<p>I know I am on the WashU board so I am dealing with a little bias, but I am interested in pre-med and both schools intrest me greatly. Any input from you guys would be appreciated! I like everything pretty much about each school and I know at WashU printing paper is free, which i like, but anything else?</p>
<p>Just my opinion, but Duke. Definitely Duke.</p>
<p>Duke all the way</p>
<p>Definitely Duke. Oh, and printing paper (and printing) is free here too, lol...</p>
<p>just to help mjs4n6 understand the results, how many of you were waitlisted at WUSTL?</p>
<p>I was <em>raises hand</em> in case you couldnt tell from my numerous posts on this board</p>
<p>duke! i didn't even apply to either WUSTL or duke.</p>
<p>I was offered a free flight to Wash U last year and was accepted to three undergraduate schools there (A&S, Olin, and Architecture)...which was weird because I only applied to one, I thought.</p>
<p>haha pyrrhus, incollege88 seems to have shat on your contention</p>
<p>Of course Duke! The name is more well known and they are ranked higher overall.</p>
<p>incollege didnt **** on anything, i knew he was a dukie "the printing paper is free here to"</p>
<p>did you mean pegdiver? pegdiver kinda put a wrench in the works, but sempitern played into it perfectly</p>
<p>OP, WUSTL is known as a research school much more than a pre-med school. I don't really know anything about Duke (other than that they lost to Michigan St. argh) But I have a friend who is really gunning for pre-med, he didn't like WUSTL because he thought it was too research oriented.</p>
<p>I don't know what you should decide, but don't listen to people who tell you that Duke is better because of the rankings. They're 6 spaces apart in the rankings, an insignificant difference. Also, I've heard (but don't know for sure) that Duke is full of arrogant rich kids. Wash U students are some of the friendliest, most down-to-earth people I've ever met.</p>
<p>Considering they are both quality schools and offer comparable educations:</p>
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<li><p>Duke isn't near a big city, it's Southern. It's on the more conservative side for colleges. I think it's about the same size as Wash U. Also, has more of a wealthy, priveleged (too lazy to look up spelling) atmosphere.</p></li>
<li><p>Wash U = easy access to St. Louis, a medium-sized city with stuff to do. Predominantly liberal, laid-back friendly atmosphere.</p></li>
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<p>I am going to Wash U, and I am very excited. At least five of my friends are going to Duke, but the "Southern Ivy" was not what I was looking for.</p>
<p>the southern ivy was what I was looking for and where I'm going to be going next year, that is, unless I get in to princeton or stanford</p>
<p>As an alumna of Duke and the parent of a WUSTL freshman, I know both schools to be potentially excellent choices for most students. I strongly believe the most important factors in determining which school you should choose are fit and feel. Within a certain range, prestige and qualities that differentiate schools on paper will have very limited effects in determining the quality of your day-to-day experiences and your long term satisfaction with your undergraduate education. These subjective factors are, of course, very personal. Visit both schools (again, if you already have) and talk with a variety of current students and alum about their perceptions, and then know that either choice will be a good decision if neither school speaks to you in a markedly more inviting way than the other.</p>
<p>WashU all the way. The students are more friendly (less southern) and are there because they are qualified students who are confident enough to choose a school even though most people havent heard of it.</p>
<p>"are there because they are qualified students who are confident enough to choose a school even though most people havent heard of it."</p>
<p>I disagree with both parts of that assertion</p>
<p>washu is known as a marketing juggernaut</p>
<p>wash u only has to market so much because idiots who are too weak minded to accept it as the great school that it is</p>
<p>sure, ok whatever, all I know is that it wasnt even on my radar until I got all that mail from them</p>
<p>and besides, why would they want to marked to " idiots who are too weak minded"</p>
<p>touche (could never find accent keys on comp)</p>