<p>I think Duke is a bit overrated… My brother got in but was rejected from Harvard, Stanford, and Penn, and would have had no shot at MIT. I know one kid who got a likely from Stanford and got into CalTech, and turned them down for MIT, and another girl who got into Harvard, MIT and Duke and chose MIT. I personally think USN should change their algorithm. Realistically USN rankings should be something like H, S, Y, P, M, U of C, C, then Penn and Duke tied for eighth. I know that Duke is usually favored over Penn but both are great schools, and although a girl from my school chose Duke over Penn my brother would have done the opposite.</p>