<p>And I highly doubt that when you finish up and start getting into your career that employers will discriminate between a Duke grad and Harvard grad. Its all about what you do with the opportunities that are made available to you while your in college. Not to mention I lived in the northeast for 20 years and life is just waaay too fast paced. The people over there are real judgmental, rude, and too interested in their own ambitions. The atmosphere at Duke is unmatched.</p>