The website allows visitors to search the 3,910 most recent wedding announcements in The New York Times for key terms, like “lawyer” and “doctor.” It’s useful information, of course, for those wondering whether having “Goldman Sachs” or “Citigroup” attached to their name is more likely to land them in the newspaper. (For the record, Goldman is ahead 74 to 63.)

As of last week, Duke was among the ten most frequently mentioned universities. Ivy League schools are mentioned a stunning 2,307 times, according to the Wedding Credential.

The entire top 10 list, as complied by “Daily Intel”:

1. Columbia (615)
2. Harvard (466)
3. Yale (278)
4. Princeton (273)
5. Brown (226)
6. Cornell (206)
7. Duke (157)
8. Stanford (147)
9. Northwestern (99)
10. University of Pennsylvania (88)

With such a large volume of work, Guttentag told the New York Times that admissions officers did not prioritize cutting down the waitlist. Instead, many more students are now left in limbo, unsure of their college future.

The extended waitlist seems to be another consequence, at least in large part, of a 30 percent jump in applications the University has received in the last two years. Two weeks ago, The Chronicle reported that Duke’s admissions model is beginning to show signs of strain. This year, the University used an admissions process it designed 20 years ago, far before it had risen to anywhere near its current level of prestige.

Guttentag said this year’s large applicant pool also made decisions at every step of the admissions process less certain—which could explain why the fate of so many high school seniors still remains unclear. With so many qualified applicants, and a limited amount of time to make admissions decisions, it is not all too surprising that Duke is leaving so many on its waitlist. Admissions decisions are tough choices, and postponing them—even though it may frustrate those affected—is one way the University is dealing with its decades-old admissions model.

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To get an insider’s look at the admissions process at Duke, check out the following articles, comprising a 3-part series called Admissions in Depth:

Part I: GETTING IN — Application increase overwhelms review system

Discusses how the dramatic increase in applications has put a strain on the admissions process, particularly in the last couple of years.

Part II: INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES — Duke balances competing goals in admissions

Explores how certain goals the University sets for itself influence the admissions process, allowing Duke to consider “special factors” among applicants in addition to traditional merit.

Part III: SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY — Duke draws “rich kids of all colors”

Discovers that socioeconomic diversity at Duke has remained constant in the last 15 years, despite significant increases in racial diversity and a move toward offering generous financial aid packages.

But according to The New York Times, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a dating scene that has become difficult for all those ladies who put their hands up when Beyonce asks them to in the song’s characteristic hook. With an approximately 60 percent female student body, UNC’s social scene skews female and gives many single men looking for love a distinct advantage.

This trend toward more women than men in college is not restricted to UNC. In 2000, women comprised 57 percent of college enrollment, according to data from the American Council on Eduction. Although large public universities have had majority-female student bodies – aside from UNC, the article states that large public universities like California, Florida and Georgia skew toward the fairer sex – some private schools like New York University also have more women.

According to the Times, Stephen Farmer, UNC director of undergraduate admissions, attributes UNC’s gender imbalance to the university’s lack of an engineering school, which disproportionately attracts male students.

But such a gender imbalance is not present at some top schools, including Duke. In fact, Duke’s undergraduate population has fairly equal numbers of men and women – if anything the population skews slightly male. Such parity in the male-female ratio is also more common among Ivy League schools, the article states.

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Rubenstein donated $10 million to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

Rubenstein added to the center’s $1.2 billion redevelopment project, and the center will name its new visitors and ticket space on Broadway the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, the Times reported. The site will offer discounted tickets and free shows, and it is scheduled to open Nov. 24.

The donation was sparked by Rubenstein’s 60th birthday last month, according to the article, which reports that Rubenstein made $2.7 billion as managing director of The Carlyle Group. Estimating that he could live to about 81 years old, Rubenstein has decided to give his money away to causes he supports before he dies.

“My view is, if you have money, you can spend it, you can save it, or you can give it away,” Rubenstein said to the Times. “I bought all the things I need to buy.”

Since Rubenstein co-founded The Carlyle Group in 1987, the company has expanded to house offices in 20 countries with more than 1,290 investors from 72 countries. The Carlyle Group manages about $86.1 billion in assets, according to its Web site.

Along with his commitment to the Duke Board of Trustees, Rubenstein  also serves on the boards of 30 other institutions—which he also supports financially, the article states.

In addition to using his wealth to underwrite scholarships and fund arts centers, Rubenstein has purchased several historical documents which he has loaned to American museums, including copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Emancipation Proclamation, according to the article.

“Being happy in life is not easy,” Rubenstien said in the Times. “I would give up all the money I have if I could be 50. You can always make money.”