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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to an Ivy but was accepted to both Duke and UVA.

Duke offers more of an Ivy-like experience, but think Dartmouth-like behavior in faux-Princeton buildings with some Penn-like professional schools.  I’m not sure the arrogant frat-boy culture at Duke is unique, but it is more obvious because the frats are right in the center of West Campus (or at least they used to be), not on the fringe as at many schools.

UVA has certain elements of a private-school culture, due to its history and location, but once you get outside the main grounds [b]it’s basically like any other state university, which means most live off-campus and have to take ownership of their education because they aren’t going to be coddled like they would be at some pricey SLAC.[/b][/quote]

Maybe.  But coddled enough that they graduate at a rate higher than any other public university and on par with the top private schools in the country.  (Higher than Duke btw.)

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate[/quote]

Perhaps, but getting through UVA in 4 years isn't the same as getting through MIT in 4 years.   Duke also has a much higher percentage in STEM than UVA.[/quote]

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