Duke or Dartmouth

muckdogs07
Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:51:14 +0000

Alavondrice,

You had a lot more pro’s for Duke, including some that Dartmouth cannot duplicate no matter what – weather, sports, and research (with top 5 medical school and very good graduate programs in the sciences). Also, Duke is not that far behind Dartmouth in outdoor activities. There are higher mountains in NC than NH. NC also has the Outer Banks and equestrian. Plenty of hiking trails near campus and, of course, as someone else mentioned the Duke gardens, plus one of the best college golf courses if you like that sport. Finally, Duke gave you better FA.

The two advantages I see for Dartmouth are Tuck over Fugua given your interest in business and prestige (although you have them equal and so does USNWR, I think nationally Dartmouth undergrad slightly > Duke undergrad).

As for the concern about “fratty” – Dartmouth = animal house; Duke = strong, but not dominating fraternity presence.

The one thing I do not know is NE v. SE. While the schools are similar in many ways, the regions are much different.