<p>I got waitlisted and Duke is my "Dream School!" Are any of you guys/girls that got accepted not planning on attending Duke!!!</p>
<p>I was planning on it but now I have a full-ride to NYU so I dont think so anymore.</p>
<p>i was gonna apply to NYU but then I applied to Wake Forest instead. I got into Wake Forest so i guess it didn’t turn out too bad!</p>
<p>I’m still deciding between Duke and WUSTL…assuming nothing on April 1st lol. If I get into an ivy, it is likely that I would choose one of them over Duke…but realistically speaking, there’s about a 60% chance I’m gonna go.</p>
<p>My daughter would love to attend but a full-ride elsewhere makes more sense. I saw quite a few people who were accepted on a different thread who will not be able to attend because of finances. Hopefully your slot will open up soon. (My daughter will officially not accept as soon as the paperwork is sent to her.)</p>
<p>i hope my slot opens. I really want to go. That school is so important to me!!!</p>
<p>After April 1st, I think a lot more admitted students will be able to decide. That being said, good luck mate! I really hope you get your spot.</p>
<p>An0maly are you Australian?</p>
<p>I want to go. I would go there over any Ivy. 
That’s not true. Princeton hopefully will pull through.</p>
<p>Duke’s the highest ranked school i applied to. Lol! you guys make me feel dumb</p>
<p>Duke is my dream school, and I got in!!!.. but I got into Cornell too(diversity acceptance letter)… now my parents don’t want to hear anything about Duke, and I still want to go there. I have no idea what I am going to do! Can someone offer some advice please?</p>
<p>Unless I get a scholarship, I won’t be going.</p>
<p>@Drewall,</p>
<p>FWIW, it is VERY unlikely I will go to Duke …</p>
<p>Shanny2892: Who is paying, you or your parents? If they are I would try some very nice and respectful talks with them about your love of Duke and not Cornell. Maybe Duke is considered better for your intended major? If so, that could be a great selling point.</p>
<p>To Shanny2892
Tell your parents that many do not even consider Cornell to be a real Ivy, and you can use entire threads on CC to consolidate your point</p>
<p>well i got a likely to cornell and im still waiting til april 1st. duke is my #3, behind dartmouth and princeton.
we shall see :)</p>
<p>I won’t be attending. (:</p>
<p>CHances are that I won’t attend. It’s a great school but not my top choice… Im waiting on a few other schools (April 1st)</p>
<p>…and lol @ tracyxxx’s comment</p>
<p>Chances are I won’t attend (but I am absolutely thrilled to have been accepted).</p>
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<p>Why are your parents strongly pushing you to attend Cornell over Duke? That information may help us help you…</p>