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Anonymous wrote:I definitely don’t think of duke or Vanderbilt as being as academically well respected as Chicago.
I’m following this with some interest for my HSer. I have a few friends that went there in the 90s and liked it well enough, but two are the type that are so argumentative that it’s exhausting to converse with them and one switched majors to avoid the cut-throat premed students and the weed-out approach in the bio/chem courses. There’s a lot I’d like about the school but I’m a little cautious based on that small sample size.
Parent of Vandy freshman here from DMV. I don't disagree with the bolded at all, and in fact our son was able to choose from both of these schools and went with Vanderbilt although we all sensed that UC had the better national / international name recognition. We know UC is held in higher esteem than Vandy among academics.
For DS, the comparison of the likely student experience at the two schools was not a close call. Social, weather, food, camaraderie, campus activities, music, sports. Nashville vs. the south side of Chicago. The demeanor of the undergrads he met at both campuses.
I strongly suggest your teen go to UC when school is in full swing and spend a full day there.
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