A few parts of the Duke experience were the same for every one of us: midterms, finals and scholarly meticulousness. Towering pines, the dim rust stone of Duke Chapel, Ninth Street. Yet, when you arrived, where you lived, where you were from, your profound life, your course of study, your own objectives, and the spots you discovered your companions – these were the things that characterized your own experience and feeling of group at Duke.
Similarly, we graduated class share an adoration for our place of graduation, yet we relate back to her in our numerous individual ways. Pretty much as grounds offers students horde ways, our Alumni Association gives you a chance to connect back to Duke in the ways most important to you
Graduated class meeting forthcoming understudies applying to Duke
Every year, a large number of secondary school understudies applying to Duke acknowledge our welcome to be met by an individual from our Alumni Admissions Advisory Committees (AAACs). The meeting allows the understudy to take in more about Duke, and it offers Duke some assistance with learning more about the candidate's close to home characteristics and achievements. Duke Admissions authorities read the graduated class questioner's composed report with awesome hobby. Take in more about volunteering as an AAAC questioner.
he Alumni Association serves as an asset for Duke family candidates
Duke and the Duke Alumni Association are focused on keeping up solid family binds to the college, and we give the youngsters and grandchildren of alums uncommon thought when they apply. We likewise offer graduated class partnered candidates some assistance with navigating the procedure. In case you're a piece of a graduated class family, take in more about the affirmations process.
Regularly Asked Questions
How is the meeting utilized as a part of the affirmations process?
The reason for the assessment is to give a more prominent measurement to the candidate's goal information (e.g. test scores, grades, respects, and so on.) Because the meeting is not compulsory, the meeting assessment can't be utilized as an integral component as a part of the confirmations process. Notwithstanding, the assessment will be perused by no less than two Admissions perusers and utilized as a part of conjunction with different letters of proposal to attempt to decide the individual attributes of the candidate. The Admissions officers are exceptionally inspired by these remarks.
What are the obligations of the questioner?
Your obligations will incorporate reaching, meeting, and assessing planned understudies alloted to you by your executive. The nearby executive will let you what number of meetings to expect in a given talking season. Volunteer Job Description (pdf)
We utilize an online framework, AIMS (Alumni Interview Management System) to encourage the meeting process. You will get your meeting assignments and present your assessments through AIMS.
What capabilities do I have to end up a questioner?
As a questioner, you are both an "advertising officer" and a "goodwill diplomat" for Duke. You regularly are the principal collaboration an understudy has with a Duke delegate, and you might be instrumental in that initial introduction of Duke.
You need a well disposed demeanor, have great listening and evaluative abilities, be reliable, ready to take after guidelines and oversee due dates.
Do I need to be a former student of the undergrad school to end up a questioner?
The AAACs just meeting candidates for undergrad affirmation. In spite of the fact that we don't require that you have a college degree from Duke, the greater part of our volunteers do. There are a few individuals from our AAACs who have just their graduate or expert degrees from Duke. Since candidates will make inquiries about undergrad life at Duke, we ask that you arranged to discuss the undergrad experience.
What is the time duty?
The talking season starts in September and goes through the end of February. The quantity of meetings you will direct relies on upon the quantity of candidates from your region and the quantity of accessible board of trustees individuals. Your neighborhood director will have the capacity to give you a superior thought of what number of meetings you will lead amid the season.
What sort of preparing do I require?
When you are added to a board of trustees' program, we will make accessible the preparation materials to help you with this procedure. A large portion of it is self-coordinated, yet your administrator will serve as an asset and give help whenever through the procedure.
What is AIMS?
Points (Alumni Interview Management System) is our online project to encourage the meeting process. You will get your meeting assignments and present your assessments through AIMS. When you are enrolled as an AAAC volunteer, you will get more data and guidelines on the most proficient method to sign into AIMS.
Are there other volunteer open doors in the AAAC?
Other than meeting, a few volunteers speak to Duke at neighborhood secondary school fairs. Your administrator will let you know whether those open doors get to be accessible.
How would I begin?
Contact your neighborhood director and extend your offer to volunteer!
