<p>I had the same choice 3 years ago and chose Duke. Look at santabarbara’s recent thread “please help, need advice…need to be convinced to come to Duke somehow!!” where I posted some of my insights on the Duke premed experience.</p>
<p>Brown and Duke are good schools for different reasons. For research opportunities, Duke wins hands-down (that is how I made my choice). I hesitate to comment on other areas (course difficulty, preparation, clinical, and volunteering opportunities, etc.) because I do not know enough.</p>