I applied in the beginning of December and didn't get admitted / rejected yet...

Hello,

I've just been admitted to Duke, and I'm planning to accept the offer. by the way I'm from Paris, are there other French people admitted?

hope to see you all next year

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It looks to me as a waitlist notice.

hey guys
i just saw your conversation now and as a DUKE LLM grad i wanted first to say congrats to everyone who was accepted and dont worry to those he didnt got answers yet- i got mine in march and the ytake each application very serious and they have hundrads so it takes time
in any case u guys will have the best year in your life

GO Blue Deviles!!!

Hi, all
I also got admitted to Duke and accepted the offer in Dec
as Duke is my priority choice. Congrats to all and those who are waiting, I wish to see you in the campus.
By the way, is anyone granted scholarship from the school?
I am curious about fundings.. I realized that it's quite expensive to study in Duke comparing to other schools. Hmm

Dear All:
I am currently a LLM student at Duke. I want to congratulate those of you that got the acceptance letter. Duke is an amazing place for taking your LLM. The professors are exceptional and the faculty is spectacular.
For those who are still waiting, I wish you good luck.

hey there!
i sent my application in mid january and got admitted this wednesday. i was absolutely surprised and overwhelmed about their fast reaction. i certainly will accept the offer for duke was my first choice. there's only one problem left: i still have no clue how to afford it. can anyone give me money? just kidding...
i'm looking forward to seeing you in august!!!
florian :-)

hey there!
i sent my application in mid january and got admitted this wednesday. i was absolutely surprised and overwhelmed about their fast reaction. i certainly will accept the offer for duke was my first choice. there's only one problem left: i still have no clue how to afford it. can anyone give me money? just kidding...
i'm looking forward to seeing you in august!!!
florian :-)

hey there!
i sent my application in mid january and got admitted this wednesday. i was absolutely surprised and overwhelmed about their fast reaction. i certainly will accept the offer for duke was my first choice. there's only one problem left: i still have no clue how to afford it. can anyone give me money? just kidding...
i'm looking forward to seeing you in august!!!
florian :-)

Congrats Florian, can you please be so kind and let us some useful info: how did they send the acceptance, and if you dont mind let us know a little bit of your profile (grades,toefl,experience)to see what to expect?

tnks

but don't think of it too much, i got an "early admission". you all still have great chances to be admitted too.
good luck!

I'm waiting for Duke to accept me... ooof. I sent it early December.

To those still waiting for Duke offers, there is a lot of time to go yet so don't worry. I sent my application on December 12th and got an offer on December 27th (very quick!)

Anyway, they said that they've offered some people "early admission", such as me. If someone declines their offer, that frees up another space in the class and hence someone else might get an offer. This rolling basis can apparently continue for some time so keep waiting!

I received rejection notice by e-mail today.
They sent me the e-mail using BCC, so I assume that some other applicants received the same e-mail.

For your information, I submitted my application early November.

Congrats to adimtted applicants and good luck to waiting applicants !!!

I received a mail from Duke saying that "Thank you very much for your fine application to the 2008-2009 LL.M.
program at Duke Law School. At this time, we are unable to let you know whether there will be a place for you in next year's LL.M. program."
What does that mean? :)

Hi, Penny.

The e-mail you received is apparently different from the rejection e-mail I received.

They said to me, "I regret that we are not able to offer you admission for the 2008-2009 academic year".

I assume your e-mail indicates you are wait-listed.

Is it a custom that the schools don't tell you straightly that you are on the wait-list? I am wondering why they just inform me that I am wait-listed.

Hi Penny,

I received the same email yesterday. I guess we are just deferred by Duke, not waitlisted. Here's something my friend recommended to read (http://lawschoolexpert.blogspot.com/2007/12/deferral-to-regular-admission.html ):-

"law schools like to defer and waitlist and "hold" applicants because they are judged by rankings partially according to acceptance rates. By giving out fewer "admit" letters, they can control their acceptance rates. They want you to work a little harder. Law Schools want to be able to judge the likelihood with which you'll actually attend their school before they hand out the precious law school acceptance letter.

So, if you're deferred to regular admission at a school you'd really like to attend then fight for it. Demonstrate your continued interest in that school. Keep them in the loop with updates, especially new grades coming out this month. (Just don't annoy anyone in the admissions office by calling too often or saying too much)."

Good luck to all "deferred" Duke applicants just like you and myself!

Did anyone actually get an admission email, or is it just "deferral" or rejection email?

They sent out a certain number of offers.
The deadline to accept by is February 8th. So after that date, anybody still waiting to hear should get a definite answer...