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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, Ken Jeong, Retta, JB Pritzker all come to mind as pretty well known former Duke undergrads. 
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Couple more famous people (not children of famous people/politicians/ royalty) off the top of my head; not a good list but I'll let someone else maker a better list.  Musician/rapper Mike Posner(!), The former President of Chile (can't remember his name).  Acclaimed indian documentary filmaker Dhruv Dhawan.  That journalist whose name I can't remember but wrote about things like that lady who did the silicon valley fraud.  The CEO of Apple whose name I can't remember but went there only for business school I think; Melinda Gates went for ug and business school though I wouldn't call her a wow person.  Sheikha Al Thani (sp?) (Qatar royalty so not self-made obviously but big in the art world).  that guy on Dynasty, that guy on Desperate Housewives.  British actor Jared Harris.  That actress on Days of Our Lives.  That other actress who was in literally everything but I can't remember right now.  That other actress who played a lesbian on that tv show. That CIA lady.   A bunch of alumni are famous scholars or intellectuals or scientists but that doesn't count since this is DCUM.  A bunch of politicians/governors/etc but I can't remember politicians names.    [/quote][/quote]

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