<p>Sorry if this was asked already but how much does prestige of undergraduate institution matter?</p>
<p>Also - since you go/went to Duke, would you say it was hard to do well? Or was it kind of like a “if you study and work hard, you’ll get the A” type of place…And yes, I am looking at Duke, but I’m afraid I would not do well there due to the general cutthroat nature of the school.</p>