Anonymous wrote:Duke lacrosse team turned me off.

And Penn is an Ivy

You realize the Duke lacrosse issue was #fakenews. Prosecutor went to jail and lost his law license for bringing a case that had no merit. And accused players and the coach all received multimillion in settlements. Go woke go broke….

I never understand these College A or College B when the schools are so obviously different except for their USNWR ranking. I mean...go through the process and replace Penn with Temple (worse area...but you get the drift)...if it's not clearly Duke then Penn. Do the same, but replace Duke with Clemson (maybe a better choice for this exercise?)...if the choice is not clearly Penn, then Duke.

I think your kid has a clear preference, but maybe you have a different preference.

Anonymous wrote:Go visit both schools, talk to current students or alumni of both schools, etc. Both schools will open the same doors so the most important thing will be to determine which environment your son prefers. Also I wouldn't look on DCUM for serious advice on this topic: looking at some of these comments it's clear there's a weird population of people going out of their way to misinform about Duke.

+100000

Penn- no question

Duke if not Wharton.

Go visit both schools, talk to current students or alumni of both schools, etc. Both schools will open the same doors so the most important thing will be to determine which environment your son prefers. Also I wouldn't look on DCUM for serious advice on this topic: looking at some of these comments it's clear there's a weird population of people going out of their way to misinform about Duke.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter chose Duke over ivies including penn, brown and Uchicago. She is a second year and is loving it and maximizing it

Duke is regional. Big only in South Carolina and vicinity.

Brown, UPenn, international.

100%, as soon as you step outside of the Carolinas the Duke degree is actually viewed as a negative. People wonder why these students couldn't get into an actual good school like an ivy league instead of a faux intellectual sports school? And if they're going to go to a sports school, why would they be dumb enough to not just go to a better school like UVA or UNC? in my experience a duke degree is one of the least respected, even in the south. stay away if you can

Anonymous wrote:My daughter chose Duke over ivies including penn, brown and Uchicago. She is a second year and is loving it and maximizing it

Duke is regional. Big only in South Carolina and vicinity.

Brown, UPenn, international.

Never Duke. Never.

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Anonymous wrote:If Econ major and wants to go into banking or consulting then Penn may have a slight advantage but only very slight

Oh is it? As in the brand name or the internships and other on campus opportunities or in terms of academics quality and education received there ?

Don’t get it twisted. Penn is in the Harvard/Yale/Stanford tier for banking and consulting. Duke is in the Georgetown/Vanderbilt/UVA tier. Nothing wrong with that. But it’s apples and oranges, in terms of comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:If Econ major and wants to go into banking or consulting then Penn may have a slight advantage but only very slight

Oh is it? As in the brand name or the internships and other on campus opportunities or in terms of academics quality and education received there ?

Yes it is. Penn is light years ahead of Duke for IB or top tier consulting.

Anonymous wrote:If Econ major and wants to go into banking or consulting then Penn may have a slight advantage but only very slight

Oh is it? As in the brand name or the internships and other on campus opportunities or in terms of academics quality and education received there ?

If Econ major and wants to go into banking or consulting then Penn may have a slight advantage but only very slight

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter chose Duke over ivies including penn, brown and Uchicago. She is a second year and is loving it and maximizing it

Duke network is vastly inferior to the others you mention. Need to think more broadly. You’re playing small ball.

You are funny! She is studying there and its amazing! How can you judge her experience. I was talking from a personal experiece and vantage point. She chose it after careful considerations. Each to their own

You don’t read well. I didn’t say anything about her experience. She could have an amazing experience at JMU. Great friends, great food in the cafeteria, and a fun social scene. I’m talking about an alumni network. Duke’s is very weak compared to a Penn, Brown and UChicago. That’s a fact. She’ll be at a disadvantage compared to those schools. But maximize, girl!

Duke alumni network is among the strongest. It has a very broad n heavily invested in Duke type of community who really care, and go out of their to be supportive. They are in top strategic influential positions and this is a strong network to tap into and leverage for the duke alumni. I am sure Penn and Brown have too

Please list the most famous Duke undergrad alumni. It is surprisingly weak.

Anonymous wrote:Some in this thread are focusing on the college experience while others are focusing on professional life after college.

And others of us are focusing on likelihood of acceptance!