duke or vanderbilt

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Anonymous wrote:Academically, they are comparable. But, Nashville is a ton better place to live and Duke has more assholes than Vandy by a wide margin.

research triangle>nashville

Umm no. They both have merits. Nashville has better food and music (even for non-country music fans). It also has more traffic (which should not affect students who live on campus much) and is the bachelorette party capital of the US currently. So young people seem to think it is a fun place to go. Raleigh is a bit “sleepier” , much like Nashville was 15 years ago. I’d choose Vanderbilt, personally.

Raleigh is not the anchor for Duke. I prefer RTP, but Nashville is quite appealing.

LOL on the a-holes comment. BTDT.

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Vanderbilt is what Duke was probably 60 or 70 years ago.

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I would personally go with fit. They are peer schools

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Anonymous wrote:I would personally go with fit. They are peer schools

Vanderbilt is about a half step or two below Duke.

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Has anyone on here gone to both? I doubt it.

30 years ago, Duke would have been a clear leader in terms of academics, but Vanderbilt seems to have closed the gap. Choosing between these two is more a matter of preference than difference in quality. Duke is starting a residential college that is modeled at Vanderbilt’s, I believe, which is very popular.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone on here gone to both? I doubt it.

30 years ago, Duke would have been a clear leader in terms of academics, but Vanderbilt seems to have closed the gap. Choosing between these two is more a matter of preference than difference in quality. Duke is starting a residential college that is modeled at Vanderbilt’s, I believe, which is very popular.

Agree. There's little gap between Duke and Vanderbilt today. Both top schools in the south