?
Priority Track. Some applicants are invited to apply on a priority track and get a decision within 10 days of applying.

QuentonCassidy wrote: PT stands for Priority Track. Duke uses CRS to invite some applicants to apply PT which means two great things:
1. They waive your application fee
2. They guarantee to give you an admission decision within 10 days of your application being complete

If you have been invited you should definitely apply PT, and if you haven't some people have successfully solicited PT invites by emailing them. Let them know your LSAC # and your GPA/LSAT and be ready to tell them why you want to apply to Duke. If you show interest they seem quite likely to give out PT.

Oh snap, that's awesome. I'm waiting for my October score so hopefully I'll be invited for PT after it's released. Thanks, guys!

QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:20 pm

maracuya wrote:
Oh snap, that's awesome. I'm waiting for my October score so hopefully I'll be invited for PT after it's released. Thanks, guys!

Apparently today is grey day, so hopefully you will have some great news to email Duke about for a PT invite!

frazzledandbedazzled · Post by **frazzledandbedazzled** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:14 pm

bamb00zled wrote:
free food

^^^ This part is important.

bamb00zled · Post by **bamb00zled** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:29 pm

frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
free food
^^^ This part is important.

FOR REAL. I think it was given by the law firm hosting the session, so don't get your hopes up too high in other cities. We had crudites, hummus, cheese, crackers, fruit, and dessert. It was glorious.

Possibility of information and possibility of food. Go.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:31 pm

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bamb00zled · Post by **bamb00zled** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:48 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
free food
^^^ This part is important.

FOR REAL. I think it was given by the law firm hosting the session, so don't get your hopes up too high in other cities. We had crudites, hummus, cheese, crackers, fruit, and dessert. It was glorious.

Possibility of information and possibility of food. Go.
I also went, food spread was strong. Info about the applications was useless if yours were in, but there was some good info on the schools/their priorities/how they market themselves.

Also, laughing at -2Ls aka like college sophomores who got invited

Like ships in the night...

lakers3 · Post by **lakers3** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:49 pm

Duke spent 12 bucks to send me the admitted packet stuff on the west coast. I feel loved

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:51 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:53 pm

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lakers3 · Post by **lakers3** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:56 pm

benwyatt wrote:
lakers3 wrote:Duke spent 12 bucks to send me the admitted packet stuff on the west coast. I feel loved
Don't worry, your tuition money will make up for it

Happy moment ruined

hahaha

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:46 pm

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bamb00zled · Post by **bamb00zled** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:57 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
slippin_jimmy wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
bamb00zled wrote:
free food
^^^ This part is important.

FOR REAL. I think it was given by the law firm hosting the session, so don't get your hopes up too high in other cities. We had crudites, hummus, cheese, crackers, fruit, and dessert. It was glorious.

Possibility of information and possibility of food. Go.
I also went, food spread was strong. Info about the applications was useless if yours were in, but there was some good info on the schools/their priorities/how they market themselves.

Also, laughing at -2Ls aka like college sophomores who got invited
Like ships in the night...
I sat kind of near the front and Dean Deal was not having it for this one girl who tried to keep participating.

hahahah wait I was literally sitting next to that girl. She spilled a lot of soda and kept making comments. 99% sure thats what Deans Deal and Kleinrock were giggling about...

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:00 pm

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Li'l Sebastian · Post by **Li'l Sebastian** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:40 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:
Two ships almost colliding in the night.

I'm stealing this line

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 11:16 pm

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