Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 14:33     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:Here's what I hear from my kid:

Duke: Segregated (white kids hang out in the Greek fields and party, and very fun; pan-Asian (non-Indian) all hang together, and So Asian hang together). Very socially segregated by race. Unexpected.

Northwestern: STEM is HARD. Pre-med worse. Quarter system sux. Humanities kids have a 4.0 and go out 3+ nights a week. Very fun social school for them and they love it. Gets better by the spring of soph year.

JHU: Everyone we know who is somewhat social wants to transfer. They are all pre-med.

CMU: don't know anyone personally.

UChicago: work hard, play hard. A lot of $$$ floating around that campus. The Greek scene is growing and lots of frat bros.


Wow—your kid simultaneously attends 5 colleges.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 14:31     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Blue Devils!
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 14:27     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:CMU is very down to earth and the students are super supportive of each other. But it’s not for premed.


They don’t shower when there are projects due.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 13:39     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
CMU is very down to earth and the students are super supportive of each other. But it’s not for premed.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 13:37     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Stanford is the Duke of the West Coast. Remember 3 key words. Lets Go Duke!





Stanford is head and shoulders above duke. duke is the cornell of the south

Cornell has better engineering. Duke is the Dartmouth of the South


Duke, Dartmouth, and Cornell are very different.


How so?

Our (public) high school gets 1-2 kids into each of these three schools every year, and the kids are very similar.

All top rigor, involved in the school in visible ways, and relatively social. Good kids who are well-liked by the teachers and guidance counselors.


Agree. Same at ours.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 13:05     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:Stanford is the Duke of the West Coast. Remember 3 key words. Lets Go Duke!





DDMF!
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 13:04     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Stanford is the Duke of the West Coast. Remember 3 key words. Lets Go Duke!





Stanford is head and shoulders above duke. duke is the cornell of the south

Cornell has better engineering. Duke is the Dartmouth of the South


Duke, Dartmouth, and Cornell are very different.


How so?

Our (public) high school gets 1-2 kids into each of these three schools every year, and the kids are very similar.

All top rigor, involved in the school in visible ways, and relatively social. Good kids who are well-liked by the teachers and guidance counselors.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 12:06     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:Dartmouth and Cornell are lightweights compared to Duke.


Is that why Duke is still test optional?
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 12:00     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Stanford is the Duke of the West Coast. Remember 3 key words. Lets Go Duke!





Stanford is head and shoulders above duke. duke is the cornell of the south

Cornell has better engineering. Duke is the Dartmouth of the South


Duke, Dartmouth, and Cornell are very different.

How so?
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 10:23     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Dartmouth and Cornell are lightweights compared to Duke.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 10:07     Subject: Re:Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have met several of DC's friends at JHU who are premed. Seem like great kids who have a lot of fun on the weekends.


JHU has a ton of things going on! It's a hard working school where the students let their hair down!

Especially on weekends. That’s when they study together in the classrooms. No classes on weekends so the party venue is finally free!
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 09:59     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Stanford is the Duke of the West Coast. Remember 3 key words. Lets Go Duke!





Stanford is head and shoulders above duke. duke is the cornell of the south

Cornell has better engineering. Duke is the Dartmouth of the South


Duke, Dartmouth, and Cornell are very different.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 02:01     Subject: Would you say that students at CMU, JHU, Northwestern, Duke, or UChicago tend to be more down-to-earth and hardworking?
I went to Northwestern and people were a mixed bag.

Everyone I knew worked pretty hard from the Engineers taking Engineering Analysis to the dreaded Medill Fs in Journalism.

But down to earth? Very much depended on the person. We had plenty of rich kids who spent a ton of money. I was a scholarship kid so my Friday evenings were more board games in the dorm until 2 AM.