Brown vs Duke - premed

warblersrule
Thu, 13 May 2021 19:48:59 +0000

tsbna44:

1/3 of Duke is pre-med…seems high. Might be right. But seems high.

No, that sounds about right, and I was told a similar figure my freshman year. Duke has always attracted a lot of pre-meds, and it has more than its fair share of pre-law and pre-business students too.

In any case, pre-med is not a major, so it would be helpful if we knew OP’s daughter’s academic interests. Brown and Duke are largely comparable academically, but each has its particular strengths.

collegemom3717:

Neither is an objectively better choice: the one that will be “better” is the one that she feels happiest in. She will be able to find her people at either place.

Yes, exactly. People on CC would probably have encouraged me to go to Brown over Duke based on their stereotypes – I was from a fairly poor family, very academically inclined and knew from day one I wanted to pursue a PhD, gay and extremely liberal, and had zero interest in basketball or joining a frat or SLG. As it happens, I chose Duke and wound up absolutely loving it.

Raleigh and the Triangle area in general is growing by leaps and bounds, and there’s plenty for Duke students to do besides party, both on and off campus.