Duke v. NYU?

phoenix7
Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:29:39 +0000

I got in to Duke and NYU. I love both schools, but the only thing that makes me wary about Duke is the grade deflation. I worry that when applying to grad school, I might have a lower GPA than other people who went to easier schools. I am very hard working and studious, and don’t want grades to be handed to me, but at the same time, I don’t want to work and work and work and end up with Bs and Cs just because the school has to keep its prestige up or because of some weird curve. Is it utterly impossible to get As at Duke, even if you work hard and put in a lot of time and effort? I will be double majoring in political science and English.

Also, I plan on going to law school. Would going to either one of these schools make me more or less competitive?

I really need some input here.