NSS: Got into Duke!

gear02 · 03-10-2005, 05:30 PM

WOOHOO!!!!

I was waitlisted at Duke last December. I did get into a bschool, but it was my "safety" school. Unfortunately since then, I've been rejected from every school I've been waiting for. Heck, I have a decision from a school coming March 31st and I knew I wasn't getting in since I haven't gotten a request for an interview and by now it won't happen. I was getting really depressed at all the rejection, and although I was excited to go to my safety school, I was still very down on myself.

So as I was working today, my gmail notifier popped up with a email similar to last december where they said I could check my decision status. I first thought it was odd since I already gotten my decision status. But then it hit me it might be very significant, so as I was checking my email and then logging into Duke's website I got very, very nervous. Then I saw that they admitted me! I jumped and shouted, which startled the guys working in my cube area. I ran to my coworkers who wrote me recommendations (very friendly guys) but no one was there, but I told one person. I'm very giddy and happy!

So, I guess this August (and for the next two years), I will be in Durham, NC. I guess I have more reason to cheer for Duke in the tourney too.

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!

(i also hope it wasn't a mistake...some guy hitting the wrong button...)

DaFunkyUnit · 03-10-2005, 05:33 PM

congrats.

so you're going to Duke for grad school? studying what?

Jenny · 03-10-2005, 05:46 PM

hehehe Congrats!

TofuNinja · 03-10-2005, 05:49 PM

woohoo WTG congrats

Kim · 03-10-2005, 05:55 PM

Congrats!

psycho- · 03-10-2005, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFunkyUnit

congrats.

so you're going to Duke for grad school? studying what?

B-School. Where all students aspire to get Bs

whitak24 · 03-10-2005, 06:34 PM

gear, that is f-ing sweet man! congratulations! fuqua is a great school and will open tons of doors for you once you graduate.

good luck!

Butch · 03-10-2005, 06:49 PM

Congrats man . . . Fuqua is a great school . . . I'll need to get my butt in gear to apply for b-school while I'm in Germany . . . I've been putting it off for a couple years.

brainsmile · 03-10-2005, 07:03 PM

a good school congrats

SnowSurfer · 03-10-2005, 07:11 PM

nice work man!!

dbax791 · 03-10-2005, 08:12 PM

Congrats Gear!

As a B-school grad, I would offer a couple of tips of advice.

Go to a community college and take financial and managerial accounting, and finance, in the summer if you can. If you can learn the basic concepts, you will be at an advantage and not have to learn it from scratch.

Grad school is nothing like undergrad - it is very competitive, and the workload is insane.

Good luck!

Markel · 03-10-2005, 09:11 PM

Congrats, Gear. Good school. Also a nice place to live for a couple of years.

whitak24 · 03-10-2005, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbax791

Grad school is nothing like undergrad - it is very competitive, and the workload is insane.

i think it depends on the b-school. my friend's wife graduated from HBS last year, and she honestly didn't have to work too hard, and her exams were a joke.

for her, it was all about the networking.

brainsmile · 03-11-2005, 12:10 AM

yup same with northwestern

nickel · 03-11-2005, 06:32 AM

congrats gear02

gear02 · 03-11-2005, 06:48 AM

Thanks everyone! I had to recheck this morning just to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

cheapie · 03-11-2005, 07:07 AM

sweet. now i hate you.

i'm an IU grad and we will never forget being screwed by ted valentine on that BS call.

navyones · 03-11-2005, 08:33 AM

Congrats on getting into Duke. Carolina is beautiful.

kimchicowboy · 03-11-2005, 08:57 AM

cool stuff man. when i head to the east coast to visit, duke will be one of the schools i visit (i think). heck, wanna go together?

gear02 · 03-11-2005, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimchicowboy

cool stuff man. when i head to the east coast to visit, duke will be one of the schools i visit (i think). heck, wanna go together?

I'm going April 1st

When will you be around?

Btw I sold you my pbook because my other school was providing laptops, Duke doesn't. Can I have it back?

(jk)

attgig · 03-11-2005, 11:37 AM

congrats!

perhaps it was a result of duke denying some people following the hacking:

http://www.boston.com/business/artic...ng_1110274403/

Kevster · 03-11-2005, 01:35 PM

Congratulations Gear02!

Oh and just to keep all the farkers happy,

Duke sucks.

/fark

yippiekiyeh · 03-11-2005, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevster

Congratulations Gear02!

Oh and just to keep all the farkers happy,

Duke sucks.

/fark

LOL

Certainly Duke is Duke... they're on TV more than Leave it to Beaver...Reruns!

CONGRATZ man that's great! Gear02!

Showtime · 03-11-2005, 02:26 PM

Now you and Christian Lattener will have something in common.

Congrats and gl.

-j

Nija · 03-11-2005, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevster

Congratulations Gear02!

Oh and just to keep all the farkers happy,

Duke sucks.

/fark

You deserve a UFIA.

but congratulations nevertheless

Johnnymac · 03-11-2005, 03:02 PM

Congrats

03-10-2005, 05:30 PM	#1
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	NSS: Got into Duke! WOOHOO!!!! I was waitlisted at Duke last December. I did get into a bschool, but it was my "safety" school. Unfortunately since then, I've been rejected from every school I've been waiting for. Heck, I have a decision from a school coming March 31st and I knew I wasn't getting in since I haven't gotten a request for an interview and by now it won't happen. I was getting really depressed at all the rejection, and although I was excited to go to my safety school, I was still very down on myself. So as I was working today, my gmail notifier popped up with a email similar to last december where they said I could check my decision status. I first thought it was odd since I already gotten my decision status. But then it hit me it might be very significant, so as I was checking my email and then logging into Duke's website I got very, very nervous. Then I saw that they admitted me! I jumped and shouted, which startled the guys working in my cube area. I ran to my coworkers who wrote me recommendations (very friendly guys) but no one was there, but I told one person. I'm very giddy and happy! So, I guess this August (and for the next two years), I will be in Durham, NC. I guess I have more reason to cheer for Duke in the tourney too. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!! (i also hope it wasn't a mistake...some guy hitting the wrong button...)

03-10-2005, 05:33 PM	#2
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	congrats. so you're going to Duke for grad school? studying what? __________________

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03-10-2005, 06:34 PM	#7
whitak24 easily amused Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: my office Posts: 9,781	gear, that is f-ing sweet man! congratulations! fuqua is a great school and will open tons of doors for you once you graduate. good luck!

03-10-2005, 06:49 PM	#8
Butch Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,915	Congrats man . . . Fuqua is a great school . . . I'll need to get my butt in gear to apply for b-school while I'm in Germany . . . I've been putting it off for a couple years. __________________ I used to be into sadism, necrophilia and beastiality, but then I realized I was just beating a dead horse

03-10-2005, 07:03 PM	#9
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	a good school congrats __________________ ********************************** DCM #1 (Founder) "Nobody beats Vitus Gerulaitis 18 times in a row." - Vitus Gerulaitis on beating Jimmy Connors after 17 failed attempts.

03-10-2005, 07:11 PM	#10
SnowSurfer Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,616	nice work man!! __________________ I have an athlon xp 2500+ ... aren't you glad you know that?

03-10-2005, 08:12 PM	#11
dbax791 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,177	Congrats Gear! As a B-school grad, I would offer a couple of tips of advice. Go to a community college and take financial and managerial accounting, and finance, in the summer if you can. If you can learn the basic concepts, you will be at an advantage and not have to learn it from scratch. Grad school is nothing like undergrad - it is very competitive, and the workload is insane. Good luck!

03-10-2005, 09:11 PM	#12
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	Congrats, Gear. Good school. Also a nice place to live for a couple of years. __________________ stay low... keep moving...

03-11-2005, 12:10 AM	#14
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	yup same with northwestern

03-11-2005, 06:32 AM	#15
nickel Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jeterville, NYY Posts: 17,786	congrats gear02 __________________ click me

03-11-2005, 06:48 AM	#16
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	Thanks everyone! I had to recheck this morning just to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

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cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	sweet. now i hate you. i'm an IU grad and we will never forget being screwed by ted valentine on that BS call. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

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03-11-2005, 08:33 AM	#18
navyones Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,811	Congrats on getting into Duke. Carolina is beautiful.

03-11-2005, 08:57 AM	#19
kimchicowboy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean Posts: 5,344	cool stuff man. when i head to the east coast to visit, duke will be one of the schools i visit (i think). heck, wanna go together? __________________ "I pick my nose too but never eat it." - bachviet, 3/30/04 if anyone wants to go scuba diving in oahu or wants to learn who to scuba dive in oahu, PM me.

03-11-2005, 11:37 AM	#21
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	congrats! perhaps it was a result of duke denying some people following the hacking: http://www.boston.com/business/artic...ng_1110274403/ __________________

03-11-2005, 01:35 PM	#22
Kevster Admiral Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 6,124	Congratulations Gear02! Oh and just to keep all the farkers happy, Duke sucks. /fark __________________ I think over again My small adventures, my fears. The small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing: To live to see the great day that dawns, And the light that fills the world. -old Inuit song

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03-11-2005, 03:02 PM	#26
Johnnymac Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: VA Posts: 749	Congrats

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