Northwestern or Duke?

trd123
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:36:38 +0000

Tinfoyl, your response was logical and it made sense. Thank you for your time on that. But a few things. I do not think NU engineers go into IB and consulting because of “Kellogg and all.” The certificate program is great, but jobs do not care about it. It is only for you to see how you like business. And NU Kellogg may know the rigor of a NU undergrad’s course when the student is applying to Kellogg, but by no means is he or she guaranteed or even significantly advantaged than a student who attended a different undergraduate institution.

Also, if you want to live in Chicago, NU is a very big name. However, in the East Coast and even West, Duke is more well known than NU. Regarding engineering majors, many people have jobs that are not even related to their major, so BME can lead me to other places than just a laboratory.

What I did tell myself is this Tinfoyl, and perhaps you can help me interpret my thoughts. I told myself that if I chose NU, I would go to NU but ask myself how my life would have been different had I attended Duke. Likewise, if I go to Duke I will ask how my life would have been at NU. But what i know for certain is that I can live by asking myself “how would my life have been different if I went to NU.” But I think I would be really hurt if I keep asking myself “if you had gone to Duke, how would you be diff?” Does that mean Duke is a sure choice for me? As for your “feel,” I know what you are talking about but unfortunately for me they were both nice. Duke is much warmer, and I will not enjoy the lake at NU during the winter :-). Lemme know what you think Tinfoyl, your advice was great and I’m looking forward to hearing more from you. Tally-ho