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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your kid unsure or are you unsure? It sounds like your son wants Duke.[/quote]

Not OP, but I think the parents are unsure because OP said "We're unsure if he should be limiting himself to just one choice by doing early decision, or if he should keep his options more open."[/quote]

That's true, but in response to the question "Are you worried that Duke isn't as prestigious as Princeton or Harvard?" OP's response was "I think subconsciously yes. It's his choice but since his sophomore year he told us he wanted to get into Harvard or Princeton, so I think that's been my mindset for him as well. But ever since we visited Duke last month and he started liking it more than Harvard and Princeton, it was a bit of a surprise. However, I'm now seeing that Duke is more than prestigious enough and would not hold him back in any way. It's also entirely possible that he does not even get into Duke ED since it's such a competitive school, so I was also perhaps being presumptuous anyways."

To me it seems like OP's son has been indicating he's aiming for Harvard or Princeton, but after a recent visit to Duke he decided Duke is actually his top choice. It seems like the son knows what his top choice is, and OP hasn't quite gotten on the same page as his son yet.[/quote]

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