Hopkins vs Duke

[Anonymous]

DC is trying to decide. Economics/Tech/Public Policy. Not Pre-med (where Hopkins would probably have the obvious edge).

[Anonymous]

Op again. Any thoughts on this comparison greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have experience with either schools. However, I would think it depends on your child. Campus culture is going to be completely different. Hopkins has a more professional feel. Duke is going to be bigger and still have a lot of draw to typical college experiences both on campus and off. What kind of experience is she looking for?

[Anonymous]

Hopkins has wonderful public policy resources, CS theoretical research, and it's very close to DC. They are also opening a center in conjunction with Amazon Science on AI which might be a good fit for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Duke is the Harvard of the South. Please go visit. It’s an inspiring environment to study in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to decide. Economics/Tech/Public Policy. Not Pre-med (where Hopkins would probably have the obvious edge).

My guess is that any given student could end up with a similar education from both schools.

I’d tilt more toward Johns Hopkins if a student were wonkier, more interested in international relations or more likely to skip law school.

I’d tilt more toward Duke if I had a more outgoing, more charismatic kid who was more likely to end up being a corporate executive, a law firm rainmaker or a Federal Reserve staffer than a diplomat or a researcher.

[Anonymous]

Great choices. Did your DC look into what classes and requirements for the major? Do they have a sense for the job outplacement and geographically speaking where those jobs tend to be? If grad school is the goal, which one is stronger in grad school outplacement for the field of study? Do they feel strongly about being in a big city versus college campus with big school basketball? Is there any preference to being at a school that is known for pre-med while taking a less popular major versus being at a school where your major is very popular? What are DC’s feeling about Greek life? If leaning towards Duke, any strong feelings about the new residential living model that starts with the incoming class?

I’m a Duke alum, graduated in the 90’s and absolutely loved my public policy major. Other than the amazing friends I made, it was the best thing about the school for me and something that I don’t feel I would have gotten anywhere else I applied. Socially speaking, it very Greek heavy back then and that wasn’t my scene. I do feel like with the new QuadEx residential living model they are trying to encourage more interaction and reduce the Greek/non Greek divide. Your DC can’t truly go wrong with either choice and some of my initial questions could maybe help with the decision.

[Anonymous]

Definitely Duke for the campus/college experience. Academics stellar in both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopkins has wonderful public policy resources, CS theoretical research, and it's very close to DC. They are also opening a center in conjunction with Amazon Science on AI which might be a good fit for your kid.

What are the public policy resources?

[Anonymous]

They have such different personalities. Please get off this board and go visit. Completely doable to see both within a few days.

[Anonymous]

I don't thibk there's exactly a wrong answer here, so I'd go with your gut. I will say I think Duke's campus is nicer. And campus experience does matter too.

Do you have time to do visits of both?

[Anonymous]

I feel like the area around duke is much safety (or at least some safer) which would probably influence me as a parent

I’d pick duke in an instant and without a second thought because i went to grad school there and it’s a great school and beautiful campus.

How do the public policy programs compare because duke’s was sort of average when i was there 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duke is the Harvard of the South. Please go visit. It’s an inspiring environment to study in.

Lol. Are you trying to sell the school or sink it? Like they say "You can always tell a Harvard man, you just can't tell him much"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to decide. Economics/Tech/Public Policy. Not Pre-med (where Hopkins would probably have the obvious edge).

My guess is that any given student could end up with a similar education from both schools.

I’d tilt more toward Johns Hopkins if a student were wonkier, more interested in international relations or more likely to skip law school.

I’d tilt more toward Duke if I had a more outgoing, more charismatic kid who was more likely to end up being a corporate executive, a law firm rainmaker or a Federal Reserve staffer than a diplomat or a researcher.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke is the Harvard of the South. Please go visit. It’s an inspiring environment to study in.

Lol. Are you trying to sell the school or sink it? Like they say "You can always tell a Harvard man, you just can't tell him much"

She was trying to troll.