<p>Just a quick opinion pole:</p>
<p>1) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Yale"?
2) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Duke"?
3) Of these two, which would you rather attend?</p>
<p>lastly, has anyone attended either of these who can offer some perspective on their merits?</p>
<p>Learn to spell poll. In the unlikely event you get into either, go.</p>
<p>first things that come to mind, let's see...</p>
<p>1) Yale? Harvard
2) Duke? Rapists... but then Racists comes in a very close second...
3) Yale no question.</p>
<p>1) the Merit Parkway
2) North Carolina
3) Yale because it's above the Mason-Dixon line</p>
<p>Apply to both.</p>
<p>1) Law school
2) Bball
3) Yale - Blue State</p>
<p>Yale if you don't like harvard.</p>
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<li>New Haven sucks</li>
<li>A bit snobby, but cool school</li>
<li>I'd go to Duke (even though I'm a liberal guy). It seems like an awesome place. And yes you should apply to both but if you have to decide one to apply to because of early admissions... well I would go Duke, but that's just me.</li>
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<p>Good luck</p>
<p>1) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Yale"?
Residential colleges; ugly campus; better than Harvard
2) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Duke"?
North Carolina; fun school; prestigious; "will kill the next person who mentions lacrosse"
3) Of these two, which would you rather attend?
It would be an extremely tough choice but I would pick Yale unless Duke offered me a merit scholarship.</p>
<p>1)Gilmore girls AAARRRCCHH
2)Durhan , snobb, prestigious
3)Both don't have my major..but i would prefer going to Yale</p>
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1) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Yale"?
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Bulldog, followed by residential colleges.
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2) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Duke"?
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Chapel. :rolleyes:
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3) Of these two, which would you rather attend?
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I actually did apply to both. Duke was much closer to home and was a much better fit for my interests, especially in terms of its biology program. I'm a sophomore doing publishable research; you can't do that everywhere.</p>
<p>1) Yale-Ivy
2)Duke- Basketball
3) choice- yale</p>
<p>Only the extremely lucky have to choose.</p>
<p>Yale - arguably best school in country, George Bush
Duke - one of the best schools in the country, basketball, horrible media reporting</p>
<p>Both are amazing, top notch schools, but I'd say go Yale because its more prestigious if you are indifferent between the two at this point</p>
<p>thanks for the replies
its interesting to hear what some of you guys think</p>
<p>Well, what can we say? We're pretty interesting people.</p>
<p>1.) Psych
2.) Sports
3.) Yale</p>
<p>1) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Yale"?</p>
<p>Politics</p>
<p>2) What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Duke"?</p>
<p>Jocks and Big Tobacco</p>
<p>3) Of these two, which would you rather attend?</p>
<p>Yale...just a much stronger school, especially for undergrads.</p>
<p>Aa much stronger school?</p>
<p>I am not sure about all this. When schools are of this caliber shouldn't a person really be thinking about which fits their personality and not which one has "better academics" They are both so good/ Pick based on how you like them and not based on the fact that Duke isn't ranked quite as high in USNEWS. They are both so good already.</p>
<p>Did I ever say I was looking at the rankings? I have visited Yale and I have friends who go to both Yale and Duke. This is what I have gathered, on top of doing my own research. Apparently on this thread most agree with me.</p>