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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is about to go to Duke in fall.  DC applied ED which we believe made a difference. DC also had activities that showed interest in the area they interred to study (stem).  I do think this helped.  Know your dc is interested in different field but hopes this helps.  I think demonstrated interest can really help
a student and distinguish from others.  Good
Luck to your DC![/quote]

Say hi to the Seinfelds.[/quote]

Doesn't Bruce Springsteen's daughter go there also?    In terms of VIPS, I knew a lot of the NYC banking elite have been sending their kids to Duke for the last few decades, along with the family that invented M&Ms (I think).   But in terms of self-made people, I think Duke has one of the most impressive alumni lists of any university I know.  A lot of "wow, I didn't realize *he* went to Duke."  [/quote]

Seinfeld's kids, Springstreet kids or spoiled rich brats of NYC banking elite attending Duke does not mean much because we all know how those kids got in. If Seinfeld or Springstreet went there that is more noteworthy. Can you name a few of these "wow" people, except for a couple I dont see anyone that amazing that attended the school for undergrad.[/quote]

Jeff Zients, Liddy Dole, Adam Silver, Judy Woodruff, David Rubenstein, [b]Ken Jeong[/b], Retta, JB Pritzker all come to mind as pretty well known former Duke undergrads. 
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My personal favorite. Smart and talented in multiple disciplines. (Was pre-med at Duke a few years ahead of me and then earned his MD at UNC.)  [/quote]

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