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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it on DCUM there are so many Duke or Penn threads?  They are ranked similarly...and that's 1000% where the similarities end.

I just don't get it.  I see few Duke or Vanderbilt threads, yet seems like those would be two schools that make more sense to choose between.

For the life of me, I can't imagine someone who really likes Duke liking Penn and vice versa...and I also can't imagine picking one school because it is ranked #6 vs #7.[/quote]

Then you are pretty narrow-minded.  I got into and visited both Penn and Duke and loved both.  Most people are able to like and appreciate a broad range of options, including colleges.  [/quote]

Same with our kid, the final two out of many T10 admits. It’s common. [/quote]

So, your kid just applied to top 10 schools…really not much thought beyond that.

I guess at least let’s be honest folks.  That there isn’t much more than the ranking involved.[/quote]

?? No . They applied to all schools that had the right peer mix plus liberal arts based STEM studies with small classes and top grad outcomes. 6 of those happen to be in the top 10. [/quote]

What is "the right peer mix"?[/quote]

The mix that only exists in schools ranked 1-10…but falls off a cliff for school 11.

Also curious what “liberal arts based STEM srudies” means.[/quote]

Northwestern describes it as whole brain engineering; Penn and Duke both have structured curriculum for undergrads that allows stem majors to take classes in a wide variety of areas with non-stem majors, and allows double majors, minors outside your school, as well as exposure to many interdisciplinary endeavors with faculty. Cornell for example is not at all like that. Neither are many traditional “tech” schools such as GaTech, CMU. [/quote]

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