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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wake, UR, Vanderbilt, BC, Rice, Georgetown, Northwestern

[b]If he would consider public, UVA (it is Duke lite).[/b] [/quote]

What does this even mean? UVA is not "Duke lite." My oldest went to UVA and is at Duke for grad school. They are both separate and distinct schools with different cultures... all schools are. People need to stop doing these weird comparisons for all of these schools. [/quote]

Agree! I had one go to Duke undergrad and one go to UVA. They are extremely different culturally and grind-wise. [/quote]

How are they grind-wise?    [/quote]

Duke is by far more grindy. The students work hard even on weekends. They love it—or most do—but it has far less party/greek culture than UVA. Classes are fairly small from the start so class participation is part of the education; meeting and getting to know professors is expected to maximize networks/get tips on grad/med school. [/quote]

To be honest, Duke has always attracted grinders, even in the 1980s onwards.  They always had the same prep contingent as the ivies, but I think their biggest feeder high has always been TJ.  [/quote]

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