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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: If not admitted early, to which other schools would your son apply ?

Decent boost for leadership as captain of an athletic team regardless of whether or not he continues playing that sport.

If your son has an above average chance for Harvard or Princeton and he likes each school, then go for it unless he loves Duke and just likes the other two.

I assure you that some recent Duke grads did not place well in the job market.[/quote]

If not admitted early to Duke, he would apply to schools like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, UVA, University of Maryland, and some others. I believe Fordham gives scholarships for national merit scholars too.

I agree not everyone at top schools get the best placements, that's just bound to happen especially with the current economy. Even Harvard grads likely flounder every now and then, but it's good to hear that many people know Duke grads from the DMV who have gone on to do great things.[/quote]

The gender gaps are larger than many (most?) of these at Yale and Brown. Something to consider as far as competitiveness. Though both are insanely high reaches for all.[/quote]

At Brown in particular they admit boys at much higher rate.[/quote]

That's good to know. DS would much rather go to Duke though, so if he was to ED, he would do Duke although he also likes Brown in his own way.[/quote]

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