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Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
So has everyone heard back from Duke at this point--or, are there people still waiting? -
Is it possible to change degree programs (from the MDiv to the MTS) from within any given institution? For instance, if I applied for a MDiv at X school can I change my degree path (within reason) upon entering the program?
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Dude, take Vanderbilt. People there just seem happier
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Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Hear anything from them today? -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Sure, some admission offices do feel more welcoming than others and it may well be true that their attitude exemplified pre-enrollment is what one can expect from them in the future. Jdmhotness's point is that the attitude of any given institution's admissions department is not necessarily indicative of what the general environment, at this particular institution, is like. While I do agree with hotness I still feel that Duke has really mishandled things and that this will, and I believe must, factor into my and others' decisions concerning whether or not to attend. What I fail to understand is how Duke still manages to sustain a great student body when they treat applicants the way that they do. For instance Jcosta, who has posted on this thread, received full-ride offers to Vanderbilt, PTS, and Yale and has still yet to hear from Duke concerning the status of his funding. Surely Duke realizes that his application is very strong and that, in all likelihood, he has received other offers (which he has). I am in a similar situation; I have made my other offers known to Duke's admission committee and they still will not give me any information other than the fact that I should hear sometime before April 15th (lol). All that being said, how can they expect to maintain the strongest student body possible when they mishandle applications and effectively lose out on many extraordinary candidates simply because of their poor procedures? -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
I fear that this is the case. However, given the numerous scholarships that Duke offers for the Masters of Divinity I assumed, wrongly, that there would at least be one or two people on here who would claim one. -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Thanks for the info. It would have been much easier for them to simply inform applicants of the situation rather than attempt to deal with the hundreds of calls and emails that result from leaving stressed applicants in the dark this late in the application season. For those of us who have yet to receive our financial award is it fair to assume that all of the 100% scholarships have already been given out? -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
I hope so too -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Thanks for the input everyone. -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
I cannot believe duke treats applicants this way. They refuse to even let me know where I am on the list for scholarships. I have other offers and I have voiced that fact to them. -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
MDiv -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
So are people still waiting on Duke for funding info? I sill can't get a word out of admissions. Does anyone know how many scholarships they award on the second scholarship period. Should I just expect 50% at this point? -
2013-2014 M.A./M.T.S/M.Div Application chitchat
religioustiger replied to Therewillbeluke's topic in Religion
Vanderbilt sent funding info via snailmail last week. -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Kuriakos, Any insight into the funding process; and, why some have heard while others haven't -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
This is quite strange as the department informed me that they cannot give me funding details until April 15th. At this point I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. -
2013-2014 M.A./M.T.S/M.Div Application chitchat
religioustiger replied to Therewillbeluke's topic in Religion
I was accepted all the way back in December and the admissions committee still refuses to give me information on funding. When I last spoke to the department I was told that the next scholarship round would be April 15th. I'm highly confused why some are receiving funding packages and I am not. Does this mean that Duke could potentially offer another round of full-ride scholarships on the 15th? -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
It means that Duke Div. covers all of your tuition costs -
2013-2014 M.A./M.T.S/M.Div Application chitchat
religioustiger replied to Therewillbeluke's topic in Religion
Would it be unreasonable to ask for like 90%? If not, how much would you consider to me too much? -
2013-2014 M.A./M.T.S/M.Div Application chitchat
religioustiger replied to Therewillbeluke's topic in Religion
Yeah I'm just ready to hear back from Vandy and Duke. What the hell? -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
Is anyone willing to claim one of the five full-ride scholarships that Duke awarded to MDiv applicants last month? -
2013-2014 M.A./M.T.S/M.Div Application chitchat
religioustiger replied to Therewillbeluke's topic in Religion
Josh, u from Forest Grove? Cool man, I'm in Oregon City. I have friends who went to Warner Pac -
0% Confidence of Acceptance
religioustiger replied to TripWillis's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
Just do somthin else. School is hella overrated -
Accepted to Duke today... anybody else?
religioustiger replied to caleb.roberts811's topic in Religion
still waiting too