| Predator, you cannot go wrong with Michigan, particularly if you intend to major in Business, Engineering, Mathematics or a Humanity/Social Science. Unless your folks are extremely well off, it is hard justifying paying an extra $120,000 over four years to attend a school that isn't better. In fact, in your intended major, it isn't even as good. Even if Duke had revised your financial aid package, it is unlikely that they would have knocked off enough money to make it competitive with Michigan's offer. Let us face it, Michigan really wanted you.
Besides, assuming you have visited both schools, you probably noticed that Ann Arbor is more fun, welcoming and pleasant than Durham.
By the way, I chose Michigan's acceptance over Duke's when I was a senior in high school, and cost was not even an issue in my case. I have never regretted my decision. From what I have seen, outside of the CC world, Michigan and Duke truly are peers in the academic/reputation sense. But in terms of campus life and setting, I think you will find Michigan more well-rounded than Duke. |