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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you visited Harvard recently, the choice is obvious. Go to Duke and pursue advanced degree at Harvard. 80 degrees at Duke vs high  40s in Cambridge. Fun vs no fun.
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Most kids who graduate from Harvard or Duke never pursue an advanced degree (though a sizable minority do).

Also, why do people treat NC like it’s FL? It’s 57 in Durham today and 53 in Boston…in late April!

If you really want better weather you need to go to Atlanta and south or Arizona, southern TX or CA.[/quote]

Picking one random day to demonstrate a point is not a very Harvard approach to analysis and argument.

Just did a quick search and average high in Durham in February is 54 vs. 41 in Cambridge. That is a non-trivial difference. Durham is kind of hot and gross in the summer but students aren't there then, so they benefit from the months where the difference actually is positive and miss the ones where it is something of a negative.

This obviously is far from the top decision point for this choice, but it is non-trivial and factors into the overall campus culture.

I decided between Duke and an Ivy (not HYP so not the same decision) and when I visited Duke it was sunny and guys were playing beer frisbee in shorts on the quad and girls were in sundresses vs. the Ivy a week later where it was still chilly and gray and everyone was still wearing jackets. Though to the points of others, I don't think Duke is quite as fun and carefree as it was back in my day.

Not arguing for Duke over Harvard - I would probably pick Harvard. But just clarifying some misinformation here.[/quote]

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