<p>Yes, I am indeed bitter that I rejected Chicago. What a laughable retort. 70% of Duke-Chicago cross admits pick Duke over Chicago. We have phenomenal representation on wall street and in management consulting. McKinsey only recruits ‘sophomore diversity leaders’ from 4 schools; Harvard, Yale, Duke, and Penn. Duke alumni earn more money than Chicago grads (check out the payscale data). The WSJ’s 2012 ranking of schools based on employer preferences ranked Duke 2nd in terms of producing the best prepared graduates with a liberal arts degree, Duke also ranked 3rd for producing the best students with marketing degrees. Having said that, I don’t really feel the need to perpetuate this petty argument. Is Chicago a great school? Sure it is, why else would I choose to apply there. Is Chicago everything you make it out to be? Not by a long shot. At the end of the day there is only so much information that you can fabricate and spin to your advantage. One piece of empirical data dwarfs all your lofty claims. Duke>Chicago (70% to 30%) in cross admits. That is not a mere indication of preference, it is a resounding and unequivocal verdict in favor of Duke. Arguing that Chicago is better is like saying Ron Paul should be President even if he doesn’t win the popular vote. He appears to have all the credentials, but cant demonstrate tangible results. I apologize for the convoluted analogy but I’m assuming that you are able to comprehend the gist of the message.
I want to reiterate that I think Chicago is a great school, and I mean no disrespect. However, you really need to abandon your little flight of fancy.</p>