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<p>Oh, please - when did I ever take issue w/ that assertion?</p>
<p>There have been many a time when people have made assertions about whatever school compared to NU and I have stayed out of it b/c it’s a position in which credible arguments can be made.</p>
<p>I have largely stayed out of such silly arguments b/c they are pretty much argumentative in which one can make a case for and vice versa.</p>
<p>However, the few times in which I have made posts re such assertions, it’s b/c the claims are over-reaching and/or there is hyprocrisy involved.</p>
<p>For example, one of the few times I have inserted myself in such a discussion is about Georgetown - a very good small university, but one in which people get overly blinded by its admit rate (partially due to its great location in the NE); when it comes to strength of academic depts. and strength of student body, Georgetown lags a bit behind schools which certain posters have grouped it with.</p>
<p>And in this case, there’s both over-reaching (not only placing Duke on the level w/ Stanford, but w/ a hint of undertone that Duke is actually superior - lol) and hypocrisy.</p>
<p>There have been many, many posts on CC trying to latch Duke w/ schools like Stanford or Princeton, while at the same time bashing equitable schools like UoC (nevermind the equitable schools, but the same people who try to link Duke w/ schools like Stanford are the same ones who would be aghast at someone comparing Vandy w/ Duke - even tho, that would be doing the exact same thing). </p>
<p>And look who is all bent out of shape b/c I have no issue calling out the over-reaching claim that Duke = Stanford? (Funny, how you just attack the messenger and have nothing to say about the claims in itself; the fact that you are silent on such an over-reaching claim says everything about your credibility).</p>