how many in class of 2012 turned down Duke for another school?

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<p>So I'm sure some of you read my earlier "Chose U of M over Duke" thread...well it turned out after I sent them an email saying I was really frustrated, their financial aid process worked out much faster. They sent me a revised letter today, which included a total of around $13,000/year in aid, about 6000-7000 was scholarship, about 1600 workstudy, and the rest of it loans. So...my parents have pretty much told me "See...we told you. Go to U of M." I made one last plea by emailing some other people (Dean of admissions), so I am hoping it will lead to something. </p>

<p>U of M was giving me 26k/year in scholarship for 4 years (so its guaranteed too)</p>

<p>Which of you guys gave up Duke for another school and which school was it? Was finances your main issue?</p>

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<p>Gave up duke for one of HYPSM. HYPSM all gave better aid.</p>

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<p>^dude, that's sick. How did you manage to get into all of HYPSM? Care to share what might have helped you get in? I know that many with perfect scores get rejected from those.</p>

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<p>Duke is my top choice but speaking for kids at school who i know:
1. wake forest > duke
2. dartmouth > duke
3. mit > duke
4. williams ? duke
5. hopkins ? duke</p>

<p>strange mix, won't even pretend to know the reasons for all of them</p>

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<p>I gave up Duke for Brown...but I never rly was considering Duke at all. Dartmouth would have been my second choice followed by Penn.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
^dude, that's sick. How did you manage to get into all of HYPSM? Care to share what might have helped you get in? I know that many with perfect scores get rejected from those.

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I don't have perfect scores, maybe thats why i got in?</p>

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<p>Of kids accepted to Duke at my school this year:</p>

<ol>
<li>Berkeley over Duke</li>
<li>Berkeley over Duke</li>
<li>Duke over Penn (that's me) :D</li>
</ol>

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<p>I'm still deciding Duke v. Stanford.</p>

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<p>does anyone have that chart thing that shows the percent of kids accepted to 2 schools and chose one over another?</p>

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<ol>
<li>wake forest > duke</li>
</ol>

<p>That's retarded. They have similar "profiles," but in every category - academic excellence, diversity, student vibrancy, etc. etc. - Duke is much stronger. Why the hell would you ever go to Wake over Duke? I just got back from a BDD and realized how little some of these kids know about the colleges they are looking at. I'm betting this kid is one of them. </p>

<ol>
<li>dartmouth > duke</li>
</ol>

<p>Yeah yeah makes sense - that's what the numbers from previous years would lead us to expect. But I think Dartmouth's comparative yield over Duke is getting smaller. </p>

<ol>
<li>mit > duke</li>
</ol>

<p>Makes sense again - but, but, but, I think the marginal difference is shrinking. And there are and have always beeen a number of students who dump MIT for Duke. </p>

<ol>
<li>williams ? duke</li>
</ol>

<p>Good choice, anyone who isn't afraid of life should go to Duke. Williams is awesome but frankly its for kids who need nurturing.
5. hopkins ? duke</p>

<p>Pff Duke all the way. Even if you are premed. Suicide is the word.</p>

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<p>^ LOL @ this guy.</p>

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<p>Schools I would (personally) choose over Duke and why:</p>

<p>Harvard (academic)
Yale (academic)
Princeton (academic + fit)
Stanford (academic + fit)
Dartmouth (fit)
Brown (fit)
Amherst (fit)</p>

<p>Schools I would chose Duke over
Penn
Columbia
Northwestern
Chicago
Cornell
Swarthmore</p>

<p>Not sure: Williams, Pomona</p>

<p>(I actually ended up choosing Dartmouth over Duke)</p>

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<p>props to padfoot for the duke over penn choice, you won't regret it</p>

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<p>The "chart thing" is the NYT Revealed Preference ranking----its the most flawed thing on the site. Duke beats or is equal to every Ivy in cross-admits besides (HYPSM) and beats Cornell, NU, Georgetown, etc. in cross-admits. </p>

<p>This is according to the Duke dean of admissions.</p>

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<p>Cornell > Duke for engineering</p>

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<p>Oh sry I'll clarify - I chose Cornell over Duke for engineering. Duke had offered a much better aid though.</p>

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<p>I turned it down for Penn. Really hard decision, I love Duke, especially after the amazing interview I had with an alumna.</p>

<p>Money wasn't an issue though.</p>

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<p>LOL @ jct.</p>

<p>Elitist much?</p>

<p>This is why I didn't choose Duke.</p>

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<p>I'm at Duke now and love it for many reasons.
However, there are many schools I would still probably turn down Duke for.. either because of personal reasons or prestige reasons.</p>

<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Swarthmore (didn't apply to Yale, Stanford, or Swarthmore last year).. possibly Dartmouth (turned it down last year) these days.
But besides that, Duke is pretty up there.
Knowing what I know about Duke though, to be honest, I would have probably picked D'mouth if I was in the same situation again..</p>

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<p>really? i feel like dartmouth and duke share all the same negatives (excessive drinking among some students, more conservative campus, too many future i-bankers and not enough intellectuals) but duke has tons more resources and better weather. i don't really see much of a reason to turn duke down for dartmouth but to each his own.</p>