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<li><p>Duke University- “More to do on campus”/“town gown relations strained” (bad town relations? I don’t see the relevence): Duke has a great campus life, and the tri-state area is great. Durham itself is hardly an ideal college town, however. The truth is it doesn’t matter, there is plenty to do in the area and on campus.</p></li>
<li><p>MIT (Sloan)- Ugly campus: Cambridge is nice but MIT is ugly</p></li>
<li><p>University of Chicago- people say it’s a “nerd” college, with no social scene: There is some social scene but the student body is very academically intense. Probably the least social top 15 school.</p></li>
<li><p>Dartmouth College- “students dissatisfied with financial aid”, but I have also read as of 2008-2009 year, and beyond, they are becoming a no-loan financial aid school: Dartmouth’s financial aid is amazing. This was before they changed their policy.</p></li>
<li><p>WUSTL- I hear they give poor need-based financial aid: Not true. WashU aid is fantastic and they offer numerous ways to provide aid.</p></li>
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<p>Here are some answers…</p>