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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They received 6240 ED applications, an increase of over 1000 from the prior cycle. So even with the ED bump they were net net down for the entire cycle. I would doubt anyone is worried there, it is a really hard get.

https://today.duke.edu/2023/12/duke-sees-record-number-applications-early-admission

Also read this, Duke is one of the least economically diverse schools. I wonder if people have wised up to that fact.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/07/magazine/duke-economic-diversity.html

And P.S. rough days for basketball post-Coach K, the bump for sports is well documented in higher ed.

I have no other insight or horse here, just interesting to see.[/quote]

I also have no insight or horse here, but do think that some may be deterred when they see stellar applicants who are their peers rejected in RD.

Also, Duke being one of the least economically diverse schools has been a thing forever. Think WSJ wrote a story on this a couple decades ago and am confident that there have been many similar stories in the interim. And there are enough parking lots there - unlike Harvard, Yale, etc - that there are just rows and rows of BMWs, Broncos, Mercedes, Range Rovers, etc. That's a little more figurative, but with the proliferation of parking in a suburban setting, luxury cars are pretty much everywhere. [/quote]

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