<p>We are happy to have two great choices here and would appreciate some comments on these two options.</p>
<p>I am surprised with this choice - found WashU and Duke to be very different socially. Duke seemed preppy with a social focus around athletics and greek life. WashU is nothing like that in my opinion.</p>
<p>You need to decide the criteria that are most important to you/your student. We don’t know what they are and no one can tell you what is important to you/them. </p>
<p>I also think a business major and economics major can be very different. </p>
<p>Some examples of what was on my list - a major with neuroscience, challenging academics, ethnically diverse student body, my kind of people (I am not into sports), nice living conditions, good food. </p>
<p>My decision was easy because my overall feeling while visiting was that I liked WashU the most and my ratings showed the same. </p>
<p>It could be just the opposite for someone who has different interest and different criteria good luck.</p>
<p>As oncecot said, Duke’s big on greek life and the sports culture is huge. It seemed preppy with I visited too and that was a turn off. Not everyone would fit in Duke whereas WashU on the other hand is the most welcoming place ever! </p>
<p>With regard to programs, WashU’s Business program was ranked 4th in the nation( Business week) so that’s definitely a plus. Duke has a great econ program too. But I think you’re choice should be based on where you think you’d fit in/ be happy at.</p>