Duke Senior taking questions - Page 2

duke500 · 07-04-2009, 04:27 PM

I would definitely recommend getting a laptop from Duke, it comes with a 4 year warranty that has been very helpful in my case.

Yes, people hang out on East Lawn a LOT and sunbathe, read, toss the football, play ultimate... it's an awesome space.

AT&T service is terrible on Duke's West campus. A lot of people got it for their iPhones, but I had a couple people switch back to their previous provider because the service was so bad. I use Verizon and it's great.

During the day, buses usually run every 5 minutes or so between east and west. It's a really fast commute, but slows down as the day goes on. Give yourself 15 minutes and you'll be fine.

IM soccer is really fun, a lot of people are competitive, but there's a lot of opportunity to play. There are instructions on how to sign up during orientation.

I don't know too much about the English department, sorry.

SBR · 07-04-2009, 10:45 PM

AT&T service has been improving recently from what I hear. Last year I heard through the grapevine that more repeaters are going up around campus.

loveduke22 · 07-04-2009, 10:51 PM

I never had trouble. Got service everywhere from L2 of Perkins to the depths of the Bryan Center. The only place I didn't get service was inside of the West Campus dorms...but most services are the same. I don't know anyone who got service inside the Edens buildings. But yeah, for me switching from Sprint to AT&T gave me a marked improvement in service.

SBR · 07-04-2009, 11:32 PM

I had Verizon service in edens, but my friend who had an iPhone had no trouble either. My other friend who had regular AT&T service, however, usually had to stand by the window.

The only other place besides those mentioned above where Verizon might be a bit better would be in the engineering quad, but it's not that much better either.

knat · 07-05-2009, 11:41 AM

Okay, so I've actually changed my schedule a bit so that I'll have to be going from White Hall to Bio Sciences in 20 minutes (early afternoon). Will I be able to? Also, the Bio Sciences is a lab--will the grad students be lenient if I'm a few minutes late?

singersmom · 07-05-2009, 11:54 AM

hookem168 - the article, The Decline and Revival of Liberal Learning at Duke: The Focus and Gerst Programs is great! I wish it had been available when my D made her decision to attend Duke!

dstfan · 07-05-2009, 05:28 PM

Is engineering at DUke tough? And by that i mean, do the engineering students study all the time and have terrible schedules.

duke500 · 07-06-2009, 12:21 PM

Compared to non-premed Trinity students, Pratt students are in class/labs twice the amount of time. It's pretty brutal.

hookem168 · 07-06-2009, 06:11 PM

^ Ahhh...and then 4 years of med school and 5 or 6 years of residency...sucks for you guys!

thelovepizza · 07-06-2009, 06:17 PM

well, at least there are always jobs for engineers/doctors. anywhos, this thread is taking away from my watching Requiem for a dream for the 3rd ish time...ooh sweet trainspotting finally downloaded. toodles.

hookem168 · 07-06-2009, 07:36 PM

^ Dude, that movie messed me up. For real.

thelovepizza · 07-07-2009, 12:48 PM

hopefully you didnt do drugs AFTER... watching it heh.

It's an amazing movie. I've been on a movie binge for the past weeks, still got more to watch.

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constantly · 07-09-2009, 12:51 AM

Just a quick question.

Bryan Center (Psy 11 lecture) to Art Building (W20) in 20 minutes. Possible?

duke500 · 07-09-2009, 09:21 AM

it's possible, but you may be cutting it close.

Here's a good website which maps out the campus:
Campus Destinations - Duke University

eunice033 · 07-11-2009, 10:40 AM

is it possible to go from the biological sciences building to the sociology/psychology building in 20 minutes? if not, i'm so screwed