<p>WOW! I can’t believe how big this thread. Glad to see how passionate people are about those three schools. After immense agonizing, I ended up choosing Duke.</p>
<p>And since you all somehow ended up debating this topic for like a million posts, I feel like I owe an explanation of my decision.</p>
<p>After visiting all three of these schools and doing an exhaustive amount of research, I felt that Duke and Stanford had a more impressive student body and offered more opportunities for undergrads. Michigan, on the other had, had the best college town and might have offered the best overall college experience. </p>
<p>I ruled out Stanford because it was way too far away from Detroit and I have no intention of settling in California and I felt the students there were somewhat arrogant. Michigan was too close home and I plan to get as far away from Detroit as possible so I can get hopefully get a job after graduation(which the state of Michigan doesn’t have too much left of).</p>
<p>I want to live in New York City after I graduate and I met a large amount of kids who were from the New York City and I heard it was the number one destination for grads. Also, the classes I sat in at Duke were smaller than the classes I sat in at in Michigan and Stanford, which appeared to be more graduate school focused institutions. Finally, I was impressed with the international opportunities available at Duke as I heard that 2/3 of Duke students travel abroad for study abroad or a service project, something that really interested me.</p>
<p>Anyway, I feel that I could have succeeded at all three schools. It was amazing the amount of kids I met at Stanford who were cocky and made fun of me when I said I was still considering Michigan and Duke. Oh well, I have no regrets. Go Devils!:)</p>