| Duke was S1's top choice throughout HS--by the time he was a senior we simply couldn't picture him anywhere else, so getting in was a dream come true!! (And working hard to realize that dream means that he values the opportunity to go there--that convinced us that we would work to finance it!)
When we visited for the first time on Presidents' Weekend of his junior year in HS it snowed 5 inches! The gothic campus was gorgeous--and he was thrilled to see the tents in K-Ville. It was like the pilgrimage to Mecca!! He has been a happy camper (in K-ville, or any other context) ever since, and we are so thrilled that he has taken advantage of what he has been offered at Duke.
Good luck with the decision! Our younger son, S2, is currently a senior in HS and, ironically, has made his decision to go to that "other" school 8 miles down Tobacco Road! Yep--he is going to be in Chapel Hill for journalism (which they don't have at Duke)! S1 has been great about it, but we will be sporting the "House Divided" sticker on the car in the fall! They are very close, and I think they are excited to be near one another next year! |