Duke Pratt vs. Columbia SEAS

confidentialcoll
Sun, 04 May 2008 15:05:05 +0000

so Duke is known for it’s bme program, I have little doubt that they’re bme is phenomenal, but for pre-med it wouldn’t make a difference where you go. BME is actually a mix of mechanical, electrical, and biology (might be missing something), it isn’t as premedy as people think. You can do anything and be pre-med. Columbia BME is one of the toughest undergrad majors, it’s is also very popular, competitive and well regarded. and yes many koreans, esp in seas.

The two schools are both good engineering schools, but neither is among the top traditional engineering schools. Duke has a few programs, bme in particular is strong, columbia has many to choose from. The two schools are very different indeed. Duke has a much larger campus, it’s also much more remote. Duke has more school spirit they’ve got their basketball, they’re also very greek. Columbia is more diverse, more intellectual, more political, less sports centered. The curriculums are also different, columbia seas has a bunch of non-engineering requirements, which is good if enjoy a balanced set of classes.