<p>I love this; I love this so much. The “work hard, play hard” ethos — which Duke shares with many party-centered public universities — has always seemed to me like a downside of Duke, a reason not to apply. I’d fit in much more as a nerd at other colleges like the Ivy League or JHU/Vanderbilt/etc. than a school that sees education as work and overemphasizes play.</p>
<p>This is the push that will get me to apply ED.</p>