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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Resurrecting this thread because decision is still out there. DC has visited both. But here's something I didn't ask because I wanted broader insight to start:

Does being an athlete (recruited) change the calculus in this decision? There are also 2-3 other schools in play (some with offers and some not), but these are the top choices (and offers are there).

DC has the stats to get in without athletics, although it would then be more of a lottery.  But GPA and test scores are solidly in the middle of the current student profile. Honestly liked both very much, which is interesting because they do have different vibes, but both vibes are, in their opinion, great. If we had visited in January, I suspect this decision would be being made based on weather.
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I guess it depends on the sport, but in terms of truly “getting in” is there a substantial difference between the two? I was under the impression that with Duke, the coaches generally can apply more pressure and more say in who gets in, as opposed to schools in the Ivy League, where a recruit may have to go through more stringent levels of review (especially in light of the whole Varsity Blues scandal). The full Duke treatment afforded to the basketball certainly doesn’t extend to non-revenue sports like field hockey or fencing, but I was always under the impression that given the sports culture at Duke coaches generally have more avenues with admissions. [/quote]

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