<p>think of duke as equivalent to stanford- tied for #5 in top college lists
(<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php[/url]”>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php</a>)
they are non-ivies but are are good enough academically to be one. as the awe of being an ivy fades over time, Duke prestigue rises. look at trends; i predict duke will replace h,y,or p within 10 years.
the lax scandal will soon be forgotten. does anyone still think of harvard as the school whose pesident thought women were inferior to men in math? i think what i would be most proud to tell my grandchildren i went to.</p>