Is duke really comparable to upenn as far as admissions go?

<p>Significant difference in Penn/Duke admissions is ED%. Penn fills nearly half its class ED. Duke's class is less than a third ED.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that Duke wins every year among cross-admits to Duke and Penn almost 65/35. At Duke, practically every other person chose it over Penn. This doesn't mean it is better than UPenn, but it definitely means they are comparable institutions. I'll leave it at that.</p>

<p>Man, I love you Upenners. This topic was potential flamebait and you all handled it professionally/cordially.</p>

<p>GO QUAKERS!!!!!!</p>

<p>(even though I'm a Blue Devil lol)</p>

<p>Incollege, where do you get these cross-admit stats. I am curious to see the numbers for other places, can you pm it to me or provide it??</p>

<p>I'd like to see stats too. It is very easy to make such claims.</p>

<p>And even with the claimed 65% yield with Penn cross-admits, Duke's overall yield is a mere 40% to Penn's 60%.</p>

<p>I'll take Penn or Duke any day. I live in a state (Texas) where everyone here thinks Texas A&M, LSU, and Oklahoma U are all Ivy League schools.
God, I can't get to the Northeast fast enough.</p>

<p>Hey, in my area, Duke takes less people than Penn, but I think thats because Penn favors Pennsylvanians slightly; however, most of these kids are college or engineering, not Wharton business college.</p>

<p>Also, Duke doesn't admit that many kids ED compared to Penn</p>

<p>in my school, its the opposite, Duke admitted around 8-10 kids total from my class of 200 kids (I was one of them) in a competitive public school and Penn only 1 (regular decision and none ED).</p>