About 60 admitted high school seniors attended Latino Student Recruitment Weekend, an annual event hosted by Mi Gente and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions that helps to recruit students to Duke. The prospective students, many of whom are still considering multiple college offers, participated in events that ranged from a game night to Noche Dorada, an evening event at the Washington Duke Inn. The Chronicle’s Taylor Doherty and Sanette Tanaka asked Duke students and visitors about their LSRW experiences.
“At first, I was a little disappointed that so few p-frosh accepted and came.... But at the end of the day, I thought it was very successful. The group, as a whole, was very cohesive. I think they had a really good time at the game night.... They had free cookout, a lot of games and they all really got to know each other.”
—freshman Sebastian Cifuentes, a host and freshman representative for Mi Gente
“I thought it was incredible. Specifically, I liked being able to meet a lot of really intelligent people—bright students that had a lot of lofty ambitions and a lot of great ideas.”
—Isaac Reyes, prospective student from Houston, Texas
“Although we had a smaller number of students than we usually do for LSRW, it created a closer knit between the hosts and the p-frosh. I think my favorite part of it all was Saturday night, the game night, and seeing the students interact with each other and with their hosts.”
—sophomore Birdie Rodriguez, a host and incoming LSRW chair for Mi Gente
“Noche Dorada was a really cool event.... The food, obviously, was amazing—I’m not going to lie. I liked how there were people who were already from the school who joined with us there.”
—Eduardo Hernandez-Nieves, prospective student from Louisville, Kentucky
“It’s good for them to know that they’re not the only Latino students at this university.”
—junior Lizzeth Alarcon, a host and LSRW chair
This story has been updated to make clear that both Mi Gente and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions host the visiting prospective students.
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