<p>MW2isawesome, please settle down. I understand that you are excited about going to Duke, but please do not elevate Duke by criticizing other schools based on stereotypes that you heard but never experienced.</p>
<p>As someone who attended Rice before transferring to Duke (transfered for the environmental sciences program at Duke), I suggest that you give Rice a hard look. It is next to the world’s largest medical center, has plenty of research opportunities for undergrads in biology/biomedical sciences (google Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative), located in a great part of Houston next to Rice Village/museum district, and has a very friendly student body. The school is known for the residential college system, which creates a tight-knit, collaborative, fun campus culture. 90%+ get into medical school. I think Duke will be great, as well as the other schools, but it seems that Rice would be a really good fit for you.</p>