<p>Well I just got off the waitlist from Duke and am very excited. I had already enrolled at JHU but now I am reconsidering my decision. </p>
<p>I will probably be pre-med with a political science major. I like to study, but also like to party. </p>
<p>Please try to convince me to attend Duke over JHU. I will post this on the JHU forum to get their perspective.</p>
<p>Thanks, alot.</p>
<p>WOW I'm in the exact same situation!</p>
<p>I just got off Duke's waitlist today and now I have to pick between the same schools-- this is a very difficult decision. Both are essentially equal academically, but they offer very different social scenes and are in very different locations. Duke has basketball, but I wouldn't be able to compete on the track team, whereas at JHU I'd be a strong contributor.</p>
<p>did you get a call, e-mail, or letter?</p>
<p>I got a call.</p>
<p>To me, the social life difference tipped the scale in Duke's favor. I just got the feeling that Duke students were much happier and friendlier - and that there was much of a less cut-throat atmosphere academically. You might see it differently. I chose Duke BME over Hopkins BME. I could have also played tennis at Hopkins, but not at Duke. I just felt that I'd be a lot happier at Duke, so it made it no contest in my mind. You're right - academically, they're fairly on par.</p>
<p>i got an email when I got off the waitlist today.</p>
<p>Congratulations guys </p>
<p>I'd pick Duke, just for the fact that I think the social life is better, but JHU BME is certainly great</p>
<p>Any idea when we'll get financial aid information? I can still dream that somehow Duke's offer will be significantly better than JHU's :)</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got off the wait-list!
I have some friends who got off last year who picked Duke, they love it!! :)</p>
<p>Can someone copy and paste the email that they received?</p>
<p>Also, were you guys Trinity or Pratt?</p>
<p>I was Trinity</p>