Duke vs. UChicago vs. Middlebury vs. Wake Forest (Full Ride)

goldenboy8784
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:51:53 +0000

fliqer:

Are you wealthy? If so go to Chicago - if not go to Wake and suck it up.

I would say if you’re very wealthy, go to Duke since that seems to be the best fit for you. Duke is a much more ethnically diverse school than Wake Forest and its Greek scene reflects that-its a more inclusive environment and there’s a much more lively independent scene at Duke than at Wake. Wake Forest students are extremely nice though so if you don’t mind the homogeneity of the school, they’re definitely a welcoming bunch.



ski0378:

The most important things for me are academic prestige, strength of undergraduate teaching, and the creation of a community of scholars who are bright, interesting, and studios while still knowing how to have a good time.

This screams Duke to me; its student body is much more fun-loving than Chicago’s and the university has more academic prestige than Middlebury, which admittedly has very strong undergraduate teaching.

If you have to take out more than 50K of loans to go to Duke though, then I second everyone else and say Wake Forest all the way.