I'm very late to this video but thank you so much for sharing your experiences! I'm an incoming freshman at Duke (just got my acceptance) and really wanted to figure out what I got myself into so this was really helpful.
I’m a junior in highschool, im hoping to go to duke university. i have two things. one, i’m not out to my family but i am apart of the lgbtq community so what should i do about that? secondly, what are some tips for my essay? how and where do you write them?
Hey! Thanks for asking some great questions. Professionally, I'm not sure what you mean about your membership of the LBGTQ community so I would love it if you could clarify a bit (no worries if you're not comfortable). Secondly, I would say that if I was a college admissions officer stuck in a room reading essays all day, I would love to read an interesting story. And that's what the essays are is just a story about yourself + a bit of accomplishments at the end. I usually blurt my ideas out on a google doc in a library, park, etc. for a change of scenery. Hope this helps :)
Hi! If we live on campus we have to prepay for a food plan that includes all the money for the semester. After your freshman year, food is a la carte prices!
Hi!! I love your personality!! omg. can you list what schools you applied to and your results, and your stats? (ik stats arent everything but just for context thank you)
I find it interesting to listen to smart people talk about their lives at the best schools. I have a degree but I got it from a school w/ an 85% acceptance rate. Definitely not at the level as these highly intelligent people, but good luck w/ your future.
Don't stop making vlogs. It's pretty useful for some, who have no idea, so keep going. Maybe, perhaps... make a video bout how Duke treats Asian etc etc..
haha I applied to MANY colleges, they were all the UCs, all the IVYs, MIT, Stanford, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Duke, etc. (so most of the top 25 colleges in the US News ranking)
I've been in almost all dorms except for 1 east campus dorm and 1 west campus dorm from visiting friends. I've lived in Alspaugh and Kilgo and I will live in Hollows :)
