Notre Dame vs Duke

hawkette
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:26:55 +0000

If your heart is really there, then go to Notre Dame…and this is from someone who thinks very, very highly of Duke.

On CC, Notre Dame is a very underrated college. Whether it’s the Midwestern location or the Catholic label or the general negative bias of the academic intelligentsia toward Notre Dame, I can’t say. But I do know that its graduates absolutely are top-notch and very competitive with kids coming out of almost any other school in the USA. Add to that a school spirit that is matched by only a handful of schools (and Dukies would qualify) and Notre Dame is a compelling place to attend and have as a touchstone for your entire life. Its alumni are perhaps the most loyal among all US colleges.

Duke would likewise be an excellent choice and might give you more options if Wall Street is your target, but ND can get you there as well. The institutional differences aren’t significant enough to warrant your indecision. Follow your heart.