<p>Hey folks, I really really need your help with this one. Im in a tight dilemma between Duke and Brown univ given full scholarship at both ends. Im a prospective premed student and will be happy with any kind of help you can give about the schools whatsoever. A very very confused student :(</p>
<p>visit them and don't listen to much of the CC rhetoric. they're very different schools and virtually identical in academic prestige</p>
<p>If duke's givin' u full as in one of their scholarship scholarships, then go there coz just b/being an angier b. dukie or whatnot gives u lotsa 1sthand opportunities.</p>
<p>Bruins: Are you in Duke? Could u give a bit more detail to what you mean by "1st hand opportunities"?</p>
<p>I got the Duke University scholarship (dunno about the angier b. though) and equivalent F.A. packages from both schools.</p>
<p>Both are equally strong academically and with grad placement, but are different socially. Visit and decide solely based on fit, it should be an easy choice depending on what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Definitely Duke! Great weather, and more importantly check out these stats for med school acceptance.
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=326701%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=326701</a></p>
<p>^^^^^ What?? Definitely ..DUKE?? A clear example of the CC rhetoric someone was referring to earlier.</p>
<p>Academically both schools are top notch, although Duke's reputation comes from the graduate programs primarily ( and the sports...) You also need to consider size (Duke is huge) which could make a place less "personal". Weather is certainly a big difference also. Southern winters are a lot milder than New England's. Which also bring another major difference...The Bible Belt and the South ( Duke ) vs New England and a more liberal attitude. The social scene could not be more different .....and the cities ?? Providence is very quaint and artsy...compared to Durham which... really, really, really sucks!!</p>
<p>I agree with a lot of what MovieBuff says. Duke and Brown are incredibly different for social and location reasons. I think you could do well with pre-med at both places - they're both incredible schools. As a pre-med at Brown, I think that most pre-meds here are really laid back compared to pre-meds at other schools, and the grading system works well for pre-meds, as long as you put in the effort. If you're an AB Duke scholar though, I would lean towards Duke b/c you would get a lot of extra benefits. If the full scholarship you're referring to is solely need-based, then ask yourself where you would want to be. I never even considered applying to Duke b/c there was no way in hell I would go to school in North Carolina, whereas although Providence isn't the ideal city, I could go to Boston or NY easily if I wanted to.</p>
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<p>Duke has 6,330 undergraduate, while Brown has 6,010.
Thought I would clear that up. Their graduate school sizes are similar as well.</p>
<p>You really can't go wrong with either. These two are in my top 3, so I am struggling in a similar situation.</p>
<p>Brown
+ totally sweet artsy feel
+ no core
+ RISD right near by
+ undergrad focus
+ awsome town</p>
<p>Duke
+ better weather
+ better sports (doesnt matter to me but for some people thats big)
+ AUNT (gourmet chef!!!!) down the street and a sweet place to crash
+ more attractive girls. subjective, but gets my vote</p>
<p>Personally, i find more negatives with Duke, and Brown offers a new perspective for me having switched off living between Phoenix and Laguna my whole life. Between the two, I am leaning toward brown. Both have great academics and party scenes, brown just puts a quirky twist on it.</p>
<p>^^^ just clarifying the size thing.. Duke is impersonal as..." a campus all over the place.." That's what I meant by big...nothing to do with the exact number of undergrads..grads..</p>
<p>the size numbers above are not accurate.
duke has 6300 undgrads and 6000 grads
brown has 5700 undergrads and 1800 grads</p>
<p>duke is substantially bigger. the overall student population is much more tilted towards undergraduates at brown</p>
<p>don't forget that Duke also has law, business, nursing, divinity, etc. professional schools, none of which Brown has, inflating Duke's numbers. I don't think having a LS diminishes focus on UGs any</p>