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<p>Did your parents not know what they were signing? Did you tell them not to worry about the money because your family friend said you will get plenty of merit? Since your parents agreed to pay if you were accepted to Duke, I think the decision to renege on this commitment pay up should be your parents not yours. </p>
<p>I think Duke will see a lot more people gaming the ED system because they stack the odds of acceptance so much in favor of the ED students. The percent of acceptance of ED compared to RD will be huge this year.</p>