<p>Can you give some insight in to why you would prefer Williams over Duke? I am aware of few, if any, academic programs at Williams that would surpass what you could receive at Duke. I can see someone from the New England area preferring to stay closer to home. I can see someone wanting to go to a smaller school. Other than that, I can’t see any reason to prefer Williams over Duke. Out of a hundred randomly chosen students, I would suspect 95 would take Duke over Williams. </p>
<p>Could it be that you prefer Williams because Williams waitlisted you? (The old theory that people sometimes want what they cannot have more than what they have attained.)</p>