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04-22-2008, 04:43 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: NoVa
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| turning down stanford for duke
.....Duke is MUCH closer and they have a better biomedical engineering program(according to US News). I still feel like I'm letting myself down. Stanford is beautiful and it's the hardest decision I've ever made. I'm still not 100% decided as admit weekend may change my mind. Input? | 
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04-22-2008, 05:02 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| You'll be probably fine at either, but don't base your decision on US News... | |
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04-22-2008, 06:03 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| Any difference in cost? | |
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04-22-2008, 06:50 PM
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#4 | | New Member
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| I was in a similar dilemma (minus the location issue). I was considering biomedical engineering in addition to other engineering fields. Since (1) I was not absolutely sure about pursuing biomedical engineering at the time, (2) Stanford was stronger in engineering in general (as I was considering other engineering fields at the time), and (3) I really loved Stanford, I chose to go to Stanford.
However, your situation is probably different from mine. Go to admit weekend, get a feel for Stanford, and think about what you really want from a school. Not so helpful, I know, but it really depends on what your goals are and what you like. Both schools are great. Congrats on getting into both. | |
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04-22-2008, 07:55 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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| My decision isn't based on US news, but I thought I would just add that in there. Most of it is distance...Duke is so close. Price isn't a factor.
Pianist-Where do you live? | |
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04-22-2008, 11:22 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
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| Close may not be a good thing-get out, try to see another part of the country. | |
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04-22-2008, 11:29 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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| Man, admit weekend is down to the wire, is't it? | |
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04-23-2008, 09:20 AM
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#8 | | Member
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| wow my two favorite schools...this would definitely be an impossible decision for me. good luck 
...however, i've visited both and although i absolutely love duke, stanford is in my opinion the best school in the country. trust me you'll love it! | |
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04-23-2008, 12:23 PM
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#9 | | New Member
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| I live in Southern California...a long road trip from Stanford...but I don't think proximity to home factored into my decision.
But anyways, good luck on your decision! | |
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04-23-2008, 05:38 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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| us news (and basically all rankings in general) are based on graduate school...i'm sure that, at the undergrad level, if any school is superior, it would be Stanford (although Duke is a great school as well) | |
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04-28-2008, 03:40 AM
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#11 | | Junior Member
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| I think you should go to Stanford. Duke's reputation is slipping because it's in a pretty "isolated" place. You might be looking for a job later (10 years?) and if Duke's "prestige" has gone down, like the trend now, you would be better off having graduated from Stanford, which is in a center of commerce.
Also, I know many people who got into Duke but not Stanford (including me). Duke was actually really interested in me, but Stanford only waitlisted me. | |
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04-28-2008, 05:28 AM
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#12 | | Junior Member
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| Yeah already picked Stanford. | |
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04-28-2008, 04:19 PM
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#13 | | Junior Member
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| yay!!! i'm so happy that you picked stanford. after admit weekend, stanford REALLY convinced me to go. it was just...i felt at home. | |
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04-30-2008, 03:18 PM
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#14 | | Junior Member
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| Good Choice. Duke is great but vastly overrated as are most southern schools. | |
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05-01-2008, 05:21 PM
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#15 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bay area ---> duke 2012 Gender: Male
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| duke owns stanford...
...at bball that is | |
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