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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are more surprised about this than the "Current Situation - Not Thrilled" post (where the kid was deferred from Purdue)! That was Purdue. This is Duke. Like... what.

OP, are you upset because you thought Duke was a way easier admit than the Ivies? That it wasn't a lottery because this school is not in the NE, within a random sports conference?

Some schools-- any rejection is not worth a discussion. This includes Duke. Yet somehow we are on page 16.

They have everything they could want and more in terms of stats/ECs/etc. They cherry pick the class they want. Anyone can get rejected. Especially a non-Olympic athlete who did not cure cancer.

Your son is amazing and will do great things. Focus on that.[/quote]

I am not upset, I was just looking for feedback because the school counselor thought he would be a good match for Duke. I agree that an acceptance cannot be expected after seeing some of the numbers people have posted though. We did not go into this thinking Duke would be easier to get accepted to, we know the stature of Duke and that it’s more difficult to get into than many ivies. We were just told that our son was an incredibly strong applicant, that’s all. But I’ve seen the bigger picture here.[/quote]

If DC is your oldest than you may be less aware of how much college admissions has changed over the last three years. The HS class of 2020 had the end of their senior year upended but their college admissions process was fairly similar to preceding years. But very different for HS class of 2021, then 2022 and, possibly now, 2023. Some college counselors have made that pivot and others haven't. Even within a school, the counselors may have different perspectives. Also, there is a chance that the counselor may have said your DS may be a good match, but you may not have heard as clearly that it really is a numbers game with these highly selective schools.

Yes, as one of the PPs mentioned, your DS is amazing and he will have great options, maybe even Duke in the end.[/quote]

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