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Wasn’t that for just the reapplicant essay? This guideline

Stupid question - but does this still apply to consortium applicants? While the requirements are listed on Duke’s website, there are no requirements on the consortium portal. Also, for Essay #2 - it states "limited to 1 page (500 words max)", but consortium says 1 page OR 500 words max. If I change mine to 1.5, I definitely go over 1 page. Any thoughts?

Definitely not a stupid question. I believe Consortium also advises applicants to take note of school-specific requirements, so better to play it safe and stick to the 1.5x one page rule.

Got it. In that case - I will change to 1.5. Is it okay to go to 2 pages (for essay #2) based on consortium wording of 1 page OR 500? I have not submitted for Round 1 yet, but I will be meeting them next week at the Veteran’s symposium - so plan to ask there as well. nvm. I am making this more complicated than it needs to be. Made everything 10 point font and 1.5. Everything stays within the word limit and page limit. Sorry for the trouble!

Has anyone applied to/ heard back from Duke for the Women's Leadership Weekend? They said decisions would go out by Oct 7

The deadline for the women’s leadership weekend was 26th. It’s been a week so far .... I think they may need a bit more time to review. But I would be curious if they send out all notifications of the same time or if they trickle them out. The weekend is November 7-10 if my email is correct 😇