Northwestern or Duke?

trd123
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:34:25 +0000

I’ve asked this in the Duke page so pardon me if you’re re-reading this. I’m not sure which one to choose. I would like to do some kind of engineering, and biomedical is my current thought. I would also like to do economics. Overall, Duke is #14 in the world whereas NU is #32. For overall engineering, NU is #14 and Duke is #25. However, for biomedical it looks like Duke is top. It seems that overall, Duke may be a step up from NU. Going to Duke would be much farther from home than NU is. Duke is also a few thousand dollars more, but I think I would like the independence, the weather, and it would be a great opportunity. I liked Duke engineering because they become bankers, lawyers, etc. I also love Northwestern, so don’t think I’m bashing it. Thoughts guys? Thanks in advance