<p>At the outset I would like to thank everyone for their inputs. shaheirunderdog do you think that Duke generally offers poor aid or that you were an exception. Also consider hypothetically that you had no financial grievances whatsoever which school would you choose then ? I urge you to give me an answer that is as objective as possible considering that Penn is your alma mater. On a side note isn’t Dartmouth harder to be accepted to than both Penn and Duke (9% acceptance rate vs 12%) so wouldn’t I be more likely to be rejected at Dartmouth. Also can any Dartmouth students give me some perspective on Dartmouth’s relative isolation is it really a problem or do people on CC just exaggerate it. Some people on these boards do seem to have a penchant for hyperbole (the irony of that sentence is not lost on me). I look forward to hearing from everyone.</p>