终于等到Duke Offer了

lixin

I got it too.     I couldn't believe.     Months of efforts paid off.

MilanFan

以下是引用飞雪在2004-2-27 14:09:00的发言：
恭喜啊！看样子今年Duke对中国学生非常友好，CD上被Duke录取的也有不少了，呵呵，你们可以先行组织一个team了。

哈，好主意，应该聚一下！

MilanFan

以下是引用baobaobear在2004-2-27 15:19:00的发言：
hi,Milanfan,



Long time no see until you post this message.     Cograts!


According to your long and strong W/e,    your GPA is not a problem for your offer.     You deserved this offer!

Thanks baobaobear! pretty busy on a project these days, so didn't come    here so often. This offer really cheers me up this morning, but now i have to worry about my visa problem and finanical situation



    

thankceleste

Cong!     By the way, which round do you apply for ?

MilanFan

Submitted before second round, and just finished my alumni interview last sunday.

渴鱼

Congratulations.


However, for applicant in Round 3 like me, this probably means even less opportunities.     : )     Hehe...

thankceleste

I think so too.     since so many people are admitted, they won't admit too many more Chinese students!     However, still cong. to the guys who have gotten in!    

Jeremy

恭喜恭喜，申请Duke的开始大面积开花结果了。


    

BetterMan

gongxi!!

MilanFan

看到Duke今年录取的中国学生很多，真是高兴，相信以后Duke在中国的Alumni Network会很强大，这样对大家以后的发展都有好处。


对我来说Duke的Offer确实有些意外之喜，去年12月份赶在Deadline之前一小时提交的材料，当时感觉就不是很满意。Duke的Essay只有3篇，字数又有限制，给每个人发挥的空间不是很大，而我的本科成绩连2.8都不到，Toefl语法也不到60，对于Duke这所以学术严谨闻名的学校，当时确实只是报着撞大运的想法。果然，去年年底被告知国内的Interview无法安排，只能提交一份Additional Essay作为替代。不过这到给我提供了一个发挥的空间，把自己没能展现的闪光点全放到这篇Essay中了。


经过2个月的等待，居然又被通知国内可以作Alumni Interview。我相信这次面试是我能够成功的关键因素。这位Duke校友非常Nice，碰巧我们又是同行，因此谈的很投机，另外工作中锻炼的流利口语也给她留下了很好的印象。果然，不到一周Offer就来了。


万里长征走了一多半了，下面就要开始准备签证的问题了。我在CD上学到了很多，也认识了不少朋友，祝大家今年好运！