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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a white alum who came from a good UMC suburban HS and was very smart, well-rounded but not super pointy, my type no longer exists at Duke, and it is very unfortunate. Duke has always been known as being more fratty than its peer schools, but at its core were a lot of smart, friendly but not phony, well-rounded kids who liked the occasional party and could hold their own in lots of different situations.

Duke is now three communities:
1. Rich legacies/children of the rich and famous who join frats, go to parties in fields, and use connections to get great jobs.
2. FGLI and other minorities to make Duke feel good about itself, especially after some undeserved bad press a few years ago. There are a lot of kids from the Carolinas in this bucket
3. Nerdy Asian/Indian kids who never set foot in Cameron, Wally Wade, etc.

My kid is very similar to who I was and I am struggling with whether to even have them apply. I am fairly active and give a decent amount but probably not enough to move the needle.

I am also very curious to see the impact of the new admissions director. So far I have been underwhelmed, particularly with the late rush of wait list admits last summer which was a really bad look.[/quote]

I am also an alum and I mostly agree with you but I take issue with #3 above. Maybe there are some really nerdy types that don't go to the games, but they are of all races. There's nothing about being Asian/Indian that means you're a kid not interested in sports and community. I agree there are a lot of crazy smart STEM kids at Duke, and many of them are Asian/Indian, but they are not chosen for that reason and they are not anymore likely to be disinterested in sports. That's a gross comment.[/quote]

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