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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northeastern
[b]Vanderbilt[/b]
Any of the SEC schools for OOS kids
NYU
USC (when I took the SATs they were doing the stuff Chicago does now- sending the biggest and most mailings of anyone and generally acting desperate)[/quote]

Nope. Vanderbilt has been competitive and difficult to get into for a long time.

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+1 There's considerable ignorance (and prejudice) showing up in this thread. No surprise, given it's DCUM.[/quote]

Yes, but in the 90s it was not nearly as competitive or difficult to get into as it is now.

Back then, Vandy was a full step down from Duke - a likely/target for high stat kids who were reaching for Duke.

Now, that gap is much narrower. My understanding is that no one can consider Vandy a likely/target at this point.

Which is disappointing. The two schools are similar in many ways (midsized + highly academic/research schools + high-profile D1 sports + work hard/play hard vibe) and there are few likelies/targets that fit that exact profile, even for kids with 4.0/12 APs/1500+/strong ECs[/quote]

Back then, Vandy and Wake were pretty similar.[/quote]

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