Anonymous
05/18/2020 00:02
Subject: Re:Class of 2020 College Placement Results
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Duke is hands down better than Michigan. Its not even a contest. PP, you all are deluisional:
In just one example, and there are many, in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges and Universities, [b]Duke University[/b] is ranked #10 among National Universities, ahead of three Ivies. [b]Univ Michigan[/b]is ranked much further down at #25 in National Universities, tied with Carnegie Melon.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Additionally, Duke's acceptance rate is 9.86% whereas Univ. of Michigan's is 26.5%.
Duke's average SAT for accepted students is almost 100 points higher than Michigans (1510 v. 1420)
There is just no way anyone can plausibly claim Michigan is more prestigious or the better school than Duke.
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This isn’t about rankings. Folks who are Michigan through and through - and there are a whole lot of them - don’t even know Duke exists. Just walk around UNWDC. There’s a Michigan flag and “Go Blue” magnet on almost every block. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Duke signs anywhere...doesn’t mean it’s not a great school, it just doesn’t have the same following. [/quote]
This is probably the stupidest post trying to prove a school is great.... ever. Just Moronic. By every measure that is actually relevant, Duke is a superior school. You can have your Michigan flags and magnets. I’ll pick the Duke alum every time. [/quote]
You pretty much missed the point, but no surprise there given your sophomoric attitude. The point is that Michigan has more credence in metro DC, not that it’s a better school. For many, a choice of school is about the value of the alumni network and the size and loyalty of Michigan’s network is an advantage over Duke, plain and simple. Again, in case this is too subtle a post for someone of your capacity, it is not intended to say one school is objectively better than the other. [/quote]
You are pretty much clueless. In professional hiring offices throughout DC, and law schools, medical schools, etc..., the Duke alum gets hired/accepted before the Michigan alum all else being equal. That Michigan alumni network you are so into is all fun and great but again, doesn’t make a difference when someone wants to hire or admit the best candidate. Get your head out of your blue and maize a$$. [/quote]
Another oh so clever yet inaccurate response, PP - thanks!
Duke is a terrific school, and certainly more competitive on admissions than Michigan - but it simply does not have the depth or range of alumni network to compete on that front. It does not make Duke any less than the great school it is, but it’s size and demographic will always keep it regional in reputation and scope.
In just one example, and there are many, in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges and Universities, [b]Duke University[/b] is ranked #10 among National Universities, ahead of three Ivies. [b]Univ Michigan[/b]is ranked much further down at #25 in National Universities, tied with Carnegie Melon.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Additionally, Duke's acceptance rate is 9.86% whereas Univ. of Michigan's is 26.5%.
Duke's average SAT for accepted students is almost 100 points higher than Michigans (1510 v. 1420)
There is just no way anyone can plausibly claim Michigan is more prestigious or the better school than Duke.
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This isn’t about rankings. Folks who are Michigan through and through - and there are a whole lot of them - don’t even know Duke exists. Just walk around UNWDC. There’s a Michigan flag and “Go Blue” magnet on almost every block. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Duke signs anywhere...doesn’t mean it’s not a great school, it just doesn’t have the same following. [/quote]
This is probably the stupidest post trying to prove a school is great.... ever. Just Moronic. By every measure that is actually relevant, Duke is a superior school. You can have your Michigan flags and magnets. I’ll pick the Duke alum every time. [/quote]
You pretty much missed the point, but no surprise there given your sophomoric attitude. The point is that Michigan has more credence in metro DC, not that it’s a better school. For many, a choice of school is about the value of the alumni network and the size and loyalty of Michigan’s network is an advantage over Duke, plain and simple. Again, in case this is too subtle a post for someone of your capacity, it is not intended to say one school is objectively better than the other. [/quote]
You are pretty much clueless. In professional hiring offices throughout DC, and law schools, medical schools, etc..., the Duke alum gets hired/accepted before the Michigan alum all else being equal. That Michigan alumni network you are so into is all fun and great but again, doesn’t make a difference when someone wants to hire or admit the best candidate. Get your head out of your blue and maize a$$. [/quote]
Another oh so clever yet inaccurate response, PP - thanks!
Duke is a terrific school, and certainly more competitive on admissions than Michigan - but it simply does not have the depth or range of alumni network to compete on that front. It does not make Duke any less than the great school it is, but it’s size and demographic will always keep it regional in reputation and scope.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 23:15
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Let me ask you. Where did YOU go to college? Did you go to college? As for regrets, as I think someone else said earlier, I’ve been pretty happy with the fruits of my Duke degree in my work life. Sure, my magnets and flags are apparently deficient but my professional life has been pretty sweet. Ha
O.k boomer.
How does someone in their early 40s turn into a Boomer? Just because they are reasonably proud of having gone to Duke?
You people are very strange.
I recall people picking Duke over Penn well before 1997 FWIW so that’s hardly an outlandish claim.
This chain is about the class of 2020. Not the class of 19-whatever.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 23:04
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Let me ask you. Where did YOU go to college? Did you go to college? As for regrets, as I think someone else said earlier, I’ve been pretty happy with the fruits of my Duke degree in my work life. Sure, my magnets and flags are apparently deficient but my professional life has been pretty sweet. Ha
O.k boomer.
How does someone in their early 40s turn into a Boomer? Just because they are reasonably proud of having gone to Duke?
You people are very strange.
I recall people picking Duke over Penn well before 1997 FWIW so that’s hardly an outlandish claim.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:53
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Let me ask you. Where did YOU go to college? Did you go to college? As for regrets, as I think someone else said earlier, I’ve been pretty happy with the fruits of my Duke degree in my work life. Sure, my magnets and flags are apparently deficient but my professional life has been pretty sweet. Ha
O.k boomer.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:44
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Don’t bother pp. anyone this ignorant was choosing between devry and university of Phoenix a quarter ago (like last quarter), not a quarter century ago. Lol.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:39
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Let me ask you. Where did YOU go to college? Did you go to college? As for regrets, as I think someone else said earlier, I’ve been pretty happy with the fruits of my Duke degree in my work life. Sure, my magnets and flags are apparently deficient but my professional life has been pretty sweet. Ha
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:14
Subject: Re:Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Duke is hands down better than Michigan. Its not even a contest. PP, you all are deluisional:
In just one example, and there are many, in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges and Universities, Duke University is ranked #10 among National Universities, ahead of three Ivies. Univ Michiganis ranked much further down at #25 in National Universities, tied with Carnegie Melon.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Additionally, Duke's acceptance rate is 9.86% whereas Univ. of Michigan's is 26.5%.
Duke's average SAT for accepted students is almost 100 points higher than Michigans (1510 v. 1420)
There is just no way anyone can plausibly claim Michigan is more prestigious or the better school than Duke.
That’s a lot of effort from your end. Do you feel better?
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:10
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Ok. So a quarter century ago you made a decision you now regret? No one would make that choice today.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 22:00
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 21:55
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
My kids got into top schools this year from a private. Ask me anything. I looked at Holton, GDS, Potomac, Sidwell, etc. placements on social media and while my kid doesn't go there, anecdotally, I would say Holton probably has a slight edge. SLACs were worst case scenarios for a lot of folks. My kids got top schools off of the waitlists which I think was helped with full pay.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 21:47
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
This is silly. Again. All these Duke hater/experts who probably have never actually faced these decisions about which they speak so authoritatively. I personally picked Duke over Northwestern and Penn in 1997. At that time, Duke was ranked higher than both those schools (and Brown and Dartmouth, which are both great schools). I’m not sure what the rank is now but let’s just say it’s 10 as other posters claim.
Why do you care so much? Meanwhile, babbling PP probably picked Maryland over American....smh
Anonymous
05/17/2020 21:28
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Welcome to the real world buddy. Does anyone really pick Duke over Brown or Dartmouth? Not in the DMV.
Duke is a backup for kids who did pretty well. Didn't get into Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, or Northwestern? Then Duke. Better than ending up at Emory or Vanderbilt. That's where the kid goes that didn't get into Duke.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 21:13
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, Michigan is getting extremely selective. Smart students from DC often get turned down. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana are becoming the new Michigan.
I didn't care for Duke when I visited. It seemed homogeneous and cloistered. It felt like someone has taken the Michigan fraternity and sorority community, added a few thousand people with southern accents, subtracted a few thousand people with Midwestern accents, demolished all the nearby restaurants and stores, and created a walled-in university.
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I chose Michigan. I chose it over real Ivy, not just Southern imitation Ivy.
Since then I've met many extremely bright, thoughtful people who went to Duke, including several people of color who told me they actually found it to be welcoming. My negative first impression was probably wrong, or at least way too harsh.
Michigan may not be for everyone but it was great for me and most only friends. Some people find it overwhelming but most people end up joining nice small communities there. The post-college placement and networking opportunities are incredible whether you want to go into business, law, medicine, public service, the arts, or just about anything.
Different strokes for different folks.
I like Michigan but Michigan is a state school. That means the best from that state will attend that school, which is fine. But anyone that acts like a state school is as competitive or as hard to get into as a school that has a national reach, without a mission to educate in state kids, is just being self serving. As for Duke, anyone that really knows the school knows that southern accents are in short supply as most of the kids are from the Northeast and places like, gasp, DC! Indiana and Wisconsin are not as prestigious as Michigan (again, this is just someone that wants us to care about Big 10 culture) and Michigan is not as prestigious as Duke, Brown, Penn, Dartmouth and the like. And Duke is not as prestigious as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford. Please stop with the nonsense. Michigan is a fine school. It’s got an incredible sports program and therefore awesome school spirit, which matters. But it’s not Yale Law School though. It’s not Cambridge. Hell, it’s not McGill. It’s Michigan and you went there. Congrats.
Lol Michigan is definitely better than McGill.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 21:09
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but when I hear Duke and Michigan, I just assume the kid didn't get into his or her top four or five choices. I think safety school for kids applying to Ivys and other top schools.
You are really stupid. Duke is ranked ahead of 3 schools in the Ivy League. Its NUMBER 10 in the country. There are only 9 schools ranked higher. You really sound moronic so I hope you never say this crap n public.
Anonymous
05/17/2020 17:39
Subject: Class of 2020 College Placement Results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:At the least, Duke definitely beats Michigan in douchebag quotient. I remember the high percentage of mid Atlantic students who fancied themselves as southerners when they went there, often with the associated prejudices.
Duke is all NJ/ NY now. Nothing southern about it.
Now? Duke has been that way for 40 years. I love all these haters on here who clearly know zero about the school waxing poetic about what Duke is and isn’t. Silly.