<p>As someone who grew up in a family of Duke alums and strongly considered UChicago, I find a hard time believing someone would be as happy in one social environment as in the other. That’s not to say that one is better or right, but they attract different kinds of people. Wildly happy Duke alums are very different people (at least socially) than wildly happy UChicago alums. </p>
<p>Therefore, if Duke strikes you as more your style–well, it’s probably where you want to be.</p>