(Duke) Turned down a lot of great schools for the

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A-	Faculty Accessibility	A-
Useful Schoolwork	A-	Excess Competition	B-
Academic Success	A+	Creativity/ Innovation	A
Individual Value	A+	University Resource Use	B+
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	A	Social Life	B
Surrounding City	C	Extra Curriculars	B+
Safety	B-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Female

SAT1570

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Surrounding City	C

Highest Rating Academic Success	A+

She cares more about Excess Competition than the average student.

Date: Jun 14 2014
Major: Engineering Department (This Major's Salary over time)
Turned down a lot of great schools for the chance to come here, including Princeton, MIT, and Columbia, and it has not disappointed me. I fell in love with the people and campus when I visited after being accepted, and I love the university's commitment to becoming the best. Also, being a big fan of sports and good weather certainly helped!

It's not perfect however; I dislike the prevalent Greek Life and exclusivity at times, but the exclusivity and elitist sense is equivalent if not greater at Princeton and Columbia, so that was expected no matter which school I chose, save for MIT. Also, the lack of a nice city surrounding Duke creates a dearth of activities, compared to if I went to college in New York or Boston.

However, overall I'm more than happy with my choice, and would not trade it, even if Stanford had accepted me. Honestly, I feel that no matter which school you attend, you will find a way to be happy and make many friends once you get to know the school better!

Best of luck to future Duke applicants!

Responses

You turned down the real Princeton for the faux Princeton?

Duke is a great place. Some colleges are so PC these days that they assume you're guilty until proven innocent. Not at Duke! Here, you're still guilty even AFTER you're proven innocent.

Now I'm off to play lacrosse against a team of 88 faculty members . . .

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