<p>All the clubs in Durham are accessible to everybody to get into; they just give you a wristband if you’re 21+. In Chicago, NONE of the bars/clubs are accessible by those under 21. In Evanston, there WAS one (The Keg), but the cops infiltrated it majorly, they completely redesigned it, and I think they’re more strict now. Note that downtown Chicago is like a 40 minutes El ride from Northwestern (yeah, the El is painful), so it’s not like Northwestern is IN Chicago, just as Duke isn’t in Chapel Hill (a 15-20 minutes bus/car ride). Lakeview/Lincoln Park, Chicago (where there are a lot more bars focused on the 21-25 demographic) is only like 20 minutes, though. I’ll concede that Evanston is vastly superior to Durham. Chapel Hill is fairly equivalent to Evanston. But honestly, if you don’t have a fake ID and want to go to bars/clubs, Duke is a better place than Northwestern. Both are VERY similar in terms of ON campus frat parties/Greek system. Both have a sports scene, although Duke’s is more intense since b-ball is far superior to Northwestern (have a good football team every once in a while, though, in recent years).</p>
<p>It’s 38 degrees (29 degrees with windchill) and rainy in Chicago now…yesterday in Durham it was 65…not saying weather is everything. Since you’re not at school in the summer anyways, I wouldn’t worry about humidity at Duke - it’s only bad for August/Sept when you’re there, and then it’s beautiful the rest of the time. Northwestern is a great school. Duke is a great school. Really comes down to where you can see yourself being the happiest. The things that I didn’t like about Northwestern where the quarter system (midterms ALL the time) and they get out in mid June compared to end of April at Duke. Yeah, they also start late, but getting out late is KEY in finding internships and jobs. Seemed like all my friends at Northwestern are stressed all the time, but that could just be those individuals. Both very good schools. I’d choose Duke personally, and they’re giving you more money than NU. But it’s mostly about fit.</p>