Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
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Anonymous
| DD has been committed to Brown but just got off the waitlist at Duke. She’s conflicted because while she would’ve chosen Duke originally, without the Duke acceptance she has grown fond of Brown over the past month. It feels almost back to square one and she doesn’t have long to decide - any thoughts? She’s went to ADOCH at Brown and liked it a lot, but to give her a better sense of Duke we’re planning to let her fly out to Duke last minute for an unofficial visit. She likes the flexibility of curriculum at Brown too but also appreciates the stronger engineering at Duke (plus they have ample flexibility). Any thoughts would be appreciated! |
Anonymous
| She won’t end up majoring in both. |
Anonymous
| Ivy is Ivy |
Anonymous
Agree so long as the Ivy is Harvard, Yale, or Princeton. |
Anonymous
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Parchment: 58% select Duke; 42% select Brown when deciding between the two schools.
Comes down to personal fit if the student is comfortable with engineering at both universities. |
Anonymous
| I didn’t even know Brown offered engineering |
Anonymous
Hopefully they do or OP's child is in for a big disappointment. |
Anonymous
Yes they do, it is ABET certified, and they have a great new engineering building. |
Anonymous
| Weather and student culture are quite different at these schools. |
Anonymous
| PS (from weather/culture person) - Congrats!! Both on the Brown admit and the Duke WL admit too. |
Anonymous
| Don’t go to brown |
Anonymous
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Duke is T10
Brown is T20 2nd tier ivy |
Anonymous
| My kid would choose Brown |
Anonymous
| Pick based on weather and social culture. But both are great choices and it’s far more likely that she’d thrive at both than that one is a significantly better choice for her, so try to help her see it that way. |
Anonymous
The obsession on ivy is stupid. If it is engineering, I would choose Duke. |