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Duke applications set record for sixth straight year


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I am in the tech biz and let me tell you it does not take long for the Chinese to pirate your SW. - andy2

@andy2, does that make our software developers inferior, or our software inferior? Can just anyone pirate our software?
xylem01
January 22, 2013 8:22 a.m.
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Morrigan - They already know all our Technology secrets. I am in the tech biz and let me tell you it does not take long for the Chinese to pirate your SW.
andy2
January 18, 2013 3:58 p.m.
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"notice it said----with the greatest request from China" - streetglide

Umm, re-read it then. It did NOT say the greatest request was from China. The article said, "The greatest growth among applicants in recent years has been from the West Coast and overseas, primarily China." Meaning that the largest increase from outside of the U.S. since last year was from China. Reading comprehension is crucial.
Click to view my profile T-Man
January 18, 2013 12:45 p.m.
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Kids today need to smarten up! They are not only competing locally but globally as well! Great to see this. The world is truly changing right before all our eyes. Wonder how many households in other countries have cable/satellite, smart phones, video games, etc.
xylem01
January 18, 2013 11:15 a.m.
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With the total number of applicants, does anyone seriously think for a moment that Duke is going to favor Chinese applicants over others for "money"? There are over 37 THOUSAND applicants trying to get in. You can figure that most of them are going to find some way of paying for their education. You don't need to be a Duke educated person to figure this out (although I AM). But mentioning China in the article was certain to elicit comments from a few.
RadioDJ
January 18, 2013 11:14 a.m.
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Most if not all of the Chinese students will return to China after graduation. So much for educating our own.
Click to view my profile Crew Dog E6
January 18, 2013 10:41 a.m.
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Then naturally we'll grant citizenship or at least permanent visas to the STEM foreign students upon graduation, and pay them to learn all our systems, technologies, and secrets.
Terkel
January 17, 2013 7:01 p.m.
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notice it said----with the greatest request from China,, this is a great education only a special few can afford in NC,, but the goverment of China pays for thier education to come to DUKE,, and wonder who will win in the end!! Does not take a DUKE grad to figure that out,, we are selling our souls & knowledge for money in the good ol USA--- Welcome to the NEW WORLD ORDER & its working !!
streetglide
January 17, 2013 4:55 p.m.
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I'd like to see a breakdown of applications by nationality (not race) and by school. I doubt the Chinese and "unnamed overseas country" students are applying to the liberal arts school.
Terkel
January 17, 2013 4:54 p.m.
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