<p>Vandy is only slightly easier these days, it seems. Maybe your ECs don’t have to be as good as they do at Duke.</p>
<p>Since you’re a junior, have you considered cost of attendance at all? Have you run the net price calculators for the schools in which you’re interested? Have you had the Talk with your parents about affordability? That’s something you should be doing this year since you’re not going to Duke or anywhere else if you cannot afford it.</p>