<p>i’m not sure how others are measuring pre-med quality but brown places more students into their top choice medical schools than duke by a signigicant margin
(see “life after brown” [Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University) --while brown ranks in the top five in the country, duke does not)</p>
<p>given the choice between duke and brown, the overwhelming majority of people chose brown
[SSRN-A</a> Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities by Christopher Avery, Mark Glickman, Caroline Hoxby, Andrew Metrick](<a href=“http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105]SSRN-A”>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105)</p>
<p>claims about social life are baseless. brown ranks significantly higher than duke for “happiest students” according to the princeton review
[Top</a> 10 Schools with the Happiest Students - MSN Encarta](<a href=“http://spotlight.encarta.msn.com/features/encnet_departments_college_default_article_10schoolshappieststudents08.html]Top”>http://spotlight.encarta.msn.com/features/encnet_departments_college_default_article_10schoolshappieststudents08.html)</p>
<p>brown was recently named among the top “dream colleges” for 2008, while duke did not make the cut for students
[Princeton</a> Review’s College Hopes & Worries 2008 Survey Reports Top 10 Dream Colleges of Student Applicants and of Parents](<a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/CoHopes08.asp]Princeton”>http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/CoHopes08.asp)</p>