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Originally Posted by rjkofnovi EAD. Duke is NOT Harvard. Cornell is NOT Harvard. Michigan is NOT Harvard. Duke, Cornell, and yes Michigan are PEERS. Whether you accept that or not is your opinion. |
Cornell and Michigan are not peer schools with Duke and if you believe that they are, then that is your opinion. Cornell and Michigan are probably comparable in academic strength/reputation but Duke is a notch or two notches above both these schools with regards to selectivity, strength of student body, academic resources available to students, average job placement, undergraduate focus, etc. When it comes to BME, there is no comparison at all between Michigan and Duke. If the OP was interested in a major like Chemical Engineering that is not offered at Duke, then it would make sense for him to strongly consider Michigan. You can't tell the OP to consider going to Michigan because of the strength and breadth of the school's overall engineering program if he/she is considering BME, an area of study that Duke is clearly better in.