Woodman said:Rob, who knows what goes into the thought process of a 17 year old?? She likes Duke because she's a "Dukie". hates BBQ, but I think it's just because I like it! ;-)
First off Nick's right on the money about the visits. Highly recommend it.
Second, Yeah I guess I understand. Now that I think about it I was the same way she is. I was talking about going to McGill back then because it sounded cool. My folks put their foot down and because of that I wouldn't consider Penn or Cornell. (In retrospect probably should have.)
Well I'd hate to be accused of aiding and abetting but if she gets serious about the Duke stuff I know an alum whose Dad's a prof. I'd be willing to try to get her some sort of an informational interview if you think it might help.
Any idea what she wants to study? Engineering? Liberal Arts?