On a cloudless Wednesday morning, the Googleplex is alive and crawling with Googlers riding their custom yellow bikes across campus. I, however, lay on the couch reading a book; it contains Google’s notoriously outlandish interview questions. “If you had a stack of pennies as tall as the Empire State Building, could you fit them all in one room?” Last year we watched Superstorm Sandy crawl up the coast and realized the destruction that it would bring. Then it did....

Duke’s intellectual and eclectic student body combined with my passion and energy to make waves in the medical care received by underprivileged minorities will provide the perfect environment for success. Through DukeEngage I’ll be able to integrate my two greatest passions, community involvement and medicine, while immersing myself in a unique cultural experience in Argentina, encouraging maternal and infant health in urban neighborhoods. Joining Duke’s Latino Medical Association will grant me the opportunity to join a community...

The true nature of control is elusive, but undoubtedly limited. Years of three hour road trips through western Pennsylvania for, more often than not, punishing club tournaments marred by losses and followed by arduous conditioning sessions prove that control cannot be had in whole. Psychological disposition, however, is truly yours and untouchable by outside factors. I am responsible for my own self-determination. This is what the game’s brought me, the right disposition to execute, and what I bring to...

Not ‘Lost,’ but Still Searching Kate let go of her criminal past. Sawyer let go of his reputation. Jack? He became a father, and let go of his own. "Remember. Let go. Move on." Lindelof preached this mantra to viewers following his final episode of ‘Lost.’ Mr. Lindelof, Sir: Done. Lost ended abruptly that night, and with it the hopes of five teenage girls who had banned together each Wednesday for six seasons of electromagnetic fields, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and fringe...

I only interviewed with Duke. My advice would be to show up early, dress classy and confidently, and stand, shake hands, and introduce yourself when...

Duke is a highly competitive environment and the workload...

I used a private admissions counselor. I believe it was helpful as they...

I believe what set me apart from other applicants is that I had a...

I'd have taken a few...