Northwestern vs. Duke vs. Berkeley

ChaChaanTeng
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:17:01 +0000

eni,

I am talkiing about AAAS and NAE. Look up their websites for the numbers. Duke has less, not even close for NAE.

Nobodty would turn down HYPS for $2,000!

Supernova123,
Duke doesn’t have higher math score. It’s 10 points higher at 75th percentile but 10 points lower at 25th percentile. So it’s even. The only reason behind the 10 difference at the 75th percentile is that Duke’s engineering students make up 30% of the student body. At Northwestern, that’s more like 15% (both are my rough estimates but should be prety close). If you compare only the same type of school, NU is probably even ahead. Honestly, I feel silly to even split a 10-point difference; you really shouldn’t have brought that up at the first place.

Yes, they do make a difference. Northwestern has been at the low end as far as generosity goes. The point is it’s silly to claim one would give superior education than others using those numbers. Northwestern actually has more Cambridge Gates scholars who are entitled to even more monetary awards with more flexible duration than Rhodes; does it make it better? No.