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| Bright | Im 12 years old and live in california. Ever since I was young I have had my eye on man universitys but dukes university was the sparkle in my eye. The school is filled with history and friendlyness. Whjat I most like about dukes is that its a place that wont open doors but it will open gates to success. In conlusion, when i get older dukes university can count on my application. | Education Quality: A+, Social Life: B | | | |
| | Jul 03 2008 | 1st Year Male --
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I would call Duke University the biggest disappointment of my life. Before I attended college all I heard were stories about how amazing college is, how everyone makes life long friends, and how you will be exposed to new ideas. Unfortunately none of these things occur at Duke University. During orientation every freshman is full of enthusiasm, but that only last for about half of the first semester. Soon everyone quits everything they wanted to do so that they can get into a wall street i-bank/med school/Harvard law school/fill in the bank. Almost no one comes to this school to enjoy their youth and try new things. Instead everyone uses this school as a launching pad to whatever else they want to do in life, and the students will do whatever it takes to get there. The kids in high school who would enjoy Duke are the ones who are two-faced friends who brownnose the teacher and say whatever it takes to get an "A."
The faculty are slightly better but still nothing to be impressed with. They teach because they have to. The better faculty tend to teach higher in your major but they are only better because they bother to at least learn your name. Overall, Duke just skates by on its reputation. The education is lackluster, you might as well go to a state school unless you want to be able to put Duke on your resume. After spending time with friends at less prestigious colleges I found I was no more educated than they were. I also found this to be true when I spent a semester studying abroad.
In summary don't go to this school unless your a back stabbing friend who is desperate to say they went to a prestigious school. | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: F | | | |
| | Jan 15 2008 | 3rd Year Male --
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| Quite Bright | Duke has been a wonderful experience. The intelligent, kind students make the school a gem. | Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: B- | | | |
| | Aug 10 2007 | 1st Year Female --
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| Quite Bright |
As a biomedical engineering major, I can tell you the academics are top notch in the field. Performing research is extremely common, and if you have enough initiative, you can start freshman year (although most people begin their junior years). Students are generally very bright, but not cut-throat and everybody works together to do problem sets and study for exams. The courses are tough, however, and 30% of Pratt transfers to Trinity (about standard for engineering schools). Other departments vary in excellence and difficulty. Sciences are usually very good (especially biology) and more difficult, and there have been several new buildings erected in the last couple years. Economics is common and known as good, but it's a huge department that you will not get as much personal attention. Psychology and neuroscience has some experts in the field in the faculty, and the courses aren't too hard either. Sociology and cultural anthropology are perceived as being very easy. English and literature requires a decent amount of work, but it's fairly easy to get good grads, and is also known for a very liberal faculty. Art History is also fairly popular and known as pretty good. I can't really speak about most of the other humanities.
Job placement is excellent, especially if you want to go into consulting or investment banking. The top firms who only recruit at 10-15 schools nationwide (Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, etc.) all come to Duke. Although it's competitive, if you are a decent student, you will get a good offer. Non-profits such as Teach for America are also incredibly popular. Governmental jobs and engineering companies also recruit heavily. Grad school placement, likewise, is excellent (especially med school - seems like 1/3 of the freshman class is pre-med).
The types of people that go to Duke are very diverse - although if I wanted to generalize, I'd say there are a fair number of preppy types, slightly liberal student body, students are into athletics, and it's more of a northern school despite being located in the south. Going Greek is fairly popular, but most people don't. I'm independent, but also have friends in the Greek system. It's easy to find other people with similar interests and, while Durham is not the greatest city, there's plenty enough to find to do. I think almost every person would be able to find their niche at Duke. The only person that I might say to look elsewhere is somebody who is really artsy/hippie type and wants to focus on that as a career. Duke isn't particularly known for the arts, and artsy type people don't come here as often (although Chapel Hill is known for its great music scene). The vast majority of people at Duke love it, and couldn't dream of being anywhere else. Speaking of racial integration as others have, I think it's pretty standard as everywhere else. I personally have tons of Asian friends (I'm white), although that is perhaps because Asians are disproportionately in my classes in engineering. I also have a fair numbers of hispanic friends, and only 1-2 African American friends. Not sure why this is, but I think that's pretty standard at Duke for some reason (also it could be because there are not as many African Americans in engineering). The black community is extremely close-knit and tight, and they have a couple events a year that everybody attends.
The girls are generally pretty attractive and there are a ridiculously small number of overweight individuals at Duke - people care about their health, their looks, and work out (some people work out too hard and care about their looks too much).
The campus is absolutely gorgeous and the weather is great. It has a small-school feel, wherein faculty care about the students and they are very approachable. Basketball is awesome and really unites the student body with a sense of pride.
Honestly, Duke is a great place, and nearly every single person I talk with loves it. Academics are amazing, the people who attends are sociable, intelligent, and nice (and not quite as snobby as some Ivy-league types), and Durham is better than you'd expect (although it's definitely no New York City or even Ann Arbor). No regrets at all coming here. Chose it over Columbia and Penn. | Education Quality: A+, Scholastic Success: B | | | |
| | Apr 27 2007 | 3rd Year Male --
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