Duke or Yale?

Kowloon
Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:35:41 +0000

THnx bluedog for the helpful comment! (ps: I’m a dude)

My values:

I dislike cheaters

I dislike people who stop at nothing for glory&fame

I love soccer

I consider myself putting ethics above ambition

I want to stay sane. I like academics, but not to the point where I go crazy from competition

My questions:
1- Is the student body at either of these universities worse than the other in terms of over-ambitiousness?
2- If I’m an int’l student in need of at least a half-ride, would it be easier to get into Duke (non-need blind) or Yale (need-blind, but terribly hard to get into the first place)
3- Which institution would you (CCers) say that cares more for diversity?

I sincerely thank you if you take the time and patience to answer even one of my questions!