| And one more thing - while I think the world of Duke - be careful about your long term goals when choosing any of the top tier schools like Duke in fields other than engineering. Today's world is different than that of 25 years ago - and as challenging as it may be - Duke's liberal arts approach is great for preparation for graduate schools but it is not nearly as vocationally helpful as Michigan can be, with its huge number of majors and resources. This may not have mattered much in the last 5 years as investment banks and consulting firms have been hiring Duke (and Ivy League) econ and public policy and liberal arts graduates because of the fact that they are bright and the cache of the names, but for the next few years at least the significant structural change in the economy and in my view recession will significantly slow down that activity. And I mean significantly. I did while I was attending Duke wish that they had some majors outside of engineering that had career utility - they certainly had nothing like a Ross for undergrads. Like I lot of Dukies, I went on to grad school and did well, but at the same time, felt I had to do so - I was not prepared to make a living. |