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[fairhope71]

Hi, guys.

I am an international applicant. While filling out the application, I found something unexpected.
Duke seems to have an interview requirement only for international applicants.
And that interview seems to cost $150. I am not sure I am getting it right.

Will it be ok if I submit a TOEFL score instead of the interview?

Thanks

[pylon]

duke seems more YP-ish than normal this year... or maybe I just didn't pay enough attention in past years, but for some reason prior to this cycle I didn't think duke was big into YP

It definitely seems more prevalent than last year.

How do they determine who has genuine interest in Duke and who doesn't? Or who to PR due to YP? I don't think it's random, and it's also not like they just PR everyone who has great numbers and also didn't write a Why Duke...

Especially with the quick turnaround, I'd love to be a fly on the wall of their admissions office.

[Brady199]

Hi, guys.

I am an international applicant. While filling out the application, I found something unexpected.
Duke seems to have an interview requirement only for international applicants.
And that interview seems to cost $150. I am not sure I am getting it right.

Will it be ok if I submit a TOEFL score instead of the interview?

Thanks

are you sure? When I asked them, they said that as long as the UG degree was in english, we are good to go

Just email them for clarification when it pertains to your case specifically.

[Auxilio]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

[Brady199]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

That is terrible :/ I feel for you Auxilio

[Winston1984]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

Holy shit that's awful... Sorry man.

[Mack.Hambleton]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

WOW. Never heard of that before. That's bad

[Nathanael]

Any other provisional admits never receive that scholarship form that was supposed to be e-mailed to us in November?

[hillz]

Any other provisional admits never receive that scholarship form that was supposed to be e-mailed to us in November?

I haven't. I think only the first round got it and no one else has since.

[alenamarie]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

There isn't anything in the acceptance email that says anything about a FedEx package...

[Auxilio]

I wanted to share a fun story, that I am sure for some people would have been horrifying. Got an email from Duke saying Congratulations, a packet will be arriving in the mail shortly, with a fed ex tracking number. Then a few hours earlier they sent a correction that it should not have gone out yet, and a notification that I was on PR.

I hate to think what some people would have done in those few hours (i.e., call family/friends) only to have to retract it all...

There isn't anything in the acceptance email that says anything about a FedEx package...

Obviously I am not aware of what accepted looks like (and this was not explicitly an acceptance email, just seemed to imply it, and on day of decision has been made) but http://imgur.com/sdMVVgv was what I received.

To the people sympathizing, this happened a few weeks ago, and as I posted earlier in this thread I really had no intention of going to the states for Duke. Just didn't want to post it for fear of being outed, but then I realized I do not really care what Duke Adcomms know.

[Mack.Hambleton]

@fedex thing. must be for internationals

[Tuxedo]

Any other provisional admits never receive that scholarship form that was supposed to be e-mailed to us in November?

I haven't. I think only the first round got it and no one else has since.

I haven't either. Good to know I'm not crazy or anything.

[matlan72]

Has anyone received information about scheduling an interview for scholarships? I thought admits were supposed to get it in November...

[woodselle]

Just provisionally accepted and so excited!
LSAT at 25%, GPA > 75%, wrote "Why Duke"

[blueberrycrumble]

@fedex thing. must be for internationals

Can confirm, international and the package arrives via fedex. We get a tracking number. They overnight which is pretty nice.

[smile0751]

Has anyone received information about scheduling an interview for scholarships? I thought admits were supposed to get it in November...

I was accepted early enough that I actually received the financial aid form to fill out (it's one page, no essays so don't worry about it), and I have not received information about scheduling an interview.

[matlan72]

Has anyone received information about scheduling an interview for scholarships? I thought admits were supposed to get it in November...

I was accepted early enough that I actually received the financial aid form to fill out (it's one page, no essays so don't worry about it), and I have not received information about scheduling an interview.

Ok, thanks for the reply! I also was accepted early and received the form, but I am just waiting to hear something about scholarships... I was thinking about contacting the office to inquire about the interview...

[hypebeast]

Any other provisional admits never receive that scholarship form that was supposed to be e-mailed to us in November?

I haven't. I think only the first round got it and no one else has since.

I haven't either. Good to know I'm not crazy or anything.

I also haven't received the scholarship form yet. Hopefully it comes within the next few days. It might be that they are more backlogged with admission applications than they anticipated and they're having to delay the scholarship application process.

[fairhope71]

Hi, guys.

I am an international applicant. While filling out the application, I found something unexpected.
Duke seems to have an interview requirement only for international applicants.
And that interview seems to cost $150. I am not sure I am getting it right.

Will it be ok if I submit a TOEFL score instead of the interview?

Thanks

are you sure? When I asked them, they said that as long as the UG degree was in english, we are good to go

Just email them for clarification when it pertains to your case specifically.

None of my degrees are in English, let alone UG.
I really love to apply, but that interview thing keeps holding me back.
I have a Toefl score but am not sure this will suffice.

[jw316]

Just provisionally accepted and so excited!
LSAT at 25%, GPA > 75%, wrote "Why Duke"

What's this?

[bobleman300]

I was accepted 10/15 and still haven't gotten scholarship info yet.

Also I did not write a Why Duke. Numbers in profile.

[hillz]

Just provisionally accepted and so excited!
LSAT at 25%, GPA > 75%, wrote "Why Duke"

What's this?

It's how acceptance is for everyone who applied PT this year. You're "provisionally accepted" and then you receive an official acceptance after you apply for scholarships and complete the interview process for that. In the letter, it says you can also request your official acceptance now if you don't want to apply for scholarships.

[hillz]

Just got an email about the Duke scholarship app so check your email if you've been waiting for it.

[RSN]

Just got an email about the Duke scholarship app so check your email if you've been waiting for it.