GenevaMarie

Hi Shannon, Not sure if you received this email from "her" Due to circumstances beyond our control, we haven't been able to prepare financial aid packages as early as we originally thought. Therefore, we feel it is only fair to extend the decision n...

#12?? That's AWESOME!! Good Luck!

I applied for the need based 7.5K (cause I would def. say I'm in need of some assistance toward meeting the 80K mark) and one other 10K one... It was funny to look down at my 3 page essay and think of it potentially being worth ten grand. geez. so...

I wrote FIN AID today and asked if there was anything else I needed to do... this was the response: Hi Geneva, If there is anything needed I will let you know. I am reviewing all of the entries today. Thanks! that's all I got.

SaraBear, Priston, Abbie Grace~ OOOH choices choices! A pleasant problem for sure. Just think of the BEACH and the MOUNTAINS.... ahhhh got to love the good ole' state of North Carolina.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ON THE WAITLIST! From what I read on last year's posts, lots of folks made it into either this cohort or the next. (Spring 2011).

YIPPEEE! I'm in!!!! :dancgrp:

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

lol. this is clearly pointless. I'm thinking back to "interview notification day"... we were all on this board like vultures on roadkill. :sstrs:

If you were sending out future-altering emails to 150 people... what time would you send such an email? I would send at 2pm EST. just sayin...

twois~ from one straight middle class white girl to another... I wrote my diversity essay on being a red head...and I am serious about it. There's no disputing that only 1-2% of the country has red hair (determined by the melanocortin-1 receptor ...

I've seen nothing except the little blurbs on theme.

no worries Sarabear... didn't you do a phone interview? The survey just had questions about our "Duke Days" experience.

I've heard that Duke estimated the cost of living to be around 1,600 per month. 1,600 x 16 = 25,600 25,600 + 55,000 = 80,600 That could be close to your answer...

EXCELLENT RECON WORK, KEBUNT! five days... but who's counting?

Just got the feedback survey from an employee @ Duke. Almost threw up when I saw her name in my inbox. :)

Do they really make all of their decisions in just one day? It seems crazy to me that they can reach a verdict on so many applications in one fell swoop. From what I could tell from the interview- it looked like the professor was filling out a "scor...

any one else interested in L&D?

twois~ you are totally right. my mom (in her typical mom fashion) was scribbling the numbers wrong and freaking me out about the whole situation. somehow she got in her mind that there was a general cap on undergrad loans... but I feel like a total...

"The cap is on Stafford/federal loans, I believe. The mystery cash (in my case, at least) comes from Sallie Mae (aka private/alternative loans). You'll be offered aid up to the Cost of Attendance, even if it comes primarily from the private loans." A...

Hi ladies. I'm right there with ya. Trying to pass the time by looking for apartments- and making lots of assumptions about the next six months. I'm a tad freaked out after learning there was a cap on Undergrad loans. I don't have ANY from my fir...

Hi twois! Pardon my ingnorance. BLS? All I know is what I found in the 2009 student handbook. It looks like we have to take a series of online tests (10-12) about safety/compliance/infectious disease/etc. before beginning classes. I'm sure that ...

Hey all! Like twois (pronouced two eyes) :) I've been sitting in the Milinneum all day, snowed in. Yesterday was great. The interviews were straightforward and I will echo the rest of you when saying that everyone I met was very nice. Jason... fee...

Suggestion for finding one another... why don't we put a SWIRL on the corner of our nametag??? If they made pre-made name tags for us.. I guess we'll just have to do it the old fashioned way- INTRODUCE OURSELVES. :) Also- if anyone needs a ride to-...

MaryAsh~ ABSOLUTELY. (that's my opinion) As long as you look well groomed and professional- I don't think a suit jack will make a difference. I'm going to the mall after work today- and may end up wearing something similar. Esp, b/c of the nasty...