<p>everybody saying duke is so much better than brown for premed is just being ridiculous; the two schools are exactly the ****ing same in terms of academic prestige, and having a large medical school isn’t going to give you a leg up on admissions (how do you think LAC grads do so well?). also, as someone from nc and going to brown, I can say that the biggest difference in social scene is basketball–although as a UNC fan I wish we had a team, the parties here vs Duke are almost exactly the same in nature (that is to say, neither compare to a state school and actually largely attract similar personalities). you’ll honestly have a similar social experience at either, although at Duke there’s just a larger greek scene. brown has more performing arts types for sure, and is probably somewhat more liberal, but nobody takes the real nutjobs seriously and they’re probably made fun of more than any other group</p>