What's special about Duke?

[interestingguy]

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you are either naive or a fool if you think all universities from Harvard down do not have developmental admits

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<p>There you go again…comparing Duke to Harvard. Tsk, tsk. Seriously, no one does developmental admits quite like Duke.</p>

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One wonders why you applied to Duke given your animosity towards it.

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<p>If you really want to know, one of my hs teachers (who wrote a recommendation on my behalf) has ties to Duke and I didn’t want to risk offending him by not at least applying. Besides, I needed a decent backup.</p>

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Either you’re a reject or a prestige whore. Which is it?

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<p>Neither. Okay, actually, I am kind of a prestige whore. That’s why I ultimately turned down Duke.</p>