Christoph Guttentag

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University. I've been at Duke since 1992.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@JEStew3 I love reading your posts. I get a small glimpse into a fascinating work life that is so different than mine, and that combines the creative and practical in such interesting ways.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@EDAnalyst Didn’t realize you were a football fan! The Blue Devils played their hearts out and had a shot. Hoping Riley Leonard’s injury isn’t severe.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

Is anyone else having incredible difficulties with the @UPS website and tracking system, or is it just me? Account login keeps failing; package tracking keep saying it doesn't know where my package is, etc.

[Working@Duke @WorkingatDuke]

Blue Devil of the Week: Cassidy Mills, assistant director Undergraduate Admissions, helps talented high school students write their own stories at Duke. https://t.co/cISUDX1FHX

@DiscoverDuke @DukeU @mlwcenter @DukeCSGD @DukeStudents #WorkingAtDuke

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

Thank you @ciompiquartet @dukeperformance for a wonderful performance last night. I wish I could hear you perform Black Angels 5 nights in a row!

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

Really looking forward to the Ciompi Quartet’s performance of George Crumb’s Black Angels tonight. Became familiar with it when I was studying music at Penn—this is the first live performance I’ve attended. Can’t wait!

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@JEStew3 ...and in fact I expect I *will* find a way to use it in talking about admissions! And I'll even get to say, "I learned this quote from a Hollywood screenwriter" which will be very cool.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@JEStew3 Read your interesting thread about screenwriting , and was wondering about the source of that excellent "rob a bank" quote. Would like to use it occasionally (w/ attribution, of course).

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@JEStew3 Thank you! It's a great quote.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@JEStew3 : ) TBH I was going to use it in the context of mentoring, as you did. It was a great hook in the 1st tweet of your thread. & it expressed my own reservations when mentoring--yes I have experience, but just because it's the way *I* do it doesn't mean *you* should do it this way.

[Frank Bruni @FrankBruni]

Concerned about the runaway anxiety surrounding the college admission process? You should be. And you should join me, the dean of admissions at Duke and the director of college counseling for the Khan Lab HS for an online discussion Thursday. To register, https://t.co/dJNLiw6c5w

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

I’m really looking forward to this conversation; I hope you’ll join us!

[Duke Admissions @DiscoverDuke]

Join our very own @DukeAdmissDean next Thursday at 7:30pm ET for an online event. Hosted by the College Guidance Network, learn more about challenges surrounding college search and how to approach the college admissions process. https://t.co/tw7QDtt6m9

[Joy Gaston Gayles (she/her) @JoyGayles]

Graduation is one of my favorite times of the year!! Congrats to all of the 2022 graduates and especially the #programfam @NCSUHigherEd graduates! Honored to hood Dr. Heather Ryan who studies mental health programs for student-athletes! Congrats Grads 🎓🎉🎓

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@UPS Why can't I just get a real person on the phone so I can ask a question that your automated system can't answer? It's very frustrating to have the limitations of an automated system keep me from talking with a live person.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

Last week I spoke with Aidan and Ash on their Hold Me Back podcast about the college admissions process. We covered a wide range of topics and it's not a short episode; for better or worse I was given free rein to speak. https://t.co/P6Wn1Rdyx2

[The News & Observer @newsobserver]

Writing a personal essay for a college application can seem daunting. Admissions deans at Duke, UNC, NC State and NC Central share advice. https://t.co/cDJl0C7KNn

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@evelynjlamb I think about o-micron and O-mega almost every time I see one or the other. You're the only other person I've ever seen mention this. Amazing how long the lessons of two years of high school Latin can persist.

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@melissakorn For those of us joining you in Seattle, we hope you’ll share what you learn!

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

@EDAnalyst I believe it's 5%

[Christoph Guttentag @DukeAdmissDean]

Congratulations to Nina King! A wonderful choice, an established leader, and a great person. Pure Duke gold.

[Duke Athletics @DukeATHLETICS]

Excited to announce Nina King (@ninaking22) as the eighth Vice President & Director of Athletics in @DukeU history!

#GoDuke 🔵😈