<li><p>What does everyone think of the split campus. Do you think its disruptive and annoying?</p></li>
<li><p>Has anyone had their interview yet?</p></li>
<li><p>Where else are you applying?</p></li>
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<p>ill answer #'s 2 and 3 cuz #1 didnt affect me…if anything the campus was the best ive seen
i had my interview about 3 weeks ago…it was reallly informal…set me up with local alumni from the late 70s…then agaiin i applied ed and i think ur applying rd not sure so if ur applying rd it should be a little later, if not i have no clue
also applying to Emory, Wash U St. Louis, Northwestern, Cornell, U. Mich, Lehigh, Deleware, Wake Forest, and Vanderbilt…
if u have a chance tell me what u think of my chances at duke ed and others, my post is in this forum closer to the bottom…thanks and gl</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything about the campus, but when I visited it was by far the best college campus I have seen. I haven’t had my interview yet but then again I’m applying RD and have yet to turn in a few parts. I also plan on applying to Dartmouth, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Penn State, and CU Boulder. I realize that my list is extremely challenging, but if I don’t get into a great college I think I’d rather go to CU anyway.</p>
<p>ok well, as a freshman, I can answer #1.
the split campus has both positives and negatives, of course.
East Campus is a really nice campus. We have our own library, union (with mailboxes and cafe and cafeteria for breakfast and supper), gym, tennis courts, and auditorium, and we have the music building. We have academic buildings too, in fact 2 out of my 4 classes are on East. The dorms are nice on East too. It’s nice to have freshmen all on one campus, it truly is.</p>
<p>Of course, going back and forth on the bus is annoying. Though buses run every couple minutes until 6pm on weekdays, and the ride is only 3-4 minutes, it can be tedious. On the weekends and after 8pm on weekdays (between 6 and 8pm on weekdays they have buses run every 10 minutes), they only run buses every 15 minutes and it takes those at least 10 minutes to get between East and West because they go through Central, granted you’re not in as much of a rush at those times.</p>
<p>Basically, if you schedule your classes right, it won’t be a problem. For example, I have all of my classes on West next semester so I take a bus over there after I eat breakfast and I don’t have to go back to East until after all my classes are done. It’s no big deal. Plus, with the way the meal plan works, you don’t have to go back to East for lunch.</p>
<p>Overall, I don’t think the split campus is enough to deter you from going to Duke, not in a million years. But I admit that I will be happy to move to West next year.</p>
<p>I got to agree with what ay_caramba said. I think split campus has more pros than cons. Nice environment with just freshmen and we have a lot of the same stuff that west does (minus the cool architecture). The busses are annoying to an extent, especially if your dorm is far away from them. But you learn the schedule quickly and get used to it. The Marketplace, where freshmen eat a lot of their meals on East, got its ups and downs. I feel really spoiled saying it, but the food sometimes gets a little boring. Hope this helps. Good luck in the admissions process.</p>
<p>yeah i agree with duke25 about the marketplace. it’s not that the food is bad, it’s just… repetitive. and they make some efforts to mix it up at times. I’ve heard the great hall is much better though (i tried to go once but i got confused). and lunch is good, eat wherever you want.</p>
<p>I’m about as far from the bus stop you can get (3rd floor, huge corner room on the main quad) but close the to the marketplace, which is a good deal. But anyways, it’s about a 3-4 minute walk to the bus stop, about a 7-10 minute bus ride to west, definitely not really bad. Plus, it’s a great chance to doze/read/talk/meet people/yell conversations to someone crammed at the other end. The chants late at night on weekends or after football games are freaking awesome as well.</p>
<p>Anyways, a map may show a freeway “splitting” the campus in half - rather, the bridge just provides a huge painting surface for any campus group to advertise any event. The best thing about being on east is seeing all the freshmen, showing up for a meal at anytime and finding someone you know. In my case, being on east is great because of orchestra rehearsals/practice rooms. And unlike chapel hill where it is a 20 minute walk from freshman dorms to franklin street, i can get to 9th in about 3-4 mintues. and whole foods is so, so great to have that close.</p>
<p>The marketplace is not bad. “Bad” is the food at state schools, where you get sickened by the smell when you walk in the door. Breakfast is all you could ask for and dinner may get repetitive, but it just takes being adventurous and knowing how to mix it up (yes, cereal and salad for dinner can work). There’s always a “grill” (hamburgers/grilled chicken/hot dogs, etc) and usually a place you can make your own sandwiches. Plus there’s the different food they cook (where else can you get spicy sweet potato fries). And the desserts are killer. Fresh cakes/pies/cookies/ice cream/fruitloops treats (sounds disgusting, but oh so good). If you’re a picky eater, waste your food points (er, use your debit account-like use of your dukecard that’s specifically for food) and order from a bunch of surrounding merchants (i.e. pizza, steakhouses, subs).</p>
<p>Anyways, food on west varies a lot more - just take advantage of lunch there. The Great Hall is like the marketplace, but better…with fresh sushi, burritos, wraps, and all sorts of other stuff. Sanford Deli is god’s gift to Duke Dining - in the public policy building, best service, best food.</p>
<p>This is a random survey of transportation/food and such. Basically, it’s definitely not bad, good even… and will likely improve over the next year or so because of management/service issues with the food service provider here.</p>