Columbia vs Duke

pwoods
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:17:58 +0000

Dodo, I respect that you’re trying to control for the seemingly superfluous differences (“assuming…both city life and suburban life are admirable”), but you simply can’t do that. The colleges are incredibly different, and everything from their social scenes to their general atmospheres of the schools are informed by their location. You could not have Columbia without the city, and Duke would not be Duke if it was in Manhattan (or even a second-rate city like Chicago). Ultimately, you have to consider which lifestyle is more appealing, and which school you would rather live at. It’s an incredibly subjective and personal decision.