DURHAM — It’s not exactly the same as making that long walk to the
mailbox, gingerly opening it up and finding that thick envelope.
But for more than 3,100 high school seniors across the country and around the world the thrill was the same Thursday evening.
They went online at 6 p.m. to learn that they have been accepted to Duke University.
Only 11 percent of applicants — from a record 31,600 students who applied for admission — got the good word.
“This
was clearly the most challenging year Duke has seen, both for the
applicants and for the staff of the admissions office,” said Christoph
Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions.
“We’ve been careful
not to take the dramatic increase in applications of the last several
years for granted, and the admissions officers worked hard to make sure
each applicant received a thorough and complete review.”
Many applicants, he said, received multiple evaluations, including some that were reviewed as many as seven or eight times.
Guttentag said what stood out about the applicants was their engagement with the world around them.
“We
were struck not only by the academic qualities of our applicants, but
by the degree to which so many of them were involved in community
service or civic engagement programs,” Guttentag said.
“Over the
last several years a sense of participation in a larger community has
been a notable aspect of many of our applicants.”
The 3,105
students who received the good news have until May 1 to make their final
decision. Another 648 high school seniors were admitted in December as
members of the Duke class of 2016, under the university’s binding early
decision program.
The students who received the good news online
will also automatically receive mailed letters about their admission.
Applicants who have been placed on the waiting list or not accepted will
be sent printed letters on request, or if they have not viewed their
decision online within 72 hours.
For the second year in a row,
students will be able to reply online to their offers of admission or
the opportunity to be placed on the waiting list.
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