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Hey yall! I'm not currently a student at Duke, just a young professional living in the area. I have a virtual job interview tomorrow morning, and since theres no great spots in my home or surrounding areas to do my interview, I figured on campus may be a nice place for it. If anyone has any recommendations for a relatively quiet/distraction free spot or building that'd be appropriate for me to do an interview at, please let me know :)

Hey guys I found this website that was made in protest to duke’s new policy that will be terminating alumni emails. Duke promised its alumni access to alumni adresses forever however they have gone back on this promise which will cause a myriad of issues for professionals who have used these emails to create professional accounts and store data. Please visit this website so we gain some traction.

I am a junior in hs and plan to apply ed and I have been 1 in my grade every year of hs played soccer baseball I have been published in Nejm med journal and founded a non profit and duke is my dream school I plan to major in human bio .

I’m a rising sophomore and have yet to take a foreign language placement test or any Chinese class, but am hoping to place into the 333 level and be done with the requirement with just one class. What do they test you on? Is reading enough or will you have to write by hand?

You would give to an incoming Freshman?

I’m an incoming freshman intending to major in Computer Science, and I’m currently planning to take Math 218 (D1) during my first trimester.

I took AP Calculus BC during my junior year of high school and got a 4 on the AP exam. Is it unusual to take Math 218 as a freshman with that background, or is it a fairly normal placement?

For anyone who has taken Math 218, especially as a first-year, how challenging did you find it? Is the AP Calc BC material enough preparation, or is there a significant jump in difficulty?

I’m trying to get a sense of the workload before committing to the course. Any advice on what I should review beforehand would also be appreciated.

Documents provided by Davis Med show that its leadership openly boasted about ‘skirting’ the Supreme Court's ruling by using certain class-based ‘socioeconomic variables’ or ‘disadvantages’ as proxies for race.

An incoming freshman. Wonder how much I will need every month, in average…

I am in the process of moving out, but three of my wall hooks are breaking the paint when I try to remove it. If I leave them, will I get charged a ridiculous fee? I cant get maintenance to fix it because early fall move in starts in 2 days. Please advise!!

Hey everyone! I’m an incoming freshman in Pratt hoping to major in ECE. I’m quite worried about Chem 101, which I’m taking in my first semester, since I did an intro chemistry course in my junior year and really didn’t enjoy it and wasn’t that good with the labs. How difficult or time-consuming is it at Duke?

Should I consider pushing it off to a later semester and instead take a liberal arts, so I have more time to adjust to Duke’s rigor, since I am also taking EGR 101, CS 201, and MATH 218. CS 201 and parts of MATH 218 should be relatively easier for me since I’ve already learned it before. Thanks!

I’m moving to the area soon and starting a Ph.D at Duke. have been looking for rental options online and stumbled upon Chapel Towers on Morreenee Road. They seem to have some really sweet offers (I’m scared too good to be true prices but I’m also moving in from Brooklyn and my sense of price might be completely broken by NYC). I looked up references here and found some 6-10 year old ones but would really appreciate some updated reviews. How’s this place? Management? The buildings and apartments? The facilities? The safety of the area?

I’m considering a two-bedroom apartment on the ground floor which is considerably cheaper than other floors which is understandable but I’m also curious about whether people have pest issues or other troubles in the ground floor. Any opinions and observations are appreciated.

title, thanks!!

Hi, I'm entering my senior year and one of my regrets is that I didn't join a club in any of my years at school, besides my pre-professional org. Wondering if anyone has recommendations for hobby clubs? I'm looking to pick up new hobbies so I'm down for clubs that do literally anything, just trying to get more involved on campus. I am pretty slow on the uptake for a lot of things so clubs that are welcoming to newbies would be preferred :)

I made a thread yesterday about the DOJ finding evidence of discrimination at Duke.

The evidence is pretty solid, but instead of having more interesting discussions, people here were having discussions about whether discrimination is actually happening or not. Is this really all that Duke students can think about?

There are so many more interesting things that we can discuss. DEI and affirmative action are directly linked to geopolitics and the US tech war against China. There’s even an interesting connection between anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and affirmative action against Asians in higher ed. Or Liberal elites being closet white nationalists and that DEI is a tool to maintain white supremacy.

There’s just so much to talk about, yet Duke students want to get bogged down by shallow discourse over LSAT scores.

Hi everyone! I’m a woman who loves going on daily morning walks/runs, and I’m looking for some safe places to do that around here. I recently moved from a suburban area with plenty of sidewalks, so I’m still getting familiar with the area and would really appreciate recommendations for places that are safe, well-trafficked, and have good visibility, especially in the mornings. I know I can always use the rec centers, but I really prefer being outdoor.
Does anyone have favorite walking/running trails, parks, or paths they’d recommend? Bonus points for places where other people are usually out walking/running, too. Thank you!