Penn or Duke Early Decision. Advice needed!

cavs2012
Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:44:22 +0000

Hey, everyone!

I’m a rising high school senior, class of 2012. I have been a die-hard Duke basketball fan since I was a little kid. I visited Duke last summer and absolutely fell in love with the campus and the school in general. I love the school pride, the academics, the commitment to service (DukeEngage), and basically everything about Duke except for the distance. I live in northeastern PA, and it’s about 9 hour drive to Durham. My Mom does not want me to go that far, even though it’s really not too far. If I had it totally my way, I’d apply ED.

I also love UPenn. It’s only two hours away, Philly is great, and I love what Penn has to offer. I want to major in politcal science/ econ, and Penn has the PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics) major which seems awesome and perfect for me. They also have a semester in DC program which allows one to study and intern in DC.

Both schools have about a 3x higher early acceptance rate vs. regular acceptance rate.

I’m also interested in schools like Georgetown, BC, and Notre Dame, to which I could apply early action, but I don’t want to pass up the opportunity to have a much higher chance of getting in at Duke and Penn–by far my top two schools.