A lot of the so called famous Harvard grads lack social skills

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

The gap is enormous.

Aw, your self-esteem will crumble if someone picks Duke over Harvard, won’t it?

No. It is just a clear fact if you compare the list of alumni and accomplishments.

Virtually every Duke alum would tell you to pick Harvard. They are not on the same level.

Anonymous wrote:If your biggest achievement in life was getting into Harvard, it really feels like a threat when someone turns it down, for whatever reason.

But it’s really a better place for graduate or professional school than undergraduate these days.

Are you a current undergrad?

If your biggest achievement in life was getting into Harvard, it really feels like a threat when someone turns it down, for whatever reason.

But it’s really a better place for graduate or professional school than undergraduate these days.

If this is real, I'd consider talking to faculty at some if the departments you might be interested in. Even if undecided, having faculty excited to have you come can be a huge asset in college. I think the search for faculty to reach out to might help in the decision making, too. Like browsing the course catalogue. Which has options that most excite you?

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

The gap is enormous.

Yeah. You win. And have furthered the dbag stereotype of Harvard people.

Poster was humble - admitted Harvard wins. Yet you had to rub it in. Gold star!

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

The gap is enormous.

Aw, your self-esteem will crumble if someone picks Duke over Harvard, won’t it?

Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

The gap is enormous.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard is a grants lifelong access to movers and shakers. I am an alum and live abroad currently. Joined the alumni club to meet people and the first event I attended was hosted by the president of the country I live in. Just one tiny example from a long life of enjoying good conversation with interesting people. Not everything is about making money or getting ahead.

A lot of Harvard people are insufferable boors whose main achievement in life was attending Harvard.

But if you get off on being around people like Larry Summers, Bill Ackman, and Alan Dershowitz, maybe spending four years as a largely ignored undergraduate at Harvard is worth it.

I didn't attend either, but indirectly you are proving the value of the Harvard brand. You could name three people associated with the school off the tip of your tongue and you are disparaging the school...I could name Gates, Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman, the Winklevie Twins, Ken Griffin also off the tip of my tongue.

For Duke...I can name some basketball players...Grant Hill, Cooper Flagg...but honestly, I can't name a single Duke grad in business, politics, etc. that just springs to mind.

Of course there are accomplished alumni and if I did a google search, I would likely recognize some names, however, just proving that the Harvard brand continues to be powerful.

I can name a Duke alum who wasn’t an athlete — Stephen Miller.

I will give you that one. Forgot about him, but agree he is someone that might be on the tip of the tongue for many people.

Have you heard of Melinda French Gates, Richard Nixon, Elizabeth Dole, Tim Cook, Charlie Rose....

Melinda French is famous because she married a guy who went to Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

Most people have never heard of any of these guys.

Way to broadcast your ignorance then.

I never said I've never heard of them. My point was not one is well known, and if you stopped the average American and asked them, I'd be willing to bet most would have never heard of a single one.

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

Most people have never heard of any of these guys.

Way to broadcast your ignorance then. Greater than zero chance Pritzker is our next potus. Wouldn’t bet my life on it. And Rubenstein is crazy rich from Carlyle plus super philanthropic plus I think does some interview show. Every boy knows Adam Silver.

I love the know it all dcum contrarians who in their effort to prove how witty they are just showcase their ignorance.

And again, I’m not saying Duke is close to Harvard.

Btw, one can make a good argument for Penn. Not all morally upstanding people but they have Trump, Musk, new ceo of Apple, and Sundar Pichai got his mba there. Not bad.

The point is not that Duke doesn't have famous alumni...but rather anyone who didn't attend has to do a google search for them...other than the famous basketball players.

I didn't go to Harvard yet was able to rattle off 10 famous grads off the top of my head. Just saying the Harvard brand is powerful in that it's prominent in their back story. I just now am thinking of Gabby Thomas who like every time she ran in the Olympics they would comment on her being a Harvard grad. I doubt if she went to literally any other school if the announcers would have constantly mentioned it (though probably if she went to MIT or CalTech or another top ranked D3 school...considering I doubt any D3 track stars have ever made an olympic team in recent years).

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Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

Most people have never heard of any of these guys.

Way to broadcast your ignorance then. Greater than zero chance Pritzker is our next potus. Wouldn’t bet my life on it. And Rubenstein is crazy rich from Carlyle plus super philanthropic plus I think does some interview show. Every boy knows Adam Silver.

I love the know it all dcum contrarians who in their effort to prove how witty they are just showcase their ignorance.

And again, I’m not saying Duke is close to Harvard.

Btw, one can make a good argument for Penn. Not all morally upstanding people but they have Trump, Musk, new ceo of Apple, and Sundar Pichai got his mba there. Not bad.

Anonymous wrote:David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.

Most people have never heard of any of these guys.

David Rubenstein. JB Pritzker, John Mack, Adam Silver, new mayor of SF, etc.

I am not beginning to argue that Duke is even close to Harvard on this. But there are some.