Note to CCers about Duke

p_hp_fan
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:22:36 +0000

Haha, this is a really interesting post. I think my favorite part is “peer = friends”, lol.

Hmm…where to start. John, I think your first mistake is to assume that CC matters. Who cares what people on here think, jeez, don’t let it upset you. The main benefit CC is information transfer. Maybe I know something that you don’t and I can help you out, give you some advice from my experience. All of the other stuff is essentially blabber–no need to take it so seriously. Commanding people on what to say and what not to say tells people more about you than it does influence themselves.

If you’re coming to Duke then I suggest you just get used to people saying that Duke sucks for no good reason…that’s part of being at Duke. Sometimes it’s just in good fun and sometimes they’re serious, but it doesn’t really matter either way. CC is very good at making people feel insecure about themselves, their accomplishments, and their decisions. If you like Duke, then cool…see you there. If other people don’t…meh.

Moreover, there’s no need to apologize for your fellow Dukies. Just because you were accepted into Duke doesn’t mean you are the same person as everyone at Duke. Let them speak for themselves and you can argue with them if you want, but don’t try to speak for them. Once you get on campus you’re going to find a lot of people you don’t like and a lot of people you just fundamentally disagree with. But that’s OK…you can argue with them about it or you can just let it go…but no need to write a treatise trying to prevent such arguments in the first place.