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[quote=Anonymous][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 [b]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. [/b]Neither are many traditional “tech” schools such as GaTech, CMU. [/quote]

False [/quote]

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