<p>Umm I sound like an ignorant fool? You’re the one claiming that Duke isn’t in a city when it’s in Durham which has a population of 260,000…</p>
<p>Also I already mentioned my experience with UChicago, I have two cousins who are current students there and I talked to them extensively about the school which ultimately led to me applying ED to Duke and not EA to Chicago. I have also visited and talked to numerous students there. My assessment is accurate. The big city thing was a small part of his post, the majority of which talked about laid back attitude and strong premed, fields that Duke is clearly superior in.</p>
<p>Chances of succeeding academically and also maintaining a social life are undoubtably lower at UChicago. Duke also has great athletics and there are restaurants aplenty in Durham. The tone of your posts makes you sound like a little kid; I’m surprised you were even accepted at UChicago with an attitude like that. All of my posts were neutral but You’re the one making a big deal out of this. You clearly skimmed the OP’s post because I guarantee you 9/10 people who actually have experience with the two schools would recommend Duke over UChicago for the OP’s purposes.</p>
<p>As overall universities the schools are on par as evidenced by the US News rankings, however Duke is defintely better socially and for premed.</p>