Anonymous wrote:DD told me there are 5 girls applying ED to Duke in her class. I understand Duke is a great school, but it's a fairly larger percentage of her grade EDing there with all things considered. Having spoken with other parents, it seems like this is a trend at many of the local private schools in the area. Is there anything super special about Duke that's attracting a lot of early applicants this year?

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Anonymous wrote:Duke seems like it would be a great mix of fun and strong academic.

The Ivies of 2023 are super unappealing to my kids: a mix of DEI admits and super intense gunner kids who founded 17 non-profits in high school or put up with their parents doing the same (yuck).
No thanks. My kids have no interest (less than none, really) although my senior has the stats to enter the "Ivy lottery."

Duke seems the the best chance to have the prestige and academics but also the big, fun school with at least some "normal kids."

In SoCal, USC is never seen as a school with more "prestige and academics.". It's seen as the [/b]University of [b]Spoiled Children.
It's for kids who couldn't get into UCLA - the same way Duke is seen as a school for those who couldn't get into the U of NC - Chapel Hill.

LOL completely wrong on both.
They may choose UNC or UCLA for financial reasons with in-state tuitions.
No one in their right mind would choose UNC over Duke otherwise.

USC is highly academic especially in the fields of Engineering, CS, Business, etc. not to mention the world best School of Cinematic Arts.
Hence USC grads are highly regarded in the industries. Industries definitely wouldn't like spoiled kids.
There are spoiled kids in every prestigious schools. USC is full of bright smart intelligent and independent kids.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-engineering
USC #1, UCLA #8

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech
USC #2, UCLA #9

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-banking
USC #10, UCLA #18

I think the rumor was created by rejects and UCLA parents.

As an OOS UNC grad with a kid in college in LA, I agree with PP.

First, it’s UNC - no one says U of NC. Second, UNC caps OOS numbers, so much more of a “we live here, you flew here” vibe vis a vis Duke. Duke is definitely not a place for people who couldn’t get into UNC — it’s a different tribe.

Also, the notion of USC (a school where an average EC is being on your country’s Olympic team) being a safety for UCLA just shows that PP knows nothing about the relative difficulty of getting into those schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke seems like it would be a great mix of fun and strong academic.

The Ivies of 2023 are super unappealing to my kids: a mix of DEI admits and super intense gunner kids who founded 17 non-profits in high school or put up with their parents doing the same (yuck).
No thanks. My kids have no interest (less than none, really) although my senior has the stats to enter the "Ivy lottery."

Duke seems the the best chance to have the prestige and academics but also the big, fun school with at least some "normal kids."

In SoCal, USC is never seen as a school with more "prestige and academics.". It's seen as the [/b]University of [b]Spoiled Children.
It's for kids who couldn't get into UCLA - the same way Duke is seen as a school for those who couldn't get into the U of NC - Chapel Hill.

LOL completely wrong on both.
They may choose UNC or UCLA for financial reasons with in-state tuitions.
No one in their right mind would choose UNC over Duke otherwise.

USC is highly academic especially in the fields of Engineering, CS, Business, etc. not to mention the world best School of Cinematic Arts.
Hence USC grads are highly regarded in the industries. Industries definitely wouldn't like spoiled kids.
There are spoiled kids in every prestigious schools. USC is full of bright smart intelligent and independent kids.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-engineering
USC #1, UCLA #8

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech
USC #2, UCLA #9

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-banking
USC #10, UCLA #18

I think the rumor was created by rejects and UCLA parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke seems like it would be a great mix of fun and strong academic.

The Ivies of 2023 are super unappealing to my kids: a mix of DEI admits and super intense gunner kids who founded 17 non-profits in high school or put up with their parents doing the same (yuck).
No thanks. My kids have no interest (less than none, really) although my senior has the stats to enter the "Ivy lottery."

Duke seems the the best chance to have the prestige and academics but also the big, fun school with at least some "normal kids."

In SoCal, USC is never seen as a school with more "prestige and academics.". It's seen as the University of [b]Spoiled Children.[/b]
It's for kids who couldn't get into UCLA - the same way Duke is seen as a school for those who couldn't get into the U of NC - Chapel Hill.

Anonymous wrote:And at Duke only 52% of undergrads receive need based financial aid. At Princeton its 62%

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe someone on here compared Duke favorably to Harvard and Yale because the kids at Harvard and Yale are "brand whores."

Right, as if Duke kids aren’t brand whores. News flash, if you’re going for T10 you’re to some extent a brand whore