<p>If you’re not interested in the discussion, feel free to ignore it. The truth is that it does matter to some CC posters, especially Duke (including prospective) students themselves. The point that I am trying to make is that I have yet to see any compelling evidence that Duke does not lose cross-admit battles to the Ivies. No one is arguing that Duke is not “as good as” the (non-HYP) Ivies, whatever that means. At least not I.</p>