The allure of Duke?

[Anonymous]

DD told me there are 5 girls applying ED to Duke in her class. I understand Duke is a great school, but it's a fairly larger percentage of her grade EDing there with all things considered. Having spoken with other parents, it seems like this is a trend at many of the local private schools in the area. Is there anything super special about Duke that's attracting a lot of early applicants this year?

[Anonymous]

No, there is zero super special about Duke.

[Anonymous]

agree

[Anonymous]

It’s the only T10 with a decent quality of life as far as I can tell.

[Anonymous]

Yep, there are at least a half dozen applying ED in the senior class at our smallish private.
Some are legacy, some are not.

[Anonymous]

Not at $90K+ a year! No thank you! Estimated Cost of Attendance (Total Costs): $89,630-$90,366

[Anonymous]

Umm - great school, great weather, great basketball, great quality of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Umm - great school, great weather, great basketball, great quality of life.

+1 it seems pretty clear to me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm - great school, great weather, great basketball, great quality of life.

+1 it seems pretty clear to me

over 90K a year. Going in-state

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm - great school, great weather, great basketball, great quality of life.

+1 it seems pretty clear to me

over 90K a year. Going in-state

All the T10s are pretty generous with financial aid so it really depends what your situation is. But regardless there are lots of people willing to pay full and more for Duke

[Anonymous]

Duke is a good school, no doubt, and someone can get an excellent education and be supported after with a close alumni network. That being said, it appeals to a certain kind of student and the only way to know is to visit.

It is very insular and a pressure cooker, among others. Durham isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Sure the basketball team is good, but don’t count on being able to just waltz in with your student ID on game day to get in as there is a very elaborate and complicated system re student ticket distribution (more than just the UNC game require camping out).

The kids who like going to Duke usually say they just knew or felt like they were home when they visited. But you can say that about most schools when asked by those that attend. So I wouldn’t say Duke has an edge or anything more special than other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD told me there are 5 girls applying ED to Duke in her class. I understand Duke is a great school, but it's a fairly larger percentage of her grade EDing there with all things considered. Having spoken with other parents, it seems like this is a trend at many of the local private schools in the area. Is there anything super special about Duke that's attracting a lot of early applicants this year?

This is nothing new. Duke has been hugely popular forever, even when I was applying back in the 90s (from New England).

[Anonymous]

Of course its a solid T10 school.
A lot of special things

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD told me there are 5 girls applying ED to Duke in her class. I understand Duke is a great school, but it's a fairly larger percentage of her grade EDing there with all things considered. Having spoken with other parents, it seems like this is a trend at many of the local private schools in the area. Is there anything super special about Duke that's attracting a lot of early applicants this year?

They want to get pregnant by cooper Flagg when he touches down on campus next year

[Anonymous]

Nope. They want to be friends with Darren Harris.