<p>I'm writing a response to a question regarding why I want to choose Duke University.</p>
<p>The reasons for which I want to join are very general, as in every school probably offers them (well-rounded students, diversity...). I just happened to somehow feel an immediate link to it.</p>
<p>So I need some info regarding why Duke is Duke, what makes it unique.</p>
<p>Please help :)</p>
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<p>It’s only a few miles away from Chapel Hill.</p>
<p>It’s arguably the best school in the South. They’ve got top-class grad programs and as such their undergraduates benefit. As far as uniqueness, its location is different from most schools at that level. The architecture is very nice too. I didn’t like it so much because seemed to always have to compare themselves to the Ivy League (Harvard mostly) to justify themselves as a good school when they are a good school in their own right.</p>
<p>My best friend wrote 1 sentence for that essay. very succinct. International. not one of those 2250+ 4.0 kids. He’s in Durham now.</p>
<p>1 Sentence??? Do u have any idea what it was? lol</p>
<p>clever,</p>
<p>Here is something that I posted on CC a little over a year ago. LOL-it brought the Duke haters out in force! But I think it’s pretty accurate and might be helpful to you as think about some of the things that attract you to the school and which make it a pretty unique place. Good luck with your application!</p>
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<li><p>Duke has a great academic reputation and an even greater reputation among employers. </p></li>
<li><p>The school is large enough to feel like a university and to have all the activities you would want, yet small enough so that one won’t get lost in the crowd. From a personal growth standpoint, some students tend to favor large schools over small ones as they tend to be less insular and more diverse in student population. Duke provides this advantage without losing the intimacy. </p></li>
<li><p>The students are top-notch and high achievers, but not cutthroat. Duke is a place where very smart and well-rounded young men and women are able to meet other similarly motivated and accomplished students from all around the world. At the same time, Duke students are a blend of many amazing (and incredibly diverse) skill sets and personalities.</p></li>
<li><p>Duke is not complacent in trying to attract top students. They will provide excellent financial aid in many circumstances. </p></li>
<li><p>The Duke campus thrives on the energy created by its undergraduates and their potential.</p></li>
<li><p>The weather is usually sunny, even in winter. It snows, but it rarely stays cold for long. </p></li>
<li><p>Duke Gardens are unique and beautiful…and one can enjoy them for several months while school is still in session. </p></li>
<li><p>The Duke Chapel is awesome, with its grand fa</p></li>
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<p>Duke is the only US New top 10 school that admits “student-athletes” with sub-900 SAT scores. Also, it is the only one known more for basketball (and more recently, lacrosse) than academics. The face of the university is not the President, an accomplished alumnus/a or a Nobel Prize winning professor (there is only one but he is not usually on campus), but a coach. That’s all pretty “special,” don’t you think? Go Blue Devils!!!</p>
<p>^■■■■■. Please ignore.
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<p>What’s special about Duke?</p>
<p>Hansbrough Indoor Stadium, for one. They’ve been able to make great strides in depression research by studying the Duke students who have camped out for months for four straight years only to watch their team lose to the Tar Heels at home. </p>
<p>And, this-</p>
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<p>Duke and Stanford offer top academics, great sports, mild weather, fatastic campuses, and very good alumni networks.</p>
<p>id choose duke over my priority school anyday, just duke is a far reach for me</p>
<p>Stanford>>>Duke</p>
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<p>Free University of Darfur>>>Duke.</p>
<p>Anything>>>Duke.</p>
<p>I know EXACTLY what the sentence was, but I’m not going to post it because it was very well written and I’m sure he wouldn’t want thousands of Duke applicants writing the same sentence or anything similar to it, even.</p>
<p>rjk,
I concur with Stanford > Duke. In fact, IMO Stanford > all other colleges in the USA.</p>
<p>If a student is looking for a premier blend of great academics, talented classmates, fun times, and exciting and relevant athletics, then Stanford and Duke are # 1 and # 1A followed closely by Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame. Few schools in the USA can offer such a great balance for undergraduate students.</p>
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<p>…as future potential “white collar” criminals.</p>
<p>[Duke</a> MBAs Fail Ethics Test](<a href=“Bloomberg Businessweek - Bloomberg”>Bloomberg Businessweek - Bloomberg)</p>
<p>Duke is “special” because it offers one of the best diplomas money can buy.</p>
<p>[The</a> Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition](<a href=“http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/03may/EDUC_moneytalks.htm]The”>http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/03may/EDUC_moneytalks.htm)</p>
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First off, you are either naive or a fool if you think all universities from Harvard down do not have developmental admits.</p>
<p>Second, your article is woefully outdated. Keohane hasn’t been at Duke since 2004. The number of developmental admits has dropped precipitously since then.</p>
<p>Indeed, the number of so-called development admits has fallen from 99 in 2000 to 58 in 2003–the only years statistics were released. Only 30 to 40 of them were admitted on merit. Nevertheless, on Sept. 5, 2006, Guttentag confirmed to Inside Higher Education magazine that development preferences remain institutional policy, saying, “When there is a significant financial interest in the University, we take that into account” for “a small number of students.”</p>
<p>One wonders why you [applied</a> to Duke](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063364742-post41.html]applied”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063364742-post41.html) given your animosity towards it. </p>
<p>Either you’re a reject or a prestige whore. Which is it?</p>
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<p>There you go again…comparing Duke to Harvard. Tsk, tsk. Seriously, no one does developmental admits quite like Duke.</p>
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<p>If you really want to know, one of my hs teachers (who wrote a recommendation on my behalf) has ties to Duke and I didn’t want to risk offending him by not at least applying. Besides, I needed a decent backup.</p>
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<p>Neither. Okay, actually, I am kind of a prestige whore. That’s why I ultimately turned down Duke.</p>
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<p>How is Duke #1? All it has is a its basketball team, which hasn’t even been that good recently. I would put several schools ahead of Duke if you are looking for a good academic/athletic hybrid-Notre Dame, Michigan, UNC, and USC.</p>