Duke 2014 Hopeful

cdz512
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:18:14 +0000

slik nik,
It is a very difficult decision. Only problem is, I’m torn between Duke and Rice. I will apply for both for sure (that’s a guarantee) only I don’t know what if I get accepted to both, which I have a chance because Duke and Rice likes my school, we send anywhere from 3-5 out of the 120-150 some kids at my school and nearly 80% of the people who apply. But I really want to experience both at the same time. I love Rice: amazing bioengineering, amazing faculty student ratio and relationship, Texas med volunteer ability. But I also love Duke: amazing BME as well, Duke Med and the ability to do research with Duke Med (I wish Rice had a med school) and great school athletic spirit. It is extremely hard, I would be happy at both, but that doesn’t make the decision any easier. I can’t play the geography game because I love any southern weather. I can’t play the ranking game because frankly I DON’T CARE ABOUT RANKING, especially even when you are looking at ranking both are ranked up there and especially in BME. Its just so hard. I love both campus, gorgeous I say. Both are located near or in wooded areas. Its so hard
Here is one thing: Stanford loves my school too, in 2008, we set a good 5 kids to Stanford, nearly 80% of the kids who applied that year got in. I don’t know the statistics this year but are Stanford kids this year I know.
I go to a private college prep school in the Midwest.