Should I ED to Duke or Penn or Cornell ?

[Anonymous]

Which school suits him better. I am not that familiar with Duke's campus but Penn and Cornell are worlds apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cornell is not even close to Duke in terms of quality of education/prestige/overall experience.

Penn not at Duke level but also much better than Cornell.

Still, all 3 are great institutions- so whichever you can get in!

Penn not at Duke level? I think a majority of people who frequent this board would disagree with you and see them as relative equals or a slight nod to Penn. Also, latest USNWR ranking has Penn higher.

Yes, that PP is way off base. Either they're working with vary outdated info or (more likely) they just have their own opinion about the three schools, which isn't based on any factual information.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is at Duke and he absolutely loves it! He applied ED to Duke for its outstanding BioMedical Engineering Program. However, Duke ECON students are highly recruited and Sanford is widely known in the political science and policy circles. Plus there is a BIG difference going to class on a spacious, beautiful campus rather than the inner-city of Philadelphia. Cornell has a very nice campus, as well, but Ithica is nothing special and is in the middle of no where. Durham isn't a booming city either, but the whole technology triangle area is rapidly growing.

+1 My kid is a junior and he totalllly loves Duke! Public policy is ranked #1 nationwide. Econ dept is highly ranked too! If you sure abt Duke then go for ED!! Penn is great too, slighlty easier admit than Duke

Other than the joke Niche rankings, I don’t see Duke ranked #1 for public policy. It’s also not top ten for Economics either. Stanford is better than Duke in just about every comparable discipline. Why do Dukies always overrate the academics of the school?

[Anonymous]

Stanford May be better than Duke. Bit Duke is extremely prestigious and coveted too

[Anonymous]

I think of Duke as being more religious than Penn or Cornell. Is that true these days?

[Anonymous]

Not from what I know and hear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cornell is not even close to Duke in terms of quality of education/prestige/overall experience.

Penn not at Duke level but also much better than Cornell.

Still, all 3 are great institutions- so whichever you can get in!

Penn not at Duke level? I think a majority of people who frequent this board would disagree with you and see them as relative equals or a slight nod to Penn. Also, latest USNWR ranking has Penn higher.

Penn is better than duke imo but Penn ppe is notorious for kids who didn’t get into Wharton

Penn ppe students are not as strong as huntsman scholars or the vast majority of Wharton students

It’s a side program that’s “Wharton overflow”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cornell is not even close to Duke in terms of quality of education/prestige/overall experience.

Penn not at Duke level but also much better than Cornell.

Still, all 3 are great institutions- so whichever you can get in!

ummm does it not depend on major? the CS dept in Duke looks so shabby and miserable.

[Anonymous]

These comparisons are stupid and ONLY based on USNEWS rankings.

If you want warmer weather, suburban school with big time D1 sports…then Duke and then look at schools like Duke.

If you want rural and don’t mind cools weather than Cornell.

If you want urban…then Penn

The supposed academic differences are minuscule.

I honestly would think someone that really wants Duke would be happier at UNC than either Cornell or Penn.

[Anonymous]

Cornell unless URM, that is all Penn wants, and Duke is full of zombies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think of Duke as being more religious than Penn or Cornell. Is that true these days?

No. Absolutely not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These comparisons are stupid and ONLY based on USNEWS rankings.

If you want warmer weather, suburban school with big time D1 sports…then Duke and then look at schools like Duke.

If you want rural and don’t mind cools weather than Cornell.

If you want urban…then Penn

The supposed academic differences are minuscule.

I honestly would think someone that really wants Duke would be happier at UNC than either Cornell or Penn.

This is the most important kernel of truth. My kid chose Cornell over higher "ranked" schools.

[Anonymous]

If interested in public policy, definitely Duke. Their program is the top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If interested in public policy, definitely Duke. Their program is the top.

+1
Duke Samford school is insanely good! Top professors and oppotunities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If interested in public policy, definitely Duke. Their program is the top.

Not quite:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/public-policy-major-4405

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/public-policy-analysis-rankings

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2022/3/22/10-best-undergraduate-schools-for-public-policy