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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both schools are considered peers.  The things that stand out for me for each school are:

Dartmouth: college more along the lines of elite small colleges like a Williams or Amherst, isolated campus in the sticks [b]where any student who doesn't enjoy frat/party scene might feel isolate[/b]d, a relatively strong school spirit around its sports teams compared to other ivies.

Duke: mid-sized university with many pre-professional students, with outsized school spirit due to MBB, big party scene.

Ideally you will be able to visit both before making the decision.  [/quote]

My friend's daughter is MISERABLE at Dartmouth in large part because is not a frat/party kid.  She just finished her freshman year was debating not returning. The game day decision was that she'd try another year. 
She went to high school at a diverse school in the DMV so wasn't raised in the sticks but just can't seem to find her people at Dartmouth.  I think there was also this expectation that she would have this super awesome college experience (she got a spot at her dream school!) but it's been a complete bust.

Lest anyone jump on here and say I'm a troll---no, definitely not. My kids are younger. I've just been surprised to hear how hard it's been for her since she's a super well adjusted and lovely kid. [/quote]

It would be interesting to know to which other schools she applied. The unhappy Dartmouth student was an uninformed applicant as frat parties are the lifeblood of Dartmouth College. What did she expect ?[/quote]

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