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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rice belongs to a certain tier of schools (the others are WashU, Emory, Tufts, maybe Vanderbilt) that are all sort of non-descript, almost-elite-but-not-quite schools that don't really have any distinguishing, standout characteristics and are all sort of interchangeable. Duke is the way to go.[/quote]

False, Rice stands out quite a bit due to its residential college system.

What distinguishing, standout characteristics does Duke have? Northwestern? 
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Duke and Northwestern are both indisputably elite and have top 10 programs in a range of fields. Duke is one of the top 5 schools for pre-meds and a top pipeline to consulting and IB. Northwestern is the top media school with all the attendant top-ranking programs in journalism, communications, music, theatre, while also having strong STEM. Also has a M7 business school.[/quote]

Neither are indisputably elite. The only indisputably elite universities are HYPSM + Caltech for physics/engineering, which is why that acronym exists.

A top 5 school for pre-med is a meaningless statement. There is no such thing.

Duke is not a top pipeline for elite consulting/IB - the Ivies are. Duke does get recruited from, but they aren't at the top of the heap by any measure.

Northwestern is a top media school, which would be relevant if one is studying media. It's not elite in any STEM. Having a M7 business school is meaningless, we are talking about undergrad.

Both are strong academically while having a heavy party and sports culture and a very wealthy student population. That's an extremely common set of characteristics for most universities, including Vanderbilt.

Rice is unique in that it's much smaller and much more focused on undergrads. Its total student population is equivalent to Duke and Northwestern's undergraduate populations alone. It has a residential college system, something that very few colleges have in the US. [/quote]

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