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

arcadia
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:33:32 +0000

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.



Don’t confuse general prestige with the strength of the academic program. You’ll find a lot more Duke sweatshirts in airports and mall kiosks than you will Middlebury sweatshirts, but that has more to do with Duke’s sports teams than the quality of academics. I have extensive personal experience with both institutions, and for undergrad, I’d go to Middlebury over Duke every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Feel free to PM me if you want more details.