<p>Wow! Admissions can be pretty random.</p>
<p>Haha, completely opposite here. In at Northwestern and waitlisted at Duke.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't get it either...</p>
<p>Haha me too! (Same as OP). Well, Duke is more selective than NW, so it's not as surprising the other way around... my guess is possible over-qualification? I was also waitlisted at WashU, but in at Rice.</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat as you hotasice.</p>
<p>yeah I'm in at NW and wl at Duke, deeply wish it was the other way around...duke's admissions seems kinda random, as does nw's.</p>
<p>I mean both are selective school; one can argue that Duke is a bit harder, but NU is nowhere near easy.</p>
<p>In at Rice, Duke, and NU today (best day this year)</p>
<p>For one.. they are different schools..</p>
<p>laugh. I got a likely letter from Dartmouth. Waitlisted at Duke, and acceptance from Northwestern.</p>
<p>Rejected by Northwestern, In at Duke</p>
<p>i wish i could log on to get my northwestern decision......</p>
<p>In at Northwestern and waitlisted at Duke. haha</p>
<p>i would give anything to trade. waitlist duke in at NU</p>
<p>In at Northwestern and waitlisted at Duke. haha x2</p>
<p>Accepted Northwestern.
REJECTED DUKE. I'M REALLY UPSET.</p>
<p>My experience (10 years ago): Columbia College (In), Northwestern (In), Brown (WL then reject), Duke (Reject)</p>
<p>Some things don't change...like college admission randomness</p>
<p>Duke is not much harder to get into than NU</p>
<p>Collegeboard:</p>
<p>Northwestern: 1350-1520, acceptance rate: 27 percent
Duke: 1340-1540, acceptance rate: 23 percent</p>
<p>The SAT median at NU and Duke is almost the same. There is a 4 percent difference in acceptance rates. The schools are very similar in admissions difficulty. My friend's sister got into Duke but waitlisted at Northwestern.</p>
<p>wow, i always thought that duke is so much harder to get into than NU. i thought it was as hard as ivies, but i guess i was wrong...i still think it's really weird that people get into duke but not NU. For these people - will you go to duke? just out of curiosity...</p>
<p>I'm sure the applicant pool at Duke is stronger. Northwestern....doesn't really have a strong engineering program at all. Duke? Yes...</p>
<p>You know...there is more to Northwestern (and Duke) than their respective engineering programs. Gasp! I know!</p>
<p>Both applicant pools are strong; Duke is not significantly "better" or "harder" than Northwestern to get into. Congratulations to anyone and everyone who got into either or both schools!</p>
<p>Northwestern is considered the Ivy of the Midwest, while Duke the Ivy of the South, with Rice not far behind Duke.</p>
<p>They're both amazing schools. No need to gripe about one being better than the other; anyone going to either school will receive a great education!</p>
<p>Actually I think the arguement could easily be made that Northwestern has a much better engineering program if you exclude BME.</p>